YOUNG CATHOLIC ADULT NETWORK UK
Welcome to YouCAN UK!
We are a religious group for practicing young Catholic adults in the UK, and stay in touch through a network of WhatsApp Groups. Our simple mission is to connect all young Catholic adults with one another. No one can practice their Faith on their own!
Within the YouCAN “family” are;
YouCAN
for young Catholic adults between ages 18 and 35
YouCAN+
for Catholics between ages 30 and 45
YouCAN Regional Groups
YouCAN has Regional Groups in;
Scotland
North West England
North East England
West Midlands
East Midlands
South West England and Wales
South East England
Southern England
Some of these groups have not long been established and are still growing and developing.
YouCAN Chat
Podcasts comprising conversations between young Catholics about their Faith and the life of the Church.
YouCAN Explore
In September 2023 YouCAN launched an online initiative to reach out to young people of no Faith and aims to introduce them to Catholic Christianity.
YouCAN aims to bring all young Catholics together by;
- operating highly successful WhatsApp groups and regular updates to members via Announcements in our WhatsApp Community
- maintaining informative Instagram and Facebook accounts with both pics and news
- organising “Monastery Days” at Regional Spiritual Homes, Retreats and social events at various locations throughout the UK
- organising Pilgrimages
- forming partnerships with like minded organisations, YouPARTNERS, and working collaboratively with them
- developing a network of Prayer for Young Catholic adults living in the UK through our WhatsApp Community and with our YouPRAYERPARTNERS
- establishing, and maintaining, Regional young Catholic adult groups throughout the UK
† YOUCAN prayer
GOD OUR FATHER, it is you who give joy to our youth. Enable us to encourage and strengthen one another so that we may both win salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ and, watching or sleeping, live always united to him. Through the same Christ Our Lord.
CF. I THESSALONIANS 5, 9-11; PSALM 43 (42), 4
YouCAN members respect the following guidelines in all that they do;
- Love God and neighbour
- We are brothers and sisters in Christ. We help each other get to heaven and grow in holiness
- YouCAN is predominantly a social group. Discussions of any kind must be conducted in a spirit of humility, and respect that others may hold an equally valid, but different, view.
- We stand for The One Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church and submit to The Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis
- Young Catholic adults in YouCAN come from many different backgrounds and cultures. We respect that others may hold different views, and celebrate Mass in a different way, to ourselves. We can learn from each other.
- We pray for all members of YouCAN, YouPARTNERS, and all of our Clergy and Religious
YouCAN are actively seeking Partners, being Catholic organisations that already, or aspire to, work with young Catholic adults across the UK. By coming together we bring all of these young people together. We can also utilise our joint resources more effectively. YouPARTNERS are free to continue with their own work, whatever that may be, but have direct access to parts of YouCAN’s website and have agreed to publicise YouCAN.
Our YouPARTNERS (so far!);
- Community of St Gregory the Great English Benedictine Congregation (Co-founder)
https://www.downsideabbey.co.uk/benedictine-monastery/ Contact – Dom Anselm Brumwell monks@stgregory.org - The Friars at the English Province of the Order of Preachers Dominican Friars – England & Scotland (Co-founder) https://www.english.op.org/ Contact – Br. Joseph Bailham joseph.bailham@english.op.org
- Aid to the Church in Need https://acnuk.org/ Contact – Dr. Caroline Hull caroline.hull@acnuk.org
- Ampleforth Abbey https://www.ampleforthabbey.org.uk/ Contact – Jess Reynolds jst@ampleforthabbey.org.uk
- Anglo Irish Province of Discalced Carmelites (OCD) www.carmelitevocation.ie Contact Fr. John – McGowan johnmcgowan50@gmail.com
- Animate Youth Ministries (Youth Service of the Archdiocese of Liverpool) www.animateyouth.org Contact- admin@animateyouth.co.uk
- Apostolic Sisters of St John https://stjohn.rcda.scot Contact – Sr. Claire srs.ap.aberdeen@gmail.com or Sr. Francesca srfrancescatherese@gmail.com
- Arundel and Brighton Diocese www.abdiocese.org.uk Contact – Lizzie Wakeling lizzie.wakeling@abdiocse.org.uk
- Belmont Abbey, English Benedictine Congregation https://www.belmontabbey.org.uk/ Contact Fr. Augustine Primavesi augustine@belmontabbey.org.uk
- Brothers of Saint John, London https://brothers-saint-john.org Contact – Fr. Luc frlucstjean@gmail.com
- Brownshill Monastery of Our Lady and St. Bernard https://www.bernardine.org/brownshill-about-us/ Contact – Sr. Hilda brownshillbookings@bernardine.org
- Caritas Westminster www.caritaswestminster.org.uk Contact – Frances Moore francesmoore@rcdow.org.uk
- CAFOD Young Adults https://cafod.org.uk/Campaign/Ways-to-get-involved/Young-Adults-e-news Contact – Anita Motha amotha@cafod.org.uk
- Castlerigg Manor (Diocese of Lancaster Youth Service) https://www.castleriggmanor.co.uk Contact – jack@castleriggmanor.co.uk
- Catholic Student Network https://www.catholicstudentnetwork.co.uk/about-us Contact- catholicstudentnetwork@gmail.com
- Catholic Voices https://www.catholicvoices.org.uk/ Contact- info@catholicvoices.org.uk
- Companions of the Order of Malta – Bristol https://www.orderofmalta.org.uk/companions/ Contact- lrigaux12@gmail.com
- Diocese of Clifton Vocations Team https://cliftondiocese.com/vocations/ Contact Fr. Colin Mason – vocations@cliftondiocese.com
- Dominican Sisters of the English Congregation of St. Catherine of Sienna
http://www.stonedominicans.org/ Contact – Sr. Valery Walker valeryewalker@yahoo.co.uk - Douai Abbey, The Monastery of St. Edmund, King and Martyr English Benedictine Congregation https://www.douaiabbey.org.uk/
Contact – Fr. Oliver Holt or Fr. Gabriel Wilson oliver@douaiabbey.org.uk gabriel@douaiabbey.org.uk - Franciscan Custody of the Order of Friars Minor in Britain (OFM)http://www.friar.org, Contact – Br. Dónal OFM- vocations@friar.org
- Hyning Monastery of Our Lady https://www.bernardine.org/hyning-about-us Contact – Sr. Elizabeth Mary sisterelizabethmary@yahoo.co.uk
- Ignite Ireland https://www.instagram.com/igniteireland/?hl=en-gb Contact – Sarah & Annette igniteirelandteam@gmail.com
- Loretto UK https://www.loretto.org.uk/ Contact Elisa Alberto – elisa@loretto.org.uk
- Million Minutes (Catholic youth social action charity, member of Catholic Youth Ministry Federation and the Caritas Social Action Network) https://millionminutes.org/ Contact – the team on: info@millionminutes.org
- National Office for Vocation https://www.ukvocation.org/ Contact – James Ryan vocation.enquiries@cbcew.org.uk
- Newman Association https://www.newman.org.uk/ Contact – Brian Hamill brianhamilluk@yahoo.co.uk
- Nottingham Diocese Adult Formation for Mission Department https://www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/ Contact – Joe Hopkins joe.hopkins@dioceseofnottingham.uk
- Pluscarden Abbey Province of the Subiaco Cassinese Congregation, part of the worldwide Benedictine Confederation https://www.pluscardenabbey.org Contact – Fr. Benedict Hardy dbhosb@gmail.com
- Portsmouth Diocese https://www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/ Contact – Mr. Chris Smith csmith@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk & Portsmouth Vocations https://www.portsmouthvocations.org/ Contact – Canon John Cooke vocations@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
- svp1833 & Young Adults St Vincent de Paul Society (England & Wales) www.svp.org.uk Contact- Teresa Kehoe – teresak@svp.org.uk
- International Partner The Most Reverend, Bashar Matti Warda CSsR, Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil. https://chaldeanchurcherbil.org/ Contact- chaldeanerbil@gmail.com
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