Your itinerary for the WYDO8 Week

 Tuesday 15 July

 Early                 Breakfast will be provided at your accommodation site

 The Opening Mass will be held at Barangaroo. Your allocation to an area within Barangaroo will be handed to you on arrival at the venue. Please place the Tuesday pass in the bottom pouch of your Pilgrim Passport. You will have received a different allocation pass for Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday/Sunday.

 12 noon            Lunch service commences at Barangaroo, the Domain (1.OOpm) and a range of city sites until 2.3Opm (and 3.OOpm at the Domain) (see page 77 of your Pilgrim Guide for locations, and page 43 for maps). Remember to organise yourself into a group of six people, so one member of the group presents six meal tickets and collects meals for a group of six. This helps make it a much quicker service for all pilgrims.

 2.3Opm            Lunch service finishes (3.OOpm at the Domain)

 3.OOpm           Prelude to the Opening Mass, including music and entertainment

 4.3Opm            Opening Mass, celebrated by Cardinal George Pell, Archbishop of Sydney.

 6.3Opm            The evening meal will be served at all of the city sites following Mass until 8.3Opm.

 Remember to organise yourself into a group of six people, so one member of the group presents six meal tickets and collects meals for a group of six. This helps us make it a much quicker service for all pilgrims.

 After you have received your evening meal please feel free to enjoy the Welcome

Concert at Barangaroo or visit other Youth Festival sites across the city. Check your

Youth Festival Guide for visit www.wyd008.org/youthfestgvaj for event details.

Remember that public transport services are limited after midnight, so plan your travel accordingly. See your Pilgrim Transport Guide in your backpack for details.

 Wednesday 16 July:

Early                Breakfast will be provided at your accommodation site.

 9:00:00 AM     Catechesis - your Catechesis language is ENGUSH and you have been allocated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mt Pritchard 230 HumphrieS Rd Bonnrigg, MT PRITCHARD/BONNYRIGG 2177 . Advice on the best way to reach your Catechesis site will be available from your accommodation volunteers.

 12:00:00 PM At the conclusion of Catechesis, lunch will be served at your Catechesis site.

 2pm                  Today is a busy and exciting program of Youth Festival events, occurring all over Sydney. Please check your Youth Festival Guide or visit www.wyd2008.org/youthfest1vai to plan your afternoon.

 6.3Opm           The evening meal will be served at all of the city sites until 8.3Opm (see page 77 of your Pilgrim Guide for locations, and page 43 for maps). Remember to orgafliSe yourself into a group of six people, so one member of the group presents six meal tickets and collects meals for a group of six. This helps us make it a much quicker service for all pilgrims.

 10pm               Youth Festival events finish for the evening. Remember that public transport services are limited after midnight, so plan your travel accordingly. See your Pilgrim Transport Guide in your backpack for details.

 Thursday 17 July

 Early                 Breakfast will be provided at your accommodation site.

9:00:00 AM     Catechesis - your Catechesis language is ENGLISH and you have been allocated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mt Pritchard 230 Humphries Rd Bonnrigg, MT PRITCHARD/BONNYRIGG 2177 . Advice on the best way to reach your Catechesis site will be available from your accommodation volunteers.

 12:00:00 PM At the conclusion of Catechesis, lunch will be served at your Catechesis site.

 2.45pm            This afternoon, Sydney will welcome The Holy Father on the shores of Sydney Harbour, before a formal welcome at BarangarOO and motorcade through the city. The Papal Boat-a-cade commences at this time.

                         The Papal Arrival can be viewed from a number of sites including BarangarOO,

                         Darling Harbour, Sydney Opera House, Domain, Mrs Macquarie’S Chair, Farm Cove

                         and on the water as part of the official flotilla.

                         Please check your allocation pass for Thursday for your allocated location.

130pm             Holy Father arrives at BarangarOO for the formal welcome.

4.3Opm           Holy Father departs Barangaroo for a motorcade through the city.

6.3Opm           The evening meal will be served at all of the city sites until 8.3Opm see page 77 of your Pilgrim Guide for sites, and page 43 for maps). The program of Youth Festival events is occurring all over Sydney. Please check your Youth Festival Guide or visit www.wyd2008.org/youthfestival to plan your afternoon.

 Friday 18 July

 Early                Breakfast will be provided at your accommodation site.

 9:00:00 AM    Catechesis - your Catechesis language is ENGLISH and you have been allocated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Mt Pritchard 230 Humphries Rd Bonnrigg, MT PRITCHARD/BONNYRIGG 2177. Advice on the best way to reach your Catechesis site will be available from your accommodation volunteers.

 12:00:00 PM At the conclusion of Catechesis, lunch will be served at your Catechesis site.

 3pm                 Stations of the Cross, the live re-enactment of the last days of Jesus’ life is one of the highlights of the week. This event occurs at St Mary’s Cathedral, the Domain, Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Darling Harbour and Barangaroo. Please check your Friday allocation pass for which venue you have been allocated.

 You will have a clear view of the entire event via the big screens, and at least one station live at your venue. This is not a processional event and you need to remain at your allocated venue for the entire re-enactment. If you leave your allocated site you may not be able to return to your allocated venue.

 6.3Opm           The evening meal will be served at your allocated venue until 8.3Opm see page 77 of your Pilgrim Guide for sites, and page 43 for maps). Program of Youth Festival events, occurring all over Sydney. Please check your Youth Festival Guide or visit www.wyd2008.org/youthfestival to plan your afternoon.

 Please remember that the Pilgrimage Walk will occur on Saturday morning and it will be a very early start to the day.

 Saturday 19 July

 Early                Breakfast and a lunch pack for you to take on the Pilgrimage Walk will be provided at your accommodation site. Although you will receive a meal pack at the site, you might like to bring some extra snacks. Please note that there are limited shops along the walk after you pass Darling Harbour. Concessions (snack food) will be available at Randwick.

 Make sure you bring your sleeping bag, hat, warm jacket or sweater, raincoat and ground mat for the sleep out after the Evening Vigil. Your Backpacks contain a lightweight poncho and thermal blanket.

 The earliest time you can start the Pilgrimage Walk from North Sydney is 5:30am. As a Group leader you will have the opportunity to select a time for your group to walk across the harbour Bridge. This can be done through the World Youth Day website www.wyd2008.org. Please arrive at North Sydney station as close to this time as possible. If you plan to ‘turn up’ you may find that transport is particularly heavy and your journey may take longer than expected. Remember, your allocation passes for the event guarantees you your assigned spot at RandwiCk.

 The bridge will start to close to pilgrims around 2pm. After that time you would be confined to the pedestrian walkway and you may need to start your walk from Central Railway instead. Please check page 24 of your Pilgrim Guide for more information and maps.

 The walk will be well signposted — follow the crowds through the streets of Sydney to Southern Cross Precinct, Randwick Racecourse.

Please check your Saturday/Sunday allocation pass for which gate, section and pod you have been allocated within Randwick Racecourse. This will be your allocated area for the Evening Vigil and Final Mass.

On your way into Randwick, use your 3-meal pack voucher to collect your meal pack for Saturday evening, Sunday morning and Sunday lunch.

The Southern Cross Precinct, Randwick Racecourse and Centennial Park opens at 6:00am

 12 noon           Youth Festival commences at Randwick. Refreshments and snacks may be purchased until the start of the Vigil.

2pm(apPrOX) Last pilgrim leaves North Sydney as part of the Pilgrimage Walk.

 7pm                  Evening Vigil commences

 9pm                  Evening Vigil finishes, with prayerful reflection and adoration continuing into the night.

 Sunday 20 July

 6~00am Today is World Youth Day!

 8,00am            Morning prayer commences from the main stage at Randwick.

 9.OOam           Papal flyover Southern Cross Precinct, followed by Papal motorcade.

10.OOam         Final Mass, celebrated by The Holy Father followed by the Angelus.

12.3Opm Announcement of the location and the invitation to the next WYD by the Holy Father.

12.45pn1         Youth Festival event recommence.

 Please note that it will take several hours for everyone to leave the site, so please be patient, and stay and enjoy the Youth Festival performances.

 5.OOpm Youth Festival events conclude.

 Monday 21 July

 Early                 Breakfast will be provided at your accommodation site. At the conclusion of breakfast please pack up in preparation for leaving your accommodation.

           12 noon All accommodation must be vacated.