Penang Diocesan Youth Network: July 2012

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

South Perak District Youth Celebrate PDYD 2

The Church of Sacred Heart, Kampar welcomed 128 young people from the five parishes of the Penang Diocese South Perak District for the Penang Diocesan Youth Day II (PDYD 2) District Level celebration. Young people from Tanjung Malim, Bidor, Tapah, Teluk Intan and Kampar came together on 21st July 2012 for a day of prayer, sharing of experiences, camaraderie and fun. Clara Susaie from Teluk Intan commented,“It was awesome! I never experienced something like this before.”

The Eucharistic Celebration, presided by Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu and concelebrated by Fr. David Lourdes, set the tone for a very fruitful and spirit-filled gathering. In his homily, Fr. Dominic encouraged young people to respond to the invitation of Jesus to COME AND SEE which means to find the time to be with Jesus, to know Him and experience His love and compassion. He further encouraged them to join and participate actively in the PDYD 2 Celebration in November 2012 as it will be a great opportunity for the youth to know more about Jesus through the Eucharistic celebrations, catechesis, talks and prayer sessions.

This invitation to COME and SEE was repeated on the session given by Jelorie Peroja. From the video clip on the “encounter between Jesus and the disciples of John” (John 1:35-42) and the sharing that followed, the participants were asked to come up with a collage showing their own experience of being invited to know Jesus and their response to the invitation.

        Michael Peter Foo, in his session on GO and TELL, challenged the young people to be more creative in telling the story of Jesus to their friends and fellow youth. He reminded them to be courageous and persevering as they share and live the Gospel.

        The outdoor games added to the fun and excitement as young people collected tokens for every game completed. The tokens were later put together and revealed the theme of the PDYD 2 celebrations which is “Come and See… Go and Tell… Rejoice and Celebrate!”. To encourage them to save for PDYD 2, each participant received a tin can which will serve as a piggy bank.

        Arokiamary, the program coordinator, was happy that the gathering turned out well. The excitement for the PDYD 2 celebration is building up and Denise Veronica Perreau expressed it with enthusiasm. “The gathering in Kampar was very youthful. I had a very good time and I learned a lot about PDYD 2. I’m looking forward to the main event in November!”.

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Spiritual Preparation for PDYD 2

Pusat Formasi atau Formation Centre Holy Name of Jesus di Balik Pulau dimeriahkan dengan program Weekend Recollection dan aktiviti yang disertai oleh 28 ahli Penang Diocesan Youth Day II (PDYD 2). Program yang menggabungkan semua ahli jawatankuasa utama (Main Oraganizing Comittee) dan tempatan (Local Organizing Comittee) PDYD 2 ini berlangsung selama 2 hari, iaitu bermula 14 hingga 15 Julai dengan tujuan untuk mempersiapkan semua ahli dari segi rohaniah untuk sambutan PDYD 2 serta untuk menguatkan kerjasama antara ahli jawatankuasa. Tema untuk program ini adalah ‘24 Hours with God : Service and Fellowhip... Discipleship and Evangelisation’.

Program dimulakan dengan doa pembukaan. Para peserta program berada dalam keadaan sunyi untuk mengenang kembali pengalaman mereka masing-masing terutama sekali yang berkaitan dengan persiapan untuk PDYD 2. Ini diikuti dengan sesi ceramah berkenaan Service yang diberikan oleh Sr. Gertrude Tan, IJS.

P. Kevin Eruthayanathan mengendalikan satu sesi berkenaan Fellowsip yang menekankan tentang perhubungan kita dengan Tuhan yang mengalir dan terpancar menerusi perhubungan kita dengan individu lain. Dia menggalakkan para peserta program untuk mengenali dan mengenalpasti kelebihan antara satu sama lain yang secara tidak langsung akan merangsang serta menggalakkan kerjasama mereka. Malam tersebut diakhiri dengan sebuah permainan bernama Taboo yang membantu kita untuk memahami dan berkomunikasi antara satu sama lain sebagai satu kumpulan.

Acara kemuncak untuk hari pertama bagi program ini adalah perayaan Ekaristi bersama-sama dengan ahli paroki gereja Holy Name of Jesus dan Ikon serta Salib PDYD 2 dibawa sebagai persembahan semasa perayaan Ekaristi ini. Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu, Pengarah Youth Network Keuskupan Pulau Pinang, mengajak dan menggalakkan ahli paroki berdoa untuk kejayaan perayaan PDYD 2.

Hari kedua bermula dengan sesi ringkas puji dan sembah seterusnya diikuti sesi oleh Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu, iaitu Discipleship and Evangelisation. Dalam ceramahnya, Fr. Dominic berkongsi tiga jalan untuk mengikuti Tuhan (Discipleship) yang merangkumi panggilan sebagai pengikut, membuka hati untuk menerima Tuhan dan membawa berita baik mengenai Tuhan kepada orang ramai, terutama sekali kepada para belia.

Program 24 Hours With God atau 24 jam Bersama Tuhan diakhiri dengan sebuah perayaan ekaristi yang menyemarakkan semangat para pemimpin-pemimpin belia ini untuk bergerak maju dan terus bekerjasama sebagai sebuah pasukan untuk memastikan kejayaan PDYD 2.

Untuk maklumat lanjut tentang PDYD 2, sila layari laman blog www.pdyn10.blogspot.com dan facebook www.facebook.com/PDYD2

Diterjemahkan oleh :

Claire Marie Puyang

PDYD 2 Committee Members Spiritual Preparation

On 14th-15th July, the Holy Name of Jesus Formation Centre in Balik Pulau came bursting with life and activities as 28 members of the Penang Diocesan Youth Day II (PDYD 2) main and local organizing committees gathered for a weekend recollection. The joint recollection was one of the activities organized by PDYN to prepare the members spiritually for the PDYD 2 celebration and to strengthen fellowship among the teams. The theme of the recollection was 24 Hours with God: Service and Fellowship… Discipleship and Evangelisation.

It started with an opening prayer that prepared the participants to enter into the journey. They were invited to be in silence and gather their experiences in the past days especially those related to PDYD 2 preparations. It was followed by a talk on Service which was given by Sr. Gertrude Tan, IJS.

P. Kevin Eruthayanathan facilitated a session on fellowship which stressed on one´s relationship with God that flows and shows in our relationships with others. He encouraged the participants to know more each other´s gifts which will foster teamwork. The night ended with a game, Taboo, that facilitated the discovery of how we understand and communicate with each other as members of the team.

The highlight of the first day was a Eucharistic celebration with the parishioners of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus. During the presentation of gifts, the PDYD 2 Icon and Cross were offered. Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu, Director of Penang Diocesan Youth Network, invited and encouraged the parishioners to pray for the success of the PDYD 2 celebration.

The second day began with a short praise and worship followed by a session on Discipleship and Evangelisation by Fr. Dominic Santhiyagu. In his talk, he presented the 3 Ways of Discipleship which consist of being called as a disciple, allowing oneself to be evangelised and being sent to evangelise others especially the young people.

The 24 Hours with God was concluded with a Eucharistic celebration which empowered the leaders to move forward and continue working together as a team for the success of PDYD 2.