NCYC 2019
November 21-24
Indianapolis, Indiana

NCYC, the National Catholic Youth Conference, is a biennial celebration of the young Church sponsored by the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry. This event gathers together over 23,000 Catholic High School youth (grades 9-12) and their adult leaders from across the nation. Check out www.nfcym.org/ncyc1 for information about the conference. The Office of Faith Formation at the Diocese of Davenport organizes and brings one of the largest groups to every NCYC.

We are Blessed that you are joining us on this pilgrimage!
Contact Barb Butterworth with any questions.

The cost for this pilgrimage is $535 per person.
The fee is based on lodging with quad occupancy and in limited cases, triple occupancy. Double and single occupancy rooms for adults may be available for an additional charge.  

Included in the fee: 

• Transportation (motor coach bus – to/from Indianapolis and to/from hotel/convention center)
• Lodging (3 nights at Indianapolis Marriott East and Delta Hotels by Marriott Indianapolis East
• Conference registration fee
• Breakfast each morning at the hotel
• Diocesan t-shirt
• General programming costs (supplies, Diocesan staff assistance, etc.)

Invite Your Youth to Lead the Way at NCYC - Youth Ambassador Registrations Now Open!              
The Youth Ambassador program allows for more participation in NCYC by young people from across the country. These youth leaders will provide a welcoming presence and assist with specific tasks at mega sessions and workshop breakouts at NCYC. Review this flyer for more information. A link to the NCYC 2019 Ambassador registration form can be found below in "Forms & Documents". The deadline to submit this form is September 15th.   

The live webinars are by invitation only. Contact Barb to receive a link to join the webinar. Each webinar will be recorded and a link to the recording will be posted within 24 hours after the live showing. 

Upcoming webinars:

TBA The Road to Indy - Preparation, We'll talk about different ways to spiritually prepare youth and adult chaperones, how to build your parish NCYC community with your attendees, their families and your parish community along with sharing resources.

Past webinars:
November 19, 2018: The Road to Indy - The Details. This webinar will detail the projected per person cost, payment schedule, diocesan scholarships and resources to get you started.

January 24, 2019:  The Road to Indy - Fundraising. We'll share successful fundraising ideas, strategies and tips for emphasizing the "fun" in fundraising, and how to infuse a spiritual and theological dimension into your fundraising efforts.

Use the Group Size Deposit Form to provide participant numbers and housing preferences for adults. Be prepared to provide gender and age group specific information. Prior to filling out this form, review the Group Size Deposit Form Instructions. 
Please note:

• Parish groups will be financially responsible for the submitted participant numbers.
• The completion of this form and a $75 non-refundable per person deposit are both due by January 21, 2019

Help your group get the most out of the NCYC experience by preparing them around the NCYC theme. Below you will find three preparation sessions. Each one covers one aspect of this year's NCYC theme "Blessed. Broken. Given." You'll find a full 60-90 minute program that will help your group build community, grow spiritually, and begin your plgrimage to NCYC. Check them out!

Along with the prep sessions, you'll also find the Participant Journal. The first section corresponds to the three preparation sessions, the second section is to be used during NCYC itself, and the third section contains resources for returning home. There's also a section for note taking. It's well worth a look, and hopefully you'll want to provide this to your group to help them have a complete NCYC experience.

Notes about the Participant Journal:

• The journal contains 84 pages (5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches). 
• The journal is available as both as a pdf and as a Publisher document (sorry, the document is not available in Word).
• Both documents are set to print in proper order as a booklet. 
• Because of its size and the hallenge of binding it effectively, the O.F.F. can furnish with you with professionally printed and bound copies for $7 each. If you want to order copies for your group, contact Barb by September 10. You will be billed for your order.

• Prep Session 1: Blessed
• Prep Session 2: Broken
• Prep Session 3: Given
• Participant Journal (pdf)
• Participant Jounral - editable (Publisher)

An invoice will be provided for all payments with the exception of the January Deposit.

Refer to the Group Leader Guide for information on: