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See You in Sidney!
(Ohio, that is☺).


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Promotional Flyer here!

 

The 2008 World Youth Day Ohio & Michigan Gathering

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Can't make it to Australia for World Youth Day 2008? 
 
Catholics from parishes in Ohio and Michigan are gathering in Sidney, OH
for a local experience of Church that is the next best thing to being there!

Who:

 

High school teens, their adult chaperones,
and young adults 18-30+
(separate breakouts just for young adults!)
   
When: Saturday & Sunday July 19-20, 2008
   
Where: Lehman Catholic High School
2400 St. Mary's Ave., Sidney, OH 45365
   
Cost: $90 per person
(Limited financial assistance may be available)
   

 

WHY SHOULD I GO?

  • Celebrate World Youth Day with your peers
     
  • Experience a sense of Pilgrimage
     
  • Experience the larger Church
     
  • Watch video feed from the Sydney, Australia WYD events
     
  • Sing along with great music by  "Who Do You Say I Am"
     
  • Hear great speakers like Mike Patin
     
  • Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
     
  • Celebrate the Sacraments of Eucharist and Reconciliation

SCHEDULE:

Saturday, July 19, 2008
9:00 Arrive and Check-in
(local bands and music play)
10:00
 
Welcome with Archbishop Pilarczyk
Opening prayer/ General Session
Noon Lunch/Music
2:00 Session 1
3:00-5:00 Catechetical Sessions
5:00-7:00 Supper break and music
7:00 Session 2
8:00 Mass
10:00-11:30 Praise & Worship
11:30 Night Prayer
Midnight Camp out begins
Sunday, July 20, 2008
8:00 Wake up & Morning Prayer,
then breakfast
9:00 Closing session and send off

Take a look!
Sunday, if you are interested, you can continue your pilgrimage on your own and take your group to The Maria Stein Center and Shrine, featuring: Shrine of the Holy Relics (over 3,000!) Heritage Museum, and Pilgrim Gift Shop. Find out more at www.mariasteincenter.org

 

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