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Welcome to Alpha for UCYM!
Click HERE for Alpha with the Archdiocese of Chicago
​Alpha is a series about faith. It can be individually or you can jump on a Zoom call and do it with friends! Please see links below for weekly Alpha posts. Learn more about Alpha by clicking HERE.​

Youth Alpha Series
Para Jóvenes

Videos in English

Week 1 - Life: Is This It?
Week 2 - Jesus: Who Is He?
Week 3 - Cross: Why Did Jesus Die?
Week 4 - Faith: How Can I Have Faith?
Week 5 - Prayer: Why and How Do I Pray?
Week 6 - Bible: Why and How Do I Read The Bible?
Week 7 - Spirit: Who Is The Holy Spirit and What Does the Holy Spirit Do?
Week 8 - Fill: How Can I Be Filled With The Holy Spirit?
Week 9 - New Life: How Can I Make The Most of The Rest of My Life?
Week 10 - Evil: How Can I Resist Evil?
Week 11 - Telling Others: Why and How Should I Tell Others?
Week 12 - Healing: Does God Heal Today?
Week 13 - Church: What About The Church?
Youth Alpha Gide (English).pdf
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​Videos en español

Semana 1 - Vida: ¿es esto?
Semana 2 - Jesús: ¿Quién es él?
Semana 3 - Cruz: ¿Por qué murió Jesús?
Semana 4 - Fe: ¿Cómo puedo tener fe?
Semana 5 - Oración: ¿Por qué y cómo rezo?
Semana 6 - Biblia: ¿Por qué y cómo leo la Biblia?
Semana 7 - Espíritu: ¿Quién es el Espíritu Santo y qué hace el Espíritu Santo?
Semana 8 - Llenar: ¿Cómo puedo ser lleno del Espíritu Santo?
Semana 9 - Nueva vida: ¿Cómo puedo aprovechar al máximo el resto de mi vida?
Semana 10 - Mal: ¿Cómo puedo resistir el mal?
Semana 11 - Decirle a los demás: ¿por qué y cómo debo decirle a los demás?
Semana 12 - Curación: ¿Dios sana hoy?
Semana 13 - Iglesia: ¿Qué pasa con la iglesia?​
Guía de discusión.pdf
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Young/Adult Alpha Series
Para Adultos Jóvenes y Adultos

Videos in English

Week 1 - Is There More to Life Than This?
Week 2 - Who Is Jesus?
Week 3 - Why Did Jesus Die?
Week 4 - How Can I Have Faith?
Week 5 - Why and How Do I Pray?
Week 6 - Why and How Should I Read The Bible?
Week 7 - How Does God Guide Us?
Introduction To The Weekend
Week 8 - Who Is The Holy Spirit?
Week 9 - What Does The Holy Spirit Do?
Week 10 - How Can I Be Filled With The Holy Spirit?
Week 11 - How Can I Make The Most Of The Rest Of My Life?
Week 12 - How Can I Resist Evil?
Week 13 - Why and How Should I Tell Others?
Week 14 - Does God Heal Today?
Week 15 - What About The Church?
Team Guide.pdf
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Videos en Español

Semana 1 - ¿Hay algo más en la vida?
Semana 2 - ¿Quién es Jesús?
Semana 3 - ¿Por qué murió Jesús?
Semana 4 - ¿Cómo puedo tener fe?
Semana 5 - ¿Por qué y cómo debo orar?
Semana 6 - ¿Por qué y cómo debo leer la Biblia?
Semana 7 - ¿Cómo nos guía Dios?
Introducción al Espíritu Santo
Semana 8 - ¿Quién es el Espíritu Santo?
Semana 9 - ¿Qué hace el Espíritu Santo?
Semana 10 - ¿Cómo puedo ser lleno del Espíritu Santo?
Semana 11 - ¿Cómo puedo aprovechar al máximo el resto de mi vida?
Semana 12 - ¿Cómo puedo resistir el mal?
Semana 13 - ¿Por qué y cómo debo contárselo a otros?
Semana 14 - ¿Sana Dios hoy?
Semana 15 - ¿Y qué acerca de la Iglesia?
Guia del equipo.pdf
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File Type: pdf
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Contact us at alpha@ucym.org and put in the subject line the alpha series, week number, and your answer(s) to the reflection question(s) and we will post them anonymously!

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