Youth Days 2026
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the Youth Days
Information
The annual International Youth Days bring together young people, priests and sisters from all over northern Europe. The programme includes conferences, sports and games, Holy Mass and Adoration, a Marian procession and, of course, lots of fun.
Would you like to deepen and celebrate your faith together with young people from different countries? This is your chance!
Program
The event will start on Thursday evening (18h). Friday and Saturday will be days of prayer (Holy Mass, Adoration, Procession, and Rosary), conferences and workshops, games and spending time with other youth. On Sunday there will be another conference, Holy Mass and we will finish with lunch. The event is in English. Translations in different languages will be provided for the conferences and workshops.
All is arranged in Bezinningcentrum Emmaus (Udenhoutseweg 15, 5268 CG Helvoirt, the Netherlands).
Accommodation and meals
Youth from 18-30 years old. If you want to help as volunteer please contact us.
Who can partecipate?
Transport
You can make your way to Helvoirt by car or by public transport.
If you come from abroad, we advise you to travel to Eindhoven Airport. Since it is very near to our location.
However, there will be different groups travelling from the north of Europe. You can arrange your own transport or join a group.
Here below are the contact persons in your country:
- Germany: Sister Mariahilf +49 1522 9399470
- Iceland: Sister Pentecostès +354 822 5888
- Ireland: Sister Refuge +353 899843365 / Father Nicholas, +353 87 910 0418
- Lithuania: Sister Dovire +370 622 13892 / Father Domingo +370 613 48338
- Luxembourg: Sister Porta Lucis +352 621 245 160
- Netherlands: Sister Pureza +31 6 338 910 45
- Poland: Sister Bolesna +48 513 485 329
- Scotland: Sister Ostabrama +44 771 779 3486
- Slovakia: Sister Ruah +421 944 465 734
- Switzerland: Sister Tramonti +41 76 782 30 83
Costs
The Youth days are possible thanks to the generosity of many. We would like to ask you to help us to make it a great weekend. You can help us do so by making a donation. The guide price for each participant is €120. If it is too much, don’t hesitate to give less; if you can give more, you can help someone else. Thank you!
You can give your donation either cash at the event or make a bank transfer to:
Name: Dienaressen van de Heer
IBAN: NL82 ABNA 0437 9735 81
Bring with you
Your ID, medicines, toiletries, appropriate clothes for prayer moments, sports and games.
* For participants living in the Netherlands: Bring your own sleeping bag.
Questions?
Send us an email: youthday.europe@gmail.com.
Registrations
Registrations close the 31th of May.
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