World Youth Day 2019 USA Leader Guides Stateside Leader Guide | Page 48

Stateside Model #6 (short program on WYDUSA pilgrimage)
This stateside celebration is an evening program focused on a possible national pilgrim gathering for
United States’ pilgrims in Panamá, recreating elements of that event for local participants. This
evening program could be held during any morning or evening during the WYD week.
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Registration
nationally.
o Refreshments and Socializing
o Consider playing video or music from the
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WYD events in Panamá as people arrive
Recorded Video from Panamá
(if available)
o Pre-recorded* video for the WYDUSA
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Small Group Activity
National Pilgrim Gathering on large
o Break into small groups screen in indoor hall or gathering space
o Image Search Activity: Have participants (* if the gathering takes place prior to the
use the internet on their mobile devices to WYDUSA event, consider showing video
find an image that they feel best in the language that will best reach the
represents Catholicism in the USA hearts of your target audiences)
o Share the images with one another in the
small group and discuss them
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Large Group Discussion
o Leaders can facilitate a large group
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Large Group Catechesis
discussion focused on these or similar
o One of the pastoral leaders can lead or
questions: What did you see and hear that
facilitate a catechetical session focusing on was challenging or affirming? How did the
Catholicism in the U.S., charisms of gathering connect with our previous
American Catholicism, saints and religious conversation about Catholicism in the
figures associated with the Church in the U.S.? How can we hold the U.S. pilgrims
U.S., and/or ways to be an agent of social in Panamá in our prayers?
justice, inspired by the Scriptures and
Tradition of the Catholic faith, locally and
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Closing Prayer