Attention, young Adults and adults, ages 18 and older! Time is running out to register for the diocesan pilgrimage to World Youth Day 2013 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil! The pilgrimage will take place July 21 – 29, 2013 and will consist of several days around Rio as well as a week of World Youth Day festivities with Pope Benedict XVI in Rio de Janeiro. The cost of $3, 500 per person includes airfare, accommodations, meals, and sightseeing. The deadline for registration and a down payment of $500 per person is Friday, March 30th, 2012. To register or for more information, contact the diocesan Department of Catechesis and Formation at 392-1529 or Email Isaak Abraham Isaak at iisaak@covingtondiocese.org.
Additional information about 2013 World Youth Day
Father Jeffrey Von Lehmen, Father Matthew Summe, L.C., and Msgr. Cleves from the diocese will also participate in 2013 World Youth Day, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Young adults and adults will have access to the sacraments as well as spiritual direction during this pilgrimage.
(Youth and adults from the Diocese of Covington have attended previous World Youth Days in Denver, Paris, Rome, Toronto, Cologne, Sydney, and Madrid. Pope John Paul II started World Youth Day in 1986; they have been scheduled every two to three years.)
