What is NCYC?

NCYC is sacred, journey, pilgrimage, sacrament, prayer and a celebration of community. The NCYC is the largest Catholic youth gathering in the U.S.  The National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) is an exciting, biennial three-day experience of prayer, community, and empowerment for Catholic teenagers and their adult chaperones.

The schedule includes general sessions and workshops addressing a wide variety of topics as well as opportunities for reconciliation, daily liturgy, and special activities such as concerts, a dance, and comedy club. The thematic park is a unique venue incorporating traditional exhibits with interactive educational and recreational activities.  

NCYC began in 1983 following in the footsteps of its predecessor conference, the CYO biennial national convention. In its early days, NCYC was held regionally, one session for each coast. Combined attendance at the regional conferences was a few thousand. In 1991, the two conferences merged into one national event. In the mid 1990s interest in NCYC began to increase. Today, NCYC draws 20,000+ youth and adults for three days of catechesis, prayer, service, and recreation.   

This year’s NCYC will be held Nov. 17-19, 2011 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The theme is “Called to Glory”.  More than 20,000 are expected to participate. 

Downloads (all downloads are in pdf format unless otherwise indicated)

Parish Leader Packet

FORMS

Parish Leader Forms

• Parish Coordinator Check List
• Parish Shirt Order Form
• Creating a Pilgrimage – template and resource

Parish Group Forms

• Parish Registration Form
• Excel Registration Spreadsheet of Parish Participants
• Scholarship Application Form 2011
• Youth Animator Application

Individual Forms

• Youth Code of Conduct
• Adult Code of Conduct
• NFCYM-NCYC Liability & Permission Form – Youth – English
• NFCYM-NCYC Liability & Permission Form – Youth – Spanish
• NFCYM –NCYC Liabilty Waiver – Adult – English
• NFCYCM-NCYC Liability Waiver-Adult –Spanish
• Ministry Leader, Chaperone, & Adult Medical Release and Liability Waiver (Transportation)
• Parental Guardian Consent Form, Liability Waiver & Medical Consent (Transportation)
• Youth Visioning Team Registration Form