*World Youth Day is the largest youth event in the world and will be held in Sydney from 15-20 July 2008.
Organised by the Catholic Church, World Youth Day gathers young people from around the world to build bridges of friendship and hope between continents, peoples and cultures.
In August 2005, Sydney was chosen to host the XXIII World Youth Day. The announcement was made by Pope Benedict XVI in Cologne at the conclusion of the XX World Youth Day in August 2005.
WYD08 will be the occasion of the first visit of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to Australia and we very much look forward to welcoming him to the "Southern Land of the Holy Spirit".
Through the WYD08 experience, young people from throughout the world will make a pilgrimage in faith, meet, and experience the love of God. The young people will have an opportunity to rediscover their baptismal calling and the centrality of the sacraments of the Eucharist and reconciliation, and so discover a new apostolic zeal to witness more fully the Gospel in the modern world. All in the context of the beauty of Australia and the hospitality of the Australian people!
* taken from the WYD2008 Webpage.
There are two represtatives attending from the Deanery of Gloucester; Alex Day from St, Margaret Mary Church in Coleford and Lizzi Walker of Our Ladt of Perpetual Succour Church in Churchdown.
Both young ladies since Summer last year have been heavily fundraising from the once in a life time trip to WYD08.
There will be another fundraiser Car wash at Lydney, date to be confirmed.
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