Penang Diocesan Youth Network

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!”.

________________________________________

For more information, VISIT: (PDYN Blog) http://www.pdyn10.blogspot.com

LIKE: (PDYD2 FB Page) http://www.facebook.com/PDYD2

JOIN: (PDYN FB Group) Penang Diocesan Youth Network [PDYN]

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.

_________________________________________________

For more information on PDYD 2, please visit www.pdyn10.blogspot.com & www.facebook.com/PDYD2

Thursday, July 12, 2012

CHOICE Mandarin Weekend

Date: 3^rd – 5^th August 2012 (Fri - Sun)

Time: 7.00pm (FRI) - 7.00pm (SUN)

Venue: Domus St Anne, Bukit Mertajam

Contact persons: Juliana (016-4304929) or James（016-4356946）

Friday, June 22, 2012

PDYD2 Icon and Logo explained

With the event approaching us, here are some information about the symbols that represent the event.

First up is the Icon of PDYD2, an image of Mary,Mother of God.

The stars on her forehead and right shoulder symbolize Her Virginity before, during and after the birth of Jesus.

The Greek initials mean Mary Mother of God. Her costume shows her as royalty.

Baby Jesus is gently touching the face of His Mother. This portrays Mary as the bridge between heaven and earth(Jesus from Heaven, and Mary from earth.)

The scroll that Jesus is holding represents the word becoming flesh, again in the form of Jesus.

Mary is looking forward, telling us that this is my son.

Our lady was chosen as PDYD2 icon as she is a perfect example of the theme ‘Come and See, Go and Tell and Celebrate’. Mary saw the plan that God had for her, she shared with Elizabeth her joy and then celebrated the greatest gift of God to the world, Jesus. These symbolizations are personal reflections shared by the team after reflecting on the picture for some time.

Next is the PDYD2 logo itself.

The Cross symbolizes Christ as the center of the celebration while its red color depicts Martyrdom, Call for Witness and Evangelization.

Next, the letter M stands for Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God.

Blue color is the Penang state color while yellow shoes Wisdom, Joy, Happiness and Creativity.

PDYD 2 aspires to bring the World Youth Day experience to the youth in the diocese. It aims to transform youths to be agents of change in this society.

The cross and icon will be travelling throughout the 28 parishes for parish level celebration from March to August 2012, followed by district level events. And the highlight will be the 4 days PDYD2 event on 16^th to 19^th November 2012 in Penang Island.

Come join us for an enriching experience!!

PDYD2 HEATING UP!!

Youths from St. Francis de Sales, Sitiwan

With just four months more to go Penang Diocese Youth Day 2 is beginning to get heated up.

With the cross and the icon having completed 54% of its journey through out the diocese and the road show crews going around parishes promoting and exhibiting the event, many youths are being well informed and are excited about participating in this auspicious occasion.


PDYD1 Logo

Penang Diocese Youth Day came into existence firstly in 2008 in The Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes Silibin Ipoh. It was sparked off with a group of parish youths with Fr Dominic Santhiyagu the Diocese Youth Coordinator who envisioned to re-create the World Youth Day experience here in the Diocese of Penang, and thus in 2008 Penang Diocese celebrated the first Diocese Youth Day .


PDYD2 Logo

After 3 years, once again the youth office of the Diocese of Penang has decided to organize the Penang Diocese Youth Day 2 with the theme Rejoice In The Lord Always (Phil 4:4) from the 16^th to the 19^th of November 2012. This year the event will be celebrated in Land of the Pearl of Orient (Penang Island) with an estimation of 1000 youth coming from all over the Diocese for 4 days and 3 nights.

Cathedral of Holy Spirit

They will all gather together in the Cathedral of the Holy Spirit on the 16^th of November 2012 for the opening ceremony and mass after which the youths will be sent to their lodging places in the 4 different parishes according allocated according to their language groups around the island and they will be transported around in charted buses. Some youth will also have the opportunity to stay with foster families around the island who will look after them and transport them around during the course of the event.

Martyrs of College General, Penang

Once in the respective parishes the youths will attend catechesis presented to them by well known priest’s and eloquent speakers who are experts in the respective topics. The youths will also go through interesting workshops and many activities lined up for them. They will also have time to go around the island as tourist to visit many historical sites and religious places of worship which will educate them on the richness of this small island spiritually and economically.

Church of St. Anne, Bukit Mertajam

The climax of this whole event will take place on Sunday in whereby the participants will go on pilgrimage trip to St.Anne’s Church in Bukit Mertajam after spending two nights in their respective parishes and foster families. All these youths will travel together to B.M for the closing ceremony which will begin with the way of the cross around the church grounds and a night concert performed by the Prodigal Disciples from Klang and the youths will have a great time singing and praising God in an open door field.

Pope Benedict XIV taken using
personal camera in WYD,Madrid

During this the same time youths will be exposed to the various religious orders that will have their exhibition booths around the parish ground for two days to help these youth in their vocation and discernment. With a grand final mass the youth would have had excellent weekend of fun with God and HIS Spirit through HIS ministers.