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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