World Youth Day 2019 USA Leader Guides Stateside Leader Guide | Page 40

SAMPLE SCHEDULES
Stateside Model #1 (evening program)
This stateside celebration is a five-hour evening program coinciding with the WYD candlelight vigil,
recreating elements of that event for local participants. While ideally suited for Saturday, this model
can be used on any evening of the week with a live or recorded feed from the international activities.
6:00 pm
Registration
8:15 pm
Candlelight Procession
o Refreshments o Gather outside church
o Socialize with members of religious o Provide candles for each participant
institutes and organizations
6:15 pm
o Process around grounds towards church
Catechesis
8:45 pm
Evening Mass
o Event welcome (by event organizers) o Celebrated by bishop or pastor
o Catechesis by speaker/bishop/pastor o Include a youth or young adult choir and
liturgical ministers (pre-arranged)
6:45 pm
Live Feed: WYD Prayer Vigil o Use liturgical rites from (or similar to) the
o Live feed begins (or pre-recorded video) international WYD Closing Mass; use the
on large screen in an indoor hall/facility
7:00 pm
WYD theme song
Open Prayer Time and Dinner
10:00 pm
Coffee House and Music
o Option #1: Confessions at stations in the o Concert, dancing, dance lessons, and/or
church, in portico, outside on benches other entertainment connected to the
o Option #2: Rosary walk in grotto, led by
culture and traditions of international host
religious sisters (offered every 30 min.)
country; i.e. Panamá
o Option #3: Adoration in the chapel
o Option #4: Dinner with local priests,
11:00 pm
deacons, religious brothers, and sisters
Event Closing
o Offer any final announcements
o Option #5: Watch live feed in indoor hall
o Invite participants to continue journey
o Option #6: Church and grounds tours
beyond this stateside gathering
(offered every 30 min.)
o Conclude with a short closing prayer
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