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Stateside Model #1 (evening program)
Based on a model developed by the Archdiocese of Washington for young adults (19-39), this
stateside celebration is a five-hour evening program coinciding with the World Youth Day
candlelight vigil (on Saturday of the World Youth Day schedule), recreating elements of that event
for local participants. While ideally suited for Saturday, this model can be used on any evening of the
WYD week with live or recorded video feed from other 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
communities and organizations
6:15 pm
o Process around grounds towards church
Catechesis in Large-Group
8:45 pm
Evening Mass
o Event Welcome (by event organizers)
o Celebrated by bishop or pastor
o Catechesis by speaker/bishop/pastor
o To 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 World Youth Day Closing
on large screen in an indoor hall/facility
7:00 pm
Mass; use the WYD theme song
Open Prayer Time and Dinner
10:00 pm
o Option #1: Confessions at stations in the
Coffee House and Music
o Dancing, dance lessons, and
church, in portico, outside on benches
entertainment connected to the culture
o Option #2: Rosary walk in grotto, led by
and traditions of international host
religious sisters (offered every 30 min.)
country; i.e. Brazil, Poland, etc.
o Option #3: Adoration in the chapel
o Option #4: Dinner with local priests,
11:00 pm
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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