World Youth Day 2019 USA Leader Guides Stateside Leader Guide | Page 60

SAMPLE SHARED GATHERING
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Small Groups and Reflection
This outline is one possible structure for Break into small groups of four or
bringing the international and stateside five; try to have an equal mix of WYD
pilgrims together. The times shown here stateside and international pilgrims.
reflect the number of minutes from the Spend at least 30 to 45 minutes in the
beginning of the event. small group setting. You can also give
the pilgrims time to reflect on these
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questions alone prior to forming small
Gather and Hospitality
groups. Use the questions provided
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Welcome below (or similar ones) and ask the
Given by a bishop, pastor, or lay stateside and international pilgrims to
leader common to both groups. discuss what WYD meant to them,
what the experience has done for their
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Community Building faith lives and relationship with God,
Consider a familiar activity or and what they plan to do next.
icebreaker from WYD or one that is
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familiar to the community
What moment(s) from your
journey was most striking or
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Song and Prayer
memorable?
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Use the official WYD hymn (in
When did you feel God or hear his
English, Spanish, or your language of voice most closely during my
choice) and the “World Youth Day pilgrimage experience?
Prayer for the United States” (both are
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online at www.wydusa.org).
What did you learn about God,
your faith, the Church, or yourself
through this pilgrimage?
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Recap of Experiences
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Did anything you learn or
Have a person from each group experience during the pilgrimage
present a recap of their experiences surprise me in any way?
(Optional: pictures, videos, songs, etc)
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and share personal reflections.
Have you changed in any way
because of this experience?
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