Youth Ministry @ SMDY

July 8-20, 2008

Days in the Diocese and World Youth Day Activities in Melbourne and Sydney, Australia

July 7, 2008

Departing from Pearson International Airport en Route to Melbourne, Australia

Saturday May 31, 2008

• WYD formation with the OCY at St. Claire's Parish Woodbridge, Ontario.  Click here for more information:  http://www.ocytoronto.org/WYD_update_april.htm 
• Shopping first.  Car will leave St. Marguerite d'Youville Parish at 9:30 ish/10:00 ish.  From Mountain Co-op we will head for the OCY gathering.

Saturday March 15, 2008-WYD formation with the OCY

 

Sunday February 24, 2008-Social and Spiritual Discussions

 

Sunday, January 27, 2008- Spiritual Exercises and Disccusions

 

Sunday, October 21, 2007 - Spiritual Exercises and Discussions

Have your journals ready to discuss, with more topics on the way. Please bring money for pizza.

Sunday, September 23, 2007-Kick off World Youth Day  Meeting

Those attending World Youth Day 2008 must attend this meeting.  If you are unable to attend this meeting you must make other arrangements with Eliza ASAP.

 

Sunday, July 8, 2007 - Summer Community Appreciation Weekend

The SMD WYD team will be serving Lemonade after all masses on this weekend.  It a community builder and a way for all of the WYD members to say thank you to the parish for all their help.

 

Sunday, May 27, 2007 - Social Meeting

Meet at the Bowling alley at 2:00 pm.  Fish and chip lunch or Kelsey's.  BYOM

 

Saturday, May 12, 2007 - Major Fundraiser
Dinner, Dance, Musical 

Sunday, February 18, 2007
Logistics Meeting & Social Outing

Past Events with the World Youth Day Team

Iced Tea: Serving up the parishioners with iced tea during our July event.

Dining Out: Pilgrims gather during the February Logistics Meeting and
of course social outing.

 

Hot Chocolate Weekend: A community builder hosted by St. Marguerite
d'Youville World Youth Day 2008 Team.

Here you will you find what others experienced during their pilgrimage at World Youth Day.

World Youth Day 2005 - Part 1
When I was asked to come up and speak to you about my experiences and feelings from our pilgrimage, I have to be honest, I was somewhat concerned.  I didn't know if I would be able to put everything I saw, every emotion I felt and every experience I had into words to share with you... Rather I'd like to share with you the things that World Youth Day journey taught me. You see, this pilgrimage was about so much more then what people often think. While it is true that the main event of World Youth Day is the celebration of the Holy Eucharist with the Holy Father, every part of the journey that we took, from our preparations here at home in Brampton, to the train rides, to the walking and everything else leading up to the Papal Mass is what really had the greatest impact on me...
Read more by downloading World Youth Day Experience Part 1 in PDF.

World Youth Day 2005 - Part 2
Thank you first for your Financial and Spiritual Support When I reflect on my journey to WYD Cologne 2005, I think about all that happened from the moment I went to the first gathering in Toronto where I met many of my fellow pilgrims to this present moment, as this experience has yet to end. Now before I continue I need some participation from you.  Don’t worry it’s nothing embarrassing but throughout this sharing of my experience at certain points I’m going to say, ‘But no matter what I tell you today’ you’ll join in and say ‘you had to be there’. (Let’s practice that)
Read more by downloading World Youth Day Experience Part 2 in PDF.

World Youth Day 2005 - Part 3
Unlike Christina, I had the opportunity to attend WYD in Toronto in 2002 and so for me, a question that has been asked since my return is "Was it better than the last one?"  My answer...
Read more by downloading World Youth Day Experience Part 3 in PDF

What does it mean to be a pilgrim?

World Youth Day pilgrims are asked to reflect on the quotations provided via email. Please reflect. Your responses will be posted here.

• Read Daniel Francavilla's response by viewing the PDF File here.
• Read Kristine Gonzagas response by viewing the Word Document

Official WYD 2008 Website:  www.wyd2008.org 

WYD 2008 Theme:   “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses.” (Acts 1:8)

Dates:    Days in the Dioceses           July 10 - 14, 2008
              World Youth Days               July 15 - 20, 2008

Preliminary SMDY WYD 2008 Programme:

July 7, 2008           Depart Toronto

July 9, 2008          Arrive in Melbourne

July 10 – 14           Days in the Dioceses: cultural exchange, encounter with local Church community, visits to local sites of interest, social service projects

July 14                  Registration

July 15                 Opening Mass of welcome celebrated by George Cardinal Pell, followed by concert

July 16 – 18          Catechesis (teaching) every morning and festival events in afternoon evening

July 17                  Arrival and welcome of the Holy Father

July 18                  Stations of the Cross

July 19                  Pilgrimage walk to site of Closing Mass, evening Vigil with the Holy Father

July 20                  Closing Mass and concluding events

The WYD08 theme, received from The Holy Father is:

'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses.' Acts 1:8

This passage occurs after the death and resurrection of Jesus, just before his ascension to the Father. It represents the birth of the Church.

The disciples had questioned Jesus about the time of the restoration of Israel. His words 'You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you' were somewhat surprising - they referred to a new meaning of the word "power". Jesus promises a different kind of "power" to help the Jews from under the yoke of Roman occupation. The power He promises to give is the very Spirit of God, the dynamic potential for transformation, the very condition of living according to the manner of Jesus' life.

This Spirit is not a vague ambiguous force, rather it is a Divine Person, the true Self Gift of the Father to the Son, and the Son to the Father, and hence the gift of the Father to us in the Son - with Him we say "Our Father". Only with the reception of the Spirit of Jesus can we exercise the authentic passion of the Heart of Christ, and hence by being set on fire with it do we as persons become witnesses to Him and everything for which He stands.

The ultimate witness we can make is to follow in the pattern of His life through the total self gift of our lives, lived authentically in truth and love for Him and at the service of others.

Themes for World Youth Day 2006 and 2007

2006 - XX1 World Youth Day, Rome
"Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path" (Ps 119:105)

2007 - XXII World Youth Day, Rome
"Just as I have loved you, you should also love one another" (Jn 13:34)

For a full list of all previous World Youth Day themes, click here.