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Event Summary

Event Description

Now that you have defined a target audience,
your vision of success, and some objectives to
implement that vision, write an event
description (three to five sentences) of what
you want this event to look like. This
statement will help you tell the ‘what’ of the
event and effectively share the event vision
with others. This summary can be tweaked to
be used as content on your website, social
media, bulletin announcements, and so forth.

Stateside Pilgrimage Theme

Stateside Themes

What themes are you working with that will

World Youth Day 2016
International Theme:
Blessed are the merciful, for they
shall receive mercy (Mt 5:7)

help shape how you execute your event
vision? Along with the official international
World Youth Day theme, there may be

Your Particular Theme(s):

themes, principles, or values that are
important to your parish, campus, movement,
or diocese that you may want to incorporate
into this local celebration. Themes and
principles like this are important, as they give
shape to the activities and a focus for any
speakers, artists, liturgical ministers, or event
leaders. There may be significant events in the
life and history of your local community that
are important to include. Weaving together
local themes with the international World
Youth Day theme can give the stateside
celebration a more distinct feel from the
overseas events in Kraków.
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