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Registration for WYD 2008
Now Open
Until March 31, 2008
Contents
Operation Testament
The Military Pilgrimage
Five Steps to Register
Cost
Accommodation
Planned Activities
Prepare for the Pilgrimage of WYD

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Point of Contact

Pavel Reid, Director of the Office for Young Adult Ministries of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
6 February 2008 UPDATE ON WYD2008
Operation Testament 
 
The Australian Defence Force's program for military pilgrims at WYD 08. Find updated information online. http://www.military.catholic.org.au/wyd2008/days_in_dioceses.html
 
Military Days in the Diocese Registration Is Open Now
  • Deadline to register: March 31, 2008. 
  • Only 1000 spaces available for special international military pilgrims of peace.
  • Reduced registration fees!
  • Links to WYD08 military pilgrim's registration handbook and official registration form online:
    http://www.oymmilarch.org/index.php?showPage=86&cache=1
 
The Military Pilgrimage 
  • Phase 1 is the schedule of Military Days in the Diocese (09-13 JUL 08)
  • Phase 2 consists of the planned events of WYD08 Week (14-20 JUL 08.)

 

Five Steps to Register Non-Australian Military Pilgrims

  • Step 1 - Pray!!!
  • Step 2 - Contact your chaplain, group leader or the AMS to learn how to start a group.
  • Step 3 - Download the Invitation, Registration and Information Handbook for Military Pilgrims.
  • Step 4 - Complete the Military Pilgrims registration form and fax it no later than 31 MAR 08.
  • Step 5 - Book your flights to Canberra (arriving no later than 09 JUL 08.)  Be sure to inform the Military Pilgrims Coordinator of your flight information.  Be sure that your departing flight departs from Sydney unless your group leader has arranged alternative travel plans.
  • Step 6 - Register your group on the WYD web site under "Package B" (all military pilgrims will be housed together at Randwick Barracks.)

Find these and additional travel tips online:
http://www.military.catholic.org.au/wyd2008/getting_here.html

 

Cost
  • AUD $350 for Military Days in the Diocese - most meals provided (see handbook.)
  • AUD $335 for World Youth Day Package B (housing for military pilgrims provided at Randwick Barracks - all pilgrims must bring a warm sleeping bag for these simple accommodations.)
  • Cost of the roundtrip flight to Australia.
  • Spending money.
Accommodation
 
For Military Days in the Diocese pilgrims will stay at Eagle Hawk just north of Canberra. Shared retreat cabins with bunk beds. For a fee pilgrims may upgrade to the nearby 4-star Rydges Resort. During World Youth Day basic "pilgrim style" accommodation at Randwick Barracks, a 15-minute walk from the site of the Papal Mass.
 

Planned Activities

  • Official welcome
  • Adoration
  • Opening Mass celebrated by Bishop Max Davis of the Australian Catholic Defence Force
  • A function at the Parliament House with Australian Dignitaries
  • Military Goodwill Games
  • Prayers for Peace
  • Youth Festival events with the Archdiocese of Canberra-Goulburn
  • Vocations workshop for U.S. Active Duty Personnel
  • Mass with the Bishops of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA
  • Mass at a Marian Shrine
  • Travel to Sydney for the week of World Youth Day
 
Prepare for the Pilgrimage of WYD
 
WYD is more than touring a country. The journey of a pilgrim begins with prayer. Prepare your group to be open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit. Consider: Holy Hour, Prayer Groups, Bible Reflections and Social Gatherings. Many resources are available in the E-Pilgrimage section of the official World Youth Day web site:
http://www.wyd2008.org/index.php/en/pilgrims_registration/epilgrimage
 

About Us
Catholics Seeking Christ (CSC) is a movement among young adult Catholics who are striving to know Christ and follow him in their lives, particularly within their vocation of serving their country in the armed forces.

CSC groups, comprised of 8-10 Catholic young adult military personnel, meet together regularly for discussions about faith, as well as for prayer and fellowship. Groups are led by young adult peers who receive training, resources, and continued guidance and support from the Office of Young Adult Ministries of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA.