World Youth Day - Six Flags

World Youth Day at
Six Flags Over Texas
Sunday, October 21, 2012

Hosted by the Catholic Dioceses of
Dallas and Fort Worth




"We Walk by Faith"
with special guests

Monarch Ministries
featuring

David Casey
and
Doug Tooke

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History

In 1984, Pope Paul II declared Palm Sunday the celebration of World Youth Day. Since that time he has issued an annual letter to the youth of the world. Since 1985, he has invited youth from around the world to gather with him in different parts of the globe for celebrations of catechesis, fellowship, worship and renewal.  The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has named the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time as this country’s celebration of World Youth Day. On this day, the youth of the Diocese of Dallas, celebrate along with the young Catholic Church across the United States. The Office of Youth & Young Adult Ministries has sponsored a one-day event held at Six Flags since at least 1994. 

Purpose Statement

The World Youth Day event is an annual, “local”, “large Church” celebration of young Catholics to empower, inspire and encourage them in their faith journey as disciples of Jesus.

Audience

The day is open to all, but specifically targets middle and high school youth from the Dioceses of Dallas and Fort Worth.

Objectives Of The Day

The celebration:

  • Gathers young Catholics from across the diocese as well as that of the dioceses of Fort Worth, Austin, and Tyler
  • Affirms the giftedness of young people
  • Breaks open God’s word through sacrament (Eucharist) and the annual theme
  • Sends forth young people as Jesus’ disciples who live and evangelize in his name.


Values

  • Jesus centered
  • Challenging: focused on community life, prayer and worship, evangelization and living as young disciples now
  • Diverse: representing all cultures
  • The baptismal call of each person to discipleship and ministry
  • Gifts and charisms of young people
  • The challenge of justice and peace (annually, the collections supports our sister dioceses in Honduras)
  • The wisdom of shared leadership

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