Journey through Lent with Us!
Lent is more than just a date on the calendar. It’s a season — a journey, a time of prayer, fasting and charity.
In a world that moves fast, shouts loud, and constantly demands our attention, Lent invites us to slow down. To breathe. To reflect. To ask bigger questions about who we are and who we’re becoming. And the best part? You don’t have to do it alone.
We are releasing week by week resources to support your faith journey and bring you closer to the Lord during this time of prayer, reflection and repentance.
The Mass
Planning & Celebrating
This resource aims for the first time to harmonise liturgical tradition and good practice with accessible processes to help you make the most out of your celebrations of Mass with young people
With input from a huge team of experts it takes you through each stage of the Mass and gives guidance on how to plan it effectively and accessibly for young people.
It includes planning sheets, guides, check lists and everything you’ll need to understand not just ‘what’ we do at Mass but ‘why’ we do it too.
Faith in Action
Reflection Point Resources
NDCYS acts as an Awarding Authority for the amazing Faith In Action Award.
This nationally recognised award celebrates the work going on in your school and parish communities and recognises the amazing witness of our young people today.
There are different levels to achieve and the whole programme is underpinned by theological reflection points to help young people ground their actions in their faith. It is open to young people year 6 and above. To find out more, or to access our reflection point resources just click below!
Leading Liturgy & Prayer
Outstanding Collective Worship
We provide training for all diocesan schools and beyond to support those working with young people to manage and deliver outstanding collective worship. Our easy to use resources help establish an effective and engaging process that is accessible for all.
Get in touch to find out more about training opportunities and download the resources below.
The rosary
a how to guide
We have created a resource to help you say the rosary, a special prayer that asks Mary to pray for us. The resource has all of the mysteries that you need and what prayers you need to say for each bead.
There is also a video resource to give you the opportunity to say one decade of the rosary with us.
Mental Health Resource
Today, never has an emphasis on mental health been so important. The world is filled with noise from the media, from peers and from the pressures that we experience on a day-to-day basis. We have created this beautiful resource for people of all ages, so that they realise God’s immense love for them. That He is with them through every chapter in their life, guiding them through the challenges and laughing with them in the happy times.
Each colour corresponds to an emotion and users select the colour based on the emotion that they are experiencing at that time. God speaks to the recipient through scripture
The free resource can be used in homes, in classrooms, in youth groups and in workplaces.
Print each of the pages in the corresponding colour and place them in a clear container with the colour key affixed to the front, and you are ready to go. The resource can also grow with your family, group or class, and additional passages or prayers can be added.
