RESOURCES FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS

Scroll down for a list of resources collated from our online conversations during lockdown. Find out more here for summaries of the conversations from the last 4 months.

Survey - How can the church accompany young people? http://tiny.cc/xazcqz - Please complete and pass this on!

Prayer and Reflection
Alone Together: https://www.alonetogether.org.uk/
Pope Francis’ Meditation - Urbi-et-Orbi: https://rcadc.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Urbi-et-Orbi-March-2020.pdf
Stations of the cross reflection: https://bcys.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Stations-of-the-Cross-with-reflections-on-the-CoronaVirus-pandemic.pdf
Faith leaders on prayer and worship during the pandemic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoVD2pegDJA
Ten Ten Daily Prayer Resources: https://www.tentenresources.co.uk/primary-subscription/prayers-for-home/daily-prayers-for-home/
The Wednesday Word: http://www.wednesdayword.org/
For spiritual comfort: https://www.emmausproductions.com/special-feature/spiritual-comfort-for-troubled-times-holy-week-2020/

Mindfulness, meditation and mental health:
Mental Health family hour via ChangeTalks and Mindset Dave: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZKO4sb9BAk&feature=youtu.be
https://hallow.app/ - A Catholic meditation app to help you find peace and grow in your spiritual journey.
Catholic Bishops Conference - Mental Health during COVID-19 isolation: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/our-work/health-social-care/coronavirus-guidelines/what-can-catholics-do-to-protect-their-mental-health-during-the-coronavirus/
Mindfulness Scripture drawing: https://www.frogandgnome.com/collections/colouring-sheets/products/7-colouring-sheets-for-anxious-times
www.catholicmentalhealthproject.org.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p089kbn6
Meditation with Children Dr. Noel Keating
Cave of the Heart (CD) Guided Christian Meditation by Brother Richard Hendrick (available from the Sanctuary, www.sanctuary.ie)
The Jesus Prayer: Frederika Matthews-Green
Walking with God: https://pray-as-you-go.org/article/walking-with-god

Finding Gratitude and Thankfulness:
Alone[T]ogether: https://www.alonetogether.org.uk/shapingtheday
Pray as you go: https://pray-as-you-go.org/prayer%20tools/
https://pray-as-you-go.org/article/walking-with-god
Cloud of Unknowing: https://www.catholicspiritualdirection.org/cloudunknowing.pdf
https://www.ignatianspirituality.com/ignatian-prayer/the-examen/

From Br Richard on Wellbeing (session 7)

• In the Celtic Church there was the ‘Finger Labyrinth’ - carve a small labyrinth on a stone and they would trace the labyrinth with their finger, and it was only when they reached the middle would they walk into the space. This could be mirrored using print outs of labyrinths - or even on screen.

• Go for a walk without earphones in and observe the neighborhood, be present to it in a loving way, pray for the people that pass, be grateful for the creation around you - cultivating your attention. Being in a gracious place - take the attentiveness of the walk into gratitude

• Count your blessings. We may begin with food and shelter and then move out to the more obvious things around you - the friend on the screen who I am grateful for.

• Interview people in their own homes about what they are grateful for - different experiences

Tool to help you imagine different scenarios

Safeguarding/social media online:
Kenelm Youth Trust safeguarding resources: Guide to meeting online , Risk Assessment, Draft Letter to parents
Million Minutes: Courtyard Project Social Media Policy
Example of staying safe online with young people from our friends at Youth Initiatives in Northern Ireland: https://bit.ly/2Xiy9R1

To support your work:
Abbot Christopher Jamison’s reflection
Million Minutes response to COVID-19: https://millionminutes.org/accompaniment
Catholic Bishops Conference - Prayer and worship at home: https://www.cbcew.org.uk
Sycamore by Fr Steven Wang: https://www.sycamore.fm/
Look at Complex Catholicism: www.caminohouse.com/complexcatholicism
CYMFED: Listening and sharing with Fr Fabio Attard SDB: https://vimeo.com/432874195?fbclid=IwAR3yuwt5DL7MH6CBpISPp1p7ecEtBbHAM6IqA4LNKM99XepK_cqv1WDzsY8

COVID - 19 support:
Information on mental health from the charity Mind ► https://www.mind.org.uk/information-s...
Emotional support for those feeling down, distressed or struggling to cope – Samaritans ► https://www.samaritans.org/
Support for under-25s at The Mix ► https://www.themix.org.uk/
Coronavirus support hub for the Prince's Trust ► https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/abou...

Black lives matter (from Conversation 17 on Unconscious Bias and BAME Communities):
We stand for peace - St Bede’s Lanchester: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3JXM06moDM&feature=youtu.be
Being black and Catholic - RC Westminster: https://rcdow.org.uk/news/being-black-and-catholic/
The school that ended racism – Channel 4
Sitting in Limbo - BBC 1
A parish priests pastoral response (Archdiocese of Southwark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=tekaYoKdmY0&feature=emb_title
Making sense of it all: One Body many Parts - Black Lives Matter - NDCYS Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7B5Hcm5jaAg
Brothers and sisters to us - US Catholic Bishops
No place for Racism - RC Southwark: http://www.rcsouthwark.co.uk/No_place_for-racism_2020_06_17.html
Blindspot: The hidden biases of good people
Good immigrant - selection of stories
Darren and Argeshri - discover article
on covid and racism
Kings fund - advanatge blindness and inclusion
PHE’s report on Covid and BAME group
https://www.redcross.org.uk/get-involved/teaching-resources/black-lives-matter-resources-for-young-people
https://www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture/2006/11/20/theologians-and-white-supremacy-interview-james-h-cone https://www.thetablet.co.uk/news/13068/bame-people-face-racism-in-church-and-society
Resource on Inclusivity and Diversity by Million Minutes
YCW Review of life - Racism

Reading: (from Conversation 11 on Trauma and Healing)
Achieving resilience during Covid 19. (20th May 2020). The Oxford ARC study research team is based at the Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford. https://oxfordarcstudycom.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/oxfordarcstudy_report_1- 1.pdf .
Young People in Lockdown. (May, 2020). You Gov / Prince’s Trust, L’Oréal, Paris. https://www.princes-trust.org.uk/about-the-trust/news-views/young-people-inlockdown.
LockdownLowdown- what young people in Scotland are thinking about COVID-19. (23rd April 2020). Scottish Youth Parliament, YouthLink Scotland, Young Scot. https://www.youthlinkscotland.org/media/4486/lockdown-lowdown-final-report.pdf.
Positive Emotions: Broaden and Build theory: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broadenand-build.
Cooney – Hathaway, Patricia. (Spring, 2020). Why stay: The role of the Church in the lives of youth and young adults. Human Development, 40, 3, pp. 68 - 85. • Epstein, Mark. (2013)
The trauma of everyday life. Hay House: New York City.
Janoff-Bulman, Ronnie. (1992). Shattered assumptions: Towards a new psychology of trauma. The Free press: New York.
The trauma of everyday life - Mark Epstein

Faith resources:
B-Attitudelifeonline.org
Messy Church: https://www.messychurch.org.uk/resources/ideas-and-advice
Youth for Christ: https://yfc.co.uk/youthworkonline/
Aid to the Church in need child’s bible project: https://acnuk.org/resource/childs-bible-project/
Alpha https://www.alpha.org/
Catholic spirituality: https://aleteia.org/
Children’s Liturgy online: https://www.facebook.com/colourandshapeonline/?hc_location=group
Covid-19 Toolkit for Catholic Parishes and Caritas Diocesan Agencies: https://www.csan.org.uk/guidance/covid-19/

For young people:
CAFOD - Home Learning: https://bit.ly/39UqKdf
Children’s liturgy: https://bit.ly/39UqKdf
Mission Together : https://bit.ly/2Vf2LAf
Nottingham Diocesan Catholic Youth Service YouTube videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP-_eQ-lNxAhDYRhy8KdP8Q
Explore ways to experience faith in at home (Archdiocese of Liverpool): https://thegodwhospeaks2020.org.uk/index.php/family-resources-2-2/
Faith in action:The CYMFed Faith in Action Award is encouraging young people to think outside the box in how they serve to earn credits towards their Faith in Action Award. Here you’ll find some examples activities and suggested credits. A download is also available for registered users of the Faith in Action Award website: https://faithinactionaward.co.uk/members-area.
CAFOD - Summer of hope: https://cafod.org.uk/Fundraise/School-fundraising/Summer-of-Hope

For Families:
Keeping families strong during lockdown: https://www.thetablet.co.uk/blogs/1/1409/keeping-families-strong-during-lockdown
Engaging activities for children during COVID-19: https://www.ispcc.ie/index.php/parent-hub/activities-during-Covid-19
Our Lady of the Rosary in Staines: https://www.facebook.com/groups/OLORchurchstaines - Fr Philip Dyer-Perry creatively engages with the young through play equipment with a message to the children on the second Sunday of Easter.
Social action activities: http://www.justicefaithfamily.org/
“I want to make my home in you” - Useful resource book for younger children
Facebook group set up for parents with tips and tricks during self isolation: https://bbc.in/2x4dy8e

Activities participants say they will develop post COVID include:
Building that sense of community - hosting pizza nights after school has finished
Parent and child confirmation classes - ask questions that work well round the dinner table or in the living room (more details to come on this soon)
Brentwood Youth Masses: https://bcys.net/
Online zoom retreats
Online mass - has provided churches with the availability to expand their reach and engage with those who haven’t previously
Use of social media platforms
In the future = engage in more participation, and if possible young people lead online thing as much as possible
Focus on ‘engaging not consuming’