THE YFC
3-YEAR
PASTORAL
FORMATION
TRACK
OVERVIEW
PHASES AND AREAS OF
GROWTH OF A YFC MEMBER
3 YEAR PASTORAL FORMATION
9
MANUALS
3 NEW
OLD MANUALS
FAMILY CULTURE
A
whole day activity, given in a YFC
member’s first year
It allows our YFC members to
appreciate the different family
cultures which are unique in every
family and allows them to appreciate
the entire family and the different
personalities of the family members.
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FAMILY CULTURE
8:00 am
9:00
9:30
10:00
10:30
11:30
12:00 pm
1:00
1:30
2:15
2:30
3:15
3:35
4:00
Registration
Opening Worship
Icebreaker
Session 1: Picture Perfect
Group sharing
Processing of the activity
Lunch
Ice breaker
Session 2: My Family and I
Prayer-Writing Activity
Session 3: My Choice, My Family
Reflection / Closing activity
Praise fest
Closing / home sweet home
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YOUTH POWER
A
whole-day activity, given in a YFC
member’s first year.
It focuses on YFCs response to the
social dimension of the gospel, which
is loving others, especially loving the
poor as our expression of our love for
God.
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YOUTH POWER
8:00am – 8:30
8:30 – 8:45
8:45 – 9:15
9:15 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 3:00pm
3:00 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:30
4:30 – 5:00
Arrival and Registration
Opening Worship
Session: I am Hero!
Activity Orientation
Pre- Group Activity
Immersion Activity Proper
(Lunch included)
Big Group Sharing
Processing of the Immersion Activity
Closing Worship/ Praisefest
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PARENTS’ HONORING
NIGHT
A
night activity, given in a YFC
member’s second year as a YFC.
This is a structured fellowship which
allows the YFC members to have a
venue to appreciate their parents
and vocally honor them in front of
others.
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PARENTS’ HONORING
NIGHT
05:00PM
05:30
05:50
06:50
06:55
07:00
07:45
08:20
08:25
08:30
09:00
09:20
10:00
Arrival/Registration
Teaching of Songs
Eucharistic Celebration
Opening Worship/Prayer
Welcome Remarks
Dinner
YFC Presentation
KFC Presentation
Parents Support Group Program
Testimonies/Honoring
Parents’ Response
Couple Coordinator’s Exhortation
Closing Worship/Prayer
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100% FREE
A
whole-day activity, given in a YFC member’s
second year as a YFC.
 This is a launching of the new and improved
concept of 100% Free, coming from the previous
100% Pure advocacy. It is an overview of all the
repackaged principles and advocacies of 100%
Free, given in a creative and comprehensible
manner.
 It is all in all encouraging the YFC into aiming
and advocating to live a life free from the
bondage of sin and the lures of the world.
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100% FREE
8:00am – 8:30
8:30 – 8:45
9:45 – 10:00
10:00 – 10:15
10:15 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:30pm
12:30 – 12:45
12:45 – 01:00
01:00 – 01:30
Registration
Gathering
Worship
Emcees Adlib
SESSION 1: 100% FREE
LUNCH
GATHERING
Afternoon worship
ICE BREAKER
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100% FREE
01:30 – 02:30
02:30 – 02:45
02:45 – 03:45
03:45 – 03:50
03:50 – 04:30
SESSION 2: FREE TO LIVE
BREAK / Snacks
SESSION 3: FREE TO BE. FREE TO
LOVE
Breakout session
Men’s and Women’s Forum
BREAK
PRAISEFEST
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STAKE FOR THE NATION
A half-day activity, given in a YFC member’s second
year as a YFC.
 This pastoral formation stresses the highest calling of
every YFC, which is being a student.
 Objectives of the activity are:
1. For YFC to realize that their highest calling is to
study well/actively pursue learning
2. Instill in them the importance of studying/learning
3. Widen their perspective and see that studying is their
stake for the nation now

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STAKE FOR THE NATION
00:00 – 00:30
00:30 – 01:00
01:00 – 01:15
01:15 – 01:30
01:30 – 02:30
02:30 – 03:30
03:30 – 03:45
03:45 – 04:00
04:00
Arrival and Registration
Gathering/Teaching of Songs
Worship
Orientation
Activity No. 1: My Puzzle Portrait
Activity No. 2: The Strongest Bridge
Closing worship/prayer
Announcements
Home Sweet Home
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VOCATION RECOLLECTION
A whole day activity, which gives the YFC members a
venue to appreciate the different vocations and God’s
personal calling for them. It is given in a YFC
member’s third year as a YFC.
 Objectives of the activity are:
1. For the YFC to be aware and to appreciate the
different types of vocation or calling.
2. Initiate in the hearts of the YFC the desire to seek
what the Lord’s plan for our lives.
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VOCATION RECOLLECTION
8:00am – 9:00
9:00 – 9:30
9:30 – 10:00
10:00 – 11:00
11:00 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:30pm
12:30 – 1:00
1:00 – 3:00
3:00 – 4:00
4:00 – 5:00
5:00
Arrival/ Gathering
Opening Worship
Welcome/Orientation
Session 1
Discussion Group
Lunch
Gathering/ Teaching of Songs
Session 2
Session 3
Closing Worship
Mass
Home sweet home
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BEST WEEKEND
An Overnight activity Father-son and Mom-daughter
bonding activity. It is given in a YFC member’s third
year as a YFC.
 This activity reinforces the YFC’s role in the family as
he/she enters into a camp with his/her father/mother.
It is a great venue for bonding and sharing between the
father and his son and between the mother and her
daughter.
 In the same way, this will be an evangelistic experience
as well for the parents who are not members of CFC.
 Still for PFO revision
 Piloted in TORCH Metro Manila
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CHURCH AND SACRAMENTS
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1.
2.
3.
A whole-day, immersion-type activity, given in a YFC
member’s third year as a YFC.
A venue for the YFC to appreciate more our faith through
our relationship with the bigger Catholic Church
Objectives of the activity are:
Understand and appreciate our being part of the
CHURCH;
Have a deeper understanding of the SACRAMENTS and
live out our faith through the Sacrament of Reconciliation
and Holy Eucharist;
Share our faith by living out and enriching our roles in the
CHURCH.
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CHURCH AND SACRAMENTS
09:00am
09:30
09:45
10:00
10:30
11:00
12:00
01:00pm
02:00
02:30
03:00
04:00
Arrival & Registration
Teaching of Songs
Opening Worship
Ice Breaker
Session 1: Overview of the Church and
Sacraments
Session 1A: Sacrament of Reconciliation
Activity: EXAMEN
LUNCH
Session 2: YFC and the CHURCH
Field Trip
Session 2B: Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist
Celebration of the Holy Eucharist
Home Sweet Home
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YOUTH ADVOCATE
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1.
2.
3.
A whole-day activity, given in a YFC member’s third year in
YFC
An activity for the YFC to actively make stands in society
that will translate their Christian ideals and values and
encourage them to actively pursue these stands.
Objectives of the activity are:
Make the youth realize that they can fight for what they
greatly value.
Help them understand what and how it means to be a true
Christian Advocate.
Help them be aware for the values that YFC advocates as
a community.
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YOUTH ADVOCATE
8:00am – 8:30
8:30 – 9:00
9:00 – 9:15
9:15 – 9:30
9:30 – 11:00
11:00 – 12:00pm
12:00 – 12:15
Arrival and Registration
*Survey forms (PULSE OF THE
PEOPLE) are distributed during
registration
Gathering
Opening Worship
Orientation
Ice Breaker: PULSE OF THE
PEOPLE
SESSION 1: I STAND
Lunch
Gathering
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YOUTH ADVOCATE
12:15 – 12:30
12:30 – 01:00
01:00 - 03:00
03:00 – 03:15
03:15 – 04:15
04:15 – 04:30
Afternoon Worship
Ice Breaker
ACTIVITY: SCRIPTED
DEBATE
Snacks/Break
SESSION 2: I ADVOCATE
Closing Worship
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GENERAL
GUIDELINES IN
CONDUCTING
THE 3-YEAR
PFO
WHO WILL ATTEND?
ALL YFC MEMBERS
IN ALL YFC
PROGRAMS
(GENERAL
MEMBERSHIP)
WHAT LEVEL OF
IMPLEMENTATION?
 CommBased
- Cluster level (except Youth
Camp)
 HS/Campus/Torch
(Torch members and
those serving specifically for the Torch
Program, excluding Torchies who are
serving in different YFC Programs) sector level (except Youth Camp
WHO WILL IMPLEMENT?
 CommBased
- Cluster Coordinator and
Youth Head
 HS/Campus/Torch
(Torch members and
those serving specifically for the Torch
Program, excluding Torchies who are
serving in different YFC Programs) Sector Coordinator and Youth Head
WHO WILL MONITOR?
Immediate
 For
Heads
Commbased - Commbased
Sector coordinators and Youth
Heads
 For other programs - Provincial
Program Coordinators and Youth
Heads
PASTORAL
PLANNING
PLOTTING OUT THE 3-YEAR PASTORAL
FORMATION TRACK
PASTORAL PLANNING
Conducted PER CLUSTER
At the start of the YFC Year
(April to April the next
year)
GENERAL GUIDELINES
1.
2.
Pastoral Planning. Pastoral Planning is done
annually before the start of the YFC year, it is ideally
conducted in March or earlier
Different Roles. Note the complementary roles of
the Chapter and the Cluster when it comes to the
different YFC teachings.
Chapter level - Youth Camp, YCT, Household and Chapter Assembly
Cluster level – 3-Year Pastoral Formation Track, HLT
3.
Simultaneous with Chapter Assembly. The
implementation of the 3-year PFO will be
simultaneous with the Chapter Assembly - only those
who have not yet attended a particular 3-year PFO
will attend such, the rest will push through with the
Chapter Assembly
GENERAL GUIDELINES
4. Area of Focus. Although the Pastoral Planning will
involve both the Chapter and Cluster Youth Heads and
Couple Coordinators, there are different planning
considerations or area of focus for the Cluster and
Chapter levels, to wit:
Level
Chapter
Area of Focus
Members
Cluster
PFO Track
Details
Monitors each member of the chapter and
see who among them has attended a
particular PFO track and who has not
Makes sure that the PFO tracks are
scheduled, prepared for and conducted.
Note: because of the different area of focus, the chapter and cluster level must
work hand in hand to ensure that the PFO tracks are carried out to all the
members.
SPECIFIC PLANNING
CONSIDERATION FOR THE CHAPTER
1.
2.
On the 1st implementation of the new PFO, all the members of
the chapter will attend the said PFO
Take note of the members usual activities every month,
considering:
Week 1
Chapter Collective Household
Week 2
Week 3
Chapter Assembly and PFO
Week 4
Week 5
3.
Fellowship
If a member fails to attend a particular PFO, the chapter head
(and coordinator) will ensure that he/she attends the next time
said PFO becomes available. The Chapter (with the approval of
his/her Cluster Head) can ask the member to attend the said
PFO in another cluster, if it the PFO is being conducted there.
SPECIFIC PLANNING
CONSIDERATION FOR THE CLUSTER
1.
The first 5 Pastoral Formation Tracks are conducted
subsequently (one after the other), to wit:
YOUTH CAMP
COVENANT ORIENTATION
FAMILY CULTURE
YOUTH POWER
DISCOVERY CAMP
2.
- entry point
- within 3 months after the Youth Camp
- 3 months after the Covenant Orientation
- 3 months after the Family Culture
- at least 1 year after the Youth Camp
The rest of the PFO tracks can be done in no
particular order as long as it is conducted within the
year it is suppose to be conducted, to wit:
YEAR 2
YEAR 3
– PARENT’S HONORING NIGHT, STAKE FOR THE NATION, 100%
FREE
– VOCATION RECOLLECTION, BEST WEEKEND, CHURCH AND
SACRAMENTS, YOUTH ADVOCATE
WORKSHOP
1. Plot out the regular activities of the Chapter within the year
Apr May Jun
Chapter
Cluster
Jul
Aug Sept Oct
Nov Dec
Jan
Feb Mar
WORKSHOP
2. Plot out the activities of the Chapter and Cluster for Year 1
Apr May Jun
Chapter
Clust
er
Jul
Aug Sept Oct
Nov Dec
Jan
Feb Mar
WORKSHOP
2. Plot out the activities of the Chapter and Cluster for Year 2
Apr May Jun
Chapter
Clust
er
Jul
Aug Sept Oct
Nov Dec
Jan
Feb Mar
WORKSHOP
2. Plot out the activities of the Chapter and Cluster for Year 3
Apr May Jun
Chapter
Clust
er
Jul
Aug Sept Oct
Nov Dec
Jan
Feb Mar