Diocese of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

DATE	EVENT	VENUE

January
30 – 31	Annual General Meeting of the AYF	Kendal Conference Centre, Manchester

February
9 – 14	Safer Sex Week	TBA
14	Leadership Training for National Council	TBA
20 – 22	Spiritual Retreat for Spiritual Coordinators	TBA
28	Meeting of Deanery Youth Reps. to Synod

March
13, 20 & 27	What HYMN seh? / Singspiration - Regional

April
3, 10& 17	Leadership Training for AYF / Area Council Executive Members – Regional

May
TBA	Retreat / Training – Youth Workers

June
TBA	Retreat / Training – Youth Workers
TBA	Young Adults’ Forum (26+)

July
	Vacation Bible School (VBS)
9 – 16	Diocesan Summer Camp – Junior	Bishop Swaby Camp, Negril
16 – 23	Diocesan Summer Camp – Intermediate	Bishop Swaby Camp, Negril
23 – 30	Diocesan Summer Camp – Senior	Bishop Swaby Camp, Negril

August
8 – 14	I Believe…

September
	Retreat / Training – Youth Workers
	Youth Awareness and Empowerment Seminar
12 – 19	Vocations Week

October
15 – 17	Christian Teaching Conference
	Retreat / Training – Youth Workers
29 – 31	National Council Spiritual Retreat

November
14 – 20	Diocesan Youth Week & Regional Youth Rallies

December
	Retreat / Training – Youth Workers

Leadership Training – Training for AYF members in leadership positions with their fellowship groups.

- Spiritual Coordinators play an essential role in the life of the Anglican Youth Fellowship. According to the Constitution they “shall be responsible for the planning of programmes that will enhance the spiritual growth and development of A.Y.F. members and to facilitate a greater awareness of the faith and role of the youth within the communion.” This retreat will assist in nurturing spiritual coordinators and through experience helping them to understand their role within the fellowship and give them tools and methodologies to achieve their goals.

- What do the songs in the little red book mean? Why do we keep on singing them? Why do old people seem to love them so much? What’s in it for me? Come and find out!

- This will be an evening of praise through song. Fellowship groups will be invited to share items with the ‘audience’, we will also sing (and learn) familiar and new choruses and songs that can be used in our fellowship meetings.

- This is an old favourite and we will continue to use the camping environment and experience to encourage, facilitate and nurture young Anglican Christians in the faith. Junior: 9 – 12; Intermediate: 13 – 15; Senior: 16 – 21. If you are too old for camp, but want to be a part of the experience, why not be a camp counsellor?

- Do you have questions that the sermons never seem to answer? Do friends from other churches ask questions you have no answers for? Have you ever wondered if Anglicans were really Christians? Want to know where the Creeds come from? What is the big deal about being an Anglican? Why should we believe what the Bible says? If you have ever asked these questions then this intense week is for you!

- We have a role to play in the Christian life of the next generation. Come and find out what it is!

- We are together again...just praising the Lord...We are together again...in one accord...something good is going to happen...something good is in store...we are together again...just praising the Lord!!!

Youth Ministry Calendar