by Fr. Alan | Jun 20, 2017 | Festivals, Ireland, News & Media, UK
A Youth 2000 Retreat is always going to be special, but the last regional gathering in Craig Lodge in the Scottish Highlands was wonderful. This is the home of Mary’s Meals, the dynamic charity that provides over a million meals every day to children living in poverty...
by admin | Sep 21, 2016 | Festivals, Latest News, UK
It was a real privilege to join the Youth 2000 team in England for their preparations in the run up to the Conquerers Festival in Walsingham. Each year 1,500 young people journey from all over the UK to sing, pray, attend workshops and play tug of war together – as...
by admin | Aug 20, 2016 | Belonging, Compassion, Ireland, Latest News, UK, World Youth Day
The MSC small group with Beth and Ellie, our amazing leaders. There really are no words to describe World Youth Day. It’s an incredible event for the seventeen of the MSC pilgrims, coming from Galway, Cork, Dublin and London. We joined up with the Archdiocese of...
by admin | Jul 12, 2016 | Festivals, Latest News, UK
You can see that they are sceptical. The arms are folded and the legs are crossed. No one can do militant disinterest like two hundred and fifty teenagers in a marquee on Friday morning. They are having none of this Jesus carry on. It’s a little surprising an hour...
by admin | Sep 9, 2015 | Compassion, Engaging Vocations, Festivals, Ireland, Latest News, UK
Every year well over a thousand young people gather in Walsingham for the Youth 2000 Festival at the end of August. It’s an amazing gathering of people from all over England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales for five days of music, prayer, workshops, and especially...
by admin | Jul 14, 2015 | Belonging, Festivals, Latest News, Openness, Prophetic, UK
June was another busy month for the MSC Vocations team. Henry and I just finished the Camino when we hopped on a plane for St. Albans. We had one day to wash our clothes and clean our boots before our first summer festival. Spirit in the City is a three day...
