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Million plus youth for Rome VATICAN CITY - As many as 1.5 million young people are expected to attend the 14-20 August World Youth Day celebrations in Rome. The youth invasion will feature three encounters with Pope John Paul II, special Masses and catechetical services, and plenty of opportunities to build international friendships, according to Vatican organisers. Some will arrive as early as 10 August for several days of hospitality in Italian dioceses. "Between 14 and 20 August, Rome will be the youngest city in the world," Cardinal Camillo Ruini, papal vicar of Rome, told a press conference called to present details of the celebrations last Monday. One hundred and fifteen young Perth people will be among the huge crowd. US Cardinal Francis Stafford, head of the Pontifical Council for the Laity, said the event would be an extraordinary moment of evangelisation, Church communion and personal renewal. "The Pope will be a main catechist with his sermons, words and gestures in front of the whole world, while numerous cardinals and bishops will speak for three days on fundamental themes of the faith to participants in various language groups," Cardinal Stafford said. He underlined that this year was the Jubilee anniversary" of World
Cathy Davis, right and her assistants Brendan Neczas, left, Jenni-Lee Mann and Chad Hudson enjoy the result of Photo Peter Rosengren all the hard work.
Mary MacKillop parish opens its arms to Ballajura teenagers
Youth Days because this initiative of Pope John Paul's was born during the Holy Year of the Redemption in 1984 and culminated now in another Jubilee Year. Cardinal Stafford recalled that the participathe new church and one level below it, had always tion of young people in the first By Peter Rosengren been intended for some form of youth activity. such day was "massive and enthuThe youth evenings currently run twice a week siastic. . . . . World Youth Days, an What's this? Amusement machines installed expression of the special charism beneath Mary MacKillop Catholic parish church on Mondays from 4.00pm-7pm and on Fridays that John Paul II has in communi- in Ballajura? What's going on? from 6.30pm-9.00pm. The organising committee is cating with young people, soon hoping to increase those hours. What's happening is simple: youth in the Ballarevealed themselves to be one of jura area looking for a place to socialise and have Cathy, a mortgage broker, said the amusement the 'prophetic choices' of his pon- fun have found a new home - in the undercroft of machines were being run on a profit-share basis, tificate." with some of the revenue going to the youth cenMary MacKillop church. The Pope will preside over two Last Friday night saw an open evening running tre. welcoming ceremonies on the Second hand furniture, such as couches for lounguntil late for families as youth congregated at the evening of 15 August at the Basiliplay amusement ing around on, has been donated, and local parto worship but to Church, not ca of St John Lateran and St Peter's machines, shoot pool, and listen to a local rock ents, Catholic, Christian and Calathtunpian have Basilica. swung behind the initiative to act as volunteers band. While organisers have avoided and supervisors. running for centre has been up and The youth gathering the youths in the city cenAlthough the youth centre runs from the Catholic tre on most days, Cardinal Ruini approximately a month now. Church, it is open to youth from all backgrounds. initiative from MacKillop parishIt's all part of an said Rome could put up with a few On Friday night it was the Lions' Club who were logistical problems on 15 August, ioner and local businesswoman Cathy Davis, who running the sausage sizzle: the local Rotarians are saw that the 5,000 or so teenagers in the Ballajura the Assumption of the Blessed Viralso supporting it as does the local state high school gin Mary into Heaven and a public area had nowhere to go and keep themselves and community leaders such as politicians. amused outside school hours. holiday in Italy. "People have been coming out of the woodwork feature of suburban life around The problem, a 'The city should experience this day in a positive, not negative, way, the nation, was that young people were tending to to help," Cathy said. The MacKillop youth centre is open to all youth as an opportunity of encounter," concentrate in shopping malls. from 12 to 17, or approximately Year 7 to Year aged young peocentre managers don't like Shopping Cardinal Ruini said. leveL If younger people want to come along they 12 He said history has shown that ple, however harmless, roaming around their censupervised. be must aren't keen on it either, Cathy tres in packs; patrons World Youth Day participants were She said there is usually a high ratio of parent told The Record last Friday evening. never a troublesome crowd. Local Ballajura MP Rhonda Parker also turned up support. Police will visit usually one or two times The Pope will lead a prayer vigil on the evening of 19 August at a to see how the evening was going and liked what a night to keep an eye on things and provide support, if needed. main gathering site on the outskirts she saw. Among the amusements on offer are table tennis, 'This gives them a sense of place; it's very excitof Rome. ing," she told The Record. "This is what the Church pool, a jukebox, air hockey and a soccer table as Continued on Page 2; Perth Neo Catechumenal Way youth is about. It just adds to the fabric of this commu- well as an array of electronic games. Computers, already donated, are yet to be nity in a very special way." with Pope John Paul II in the Cathy said the undercroft, situated at the rear of Installed. Holy Land - Page 8
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