This year 'Search for the Light' - our open Easter retreat, is taking place from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th April. Download the booking form here!
We are now taking applications for young people 16 – 18 (years 11 – 13) who are not in a Catholic school but want to go on our Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. This is a great opportunity to celebrate our faith and serve members of our diocesan family on pilgrimage.
Live it Derby is working with the parishes of Derby to put on a musical interpretation of The Stations of the Cross. Click here to find out more.
The Briars and Reach4 are seeking applicants for next years residential and outreach team.
The photos from Advent 2009 are finally up, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
October the 9-12th saw the biggest ever reunion of past and present Briars team members. In part of a series of events to mark the 40th Anniversary of The Briars over 150 people dropped in at some point to make this weekend a truly memorable celebration.
As part of the visit of St Therese’s relics to our cathedral in Nottingham, the Youth Service led an All Night Vigil. Starting at 11.00 on Monday 5th October and finishing the next morning with Mass at 6.30, it was split into three parts, each focussing on a different aspect of St Therese’s spirituality.
Here you can find all of the latest news about the work of the youth service! It will be updated regularly so you can get a picture of just what we get up to at The Briars and across the Diocese with Reach4. It’s a great way to find out what is happening near you and to find about what we do all day!
To have a look at upcoming events you can check out the NDCYS calendar and see all the forthcoming events taking place this year in and around the diocese (you can also subscribe via Google or RSS) It’s a great way to find out about events such as Mass at The Briars or when reach4 will be in a town near you!
You can also Subscribe to The NDCYS News Feed (What this?) to be kept up to date with everything going on in the youth service.
Want to work on the reach4 outreach team? We are inviting applications from young adults who have worked for at least one year in residential or outreach youth ministry and who want to serve another year to aid their development. The reach4 outreach team is in its third year and is busy carrying out retreat and mission work all over the Nottingham diocese. For more details, contact tom@ndcys.com or fr.joe@ndcys.com ; 01773 852044.
Young people’s pilgrimage to Lourdes.
As part of the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, young people travel out with their Catholic schools and the youth service to spend time serving members of the whole diocesan family. If you are in, or have just left, school years 11, 12 and 13 in July 2010, are not in a Catholic school and want to come, the youth service runs a group just for you. We travel out with all the schools 18 – 25th July. For more details and forms, contact fr.joe@ndcys.com or tom@ndcys.com or 01773 852044.
Born for This; in secondary school and fancy being in the chorus for this musical performance of the Stations of the Cross? Come along on the day and join the chorus. Sunday 21st March. Cast arrives at 4.00 prompt. Contact Father Joe at the Briars for more details; 01773 852044, fr.joe@ndcys.com
Born for This; a dramatic presentation of the Stations of the Cross presented by the young people of Derby Parishes and reach4, the youth service outreach team. Sunday 21st March, 7.00pm, Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Mickleover. Tickets free but limited so to reserve a ticket call the Briars on 01773 852044 or email fr.joe@ndcys.com.
This year Search for the Light is taking place from Thursday 1st to Sunday 4th April.
It cost’s just £80 and is open to anybody year 11 and over.
“Search” is the perfect opportunity to look at the real meaning of Easter with young people from all over the country.
Places as always are strictly limited so download the booking form here and get your deposit in!
If you want to help publicise the event then you can download the poster too!
We are now taking applications for young people 16 – 18 (years 11 – 13) who are not in a Catholic school but want to go on our Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. This is a great opportunity to celebrate our faith and serve members of our diocesan family on pilgrimage.
It runs 18 – 25th July and to apply to come, get in touch and we will send you out a form and information.
Email fr.joe@ndcys.com or tom@ndcys.com or call 01773 852044.
Some photos from last years pilgrimage:
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In collaboration with CTU (Our Lady of Lourdes’ Youth Group) and God’s Gift music ministry, Reach 4 outreach ministry would like to invite young people from Derby parishes to be part of a production of Born for This; a dramatic presentation of the Stations of the Cross. It is part of a project led by the Diocesan Youth Service called ‘Live it …’ which involves inviting young people to come together in several locations around the diocese to reflect on and celebrate their faith and place in the Church. The evening scheduled for the Derby area will take the form of a production of Born for This, led by the young people of the parishes, in Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Mickleover.
If you are a young person of secondary school age in a Derby parish and would like to be part of a production of Born for This, then read on. You don’t need to be an amazing singer and won’t be asked to act or learn lines but just to sing with the chorus and be part of a spectacular evening. We meet for the first rehearsal on Sunday 31st January 4 – 7 in the parish hall at Our Lady of Lourdes, Mickleover. To be part of it, download a form for your parents to complete and bring you, your voice and the form along on the 31st.
To download the promotional poster/flyer for your school or parish click on the links below:
The Briars and Reach4 are seeking applicants for next years residential and outreach team.
If you are 18 and over and interested in applying for the residential team at The Briars then you can find out more by looking at The Briars pages or by contacting Hannah by email hannah@ndcys.com
If you have experience in youth ministry already and are maybe looking for a something a bit different – then reach4, the outreach team may be for you. For more information click on the reach4 pages to see what we do or contact Tom by email tom@ndcys.com
On the 24th January 2010 we are holding a social event at St Barnabas Cathedral Hall in Nottingham for all those 16yrs and over. Starting at 4pm the afternoons activities will be a great chance to get to know other people and to explore your faith. The event will end with a celebration of mass at 6.30 with members of the Cathedral parish. We’ll be doing lots of great activities and enjoying some delicious food so come along and get to know some new people, we look forward to seeing you there!
If you know you’re coming leave a comment below telling us how many of you are coming so we know how much pizza to get!
You’ll also need to fill in a parental consent form (download below) if you’re under 18 and bring it with you on the day.
If you want to help publicise the event – you can download the poster here
Well were back for 2010! We’ve just got back and realised that we havn’t put the photos for Advent 2009 online! so here they are!
A big thankyou to everyone who made this retreat so special, hope you had a great Christmas!
Happy New Year!!
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