News reports about COVID-19 are everywhere. We at the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry (NFCYM) join our prayers with yours for the development and deployment of improved treatment and prevention protocols and for the eventual eradication of this virus that has affected so many in very profound ways. Despite the period in which we currently find ourselves, NFCYM continues to move forward in a spirit of optimism with plans for an in-person National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) November 18-20, 2021, in Indianapolis.
Over the coming year, NFCYM will be working closely with officials of the city of Indianapolis and the Marion County, Indiana, health department to develop virus mitigation and response plans specifically for NCYC. Only with their approval will NFCYM open the doors to the 2021 NCYC. If you have previously participated, the 2021 NCYC will look and operate a little differently. What should be unmistakable in the experience is our commitment to the NCYC mission: to provide a distinctly Catholic environment in which participants are invited to encounter Christ, experience Church, and be empowered for discipleship.
To this end, the NCYC project team is currently reviewing every plan made to date to ensure it still resonates amid this pandemic and all the conflicting emotions and changed realities that have come along with it. More detailed program information will be posted as it becomes available.
Please direct specific questions to info@ncyc.info.
The National Catholic Youth Conference is an exciting, biennial three-day experience of prayer, community, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers and their adult chaperones. Freshman in high school through Freshman in college is the age range we take on this trip. This conference is from November 2021 in Indianapolis, IN. The schedule includes keynote addresses, prayer, workshops, liturgy, and opportunities for to participate in reconciliation and exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, recreational activities, concerts, exhibits, and an interactive thematic park.
If you are interested in joining our diocese for the trip; fill out the online application below and mail in your nonrefundable deposit of $100 (1790 Popps Ferry Rd, Biloxi, MS 39532). We plan on leaving Wednesday evening (November 20th) and returning on Sunday afternoon (November 24th). Total cost of the trip is $550 (This includes travel, hotel, registration, tradeables, and a T-shirt). What you will need to bring is: money for 2 lunches and 3 dinners while we are in Indy in additional to any money you may want for souvenirs. There will be over 200 Catholic vendors at this conference. More details will be provided at a later meeting for those attending.
Official website for NCYC located here if you would like to see the speakers. We will take care of registration and hotel booking on our end.
The most exciting thing you will receive in attending this conference is the experience of bonding with fellow youth from your own diocese, not to mention the over 25,000 youth from all over the United States who attends the conference!!
We look forward to seeing you there with us! Please contact the Office of Youth Ministry 228-702-2142 if you have any questions. Don’t let cost be the deciding factor for you; we will work with you.
Special note on our application below:
If you are a Youth or registering a youth:
a.) Please fill out the Youth specific fields.
b.) When you get to the Adult specific fields select or type the word "youth" in those fields.
If you are an Adult or registering an Adult:
a.) Please fill out the Adult specific fields.
b.)When you get to the Youth specific fields type or select "adult" to fill in those sections.
Our spreadsheet imports into NCYC's primary spreadsheet so we have to keep the columns the same. Sorry in advance for any confusion!