Beyond World Youth
Day
Past WYD Pilgrim
• Sarah Flook – WYD 2005
Outline
• What is ‘Beyond WYD’?
• Who will be impacted?
• Preparing for Post WYD
• Sustaining Structures
• Framework for Ministry with Young People
• Transitioning and Ongoing Support
What is ‘Beyond WYD’?
• July - September
coming down from the peak experience /
focusing the excitement and energy
• October - December
creating new opportunities for young people
and reintegration into community life
• January 09 and beyond
sustaining an ongoing ministry program in
your community
Who is the Audience’?
• WYD - Days in the Diocese
Young People
Host Families
Leaders and Organisers
Volunteers
Communities
• WYD - Sydney
Young People
Leaders & Organisers
Communities
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• 500,000 to 1
Within 24/48 hrs after the final mass at WYD
young people will be home…
– in their own homes
– isolated from their pilgrimage group
– back into normal routines
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• The Peak Experience
Those having a peak experience will want …
– to share their experience
– to re-connect with those they experienced it with
– more of it.
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• The Peak Experience
Strategies to assist young people work through a peak
experience include…
– Realistic Expectations
– Parent / Community Orientation
– A Debrief Program
– Ritual
– Personal Contact Points
– The Next Thing
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• Realistic Expectations
– Have clear and broad expectations
– Keep expectations of young people low,
make the journey with them and invite them
to service – do not demand it of them
– World Youth Day is not training – it is a faith
experience, it will not equip young people
with skills to work in parish life. This is
additional!
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• Parent / Community Orientation
– What will their sons and daughters feel after
WYD?
– How can they connect and help debrief the
experience?
– Support young pilgrims by briefing their
parents on what to expect after WYD.
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• Debrief
– Organise for the young people to gather and
share stories in small groups. Strategies include:
– Spend time writing down the many experiences,
feeling, thoughts from each day
– Sharing a moment when they encountered God
on the journey
– Create a ritual which invites the community to
acknowledge the past events but focuses
them forward on their life and choices.
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• Ritual
– As important as commissioning pilgrims, have a
ritual or celebration welcoming young pilgrims back
– Don’t just celebrate the week in Sydney, but the
pilgrimage / journey taken over the past
months/years
– Invite young people to speak at the masses for
2,3,4 weeks after WYD to share experiences
– Acknowledge the journey ahead
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• Personal Contact
– Young people will have built up key
relationships with leaders over the past 12
months – keep them open
– distribute contact details for group leaders
and other significant parish contact
– Strategically contact participants to ‘check
in’ and see how they are travelling – at
gatherings, by phone, email, etc
Preparing for Post WYD (July - Sep)
• The Next Big Thing
– Have a clear path laid ahead – when is the
next time we are getting together, what is
our next big occasion/event
– Keep promoting these opportunities
Sustaining Structures (July - Sep)
• Keep it Moving – Keep it Alive
– In the preparation for World Youth Day
communities have built up key resources and
relationships for ministry with young people:
– Pilgrimage, Spiritual and Pastoral leaders
– WYD Champions and youth leaders
– Days in the Diocese, Service and Outreach, and
welcoming and inclusive coordinators
– Volunteers and host families
– Prayer, ritual and formation resources
– Better relationships with community leaderships:
Priests, Pastoral Council, teachers and APRE’s
– Financial commitments and fundraising
Sustaining Structures
• Keep it Moving – Keep it Alive
– Maintain relationships, support structures and
volunteers and invite them to continue the
journey with the community’s young people.
– Strategies to assist communities include…
– Evaluate/Debrief
– Saying Thank You
– Help Groups Mingle
– Develop a Way Forward
Sustaining Structures
• Evaluate / Debrief
– Take the time in separate committees and
collectively as a community to share your
experiences of planning, preparing, and
participating in WYD – how can community
initiatives work better in the future?
Sustaining Structures
• Saying Thank You
– Be sure to thank those who have assisted in
anyway during World Youth Day
– A Personal ‘Thank you’ is the most valuable;
seek out those who need thanking and take
time and effort to make it meaningful
– Hold a large mass or celebration
acknowledging everyone in the community
who help out with World Youth Day
Sustaining Structures
• Help Groups Mingle
– Be sure your WYD Sydney Pilgrimage Group
does not become a clique.
– Be intentional about mixing up all the young
people in the community – everyone’s
experiences of WYD are valuable and worth
sharing and reflecting on
– Be sure to facilitate discussion for the first
few meeting when everyone comes together.
Sustaining Sructures
• Develop a Way Forward
– Gather leaders and volunteers to look at
creating a ‘Parish Youth Ministry team’ – a
team focused on the ongoing ministry with
young people in your parish
– Review your resources and opportunities for
ongoing engagement for ministry with young
people
Sustaining Structures
• Develop a Way Forward
– Invite key adults and young people to come
together and brainstorm about what they can
do next – challenge those present about how
they are personally going to be involved,
contribute to making this a success
– Be sure to offer a positive picture of the
future, something worth being a part of.
Framework for Ministry with Young People
INVITE: helping young people to Connect with the
message of Jesus
(evangelisation)
FORM: helping young people to Grow in their knowledge
and faith
(catechesis)
CHALLENGE: helping young people to Choose to
respond to the call of the Gospel
(life discernment)
SEND: helping young people to Go out to others with a
sense of purpose and mission
(mission)
Framework for Ministry with Young People
• 9 Principles
1. A priority of the Archdiocese.
2. Grounded in the life experience of young people.
3. Integrated within the community.
4. Inclusive of all.
5. Part of an ongoing journey.
6. Aware of the needs of others.
7. Conducted to, with, for and by young people.
8. Supported by adults.
9. Occurs within a safe environment.
Transitioning and Ongoing Support
• Archdiocesan Training Day #5
Saturday August 23rd
Deanery Gatherings
(1:40pm – 2:05pm)
• Locations
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Logan / Central
Brisbane North East
South Coast
Brisbane South
Brisbane West
Northern Rivers
Redland Bayside
Brisbane North West
Brisbane East / North Country
North Coast / South Country
• Mass begin at 2:25pm
Hall
Aspinall Centre
A1
M12/13
M15
M14
M16
M11
Auditorium
Auditorium
Logan / Central
Hall
Brisbane North East
Aspinall Centre
South Coast A1
Brisbane South
M12/13
Brisbane WestM15
Northern Rivers
M14
Redland Bayside
M16
Brisbane North West
M11
Brisbane East / North Country
HALL
Auditorium
North Coast / South Country
Auditorium
Primary School
Undercover
Area
Aspinall Centre
Carpark
A1
Church
Klumpp Road
NORTH COUNTRY
NORTH COAST
BRISBANE NORTHERN RIVERS
Very Rev Fr Pat Cassidy
Very Rev Fr John Dobson
Very Rev Fr Peter McCartin
Childers
Gayndah
Hervey Bay
Gympie
Kingaroy / Nanango
Maryborough
Murgon
South Burnett Catholic
College
Xavier Catholic College
St Mary's College,
Maryborough
St Patrick's College,
Gympie
Caloundra
Maroochydore
Nambour
Noosa District
Siena Catholic College
St John's College
St Theresa's College
Unity College
Burpengary
Caboolture
Petrie
Pine Rivers
Redcliffe City
Stanley River
Mt Maria College, Petrie
Southern Cross Catholic
College
St Columban's College
St Patrick's College,
Shorncliffe
BRISBANE NORTH EAST
BRISBANE NORTH WEST
BRISBANE WEST
Very Rev Fr Adrian Farrelly
Very Rev Fr Frank Lourigan
Very Rev Fr Neil Byrne
Aspley
Bracken Ridge / Bald Hills
Banyo / Nundah
Brighton / Sandgate
Clayfield
Geebung
Hamilton
Hendra
Wavell Heights
Zilmere
St John Fisher College
St. Joseph's College,
Nudgee
St Rita's College Clayfield
Albany Creek
Everton Park
Gordon Park
Grovely / Mitchelton
Kedron
Stafford
West Chermside
Wilston / Enoggera
Mt Alvernia College
Padua College
Mt Maria College
Mitchelton/ Enoggera
Corinda-Graceville
Darra-Jindalee
Inala
Indooroopilly / St Lucia
Kenmore
Toowong
Brigidine College
Stuartholme
CENTRAL
BRISBANE EAST
REDLAND BAYSIDE
Very Rev Fr Ken Howell
Very Rev Fr John Garrahy
Very Rev Fr Peter McCarthy
Jubilee Catholic Community
Bowen Hills
Buranda
Cathedral
Dorrington
Dutton Park /West End
/South Brisbane
Lutwyche
New Farm
St John's Wood / The Gap
All Hallows
Marist Ashgrove
Marist Rosalie
St James' College
St Joseph's College,
Gregory Terrace
St Laurence's College
Bulimba
Camp Hill
Cannon Hill
Carina
Coorparoo Heights
Coorparoo / Mt Carmel
Coorparoo / St James
Kangaroo Point / East
Brisbane
Loreto College
Lourdes Hill
San Sisto College
Villanova College
Alexandra Hills
Birkdale
Capalaba
Cleveland
Manly
Victoria Point
Wynnum
Carmel College
Iona College
SOUTH COUNTRY
LOGAN
BRISBANE SOUTH
Very Rev Fr Pat Cassidy
Very Rev Fr John Dobson
Very Rev Fr Peter Gillam
Boonah
Booval
Esk
Gatton / Laidley
Goodna
Ipswich
Leichhardt / North Ipswich
Rosewood
St Augustine's College
St Edmund's College St
Mary's College, Ipswich
St. Peter Claver
Beaudesert
Beenleigh
Browns Plains
Daisy Hill
Kingston / Marsden
Loganholme
Rochedale
Woodridge
Chisholm College
Emmaus College
St Francis' College
Trinity College
Acacia Ridge / Sunnybank
Annerley / Ekibin
Holland Park / Mt Gravatt
Moorooka / Salisbury
Upper Mt Gravatt
Wishart
Yeronga
Our Lady's College,
Annerley
Seton College
St Thomas More College,
Sunnybank