• Jobs

    Job Title: School Chaplain
    Employer: St Michael's Catholic Grammar School, North Finchley, London
    Salary: Barnet Unified Reward Grade F Maximum (FTE £28,992) Actual salary £13,398
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    Job Title: Team Coordinator
    Employer: Archdiocese of Liverpool
    Salary: £14, 603.40 + term-time accommodation including utilities and food
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    Job Title: Parish Youth Worker
    Employer: Mary Mother of God Parish, Diocese of Leeds
    Salary: £20,500 - £22,000 pa depending on experience
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    Job Title: Children, Youth and Families Worker
    Employer: Parishes of St Francis, Nailsea and St Joseph, Portishead, Diocese of Clifton
    Salary: £22,000-£24,000 per annum
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    Job Title: Youth Ministry Team Volunteers
    Employer: Animate Youth, Archdiocese of Liverpool
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    Job Title: Retreat Team Volunteer
    Employer: Savio House, Salesians of Don Bosco
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    Job Title: Team Volunteers
    Employer: The Briars, Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Service (NDCYS)
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    Resources at Random

    Laudate Si Resource

    This is a video produced by the Vatican to go out as they publish the whole forty thousand word document. It is in English, as well as Italian and Spanish. Read more

    Pentecost novena for younger children

    Sr Susan Richert PBVM, a Presentation Sister and school chaplain, has produced a series of activities and prayer for families to use at home with primary age and nursery children in the nine days between Ascension Day and Pentecost. Read more

    Video: Catholic Social Teaching in 3 minutes

    Catholic Social Teaching in 3 minutes is a fast-paced animation from CAFOD introducing CST for young people. It can be used in classrooms, RE lessons, with youth groups, and particularly fits with Year 8 Unit 6 People of God: Called to Serve RE framework for 11-14s.

  • Latest Resources

    Resources for Primary age mental health & wellbeing

    In this current climate and time of crisis, there is an urgent need to empower children with confidence and hope for their futures. Lockdown has left many with questions about their faith and anxiety about the future. In response to this, the Kenelm Youth Trust is offering ‘Primary Quo Vadis’, a Catholic mental health and well-being resource for Year 4-6. Read more

    Bible Hub – Scripture resource

    The Bible Hub is a scripture resource created by ‘Chosen Youth’ a group of young people from Holy Rood Church, Swindon. The aim of the Hub is to encourage young people to explore the scriptures in a creative way. Read more

    What does ‘consecrated life’ mean?

    Released in time for the Feast of the Presentation, the day dedicated by St John Paul II to consecrated life, a new video sets out to explain to young people the concepts of consecration and to outline what consecrated life means. Read more

    Advent 2020 resources from CAFOD

    A range of resources for Advent in primary and secondary schools is now available from the CAFOD website.

    The resources include an Advent liturgy with accompanying notes, a reconciliation service, and an Advent calendar in PowerPoint format, which is ideal for daily class prayers.

    Download from CAFOD:

    For secondary schools 

    For primary schools

  • News & Blog

    New ‘Gap Year Opportunities’ booklet

    Spending a gap year in a Catholic programme, or as a member of the team at a Youth Retreat Centre, offers young adults the opportunity to discern their future path, develop valuable skills and gain experience in working with young people that will provide a valuable basis for many future careers. A new booklet offering information on Catholic gap year opportunities available across the country and overseas,  has been produced by Ryan Wilkinson, Youth Officer with the Diocese of Leeds. Read more

    New ‘Youth Days’ for 2022 Oberammergau Passion Play

    As opportunities for travel tentatively begin to open up, the village of Oberammergau in Bavaria is inviting young people 16-28 from all over the world to take part in a new initiative, ‘Youth Days’ in the lead-up to the next performance of its famous Passion Play in May 2022. Read more

    CAFOD seeking applicants for G7 delegation in June

    CAFOD is seeking young people aged 18-35 who are interested in campaigning with CAFOD to join their G7 youth mobilisation to Cornwall in June.

    Please apply by 23.59 on Monday 22 March 2021. CAFOD will let you know by 29 March if you have been successful in gaining a place. Read more

    Music competition for young adults

    The National Office for Vocation is working in partnership with Vocation Ireland and international colleagues to run the ‘Vocation Music Award’. Young musicians age 18 – 35 are invited to compose a song on the theme of vocation. Entries will be voted on and the top six win a CD production with their song. There are also cash prizes for the top three entries, of €2000 for first place, €1000for second, and €500 for third place. The deadline for submissions is 31st July. Read more

    Poverty and Pandemic – online discussion

    As part of its series of online events on social justice themes, Justice and Peace Scotland is hosting a discussion on Sunday 7th March, 4:70 – 7pm, entitled Poverty & Pandemic. While the focus for the discussion is on Scotland, the impact of COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated the inequalities and divides in society everywhere, with children and young people deeply affected.

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    Join HCPT’s International Day of Prayer, 11 February

    The pandemic situation has meant HCPT’s life-changing pilgrimages to Lourdes are postponed, but the global HCPT family is coming together online on 11 February, the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, for its first International Day of Prayer, and everyone is invited to join them, on their Facebook page or YouTube channel. Read more