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WYD Pilgrim Pack
Included in the personal backpack are:
    * Pilgrim Passport (buses & trains)
    * Meals (lunches and dinners)
    * Backpack:
          o Pilgrim & Liturgy guide (maps & event sites)
          o Luke’s Gospel & Acts
          o Reflection Diary
          o Compendium of Catechism
          o Poncho
          o Water bottle
          o Thermal Blanket
          o Other gadgets (clip-on koala,
            tattoos, pen, bandana, rosary beads)

Pilgrim Passport
Includes: free travel on suburban trains and most bus services
Boundaries: for suburban train services are Bondi Junction, Berowra, Carlingford, Richmond, Emu Plains, Macarthur, Waterfall and Cronulla.  
Validity: package A & B from Monday 14 July to Monday 21 July inclusive. 
               package C from Saturday 19 July to Monday 21 July inclusive.  

WYD Meals
    * Breakfasts: not included in Package B (only Sunday provided)
    * Lunches (Wednesday to Friday) served at catechesis sites
    * Dinners (Tuesday to Friday) served in the city (major distribution outlets: Barangaroo, Opera House, Cockle Bay, Tumbalong Park).
      Map of distribution outlets will be in the pilgrim guide
    * All meals served in a 6-pack (4 meat and 2 vegetarian options)
    * Weekend meals (2 lunches, 1 dinner, 1 breakfast) distribution tba

Catechesis
Themes: Holy Spirit and mission in the light of the Pentecost event.
The central theme is developed over three mornings in the following stages:
    *   Called to live in the Holy Spirit
    *   The Holy Spirit, soul of the Church
    *   Sent out into the world: the Holy Spirit, the principal agent of mission
Location: Catholic Churches, Churches of other faith denominations and commercial venues in Sydney metropolitan area
When: Wednesday to Friday
            9:00am-11:00am.
            Mass 11am-12pm
Description: Catechesis is sharing and learning about faith and life. Catechesis will be conducted in a variety of languages and will be held in around 300 different locations throughout Sydney. There will be approx 290 sites in Sydney.
Catechesis program:
    * Welcome to pilgrims
    * A short introduction to the Catechesis which might include music, drama or testimony
    * Reconciliation - before and after the Bishop's talk
    * Catechesis from the Bishop
    * Coordinated discussion
      and opportunity for questions
    * A time of silence for reflection
      which may include guided
      adoration of the Blessed
      Sacrament
    * Short break
    * Mass