5th
Asian Youth Day - November 20-27, 2009
About the Event
The FABC-OLF-Youth Desk is organizing the 5th Asian
Youth Day (AYD) to be held in the Philippines on November 20-27, 2009.
Inspired by the Synod on the Word of God and the FABC Plenary theme
on Living the Eucharist, the 8-day event hopes to:
Renew Asian youth’s faith in and love for the
Word of God and the Eucharist
Celebrate youthfully the Word and the Eucharist in their
contexts, cultures and communities
Enable the young to become agents of transformation
by living out the Word and the Eucharist in our realities in Asia
The AYD hosts aim to gather some 2,000 Asian youth delegates
from the 22 countries.
Among the highlights of the event are 3-day Parish/Host
Family experiences, plenary sessions on the Word and Eucharist, sub-regional
reflections and deepening experiences, workshops and meaningful prayers
and liturgies. There will also be post-AYD workshops.
After the AYD, the Asian Youth Ministers’ Meeting
(AYMM) will be held on November 27-30, 2009 for the Episcopal Youth
Commissions across the region to deepen the AYD experience in the
level of ministry and to foster greater collaboration among youth
ministers and leader in the region.
THE CROSS symbolizes the centrality of JESUS CHRIST
in the AYD-5 event. It is made of bamboo to highlight the unique culture
and spirituality of Asians which is integral to their faith.
THE COLORS OF THE PHILIPPINE FLAG not only indicate
Philippines as the host for the AYD-5 event, but also points to Cavite,
the flag capital of the country as its local host. The SUN lying at
the center where the CROSS stands symbolizes the availability of the
Philippine Church to be of service to the young, to share its richness
and dynamism.
FIVE HEADS FORMING A CUP represents the four participating
subregions of Asia united by CHRIST, the center head. Young Asians,
gather in the name of Christ, share a common faith rooted in the Word
and the Eucharist.
BANDERITAS express the fiesta atmosphere that young
Asians are called to witness to Asia and the world as a reflection
of the joy that springs from deep faith and communion of hearts and
minds.
SOCIAL
ACTION PAGE
- Updates from the aftermath of typhoon "emong"
“Afflicted on every
side but not crushed... Struck down but not destroyed”
In
the early morning of May 7, 2009, torrential rains poured over the
City of Alaminos coupled by intermittent gusty winds. Manang Beng,
the parish cook, whose birthday fell on that day, was preparing the
dishes early so that she can go home and celebrate with her family.
It will be her first time to celebrate her birthday with her family
since she has been hired as cook of St. Joseph Cathedral Parish. But
the unexpected came to blow away that plan of her. The rain poured
very heavy on the roof, when Ate Cely of DZWM came to get her early
lunch, telling Manang Beng that the coming typhoon named “Emong”
might be stronger than the previous typhoon “Cosme”. read
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Relief
Operation after Typhoon Emong
