Holy Rood Youth Ministry
Welcome to the Youth Ministry page at Holy RoodWe want everyone involved in Youth Ministry activities and sessions, groups and events to feel welcome, at home and safe. Holy Rood Youth Ministry Team members and helpers will be following diocesan safeguarding guidelines and we expect young people, supported by their parents/ carers to look at and follow our code of conduct. Parents / carers will also need to have completed a YM consent form which can be downloaded here. To find out who the Safeguarding Representatives are at Holy Rood, click here, or to find out more about the Clifton Diocese Safeguarding Policy, follow the links at the Diocesan Website here.
Events
The Holy Rood Youth Ministry Team is keen to provide a varied programme of events, some regular and others one-off. If you have a suggestion for an event, please speak to a member of the team or contact us and we will be happy to discuss it.
All events currently scheduled are shown on our Spring / Summer Planner and are advertised on the church calendar. For more information about any of these events, please contact the Youth Ministry Team.
Clifton Youth Ministry
Holy Rood Youth Ministry is part of the wider Clifton Diocese Youth Ministry – click here for the Clifton Diocese Youth Ministry website pages to keep informed of what is going on throughout our area. You will find here other opportunities for attending summer camps too!
If you are interested in finding out about Youth Ministry across the country, try checking out the following websites:
Volunteering
We are always looking to recruit and train suitable new helpers. Could you be a helper? We are looking for more people for Children’s Liturgy of the Word, First Holy Communion and Confirmation. As a volunteer you will receive support from your team and via regular, monthly team building and training days. Do get in touch with us via the parish office or by email if you’d like to know more: hrym.swindon@cliftondiocese.com and / or download an application form below: You will be asked to complete a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check if you join our Youth Ministry Team.
Flame 2019
A coach load of Young People and leaders left Swindon at 8.15 am on the morning of Saturday 2nd March, bound for Wembley Arena and Flame 2019. The day was a great experience, a mixture of great, lively music and inspirational speakers. All the talks are available to be listened to on the CYMFED website – www.cymfed.org.
Synergy Sports
The next Synergy Sports session is on Friday 13th September at 7pm. These events are held at Playfootball which is on Techno Trading Estate, Kembrey Park. The address is 29 Bramble Road SN2 8HB. There is a small charge of £2 for the session – have a fun evening playing sports, joining in lively worship, and listening to a great speaker – take a friend along too!
Holy Hour
The next date for Holy Hour will be in September 2019 – please look out for information in the bulletin, on the noticeboard and on this website.
Confirmation 2019 Masses
Confirmation 2019 Masses were held on Thursday 4th July and Tuesday 9th July. Both evenings went well – the candidates all looked great and the atmosphere was definitely one of celebration!
The Confirmation Programme continues in September with two sessions, certificates and photographs being presented at the second session.
The Confirmation Calendar 2019 can be found here.
Born for This
Born for This is a wonderfully moving adaptation of Christ’s Passion in music and drama. HRYM and the Goan Chaplaincy put on a performance of Born for This on Friday 12th April, in place of the usual Stations of the Cross Liturgy. We started at 9.30am that morning and worked hard all day learning the songs and creating the moving drama to accompany them. By 7pm we were ready – it was a great evening and the production was well received by a full church!
Confirmation Programme
Confirmation at Holy Rood takes the form of a series of 8 sessions, a day retreat, a reconciliation service and a Holy Hour all before the Confirmation Mass, then two post-confirmation sessions afterwards. Each session consists of games, group activities, DVD input and discussions in small groups. Enrolment on the programme is over a period of a few weeks once a year, online or in person. Enrolment for the next programme will be in the Autumn / Winter 2019 / 20 – dates will be advertised in the Church Newsletter, on this website and on the Youth Ministry noticeboards.
The Confirmation Calendar 2019 can be found here.
