Sacred Heart Exeter
GIFT Youth
GIFT Youth is an excellent opportunity for young people aged 12-16 years old to socialise, learn, pray, and deepen their faith as Catholics. We meet twice a month, once on a Saturday morning, and once on a Friday evening for a Social. The aim is to encounter Jesus, grow together in faith, and empower you to witness joyfully to the Gospel by becoming full members of our Catholic community.
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To this end, participating in GIFT Youth is a requirement for preparation for the gift of Confirmation.
GIFT Youth Saturday Sessions
At GIFT Youth we begin by celebrating Mass together with our families. After Mass, the GIFT Youth group meet separately to socialise, eat donuts, play games, and explore an aspect of the faith at a deeper level than primary school-aged children.
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This will be an opportunity to get to know each other in person; ask deeper questions, engage with and grow in faith together; and support one another as you learn what it means to be a young Catholic in today’s world.
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We encourage GIFT Youth parents to join our GIFT families for the morning to celebrate Mass, get to know each other over refreshments and to consider how you can support your family’s faith journey. When GIFT Youth are meeting, we will take this opportunity to meet together for a focussed discussion.
 Pizza |  Image by Virgil Cayasa |  Teenagers in Park |
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 Beach Fun |  Hiking Boots |  Image by Pascal Swier |
 Movie Fun |  Image by Nathan Dumlao |  Image by Marc Mueller |
 Summer Fun |  Image by Anna Samoylova |  Image by Javier MartÃnez |
GIFT Youth Socials
GIFT Youth Socials complement the monthly GIFT Youth Saturday sessions above. Growing in Faith is not just about learning things, its about making friends who an support you in your faith.
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At GIFT Youth Socials we have pizza & movie nights, Mario Kart, Quizzes, games, forest walks, and much more!
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To help you in your journey as a young Catholic, we encourage and expect you to participate in both the Saturday Sessions and the Socials on a regular basis.
When does
GIFT Youth Meet?
GIFT Youth Saturday Sessions for parents and young people are held monthly from
9:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
at St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Ringswell Avenue, EX1 3EG
The upcoming sessions are:
10th June
1st July
No August session
9th Sept
7th Oct
4th Nov
2nd Dec
The next GIFT Youth Social will be on
Friday 16th June
For more information, please register below.
GIFT Youth Registration
Please click below to register your family for GIFT Youth.
We ask families to make an annual one off donation of £10 to contribute towards the running costs of GIFT.
Once you have registered using the link above, we will be in touch with you regarding the upcoming session. We look forward to welcoming you and your family to GIFT.
For information about GIFT view our leaflet below.