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Spring 2001 from the BC Christian News: World Youth Day coming By David F. Dawes BC Christian News ANTICIPATION is
building as the mammoth 17th World Youth Day (WYD) event approaches in Organizers are
predicting that the July 18 - 28 gathering will attract hundreds of thousands
of young people from around the world. They are hoping that the ailing Pope
John Paul II will be able to attend the event, which will be the first WYD to
be held in a Canadian city. Sheep, a Greater
Vancouver Catholic worship band, have been chosen to perform at the Youth
Festival portion of WYD, which will take place July 23 - 26. Sheep were chosen
from among close to 500 arts applicants, from 45 different countries. The
band will be one of 150 music, drama and dance groups from 30 countries. In addition to the
live performances, WYD will also include a film festival, presenting Catholic
faith in various forms. The festival will also present the world premiere of
a documentary about Mother Teresa. Leading up to WYD,
the World Youth Day Cross -- originally blessed by the pontiff in WYD is receiving
considerable promotion: in mid-April, groups of young people gathered in
various locations across the country, to form the letters 'WYD' with candles;
and the Sheep recently
finished their first CD, Supernatural Love. Leading up to WYD, the group will
be playing at several venues throughout the Archdiocese of Vancouver. For
more information about the group's ministry, contact: Ed Della Luna at;
dellalun@hotmail.com. Article copied from BC Christian News Web Page Design Copyright James O’Neill 2006 all rights reserved World wide |
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