Parramatta Young Christian Workers (YCW)

Parramatta Young Christian Workers (YCW) A movement based in Parramatta run by, for and with young workers. In this way the words young, Christian and worker describe three aspects of our reality.

Parramatta YCW offers a range of services to help those in need and to empower young people and adults to engage in their community as leaders and volunteers to make a change. We are inclusive of all peoples from all backgrounds, uniting to promote change in our local community on a person-to-person level. Many people fit in to one of these definitions or perhaps all.

Goodbye winter, hello spring!! ☀️Did you miss us? Because we missed you! September is here and we’ve got plenty happenin...
01/09/2026

Goodbye winter, hello spring!! ☀️

Did you miss us? Because we missed you!

September is here and we’ve got plenty happening at YCW!

🍳 COMMUNITY KITCHEN
Calling all volunteers who love to cook, meet new people or just lend a hand! We’re looking for more people to join our fantastic Community Kitchen program. Whether you’re the next MasterChef or somehow manage to burn water, we’re happy to have you 🤪 Come cook, connect and help us serve our community!

📣 INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INITIATIVE
Our International Students Initiative is officially back! We’ve had so many young people sharing their experiences of studying, working and living in Sydney, and now we want to turn those conversations into action.

If you’re passionate about advocacy, social justice and equal rights, join us online to meet new people, share ideas and help make a difference. Everyone is welcome, and we’d especially love to see some domestic students getting involved too!

🌳 PICNIC & A YARN
Lastly, the sun is finally coming out, so let’s make the most of it! Join us for a picnic, a yarn, games, food and good company in the park. What more could you want? 🌞

🔗 Link in our bio to register for any of these events!

WE’RE BAAAAACK. Did you miss us?📣 CALLING ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (and everyone else!)Come decompress after a long Mo...
21/08/2026

WE’RE BAAAAACK. Did you miss us?

📣 CALLING ALL INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS (and everyone else!)

Come decompress after a long Monday with a fun night of games, snacks and good company! As part of our International Students Initiative, we’ll also be sharing what we’ve got planned for advocacy around issues affecting international students and how you can get involved!

Everyone is welcome, so bring yourself, bring a friend, and come hang out with us 👉👈

Registration link in our bio! See you there!

P.S. Keep an eye out for September events, we’ve got a few surprises 👀

Finding your light. ✨ What an incredible day!! Our 2026 YCS Mid-Year Retreat brought together students from St Luke’s Ca...
04/08/2026

Finding your light. ✨ What an incredible day!!

Our 2026 YCS Mid-Year Retreat brought together students from St Luke’s Catholic College and St John the Apostle YCS Group from Canberra for a day of connection, reflection, celebration and leadership!!!

YCW and YCS celebrated the incredible social justice initiatives happening in our schools and communities, spent time reflecting on the realities facing young people through our See–Judge–Act method (if you know, you know), and learnt from one another through a leadership panel. We were also privileged to hear from our YCW National Mentor, Joe Magri, who shared his journey through YCW, and Deacon Jeff Hoods, who offered a powerful reflection on the impact and importance of the work YCW continues to do.

If you haven’t heard of YCS before, it’s the high school movement of YCW. While YCW works alongside young people in workplaces, universities and communities, YCS empowers high school students to identify the issues affecting their schools, reflect on them through faith using our See–Judge–Act method, and take action to create meaningful change. Every YCS group looks different because every school community has different needs 🫶🏽

A massive thank you to everyone who joined us, especially our past and current YCS leaders who shared their stories, mentored our younger members, and inspired the next generation of leaders. 💙

Think your school could use a YCS group? Or keen to start one at your high school? We’d love to support you. Send us a DM and let’s make it happen!

We’ll see you at the next one. ✨

In celebration of both pride month and refugee week this past week, we will be screening the movie ‘Flee’ for our next c...
18/06/2026

In celebration of both pride month and refugee week this past week, we will be screening the movie ‘Flee’ for our next community movie night!!

Flee is an animated documentary that follows a q***r Afghani man’s journey to Denmark as a child refugee and his experience grappling with his own identity in a new country. It is a beautiful and vital story of love and resilience especially in our current context where anti-immigration rhetoric is proliferating and the rights of refugees and migrants are being increasingly threatened.

Don’t miss out on this special screening❤️❤️

📍Parramatta Mission Building (119 Macquarie St Parramatta)

🔗LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER

16/06/2026

Here’s to another semester of Community Kitchen complete!!!🤩🥘

We are endlessly blessed with such an amazing team of volunteers here at YCW that work so hard every week to feed the community🥰🌟

As we reach the end of the term, we wanted to take the time to say an even bigger THANK YOU and farewell to Kathy who has been our volunteer head chef (and newly a mum🥹) at Community Kitchen for the past 3 years. She has held up this program for so long and we wouldn’t have been able to do this all without her.❤️❤️

We will catch you all next semester! And as always, new volunteers are always welcome!! So pls send us a dm if ur interested in joining the team🤭

Come to our energy literacy workshop next Tuesday and equip yourself with the knowledge, skills and confidence to partic...
11/06/2026

Come to our energy literacy workshop next Tuesday and equip yourself with the knowledge, skills and confidence to participate in the energy system and the transition to renewable energy!!🌎🌱

This free workshop will be facilitated by Sydney Community Forum, so don’t miss out on gaining some invaluable knowledge as well as tips and tricks on how to save and be more energy efficient😛

🔗LINK IN OUR BIO TO REGISTER

We are super excited to share our pride month instalment of Community Movie Nights for June!!✨🌈First up is ‘ASOG’ a beau...
02/06/2026

We are super excited to share our pride month instalment of Community Movie Nights for June!!✨🌈

First up is ‘ASOG’ a beautiful Tagalog film that follows a non-binary Filipino teacher in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.🇵🇭🇵🇭 It is a gorgeous portrait of both trans survival and ecological recovery. This will be a very special movie so don’t miss out!!

📍119 Macquarie St Parramatta (Parramatta mission building)

LINK IN BIO TO REGISTER!!

June is here!! 🌧️❄️ And we’re halfway through the year already!!  It is Pride Month!!🏳️‍🌈 And we are screening some beau...
02/06/2026

June is here!! 🌧️❄️ And we’re halfway through the year already!! 
 
It is Pride Month!!🏳️‍🌈 And we are screening some beautiful q***r foreign films, every fortnight on a Tuesday, so come get cozy and meet some like minded people❤️ 
 
We are also teaming up with sydney community forum on the 16th June to deliver an educational energy saving workshop⚡️ 
 
For refugee week why not spend your time getting artsy🎨and listening to some stories of strength and resilience 
 
And finally we are ending the month by celebrating our younger generation😛 Our YCS highschool students and their growth as leaders!! 
 
DM us if you want more info or just keep an eye out for more updates coming soon…..

Yesterday, Parramatta YCW’s leaders, volunteers, and workers met with Minister Sophie Cotsis (Minister for Industrial Re...
27/05/2026

Yesterday, Parramatta YCW’s leaders, volunteers, and workers met with Minister Sophie Cotsis (Minister for Industrial Relations of New South Wales) to discuss the challenges young people are currently facing in the workforce.  
 
We spoke about the growing uncertainty many young people are currently facing around employment and career pathways, especially with the rise of automation and AI, job insecurity, and the pressure of choosing degrees and industries that may rapidly change in the future.  
 
We also discussed the rising costs of education, placement poverty, and entering the workforce, particularly for international students living in Australia who are navigating high living costs alongside study and work pressures.  
 
This was an incredible opportunity to share the lived experiences, fears, and hopes of young people directly with government.  
 
Minister Cotsis has expressed interest in hosting a future roundtable to continue hearing from young people about the realities of entering the workforce and to explore ideas that could better support young workers and students.  
 
Thank you to the Minister for taking the time to listen to our stories, concerns, and experiences, and for giving YCW the opportunity to showcase the incredible work of our volunteers and leaders.  
 
If you’d like to be involved in the future roundtable, or want to share your own experiences about work, study, or the pressures young people are facing today, we would love to hear from you!! Shoot us a DM or email us at [email protected] ✨

WOOOOO! 🌿✨Massive thank you to all our incredible volunteers who cleaned up along Parramatta River yesterday! We spent t...
25/05/2026

WOOOOO! 🌿✨

Massive thank you to all our incredible volunteers who cleaned up along Parramatta River yesterday! We spent the morning walking together, collecting rubbish, enjoying the fresh air and doing our little bit to care for our community and environment 💚

At YCW, we believe social justice can look like a lot of different things, and sometimes it’s as simple as showing up with good people and helping keep our shared spaces clean 🌏😌

If you wanna get involved in more volunteering initiatives, social events, and community action, hit us up! We’ve always got something happening 👀

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25 Union Street
Granville, NSW
2142

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+61296826719

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