Sirklawd Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 where/how a person goes about becoming a volenteer for world youth day? i TOTALLY want to do that at the next one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Proud2BCatholic139 Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 [quote name='Sirklawd' date='Aug 25 2005, 10:44 PM'] [right][snapback]699570[/snapback][/right] [/quote] I went to the W.Y.D. in Cologne, and I heard the volunteers at W.Y.D. were forced to be volunteers by the German archdiocese because there was a shortage, and of course, they were hosting this wonderful event. So, you may have to live in Austrailia, or be a parishiner there. I'm not exactly sure. Sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Knight Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Where is World Youth Day 2008 going to occur? Rome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soldier4Him Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Rome was 2000. 2008 is in Sydney, Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLikeABird Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Go online a bit closer to the time (perhaps the year ahead). There are usually some instructions on how to apply as a volunteer. I am going to Sydney 2008 AND NO ONE IS STOPPING ME!!! I is savin' my monay!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RC_ Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I hope to make it. Only prob is I've never flown before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLikeABird Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Don't worry, just chew lots of gum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franciscanheart Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 why is it three years away? it should only be two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLikeABird Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I don't know about WHY but here's one particular version of what and how:[quote][b]It´s official - WYD 2008 winner is Sydney![/b] Following strong speculation in recent weeks, Pope Benedict XVI yesterday made the official announcement that World Youth Day 2008 will be held in Sydney, and that he will be coming here to meet the young people of the world in July 2008. A statement from the Archdiocese of Sydney said that Cardinal George Pellis delighted with the Pope’s decision. "It is a great privilege to have World Youth Day entrusted to the Church in Australia," he said. "World Youth Day is about bringing the face of Jesus Christ and the reality of God’s love to the youth of the world. I hope that many young people from Australia and overseas will come and deepen their faith through the experience of World Youth Day in Sydney." Cardinal Pell expressed his gratitude to all of those whose work has helped make Sydney’s bid a success. "Our bid reflected the substantial preparatory work we undertook before making a decision to propose Sydney as a host city for World Youth Day," he said. A number of people in both the Archdiocese and government have worked extremely hard on feasibility analysis and planning. I am particularly grateful for the strong support of the Federal and State Governments, and the City Council. The partnership with governments was clearly a key factor in the success of the bid." NSW Minister for Tourism, Ms Sandra Nori, who is also in Cologne as a member of the Sydney Observation Team for World Youth Day, said "I have never seen or experienced anything like it—literally hundreds of thousands of young people moving about the city, participating in the events, happy, positive, joyous and absolutely well-behaved. It is uplifting to see. There have been 20 World Youth Days, 9 of which have been international. In its short history WYD has become the world’s largest international gathering of young people. Sydney’s will be the 10th international celebration of WYD and the first in Oceania. Cardinal Pell also congratulated the Cologne Organising Committee on hosting a truly world class event. "The Cologne Committee can be proud of the work they have carried out and the positive impact this will have on the lives of the many hundreds of thousands of young people who made the pilgrimage to Cologne, and the communities to which they now return." Meanwhile Australian Catholic Bishops Conference President, Archbishop Francis Carroll yesterday warmly welcomed the official announcement, saying that it is an honour for the Church in Australia to have been chosen. Archbishop Carroll said he is confident that Sydney's hosting of WYD would be celebrated by all Australian Catholics, and that it will also be welcomed by people from nations in the Asia-Pacific region who will relish a WYD in the Southern Hemisphere. "Tens of thousands of young people will make the pilgrimage from all corners of the globe and from right across Australia to join with each other and with the Pope to celebrate their faith," he said. "Already we have seen that the news of a Sydney World Youth Day has been received rapturously by Australia's pilgrims at the current celebration in Cologne, Germany and by young people across the nation. Australian Catholic Students Association President Daniel Hill said "We can't take the smile off our faces". Hill, who attended the Rome event in 2000, said: "This is the most wonderful news for the young people of this country and for the nation generally. We will do all that we can to promote and assist in what will be the largest event since the 2000 Olympic Games." [/quote] [url="http://www.cathnews.com/news/508/122.php"]Here[/url] is where I got that from. There are a number of links at the bottom of the page for further reading on the matter of WYD 2008. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReinnieR Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 [quote name='hugheyforlife' date='Aug 26 2005, 07:15 AM'] why is it three years away? it should only be two. [right][snapback]699795[/snapback][/right] [/quote] cappie's got some information i suggest asking him he knows more than i do and the reason i know that WYD is there is because he told us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theoketos Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I thought World Youth Day was every TWO years which means it would be 2007? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyLikeABird Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 True, in the past it has been 2 years. however look at the two most recent: 2002 to 2005. That's 3 years. I think it has something to do with the magnitude of planning that now surrounds the whole shebang, also something to do with having to worry about funding. Feel free to correct me on this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 Well, they wanted to have one during the Jubilee year 2000, so they had the one in 02 inorder to put things back on the 3 year schedule. Or something like that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sirklawd Posted August 26, 2005 Author Share Posted August 26, 2005 it doesnt look like theres that much info yet on WTD2008. check this out though. [url="http://www.worldyouthday.com.au/about.html"]http://www.worldyouthday.com.au/about.html[/url] sometimes wyd is 2 years apart.. sometimes 3.. i dont get it! lol.. i just dont want to miss any opportunities to sign-up or whatever i have to do. /anxious what am i going to do for 3 years??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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