Roots will be an energetic day of campaigning:

- Through fun & creative workshops we will dig to the roots of poverty.
- We will turn our outrage into action to challenge and change these roots.
- We will push Leeds MPs Greg Mulholland and Rachel Reeves (TBC) to use their influence to tackle tax dodging and climate change.
- We will eat together and leave inspired and equipped to continue to struggle to see an end to poverty.

Come and join our collective and be an agent for change. You can start by spreading the word and inviting your friends to Roots!

You will need to register with us to say you are coming. Just send an email to Tom: thughes@christian-aid.org  or ring 0113 244 4764.

The event is free, but places are limited so register now! Roots is for everyone aged 16-25. We will need parental permission from 16 &17 year olds.

Commonsense?  - Practical Issues in Safeguarding Children and Young People

Saturday 18 February 2012   10.00 – 13.00   St Mark’s Church, Harrogate

Saturday 25 February 2012   10.00 – 13.00  Ripon and Leeds Diocesan Office, Leeds

The event is aimed at all workers working with children and young people on a paid or voluntary basis and those with responsibility for children and youth work provision.

The session will provide you with a practical framework for ensuring that church activities with children and young people are safe.

By the end of the session you will:

• have information about safe volunteer recruitment
• have a framework for setting up activities safely
• understand what to do if you are concerned about adult behaviour towards children and young people
• have identified challenges of new technology
• know where and how to access resources to support your work with children and young people

Facilitators – Sue Booth and Mick Maskill

If you would like to join us please confirm your booking with Gail Matthewman

Tel: 0113 200 0558

email: gail.matthewman@riponleeds-diocese.org.uk

Following the great success of the past two years, Urban Saints in partnership with four North Eastern Anglican Dioceses and others are arranging yet another Big Night Out at the Light Water Theme Park near Ripon.

This unique Christian Youth Event in the North East of England combines the unlimited and exclusive use of theme park rides combined with a high energy open-air concert, this year featuring The Chip Kendall Band (ex-thebandwithnoname) and DJ Galactus Jack.

The Popular Group Leaders Chill-Out Area offers leaders a place to meet, rest and explore some of the useful resources and agencies available in the area.

Tickets will cost £13 if purchased by 5th May, or £16 on the gate. Full booking details will be available soon.

Urban Saints North East

Most people know a scary story about the misuse of social media.

Unfortunately these can prevent us from exploring the opportunities of the world in which many young people live every day of their lives.

To help get our heads around the issues and opportunities Simon Bass from the Churches Child Protection Advisory Service has written a useful article which originally appeared in Youthwork Magazine…

http://digital-fingerprint.co.uk/2011/09/saving-face-an-article-for-youth-workers-from-youthworkmag/

The Jonas Centre attracts groups and organisations for conferences and training events as well as those taking time out for refreshment in this peaceful environment.

The Centre has twelve Scandinavian styled self-catering log cabins. Nine cabins are located in Elm Wood away from the main complex & the other three are located near to our Granary Barn. Here you will find reception and shop, our main meeting room along with a kitchen (for group use) and two lounges.

For full details of all the centre has to offer visit:

www.jonascentre.org

What is ROOTS?

ROOTS publishes two lectionary-based, bi-monthly magazines:

Adult & All Age and Children & Young People plus a supporting website.

ROOTS has published worship and learning materials since 2002 and offers an unique and comprehensive ecumencial resource package.

For every week Flexible resources ROOTS provides materials for every Sunday of the year based on the Bible readings in the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL). Alternative materials are offered when the Church of England’s Common Worship Lectionary differs from the RCL.

For different styles and patterns of worship ROOTS resources are written by experienced ordained and lay practitioners from across the denominations. The materials can be adapted easily to fit different types of worship, size of congregation or group and age range. View sample material on the website below

For all ages across the church community ROOTS resources support worship and learning with adults, all ages together, with groups of children and young people.

FREE website Your subscription to the ROOTS magazines gives you access to all the relevant online material – a huge bank of resources in this website.

Get New Inspiration all year round! The ROOTS magazines are published six times a year with each issue lasting two months.

Subscribe now You can subscribe from any issue. Subscriptions last for a year.

Free delivery: Subscription prices include postage. Your magazines are delivered to you two months in advance of the dated materials, giving you plenty of time for planning and preparation.

Free access to the ROOTS website: Subscription includes access to all the associated resources online – additional materials for each week, resources for celebrating seasons and festivals, and a huge bank of ROOTS materials from the past eight years.

For more details and free samples visit: www.rootsontheweb.com

Under the CWDC Progress Project, the Cardigan Centre is offering a range of accredited training courses at a greatly reduced cost (prices start at £5!) for those aged 16 and above who are working in voluntary, faith or community sector and are working with young people aged 13-19.   It’s a really good opportunity for you, your staff or any volunteers to get some new qualifications.

For full details of the training programme, to book a place on the training, or if you require any more info.

Contact Lisa Matera at the Cardigan Centre 0113 278 3779 or 0113 274 9959

• work towards every child and young person having a life-enhancing encounter with the Christian faith and the person of Jesus Christ
• recognise and welcome the capacity of children and young people to transform the church and the world
• provide support and development for all those working with children and young people

The Going for Growth website provides resources to support these challenges so that children and young people have the opportunity to grow in faith, knowledge, understanding, discipleship and service.

visit: Going4Growth website

It provides opportunities to worship God, in fellowship with others, in all the ways we can. Different to a Sunday service, but with all the elements of worship within it. Biblically-based, but embracing modern culture and methods to talk about God and respond to his call.

The events change and evolve over time, but through them all we hope to focus on worship of our God and what that means for us. How is that different to Sunday morning? In one sense not at all, but GenR8 aims to be more exploratory and participative than our normal Sunday services often have chance to do.

Do join us at St Stephen’s Church, on Cranmer Road, Moortown, Leeds LS17 5RD on the first Sunday each month at 6.30pm.

For details of forthcoming events visit: www.genr8.org.uk

North Yorkshire Youth have published some useful quick guides, ideal for those setting up and running youth clubs/groups

all available for download

• Quick Guide to Activities, Trips and Residentials
• Quick Guide to Funding and Fundraising
• Quick Guide to Policy and Procedure
• Quick Guide to Risk Assessments
• Quick Guide to Starting a Youth Club
• Quick Guide to Writing a Constitution

Visit:    North Yorkshire Youth