Calling ALL Young People!
T
he Australian Catholic Youth Festival (ACYF) is a national gathering of Catholic young people established by the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference (ACBC). It exists to provide young people with opportunities to deepen their relationship with Jesus, be empowered to be disciples in the world today and encounter and celebrate the vitality of the church in Australia. ACYF will be held from 7th-9th December at Homebush, Sydney and will provide young people with local examples and connections of vocations, social action, liturgy and prayer, Catholic music and catechesis. The Festival will showcase
international artists and presenters who will entertain, inform and nurture your faith and what it means to be a young Catholic in Australia. More than 300 young people from our Diocese have registered and will accompany Bishop Michael, priests and teachers of the Diocese to the Festival. Bishop Michael said, “I am looking forward to joining young people from our local church and the new friends they will make from around the country. It will be a great opportunity for all of us to experience how big and varied is our Church. This Festival will also give us new ideas to take to the Synod that Pope
Francis is calling together next year, with the mission of youth as its focus”. If you are interested in attending the ACYF, please contact either your school or visit https://goo.gl/wTqHOI For more information or to register as part of the Diocesan group, please contact either your Religious Education Coordinator or Deacon Josh Clayton via email ministries@ bathurst.catholic.org.au or by calling 6334 6400.
Kimbalee Clews Source: ACBC Office for Youth
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