Programme for Sanctuary@Walsingham, 26 - 30 August 2010

Sanctuary@Walsingham set to be a scorcher!

Just 6 days now until Sanctuary@Walsingham!!!! Have you checked out the latest weather forecast?!? Walsingham is set to be a glorious bank holiday weekend! If the fantastic line up of speakers hasn't tempted you, then the weather definitely should!

26 August Forecast Partly Cloudy High 18°C Low 12°C Chance of Precip. 10 %

27 August Forecast Light Rain High 18°C Low 13°C Chance of Precip. 60 %

28 August Forecast Partly Cloudy High 17°C Low 12°C Chance of Precip. 20 %

29 August Forecast Partly Cloudy High 18°C Low 12°C Chance of Precip. 10 %

Asides from that one day of 'light rain', it looks to be sunshine all round! You might want to bring your wellies though just in case!

Interested in coming and want more information? Visit http://www.youth2000.org/page.asp?id=92 email info@youth2000.org or call 07733 395 811

We look forward to seeing you there!

Youth 2000 ball!!

Here's a glimpse of the Youth 2000 Summer Ball! Picture taken by Ed Morton

Introducing our speaker, Fr Christopher Jamison...

Joining us all the way from Worth Abbey we are very excited to welcome the renowned speaker Fr Christopher Jamison! Benedictine Monk and former Abbott at Worth Abbey in Sussex, Fr Christopher and the community at Worth may be familiar to some for their appearance on the BBC TV series, The Monastery. Soon to hit our screens is 'The Big Silence', also featuring the community at Worth Abbey.

Fr Christopher's talk on the Saturday is not to be missed!

Fr Stan Fortuna!!!

Fransiscan Friar of the Renewal and international speaker, Fr Stan Fortuna joins us all the way from New York for this year's Summer Prayer Festival. He'll be in Walsingham for the whole 5 days giving workshops and inspiring us with his powerful witness and love of God.

Click on the link for a clip of Fr Stan http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ0IQmzgNFA

5 great reasons to come to sanctuary@walsingham this year

We have five great reasons you should come to Walsingham this year...

1.Fr Stan Fortuna- the renowned rapping friar is with us for the whole weekend - he will be giving some great teaching and performances - be sure not to miss him!

2. Fr Christopher Jamison - Fr Christopher will be sharing with us his great teaching on prayer over the weekend. Fr Jamison has recently finished filming The Big Silence, another BBC series featuring the community at Worth Abbey.

3. Time for prayer, receiving the sacraments, and praise- the whole purpose of Walsingham is for you to connect back with God - spend time with him in prayer, receive the grace he wants to give you in the sacraments, and join in with some wonderful praise and worship led by our music ministry.

4. Go deeper in your faith- it may be that you have been to a few retreats and would like to explore a bit deeper... This is why every afternoon, we offer a series of workshops where expert speakers lead you to explore those pressing questions. Grill the panel of experts with any questions you have at the Open Forum. Discover what it means to be a man or a woman and how you should live your faith in relationships. Use the weekend to pray and explore the vocation God is calling you to.

5. Meet other young Catholics- Sanctuary@Walsingham isn’t just about being on your knees all weekend! There is a lot of social time built into the programme, with many opportunities to meet other young people. Thursday evening this year will see a new programme of entertainment, which will help lead you into the retreat and get to know others you will be with over the weekend. Each afternoon there is time to socialise, play some sports or just relax.

Finally, bring some friends!!! Even if Youth 2000 is not for you anymore, there are so many young Catholics in the Church who could benefit by discovering the love God has for them. We encourage you to “step out into the deep” and think of 3 people you think could benefit from this prayer festival. Most importantly, pray for these people, and then ask God to give you the courage to invite them. Allow him to work in their life! You will be amazed by what he can do.

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN!!!!

In just 22 days, young people from all over the UK (and even abroad) will start to descend on the small village of Little Walsingham for Youth 2000's annual Prayer Festival - a fantastic bank holiday weekend guaranteed!!

This year's prayer festival will give you to time and space to think about your relationship with God. In beautiful surroundings and stress free environment you can pray, listen to inspiring talks, attend many different workshops, meet young people like yourself, take walks and have fun!

So, are you feeling prompted to come this year? Do you have friends who would benefit?

An outstanding line up of speakers include...

Fr Stan Fortuna

Fr Christopher Jamieson (most notably known for appearing on the BBC series 'The Monastery')

James Parker

Anna Cowell - fun and bubbly Youth Officer for the diocese of Leeds

Check the blog regularly to keep up to date with all news for Walsingham 2010!