Young Christian Workers
Parishes - Get involved with YCW!
If your parish is considering working with young people in a real and meaningful way then Young Christian Workers can help!
The Year of Evangelisation
To coincide with the Dublin Diocesan Year of Evangelisation the YCW have developed a Gospel Enquiry programme specifically for young adults entitled Faith in Action!. This programme contains six Gospel Enquiries based on the Gospel of St. Luke and provides a practical means to make the message and values of the Gospel relevant to the lives of young adults today.
With its easy to follow lay out, Faith in Action! provides all you need to begin the journey into St. Luke's Gospel and is a great way to enter into the Year of Evangelisation. The programme provides tips for success to assist you in getting started, background information on each of the chosen passages and takes you step by step through the See, Judge, Act method of analysis.
Establish YCW and IMPACT! groups in your Parish
The extension team can visit your Parish Pastoral Council or Parish team to assist in establishing YCW or IMPACT! groups.
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Support and training provided
We offer support and training to adult Animators and Chaplains in Child Protection and Best Practice for using the Change Through Action Programme. We also work with YCW and IMPACT! Groups, providing ongoing support and training to young people through training weekends and in group training.
Training opportunities for adults working with groups and for YCW members are also available on a European level with formation and training sessions taking place on a regular basis.
Open nights
The YCW also holds regular Open Nights in local areas to provide information and testimonials from young people involved in our Movement.
We are always looking for parishes/youth centres to host Open Nights, if your parish would like to assist then please do contact our National Office. As a host all that's required is that you provide a venue to host a gathering of local parishes, the YCW does the rest.