We are pleased to announce that a new YCW Group has been set up in St Mary’s, Horwich. The Group’s Adult Companion will be Fr Richard Howard, who has been working with the National Team to set up a Group since attending training at the YCW HQ earlier this year.
Marc Besford, National Training and Development Worker, came along to the first meeting to help lead the session and explain how a YCW Group runs, the various ways in which young people can take on the leadership of the movement and ultimately, how the Groups can help strengthen the link between their reality and the Gospels.
It was also an opportunity for the group to look more deeply at the fundamentals of the movement. Marc spoke about Cardijn’s 3 Truths: the Truth of Faith, Reality and Method - as Cardijn described them: “The three truths that light up and explain the problem of working youth in the world today”.
It is through the contradiction between the truths of Faith and Reality that we can truly understand and appreciate the need for the SEE-JUDGE-ACT method. This gives the young people an opportunity to discuss their own realities and examine how this all fits into their local communities and the wider world, but then inspires them to act upon this with authentic Christian action.
Marc said: "It was great to see another new group being formed in our local area. The young people who came along were really enthusiastic and keen to learn more about the YCW. I look forward to hearing more about what they have planned."
