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Children of Light Festival

Working alongside the Archbishop of York and his team, the Diocesan Children, Youth and Schools team, in line with the diocesan vision for churches, households and schools, is resourcing a variety of diocesan wide events and activities designed to support churches and deaneries in their engagement with children and young people in the lead up to Easter, through to the Summer and beyond. The ‘Festival’ itself begins with a commissioning worship service video available for churches to use from March 20th and will culminate at York Minster with the Archbishop and children and young people from around the Dicoese leading a service of celebration in Spring 2022. These pages will be regularly updated with ideas and resources throughout th eyear

Faith at Home

Faith at Home is a national campaign that builds on the work of Growing Faith and Everyday Faith to support the faith development and pastoral care of children and young people.

'Being Light in Difficult Times' Art Competition

An opportunity for children and young people to enter artistic work on the theme of ‘being light in difficult times’ as part of a Diocesan wide art competition and exhibition

Children of Light in schools

Children of Light in Churches

Children of Light Festival Events

Calendar of events organised by the Diocese for the Children of Light Festival

Family Camp

An opportunity to spend a weekend together exploring how to encourage each other in faith and spirituality

Mini-Pilgrimages

resources for children and young people to accompany Gavin Wakefield’s book ‘Saints and Holy Places’. Each pilgrimage pack will include materials to help families, children’s groups or youth groups find their way (and just as importantly find the toilets!) and consider sacred people and places with activities and prayers.

'Being Light' resources

Resources for churches and schools to download and use face to face or send to households in activity bags that enable children and young people to think through how they can be 'a light in the darkness'

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