Resources

The Children's Society has made a short guide about what Christingle is, how to make one and what each part represents

On Friday 19th November 2021, CYMFed hosted a day celebration with youth services across the country.

If you missed it they've uploaded the whole day onto their YouTube channel!

Missio and Mission Together have created even more resources for you to use and enjoy for Advent and Christmas.

There are PowerPoints and notes to guide you through the material, as well as workshops that you can run with a class group.

Picture from Missio's website

In the Salford Diocese, a new project has just begun, The Laudato Si' Centre at Wardley Hall. The centre is primarily focused on climate change and working towards a sustainable world.

They are starting to share resources for schools and they can be found here: https://laudatosicentre.org.uk/schools/school-resources/...

The Synod has now opened and will run through to 2023. There are many resources on the Synod Website that can be used for School Assemblies or Parish meetings.

There are prayers and reflections and the official handbook of the Synod

Press Release: 25 September 2021

Columbans launch Schools Competition

'21^st Century Changemakers'

'Anyone can make a difference: 21^st Century Changemakers' is the theme for the 2022 schools' competition launched by the Columban Missionary Society this week.

Young people 13-18 years are asked to consider:...

The Youth Ministry service with the Diocese of Westminster have written and collected resources for youth work.

There are prayers, reflections and reflection videos, games and activities and much much more. Some resources also explain how the activity can be used for Catholic Social Teaching.

Education Sunday is marked this year on 12 September – just after the new academic year starts. The theme for 2021 is 'A word in season', taken from Isaiah 50:4.
The link will take you to prayers and resources that might help with the services

The team at The Briars with Nottingham Diocese Catholic Youth Service (NDCYS) create weekly reflections based on the Gospel of the week. They present a challenge for the week and give the opportunity for prayer and reflection as well. If you enjoy their videos, let them know by liking their videos, subscribing...

YOCOMO self-assessment tool is based on the ETS competence model for youth workers to work internationally, which has been developed by SALTO Training and Cooperation Resource Centre. It allows you to perform self-assessment in 8 competence areas, on the level of behaviours, knowledge, skills and attitudes....

Don Bosco Global Youth Film Festival (DBGYFF) is the first worldwide festival from the Salesian Congregation to unite all our young people globally to come together on a common project where they can express their creative talents and be rewarded. This festival is our own festival, and is a precious...

A book that, following Pope Francis, offers inspiration and examples for couples with the goal of touching "the hearts of young people, appealing to their capacity for generosity, commitment, love and even heroism, and in this way inviting them to take up the challenge of marriage with enthusiasm and...

Over the various lockdowns in the United Kingdom, our friends at The Acutis Project and NDCYS gave some classes. One of the classes was on Live streaming, another on how to edit a video and another on Graphic Design. It is a great introduction into how to do work in all three areas.

Holyart is the first religious art shop in Italy, which sells exclusively on-line!

We are a team of sincere people driven by a simple and clear goal: offering our customers the best service possible! This means unique products, value-for-money prices, prompt answers, safe and easy payment methods, quick...

Environmental concerns are very present especially for young people as their future depends on the actions of governments and society today. Just like many others, the young people of the Salesian Youth Movement Austria, saw a turning point at the start of 2019, no more waiting, but acting! Through a...

In this current climate and time of crisis, there is an urgent need to empower children with confidence and hope for their futures. Lockdown has left many with questions about their faith and anxiety about the future. In response to this, the Kenelm Youth Trust is offering 'Primary Quo Vadis', a Catholic...

Mission Together has a new set of resources for Lent for Primary age children, along with materials specifically aimed at supporting remote learning.

In addition to their ever-popular Lenten calendar, there are pupil liturgies for each week of lent, along with assemblies and accompanying notes, Sunday...

Released in time for the Feast of the Presentation, the day dedicated by St John Paul II to consecrated life, a new video sets out to explain to young people the concepts of consecration and to outline what consecrated life means.

Presented by the Parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Bulwell, Nottingham,...

The Bible Hub is a scripture resource created by 'Chosen Youth' a group of young people from Holy Rood Church, Swindon. The aim of the Hub is to encourage young people to explore the scriptures in a creative way.

Each month there will be a different theme uploaded by Chosen Youth to support young people....

Peace Sunday 2021 is on 17 January, and Pax Christi is offering a range of resources to download for schools, parishes and families.

The resources include a 15 minute children's liturgy (available after 12 January), a PowerPoint and worksheets for schools, a podcast and two new hymns.

The theme, chosen...

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,...