Transcript Orita

Orita
An Initiation into Christian Adulthood
by
Donna Fair Conn & William Conn
Email : [email protected]
Orita Meaning
Orita – African word from the
Yoruba tribe which means
“crossroad” or “where two ways
converge”.
In a true sense, the convergence of
two meaningful alternatives is what
choice is all about.
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Purpose for the Orita Ritual
 To impress upon young persons their
responsibility for their moral conduct from
a Christian perspective.
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Orita Age / Support
 Originally for 16 year
olds only
 Ages 16 – 18 could
benefit from Orita
workshops
 Orita for both young men
and young women
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 Parents/ Guardians
support is needed
 Church Support
 Community Support
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7 Orita Ritual Requirements
 Understanding the Black experience in America
 Managing the family budget
 Community Service
 Exploration of career and educational
opportunities
 Relationship and Love/ Behaviors
 Bible Study and Reflection
 Preparation and execution of the Orita Ceremony
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Recommendations for Orita
Requirements
 Black experience in America
(Supported by: Parent/Church Workshop)
 Meet with older persons in church / community, listen and learn from their
experiences.
 Read books and magazines on the Black experience and discuss with parents
 Roots
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Managing Family Budget
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Pay the monthly bills
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Do the grocery shopping
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Research cost of apts, homes in local area
 Community Service
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(Parent)
(Parent/Church/Community)
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Feeding the homeless, etc (SSL)
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Activities needed in the church and community
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Recommendations for Orita
Requirements cont’d
 Career and Educational Opportunities
(Parent/School/Church)
 Talk with High School guidance counselors
 Visit College institutions
 Talk with people in your field of interest
 Research your interest and what types of careers relate to your interest.
 Relationship and Love / Behaviors
(Parent/ Church Workshop)
 Communication
 Male Female relationships, Dating, and Marriage
 Self Control / Anger Management
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Recommendations for Orita
Requirements cont’d
 Bible Study and Reflection
(Church/Parent)
 Understanding the Old/New Testaments
 Rewrite or do skit of a parable of Jesus in contemporary language
 The Good Samaritan ( Luke 10:25-37)
 The Wise and Foolish Maidens (Matthew 25:1-13)
 The Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-32)
 Preparation and Execution of Orita Ceremony
 Develop Program (Scriptures, Speakers, Invited Guest, etc)
 Secure commitment of Participates
 Display of Lessons Learned from Orita Requirements
 Dates, Time, Refreshments, etc.
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Parents’ Role
 Encourage youth to attend and
participate in Orita workshops.
 Discuss with youth what they did in the
workshops.
 Ensure youth documents in written,
video, or artist fashion lessons learned.
 Email Orita facilitators requirement is
complete.
 Essential to Requirement #2 –
Managing Family Budget.
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Orita Facilitators’ Role
 Develop or ensure interactive workshops for youth for
each requirement.
 Solicit persons to participate and help in workshops
 For example, Seniors for share experiences in
Requirement 1, Pastors for Bible Study /
Reflection in Requirement 6, etc.
 Ensure agenda is completed for each workshop and lead
the workshops.
 Responsible for communications to and from
and youth regarding Orita.
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Orita Workshop Agenda Sample
 Prayer
 Attendance Sheet
 Review the Orita Requirement (ie. Family Budget)
 Do the Workshop/ Guest Speaker(s).
 Discuss take away or lessons learned from the workshop.
 Review any actions items for next time.
 Prayer
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Orita Kick Off
 Field Day (recreation ministry)
 obstacle course (maze – choice theme)
 Relays
 Basketball teams
 Events - youth with parents, youth against parents
 T-shirts
 Provide water
 Bookstore can sell snacks
o Registration can continue at Orita Field Day.
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References
 Fair, Frank T. , Orita for Black Youth. Valley
Forge, PA: Judson Press
 http://books.google.com/books?id=6cwDAAA
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