30 November 2010

TO: ALL PARISH PRIESTS, CHAPLAINS AND RECTORS OF SHRINES IN THE

DIOCESE OF PARAÑAQUE, SCHOOL PRINCIPALS / DIRECTORS,
PARISH YOUTH COMMISSION COORDINATORS, TRANSPAROCHIAL
GROUP HEADS

RE: DIOCESE OF PARAÑAQUE - COMMISSION ON YOUTH

OFFICIAL DELEGATION, APPLICATION PROCESS AND SCREENING
FOR THE WORLD YOUTH DAY 2011 IN MADRID, SPAIN

Dear Reverend Monsignori, Fathers, Teachers, and Youth Ministers:

Rooted and built up in Jesus Christ, firm in faith.”

Colossians 2:7
th
(Theme of the 24 World Youth Day 2011 – Madrid, Spain)

God is good all the time!

World Youth Day (WYD) is a massive Catholic gathering for all young people from throughout the
world called by the Pope. Young people aged 13-39 are invited to be actively involved in the WYD and
be pilgrims on this very special event.

World Youth Day 2011 will be in Madrid, Spain, from August 11-21, 2011.

We are encouraging parishes to send/sponsor their youth and participate in this pilgrimage, and join the
Diocese of Parañaque-Commission on Youth WYD 2011 Official Delegation.

For those interested, deadline of submission of applicants will be on December 30, 2010. Screening
Process and Parish-level Launching will be on the following dates:

December 12, 2010 PARISH LAUNCHING OF THE 24TH WORLD

YOUTH DAY 2011 – MADRID, SPAIN:
(DIOCESAN-WIDE)
*Launching would include Announcement and
reciting of the WYD 2011 Prayer
December 13 to 26, 2010 PARISH LEVEL SCREENING OF APPLICANTS
*Screening Committee shall be composed of the
Parish Priest, Youth Director, Parish Youth
Commission Coordinator and other PYC Officers.
December 27, 2010 to January 2, 2011 VICARIATE LEVEL SCREENING OF
APPLICANTS
*Screening Committee shall be composed of
the Vicariate Youth Priest-Coordinator,
Vicariate Youth Coordinator and Officers.
January 8 and 9, 2011 DIOCESAN LEVEL SCREENING OF APPLICANTS
*Screening Committee shall be composed of the
Diocesan Youth Director, Diocesan Youth
Coordinator and Officers. (venue to be announced)

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Next set of schedule will be given as soon as the list of accepted delegates is finalized. For the
meantime, we will be counting on your support in Fund-Raising initiatives that will be done in the
Parish, Vicariate, and Diocesan Level for our DOP-COY official delegates to the WYD 2011.

For more information, you may contact any of the following:

PETER ERIC D. PARDO PAUL RICHARD GUIMARY

DOP-Commission on Youth Coordinator DOP-Commission on Youth Assistant Coordinator
WYD 2011 DOP-COY Delegation Head WYD 2011 DOP-COY Assistant Delegation Head
0917 – 5274376 or 0922 – 8134998 0916-3041202

VICTOR EMMANUEL L. SEVILLA

DOP-Commission on Youth Secretary
WYD 2011 DOP-COY Secretariat
0917 – 5275503 or 0922 – 8435964

Or your respective Vicariate Youth Coordinator

Thank you for your continued support and love for the young!

Youthfully in Christ,

PETER ERIC D. PARDO

Coordinator
Diocese of Paranaque – Commission on Youth

REV. FR. RODYN DELA TORRE REV. FR. JOSEPH LANDERO

Chairman Co-Chairman
Diocese of Parañaque-Commission on Youth Diocese of Parañaque-Commission on Youth

Attachment: (1) Announcement for WYD 2011

(2) WYD 2011 Prayer after Communion
(3) Suggested Guide Questions for Screening (Parish and Vicariate Level)

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 PRAYER FOR THE 24TH WORLD YOUTH 2011
IN MADRID, SPAIN

Friend and Lord Jesus Christ,

How great You are!
With Your words and Works You have revealed to us
Who God is, Your Father and our Father,
and Who You are: our Savior.
You call us to be with You.

We wish to follow You wherever You go.

We thank You for Your Incarnation.
You are the Eternal Son of God, but You humbled Yourself
and became man. We thank You for Your Death and Resurrection.
You obeyed the Father's will to the extreme and for this reason
You are the Lord of all persons and things.
We thank You for having remained amongst us in the Eucharist.
Your Presence, Your Sacrifice, Your Banquet.
Invite us to remain always united to You.
You call us to work with You.
We wish to go wherever You send us:
to announce Your name, to heal in Your Name,
to bring all of our brothers to You.

Grant us Your Holy Spirit, to enlighten and strengthen us.

The Virgin Mary, the Mother You gave us on the cross,
always encourages us to do what You say.

You are our Life. May our thoughts, our love and our actions
always be rooted in You! You are our Rock.
May our faith in You always be the solid foundation of our life!

We pray for Pope Benedict XVI, for the Bishops and for all those who are preparing the
next World Youth Day in Madrid.

We pray for our family and friends and especially for all the young people who will get
to know you in this encounter, thanks to the firm and joyful testimony of the faith.

AMEN.

St. John Bosco, Father and Teacher of the Young, pray for us.

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 Guidelines for the screening of applicants for DOP-COY
World Youth Day 2011 delegates
Date, venue, requirements and manner of application
Application to become part of the Diocese of Paranaque –Commission on Youth delegation to the 24th
World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain (WYD11) will officially commence on December 12, 2010. Letters
to the parish priests, application forms, and suggested guide questions shall be sent to the Vicariate
Commission on Youth (COY) Coordinators as well as to the Parish COY Coordinators.

I. Application procedures
A. December 12-26, 2010
i. Parish Level Application and Screening
B. December 27, 2010 to January 2, 2011
i. Vicariate Level Screening
C. January 8 and 9, 2011
i. Diocesan Level Screening
ii. January 8, 2011
1. Vicariate of Holy Family
2. Vicariate of Our Lady of the Abandoned
3. Vicariate of Saint Joseph
iii. January 9, 2011
1. Vicariate of San Antonio de Padua
2. Vicariate of San Martin de Porres
3. Vicariate of Sta. Rita de Cascia
II. Different levels of screening
A. On the parish level (December 12-26, 2010)
i. Interested youth/s may inquire and get an application form from the Parish
COY Coordinator from December 12 to 26, 2010.
ii. Applicants should be from 13 to 39 years of age, single, and a bona fide
parishioner.
iii. Applicants must submit the application form and photocopies of his/her
baptismal and confirmation certificates.
iv. The Parish COY shall then set the date, time and venue and shall sit as
Screening Committee for the first round of screening and interview of
applicants.
v. After careful evaluation, the Screening Committee shall come up with a parish
list of candidate-delegates duly signed by the Parish COY Coordinator and
Parish Priest.
vi. The Parish COY Coordinator shall be responsible for informing concerned
applicants for the second round of screening and interview.
vii. The following documents shall then be forwarded to the Vicariate COY
Coordinator on December 26, 2010:
1. Parish list of candidate-delegates
2. Application form
3. Photocopies of baptismal and confirmation certificates
B. On the vicariate level (December 27, 2010 to January 2, 2011)
i. Upon receipt of the documents forwarded by the Parish COY Coordinator, the
Vicariate COY Coordinator and the Vicariate Youth Director will set the date,

Diocesan Center for Evangelization

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 time and venue for the vicariate-level screening and interview. The Vicariate
COY Officers and Youth Director shall then sit as Screening Committee.
ii. Candidate-delegates shall be required to submit the following documents (i.e.
photocopy of valid passport and 2 pcs. 2x2 ID pictures).
iii. After careful evaluation, the Screening Committee shall come up with a
vicariate list of candidate-delegates duly signed by the Vicariate COY
Coordinator and Vicariate Youth Director.
iv. The Vicariate COY Coordinator shall be responsible for informing the
candidate-delegates for the third and final round of screening and interview.
v. List of candidate-delegates and additional documents shall be forwarded by
the Vicariate COY Coordinator to the DOP-Commission on Youth Screening
Committee.
C. On the diocesan level (January 8 and 9, 2011)
i. The DOP-Commission on Youth (DOP-COY) Coordinating Council shall
then sit as the DOP-COY WYD11 Screening Committee for the final round of
screening, interview, and approval of applications.
ii. After careful evaluation and discernment, the Screening Committee shall
require the approved delegates to fill up the Episcopal Commission on Youth
(ECY) application form, likewise, pay the Php 1,000.00 (non-refundable,
inclusive of ECY registration fee and processing of documents) to the DOP-
COY Finance Officer.
iii. DOP-COY Coordinating Council shall come up with the list of official DOP-
COY delegates to 24th World Youth Day in Madrid, Spain. DOP-COY
Coordinating Council shall send an official communication to concerned
parishes regarding the list of approved DOP-COY delegates to the World
Youth Day.
iv. Approved applicants shall be then endorsed accordingly by the DOP-COY
Chairman and Coordinator for the Bishop’s final endorsement and signature to
be submitted to ECY.

Members of the Screening Committee

The members of the Screening Committee shall be composed of the following:
a. Parish level
i. PCOY Coordinator and Officers
ii. Parish Youth Director (if applicable)
iii. Parish Priest
b. Vicariate Level
i. VCOY Coordinator and Officers
ii. Vicariate Youth Director
iii. Vicar Forane (if applicable)
c. Diocesan Level
i. DOP-COY Coordinator and Officers
ii. DCOY Chairman and Co-Chairman

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Suggested Questions for the Parish and/or Vicariate level/s
screening and interview

1. Do you have family members abroad?

a. If yes
i. Where are they?
ii. How long have they been staying abroad?
iii. What is their status of stay? (Immigrant, OFW, tourist, etc.)
2. What is your 10-year career plan?
3. How do you spend your money?
4. How do you spend your time?
5. What is your parish? What is your vicariate?
6. Are you an active parishioner?
a. If yes
i. What is/are you parish involvement/s?
ii. What is the level of your involvement?
1. Leader
2. Member
iii. What is your contribution to the parish / COY?
iv. How long have you been serving/involved in the parish?
b. For non-active/non-member of the Parish and Commission on Youth (COY)
i. Are you familiar with the Parish COY?
ii. How do you define the Parish COY
iii. What are the activities that the COY is involved with in the parish?
iv. What is your participation in these activities?
v. Do you intend to serve the parish / COY?
vi. How do you see yourself in the ministry 5 year from now?
vii. Do you have plans to increase your involvement in the parish? Name specific
plans of action.
viii. What is your personal vision-mission with regards to parish involvement or being
a member of the COY?
7. What is World Youth Day (WYD) for you?
a. Why do you want join the WYD?
b. What are your WYD 2011 expectations?
c. What are you willing to sacrifice in order for you to join the delegation?
d. What specific contributions can you provide to make the WYD2011 journey successful,
and to achieve your expectations as well?
8. What can the Parish, Vicariate, and Diocesan COY expect from you after WYD 2011?
9. How would you feel/take if in case your application to WYD 2011 be disapproved?

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