Resources

A tradition carol service format, put together by the US Bishops Conference. Find it here.

I found this on the Premier Youthwork Magazine website – . a site you should all check out by the way (and subscribe too!)

As we approach the most stressful part of a young person's year, Youthwork writer's day attendee has some words of advice and support for teenagers preparing for and going through...

There's lots of bits of miscellaneous info on here, and really useful list of hymns! Find it all here.

Activity Village has a range of craft activities for Advent, Christmas and other times of year which you can access for free is you're looking for ideas to use with children – like this wooden spoon angel. They also offer a wide range of printable colouring sheets. puzzles, posters etc, but these...

Really handy prayers that young people can lead themselves! £10 from Don Bosco Publications, the Salesian publishers, click here to order

Advent Buddies! Let Advent be a time for young people to grow in faith by linking with an adult in the Parish. This resource is from the states, so make sure you check things through with the person responsible for safeguarding.

Creighton University Online Ministry have put together some things full of prayers and reflections. Very text heavy. More here too.

St William of York, Sheffield began a lovely tradition in the parish in 2005.

Starting from the church on the first Sunday of Advent, the nativity figures of Mary, Joseph and the donkey make a journey round family homes, spending each night with a different family, before returning to church on Christmas...

There are loads of short animations like this, around one for each day of Advent. Check out their playlist on youtube for them all.

Andy Severyn offers music and worship workshops in schools, find out more on his site here.

There is a playlist that goes through each of these, you can see the whole playlist here.

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, we leave the church...

Cracking resource from CAFOD, a sheet full of great icebreakers! Download it here!