Saturday 16th June

During the Congress week (10th-17th June 2012), many people will gather in the Royal Dublin Society (RDS) where the Congress week programme will take place.

There will be a dedicated youth space with a youth programme of events in the Royal Dublin Society from Monday 11th June until Saturday 16th June. The youth programme is suitable for young adults aged 17 and 25 but all registered pilgrims are welcome.

Come and participate in the youth programme of interactive catechesis, workshops, drama and music.

The concluding liturgy, Statio Orbis, on Sunday 17th June 2012 takes place in Croke Park.

Key to events in the youth programme Colour
Events in the youth space
Events in main Congress programme


The information below is an outline of the youth programme of events on Saturday 16th June and is subject to change. Programme information will be updated when details for some speakers and themes are finalised.

Time Venue Language Event type Name of speaker
10.00-11.00 Main Arena Catechesis: Communion in the Word through Mary Archbishop Luis Antonio Tagle
11.00- 12.00 Main Arena
Testimony: Personal Testimony on Theme of the Day Professor John Monaghan
12.00-13.00 Main Arena Mass (involving young people) His Eminence Robert, Cardinal Sarah
14.00-14.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space  English A Life in Time with the Heartbeat of God

Explore prayer and worship through rhythms and drums! Then play to call the other young people to gather for the next activity.
 Mr Simon Edwards, Psalm Drummers, Belfast
14.00-14.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space  English Concurrent workshop: Street Evangelisation Anna McNevin, The Emmanuel Community, Ireland
14.00-14.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space  English Concurrent workshop: St Teresa of Avila, the Social Networker Ms Fionnuala Dunne, Discalced Carmelite Friars
14.00-14.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space  English Concurrent workshop: Sacred Dance: Using the Body to Pray Sister Bernadette Purcell pbvm, Chaplain, IT Tallaght, Dublin
14.00-14.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space  French
English		 Concurrent workshop: The Easy Path to Holiness at the School of the Saints Father Danny-Pierre Hillewaert, Diocese of Tournai, Belgium
15.00-15.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space  English Concurrent workshop: Loving Your Neighbour: The Challenge of Peace and Reconciliation in InterChurch Youth Ministry Mr Joe McKeown, YouthLink NI, Belfast
15.00-15.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space  English Concurrent workshop: The Body of Christ - From Creation to Communion

Father Eunan McDonnell SDB, Salesians, Maynooth
15.00-15.45 Chiara Luce Youth Space English Concurrent workshop: That we may be One: Christian Unity in Contemporary Ireland Mr Philip McKinley,
Irish InterChurch Meeting
16.30-18.00 Chiara Luce Youth Space English Get set Go!

• And Tomorrow? Mr Greg Fromholz and Mr Jonathan Westercamp (Alpha)

• Testimony: Meabh Carlin, Diocese of Dromore

• 3Rock, Church of Ireland Youth Initiative
 
• Testimony: Ms Sara Domuchelle, NET Ministries, National Evangelisation Team (NET) Ireland
 
•Elation Ministries, Music Youth Ministry, Ireland
18.00-19.00 Chiara Luce Youth Space English Plenary workshop: The Move of Faith
Move your body doing street dance.		 Mr Donking Rongavilla, Dance Donking, Ireland
19.00-20.30 Chiara Luce Youth Space English

Catechesis and conversation: Exploring and Celebrating the Word of God

A short, dynamic input about the theme of the day: enter conversation with a Bishop and young people in small groups.

 

Bishop Frank J Caggiano, Diocese of Brooklyn, USA
20.30-22.30 Chiara Luce Youth Space English
Other languages

Good to Go! : Following the Footsteps of the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus

The final prayer of the Youth Congress Programme. At the school of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, let’s be Church, with Christ and One Another!

 
22.30-23.00 Chiara Luce Youth Space
Silent prayer (with background music)
Feel free to prolong your prayer

 

  

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