‘DAYS IN THE DIOCESE’ UPDATES
The Archdiocese of Adelaide will be hosting its ‘Days in the Diocese’ festival from the 7th to the 10th July, inclusive. During this time the Archdiocese will be hosting large numbers of young people from all over the world. These young people will be accommodated in the homes of parishioners and families linked with our schools. There will be many local programs organised and some centrally organised activities. Click on the link below to find out more.
http://www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/events/days-in-the-diocese
Days in the Diocese - Itinerary for Group 2
UPDATED July 3, 2008 !
Days in the Diocese local group 2 includes the parishes of Goodwood, Kingswood, Colonel Light Gardens, Blackwood, the Monastery, and the schools of St Thomas, St Therese, St Raphael, St Joseph, Mercedes, Cabra, and any other primary or high schools in this area.
Click here for the detailed itinerary as a Word file
Click here for the detailed itinerary as a PDF file
TUESDAY - Pot-luck dinner for our cluster area
We are having a cluster shared meal for all parishioners who want to come to meet the pilgrims and get a taste of World Youth Day.
Date: Tuesday July 8, 6.30 for 7pm
Venue: Kingswood Parish Hall next to Church of Our Lady of Dolours
Please bring a plate to share (surname A-K = savoury dish, surname L-Z = dessert)
Further info: Shalini Simmons and Parish Offices
THURSDAY - ‘Mission Ignition’ concert at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Days in the Diocese will draw to a close with a Concert on the final evening (10th July). This event will bring together young people from across the Archdiocese to celebrate new friendships and connections. It will also acknowledge the journey to Sydney for World Youth Day as well as the return back into parishes and schools for participation and leadership. The concert will be an exciting show-case of Adelaide bands, choirs, ensembles, and dance groups drawn from across the Archdiocese of Adelaide. All are invited to this event and we aim to fill the venue to capacity. Tickets are only $10 each! Be quick as tickets will sell fast! To buy tickets, click on the link http://premier.ticketek.com.au/shows/show.aspx?sh=MISSIONI08
‘WYD Contacts’ please be aware that ‘Mission Ignition’ posters have been distributed to schools and parishes, addressed to Principals and Parish Priests. PDF files of these posters can be found on the link: http://www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/resources/posters
Homestays and billets
Do you have young people living at home between the ages of 16 and 35 and would like to know more about offering homestay to international pilgrims on their way to World Youth Day? Want to find out how to link in with the Adelaide Welcomes program in your local area? For more information contact Julie Trinidad, Coordinator of Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults. Ph: 8301 6866 or for our local coordinating area including this parish contact David Kilmartin 0422 912 697.
For detailed information about providing homestay in this cluster area - click here.
World Youth Day - in Sydney, July 14-21, 2008
Reflection
“They ask us to lead them to Christ, the only One who has words of eternal life (cf Jn 6,68). Listening to young people and teaching them requires attention, time and wisdom. Youth ministry is one of the Church’s priorities on the threshold of the third millennium. With their enthusiasm and their exuberant energy, young people ask to be encouraged to become “leading characters in evangelization and participants in the renewal of society” (Cristifideles laici, 46). In this way young people, in whom the Church recognises her own youth as the Bride of Christ (cf Eph 5,22-33), are not only evangelized, they also become evangelizers who carry the Gospel to their peers, even to those who do not know the Church and have not yet heard the Good News.”
“The experience of Youth Days is an invitation to all of us, Bishops and pastoral workers, to constant reflection on our ministry among young people and the responsibility which we have to present to them the whole truth about Christ and his Church. How can we not interpret their massive, willing and enthusiastic participation, as a constant demand to be accompanied on the pilgrimage of faith, on the journey which they undertake in response to God’s grace working in their hearts?”
Pope John Paul II, May 8th, 1996
Back Pack
Each registered Pilgrim (local & international) will be receiving a WYD backpack containing a variety of items. We have asked the Sydney WYD Office to send to us our allocation of backpacks on 23rd June. We will therefore be able to use the backpacks during our Days in the Diocese. Pick-up dates of the back packs are 1st and 3rd July. Click on the link for more information.
http://www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/media/files/3896.pdf
‘WYD’ UPDATES
Useful Resources
There are a number of resources that will assist people who are going to World Youth Day. In particular the ‘Group Leader Handbook’ and the ‘Parent Information Pack’. These and other resources can be found in the link below
http://www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/resources/pdf-files
WYD Program
Check out what’s happening at World Youth Day (15-20 July)
http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/wyd08_events/major_events
Mass Setting (for Final Mass at Randwick Racecourse)
Click on the link below to see the Mass Setting for WYD08
http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/parishes_schools/wyd08_mass_setting
WYD Sleep-pak
Sleep like an Angel at Randwick Racecourse on these great air mattresses. Click on link below for more information:
http://www.cathyouthadelaide.org.au/media/files/3319.pdf
World Youth Day Movie Fundraiser
Sincere t hanks to all those who bought tickets or gave donations. Almost seven hundred dollars was raised and we all had a great time in the process!
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