Monday, December 3, 2007

Pilgrim Partner Support Program

Unite Adelaide partner's up with WYD pilgrims in Vietnam.















The PPSP is being officially supported by Unite Adelaide's fundraising drive for WYD08 pilgrims in Vietnam.

The 20 pilgrims group will join the Vietnamese catholic Community in Pooraka for Adelaide's Days in the Diocese and head onto Sydney for WYD08.

Unite Adelaide's fundraising cause is called "Go An Extra Mile," whereby Catherine Burke (picture below) is going to ride her bike from Adelaide to Sydney to raise money for the PPSP.


























Most feel some apprehension at the thought of driving to Sydney, but uni student Catherine Burke plans to go one step (or pedal) further and do it on her bicycle. In a colossal fund-raising ride, Catherine will pedal out of Adelaide in late June 2008, making it to Sydney in time for World Youth Day. The ride will raise funds to bring a group of pilgrims from Vietnam to Adelaide for Days in the Diocese and then on to Sydney for WYD. The project will also support Indigenous pilgrims from the Tiwi Islands to come to World Youth Day.

Catherine will visit towns and parishes along the way, building support for WYD. Her journey has been split into individual miles which can be bought by parishes and individuals wishing to contribute to the cause. Behind the ride is diocesan group Unite Adelaide, which runs monthly meetings for young adults. Unite Adelaide aims to send a group of youth to visit the Vietnamese and Tiwi people in their home parishes to mark the 1 year anniversary of World Youth Day in 2009. If you would like to be involved, email us UniteAdelaide@gmail.com

Also, keep an eye out for the Unite Adelaide team visiting your parish to promote the project.




For more information go to http://goanextramile.blogspot.com/


Please support Catherine with your comments.

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