Religious of the Assumption

► Click to view a brilliant new You-tube animated history of Kids Kabin

►Click to read more about Kids Kabin, a creative arts project for young people begun by the Religious of the Assumption

Click to read the May edition of the Assumption Volunteers newsletter full of news and opportunities.

Assumption Volunteers (formerly known as ALVP) has a wonderful new website! 
Click on the link above to view the site or visit www.alvp.org.uk

On the website you will find details of both year-long volunteer placements, and an opportunity to volunteer for a month in Brazil in summer 2013, then experience the World Youth Day with the Pope. Please spread the message about these life-changing opportunities.

"Our heartfelt thanks go to Sister Veronica for her services in the chaplaincy during the past twelve years and for the services of the Assumption sisters since the very beginning and formation of Oxford Brookes University. Sister Veronica has silently served the Lord, in and through her services in the chaplaincy. Her loss will be much felt by the university and especially the catholic community as we bid her ‘Audios, Farewell, Goodbye, Good Luck, So Long!’"
(Oxford Brookes Catholic Chaplaincy newsletter)

Photos at the farewell mass for Sr Veronica Ann (click on the images to see larger photos)

Sr. Catherine Elizabeth's talk at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology on 'Virtue in the instituation?' is now available online

► Click to listen to her talk

► Click for links to the other talks in this years lecture series at the MBIT, 'The crisis of capitalism and the common good'

 
On Sunday April 29th the Church throughout the world celebrated Vocations Sunday, a day when we are asked to pray in a particular way for vocations to the priesthood and consecrated life. 

The sisters based in the motherhouse of the Religious of the Assumption in Paris marked this day in a special way, with a television broadcast of the Mass from their chapel. This was shown on 'Le Jour du Seigneur' on France2 and is now available to view on line. (It includes interviews with various Assumption sisters, particularly the community in Bondy, Paris approximately 15 minutes into the programme.)

► Visit our 'pray-with-us' page for links to the Pope's message for Vocations Sunday and a prayer for vocations.

Assumption Volunteers WYD 2013: Growing Together 

You want to volunteer but only have the summer holidays… 

Assumption Volunteers offers ten young adults (aged 20 to 30) the opportunity to spend the month before WYD 2013 in BRAZIL, volunteering in social action projects connected to the Assumption Sisters. Based in groups of 2, 3 or 4 you will be working among poor, young or marginalized people. This time of service will be followed by the WYD events, and then a few extra days in Rio to reflect on what you have learnt from the experience.

Three different organizations - Assumption Volunteers, CAFOD and the Salesians of Don Bosco - are working together to give young adults from the UK a choice of experience around World Youth Day 2013 in Rio. 

Click for details of the Assumption programme and for links to information about the other programmes.