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Diocese
of Gary Office for Youth & Young Adults
Pilgrimage to France & Spain for
World Youth Day
2011
August 12-22, 2011 |
ITINERARY:
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE
| We salute our
pilgrims who have made many sacrifices, attended and organized lots
of fundraisers and spent thousands of hours over the last two years
preparing for the chance to join an expected one million-plus youth
and young adults from all over the world.
Their pilgrimage through
France & Spainincluding Lourdes & Avila includes prayer,
catechesis, informal gatherings, a Vigil and Mass with the Holy
Father, and more.
Please remember in prayer these World Youth Day Pilgrims from the
Diocese of Gary:
Diocese
of Gary: Most Reverend Dale J. Melczek Kevin Driscoll
Gary
Cluster Community: Gilbert King III
St.
James the Less, Highland: Patrick O'Donnell
Our
Lady of Sorrows, South Haven: Anna Demmon Shannon
Kolosci Joe Kolosci Maurizio Lovinello Victoria Perez Jade
Sleaford Shana Sutton Gretchen Sutton Dawn Trowbridge Timmy
Trowbridge Donna Trowbridge Dawn Widener Mackenzie Widener
Rev. John Zemelko
St.
Andrew, Merrillville: Kat Gaines Peter Gaines
St.
Elizabeth Ann Seton, Valparaiso: Andy Byers Steven
Byers Michael Byers Kevin Dywan Jillian Esposito Kelly Hoehn
Stephanie Ivanovich Bella Popovich Stacy Vervynckt
St.
Patrick, Chesterton: Kim Morton Emily Morton
+ 19 pilgrims from
St. John the Evangelist, St. John
who are attending World Youth Day as well! |
Over 30
pilgrims from throughout Northwest Indiana will board a plane August 12
bound for an unforgettable, life-changing faith experience. Pilgrims with
the diocesan group will
celebrate their faith with youth and young adults from all over the world
in prayer, catechesis, informal gatherings, and an amazing pilgrimage
through France & Spain on their way to World Youth Day 2011!
International
World Youth Day 2011 will be held in Madrid, Spain, and the Diocese of
Gary Office for Youth & Young Adults has organized an all-inclusive
package that includes all WYD festivities, including opening ceremonies,
catechesis, prayer experiences, vigil, and closing liturgy with the Holy
Father. Additionally, the group will journey on a memorable pilgrimage
with Bishop Melczek leading to Madrid that will include two days in
Lourdes, France, a day trip to Avila, Spain, a visit to Zaragoza, Spain,
religious formation, liturgy, community building and more.
| Payment
Schedule:
December 1,
2009.............$100*
March 1, 2010..................$300
August 1, 2010.................$500
January 5, 2011.................$500
April 1, 2011.......$2500 (balance)
Initial $100 deposit
must be
received by Dec. 1 to
guarantee your participation.
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* If you are
not currently attending but are still interested in attending WYD with
the Diocese of Gary, contact Kevin Driscoll ASAP: 219-769-9292 x229.
"We could never afford that!" Read this
article, Thoughts on fundraising your way to World Youth Day,
written by an experienced WYD fundraiser. (
download/print the article here)

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