GROUPS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Youth 2000 7pm Wednesday
Covent Garden group, Maiden Lane WC1
(come out of tube, turn right, throught market & out other end to Café Nero coffee bar on corner, turn right)
In this lovely church come and have quiet time to reflect - with about 40 others (18-35).  Adoration, rosary, intercession prayers, quiet time.
After in the basement of a pub nearby you can talk to the others.
Note: mass first Wednesday of the month.
Also regular Youth 2000 retreats around the country eg Summer festival, New Year and numerous weekends.
Also other locations with smaller groups eg Lewisham, Monday 7pm; East Ham, Wednesday 7pm; Kew, Sunday 7pm;  Croyden, Tuesday 7.30; Peckham; Enfield, Thursday; Kennington, Tuesday.
Youth2000_london@hotmail.com




Soul Food  (mostly 20s30s) 7-9pm Thursday. St Charles Boromeyer, Ogle St, W1.
Teaching or talk after charismatic style songs followed by intercession or small group discussions.  Meet in the pub after.


The Monday Group (Faith Search)
(2030s) Carmelite Church Parish Centre, entrance in Pitt St, off Kensington Church St, Kensington W8; 8pm for 8.30pm. 
Friendly international community.  Faith sharing, prayer, talks, discussions, music, praise and worship, social events. 
email: garyclarke2006@yahoo.co.uk


18-35 Group at the Oratory SW7
Meet fortnightly for interesting talk and refreshments afterwards.
youngcatholics.oratory@googlemail.com 02078080900


Faith Talking - Young Adults Group (run by Verbum Dei)
Wednesday 7.00 - 9.00pm, 11 Regent Square WC1H 8HZ (Russell Sq. or Kings Cross tube). A chance to meet and discuss aspects of Christian faith relevant to our life.


Faith in Focus  Monday (fornightly), St Vincent’s Centre, Carlisle Place, Victoria. In lecture hall like a cinema.  Talks by various people on various subjects.  To pub after.
Also social outings.  01372 740230. Mp.faithinfocus@virgin.net www.faith.org.uk


Westminster Cathedral
Following 7.00pm Mass on Sundays, young adults are invited to the Cardinal Pub behind the Cathedral, to meet and make new friends. Lerone Rose will be there: contact him on tobleronemaster@aol.com


20s30s (mostly two separate groups)
Mostly social events numerous and varied eg restaurants, walking, attractions, ….
(see website – UK wide - retreats, parties, holidays, cultural exchanges, pilgrimages, voluntary work, spriritual discussions and more www.project2030.org.uk)


Oasis (young people 18-25)
www.oases.org.uk  london@oases.org.uk
Day event every month for 16-25 year olds.  A wide range of church teaching: with praise & worship, bible study, adoration before the Blessed Sacrament, intercession, prayer support and plenty of socialising.  Aims to both challenge and inspire the youth of today, with the question of what it truly means to be a Christian in today's society.
Next dates:
St. Charles Borromeo RC Church 8 Ogle Street, London, W1W 6HS


Jesus the Fullness of Life – 7.30 first Thursday of month.  St Andrew’s, Holborn. 
Ecumenical Prayer Group – linked to Community of Sant’Egidio a lay movement founded in Rome. The Community seeks to listen to and live the Word of God in the Scriptures, to live in friendship with the poor, and in a spirit of dialogue. Short prayer service and meal.  Also respond to the call to live in solidarity with the poor by developing friendships with the elderly who are a part of our community without borders.  Sara.smith@bigfoot.com


Emmanuel Community Some adoration, prayer, a talk, praise.
Sisters of Mary Immaculate, 15 Southwell Gardens, SW7. Mondays 8-10pm fortnightly. A_desaintvincent@yahoo.com
The formula is socialising, praise, a talk and a short period of Adoration.


Catholic Singles at Westminster Cathedral Hall
First Sundays 1-2.30pm
Catholic Singles meet every first Sunday of the month from 1-2.30pm after Mass. Coffee, tea and sandwiches will be served. Catholic Singles are part of a national network of groups for unattached Catholics in cities and towns around the UK. For more information visit their website: http://www.catholicsingles.org.uk


Vocations Group – Discernment group for young men and women (2030s). 
Monthly meetings: 7pm arrival/refreshments 7.15 Evening prayer 7.30 Reflection from guest speaker 8.15 sharing 9pm concluding prayer. at Hinsley Room, Archbishop’s House (retreats Abbotsick, Brentwood, Essex.) www.vocationsforwomen.org.uk www.ukvocation.org + 44 (0)1277 373848


12 September Sr Caroline Mary ISP 'Humility – The Way of Perfect Love'
30 Oct Unwrapping your Gifts and Discerning your Call
(Led by Bro Lochlan Sofiled and Ms Amadeo from the USA. Every Christian has been both gifted and called by God. For most that call is to bring Christian values into the home, workplace and neighbourhood. Some are called to minister within the Church. This weekend will assist in learning to discern both the fullness of your giftedness and how God is calling you to use these gifts as a Christian disciple. (Abbotswick))
14 Nov Mrs Pauline Boultard 'Holiness in Everyday Life'
12 December Film showing of 'The Nativity'


Young Christian Workers (16-35).  Also special groups for 13-17 year olds. www.ycwimpact.com  info@ycwimpact.com Worldwide organisation.  St Joseph’s Grove, (Watford Way) Hendon, London NW4 4TY


Our Lady of Victories – Kensington Parish.  Sunday 7.30pm (after 6.30 mass) These meetings take on various forms (prayer, faith-sharing, discussions) and themes from week to week.


Singles for Christ. Young Catholic adults (18-40) weekly; discuss, share, pray and worship God and have fun (part of International Family Renewal Ministry for Couples for Christ). Claire Stonier 07990735121 inquries@singlesforchrist.co.uk


St Patrick’s School of Evangelisation (SPES) – 8 month residential course for young people to deepen their faith and relationship with God.  Includes academic formation and evangelization and involvment in parish projects.  www.stpatricksoho.org/spes
3rd Friday Evangelisation – an open evening of Street Evangelisation led by theSPES students and a Gospel Choir at the French Church, Leicester Square 020 7437 2010 for details.


Our Lady’s School of Evangelisation, Knock, Ireland.
A rewarding experience in theology studies (diploma now included), evangelisation, character formation, community living, prayer and loads of fun.  Olseireland@eircom.net  ww.olseireland.net 094 9388245
Brochure available.  Come and see, we’ll be pleased to welcome you.