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Holy Innocents' Catholic Church Orpington

Youth Alpha at Holy Innocents'
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About Youth Alpha at Holy Innocents'

We started running Youth Alpha at Holy Innocents' in 2018 and since then, with a pause in 2020 as a result of COVID, we've run it each year.
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Our last course ran in spring 2023 and our current intention is to run the next one in the autumn of 2024. 
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​Who’s Youth Alpha for?

Teenagers (Year 9 up to 19 year olds).

Non-believers; committed Christians; any shade in between: Youth Alpha has something special to offer, wherever you stand. 

What’s the link between Youth Alpha and Confirmation?

We have found that Youth Alpha is a great starting point for teenagers thinking about being confirmed.

That's why we make see Youth Alpha as an important step on the journey to Confirmation at Holy Innocents'.

In other words, if you are a young parishioner at Holy Innocents', we ask you to take part in Youth Alpha before you move forward to prepare for Confirmation; and we don't have any set timetable for when that might be right for you. 

You can read much more about this here.

What’s Youth Alpha about?

Life.

And the love that’s at the heart of the Christian faith.
When and where does it happen?
Each time we've run Youth Alpha - that's four times up to now - it's been brilliant!  

So we're looking forward to running another one in autumn 2024.

Ten weekly sessions at Holy Innocents’ Orpington, BR6 9UE; and we're happy to explore running the sessions in parallel online, for young people who don't live in or around Orpington. 

​Plus a weekend (Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon) part way through the course.
What’s it like?
Welcoming. Inclusive. Informal.

Eat. Watch a film. Say what you think. Listen to what others think.

Have fun. Bring friends. Make friends. Meet God along the way.
What’s the catch?
There isn’t one.

Weekly sessions are free.

There's no pressure. You can just leave, or not come back the next week, if you don’t like it. It's all up to you.
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Why not come and try it out?
Anything else?
More details from the Parish Office: 01689 817537 or [email protected]

Check out the 
Alpha Youth Film Series
​or (to learn more about Alpha generally) visit Alpha in a Catholic context

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