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    Job Title: Team Volunteers
    Employer: The Briars, Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Service (NDCYS)
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    Employer: Savio House, Salesians of Don Bosco
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    Job Title: Youth Ministry Team Volunteers
    Employer: Animate Youth, Archdiocese of Liverpool
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    Job Title: Gap Year Volunteer
    Employer: URSpace Glasgow - Salesian Sisters
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    Resources at Random

    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

    Busted Halo: Walking Through The Triduum

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    The Triduum (TRIH-du-um) is the time of the Church year when we celebrate the passion, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. This three-day celebration begins with the Holy Thursday Mass and continues on Good Friday with the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion. At the end of this liturgy, Read more

    Bread Reflection

    This is a lovely Eucharistic reflection on bread from Fr David O’Malley SDB

    Migrant Debate Resource from the Columbans

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    Migrant Crisis?: The Big Debate

    A PowerPoint from Columban Justice and Peace Education. For use with young people to explore refugees and faith responses.

    The Columbans Justice and Peace Education team have created this resource to for their work, but wanted to share it with a wider audience.

    You can download it here!

    Made For Glory

    These reflections, 25 in total, were put together by young people from the UK! They’re based on the daily readings of Advent 2014. See the rest on their youtube channel, here.

    Crucifix Suppliers

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    Looking for crucifixes to put in classrooms in a new building? These sites have been recommended in the past! If you find some other suppliers who are good, please let us know!

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    National Youth Sunday 2018 Resources

     

    Sunday 25th November, the feast of Christ the King, is National Youth Sunday. Resources for use in parish and school settings have been posted out, and can also be accessed through the Home Mission website (see below). Read more

  • 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