In the lead up to world youth day, an inter-faith peace ceremony will be held in Federation Sqaure on 10th July at 10am.
The ceremony is a very simple way for young people to share the beauty and treasures of their faith in its promotion of peace. Highlights of the Ceremony include:
- Aboriginal Welcome to Land and Dance Troupe
- Personal Witness from young people of the Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Islamic, Sikh and Christian faiths
- Presentation of a Peace Pole to the City of Melbourne
- Launch of the Peace by Piece Ribbon Campaign
- Gifts of Olive trees to a representative of each Religious Tradition
- Expression of the “Sounds of Faithâ€
- Opportunity to meet and offer witness to the world
- 2007 Australian Idol Winner Natalie Gauci to perform live
Peace by Piece seeks to bring together the youth of all faiths in a witness to the world that Religious Traditions are an avenue for Peace and not an obstacle to it. We believe that this will be the first Interfaith Peace Ceremony for Youth ever held in Federation Square and as there will be approx 20,000 Pilgrims in Melbourne in preparation for World Youth Day, we believe that this will present a very positive message to the people of Melbourne.
Should you require further information, please contact either
Fr Michael on 0410606405 or mtwigg@mazenod.vic.edu.au or
Ms Loretta Brinkman 97955077 or lbrinkman@oblates.com.au Peace by piece advertisement (pdf)
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St Andrew’s Cathedral has launched a new topical discussion show and Your.sydneyanglicans.net is the place to catch it.
The Chat Room features Dean of Sydney Phillip Jensen and broadcaster and author Kel Richards tackling current issues in contemporary culture such as multiculturalism, pornography, gambling and abortion and has been made available for download at Your.sydneyanglicans.net
The Armidale diocese of the Catholic Church says it is expecting about 1,000 pilgrims from overseas to visit the region in the lead up to World Youth Day.
World Youth Day (WYD) is the largest youth event in the world and will be held in Sydney from Tuesday 15 to Sunday 20 July 2008.
Organised by the Catholic Church, WYD brings together young people from around the globe to celebrate and learn about their faith on a more regular basis.
Reduce global warming & support NCYC at the same time
One of the ways to help reduce CO2 emissions is to use our cars less. Following the screening of ‘An Inconvenient Truth’, Rev. Arnie is seeking your support to do his pastoral work on his bicycle.
By sponsoring him a few cents per kilometre between June and December, you will:
- Help Rev. Arnie get fitter!
- Help to reduce carbon emissions
- Raise funds to help our young people get to the National Christian Youth Convention – to be held in Melbourne in January 2009.
If 15 people sponsor 5 cents per km, and Arnie cycles 20km per week in his normal ministry duties, it would mean:
- Each person sponsoring would contribute $1 towards NCYC per week for a maximum of 30 weeks.
- This would total $450 of support and encouragement to those going to NCYC.
For more information or to make a donation, email Rev Arnie.
Plan Australia, in partnership with the Youth Research Centre, at the University of Melbourne, and RMIT University, has been awarded an Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage Project grant, valued at $283,000 over three years, to generate a new model of sustainable partnership across NGOs and learning institutions with the aim to provide youth-led, global education programs for school-aged youth.
Known as the Global Connections Program, the project will facilitate the development of effective processes toward young people’s greater participation in social life and will focus on social connections across racial and religious boundaries.