World Youth Day 2019 USA Leader Guides Stateside Leader Guide | Page 27

These aspects can give shape to the activities community. These may also include outside
and provide a focus for any speakers, artists, organizations such as religious institutes,
liturgical ministers, or event leaders that you colleges and universities, apostolates, Catholic
invite. There may be significant events in the artists, publishers, fraternal networks, and
life and history of your local community that media groups. Good collaboration starts at
you could include, or Scripture passages or the very beginning of the planning process.
saints that are important to your parish, Successfully planning and executing a
campus, diocese/eparchy, or movement. stateside event is not possible without the
These are all helpful in making your stateside shared investment and support of local
program distinct and special to the collaborators. As you identify those groups
participants and leaders. Weaving together and people, keep focused on the primary
local themes with the international theme can audience. Do not let a desire to collaborate
give the stateside celebration a unique feel and widen the scope of the event so much that the
make stateside pilgrims feel “at home.” focus is diluted. (Sometimes, if you try to
reach everyone, you may reach no one.)
Collaborators
Just as your vision should begin with people, It is important to clarify what role you would
it should also conclude with people – in this like the other people and organizations to play
instance, a collaborative leadership team. in the process. For example, are you looking
Who else should be collaborating on this? for people to help you craft the vision? If so,
What other groups or organizations should be be sure to bring them on very early in the
part of the core leadership team? Whether process. Are you looking for people to
you are planning a parish, regional, or sponsor activities or provide logistical,
diocesan stateside pilgrimage, consider what financial, or administrative support? Be sure
individuals, groups, ministries, organizations, to clarify these questions from the beginning.
schools, etc. might be important to connect Collaboration is a great way to provide a
with. These may include leaders or volunteers richer and more diverse celebration as well as
from youth, campus, pastoral juvenil, and to share the load of the financial, volunteer,
young adult ministries; vocation ministries; and promotional resources needed. It also
evangelization and outreach; family life helps to add different strengths to your team
ministries; cultural diversity ministries, and and greater investment in the wider Catholic
others within the parish, diocese, eparchy, or community beyond your own efforts.
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