World Youth Day: Spain 2011

Bookings now being taken for World Youth Day 2011 Preparations are well advanced for World Youth Day 2011, which will take place in Madrid, Spain. The Southwark contingent is being  organised by the Southwark Catholic Youth Service (SCYS). The dates have been confirmed and Southwark will travel out on 14th and return on 22nd August. The Holy Father will be welcomed by young people from around the world on 18th and will end his visit with Mass on 22nd August. Initial details, provisional outline programme and booking forms are available on the WYD 2011 section of our web site. Age: 18-30 Amount £500 Please click here or on the logo on the sidebar to visit Southwark's
WYD 2011 section. WYD 2011 official web site

                           Peppy getting things ready for the Youth Cooking   Workshop 2009

                               A Cross section of the Youth involved in the Cooking Workshop 2009

                                 Fr. Eustace and some parish youth

CONSTITUTION  

1. NAME  

1. The name of this project shall be Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Youth (OLACY) (here in after called 'the Club'). This Club is part of the wider youth work of Deptford Catholic Church.
2. Changes to the name of the club must be decided by simple majority vote of all the members.

2. OBJECTS  

a. To benefit the young people of Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church and other youths in the immediate surrounding area by assisting them to build and preserve their faith and by providing educational and recreational facilities.
b.To share information, knowledge and skills amongst youths on the issues that directly concern them.
c. To provide a common forum for the youths to express their ideas, thoughts and feelings and hence help them to explore their talents and capacities.
d. To enable youths to identify their concerns, interests and priorities and to seek appropriate solutions.
e. To establish harmony between the youths and other members of society by promoting understanding and partnership.
f. To enable youths to include their agenda and priorities in the policies governing the development of the community and also to mobilize them as a pressure group to raise voice for their benefit and development.
g. To help them in their integral formation and development through counseling services.
h. To foster a bond of unity among them, given the multicultural nature of the community.
i. To promote racial harmony within the community and to positively work against all forms of racism and discrimination within it.   OLACY shall have the power to affiliate to local Community people whose objects may be of benefit to young people.

3. EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

The OLACY aims to represent all young people within Deptford and immediate surrounding areas inclusive of gender, ethnic background, disability, religion and sexuality.

4. MEMBERSHIP.

Membership shall be open to all young people between the ages of 8 – 18 years irrespective of nationality, race, colour, political or religious belief, or sexual orientation or ability. Membership shall be of two kinds:

1. Young people aged between 8 – 12 years will be classified as Junior members.
2. Young people aged between 13 – 18 years will be classified Senior members.

5. SUBSCRIPTIONS.

The level of subscriptions payable to both categories of members shall be determined by the Management Committee (here in after called 'the Committee').

 YOUTH LINKS

CAFOD- Take a look at Fastrack CAFOD's youth website full of great articles, action, campaigns and fun stuff.
Catholic Youth Service- On behalf of the Bishop's of England and Wales the CYS support the catholic youth ministry community.
Xt3 - Since its launch in 2004 Xt3.com has built an online global youth community promoting gospel values. Its relaunch in 2008 as the official social networking site for WYD Sydney 2008 and beyond will connect you to a Faith based community, bringing the Gospel of Christ into the Third Millennium.
Faith Movement - A group of priests, religious and lay Catholics drawn together by a shared vision of Christ.

Sion Community - Lots of stuff going on for young people including mission team, leadership training and youth programme for gap year students.

Youth 2000 - is an independent, international initiative that helps young adults aged 16-35 plug back into God at the heart of the Roman Catholic Church.
Youth Cafe- 6 sessions based around DVDs. Explore your faith....ask questions....have fun!

   A cross section of Parish Youth on outing to Thorpe Park

Youth Trip to British Museum

Museum Trip