Youth Assembly

Unpacking and Strengthening Faith in Perth

Join other Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholic Youth Leaders in Perth from 1-5 October to hear inspirational speakers, meet new friends and build your faith and Spirituality!

The NATSICC Youth Assembly is open to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Catholics aged 15-25 and will be a week where new friendships are formed and skills to become leaders and role models for your community are learned.

Youth will have the opportunity to join the main Assembly and share the experience with Elders from all over Australia as faith, culture and our relationship with Jesus are discussed.

What to expect!

A picture tells a thousand words - so view the video below to see what happened at the 2015 Youth Assembly in Darwin.

Program

Monday 1 October

11am          Youth to gather and meet each other

1.15pm       Opening Ceremony including
Welcome to Country
NATSICC Welcome

1.30pm       Keynote: Dr. Richard Walley

2.15pm       Opening Mass

3.15            Afternoon Tea

3.45pm       Keynote: Fr Frank Brennan

4.30pm       Tom Powell Red Dust Healing

6.00pm       Closing Prayer (WA)

6.15pm       Dinner

7.30pm       Jesus Through Our Eyes
- Shirley Purdie and
Bishop Christopher Saunders

Tuesday 2 October

8am            Prayer and Movement
Activity (optional)

8.30am     Healing Liturgy hosted by
NT and WA
Housekeeping and overview

9.45am       Keynote: 2020 Plenary
- Lana Turvey Collins

10.30am     Questions

10.45am     Morning Tea

11am          2020 Plenary Workshops

12.15pm     Lunch

1.15pm       Unpacking Faith Session 1

                   Bishop Sproxton, Fr Dan Benedetti,
Sr Therese Mills,
NATSICC youth team

                  Short break

                   Unpacking Faith Session 2

3.45pm       Afternoon tea

4.15pm       Concurrent Sessions (2)

5.30pm       Report Back Sessions
(Youth to report back)

6.15pm       Closing Prayer (SA)

6.30pm       Dinner

7.30pm       Praise and Worship Chillout

Wednesday 3 October
Daytrip to New Norcia

Departing  from Tech Park at 8.30am and returning at 4.30pm

Thursday 4 October

8.30am       Welcome, introductions
and outline of the day.

9.30am       Keynote: Mary O’Reeri

10.15am     Questions

10.30am     Morning Tea

11am          Youth Keynote NATSICC Youth Team
Sabrina Ann Stevens, Kodi Brady
and Cameron Balcombe

12pm         Lunch - Dance  Workshop

1pm           Strong Youth

                   John Lochowiak
What does it mean to be a
strong young Catholic?

                   Bishop Columba
Why the Church needs strong,
young leaders.

                   Discussion

2.15pm    Report Back Session
(15 min youth response)

3.15pm       Afternoon Tea

3.45pm       Youth Liturgy Lots of fun,
music and faith

5pm            Dinner

Friday 5 October

9am            Morning Prayer (Vic / Tas)
Housekeeping and overview

9.15am       Youth Discussion and debrief

10.15am     Morning Tea

10.45am     Listening Group presentation
Youth Presentation

12.00pm    Closing Mass and Assembly
Closing Ceremony

1.00pm        Lunch

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