Brightlights is the annual festival for young adults in the Catholic Diocese of Westminster, bringing together hundreds of people, aged 16-30, for top quality music, inspirational speakers, practical workshops and opportunities for prayer and liturgy.
Brightlights 2009 is to be held in the beautiful grounds at St Joseph's Pastoral Centre, Hendon, NW2 2TY in North London, from 10th-12 July.
See below for the most upto date timetable. The times are accurate at time of publishing but are subject to change.
Friday
18.00 Reception opens
18.30 Supper
19.30 Welcome and Worship
Talk: Kepha Ngito - Happy?
20.45 Ester Alexander - Concert
21.25 Dan Shiels - Concert
22.00 Taize night prayer
Saturday
0800 Morning prayer with the Taize Community
0830 Breakfast
0900 Reception opens
0930 Welcome, Worship and Thought for the Day Delia Smith
Talk: Sr. Judith Happy are you.
11.00 Break
11.20 Talk: Kepha Ngito - Shiny Lining
12.30 Lunch
Workshops
13.45-14.25 Happy in the city?
With the Mizen Family, Kepha, & Delia Smith
1515 Reconciliation with Bishop John Arnold Happy are the merciful
1640 Seminars
Peaceful protest Scott Albrecht
Contemplation in Action Fr Laurence Freeman
What is a person Anne Marie Sowerbutts
The seven Deadly Sins Fr. Stephen Wang
1730 Supper
1900-19.40 Talk: Delia Smith shares her story
1945 Mass
2115 Evening concert with Sounds of Salvation
2200 Night Prayer with Youth 2000
Sunday
0800 Morning Prayer with Verbum Dei
0930 Gathering, Welcome and Worship
1000 Talk : Delia Smith Encouraging Happiness
1045 Workshops
1145 Workshops
12.30 Lunch
1.45 Tobias Jones : Utopian Dreams
15.00 Go and be happy
1530 Mass
