Diocesan Young Musicians Summer School

At Minsteracres, nr Consett, County Durham

Commencing Monday 27th July—31st July 2009

Cost £250.00

This event reflects Music for the Mass including
the History of Music, Scripture, Movement and Drama


For further details please contact
Maureen Cooper
C/o 74 Malvern Ave
Frenchwood Preston
PR1 4PN
Tel: 01772 828977

Email: maureencooper@sky.com

(18-30) Hyning Monastery

Monastic Dialogue for Young People, 29 June - 5 July 2009 at Hyning Monastery, near Carnforth.An opportunity for young women (18-30) to enter into the monastic way of life and to absorb something of the prayer, work and community life of the Bernadine Cistercians. An opportunity to experience monastic life, an opportunity to meet others and to discover prayer, an opportunity to reflect upon what you are called to in life.For more information, contact the sr mary stella on 01524 732684 or check out http://www.bernardine.org/ or email hyningbookings@yahoo.co.uk

Step into the Gap

CAFOD is delighted to announce a new year out experience for 18-30 year olds. The programme is supported by the Society of the Holy Child Jesus and offers young adults a fully funded ten month placement with a vibrant school chaplaincy or dynamic youth ministry team in the UK.

The young adults will explore and promote global justice issues while developing their leadership skills and influencing others to act for change. During their ten months they will also visit grassroots development projects run by CAFOD partners and the Holy Child Sisters in Africa or Asia.

The new scheme is called “Step into the Gap” and offers “a year out experience … that goes beyond the guidebooks.” It will give the participants an opportunity to make the links between faith, action and the global dimension. By working both overseas and in the UK it will bridge the ‘gap’ between the elements of adventure and service that occur in traditional year out experiences.

Applicants are invited from across the UK, and the national placement will be with two youth organisations in England; St Mary’s College Chaplaincy in Blackpool and the Hexham and Newcastle Diocesan Youth Mission Team. Successful applicants will begin their year in September 2009.

A poster and leaflet for each of the project options is attached to this email. We would really appreciate it if you could advertise this opportunity to any young adults you work with between the ages of 18-30. Please also feel free to promote this programme within any relevant networks with which you are involved.

If you would like any further information please contact Helen Gough on 07770 733 574 or youngleadership@cafod.org.uk or visit our website at

www.cafod.org.uk/stepintothegap

We're quite excited about this and it's coming together really well. If you'd like a chat about any aspect of it, do contact Helen Gough who's coordinating the whole scheme, or you can phone me at any time.



Very best wishes,

Rosa

CAFOD Lancaster Diocesan Manager

CAFOD Lancaster

St Walburge's Centre

St Walburge's Gardens

Ashton-on-Ribble

Preston

PR2 2QJ

Lancashire


Tel. no. 01772 733310

S.P.U.C.NATIONAL CONFERENCE

4th-6th September 2009
NATIONAL CONFERENCE
SWANWICK
Derbyshire

Local branch can sponer 4 students Or 2/3 Adults

http://www.spuc.org.uk/about/conferences/

WYD 2009 brought to you LIVE from Rome!

Did you know that World Youth Day is an annual event held every Palm Sunday in Rome?
This Palm Sunday, on the 5th April 2009, representatives from Sydney will take part in the
official handover of the WYD Cross and Icon, to the next international WYD host, Madrid.
This handover will mark the last WYD 2008 event for Sydney, and the first official event for
Madrid, towards WYD 2011.

Xt3.com will bring you all the action from WYD 2009 and the handover in Rome, LIVE!
The footage will begin with the Palm Sunday Mass at 10am (Rome time), followed by the
Holy Father’s Angelus message and the official handover at 12pm (Rome time).

Other Time Zones:

London: 9am Palm Sunday Mass, 11am Handover

Sydney: 6pm Palm Sunday Mass, 8pm Handover

Everyone from around the world will be able to take part in the live streaming!
You can watch it at home from your personal computer, or you and your parish, school or
youth group can project the footage on a big screen to share together.
Please follow the instructions below, to find out how to set-up the live streaming!
For more information about this event, please contact Mary Elias at mary.elias@sydney.catholic.org.au

Opening the door to self discovery

Easter retreat
Time Out Project
Brettargh Holt, Levens, Kendal
Cumbria, LA8 8EA

Tel: 015395 61322
Email: topbookings@btconnect.com

Time Out Project

Are You ready for a new challenge?
How about working with the young, as a VOLUNTEER, in a creative way?!

Who can Volunteer?
Anyone who is a young adult (18+), christian and enthusiastic about working for other young people and who is prepared to live and work in community.

What qualities do I need?
Enthusiasm - offering your individual talents
Openness to learn new skills
Ability to reach out to others - particularly the young
Experience with young people
Sense of humour!

http://www.brettarghholt.com/