Links
Birmingham Archdiocese
Information on parishes, news and general diocesan information
Alton Castle
Activity based diocesan retreat centre for 9 - 13 year olds
Soli House
The teenage Catholic Retreat centre for the Archdiocese
Information, useful contacts, prayers and reflections
Bishops Conference
The national site for the Catholic Church in England & Wales
The national site for the Catholic Church in England & Wales
Invocation
A fantastic event, with over 300 young men and women,
plus religious attending
A fantastic event, with over 300 young men and women,
plus religious attending
Social networking and resources for young Catholics
Young Christian Workers recently ran a training course at St Chad's Cathederal in March 2011. Find out more about their programme here
Online Resources
Catholic Youthwork.com
News, resources and more for those involved in Catholic youth ministry. UK based site
Cafod
Cafod have a special 'youth leader' section on their website with plenty of resources, fundraising and campaigning ideas as well as prayer and liturgy supportYouthworker.org.uk
Lots of games including trust games, icebreakers, brain teasers and discussion starters
Free Christian youthwork resources, sessions, games, ideas, prayers,
movies, quiet times, sketches, talks... If you're a youth leader short on time or inspiration, this is a good place to start!
Catholic Catechist
Good resources including lesson plans, games, icebreakers, worksheets, some of which are free. There's also a members area with more resources.
Download and order resources providing straightforward information and
ready-to-use activities for your youth group.
A FREE interactive web resource put together by the Scripture Union,
providing exciting Bible-based resources for children’s, youth and all-age ministry.
Pray as you go - Daily reflections available to download to
your MP3 as well as hints for preparing to pray, such as breathing and body exercises.