Last year, four youth and three adults from this parish traveled to Cologne, Germany for the International World Youth Day (IWYD) celebration, highlighted by a vigil and closing Mass by Pope Benedict XVI. It was an incredible experience. You can read all about it here.
The next IWYD is being held in Sydney, Australia over the dates of July 15-20 in 2008. There will be travel days on either end of those dates, so it will probably be something like July 12-22. While that probably seems like a long way off, it is actually right around the corner. The trip will probably cost over $3,000 per person. That is a lot of money. A good chunk of it will be raised through fund-raising, but there will be some out of pocket expenses. We have to start planning now.
If you're interested in attending, let me know. I'm not asking for a commitment right now, but I would like to start getting an idea of who might want to go. The pilgrimage will be open to any youth who is at least 16. The international committee considers youth as being anyone from 16-32. If you're older than 32, you can be a chaperone. Basically, anyone who is older that 16 is welcome to attend.
There is a five-minute promotional video you can watch, that talks about what World Youth Day is and shows some amazing footage from past events. You can find that video by clicking here.
Think about it. This can be a life-changning experience.
-Shannon
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