Deo Gratias- June Edition

Here we are with the monthly updates of June- Deo Gratias for you!!

UPDATES:

FAMILY RETREAT-

30 Jesus youth families gathered on 28th of May to 31st of May at Barnstondale Centre,Birkenhead, Liverpool. It was a family training program for Jesus Youth families and most of the Jesus Youth families were able to attend. We have had all the JYUK National Coordinators from the very beginning, regional coordinators and most of the service team members since 2001.

The main resources for the retreat were Manoj Sunny and Beena Manoj.Celebrants of the Holy mass were Fr.Arikat, Fr.Joy Alappatt and Fr.Ignatius Payyampally.The main sessions were about christian parenting,marriage as a covenant,missionary family etc.The families are enriched and challenged to carry forward as missionary

families.Various families based on their region, made up their mind to continue this fire through regular meetings,group learning and through their own personal initiatives.

New Family small groups have been formed in the West Midlands, East Midlands, South and the North West zones.

Many of the youngsters also became part of this retreat by giving their valuable time with the kids,showing the oneness of the movement. -Joby Mundackal

LONDON:

1) SPIRIT IN THE CITY-

The Jesus

Youth of London , along with JY friends from other parts of UK, were blessed with

an opportunity to be a part of the annual festival of faith, which took place

in the west end of London, called the Spirit in the City from June 3rd to the

5th. We also had the privileged of leading a Eucharistic procession in the

streets of London with the Jesus youth Jubilee Cross during one of the events

at the festival. It was truly a beautiful platform of celebrating our faith in

Christ as one community of believers, and sharing our experiences through the

medium of music and one to one street evangelization.

-Jocelyn Fernandes

2) JESUS YOUTH JUBILEE CROSS JOURNEYING THE STREETS OF LONDON

The Jesus

youth in London had the opportunity to be a part of the Eucharistic procession

during the 2nd day Spirit in the City event from Covent Garden to Leicester

Square, with the Jubilee cross leading the multitude of nearly 500 people long

the busy streets of London.

And on the

finale of the Festival the a small group of Jesus youth boldly walked along the

streets of London from Leicester square to Trafalgar square, concluding with a

small prayer with the Jubilee cross at this very famous tourist destination,

interceding for God’s blessing on this country.

- Jocelyn Fernandes

BIRMINGHAM:

1) Awakening continued:

Birmingham had their 44 hour perpetual adoration from May 28th to 30th. The venue was Sr.Ancilla's residence (Divine love community). More than 80 people were able to attend during these 3 days.

2) The Catechism of the Catholic Church study group had their second gathering. They are studying the Ten commandments now. This happens every second saturday of the month at Fr. Arikat's place. All are welcome.

-Freju Sebastian

BOLTON:

AWAKENING CONTINUED:

It was really blessed experience for each one who had attended the Awakening in Bolton. The Adoration commenced from 31st May 10:00am till 2nd June 7pm- a total of 58 hrs. Around 50-60 people came to spend time with the Lord. We could see the Holy Spirit working amongst each person. Even small kids were spending hours and hours in front of the Blessed Sacrament.

It was really nice to read the experiences which people wrote in the thanksgiving book. Even the Parishioners were very happy with this Initiative.

Here are some testimonies/sharings:

This was a amazing experience for me. I could really free my self and open up to the lord my God. I took my time to thank God for all the blessing and gifts of kindness he has given me through out my life. Then I Prayed for people in need on the Intercession Board and in my heart like for all the Priests in the world all the people who are suffering from various diseases and my realtives like my mom, dad many more people around the whole globe. Thank you Lord for giving me this time to praise and worship you. - A grateful heart

Spending time with the Lord has helped me to understand myself, using the Lord as a guide. Thanking for the many things that I know realise i am blessed with. When you take a glance away from the busy world, to be with yourself, with Christ, the purifying effect it has the sudden rejuvenation felt by the mind is hard to describe. Thank You lord for telling me the things you did. - A grateful heart

Bolton retreat was a very enlightening experience for me. I got the chance to restore my bond with the Lord and have a wonderful time with the youngsters who had gathered there to learn more about our Lord. I enjoyed every aspect of the programme and went home with the revived spirit of the Lord in me. - Anu Tom

- Tomsy Tomy (Bolton)

LIVERPOOL:

AWAKENING CONTINUES:

The 7th of June 2010 marked the start of the 'Awakening' in Liverpool, which will continue till the end of the month. It was a blessed start as Reverend Bishop Vincent Malone celebrated Mass with members of the Jesus Youth, St Joseph's Convent and Prince of Peace communities at 9am. The perpetual adoration commenced soon after Mass where a number of members participated.

Awakening in Liverpool is a joined initiative by the Prince of Peace Community and Jesus Youth in Liverpool. The co-ordinators are dedicated Jesus Youth Service Team members of Liverpool: Reji Cherian, Stanly Devassia and Dineesh Damien who immensely require everyone's prayer and support to make ends meet. Devotees are welcomed from all over the country to come and participate and experience the Lord. However, the North West region are encouraged the most to be a part of the adoration. Slots of 5-6 hours have been designed so that there is perpetual participation as well, nevertheless there are no restrictions.

Come and experience the Lord.

-Melisa Emmanuel

MANCHESTER:

3RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE MANCHESTER NIGHT VIGIL-

Manchester night vigil celebrated its third anniversary on 18th June. This was a wonderful time of reflection for the Manchester Jesus Youth family and cherished all the hard times they had been through over the last 3 years.However,the lord is drawing more and more people towards him through the vigil,many miracles have been experienced by various people over these years.

Adoration,talks and confession were delivered by Fr.Joy Cheradi and a short message was given by parish priest Fr.Ian Farrell on this special occassion. Jinu from Huddersfield led the group through praise and worship.Rossary,intercession and the Holy Mass in the end made it a very beautiful and memorable night. Anniversary was celebrated by cake cut of Fr Joy Cheradi.

JY Manchester gave gifts to priests in remembering their wholehearted support & co-operation in conducting and continuing the night vigil over these years,as well as celebrating the end of the priestly year.There were about 100 people who had attended the vigil which included people from Bolton,Salford,Altrincham ,Wigan and etc.

-Joby Mundackal

LEICESTER:

THE JUBILEE CROSS IN LEICESTER:

The Jubilee cross have now arrived in Melton Mowbray where the cross will travel to different houses and there will be a prayer gathering around the cross. On 28th of June cross will reach Leicester. In Leicester the cross will travel around different houses of the youth in the JY prayer group and also this time will be used as a time for outreach in to various other communities and groups. Plannings are being done regarding the journey of the cross in Leicester.

-Mrudula George

PRESTON:

CONSTITUTION OF PRESTON SERVICE TEAM:

A new service team was formed for the Jesus Youth of Preston on May 16th. Abhy, Manjush and Manu were the resource people.

The core team members are Dr.Jacob, Denny, Jetson, Ajay, Merlin & Prince.

-Prince Paul

UPCOMING PROGRAMMES:

DTP PHASE 1

During the last week of July there will be a 3 day programme for the DTP participants to prepare themselves for the 2^nd phase which will be the 7 day programme.

LONDON:

1. The Continuation of the perpetual adoration “Awakening” will be taking place in London on the 25^th to the 27^th of June for 40 hrs, at St. Patrick’s Church at Wapping London.

2. Jesus Youth London are planning a weekend stay over retreat called “Agape” , mainly focusing on youth aged between 15 to 20 years. This two day and two night vacation package with the LORD is scheduled to happen on the 9^th to 11^th of July 2010 at the Bridgettine Guesthouse at Uxbridge in London.

-Jocelyn Fernandes

NORTHAMPTON:

1) JY Northampton will be holiding a JY Open Day on 5th September at the Northampton Cathedral from 10am to 4pm to provide more exposure to the youth around Northampton

2) Cathedral Fun Day on 4th July at Northampton Cathedral - JY will have a stall for promotion and some of us are performing songs from the Rexband in Cathedral Got Talents Competition

3)The Jubilee Cross will be visiting Northampton from 31st July til August 15th.

-Nivin Felix

BIRMINGHAM:

We will be having a youth retreat at Alton Castle this weekend (25th 26th and 27th of June). We are expecting 30 young people in around Birmingham. Sunil Simon, Jose Mathew, Abhy and Hazel are the resource people.

-Freju Sebastian