Young Christian Workers

Young Christian Workers English and Welsh branch of the international Catholic movement for a by young people where they grow as leaders in work and local communities.

The Young Christian Workers (16-30 year olds) and IMPACT! (13-17 year olds) is an organisation for young people, run by young people. Our purpose is to help all young people live life to the full. The mission of the YCW and IMPACT! is lived out among young people in the working world and study; whether those in paid or unpaid work, those seeking work, or those studying in school, college or university.

Our National Chaplain (and past International Chaplain) Monsignor Fr John Marsland meeting His Holiness Pope Leo XIV yes...
29/05/2026

Our National Chaplain (and past International Chaplain) Monsignor Fr John Marsland meeting His Holiness Pope Leo XIV yesterday โค๏ธ

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก!We are very pleased to share the latest YCW and IMPACT! Newsletter!This newsletter highlights some of th...
08/05/2026

๐—™๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—”๐—–๐—ง๐—œ๐—ข๐—ก!

We are very pleased to share the latest YCW and IMPACT! Newsletter!

This newsletter highlights some of the incredible work being done by our groups in their local communities, our national events and even some of the exciting international activities that some of our young people have participated in.

If you would like a pdf version please contact: [email protected]

The 1st of May marks International Workers day, a chance to acknowledge the role of workers in our world and renew our c...
01/05/2026

The 1st of May marks International Workers day, a chance to acknowledge the role of workers in our world and renew our commitment to ensuring there is dignity in work.

European Commission Catalonia 2026 โ˜€๏ธ This weekend in Barcelona, young leaders from England, Spain, Italy, Portugal and ...
21/04/2026

European Commission Catalonia 2026 โ˜€๏ธ
This weekend in Barcelona, young leaders from England, Spain, Italy, Portugal and France were hosted by YCW Catalonia for the yearly gathering of the European Commission.
It was a weekend of fruitful discussion about shared future plans and the realities of young people across Europe. ๐Ÿ“Š๐Ÿ’ช

YCW leaders from Manchester, welcomed Davide Girotto, ICYCW International President, at their afternoon retreat, yesterd...
29/03/2026

YCW leaders from Manchester, welcomed Davide Girotto, ICYCW International President, at their afternoon retreat, yesterday. Led by Anna Lilley and Nathan Johnson, the leaders took a few hours out to pause and reflect upon the key moments in the final week of Jesusโ€™s life. Through reflections, videos, discussions and prayer, they drew inspiration from His humility, love, acts of service, suffering and hope. They re-committed to following his example as leaders who attempt to make a difference in their worlds of work, study and leisure, in their homes and local communities.

Happy New Year from all at YCW England and Wales. 2025 was a busy but blessed year for us!In July we had our โ€˜Day of hop...
07/01/2026

Happy New Year from all at YCW England and Wales.

2025 was a busy but blessed year for us!

In July we had our โ€˜Day of hopeโ€™ which brought together groups from across the northwest for a day of reflection on hope and celebration of the YCW centenary. ๐ŸŽ‚๐Ÿฅณ

We have also been busy reconnecting with our international friends this year! Three members of our leaders forum, Anna, Liane and Famous were able to attend the ICYCW World Council in Paris ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท this summer, where they were able to vote and make many new friends!

Anna, as the new development worker and national president was also able to attend the GEPO Symposium in Albania about AI in the world of work, along with YCW Italy and some of our friends from IYCW.

We will be highlighting and reflecting on some key actions of the past year from various YCW and Impact! groups over the next few days so stay tuned!

GEPO Symposium 2025: "๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™„ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ : ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ ๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ...
29/10/2025

GEPO Symposium 2025: "๐˜ฟ๐™ž๐™œ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก๐™ž๐™จ๐™–๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™ค๐™ฃ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐˜ผ๐™„ ๐™ž๐™ฃ ๐™ค๐™ช๐™ง ๐™ก๐™ž๐™ซ๐™š๐™จ ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ : ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ค๐™ฅ๐™ฅ๐™ค๐™ง๐™ฉ๐™ช๐™ฃ๐™ž๐™ฉ๐™ž๐™š๐™จ, ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™ง๐™ž๐™จ๐™ ๐™จ, ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™ฌ๐™๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™ž๐™จ ๐™ฉ๐™๐™š ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™–๐™ก ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™™ ๐™จ๐™ค๐™˜๐™ž๐™š๐™ฉ๐™–๐™ก ๐™™๐™ž๐™–๐™ก๐™ค๐™œ๐™ช๐™š?"

This weekend, Anna Lilley, YCW national development worker had the opportunity to join workers, activists, and friends of all ages from across Europe at the GEPO Symposium in Tirana, Albania.

We reflected on the opportunities that AI can provide us, for example life saving technology in the medical industry, to performing thorough risk assessments.

We also took a long time to reflect on the ethical fallbacks of widespread AI usage; Unemployment, exploitation and the long-lasting environmental impact.

We explored what it means to keep people and values at the heart of progress and developments, not just within the workplace but in every aspect of life.

As young people, especially in YCW, we have a huge responsibility to understand how technology is shaping our world, and to constantly consider the outcomes of our actions.

02/10/2025

The YCW is deeply saddened by the shocking attack on a synagogue in Manchester today.

This is truly devastating, especially on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish community.

YCW will always stand against hate, and those who encourage violence and adversity within any community.

We send our prayers and condolences to all affected.

Let us remember as young people, it is our responsibility not to speculate but to work together to promote peace and solidarity in our diverse communities.

Delighted that the work of the present day YCW and testimonies by some of its leaders, are featured in this new book โ€˜Af...
23/09/2025

Delighted that the work of the present day YCW and testimonies by some of its leaders, are featured in this new book โ€˜After Secularisation. The Present and Future of British Catholicismโ€™. Hot off the press, it captures and celebrates some real signs of hope.

The Catholic Church is not dying out - far from it. While the data shows that Mass attendance has fallen steeply over the past decades,

The European delegates and International Secretariat at the YCW International Council in Paris.
18/07/2025

The European delegates and International Secretariat at the YCW International Council in Paris.

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