Always be joyful in the Lord (Philippians 4:4)
This resource contains reflection questions, prayers and games, and utilises clips taken from “Mother Teresa,” a documentary available to borrow from the AOY Youth Ministry Library. You can also adapt it to run without the video presentation if required. You can run this reflection over multiple sessions or adapt it to suit your youth group format. You can also use it for self reflection. DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCE HERE
Listen to Sister Rita Malavisi RSJ share her story and follow our guidelines to lead your youth group to reflect and discuss their relationship with God. This reflection is taken from the Parish Youth Group Leader Retreat held in July 2012. You will require the guidelines as well as using the video link via YouTube. The clip features reflection track from Fr Rob Galea. Download the Guidelines HERE Link to the YouTube clip HERE
The Year of Grace is popping up everywhere… break down what it’s all about with our new Resource for Youth Groups. This resource is designed to help you run a session with your youth group to understand the Year of Grace. Download the complete resource here Download the resource (excl. images) Download the powerpoint slides here
If you're looking to start, revive or re-jig a youth group in your parish, download our newly revised resource Starting a Youth Group. Full of tips, resources and information as well as steps to get you on your way. Also, the office is always happy for a chat if you have any questions on 9412 3300.
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So you've started and excellent Youth Group and need some recruiting tips or maybe your awesome Youth Group is having an amazing event... Well, you've come to the right place to get loads of tips and ideas. This resource is here to help you succeed! DOWNLOAD THE RESOURCE HERE
A Catholic formation program for evangelizing young people written by the National Office for Evangelisation. It is a small group program that is designed to run over six (6) sessions for young people to learn more about what it means to be Catholic. There is a small cost involved in purchasing the program. To find out more, visit Evangelise Australia.
A resource developed by Young Christian Workers/Young Christian Students (YCW/YCS) for parishes, communities and school groups to ensure the World Youth Day (WYD) experience lives on beyond WYD itself. It provides activities and suggestions for parishes and pilgrim groups to use after WYD. While many of the activities use the WYD experience as a focus for reflection, many of the activities could easily be adapted for groups that didn’t go to WYD.
You can download a free copy of this resource here. If you use this resource please acknowledge YCW/YCS as the authors.
This resource was developed by the United States Catholic Bishops Conference in response to WYD 2002 held in Toronto, Canada. It provides practical advice for getting a youth ministry group started in your community as well as a program of formation sessions. While some of the language used can be very American – you can easily translate the ideas into an Australian context.
It is available online at: www.usccb.org/laity/youth/wydmanual.shtml#ii
Another Advent season is upon us and to help you to focus on what's really important this season, the AOY has created a resource for young people, both individually and in youth groups to enter more deeply into the season of Advent. The resource contains the Gospel readings and some reflection questions for each day of Advent. Each Sunday also includes some prayers that can be used either in Mass or during a group prayer time. In addition, there are some other sections that people may find interesting or useful in helping them prepare for Christmas. Two versions are available, one is ready to print into a booklet, just get your printed to flip on the short edge and it will be ready to go! The other is in single pages which is easier for reading from the PDF directly. DOWNLOAD THE BOOKLET VERSION DOWNLOAD THE SINGLE PAGE VERSION
With Advent drawing near, isn't it time to focus on what's really important this season?
This resource was created to assist young people, both individually and in youth groups to enter more deeply into the season of Advent. The resource contains the Gospel readings and some reflection questions for each day of Advent. Each Sunday also includes some prayers that can be used either in Mass or during a group prayer time. In addition, there are some other sections that people may find interesting or useful in helping them prepare for Christmas.
Ask yourself, "Do I give Lent the spiritual energy it deserves?"
Designed especially for youth groups to use in the lead up to Easter, this six-week Lenten resource contains gospel reflections and activities to help young people deepen their understanding of this season.
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