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Stateside Model #5 (two-day overnight program)
Based on a model developed by the Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for youth (13-18) and
young adults (19-39), this stateside celebration is two-day program with an overnight option, which
would ideally be situated on Saturday and Sunday of the World Youth Day week.
SATURDAY
10:00 pm
11:30 am

Registration

Evening Prayer and
Candlelight Vigil

o Registration open until 1:30 p.m.
o Confessions, exhibitors, lunch, and music

11:00 pm

Rosary- Luminous Mysteries

are available on-site during this period
NOTE: Eucharistic adoration is open all night
2:00 pm

Opening Mass
SUNDAY

3:30 pm

Tents/Vendors Re-Open

o Dinner available 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.

6:30am

Breakfast available (until 7:30)

8:00 am

Morning Prayer with Bishop

o Participants have options to attend
workshops, visit the exhibitors, or stop
to get food during this time period
9:30am
3:45 pm
4:30 pm
5:15 pm

Stations of the Cross

Breakout Session 1
10:30 am

Pilgrimage Walk

11:30 am

Lunch Available (until 1:00 pm)

Breakout Session 2
Breakout Session 3

o Participants have the option to stop to get
food during the following program

6:00 pm

Breakout Session 4
12:45 pm Concert and Papal Message

7:00 pm

Concert

o Papal homily recorded from WYD Mass

8:30 pm

Holy Hour and Adoration

2:00 pm

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Closing Mass with Bishop