The weekend of Palm Sunday the Diocese of Hamilton held a Hui at Tokoroa to mark the beginning of our pilgrimage to World Youth Day. There were about 150 pilgrims representing nearly all of the groups from our diocese and we were accommodated by the lovely people at the local marae. The weekend was planned to be a small representative of WYD itself. On the Saturday the Catholic Youth Mission Team (http://www.livethetruth.org.nz/) ran games for the pilgrims which I think went down really well. It was a good no pressure way for everyone to interact and get to know each other a little. In the evening we had an information session about some more WYD details and excitement. We watched a beautiful section of a DVD which followed a pilgrimage of priests and Jesus through the streets in American I think.. The monstrance was carried through the streets and people followed.
Later that evening Bishop Denis led all of the pilgrims in an hour of adoration.
The following day we prepared for church at Saint Pius X which is just down the road from the marae. We all walked there together with most of the local parish people also.
After lunch Bishop addressed the pilgrims and we also had a brainstorm about what they would like to see after World Youth Day. This was very productive and the diocese is going to work towards putting some of the ideas of that day into place to maintain the WYD legacy.
Inside the marae:
Before church:
The whole group:
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