Provisional programme

Friday September 29

Young adults taking part in the whole weekend should arrive Friday afternoon. They will be assigned a host parish or community which will offer them hospitality. On Friday and Sunday there will also be workshops and round tables for those who attend before or after Saturday.

• Where possible, evening prayer in the local community with prayer around the cross
• Supper with host families or in the local community

Saturday September 30

• Breakfast with host families and communities.
• During the morning: Meetings with themed routes, workshops and round tables in churches of different denominations and other places in the centre of Rome, starting with a moment of prayer.9:00
• Around midday, distribution of a simple packed lunch and food for the evening in the area around the basilica of St John Lateran.
• 14:00 – 15:30 Time of praise and worship in the basilica of St John Lateran.
• 16:00 Walking towards St Peter’s Square
• 17:00 – 18:30 on St Peter’s Square – Choirs, musicians, listening to people’s stories
• 19.00 Ecumenical evening vigil on St Peter’s Square in the presence of Pope Francis Francis with representatives of different Churches.
• People return to their host communities and families.

Sunday October 1

• Festive celebration in the host communities.
• Lunch with host families or communities.

Saturday, September 30

Arrival around 9.00am

• During the morning: Meetings with themed routes, workshops and round tables in churches of different denominations and other places in the centre of Rome, starting with a moment of prayer.
• Around midday, distribution of a simple packed lunch and food for the evening in the area around the basilica of St John Lateran.
• 14:00 – 15:30 Time of praise and worship in the basilica of St John Lateran.
• 16:00 Walking towards St Peter’s Square
• 17:00 – 18:30 on St Peter’s Square Choirs, musicians, listening to people’s stories.
• 19:00 Ecumenical evening vigil on St Peter’s Square in the presence of Pope Francis with representatives of different Churches.

Return home after evening vigil around 22:00