Diocesan, national and international Catholic sites

Diocesan Website www.nottingham-diocese.org.uk

Diocesan Justice and Peace site www.justiceandpeacenottingham.org.uk

Diocesan Education Service www.nottingham-diocesan-centre.org.uk
This has some good resources for schools and curriculum.

Diocesan Vocations Commission Website www.rucalled.com

National Office for Vocation (NOV) www.ukvocation.org/

The Catholic Church in England and Wales http://catholic-ew.org.uk
Host to the website of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, with links to their different departments and other Bishops’ Conference sites.

Other youth services, retreat centres and youth organisations

Other retreat centres

Alton Castle (Birmingham Diocese) www.altoncastle.co.uk
Brettargh Holt (Salesian Sisters) www.brettarghholt.com
Castlerigg Manor (Lancaster Diocese) http://www.castleriggmanor.co.uk
Myddelton Grange (Leeds Diocese) www.myddeltongrange.org.uk
Savio House (Salesian Community) www.saviohouse.org.uk
SPEC Centre and The Loft (Westminster Diocese) www.spec-centre.org.uk
St Cassian’s Centre (De la Salle Community) www.kintbury.org
St Vincent’s Centre, Whitstable (Southwark Diocese) www.scys.org.uk
Walsingham House (Brentwood Diocese)www.walsinghamhouse.org

Youth services

Arundel and Brighton www.yaab.co.uk
Brentwood Diocese; www.bcys.net,
Birmingham Diocese; www.bcys.co.uk,
East Anglia www.catholiceastanglia.org/youth
Hallam www.hallam-diocese.com/youth_services.htm
Hexham and Newcastle Diocese; Youth Ministry Team (YMT) www.ymt.org
Lancaster Diocese; www.lancastercys.com
Leeds http://dioceseofleeds.org.uk
Liverpool Archdiocese; Animate http://www.animateyouth.org
Menvia www.meneviayouth.com
Middlesbrough http://middlesbrough-diocese.org.uk/youthservice
Northampton www.nymo.org
Plymouth www.plymouth-diocese.org.uk
Portsmouth www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/sharedaccounts/youth/index.htm
Southwark Diocese;www.scys.org.uk
Westminster www.rcdow.org.uk/youthyoungadults

Youth 2000 www.youth2000.org
Catholic youth / young adult website.

Salesian Youth www.salesians.org.uk

Youth SVP www.youthsvp.org.uk
Youth SVP is a voluntary Christian organisation. Youth SVP groups offer one-to-one help and support to people in need in the local community

Young Christian Workers www.ycwimpact.com

This is the website of Mike Pilling. Mike does a lot of work with and for The Briars. Mike can be booked as part of your retreat experience at The Briars, and can also be found working all over the diocese. Check out his website for more information.

Prayer and reflection

Daily prayer and reflection site; www.sacredspace.ie

Rejesus www.rejesus.co.uk
Loads of stuff on this site. Take time to browse

Lifeteen www.lifeteen.com
Daily devotional prayers

Searching for direction? www.compass-points.org.uk
Site operated by monks and nuns with some good prayers and reflections

Daily prayer site with podcasts www.pray-as-you-go.org

Bible online www.bible.claret.org/bibles
Really good site with the whole bible translation and commentaries.

Invitation to pray www.invitationtoprayer.org

Resources and guidance for Youth Ministry

Safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults

For information, links and downloadable documents, go to www.nottingham-diocese.org.uk and go to the section ‘Diocesan Commissions’ and follow the link to ‘Child Protection’. Some of these documents are also available on the Youth Service website.

Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (COPCA) www.csas.uk.net

The national office for Safeguarding also has a website with advice and documents;

Every Child Matters www.everychildmatters.gov.uk
All the latest government legislation concerning working with young people

Health and safety/risk assessment www.hse.gov.uk
Good advice on how to ensure your group is safe and happy.

National bodies and other resources

National Youth Agency www.nya.org.uk/
Aims to advance youth work to promote young people’s voice, influence and place in society.

National Association for Voluntary and Community Action (NAVCA) www.navca.org.uk
Advice, information, publications, training, events, news and resources.

National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Support for voluntary and community organisations.

National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) www.nfcym.org
American site for youth ministry

Catholic Youth work www.forum.catholicyouthwork.com
A really good new site with latest jobs and info on youth ministry, particularly in the Catholic Church.

Christian Youth Work training www.cywt.org.uk
Links to courses for youth ministry training

Youth Ministry resources www.revealedonline.co.uk
New site from catholic authors

Talk to Frank www.talktofrank.com
Very good drugs info and advice site; clear guidance and warnings.

Pro-life advice and guidance www.lifeuk.org
Very good site with educational resources and advice

Youth CaFE www.youthcafe.org
Video resource for work with young people

Youthwork www.youthwork.co.uk
Ideas, guidance and resources for youth ministry.

Games, discussion www.youthworker.org.uk
Really good site with lots of games, sessions and resources.

XT3 www.xt3.com
A place for young Christians with magazine, music, events and prayer

Christusrex www.christusrex.org
General religious material concerning the Catholic faith.

RC Net www.rc.net
Includes texts of papal documents and links to other sites.

Movie ministry www.movieministry.com
Some great ideas how to use films to initiate discussion and reflection

Films and spirituality www.hollywoodjesus.com/
Good site with some ideas on how to use films with young people

Fun and games www.funandgames.org/
Lots of ice breakers etc for youth ministry

Games and stuff www.jubed.com/youth_ministry
Good site with lots of games and activities.

www.egadideas.com

Rejesus www.rejesus.co.uk
Loads of stuff on this site. Take time to browse

Lifeteen www.lifeteen.com
Daily devotional prayers and much more. Specifically American but still worth a look.

Religious studies www.rsweb.org.uk
Very good resources on ethical issues

Images gallery www.freefoto.com
Good images to use in prayer and ministry

CJM Music www.cjmmusic.co.uk
Music resource site

Maltfriscan Community www.friscan.org.uk
Reflections, music and info about the Maltfriscan community.

Iona Community www.iona.org.uk
Good site with info about the community, access to resources for prayer, worship and ministry

Taize Community www.taize.fr/en

Justice and peace

Fair Trade www.fairtrade.org.uk
For all information about fair-trade products and campaigns

Live Simply www.livesimply.org.uk
The website of the livesimply challenge

Operation Noah www.operationnoah.org
Really good Christian ecology site

Write to your MP www.writetothem.com
A cracking site which can help you get in touch with your local councillors, MP and MEP.

Diocesan Justice and Peace site; www.justiceandpeacenottingham.org.uk

National office for Justice and Peace www.justice-and-peace.org.uk

Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) www.cafod.org.uk
Works in partnership in over 75 countries to tackle the causes of poverty. It has some excellent resources for working with young people.

Pax Christi www.paxchristi.org.uk
This is a peace-making organisation founded in the Catholic Church and has excellent resources for prayer and work with young people including some very good power point presentations.

Christian Aid www.learn.christianaid.org.uk/YouthLeaderResources
Some great sessions for youth groups.