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Wednesday 7 May 2008

Local World Youth Day


World Youth Day 2008 Ontario Regional Celebration
Martyrs’ Shrine Midland
July 17-20, 2008

Not going to Sydney?
Come celebrate World Youth Day at Martyrs’ Shrine in Midland July 17-20, 2008

Some things you can expect @ the Shrine:

Catechesis
Music
Festival
Reconciliation
Adoration
Mass
Events in Sydney broadcast on 30ft. screen
See below for an outline of the intinerary of the events taking place that weekend

The cost of registration for WYD 2008 Local is $150 before May 15 and $175 afterwards. In addition, signing-up before May 15 will make you eligible for early-bird incentives. To receive more information updates including the start of registration and early-bird prizes, please leave your name and email address.

Itinerary Outline:

Thursday July 17, 2008

** Please note that Thursday is intended to be a “travel day” and, therefore, programming is slightly more informal. However, we do encourage you to try to be there in time to hear His Excellency, Bishop Hundt, as he will be on-hand to welcome you and help set the tone of the weekend. **

6:00 p.m. Participant Arrival/ Tent Set-up
9:00 p.m. Short welcome/ address by Bishop Hundt
9:30 p.m. Evening program begins
12:00 a.m. Lights Out

Friday July 18

7:00 a.m. Wake up
7:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Official kick-off
10:00 a.m. Catechesis
11:00 a.m. Mass
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30- 6:30 p.m. Free Time/ Faith Connections Expo tent
6:30 p.m. Dinner/ Reconciliation
8:00 p.m. Way of the Cross
9:15 p.m. Break
9:30 p.m. Keynote address by Marc Kielburger
10:30 p.m. Evening event
1 a.m. Lights Out

Saturday July 19, 2008

7:30 a.m. Wake up
8:30 a.m. Breakfast
10:00 a.m. Catechesis
11:00 a.m. Mass
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 - 6:30 p.m. Free Time/ Faith Connections Expo tent
6:30 p.m. Dinner / Reconciliation
8:00 p.m. Vespers
9:15 p.m. Break
9:30 p.m. Concert - Give Me A Voice Contest Winners
10:30 p.m. - Critical Mass
11:30 p.m. Evening event
1 a.m. Lights Out

Sunday July 20, 2008

7:00 a.m. Wake up
8:00 a.m. Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Prepare for Mass
9:00 a.m. Mass / Sending forth
10:30 a.m. Departure


Click here to see the website for Martyrs' Shrine in Midland.