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Youth Halaqa & Iftar

March 24, 2023 @ 6:00 pm 9:30 pm

For our middle and high school girls & boys (ages 12 to 18), please join us on the first three Fridays in Ramadan for a program just for you: pray Asr in the congregation, listen to a special guest youth halaqa speaker, and enjoy a yummy dinner for Iftar.

Stick around and pray Isha/Taraweeh at 9:15 p.m.

Pre-halaqa attendance is required. Teens may not come for Iftar only.

The schedule is:

  • 5:45 p.m. – Asr prayer in Prayer Hall
  • 6 p.m. – Check-in begins and teens take a seat in the Conference Room
  • 6:15 p.m. – Halaqa begins in the Conference Room
    • Check-in / icebreaker
    • Fiqh of Fasting Workshop (1 hour)
    • Q&A (10 mins)
  • ~7:25 pm (maghrib: 7:30) Teens go into the banquet hall
  • ~7:40 p.m. – Iftar
  • 8:15 p.m. – Jeopardy game based on fasting workshop
  • 9 p.m. –  Isha & Youth Taraweeh
  • 10 p.m. – Group dhikr: istighfar and salawat
                  -Discussion circles
                          –Setting goals during Ramadan
                  -Popcorn du’a
                 

Nominal $5/youth cost to have an accurate number of attendees. MCC has a standing policy that financial need should never hold a person back from attending any event held at MCC. For a code, please message scholarship@mcceastbay.org.

Iftar times in Ramadan 2023 at mcceastbay.org/timetable

The youth halaqa is held in the MCC Conference Room. The Iftars are held in the Banquet Hall.

Questions? events@mcceastbay.org