diocese of broken bay leaders information session
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What is the Festival?• National Gathering of Catholic Youth• Established by the ACBC• to provide young people with opportunities:– deepen their relationship with Jesus– be empowered to be disciples in the world today– Celebrate the vitality of the Church in Australia
• The first Festival was held in Melbourne, December 2013.
• In 2015 the Festival will be hosted by the Archdiocese of Adelaide.
Who is the festival for?• Young people from year 9 (in 2015) to young
adults 25 years of age are invited to the event. Young people under the age of 18 must be accompanied and supervised by an adult.
• The festival is aiming to gather over 3000 young people from around Australia.
• In ensuring the event is maintained for the audience intended and is a safe and secure setting, the follow limitations to potential registrants have been set:
Festival Participation• group coordinators must be over 18 years of
age.• young people under the age of 18 cannot
register as an individual, and must be registered as part of a group and be supervised by a group coordinator.
• adults over 25 years of age cannot register as a ‘participant’ for the festival. Those aged over 25 years are encouraged to support a group in a leadership role or register their interest as a volunteer (see below)
Festival Participation• organisations or communities who wish to register to
promote their ministry must apply and be approved through the stallholders application process.
• potential volunteers must express interest with the hosting diocese and meet local and festival requirements (policies) before being appointed an official volunteer.
• families with children under the nominated age bracket are not able to attend as the festival includes content which is of a mature nature (e.g. Relationships, justice, etc.)
These limitations have been established to ensure the maximum space is available for young people. Only those meeting these criteria will be accepted for registration
When is the Festival?The Festival will take place from Thursday December 3rd until Saturday December 5th, 2015.
Day Time Event
Thursday3rd December
9am – 1:30pm1:30 – 3:30pm3:30 – 9:00pm
Registration pick-up*Opening PlenaryFestival experience
Friday 4th December
10:00 -11:00am11am – 5:30pm7:00 – 9:00pm
Morning PlenaryFestival experience +Evening plenary
Saturday5th December
10:00 –11:00am11am – 5:30pm7:00 – 9:00pm
Morning PlenaryFestival experience +Closing Mass
Essential Elements• Plenaries & Closing Mass• Discussion Forums – Bishops & key leaders with
young people• INcounter – Expo space– stages– MacKillop & 7 churches pilgrimage walks– Justice Centre– Sacred Spaces – Ability to book Masses
• Workshops in 3 categories– Listening – Formation – Discernment
Where is the Festival?• The Festival will be held in Adelaide. • The majority of the Festival will be held at the
Adelaide Convention Centre on the banks of the River Torrens, (accessed from North Terrace).
• Across the city, a short tram ride or walk, St Francis Xavier Cathedral will also provide a place of pilgrimage for young people.
Festival CostsGroup B
Who: Archdiocese of Brisbane, Canberra-Goulburn, Sydney, Melbourne; Diocese of Ballarat, Broken Bay, Maitland-Newcastle, Parramatta, Sale, Sandhurst, Wollongong
Early Bird: $170 (register prior to 27th
August)
Normal Registration: $195 (after 27th August)
Festival CostsMeal Tickets
$75 per person
Thursday: DinnerFriday: Lunch, DinnerSaturday: Lunch, Dinner
Dietary requirements available – must be listed at time of registration.• Vegetarian/vegan• Gluten free• No Dairy• No Nuts
Meals will be distributed on site. No purchase of meal tickets on site.
AccommodationSchool Accommodation
iStay Precinct – Oaks 185 Morphett St,
12 minute walk to convention centre
Parish AccommodationIbis Adelaide
122 Grenfell St
16 minute walk to the convention centre
Check in Wednesday 2nd , Check out Sunday 6th
$75 per personper night
twin share
What do you need to do?
1. Register interest in taking a group• Use Group Registration form
2. Organise leaders to travel with the group• ratio 1-8 recommended to
parishes, minimum of 2 leaders, 1 male 1 female
• All leaders must have a Working with Children Check Number
What do you need to do?
3. Organise travel to and from Adelaide
4. Register yourself as a group leader for the Festival
5. Develop appropriate consent/registration forms
6. Complete festival registration• fill in participant details• make payment online, via
direct deposit (invoice) or credit card