Resources

Million Minutes develops new and innovative projects that help empower young people, inspired by the principles of Catholic social teaching, to reach out to those in need. Pictured above is Amy (from For Jimmy) a recipient of siLENT.

They're offering assemblies and workshops to Catholic schools in England...

Panama2019 has produced a set of catechetical lessons to help prepare young people spiritually for January's World Youth Day. The lessons can be downloaded as pdfs, and cover a range of topics and a variety of activities, following the 'see, judge. act' model.

They're a useful set of resources on faith...

Mission Together has created new liturgies, assemblies and craft activities for 2018 to help primary age groups journey through Advent.

Some of the new resources reference Biblical locations featured in their 2018-19 'Together in Jordan' campaign poster. This enables children to follow the journey made...

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).

The theme is #JustOneFilter: No one thinks twice about altering an image before posing...

This year's Advent calendar for secondary schools from CAFOD has a focus on refugees and includes daily class prayers.

Visit CAFOD for more.

CAFOD has a range of resources for helping young people (secondary age) to engage with the issues around the global refugee crisis, including the short animation above.

There is also an activity to help young people to follow a refugee family on their journey to safety, an 'icebreaker' exploring facts...

As the Synod unfolds, a series of videos featuring young people responding to the questions the Bishops are considering can provide useful talking points for schools, youth and chaplaincy groups,

The series is sponsored by the Synod of Bishops and produced by Catholic network Aleteia, in collaboration...

The latest research into the lives and faith of young Catholic adults is essential reading for youth workers, and the report is accompanied by a valuable tool for applying the findings to your work with those you already reach, and in giving insights to reaching beyond this group.

The documents can be...

Looking for the right volunteer opportunities (for yourself or for the young people you work with), or finding suitable volunteers for your project, can be a time-consuming process. If you're in London or Hertfordshire, Caritas Westminster's Volunteer Service can match volunteers to projects, with a...

The end of the summer term is on the horizon, bringing a time of change for many young people face as they leave or move school. 'Trust the Road', by Fr David O'Malley SDB, is a compact and highly useful book from Don Bosco Publications, that aims to guide them through the changes and choices they face,...

Have you seen the God Calls app from the National Office for Vocations? The app, aimed at 16-29 year olds, brings together daily scripture readings with reflection points, prayers, inspiring biographies of the saints and news and events from the Catholic world.

You can add your own events, and there's...

The Bible Society has a range of resources to use with children around Easter. The Seriously Surprising Story is a video of the disciples' meeting with Jesus on the road to Emmaus. You can download it from the website , or play it on youTube. There is a booklet to accompany the film – minimum donation...

You've probably seen the classic video from Busted Halo – well, they've produced a new version for 2018, so take a look at this one!

For Lent 2018, Missio have produced Stations of the Cross for secondary schools and colleges. These accessible stations encourage young people to reflect on the lessons communicated through Jesus' passion and apply them to contemporary issues. A series of CST assemblies to accompany each week of Lent...

Stella Maris (formerly The Apostleship of the Sea) has some great assembly and lesson plans based on the 'Apostle of the Slaves' on its website.

The resources are for Stage 2 and 3/4, and provide interesting material on his life and work, and on how the Apostleship of the Sea follows in his footsteps...

Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) and CAFOD have come together to produce a resource to enable the Catholic Community to reflect on the European refugee crisis, drawing inspiration from the famous Lampedusa crosses.

The Lampedusa crosses, hewn by an Italian carpenter from...

Inspired by Pope Francis' Apostolic Letter Misericordiae Vultus, CJM Music has produced a song available for free download.

Through its three verses, Face of Your Mercy, keeps the focus on the person of God the Father, whose mercy we see revealed in Christ, who calls us to be the face of God's mercy as...

Catholic Social Teaching in 3 minutes is a fast-paced animation from CAFOD introducing CST for young people. It can be used in classrooms, RE lessons, with youth groups, and particularly fits with Year 8 Unit 6 People of God: Called to Serve RE framework for 11-14s.

Stations of the Cross in the Year of Mercy, with Fr Nick King SJ, produced by Southwark Catholic Youth Service.

These can be used for individual prayer and reflection via the podcast, or in larger groups using the videos.

Podcasts and videos are here

CJM Music has settings for each of the five Sundays of lent – and they are free to download.

On Ash Wednesday and the first Sunday of Lent, the psalm texts seem to speak more of our need for God's mercy. The remaining Sunday's of Year C, as we hear Luke's account of the Transfiguration and other...