Halloween Party Ideas - Masks

Halloween Party
Ideas - Masks
What are the masks we wear?
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Materials
Variety of masks
Icebreaker Activity
On adhesive name tags or white printer labels write the names of
famous masked characters. Write a name on each nametag. As
people enter the room, put the nametag in the middle of their
back (without showing them what is on it). Their goal is to figure
out who they are by asking a series of yes/no questions. Each
question must be asked of a different person

Superheroes
Batgirl Batman Captain America
Cyclops Dark man Dash
Donatello (Ninja
Turtles)
Dread Pirate Roberts Flash
Green Hornet Green Lantern Iron Man
Jack-Jack Kato Leonardo (Ninja Turtles)

Lone Ranger
Michelangelo (Ninja
Turtles)
Mr. Incredible
Mrs. Incredible
Phantom of the
Opera
Rafael (Ninja
Turtles)
Robin Spiderman The Mask
Ultraman Violet Wolverine
Zorro

Others
Catwoman Darth Vader Doctor Doom
Green Goblin
Jason (Friday the
13th)
Juggernaut
Riddler Stormtrooper
The Joker
The Penguin The Riddler

Discussion
1. If you could be any superhero who would you be?
2. What is it about this character that attracts you?
3. Why do most of the superheroes wear masks?
The reason all the superheroes wear masks is to hide who
they are…

Introduction
Its not just Halloween that people wear masks. If we are honest with
ourselves, most of us put on masks from time to time.
We put on a mask any time we are not honest with others, or worse
yet, we are not honest with God. Anytime we try to make ourselves
come across as something we are not, we are putting on a mask. What
masks do you put on? In what situations do you hide behind a mask,
afraid to reveal who you really are and what you really feel?

The name for someone like that is a hypocrite. An actor is
the same word “hypocrite” in the Greek language. It means
‘the person who wears a mask’ (or cover on his face). In the
original Greek plays, actors pretended to be someone else
by putting on a mask.
Jesus used the same word to describe the Pharisees and in
a parable teaches us an important lesson about masks…

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector
Luke 18.9-14
Discussion: The Pharisees – Wearers of Masks
1. Why was the Pharisee called a hypocrite – one wearing a mask?
2. For what reasons do you think the Pharisee “acted” this way?
3. Have you met people like the Pharisee? How did they make you feel?
4. In what ways have you been like a Pharisee? What are some of the
masks you wear?

Activity: What Masks do I wear?
1. Give each youth a piece of paper cut into a mask shape.
2. On one side, ask them to write or draw characteristics of how
they want people to see them.
3. Then, on the other side, ask them to write down some
characteristics of who they really are and some of the things about
their life that they don’t want other people to see.
4. Is there a difference?
5. What are the risks of revealing what is hidden behind the mask?

Discussion: Why We Wear Masks
1. What are some of the reasons people wear masks as Christians?
- Don’t know how to live the Christian Life so we fake it - Most of us
really do want to reflect Christ but the problem is, many of us just
don’t know how. We know what we are supposed to do, but we
don’t know how to do it.
- Ashamed -Everyone else seems ok and seems to have life together.
So we become convinced that we no one else has the problems as
us. We seem to be the only ones so we hide our true thoughts and
feelings.

- Fear -We hide behind our masks, because we are
afraid of how people will react if they see our
faults. They might not like the true us.
- Avoidance - It is often easier to put up a mask
than to face who we really are. Insecurities and
past hurts make us want to avoid dealing with the
problem so we hide from ourselves.

Discussion: The Tax Collector – Removing the Masks
1. What if the tax collector had done the same exercise you just did and
wrote on a mask how he wanted others to see him vs. what he wanted to
prevent others from seeing?
2. Why is the Tax-collector unwilling to even look up to heaven?
3. Have you ever been so ashamed that you wanted to hide your face from
heaven?
4. How is this similar to wearing a mask?
5. How is it different from the mask of the Pharisee?
6. When we are honest without a “mask” on do we lose face or save face?
7. What is Jesus’ main point in this story?

The Opposite of Hypocrisy is Intimacy – Into me see.
1. what masks are you currently hiding behind?
2. In what areas of your life do you need to be honest with God?
3. In what ways are you living the life of a hypocrite?
4. How would being honest with yourself and God make a
difference in your life?

Application
Let youth crumple up their mask and toss it away
while having a time of personal reflection and
confession to God. They should be honest with God
and ask him to make them a new person.

“Don’t be trapped behind a mask, acting
out a life you don’t really want. Be honest
with God and let him remove your mask
and replace it with a new you that doesn’t
need to hide from the world!”

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