Web resources

Everything you need to develop your work with young people

On these page you will find links to other youth services and organisations, Catholic teaching aids, social action charities and local youth retreat centres. Each is included to assist you with the various facets of your ministry.

Youth club leaders should also visit the youth clubs section of this website for information aimed specifically at youth clubs.

If you know of other sites that should be included, or if you have ideas and resources to share with other chaplains (book titles, for example) please let us know via our contact form.

Discussions and Reflections
	Busted Halo
	This site is full of up-to-date reflections and topical discussions. It is a good site for young people aged 17+ to link to directly.
	Pray as you go
	Daily reflections with the facility to have a daily prayer and scripture reference sent directly to your MP3 player.
	Sacred Space
	Need ten minutes in the day to rest with the Lord? Online prayer and reflection time, updated daily.
Retreat Centres
	Abbotswick House of Prayer
	Abbotswick is a place of prayerful tranquillity, to rest for a day or longer. It is located just outside Brentwood, and is the Diocesan House of Prayer.
	Sion Community
	The Sion Community have a base in Brentwood, and offer training in apologetics and evangelisation. They are well respected nationally, and also have a youth team, based in Buckinghamshire, which can travel to schools for school Missions.
	For a list of other retreat centres in the UK please visit the Walsingham House links page.
Charities & Social Action Organisations
	Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)
	CAFOD are the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development and provide lots of aid to countries hit by disaster and famine, as well as long term support for projects to bring villages, towns and whole regions out of poverty. This site is full of interesting and challenging facts about the state of justice in our world.
	St Vincent de Paul (SVP)
	The St Vincent de Paul Society provide a variety of support and help to families in need, and have a vibrant youth section. This site will tell you how to start a local youth SVP group and give you contacts in your area.
	HCPT
	HCPT - The Pilgrimage Trust for children with disabilities. Each year the Trust takes over 2,000 children to Lourdes - and the BCYS take part in this wonderful experience. This site tells the story of the pilgrimage in words and pictures.
Christian Teaching
	The Vatican
	The history and teachings of the Church, straight from Rome. This website has an excellent search engine for Papal teachings, documents, etc.
	Catechism of the Catholic Church
	The Catechism gives the definitive answers to many questions about the Catholic faith. The second edition was published in 1997, and this site contains the full text, plus a keyword search engine for easy access.
	Catholic Agency for explaining more about the Gospel (CASE)
	Catholic Agency for the Support of Evangelization. CASE offers a host of resources and ideas to help explain more about the teachings of Jesus. This website is regularly updated with fresh ideas.
	BibleGateway.com
	The Bible Gateway is a tool for reading and researching scripture online -- all in the language or translation of your choice! It provides advanced searching capabilities, which allow readers to find and compare particular passages in scripture based on keywords, phrases, or scripture reference.
Packaged Courses
	plugged-in - YOUTH CaFE
	"plugged-in - YOUTH CaFE is a fast moving and inspiring resource for teenage Catholics. The course is very flexible and can be used for youth groups, confirmation, schools and chaplaincy groups."
	Amazing Gift - An Instructional Mass
	"Fr Stan Fortuna, a Franciscan Friar of the Renewal from New York, explains the elements of the Eucharist in an engaging and inspirational way. With testimonies from young people, this course will help many to unpack the riches of the Mass."
Christian Music
	CJM music and liturgy resources
	CJM features the work of Jo Boyce and Mike Stanley. This is a superb range of reflective and powerful music, with ideas for liturgies in which it can be used. Ideal for Masses with young people, and for prayer and worship sessions where there are few musicians, this site offers some excellent CDs.
National Youth Organisations
	National Youth Agency
	The National Youth Agency works with all those concerned with the development of young people, and is a resource for teachers working in PSHE and Citizenship, as well as for catechists and all those who want to develop their youth work skills. The website offers a wide range of training opportunities, plus links to agencies that may offer some funding.
General Resources
	Revealed Online
	A regularly updated selection of resources that will be a great help to anyone working in a parish.
Vocations
	Brentwood Vocations Team
	The Brentwood Vocations Team aim to promote a culture of vocation amongst all the members of the Church. This site is intended to help people share information about what is happening in the brentwood diocese from a vocational point of view.
	Vocations Service
	Everything for anyone thinking about Priesthood - including prayers, questions to reflect on, and lots of contacts. Even if your thoughts are at very early stages, this site is worth a look to help discern God's will, and to give you opportunities to meet other people thinking in the same way that you are.