Prayer and Introductions

share your name,

your parish/school,

and if you HAVE been to NCYC before, tell us at least ONE benefit of the program to you, your teens, or your parish….

Or tell us if you have not been to an NCYC

Welcome

Gather as a church on a national level – over 20,000

teens and adults who care about teens

Learn more about themselves and their relationship to the Catholic Church – workshops, keynotes, roundtable discussions, etc.

Celebrate their Catholic Christian faith – Mass, Reconciliation, religious music and motion

Meet thousands of other Catholic youth

Share beliefs and experiences

Recognize their role in the larger Catholic Church –Inspiration Station thematic park areas

Benefits

WORDLE of the words/short phrases that teens used after the 2011 NCYC – which words do you see bigger than others? Those are the repeated

words – so Mazing, awesome, great, faith, inspiring and experience ruled!

Hotel

Transportation

Diocesan Shirt, Trading Items

For several years, DOY participants have had Hoodies to identify with the group

Trading items help break the ice and often identify what part of the world you come from…see the hats, necklaces, pins, stickers, etc.?

Jesse will Emcee again

General Session in Lucas Oil Stadium

Opportunities to talk with and ask

questions of bishops – one on

one, a panel discussion and “roundtable”

chats

Breakfasts + Pizza

Continental breakfast items plus waffles help us start our NCYC days

Pizza, pop/soda and snacks help us wrap up our time together and allows time for sharing our experiences from NCYC!

Youth Animators

Youth Ambassadors

Thematic Park 2011

“Tourists go on tour or vacation to see things. Pilgrims go

on pilgrimage not necessarily to see something, but to receive something, such as renewed spirit, greater devotion, or a closer relationship with God.”

“pilgrimage as a journey to draw closer to God ”

“pilgrims should be reminded that the most important thing they take with them on the pilgrimage is a sincere attitude of seeking God. They must be open to God's presence and activity in their lives, before, during and after the pilgrimage. The result of the pilgrimage will not be the amount of souvenirs brought home or the number of places visited, but the transformation that has taken place inside the person. ” http://old.usccb.org/laity/youth/tourpil.shtml

Pilgrimage vs. Vacation

Online Registration

Diocesan Gatherings Help prepare for Indy

2011 NCYC Send Off Mass Participants

At St. Columba Cathedral in Youngstown in November

A time to get to meet our bus groups, receive last minute updates, share packing tips, and more, then to pray

together for a safe and inspiring journey!

Forms

Another General Session

Take home the folder of info and review it carefully and prayerfully

Float it out to your youth and volunteers to see about interest – if none, then just keep the rest of us in your prayers! If yes…. Then let’s start planning!

Note all the diocesan deadlines in your calendar (actually, put them a couple days earlier to keep you on time!) Then set your own deadlines a week or two before.

Set your price….copy/distribute forms

Submit Form A with your numbers and Form B with $100 per person to hold your spaces

Talk with other leaders in your deanery to share ideas

What To Do Now?

Can you beat thousands of teens praying together?