WORLD YOUTH DAY NEWS
Days until World Youth Day: 16 www.wyd2008.org
Wanted: Singers and Musicians for WYD (download flyer: http://www.sydney.catholic.org.au/events/bulletinflyers/wanted.jpg)
Last call for people from 16-35 to sign up. Rehearsals are every Thursday @ 7pm at the Cathedral from now until WYD. Be involved in an International Youth Forum with 2000 young people. Help lead music and praise for 1000s of pilgrims at WYD. Receive formation and training in Liturgy. Sing in a full choir. All instruments welcome! For more information contact Michael on: 0405 031 846 or at michael.a.ong@gmail.com
WYD08 is encouraging young members of our parish (16-35) to register for a full week or weekend package for WYD08 to get the full experience.
Registered pilgrims (www.wyd2008.org/register or 1300 993 793) get access to all events, free transportation to venues, food, backpacks, and guaranteed access to Randwick Vigil & Final Mass.
While non-registered people can attend most of the WYD major events, an important part of the week is Catechesis, which is for registered pilgrims only. Of course everyone in the parish is welcome to attend the major events, particularly the Final Mass at Randwick.
ENGADINE WYD ENQUIRIES If you need any information regarding WYD Events within Engadine. If you need to be connected to your parish WYD Rep, or if you have any enquires regarding World Youth Day call/text or email Sr Faye 0416 178 171 fghazale@bigpond.net.au
WORLD YOUTH DAY GIFT VOUCHER
World Youth Day Sydney 2008 (WYD08) has developed a WYD08 Gift Voucher to provide a way for parents, grandparents, teachers and friends to help young relatives or friends attend WYD08.
The gift of the WYD08 experience will be unforgettable: it will mark a spiritual rejuvenation of many young Catholics and Christians as well as the Australian Catholic Church. The voucher can fund all or part of the pilgrim registration fee to attend the events held from 15-20 July 2008.
The top tier registration for an Australian pilgrim is Package A ($395) for the entire week and includes accommodation, free public transport, all meals, a pilgrim backpack chockful of items, priority access to events and emergency cover. Sydneysiders can purchase Package B ($335) that excludes accommodation. Catholic Education Office Sydney systemic school students (16 and over) can apply for a subsidy of $185 meaning each student pays $150.
You can purchase a WYD Gift Voucher at www.wyd2008.org/giftvoucher
Searching for that special someone
WYD08 is looking for that special someone. (Well 8,000 special someones!)
And you could be one of them. Volunteering is a great way that you can be a part
of World Youth Day 2008 – a once in a lifetime event. You’ll be trained, when working
and receive free public transport as well as an official uniform that is yours to keep.
You will also get the complete WYD08 experience PLUS benefit from knowing that you p played a major role in making it happen.
If you are over 18 and want to be a part of something BIG, register now:
www.wyd2008.org/volunteer or call 1300 993 793.
Be part of the experience of this lifetime!
Join Sydney in welcoming Pope Benedict
Hundreds of thousands of people will gather on and around Sydney harbour to welcome the Holy Father to Sydney for WYD08 in the afternoon of Thursday 17 July – and we want you to be one of them! This is your chance to welcome the Holy Father to Sydney as he makes his voyage on the harbour. Vantage points will be published soon, but you should start planning to come into the city via public transport that day to be part of this historic event.
With this visit, Australia will become only the third country (behind Turkey and the US) to be visited by the three modern travelling Popes – Benedict, John Paul II and Paul VI.
After travelling down the harbour aboard his Captain Cook Cruise vessel, the Pope will disembark at Barangaroo to address the crowd of pilgrims before continuing through the streets of Sydney in his Popemobile. Get a group together and get in early to secure your vantage point.
Dear Parishioners’
