At St Peter’s we have a variety of options for faith development for our youth.

PETER’S ROCK YOUTH GROUP

YEARS 4-8

If you are in Year 4 to Year 8 you can join our Middle School youth group: Peter’s Rock.

This group meets in the Parish Centre twice a month on Friday nights from 7-9pm. The youth leader is Alison Wickham and she is supported by a variety of volunteer helpers. The group meets for a mixture of games and organised activities, ending with night prayer. Occasionally the group goes on trips to the Hollywood Bowl as well as an annual retreat to the diocesan youth centre Alton Castle.

Peter’s Rock also has a mixed youth football team, which trains every fortnight from October to May and takes part in Deanery football tournaments. This group is run by Mick Kehoe and his focus is on teamwork and good sportsmanship. Youngsters with special needs are most welcome.

Both Mick and Alison hold Enhanced CRB certificates and both are qualified First Aiders. All volunteer leaders also hold Enhanced CRB certificates.

TEENLIFE

YOUTH MINISTRY FOR YEARS 9-13

TEENLIFE is a new venture for the parish and is a youth ministry which aims to enable young people explore their Catholic faith and respond to the challenge to live their Catholic lives to the full.

The group will meet every Sunday from 5.30-7pm in the parish centre from mid May 2009. The group is open to every young person of the parish and their friends. Young people will be invited to take part in the diocesan trip to Lourdes in Year 12 as well as World Youth Day from the age of 18. It is envisioned that a significant part of this youth ministry will be responding to the challenge of Christ to reach out to those in need and the group will actively seek to be involved in practical charitable activities.

In addition to Sunday TEENLIFE nights the group will have the opportunity to have retreats and activity holidays in which to explore their place in the world as well as trips and fund raising events.

YOUNG ADULTS

While there is no facility for specific outreach to young adults, we invite all young adults to involve themselves in either Peter’s Rock or Teenlife. All our young adult parishioners are invited to join with Teenlife for World Youth Day, especially if they are at Universities without a Catholic Chaplaincy with whom to attend this event.

 The next WYD will be in Madrid in 2011.

CAN YOU HELP?

If you are an adult who feel God is calling you to help in this most important and valuable ministry, please contact either Alison .

 All Youth Ministry in the Parish of St Peter is supported by the Birmingham Catholic Youth Services and we particularly thank our Area Youth Officer, Sarah Crowley, for all her support over the years.