The EVENT 09 – Weekend Conference
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Have you been at The Event 09 held at the Rainton Meadows Arena on 14-15 November?
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Did the 2-day event inspire you?
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What are your thoughts about forgiveness and justice?
What does ‘Step up to life’ mean to you?
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November 13th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
Very inspirational speech from both Sister Helen and Bud Welch I felt very sorry for buds loss aswell as The story sister helen told us about when visiting patrick sonnier
November 13th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
very very very inspirational sister helen gave great advice on how to get through things even on the toughest of times and she helped me understand how many people are worseoff then us. bud welch was a vetry respected man in the community hall he made a remarkable approach he made us all feel welcome and made the story of his daughter’s death (R.I.P) very inspiring. thankyou too you both
November 14th, 2009 at 10:43 pm
I was lucky enough to be there Friday and Saturday and I just had an amazing time, Sister Helen and Bud are both fabulous people! Very easily admired and loved by people for simply the work they do. I don’t think there was a dry eye in the house on Saturday! Bud made me cry both days and I just don’t understand how he can stand up there and talk about his daughter without breaking down into tears! I just feel so lucky to of met them both as well as taking part in the conference. Thanks YMT
November 15th, 2009 at 5:51 pm
Am completely exhausted what a fantastic weekend!!!
Thankyou YMT for fantastic hospitality and a phenomenal conference
November 15th, 2009 at 9:22 pm
I’ve not been to many conferences yet but I think I’ll be lucky if the ones in the future are as good as that!
I loved it all thankyou to all the speakers who truly gave you a rollercoaster of emotions! and YMT for looking after us all
November 16th, 2009 at 10:37 am
Truly inspirational – great food for the journey.
Wonderful organisation – we are so fortunate to have these events.
A million thanks!!
November 16th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
i thought The Event 09 WAS amazing and very inspiring. I loved all of the speaches made and i think everyone had a tear in their eye through out Bud’s speach. My friends and i were so exstatic to be comishioned and that weekend is one i will remember for the rest of my life. x
November 16th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
What a privilege it has been to be in the presence of such awe- inspiring people this weekend. Sr Helen and Bud Welch have both been to the darkest of places imaginable yet have emerged with such grace and wisom that has touched me in a way that I will never forget. Sr Helen is truly a modern day saint.
Thank you Fr Dermot(AKA. Squeaky Wheels) & all involved. Bless you all!
November 16th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
It was a pleasure to take part in the Event 09. I had been looking forward to it for a long time and I had huge expectations following the 2007 City Hall conference. My expectations were not only met but were totally exceeded. It was a true life changing weekend and I really appreciate the hard work YMT and the other organisations put in to make the Event 09 a wonderful success. My thoughts were challenged and changed, my spirituality was moved to a deeper place and my heart was enriched by the power of Christ working through the human testimony of Sister Helen, Abbot Christopher, David Wells and Bud Welch. Thanks to YMT and everybody involved.
November 17th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
what a fabulous weekend, truly inspiring speakers,wonderful worship,and a lovely atmosphere,we would like to thank the whole ymt team, surely we should be meeting like this on an annual basis
November 17th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
I would just like to say that being at the conference and expernince both Sr. Helens Journey thouroughout something difficult like that shone light on a lot of aspects for me personally. Bud Welsh’s story made me realise that I need to let go aswell. Inspiring and touching event. Experiencing first hand is always more real than reading it in a book or someone else telling the story. It was a priveledge that i was a part of the conference this year. Thank you soo much for YMT and the people involved to make it happen.
Merin – ST. Columbanus’College, Bangor.
November 19th, 2009 at 8:58 am
Thanks for an awesome conference and it was great to have so many different generations there. God Bless and ‘Step up to Life’
November 23rd, 2009 at 7:34 pm
Awesome experience!! Thank you Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle, for allowing us to share our faith journey through the work that YMT do! This Event 09 has inspired me once again to keep going and the amazing support and continuous prayer is always owerwhelming. Thank you very much