Diocesan Youth Ministry Team
The Diocesan Youth Ministry Team (YMT) aims to bring young people into a personal relationship with Christ and fully into the life of the Church.
They do this through a strategy of Missions, follow-up Retreats, and support for Parish Youth Ministry .
YMT address: Diocesan Youth Village, Pemberton Rd, Allensford, Consett, Co. Durham DH8 9BA
Email: admin@ymt.org
Tel: 01207 592244
Fax: 01207 592245
See www.ymt.org for lots more info.
The Diocesan Administrator, Canon Cunningham, has written a Pastoral Letter reflecting on our ministry to young people. This was read in all churches on the feast of Christ the King, Youth Sunday.
Youth Village building starts
12th – 15th November 2009
Return visit of Sr. Helen Prejean
Thursday 12th and Friday 13th: Young people
Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th: National Conference with
Sr. Helen Prejean, Bud Welsh (Oklahoma bombing), Abbot Christopher Jamison (Worth Abbey) and David Wells
See www.ymt.org for lots more info.
DVD of Sr Helen
The YMT have produced a 3-Disc DVD set featuring talks delivered by Sr. Helen Prejean and other speakers in 2007
Details (word file opens in new window)
See www.ymt.org for lots more info.
For further information for all the above events etc please contact: YMT –
Tel:01207 592244
email: admin@ymt.org
Or visit www.ymt.org
THEMES OF THE NEXT THREE WORLD YOUTH DAYS
VATICAN CITY, 16 DEC 2008 (VIS) - The Holy Father has chosen the themes for the next three World Youth Days so as to help build a spiritual itinerary that will culminate in the World Youth Day celebrations scheduled to take place in Madrid, Spain from 16 to 21 August, 2011.
- 24th World Youth Day (2009): "We Have Set Our Hope on the Living God" (1 Tim 4:10)
- 25th World Youth Day (2010): "Good Teacher, What Must I do to Inherit Eternal Life?" (Mk 10:17)
- 26th World Youth Day (2011): "Rooted and Built Up in Jesus Christ, Firm in the Faith" (cf Col 2:7).
Other Youth Links:
Please note the diocese is not responsible for the content of external websites
YFaith website for 10-13 year olds to engage with,explore and express their Catholic faith.
- Newcastle University Catholic Chaplaincy
- Youth2000

