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“Dear
Young People! Trust
Christ; listen attentively to
His teachings, fix your eyes
on His face, persevere in
listening to His Word. Allow
Him to focus your search
and your aspirations, all
your ideals and the desires
of your heart.”
Pope John Paul II 2005 Vocation Sunday Message
Catholic Student Guide published by Family Publications- a very helpful guide if you're setting off to univeristy or in your final year at school.
You
are loved individually and uniquely by God. You are at the threshold of
a new stage of your life, emerging from childhood into maturity. We hope
that you are able to draw encouragement and inspiration from this new
website, and from the work of the National Office for Vocation as you
seek to respond to God’s love.
Your life
Do you really believe that your life is of infinite value and meaning
to God? That is the most important question for any Christian, of any
age, to consider. Before you make any choices, God loves and calls you
before you make any choices just simply because of who you are. But we
all need to look for signposts, make choices and so embark on the journey
of life. How do we "read the signs"?
Icebreakers and Group Work
Games, Resources and Activities
Gap Year - Opportunities for Service - a Word document to download.
Vincentian Volunteers
39 Marlsford Street, LIVERPOOL L6 6AX
Tel: 0151 261 0225
Email: director@vincentvols.freeserve.co.uk
Website: www.vincentianvolunteers.org
Websites of Interest
Catholic Youth Services for England & Wales
Xt3 is a multimedia company created for and by young Christians whose desire is to build a new culture. Xt3 is a place of unity, vision and hope for all young Christians.
Elm Grove Community in Brighton is
a community of four young adults living a life of prayer and reaching
out to people in the area.
If you're interested in spending a year or more living the Gospel message
in community, Elm Grove is seeking new members.
The experience includes formation and developing your spiritual life, outreach projects including evangelisation, service of the marginalised, and working with young people. Members also work part-time, mainly in pastoral/service based roles within the Church or wider community.
The website is www.elmgrovecommunity.co.uk - take a look to find out more. They do a lot of work with other young adults - a weekly prayer / formation group (www.deepwaters.org.uk), regular retreats at Worth Abbey, with whom we have strong links
Voica UK is a Catholic voluntary missionary program with a difference. It is an opportunity to share your gifts, experience and belief with others whilst living and growing in your faith. The VOICA programme is built on its four pillars; Spirituality, Formation, Community and Service enabling you to develop yourself as a true witness to Christ's love and to serve those who really need you. Applicants should be between 21-55 years old, single or married.
If you feel the call to offer your services on
a long term or a short term mission, please contact Jola Balazy or Dan
Remedios, VOICA UK.
Tel: Jola 007707 908377 or Dan 01483 850628 (evenings), 07796 752396 (daytime)
Email: voicauk@yahoo.co.uk
Website: www.voica.org/en/index.html
Youth Ministry Team (Diocese
of Hexham and Newcastle). A new radical and prophetic organisation presenting
the Gospel to young people in a lively and effective way.
www.rejesus.com
Two thousand years after he walked the earth, Jesus of Nazareth remains
one of the most talked-about and influential people who has ever lived.
In this website you can explore his life, character, teaching and find
out about his followers. You can also post your own questions, thoughts
and prayers.
www.youth2000.org
Youth 2000 - a movement of young people for young people with special
attention to adoration of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament and devotion
to Mary.
First Sundays
When? First Sunday of every month, around 7pm
Where? Farm Street, the Jesuit Church near Berkeley Square (no nightingales)
London
What? An Ignatian young adult mass coordinated by Dave Stewart SJ
How? Check out details on the YBJA website
www.ybja.org
or email firstsundayuk@jesuits.net
Assumption Lay Volunteers are individuals aged 20+, single or married,
who are willing to take up the challenge of living in a culture that is
very different from their own. The volunteer programme is for those who
wish to share in the lives of the poor, the young and the marginalized,
both in the U.K. and with Assumption communities around the world. For
more information contact: ALVPcoordinator@hotmail.co.uk
or the ALVP website on www.alvp.org.uk
Are you struggling to find a language of faith for your experiences today? Make meaningful connections. Visit Busted Halo - everyday faith for everyday people.
Mary Potter Volunteers (MPV) Mary Potter Volunteers are members of the Greater Company of Mary. They are men and women, single or married, aged 21 - 26 who feel called to participate in the local and'or global mission and ministry of the Little Company of Mary Sisters. Please contact Sr. Geraldine Fitzgerald, Ireland geraldine13@eircom.net, Sr Teresa Corby, London tcorby@lcmgeneralate.org or Sr Vivien Jones, Essex jonesvivien2000@yahoo.co.uk for further details.
Columban Lay Mission (CLM) Columban Lay Missionaries are people whose faith calls them to share their lives with the poor and marginalised. For further information please contact Columban Lay Mission, St. Columban's, Widney Manor Road, Knowle, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 9AB Tel: 01564 772096 Email: lmctuk@hotmail.co.uk
Xavier Volunteer Programme The Xavier Volunteer programme is a small agency of the British Jesuit Province based in central London. Opportunities include voluntary service at home and in the developing world. For further information please contact Dave Stewart, 114 Mount Street, London, W1K 3AH, Tel: 020 7629 6936 and 020 7495 1673 Email: info@xvp.org.uk
Mill Hill Associates
Mill Hill Associates are women and men, married and single, who are involved
in as many varieties of activities as there are individual skills and
charisms, which answer the needs of those among whom and with whom they
live. Please contact Wim van der Salm, Mill Hill Associates, St. Joseph's
College, Lawrence Street, Mill Hill, London, NW7 4JX Tel: 020 8969 8254
(Ext 202) Email: mhmsalm@lineone.net
Lay Xaverian Missionary Movement Members of the Lay Xaverian Missionary movement are dedicated to supporting each other at home and abroad, by choosing to follow the Xaverian Spirituality to 'Make the World a Single Family'. Fr Tom Welsh, Lay Xaverian Missionary Movement, Calder Avenue, Coatbridge, ML5 4JS Tel: 0141 552 0519 Email: Welsh@xavs.org
Sisters of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (SSHJM - Chigwell) Chigwell Volunteers are invited to share our ministry and community for a minimum of one year either here in the UK and Ireland or overseas. Please contact Sr. Edith Woods, 803 Chigwell Road, Woodford Bridge, Essex, IG8 8AU Tel/Fax 020 8504 1624 Email: SSHJMVolunteers@aol.com
Bosco
Volunteering Action (BOVA) Those volunteering with BOVA are aged 18+ and
will be looking to be placed in the UK, continental Europe and overseas.
For an application pack please contact Fr Bob Gardner SDB, Bosco Volunteering
Action, Salesians of Don Bosco, Savio House, Ingersley road, Bollington,
Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK10 5RW Tel: 01625 560 724 or 07722 266780
Email: bobbybosco21@hotmail.com
Website: www.salesianyouthministry.com
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