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Young Adults
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Diocese of Hallam

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AND BREATHE! This week sees the end of Semester one and what a semester its been. We can’t quite believe we made it. To anyone who’s missed out, here’s what’s happened… We started with Freshers where we handed out over 1500 leaflets, 160 tins of beans, 15 tubs of chocolate, 250 Rosaries, 750 Tea bags and countless miraculous Medals, we did crazy missions on campus, saw atheists and agnostics come to Mass, establish student nights & raise up 12 student leaders to help run the chaplaincy. We then launched Alpha and regularly saw over 30 students on a Tuesday night. We learnt about who Jesus is, why and how we read the bible and experienced the power of the Holy Spirit. Our faith was deepened, and many students encountered God during this time. The talk on ‘Why and How we should read the bible’ led to the formation of a girls bible study. This term the ladies of the chaplaincy got together, had delicious tea and Cake and completed the book of Ephesians. We talked identity, grace, Gods spiritual blessings and truly believe ‘We are Gods masterpiece’ – Ephesians 2:10 One of the biggest joys of this term has been our Sunday Cathedral Mass. Our #MassNuggets gave students a voice to share about what God is teaching/ speaking to them, how their faith is growing & inspired the cathedral community to do the same. Our Sunday Masses became a place where students, young adults, young families & others could come together to worship and adore Jesus and it was amazing to see over 200 people there regularly. Our community has expanded seeing many students set foot in the chaplaincy for the first time, students returning to Mass for the first time since starting university, students having first confessions and students experiencing prayer, praise and worship in a deep way. Our term has been full of fun socials; Ladies drinks, pub trips, walks, BBQ’s, film nights & ended with a Christmas party that saw Fr Lee dress up as Ass. Its been an incredible term, God has done incredible things...But now its time to rest, have some quiet time and enjoy Christmas. Our last event/ Mass is this Sunday and then we will return in January. All our love. The Chaplaincy x
MERRY CHRISTMAS 🎄☃️🌟 love the chaplaincy ❣️
Yesterday marked an important day, a year after Bishop Ralph announced the mission Hub, construction has begun. The builders are on site transforming the building that will become our student home in 2019. The Mission Hub won’t just be a home for students but for many young adults and young families too, it will be a place of true mission, prayer, welcome & a lot of fun! We can’t wait to make this our home in September 2019. 😍
Yesterday’s Mass Nugget was given by Joe & it was P O W E R F U L 🔥 We were encouraged to think about how we approach the Mass, what our expectations are & challenged to really make ourselves aware of the spiritual reality of the Mass. Joe spoke about the Saints and gave examples of there powerful experiences of the Mass, how St John used to cry during the Mass because the Eucharist was so powerful. Joe shared that we must come to Mass with the expectation of meeting Jesus and encountering him & shared some top tips of how we can approach the Mass with more awe and wonder! What a way to start advent 🌟
This has been shared around Facebook the last few days and we LOVE the idea! It’s not too late to begin, why not start tonight? 🎄🎄🎄
THIS SUNDAY! Come and help turn the chaplaincy into a winter wonderland and give the chaplaincy a good clean. It’s been an incredible term and it would be great for us all to come together to have cleaning/ decoration fun! Tea, coffee & biscuits will be provided ☺️🎄☃️🌟
Advent starts this Sunday, Christmas is fast approaching & the term is coming to an end. There’s only one thing to do... CELEBRATE!! Dress up, eat and drink to your hearts content & sing some carols. It’s going to be a great evening celebrating such a great term. Word on the street is that Fr Christmas and his elf will be making an appearance... 🌟🎄☃️💭❣️
FEARLESS FAITH. This was the title of Ciara’s mass Nugget this week and what a encouragement it was! ‘My faith is something I have always struggled with as I have had many unanswered questions that caused me to stray away from god but the comforting thought I always had was that he was waiting for me with open arms no matter what In the summer just past I attended the world youth festival in Medj and whilst there the lord was kind enough to open my eyes to the truth and love my faith was centred around I remember the first night in adoration I was confused and completely couldn't understand why I was there out of all the places in the world i could have been I actually remember turning around to father Lee and saying I just don't get it! He said don't worry you're here for a reason and i kept those words in my mind throughout my pilgramige the following day I willed myself to go to confession which again is something that can be difficult to do as in conffesion one is often facing things that weve been in denial about but immediately after I was met with complete compassion peace and Grace before I went on pilgramage my grandparents told me that our lady calls you to medjugoria which was something I had my doubts about but her presence is undeniable and so strong i knew she was there with me even when we were climbing a mountain at 2:30am On my return I found I felt closer to Mary our mother and found speaking about my faith made my belief stronger and actually improved my relationships with my family and friends as I was able to be more open and honest with them whilst reaffirming how kind and accepting they were of my believes even if they didn't always understand or agree I want to encourage you all tonight to be fearless in your faith and to not be afraid of allowing god into your life as his arms are always open To end I want to leave you with a piece of scripture from issiah So do not fear for i am with you do not be dismayed for I am your god I will strengthen you and help you I will uphold you with my righteousness right hand’ WHAT A MESSAGE! Let’s pray for ciara this week that she becomes even more fearless! ❤️🔥❣️
So often we only think of ourselves as part of the small student bubble here in Sheffield, but actually we’re part of something much bigger, the Hallam diocese and on top of that the Catholic Church family! Yesterday all the lovely women of Hallam diocese came together for community, Catch up’s and prayer. We had delicious food & met lots of lovely new faces. It was a great joy to meet so many other inspiration women in the diocese & to celebrate our faith together. Praise God @blessedisshe__
We’re Brunch ready! Lift up some prayers for the beautiful women coming to the brunch this morning. @blessedisshe__ @helsinki688
WE CANT WAIT FOR SUNDAY! It’s national youth Sunday and the feast of Christ the King. Which means double celebration! The Bishop will be saying mass for us and we will he joined by lots of young people from @hallam_youth, we can’t wait to welcome them to the Mass & party with them on Sunday evening! This is not to be missed. Holy Hour from 5:30 at the cathedral ☺️
Hey Everyone. Flame is coming up this March (2019). Its a day that brings together thousands of young people from across the UK and offers a day of inspiring talks, great music and Mass. They pack out Wembley Arena. The Diocese are taking a Massive group and we'd love for some students to attend. We can offer you a ticket for £20. This includes full admission to the event and transport to London from Sheffield (Bargain!). If anyone wants to come send a message. Also if money is a problem but you want to come there is funding available. Just send me a message. God Bless! El
Exams & deadlines are looming and it’s getting to that time of year where everything seems so busy! Why not come to the chaplaincy tonight for some praise & prayer and find stillness amongst all the busyness. There’s even a home cooked meal so you don’t need to cook ❣️🙌 6:30 onwards!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BUNCH! On Monday we had our third bible study & Anya’s written a beautiful reflection on what spoke to her. 🙌🙌🙌 Today for our bible study we met to discuss Ephesians 3. In this chapter, St. Paul tells us about the “mystery of Christ” that was revealed to him. We spoke about what this mystery was that Jesus came to unite everyone & that this is a gift, freely given. We then spoke about the “riches of Christ” and what they were to us. I shared about how the richness or “treasure” of Christ to me is faith and love and how hard these can be to live out practically as well as proclaiming them. Faith, in particular can be a struggle. I shared that I know I feel God’s presence in my heart, but it can sometimes be hard to convince my head of this. In his prayer for the Ephesians, St. Paul talks about the width, height and depth of Jesus’ love for us. As a group, we discussed what our lives could be if we really TRULY believed this. Something we all had in common this week was our anxieties and worries. We spoke of how our lives would be less troubled with doubts and worries about ourselves if we only accepted that Jesus loves us as much as He says He does. Here is your Wednesday afternoon encouragement to open your bible & let God speak to you.✝️✝️
WE CANT WAIT FOR THIS SATURDAY! Why?? Because all the lovely women from across the diocese will come together for some delicious food & great community. All are welcome, just turn up 🌸💐🌻
TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT! Alpha’s going to look a bit differently tonight, but there will still be great food, a great video & our usual pub trip. This is not one to be missed. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥