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SOUTHWARK ITINERARY
Tuesday, 8th July
Outward journey from London Heathrow
Terminal 3
Wednesday, 9th July
Travelling
(Dates and times are now given in Sydney time
- 9 hours ahead of London)
Thursday, 10th July
Arrive Sydney early morning
By coach to Maitland (90 miles north of
Sydney)
Arrival, welcome and relax with our host
families
DAYS IN THE DIOCESE
Before returning to Sydney for
WYD08, we spend a few days
in the Diocese of Maitland and Newcastle
to experience
Australian life and culture as well as
to get the feel for
the Church in Australia.
Friday, 11th July
A day of social engagement
offering help to the local community
by undertaking practical or social tasks
Saturday, 12th July
A cultural and spiritual day
A diocesan festival which includes
contributions from the Aboriginal
community
Sunday, 13th July
Local hospitality day
Mass in the local parish
A parish BBQ
Perhaps an afternoon excursion to a
local place of interest
or a place of natural beauty with the
host family
TRANSFER TO SYDNEY
Monday, 14th July
Coach journey to Sydney
(3 - 4 hours)
Sightseeing tour of Sydney
Dinner on Bondi Beach
Arrival at Hotel Formule 1, St.
Peters, Sydney
Tuesday, 15th July
11:00 am Sydney Harbour Cruise
4:30 pm Opening Mass at
Barangaroo
Principal Celebrant: Cardinal George
Pell, Archbishop of Sydney
The arrival of the WYD cross and
icon following their world-wide journey
Wednesday, 16th July - Friday,
18th
Mornings: 9:00 am - 12 noon
Catechesis (teaching)
at over 250 locations across
Sydney
Afternoons and evenings: Youth
Festival events
Thursday, 17th July
2:45 pm Papal Boat-a-cade on
Sydney Harbour
3:30 - 4:30 pm Pope Benedict XVI
arrives at Barangaroo
4:30 - 5:30 pm Papal motorcade
through Sydney
Friday, 18th July
3:00 - 6:00 pm Stations of the Cross
a re-enactment of the last hours
of Jesus' life
at St Mary's Cathedral,
Barangaroo, Darling Harbour,
Sydney Opera House Forecourt, Domain
Saturday, 19th July
Pilgrimage walk from hotel to
Randwick Racecourse (1 - 2 hours)
7:00 - 9:00 pm Evening Vigil
with the Pope
Sleep out under the stars at the
Southern Cross Precinct
(Randwick Racecourse and Centennial
Park)
Sunday, 20th July
9:00 am Papal flyover and
motorcade through Southern Cross
Precinct
10:00 am Final Mass celebrated by the
Pope
The Angelus and announcement of
the next WYD host city
12:30 - 5:00 pm Youth Festival
events at Southern Cross Precinct
7:30 pm Evening Meal at the
Southern Cross Hotel, St Peters
Monday, 21st July
Day trip by coach to the Blue
Mountains (about 2 hours SW of Sydney)
travelling over the Silver Pass.
Lunch and movie at The Edge Cinema;
visit to Echo Point, The Three
Sisters and Featherdale
Wildlife Park.
Mass at St Patrick's Church,
Sydney
Buffet dinner at South Steyne, Cockle
Bay
Tuesday, 22nd July
Morning free for shopping or
sightseeing
Departure from Sydney Airport
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