Diocesan World Youth Day Leader's Guide
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Diocesan World Youth Day Leader’s Guide:
Everything you need to know to organize a delegation from your parish or school
1. About the Event
Diocesan World Youth Day is an annual World Youth Day experience offering young men and women grades 9-12 a
fun and faith-filled celebration of our Catholic faith. Youth from every parish and school are invited to attend. In 2021,
the Diocesan WYD will be a single-day, outdoor event complete with music, food trucks, speakers, activities and
games, and finally, Eucharistic exposition and Mass with Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades. The young Church will encounter
the contagious enthusiasm of following Christ from faith-filled priests, seminarians, religious, youth, and youth leaders
from our diocese.
Date: Saturday, August 28, 2021
Location: Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne (Lincoln Financial Pavilion)
Time: 12:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. (Check in is from 11:00 a.m.— 11:45 a.m.)
Cost: $60 (Scholarships available)
Meals Provided: Pizza Lunch 11:00 a.m. / Dinner Ticket for Food Trucks
Registration: https://diocesefwsb.org/youth-conference/ (Registrations due August 15).
(Paper registration forms available in English and Spanish upon request)
2. Sending a Parish Delegation
The Diocesan WYD is a powerful celebration of our faith as a diocese, but our planning team
realizes that the best ministry happens at large events when there can be continued follow-up and
ministry for our youth at their home parishes. This is one of the most important reasons to have
youth attend Diocesan WYD as part of a parish delegation. We recommend that you have at least
one adult for every eight youth attending.
1. Youth and adult leaders should register at diocesefwsb.org/youth-conference.
2. Your parish should submit the Parish Delegation Form (p.5-6) to jpratt@diocesefwsb.org no
later than August 15, 2021. This information sheet will allow your parish to create small groups
of teens with adult leaders from your parish.
3. Should any adults or youth register from your parish, we will keep you informed with weekly
emails from July 15-August 15 so your Parish Delegation Form includes everyone registered
from your parish.
3. Scholarships We have received a generous grant from the Mary Cross Tippmann Foundation allowing us to offer 100-150 full and partial scholarships to the Diocesan WYD. These scholarships are targeted for rural / minority communities. Please complete the Scholarship Request Form (p.7) to list how many scholarships your parish can use. 4. Bus Transportation The Diocesan WYD will be offering shuttle buses from Elkhart and Mishawaka. The shuttle bus can make stops at other parishes along the route upon request. Shuttle-bus timing: 9:00 a.m. Pick up at Mishawaka / Elkhart 10:10 a.m. Pick-up at second parish 11:10 a.m. Arrive at Headwaters Park EVENT 12:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m. 10:15 p.m. Leave Headwaters Park 11:00 p.m. Drop-off at second parish 12:15 a.m. Arrive back at Mishawaka / Elkhart 5. Waivers All parish delegation leaders will be given a copy of the youth waivers when they arrive at the event. If you are organizing a carpool or using the shuttle bus from your parish, please be sure obtain copies of the waivers before the event by contacting jpratt@diocesefwsb.org. These online forms will provide the waiver / medical information needed for providing transportation. For parishes that simply ask youth to provide their own transportation, you will be given a packet of completed waivers when checking in at Headwaters Park. Paper registration forms are available upon request in both English and Spanish. 6. Parking Parking will be available. 1) at Headwaters Park 2) At Clinton and 4th Street
Parking Map
Headwaters Park
Lincoln Financial Pavilion
Event Parking (Free)
Public Parking (Free)
4th Street and Clinton St.
(North River Lot)
ST
CLINTON
7. Speakers and Guests:
Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades — Mass and Adoration
Fr. Agustino Torres, CFR — Emcee and Keynote Speaker
Fr. Augustine Onuoha — Keynote Speaker
Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration
8. Music
Throughout the day we will celebrate our faith with songs, hymns, and praise and worship. We are
happy to have two music groups preparing to lead us in prayerful song.
A. Kairy Marquez
B. Damascus Worship
9. Food and Drinks
Registration includes:
Lunch: A pizza lunch (11:00-11:45 a.m.) with drink ticket (1 bottled drink)
Dinner: a $10 dinner ticket to one of our food trucks (Ziffles’ Zip n Go / Big Eyed Fish)
a drink ticket (1 bottled drink)
Additional drinks and snacks, will be available for purchase. A dessert food truck (Whip n Chill) will
also have ice cream, etc. available for purchase.
Please bring a water bottle with you...we will have water stations where you can refill water
throughout the day.10. WYD Gear
All participants will receive a WYD drawsting bag filled with a WYD 2021 Payer Booklet, a WYD
patron saint holy card, a WYD 2021 bracelet, and their WYD 2021 nametag.
Commemorative WYD 2021 T-shirts may be purchased for $10 / shirt at the event.
11. What to Bring
A water bottle, a rosary, a pen or pencil, some spending money (for drinks, snacks, purchasing
goods from vendors, ordering from the dessert truck).
12. Small Group Discussions
Throughout the day, there will be an opportunity for you to gather in small groups to discuss the
content of the day. The WYD 2021 Prayer Booklet will have discussion questions to help guide your
conversation. All adults need to be safe environment trained and compliant.
13. Security / Medical
We will have first responders at the event and a nurse station to assist with any security or
medical needs. We ask that parish groups carry the medications for their students per the
guidelines for fieldtrips. The event will take place at the Lincoln Financial Pavilion which is a gated
event venue within Headwaters Park. Security will be on hand throughout the event.
14. Check-in / Credentials
The west entrance of the Lincoln Financial Pavilion will serve as the main entrance. Check-in will
take place along Clinton Street and we will have a staff member posted there throughout the day
that can help you and your teens should you have questions throughout the day. Participants are
asked to wear their credentials/nametags at all times during the event. Remember, all adults at
the Diocesan WYD must be safe environment trained and compliant.
Volunteers will be wearing bright-colored WYD T-shirts / Staff members will be wearing Diocesan
WYD Polo Shirts
A Special Thanks to our Headlining Sponsor Marian University
Questions? Please contact
John Pratt at: jpratt@diocesefwsb.org / 260-399-1412
Janice Martin at: jmartin@diocesefwsb.org / 260-399-1411Parish Delegation Form (Due by August 15, 2021)
All adults attending Diocesan WYD must be safe environment trained and compliant.
All participants must register at: https://diocesefwsb.org/youth-conference/
Name of Parish:_____________________City of Parish:_________________________
Name of Applicant:______________Email of Applicant:_________________________
Parish Delegation Leader at Event (if different than applicant):____________________
Small Group 1: Adult Name:__________________________________________
Student 1:____________________ Student 2: __________________________
Student 3:____________________ Student 4: __________________________
Student 5____________________ Student 6: __________________________
Student 7:____________________ Student 8: __________________________
Small Group 2: Adult Name:__________________________________________
Student 1:____________________ Student 2: __________________________
Student 3:____________________ Student 4: __________________________
Student 5____________________ Student 6: __________________________
Student 7:____________________ Student 8: __________________________Parish Delegation Form (Due by August 15, 2021)
All adults attending Diocesan WYD must be safe environment trained and compliant.
All participants must register at https://diocesefwsb.org/youth-conference/
Small Group 3: Adult Name:__________________________________________
Student 1:____________________ Student 2: __________________________
Student 3:____________________ Student 4: __________________________
Student 5____________________ Student 6: __________________________
Student 7:____________________ Student 8: __________________________
Small Group 4: Adult Name:__________________________________________
Student 1:____________________ Student 2: __________________________
Student 3:____________________ Student 4: __________________________
Student 5____________________ Student 6: __________________________
Student 7:____________________ Student 8: __________________________
Please email or mail completed forms to jpratt@diocesefwsb.org
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Office of Youth Ministry
915 S. Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802Parish Scholarship Application (Due by July 31, 2021)
Name of Parish:_____________________City of Parish:_________________________
Name of Applicant:______________Email of Applicant:_________________________
Delegation Leader at Event (if different than applicant):___________________________
Projected # of Students Attending:________ Projected # of Adults Attending:_______
Projected # of Priests, Deacons, and Religious Attending:________
Full Registration Price is $60 / person
Number of Full Scholarships Requested: (Free)_______________________
Number of 67% Scholarships Requested ($20)_______________________
Number of 33% Scholarships Requested ($40)_______________________
What categories apply to your parish?
1. Our parish serves a rural community_____
2. Our parish serves a minority community:_____
3. Our parish has not attended Diocesan WYD in the past:______
4. We are bringing a group size above 30 and need financial assistance:_____
Please email or mail completed forms to jpratt@diocesefwsb.org
Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Office of Youth Ministry
915 S. Clinton Street
Fort Wayne, IN 46802Delegation Leader Checklist
Spread the word about Diocesan WYD at your parish / on social media
Complete Parish Scholarship Application (p.7) by July 31
(100-150 Scholarships from the Mary Cross Tippmann Foundation are particularly targeted for
rural and minority communities. Scholarships from the diocese are also available to parishes
where there is a need.)
All youth from your delegation have registered by Aug. 15
https://diocesefwsb.org/youth-conference/
All adults from your delegation have registered by Aug. 15
https://diocesefwsb.org/youth-conference/
All adults have completed safe environment training and certification (due by Aug. 15)
Complete Parish Delegation Form (p. 5-6) by Aug. 15
Shuttle Bus: (Offered for Free)
If your parish would like to use a “shuttle bus” to transport your delegation to Headwaters Park,
we have busses leaving from Mishawaka and Elkhart. If interested in departing from here or an
intermediate location (Goshen, Bremen, Plymouth, Warsaw, Ligonier, etc.) please email
jpratt@diocesefwsb.org by Aug. 7
Notify adults and youth of what to bring:
A water bottle
Spending money (additional drinks, snacks, purchasing goods from vendors, ordering from
the dessert truck)
Notify adults and youth of how food works (p.3) / have anyone with special dietary needs
contact jpratt@diocesefwsb.org
Have Questions?
Please contact
John Pratt at: jpratt@diocesefwsb.org / 260-399-1412
Janice Martin at: jmartin@diocesefwsb.org / 260-399-1411Schedule of Events
August 28, 2021
Headwaters Park, Fort Wayne
11:00 AM Check-in 3:00 PM Small Groups
Pizza available 3:30 PM Break
12:00 PM Music 4:00 PM Mass with Bishop Rhoades
12:15 PM Angelus 5:30 PM Diocesan Family Dinner
12:20 PM Diocesan WYD Welcome Food Truck Rally
Field Games
12:40 PM Catechesis #1 “Stand up.
He appoints you.” 7:00 PM Music
1:15 PM Small Groups 7:30 PM Adoration with
Bishop Rhoades
1:45 PM Break
8:30 PM Catechesis #3 “Stand up.
2:10 PM Music
There is more.”
2:40 PM Catechesis #2 “Stand up. 9:15 PM Late Night Praise / Concert
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