Today there are a few options of things you can explore linked to the theme of the day -National Youth Funday. There is a video from The Briars Team to help remind us the importance of the Youth Service and why we are wearing non-uniform to support them, there are form time scripture reflections, and/or your form time may be happening during the youth funday live stream (link below). If you don’t have chance to explore everything, you can find out more about National Youth Funday and Sunday this evening and over the weekend by checking back here or on NDCYS. There will also be live streams that you can watch back that are running throughout today.
Non-uniform Day at The Becket School (FRIDAY) for National Youth Funday! 👕🧦🧣
£1 donations can be made via Squid and all donations are going to the Charity NDCYS at The Briars Catholic Youth Retreat Centre! @ndcys
The Briars are a charity that rely on donations and are currently unable to receive bookings at their centre during this time, but they are continuing to support, create resources and provide outreach opportunities for our young people!
All donations are greatly appreciated! THANK YOU 🌈
If you’d like to see what the team are getting up to during these times, check out the video below! You will also notice a familiar face on team- our past Becket student Lorley!
After a year when so many of us have been separated from loved ones, the theme “Together” has been chosen as schools are invited to the first-ever National Youth Funday on Friday 20th November.
National Youth Funday is part of the build-up to National Youth Sunday, which this year is on Sunday 22nd November, the feast of Christ the King.
National Youth Sunday is a unique opportunity to celebrate the role and significance of young people in the Catholic Church in England and Wales today.
Celebrated on the Feast of Christ the King, National Youth Sunday is an opportunity to recognise young people as a gift in the Church, enable the youth ministry and parish community to celebrate young people and affirm the contribution of young people in the Church and those who work with them. NYS takes place on Sunday 22nd November 2020.
CYMFed, the Catholic Youth Ministry Federation of England and Wales, is behind both celebrations and has produced resources for this NYS on behalf of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.
“The way we live, work, study, play and pray have all been changed by the pandemic,” says CYMFed project officer Dominque Finn
“The most significant change has been not being able to do many of those things together. This year’s theme recognises what it means to be together, with ourselves, with others and with God.
“Pope Francis expresses this beautifully. ‘To come out of this crisis better than before, we have to do so together; together, not alone. Together. Alone no, because it cannot be done. Either it is done together, or it is not done. We must do it together, all of us, in solidarity’.
“One of the biggest changes we have all had to adapt to is social distancing. We know measures put in place are to keep us safe but have resulted in many young people feeling isolated and marginalised.
“With this imposed distance from others, we may have felt an increasing distance between ourselves and God. However, amid all these trials and hardships, God calls us to new opportunities and a life of hope. We look forward to a time where we can freely get together with family and friends.”
National Youth Funday starts at 9.45am and ends with a closing liturgy at 2.10pm. It will be live-streamed on CYMFed’s YouTube Channel, youtube.com/cymfed