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Stateside Model #10 (local mission work)
This stateside celebration would ideally be situated on the Saturday of WYD week. The program
begins in one location, and then pilgrims journey to another for part of the event, and then return to
the first location.
9:00 am
Registration and check-in
o Where did you see/feel the presence of
God in those we served, the people we
9:30 am
Daily Mass
encountered, and/or the work we did?
o Read Mt 25:31-46 and discuss “Lord,
10:30 am
Depart for Mission Activity
when did we see you hungry…?” as it
relates to the missionary activity of the day
o WALKING OPTION: depart from one
o How can we continue to serve on the
location on foot towards a local mission
peripheries beyond this one-time activity?
site; the site can be 60 to 90 minutes apart
traveling by foot
o DRIVING OPTION: depart from one
4:45 pm Closing Prayer at Worksite
5:00 pm Return to Starting Point
location by vehicle if the local mission site
(by WALKING or DRIVING)
is farther away; the site should be within
60 to 90 minutes’ drive.
6:30 pm
OPTIONS UPON ARRIVAL
Group may disperse, or, if they remain
12:00 pm
12:30 pm
UPON ARRIVAL: Lunch
together:
Mission Project
• Dinner and socializing
• Praise and worship, music
o Choice of service or mission work is
performances, or coffeehouse setting
dependent on local needs • Evening prayer (vespers) and/or
o Pray before beginning work • Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
• Watching live or video footage of
4:00 pm
Small Group Reflection Time
WYD activities in Panamá
o What was most challenging about this
experience? What was most affirming?
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