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Read moreResources at Random
Taize: Oh Lord Hear My Prayer
Liturgy Office of England and Wales
Not sure if it’s a memorial, or want to plan your calendar in advance? This is your authoritative source! The site can be accessed here.
Flame Congress 2012 – Stef Reid & Debbie Flood
Fantastic Icebreaker Website
This site has loads of game ideas, and is broken down to make it easy to find what you want! http://www.icebreakers.ws
Music: Days of Elijah
A Jesuit Vocation Story
Fan the Flame #4 – CAFOD
One organisation which can play a vital part in your efforts to build on the Flame experience is CAFOD. Read more
Who Do You Say He Is? The Gospel through Social Media
Busted Halo Sacraments: Penance
Holy Week in 2 Minutes
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross in the Year of Mercy, with Fr Nick King SJ, produced by Southwark Catholic Youth Service.
These can be used for individual prayer and reflection via the podcast, or in larger groups using the videos.
Podcasts and videos are here
YCW Christmas Resources
YCW Reflection, Can We Afford Christmas? Really interesting thing to do with groups reflecting on what we spend at Christmas – from @YCWImpact
Latest Resources
Resources for ‘Little Way Week’ from Mission Together
Mission Together is a lead partner in ‘Little Way Week’ (October 3 – 9), a Catholic Bishops’ Conference initiative for schools.
Their Little Way Week primary and secondary assemblies teach pupils about St Thérèse of Lisieux and encourage them to follow her simple spirituality and her Little Way. Annotated PowerPoints for the assemblies, lesson plans for KS 3, 4 and 5, and an accompanying primary school activity are available to download free from their website.
Visit the Mission Together website to download resouces
St Peter Claver Assembly & Lesson Plans
The Apostleship of the Sea has some great assembly and lesson plans based on the ‘Apostle of the Slaves’ on its website.
The resources are for Stage 2 and 3/4, and provide interesting material on his life and work, and on how the Apostleship of the Sea follows in his footsteps in ministering to seafarers today.
Games for Youth Ministry? There’s an App for that!
It’s a rainy afternoon, the activities you’d planned aren’t going to work now, and despite your wealth of youth ministry experience, Plan B is well and truly in the back of your mind and you’re struggling to bring it forward. Sound familiar? This could help!
Read moreLampedusa Cross – Resource for reflection on the refugee crisis
Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and CAFOD have come together to produce a resource to enable the Catholic Community to reflect on the European refugee crisis, drawing inspiration from the famous Lampedusa crosses.
A Song for the Year of Mercy from CJM
Inspired by Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter Misericordiae Vultus, CJM Music has produced a song available for free download.
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.
Music for Lent from CJM Music
CJM Music has settings for each of the five Sundays of lent – and they are free to download.
CYMFed National Catholic Award Scheme – resources launched
Launched in early February 2016, at the CYMFed National Leaders’ Congress, the Faith in Action Award Scheme acknowledges and celebrates young peoples’ involvement within our communities. The award encourages volunteering and offers points for reflection. The award is split into four different levels tailored to different age groups.
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross in the Year of Mercy, with Fr Nick King SJ, produced by Southwark Catholic Youth Service.
These can be used for individual prayer and reflection via the podcast, or in larger groups using the videos.
Podcasts and videos are here
News & Blog
CJM Music – New digital songbook available for pre-order
The long-awaited digital songbook for How Can We Keep From Singing? Volume 3 is due for release on Friday 2nd September, containing printable sheet music, lyric and chord sheets for the collection of songs previously released in audio CD.
And there’s more great news! If you pre-order the CD-ROM before the release date, CJM Music is giving a massive 20% discount on the usual cost.
Pilgrim – the Official WYD2016 App
Zgubiłem moja grupę!
You pause for a moment to take in the amazing atmosphere of World Youth Day – and when you look round, your friends have moved on into the swirling crowds …
British Embassy WYD Top Tips
Not long now, but before you set off, check this list of top tips from the British Embassy in Poland.
Top Tips for Trouble-Free Travel to World Youth Day 2016
Check out Pope in Poland site for latest WYD 2016 info
Pope in Poland, a dedicated web portal giving all the latest news and information on World Youth Day 2016, has been launched by the Polish Press Agency and the Catholic News Agency.
Last-minute registration for WYD
Left it late but still yearning to go to Krakow? Last-minute registration is open until 22nd July.
Click this link to access registration services
First Pilgrims for WYD 2016 are already in Poland!
With 14 days to go to the start of the main WYD event, pilgrims are already gathering in Poland.
The first participants to arrive for the July 26-31 World Youth Day in Krakow, south Poland is a group of 29 young people from Gabon in central Africa.
Read more about them on the Pope in Poland website
Photo: pope2016.com