During this difficult and unusual time for all families, we wanted to provide some online resources to help you keep faith alive at home. I will be updating this page every week with reflections and resources linked to the Sunday's Gospel including a special interactive video. We also have a page of resources for families. 
Please know that you are all in our prayers. If you would like any support then email us using the icon above.
Stay safe and God bless,
Aseel, CYF coordinator

cRAFT AND PRAYER IDEAS FOR FAMILIES AT HOME

CHILDREN'S LITURGY ONLINE

14th Sunday in Ordinary Time

This week we're going to be using resources from CAFOD and finding out a bit about their work.  Join us as we think about how Jesus is always there to comfort and support us and how we can be there, for those who are struggling.  

SHEETS TO HELP YOU DURING MASS THIS WEEK

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CAFOD's KID'S ZONE

SUPPORTING GUILDFORD'S FOOD BANKS

Guildford's food banks aim to ensure that no-one goes hungry, by providing food and advice for individuals and families in the Guildford area, who are in need.  One easy way you can support their work is via Bankuet, you can find out more about this in the video below.

Donate food via bankuet here

Other ways to donate food

WHAT IS CAFOD?

CAFOD'S SUMMER OF HOPE APPEAL

​Recreate at home the events you will miss this summer and have fun transforming them into a sign of hope, through raising money for CAFODs Coronavirus Appeal.  You could:

• Camp in the garden and donate the money saved
• Have a sports day with your family and get sponsored
• Create some summer fair games for family and friends to donate to do over a video call

​Donate to CAFOD's
CORONavirus Appeal

Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Join us this week as we reflect on the lives of Saint Peter and Saint Paul with the help of our special guest Kevin, the chaplain from St Peter's School!

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK

WRITING ABOUT GOD

ST PETER AND ST PAUL CUPCAKES

SHEETS TO HELP YOU DURING MASS THIS WEEK

FIND OUT ABOUT THE HIERARCHY OF THE CHURCH

You can visit our children's liturgy archive if you'd like to see previous weeks' resources.

CHILDREN

YOUTH

PARENTS

FAMILIES

SACRAMENTS

SCHOOLS

Meet Our CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES Team

All Children, Youth and Families activities in the Catholic Parish of Guildford are coordinated by Aseel, with the help of an employed youth worker and admin assistant. Aseel was appointed as Parish Youth coordinator in September 2007 and Children, Youth and Families Coordinator in September 2015. 

aseel gilbert - cyf coordinator

kelly collins - cyf admin assistant

Dear Parents,  
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Thank you for taking the time to read through the information regarding our Catholic Parish of Guildford Youth ministries. For children: our baby and toddler groups offer fun spaces for carers of babies and toddlers to play together and make friends and every Sunday in term-time you can find Children's Liturgy at our morning Sunday Masses. For young people: youth groups for ages 7-18, Rooted weekend away, trips to Diocesan and national youth events, and summer club are designed to be a place for your child to come and learn about God in a new and dynamic way. They are places where young people can hear about a God that loves them and where they can build healthy relationships and have fun. For parents: we offer parenting courses and a ParentConnect group. For families: we offer creative and engaging themed days for the whole family to partake in and grow in faith together. 
Please feel free to contact me with any questions.

God bless,  
Aseel,
Children, Youth and Families Coordinator

tHE cyf VISION

Children, young people and their families are the present and the future of the Church.

The Catholic Parish of Guildford recognises children and young people in their totality, taking their personal and spiritual growth seriously and encouraging them to seek for Christ in their lives, from an early age. We believe that children and young people are participants in God’s mission, along with the whole Church, as is their right by baptism.

Our vision is to see children and young people grow into the fullness of who they are called to be in all aspects of their lives.

We aim to accompany children and young people lived out through being there for them. We desire to enter their world and understand the complexities of their culture, respect it and help them to find Christ where they are. We aim to equip them to see things through a gospel lens and to be agents of Christ's Kingdom not just for the benefit of the Church but the world in which they live.

Recognising the significant role of family networks in the development of children and young people, the Catholic Parish of Guildford aims to provide ongoing formation and accessible participation in the sacraments in relation to the family and of the family in relation to the child.
The parish of Guildford aims to offer fidelity, genuine hope and abounding love within a welcoming and authentic community. We recognise that young people long for an authentic and creative community that opens itself to the real questions of life and living together

We especially recognise the impact of the family on children and young people’s development, identity building and desire for fidelity

Our vision is to re-imagine Church, where the transformation of children, young people and their families’ results in a transformation of the Church itself
​The only way we can effectively do this is to ensure that God, the church communities in the Catholic Parish of Guildford and the home are in communion. 

We seek to be welcoming and inclusive of all children and young people, whatever physical, mental or emotional conditions they possess.
We seek to make the appropriate arrangements to support those with additional needs (whether physical, mental, emotional or educational) to access and enjoy our children’s, youth and family ministries.

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