WORLD YOUTH DAY
WORLD YOUTH DAY
IN MADRID 2011
Further information to follow
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Seven young people from our parish travelled to
Sydney, Australia in July 2008.
We would like, once again, to thank all who have contributed to our fundraising efforts. It is with delight that we have now reached our target. Our journey to Sydney has taken two years in planning, and the friendships and support we have received from everyone is very much appreciated. The final leg of our journey begins on 10th July when we fly down under. We feel that it will be a great experience to see Pope Benedict up close and to join over half a million young people from all corners of the world in unity with Jesus Christ. We will say a special prayer for you at the Pope's Mass. Colette, Roisín, Ruth, Laura, Eileen, Niamh, Jessica
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| World Youth Day is the largest youth event
in the world and was held in Sydney from 15-20 July 2008.
Organised by the Catholic Church, World Youth Day gathers young people from around the world to build bridges of friendship and hope between continents, peoples and cultures. In August 2005, Sydney was chosen to host the XXIII World Youth Day. The announcement was made by Pope Benedict XVI in Cologne at the conclusion of the XX World Youth Day in August 2005. So the incredible three year journey of planning, preparation and anticipation began for Sydney, Australia... and the youth of the world. WYD08 was the occasion of the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia. Through the WYD08 experience, young people from throughout the world made a pilgrimage in faith, met, and experienced the love of God. The young people had an opportunity to rediscover their baptismal calling and the centrality of the sacraments of the Eucharist and reconciliation, and so discovered a new apostolic zeal to witness more fully the Gospel in the modern world. All in the context of the beauty of Australia and the hospitality of the Australia |
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