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Mega Youth Poll

If you’re aged between 13 and 29 and living in England or Wales, the Catholic Church would love to hear what you have to say about your life, faith and vocational discernment. All you have to do is fill out a survey, which will take 15-20 minutes, and what you have to say will be sent to the Vatican in preparation for a gathering led by Pope Francis next year.

Please click here to be taken to the survey, where you can also watch a trailer for the poll.

Do you work with young people?

We would also like to hear from those who work or care for young people aged between 13-29. If this applies to you please click here to be taken to this survey.

New Book: Leaving God for God

 Leaving God for God is a study of five generations of Catholic Sisters in Britain from 1847 to 2017, and of their wide-ranging ministries to people in poverty.

As members of the Company of Daughters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul – co-founded by St Vincent de Paul and St Louise de Marillac in seventeenth-century France – the Daughters of Charity belong to the largest transnational institute in the Catholic Church.

This comprehensive history, written with full access to the Daughters of Charity’s archives in London and Paris, assesses how far the Sisters have lived out their undertaking to serve the most marginalised in society. Other themes explored in the book include: the nature of the Daughters’ community culture; the development of Marian devotional life in Britain; questions of lay and religious status and of gender in the Catholic Church’s ministry; the Sisters’ engagement in civil society and with the State; and the interplay of national identities in Catholic Britain.

5 Common Fears with Discerning your Vocation

Many men and women who are discerning a religious vocation hesitate in taking the next step because they are restrained by any number of fears. Acknowledging and expressing these fears is usually the first step to overcoming them. Click here to read about five fears common to men and women discerning religious life, and some helpful advice to banish the fear and draw near to the Risen Christ who offers you “peace.”

Why the only future worth building includes everyone

“A single individual is enough for hope to exist, and that individual can be you,” says His Holiness Pope Francis in this heartfelt TED Talk delivered directly from Vatican City. In a hopeful message to people of all faiths, to those who have power as well as those who don’t, the spiritual leader provides illuminating commentary on the world as we currently find it and calls for equality, solidarity and tenderness to prevail. “Let us help each other, all together, to remember that the ‘other’ is not a statistic, or a number,” he says. “We all need each other.”

Brightlights

Friday 23rd – Sunday 25th June 2017

Brightlights Festival is an annual event for Catholic young adults (ages 16-30) taking place in the beautiful grounds of Alton Castle in Staffordshire. Come and join in a weekend of live music from artists including One Hope Project and Guvna B. Journey together in faith through liturgy and worship. The theme of the weekend this year is “Unlimited“. To find out more information or book tickets please visit www.brightlights.org.uk, call 0300 075 0115 or follow on social media: T/FB/IG: BLFestival

Called to the Priesthood?

Sunday 14th May 2017 from 5-8pm

Interested in exploring the call to the priesthood? Westminster are organising another vocations event for men considering this call, taking place at Holy Rood Church in Watford. Join them for an evening of prayer and conversation with like-minded people. There will be Mass and the opportunity to hear seminarians speak about their calling. After Mass there is time to relax and speak with priests and seminarians about the call of God. The evening closes with Night Prayer.

Location: Holy Rood Church, Market Street, Watford WD18 0PJ

Contact Canon Stuart Wilson for more information at vocationspromoter@rcdow.org.uk or on 020 7349 5620

Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1303937973023260/

 

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