World Youth Day as a catalyst for faith formation and leadership development
The unit will explore the long term impact of WYD and provide an opportunity to integrate the experience into your teaching, ministry and life.
This online unit, is the only course of its kind offered in Australia and has been developed specifically for the Australian Church. The unit will be delivered in an interactive online mode using the latest technology, easily accessible by all students.

  Pilgrimage Flyer

Check out our new Sandhurst WYD Merchandise including jumpers, shirts, badges, music and more.

Show everyone in Sydney where you come from!

  Merchandise Flyer

Booking a place on a Regional WYD Bus.

School based pilgrims pay through school – do not use this form!!

  Booking Form

This might be an interesting option for all of you who can't spend a whole week in Sydney but however don't want to miss the final Mass with the pope!

Day trip

World Youth Day Sydney 2008 is pleased to provide parents, grandparents, teachers and friends the perfect present solution for any young relatives or friends: a World Youth Day Gift Voucher.

Gift Voucher Flyer

We now have a range of merchandise available for purchase from Ebay. This includes Rob Galea’s CD: “To the Ends of the Earth”, World Youth Day slap-bands and badges. Profits from sale of the CD go to support the Sandhurst Overseas Pilgrim fund.

WYD is for youth and young adults 16-35. Most of our secondary schools are on board, and have started registering pilgrims and organising group leaders.

Our parishes have been displaying banners and posters, praying regularly, some have had people speak at Masses, and many have WYD in their prayers and plans for 2008.

Most parishes have representatives involved in Regional WYD committees and are working towards the Journey of the Cross and Icon and the Days in the Diocese.

Now’s the time to actually ask young people to go to World Youth Day.

 
Parishes - What to do now flyer

The Sandhurst Diocese will be participating in the Official Pilgrim Transport Network, providing a coordinated transport service for Pilgrims traveling to Sydney and return for WYD. This network ensures that all Pilgrims, domestic and international are transported in a seamless and efficient manner and provides a number of key benefits to Pilgrims.

A list of the most commonly asked questions about registering for WYD in Sandhurst. 

A step by step guide, with screen shots, on how to register for World Youth Day, if you are a pilgrim from Sandhurst.

Includes a page of frequently asked questions about registering for WYD 

Two versions, both in PDF format, of exactly the same content - choose the way you want to view it: 

No 1 - 4 single A4 sheets, for viewing online, or if you only have an A4 printer (856K)

No 2 - An A3 version, for printing double sided and distributing in parishes and schools (849K). 

Donations for World Youth Day – Time, Talent and treasure! 

So many people are already involved in World Youth Day in their parish and regional committees, it is heartening to see the enthusiasm spread. And not just in Sandhurst, but talking to colleagues from around the country, the good news stories are amazing.

by Tom Gallagher and Daniel O’Brien

The 2005 World Youth Day theme was ‘We come to Worship him’ which comes from the gospel of Matthew retelling how the three wise men traveled a great distance to worship Jesus. Together with 72 other pilgrims from the Sandhurst dioceses we traveled 24 hours on Malaysian Airlines to help celebrate our Catholic beliefs with the rest of the world.

by Isaac Demase