TIMETABLE: St. Andrew’s WYD Week Group
Group Leader: Annabelle Cauchi
PLEASE REMEMBER: Pilgrim Passes & Food Vouchers, ‘The Word among us’ booklet, Charge your phone & don’t forget to have a good, healthy breakfast!
In order for things to flow as smooth as possible, we ask you to:
Firstly, to pray.
Pray for yourselves, for each other and for all the pilgrims so that this WYD will be a life changing experience for all. For all the organisers and volunteers who have worked unceasingly to make things flow as smooth as possible. For the Pope, all the clergy and religious to continue leading the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit. Let’s pray for more vocations to the priesthood and religious life and that this WYD will be like a second Pentecost for the world.
A couple of practical things:
Please be on time! We have to stick to the time schedule otherwise it will throw everything out of whack. The group will leave at the designated time and it’s up to the individual (over 18’s only) to make their way to the event / place. It’s fun to travel in a group, than by yourself-again please be on time. 
Tip:
In preparation to WYD, try and have early nights as we might have a few late nights during the week and it might get too tiring to enjoy fully. Bring warm clothing with you, as it will probably be cold in the city.
Monday 14th July 2008
Meet at St Andrew’s Church at 2.30 pm & go to Marayong station together.
- Prayer with the relics of St Gemma Galgani, St Gabriel of the Sorrowful Virgin and St Maria Goretti, presented by the Passionists: Personal prayer and contemplation with the relics of the young Passionist & WYD 2008 Saints.St Brigid's Catholic Church, 392 Marrickville Road, Marrickville 6:00 am - 6:00 pm
- "Verso l'alto" presented by Fr Tr. Thomas Rosica and Catholic Christian Outreach of Canada and Canadian university students: An evening of Eucharistic adoration, prayer, music and devotion with the Man of the Beatitudes, Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati. St Mary's Cathedral Cnr College and Street Mary's Road, Cnr College and Street Mary's Road, 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Finish around 10pm. We go back as a group to St Andrew’s or you can get picked up at Marayong station.
Tuesday 15 July 2008
Meet at St Andrew’s Church at 10 am and go to Marayong Station together. We catch a train to the city for the Opening Mass. Weekend pilgrims are invited to come to the Opening Mass.
- Visit Darling Harbour (few things going on there then at around 3pm we go to Barangaroo to find a good spot for the Opening Mass)
- 4.30pm-6.30pm Opening Mass celebrated by Cardinal George Pell at Barangaroo
- Following there are Youth Festival events (either stay on at Barangaroo for the activities following the Mass or visit Syd Opera House at Bennelong point-activities happening there also)
Finish around 10pm. We go back as a group to St Andrew’s or you can get picked up at Marayong station.
Wednesday 16 July 2008
Meet at St Andrew’s Church at 7.15am and go to Marayong Station together. We catch a train to the city for our first Catechises.
- 9.00am-12.00pm Catechesis (teaching) session at State Theatre, 49 Market St, Sydney (for registered pilgrims only)
Youth Festival events: Pilgrimage to St Mary’s Cathedral - to visit and pray at the coffin of WYD Patron Saint, St Pier Giorgio Frassati (especially flown from Turin to Aust for WYD), with a photographic presentation about him, an exhibition on the life of Blessed Mary Mac Killop, we stop at the WYD Cross and Icon at Hyde Park. Afternoon: visit the Vocations Centre, Sydney Exhibition Centre then at Darling Harbour, pilgrims can choose to go to different Youth Festivals available. (Youth under 18 are to required to stay with one of the group leaders). Suggestions: watch a play on Blessed Damien of Molokai or watch a movie: Bella or attend the Introduction to Theology of the Body, given by Christopher West (based on a series of teachings written by Pope JPII). We meet at a predesignated spot and travel home together.
Finish between 9.30 and 10 pm. We go back as a group to St Andrew’s or you can get picked up at Marayong station.
Thursday 17 July 2008-Pope Benedict XVI comes to Sydney
Meet at St Andrew’s Church at 7.15am and then we go to Marayong Station together. We catch a train to the city for Day 2 of Catechises.
- 9.00am-12.00pm Catechesis (teaching) session (for registered pilgrims only). Then we prepare to welcome the Pope.
- 2.45pm Papal Boat-a-cade on Sydney Harbour
- 3.30pm-4.30pm Papal Arrival at Barangaroo
- 4.30pm-5.30pm Papal Motorcade through Sydney CBD streets
- Youth Festival events: Go on Pilgrimage to Blessed Mary McKillop, by walking the Harbour Bridge. Attend events in the Big Top at Luna Park or at Milsons Point.
Finish around 10pm. We go back as a group to St Andrew’s or you can get picked up at Marayong station.
Friday 18 July 2008
Meet at St Andrew’s Church at 7.15am and we go to Marayong Station together. We catch a train to the city for Day 3 of Catechises.
- 9.00am-12.00pm Catechesis (teaching) sessions at over 250 locations across Sydney (for registered pilgrims)
- 3.00-6.00pm Stations of the Cross - a re-enactment of the last moments of Jesus' life: St Mary's Cathedral, Barangaroo, Darling Harbour, Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Domain. We are going to be in Barangaroo for the Stations of the Cross, dinner and then Friday night’s highlight: Receive the Power Live. This should end by 10pm, (but delays are to be expected).
Saturday 19 July 2008
Meet at St Andrew’s Church at TBA_am. Travel together with the weekend group to Randwick Racecourse for the sleepout. Remember to TRAVEL LIGHT and don’t forget the St Andrew’s Hoodie and your sleeping bag!
- 7.00pm-9.00pm Evening Vigil with the Pope and sleep out under the stars at Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park)
Sunday 20 July 2008
- 9am, Papal flyover and motorcade through Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park)
- 10am Final Mass celebrated by the Pope, Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park)
- 12.30pm-5pm Youth Festival events at Southern Cross Precinct (Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park) (this is optional-if people feel up to it, otherwise we return home together)
We look forward in seeing you back at St. Andrew’s!!!!! Please bring your experiences, enthusiasm and faith to share with our parish family.
God bless you
The theme for World Youth Day 2008 is:
"You will receive POWER when the HOLY SPIRIT has come upon you;
and you will be my WITNESSES" (Acts 1:8)
Click on the logo to visit the official World Youth day 2008 site.
Prayers for World Youth Day
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