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    "ocrText": "FOIA Number: 2013-0661-F (2)\nFOIA\nMARKER\nThis is not a textual record. This is used as an\nadministrative marker by the William J. Clinton\nPresidential Library Staff.\nCollection/Record Group:\nClinton Presidential Records\nSubgroup/Office of Origin:\nNational Service\nSeries/Staff Member:\nJim Kreidler\nSubseries:\nOA/ID Number:\n1284\nFolderID:\nFolder Title:\n[World Youth Day '93] [loose]\nStack:\nRow:\nSection:\nShelf:\nPosition:\nS\n66\n2\n5\n1\nInfo on World Youth Day\nAug 11-15\nWorld Youth Day '93\nThe International Gathering\nof Young Adults and Youth\nNATIONAL OFFICE\n3211 4th Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20017-1194\nTelephone 202-541-3055 / Fax 202-541-3413\n.\nDENVER OFFICE\nNEWS\nP.O. Box 44368, Denver, CO 80201\nTelephone 303-892-3770 / Fax 303-892-3775\nContact:\nSister Mary Ann Walsh\nDirector of Communications\n(202) 541-3055\nIMMEDIATE RELEASE\nWorld Youth Day '93 to Draw People from Thirteen to Thirty\nWASHINGTON -- Young people from around the globe, ages 13 to\n30, will gather in Denver Aug. 11-15, 1993, for World Youth Day\n'93.\nThe meeting, which is unprecedented in scope in the United\nStates, marks the fifth such Vatican-sponsored international\nassembly and will include the participation of Pope John Paul II.\nThe theme, which the pope announced Palm Sunday, 1992, is \"I\nhave come that they may have life and have it abundantly\" and is\ntaken from the Gospel of John, 10:10.\nThe pope launched World Youth Day celebrations in 1984 when\nthousands of young people were in Rome to close the Holy Year of\nReconciliation. The following year, in 1985, he called for such\ninternational gatherings bi-annually.\nThe four previous WYD celebrations took place in Rome, 1985;\nBuenos Aires, 1987; Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1989 and\nCzestochowa, Poland, 1991.\nArchbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, chairman of the Ad\n2\nHoc Committee for World Youth Day, said the events will be\nfestive, have youth-appeal and, most of all, be simple.\n\"The celebration will be marked by music, prayer, discussion\nand inter-action among young adults and youths from 70 countries,\"\nsaid Archbishop Keeler. \"It will be similar to previous gatherings\nof young people with the pope, but this time with a Rocky Mountain\nflavor. I am confident that with Colorado's majestic mountains and\nDenver's hospitality, participants at the event will find a deep\nexperience of God.\n\"Planners are making efforts to keep the event affordable to\npeople from every economic level of society,\" he said.\n\"Simplicity is a key theme. We're looking into ways to enable\neven those of modest means to participate.\"\nIn addition to serving as chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for\nWorld Youth Day, Archbishop Keeler is president of World Youth Day,\nInc., a corporation founded to oversee the international event.\nArchbishop J. Francis Stafford of Denver is vice-president. The\nevent is sponsored by the Vatican's Council for the Laity.\nWYD national headquarters are in Washington. Staff there\ninclude Father Dennis Schnurr, WYD national executive director;\nPaul K. Henderson, director of programming; and Father Kenneth\nJenkins, director of protocol. Father Schnurr is associate general\nsecretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/ U.S.\nCatholic Conference. Henderson is associate director of the NCCB\nSecretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth. Father Jenkins is\n3\nUSCC assistant general secretary.\nThe archdiocesan executive director, who is based at the\nDenver office, is Father Edward L. Buelt, former vice chancellor of\nthe Denver Archdiocese and secretary to Archbishop Stafford.\nAssisting him is James E. Bruce, project manager and Cyrus A. \"Rus\"\nHackstaff III, coordinator of community resources.\nHenderson noted that plans are rapidly developing and said\nthat in mid-July diocesan WYD coordinators nationwide should\nreceive information to distribute to parishes, schools and youth\nand young adult groups.\n\"Already people are talking about lodging in Denver,\" said\nHenderson. \"Some will stay in hotels and college dorms and with\nfamilies. Others plan to camp out. We anticipate a massive caravan\nas young people in buses and cars head for the Mile High City late\nnext summer.\"\n\"It's a 1990s pilgrimage, with sneakers replacing sandals and\nmodern transportation replacing camel and horse,\" said Archbishop\nKeeler. \"I expect many young people will come by foot and bike.\nWhatever way they travel, young people will encounter God in the\nnear timeless mountains.\"\nPlans call for 250 young people to gather by invitation Aug.\n9-11, 1993, at an international forum of young adult leaders from\nthroughout the world. From Aug. 11-15, tens of thousands more young\npeople will participate in discussions, prayer and workshops.\nBecause of the broad age span of participants, there will be three\ntracks for meetings -- high school, college, and young adult.\n4\n\"It will be a great international convention, with\nopportunities for meeting people from all over the world,\" said\nFather Schnurr. \"In this atmosphere, groups from dioceses can also\nget together to speak informally with their bishops and make\nfriends with people who live near them back home.\"\n\"This is an event for young people from start to finish,\" said\nArchbishop Stafford. \"Young people will plan it in Washington and\nDenver and the focus will remain on them. At the open-air vigil,\nAug. 14, and at Mass the following day, both with the pope, it will\nbe young men and women who have the places of honor.\"\n####\nWORLD YOUTH DAY '93\nInformation Sheet\nWorld Youth Day (WYD) celebrates the faith and life of young people. It was established by the Holy Father in\n1986 to focus attention on the young people of the Church, to tap into their enthusiasm and vitality, and to\nemphasize the mission of young people to evangelize their generation and contemporary society. Pope John Paul\nII has taken special interest in the youth of the Church: \"The Church needs young people. It particularly needs\nyour dynamism, your enthusiasm, your passionate desire to grow, and the freshness of your faith\" (Address to\nYouth, 1990).\nWHAT IS WORLD YOUTH DAY '93?\nWYD '93 is an international gathering of young adults and youth that is co-sponsored by the Vatican's Council for\nthe Laity and the National Conference of Catholic Bishops and hosted by the Archdiocese of Denver. It is a\ncelebration of the spirit and strength of young adults and youth in the Church. It is to include participation of Pope\nJohn Paul II.\nWHAT IS THE THEME?\n\"I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.\" John, 10:10\nWHEN IS WYD '93?\nWYD is celebrated every year around the world. The United States celebrates WYD on the last Sunday of October.\nEvery other year the youth of the world unite at an international WYD celebration. In 1993, the international\ncelebration for WYD will be August 11-15.\nWHERE WILL IT BE?\nWYD '93 will be in Denver, Colorado, at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. This is the first international WYD\nto be held in the United States.\nHAVE THERE BEEN OTHER WYDS?\nSimilar gatherings were held in Rome in 1984 and 1985 to celebrate the Holy Year for Reconciliation and United\nNations' International Year of the Youth, respectively, but they were not called World Youth Days. Pope John Paul\nII called for annual World Youth Day celebrations in January, 1986. Other WYD International Gatherings were\nheld in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1987, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, in 1989, and Czestochowa, Poland, in\n1991.\nWHO WILL BE AT WYD '93?\nYoung adults and youth, ages 13-39, will travel from around the world to celebrate WYD '93 in Denver. Pope\nJohn Paul II plans to be there, too, to celebrate with the young people. Groups of young people will come from\nparishes, dioceses, schools and Church organizations. It is expected that tens of thousands of people will be there,\nrepresenting 70 countries, to pray, rejoice, celebrate and work together. It is the only place in the United States\nthe pope is to visit on this trip.\nWHAT IS THE POPE'S ROLE?\nPope John Paul II comes to WYD to celebrate with the youth and young adults as a key figure in the meeting. He\nhas always seen young people as a prophetic force, and he comes to encourage them to reach their potential as\nChristians. In young people, he sees a dynamism and an enthusiasm of faith which cannot be wasted.\nHOW MUCH DOES IT COST?\nThere is no registration fee, but each person coming to WYD is asked to donate $10 to a solidarity fund to assist\nthose who need financial help to attend the event. The only cost for most people will be for transportation, lodging\nand food.\nHOW DO I REGISTER?\nEach diocese has been asked to designate a WYD '93 contact person. Registration information can be obtained from\nthe contact person or Catholic parishes beginning in late September, 1992. All registration should be handled\nthrough the diocesan contact. Parish and high school contacts will need to coordinate their efforts with their\ndiocesan contact person. College and university campus ministries may also go through the diocesan contact or take\nadvantage of a special college registration through the National Catholic Student Coalition and the National\nAssociation of Students at Catholic Colleges and Universities. Call the NCSC office at (513) 229-3590 for more\ninformation about college registration.\nHOW WILL PARTICIPANTS GET TO WYD '93?\nDenver is accessible by plane, train, and automobile. Stapleton International Airport makes it possible for\nparticipants to fly into Denver directly. Some participants will travel in caravans across the country in buses and\nvans; still others will come by bicycle or on foot. Hub cities have been set up as host sites where caravans can meet\nand then continue their pilgrimage together. The following dioceses have agreed to serve as hub cities:\nIndianapolis, Ind.; San Antonio, Texas; Boise, Idaho; Santa Fe, N.M. (Albuquerque); Omaha, Neb.; Wichita and\nSalina, Kan.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Rapid City, S.D.; and Memphis, TN. Parishes will house WYD '93 pilgrims\nin church halls, schools, or the homes of parishioners when they're going to and from Denver. A simple dinner\nand breakfast will be provided free or for a small fee.\nONCE I'M IN DENVER, WHERE WILL I STAY?\nWYD has secured sleeping space for 200,000. Hotel rooms and college dormitory beds in the Denver area have\nbeen reserved for WYD '93. Host families from Denver-area Catholic parishes and protestant churches will be\norganized to house other WYD '93 participants. A number of church and school facilities have also been set aside\nto house participants. Tent cities will be set up around the Denver area for camping. There will be transportation\nfrom the tent cities, schools and churches to WYD '93 events. Host families are responsible for transporting their\nguests to parish hub sites where they can catch a shuttle to WYD '93 events. Commercial, state and national\ncampgrounds will also be available for camping and RVs. People at these campgrounds will be responsible for\nproviding their own transportation to WYD '93 activities. Further information about housing can be found in the\nregistration packet and the housing updates in the diocesan mailings.\nWHAT WILL I EAT?\nChurches and schools will provide participants breakfast and a box lunch for a minimal price. Host families will\nprovide the food for at no cost to guests. There will be food vendors and restaurants located around event sites and\nin downtown Denver for snacks and dinner. Dinner also will be available for purchase at Civic Center Park and\nMile High Stadium to coincide with activities there.\nWHAT WILL THE SCHEDULE BE LIKE?\nIn the mornings, there will be prayer and catechetical sessions led by a bishop and a young adult facilitator. Each\ngroup will close with Mass after catechesis. After lunch there will be a wide selection of activities including\nconcerts and dramatic performances, meetings with bishops, and inter-cultural exchanges. There also will be\nopportunities for young people to do community service. There will be evening vigil services and ceremonies,\nincluding a special Vigil Service with the Holy Father. During free time, participants can gather in Celebration\nPlaza at Civic Center Park and along the 16th Street Mall, in the heart of downtown Denver to meet people and\nmake friends from all over the world. World Youth Day will end with a large Mass celebrated by the Holy Father\nthat will be open to the public.\nWHAT IS CATECHESIS?\nCatechesis includes all efforts which help adults, youth and children to acquire and deepen their Christian faith.\nThe purpose of catechesis is to make a person's faith become living, conscious and active. Its task is to foster\nmature faith. The means of catechesis include formal instruction, liturgical celebration, personal witness, prayer,\nservice on behalf of justice, preaching, spiritual reflection and study. Catechesis is a life-long process for the\nindividual and a constant and concerted pastoral activity of the Christian community.\nIS WYD ONLY FOR CATHOLICS?\nAll denominations are welcome, but WYD will be Catholic in focus.\nARE ANY EVENTS OPEN TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC?\nThe events are designed specifically for the young people who will be participating in WYD '93. The only public\nevent with the Holy Father will be the Mass on Sunday, August 15. The Mass will be held at Cherry Creek State\nPark, which is located just outside of Denver.\nWHO SPONSORS INTERNATIONAL WYDs?\nThe event is co-sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Laity and the host country's bishops, in this case the\nU.S. bishops.\nWHAT IS THE PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR THE LAITY?\nThe Pontifical Council for the Laity is a Vatican agency that was formed by Pope Paul VI on January 6, 1967. It\nfollowed the Second Vatican Council's Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, which directed that a \"special\nsecretariat\" for \"the service and encouragement of the lay apostolate\" be established.\nThe Council promotes development of the laity by coordinating apostolic works, establishing a liaison between lay\npersons and Church hierarchy, compiling doctrinal studies on the role of lay persons in the pastoral activity of the\nChurch and maintaining an information center for the field.\nThe Council was reorganized in 1976. Since then, the president of the Council is stationed in Rome, giving the\nCouncil added prestige. Currently the Council is headed by Cardinal Eduardo Pironio.\nHOW IS WYD FUNDED?\nThe U.S. bishops have committed themselves to raising $4.5 million from donors, sponsors, and dioceses.\nIN WHAT LANGUAGES WILL WYD PRESENTATIONS BE CONDUCTED?\nThe catechesis will be conducted in English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Polish, Portuguese and Vietnamese.\nSHOULD PARTICIPANTS DO ANYTHING BEFORE THEY GO TO WYD?\nThe U.S. Bishops have called for a Year of Preparation, which will begin in January, 1993. Resource manuals have\nbeen sent to diocesan contacts and parishes, Catholic colleges, campus ministry groups and Catholic high schools\nin the country. They include exercises designed for high school, college and young adult groups. Activities and\nprayers in the manual will focus on the John 10:10 theme and help prepare participants for World Youth Day.\nAnother aspect of the Year of Preparation is the presentation of the Holy Year Cross. The Holy Year Cross was\ngiven by a group of Polish youth from WYD '91 to a delegation of U.S. young people in Rome on Palm Sunday\nwhen Pope John Paul II announced Denver as the location of WYD '93. The cross will be transported to several\ndioceses across the country and will be the focus of prayer, reflection and meditation during the preparation.\nWHAT IS THE INTERNATIONAL FORUM?\nThe International Forum is a five-day meeting that takes place immediately prior to WYD '93. Approximately 250\nyoung adults from 70 countries represent their bishops' conferences or an international movement at a meeting that\nincludes discussion groups, presentations about life in one's country, prayer and liturgy. Personal faith stories are\nshared, and participants witness to faith in Christ as lived around the world. The International Forum participants\nwill be the primary people who minister at the Masses and Prayer Services/Events with the pope.\nThe International Forum preceding WYD '93 will be held at Regis University in Denver August 7-11, 1993. In\nthe past, the United States has been invited to send 8 delegates. In 1993, the United States bishops will be able to\ninvite 20 representatives.\nThe International Forum is sponsored by the Pontifical Council for the Laity.\nHOW CAN I GET MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WYD '93?\nEach diocese and archdiocese in the United States has designated a special WYD '93 contact person. Contact\npersons receive all promotional and registration information. They have a promotional video that can be copied and\nshown in parishes, schools and at organizational meetings. The diocesan contact also has a membership list of the\nYoung Adult and Youth Advisory Board for WYD '93. These young people have volunteered to serve as a speakers\nbureau for groups wanting to learn more about the gathering in Denver. If you need to get the name of your\ndiocesan contact person, call the WYD National Office at (202) 541-3001. For any additional information about\nthe event, contact either World Youth Day '93 office.\nWorld Youth Day '93\nWorld Youth Day '93\nNational Office\nDenver Office\n3211 Fourth St., NE\n1675 Broadway, Suite 1500\nWashington, DC 20017-1194\nP.O. Box 44368\n(202) 541-3001\nDenver, CO 80201\n(303) 892-3770\nRevised: Feb. 4, 1993\nWYD BACKGROUNDER ON VOLUNTEER SERVICE\nThe number of young Americans who are giving a year or more of\nservice to help the needy is increasing, according to the\nInternational Liaison of Lay Volunteers in Mission, (ILLVIM), a\nCatholic clearinghouse for Christian-based volunteer programs.\nIn a review of membership over the past seven years, the\nWashington-based ILLVIM found the number of volunteers increased\n400 percent. To be precise, the organization found that in 1986,\nparticipants in ILLVIM programs numbered 1,043; and in 1992,\nnumbered 4,943.\nILLVIM, which is Catholic-sponsored, is the nation's largest\nclearinghouse for full-time religiously-affiliated volunteer\nprograms. It matches potential volunteers with compatible programs.\nIts 156 programs are characterized by a faith-based approach to\ntackling social problems but are not necessarily affiliated with\nthe Catholic Church.\nWho are these full-time volunteers?\nILLVIM programs are staffed primarily with persons just out of\ncollege, individuals who postpone living independently and with a\nnice apartment, new wardrobe, sporty car and professional salary.\nInstead they choose to live in group homes with strangers in\na lower-class neighborhood, and on a stipend of about $100/month.\nA recent sampling of 109 volunteers found that 80 percent were\nbetween the ages of 21 and 25 and less than five percent were over\nthe age of 30. About 75 percent of the respondents were female and\nalmost 90 percent were white.\nThose surveyed included participants in one of five programs\n-- Volunteers for Educational and Social Services (VESS), which\nministers to the needs of economically disadvantaged parishes,\nagencies and schools in Texas; Vincentian Service Corps (VSC),\nwhich serves throughout the United States and bases its program on\nthe tenets of service, community and simple living; Red\nCloud Volunteers, which dedicates itself to the education of Native\nAmerican children in South Dakota; Jesuit Volunteer Corps (JVC)\nSouth, which offers people an opportunity to work full time for\njustice and peace by serving the poor directly; and New Orleans\nVolunteer Service Community, which places young men in teaching\npositions in the southeast United States.\nEach of the five programs is Catholic-affiliated.\nReligious upbringing seems to have played a significant part\nin participants' giving a year of service. Of those surveyed, 77\npercent identified themselves as Catholic and of those, 88 percent\nconsider themselves practicing Catholics.\nWhether or not volunteers attended Catholic schools, however,\ndoes not seem to be a determining factor in their choosing to\nbecome a volunteer.\nAmong all the volunteers 35 percent did not have any parochial\nschooling. Twenty percent, however, had attended Catholic schools\nexclusively from grade school through college.\nThe amount of Catholic schooling, did however, seem to\ninfluence whether or not one practiced his or her religion.\nOf those whose entire education was in Catholic schools, 95\npercent considered themselves practicing Catholics. Only one-third\nof all the volunteers who had no Catholic schooling said they were\npracticing Catholics.\nOverall, about half the respondents attended a Catholic\ncollege or university; 32 percent attended a Catholic high school\nand 43 percent attended Catholic grade school.\nBeing Catholic is not a requirement for involvement in\nCatholic programs, and some volunteers report using the service\nprogram to explore another religion. For example, Liz Steiner, a\n22-year-old VESS volunteer teaching in a Catholic primary school,\nis neither Catholic nor attended Catholic schools.\nHer strongest motivation for giving a year of service, she\nsaid, was to \"experience different culture and lifestyle.\"\n\"I liked the fact that I would be exposed to a different\nreligion than I grew up with,\" she said, adding that she wanted to\nbroaden her horizons.\nof the 109 volunteers surveyed, 100 answered queries as to\nmotivation for giving voluntary service.\nA desire to \"help others\" was the chief reason for giving\nfull-time service -- 61 percent ranked it as their number one\nmotivation.\nOther top motivations were \"direct exposure to plight of poor\"\n(12 percent), \"experience different culture and lifestyle\" (12\npercent), \"develop useful skills/good job experience\" (8 percent)\nand \"live in new city/country\" (4 percent).\nFor their second strongest motivation, the volunteers listed\n\"experience different culture and lifestyle\" (25 percent), \"help\nothers\" (21 percent), \"direct exposure to plight of poor\" (18\npercent), \"develop useful skills/good job experience\" (14 percent),\n\"live in new city/country\" (9 percent).\nSome volunteers gave a high ranking to other motivations,\nsuch as \"positive experience of previous volunteer,\" \"wanted more\ntime before deciding on a career,\" \"experience prayerful living,\"\nand \"experience community living,\" but most felt that\nthese motivations had little or no influence on their decision.\nPolitically, 70 percent of the volunteers consider themselves\nliberal, 20 percent consider themselves conservative and\n10 percent declined to indicate their political leanings. In the\npast presidential election, 56 percent of the volunteers voted for\nPresident Bill Clinton, 9 percent for former President George Bush\nand 7 percent for independent candidate Ross Perot. Fifteen\npercent of the respondents did not vote, and 13 percent did not\ndisclose for whom they voted.\nThe volunteers found support in their decision to give a year\nto service.\nWhen asked \"What was your friends' reactions to your\ndecision?,\" 75 percent of the respondents described their friends'\nreactions as \"supportive from the beginning.\" Less than one percent\nconsidered their friends \"unsupportive.\"\nHowever, although the volunteers' friends were supportive, a\nyear of full-time service was not necessarily something they would\nchoose for themselves. About 55 percent of the volunteers said\nnone of the friends they had before joining their program were also\ndoing a year of service. However, 31 percent reported they had one\nor two friends doing full-time service. Only nine percent said\nhalf their friends were in service programs and less than two\npercent said most of their friends were doing full-time volunteer\nservice.\nBoth Ms. Steiner and Laura Lenz, another VESS volunteer, said\nit seemed difficult for friends to relate to their volunteer\nexperiences. Ms. Steiner said that living on a limited budget\ncould be frustrating when she looked at the lifestyles of friends\nearning salaries.\nThe volunteers' families were also supportive although they\nwere more likely to express reservations initially. Half of the\nrespondents considered their families \"supportive from the\nbeginning\" and 46 percent rated them as \"hesitant at first but then\nsupportive.\" Less than 2 percent considered their family's\nreaction to be \"unsupportive.\"\nMs. Lenz, who works in a Houston drug treatment center for\nwomen, said her parents initially were concerned and voiced\nreservations about their daughter living in an inner city\nand working with drug and alcohol addicts, many of whom\nhad recently been released from prison. Nevertheless, Ms. Lenz\nsaid, their initial concern has given way to their being supportive\nthroughout her year of service.\nThe fact that many full-time volunteers work in positions\nunrelated to their college studies can frustrate some parents. Ms.\nLenz, who will be finishing her year of service in a month, is\npresently looking for a job as a teacher, which she says has\n\"consoled\" her parents since she majored in education in college.\nMs. Lenz also said her parents indicated that they do not\nconsider full-time volunteering to be a \"real job.\" \"\nMs. Lenz commented that a full-time volunteer position is \"not\nthe norm to them ... [It is] not in the traditional role of a real\njob.\"\nShe added that given the difficulties involved with her job of\ncounseling addicted women, \"I can't imagine what the real world is\nif this isn't the real world.\"\n- - -\nFor further information and/or a directory of ILLVIM programs,\ncontact International Liaison of Lay Volunteers in Mission, 4121\nHarewood Road, Washington, DC 20017 or call 1-800-543-5046.\nHOW CAN HELP?\nBi-weekly listing of persons who have contacted the ILLVIM office and have received a\nRESPONSE book. Preview of these persons has been conducted. Specific information\nis received whenever possible. Follow up screening is necessary.\nFebruary 9, 1993\nVolume 8, Issue 3\nFROM THE OFFICE OF WORLD YOUTH DAY '93\nWhat a strange combination of two worlds-here I am writing about World Youth Day for International Liaison! Sister\nEllen has put me \"on loan\" to Sr. Mary Ann Walsh, director of communications for World Youth Day, for the months of\nJanuary through March. It has been a great experience so far!\nI am working directly with Sr. Mary Ann and her assistant Trish Gessner. The work I am doing is similar to the work I\ndo at IL--generally administrative office work, but I have done a few unique things too. For example, probably the most\ninteresting thing I have done was a story about the rise of volunteerism which is being sent out as a \"backgrounder\" to\nmedia across the country. (Backgrounders are pieces which give media all the information they need to write stories on\ntopics related to an event. For example, other backgrounders for WYD include the history of the Archdiocese of Denver\nand a biography on Pope John Paul II, to name just two others.)\nA copy of the story is enclosed with this issue and as you'll see, IL is featured throughout the story so we are\nhopefully getting a lot of exposure! This is a great way for us to get our (and your!) name out. For this story I took the\nresults of the volunteer statistics survey (which all of you so kindly completed postcards for!) and compared 1992\nnumbers with numbers from past years. I also surveyed 109 volunteers from several programs asking them their\nmotivations for doing a year of service, their families' and friends' reactions and background information such as\nreligious affiliation, type of schooling and political leanings.\nI would like to thank the directors and volunteers from the five programs who participated: Jesuit Volunteer Corps\nSouth, New Orleans Volunteers, Red Cloud Volunteers, VESS and Vincentian Service Corps. Without you this story\nwould not have been possible! A special thanks goes to Cathy Trimble and Colleen Pritchard from VESS for allowing\nme to interview a couple of their volunteers for the story. The VESS volunteers' firsthand insights gave the story a\nspecial touch.\nWe have enclosed some information on World Youth Day. The international celebration is being held in Denver Aug.\n11-15, 1993. It promises to be an incredible experience, and I would encourage all of you to let your volunteers know\nabout it. (This could be the perfect post-service vacation!) And don't let the word \"youth\" fool you. In Europe, the word\n\"youth\" is equivalent to \"young adult\" and likewise WYD is targeting people aged 13-39. For certain discussions the\nparticipants will be broken down into groups of high school, college and young adults.\nBesides the chance for discussion and sharing of ideas, there's the opportunity to see the Pope (along with 500,000\nother people), meet young adults from around the world, visit Denver and generally share in a once-in-a-lifetime event.\nInformation is enclosed about WYD, but if you have any other questions, don't hesitate to give me a call at (202)\n541-3183!\nSincerely,\nThank Waters\nSharon Waters\nILLVIM Volunteer\nInternational Liaison of Lay Volunteers in Mission\n4121 HAREWOOD RD NE WASHINGTON DC 20017-1593 1-800-543-5046\n1-202-529-1100\nASSISTANT DIRECTOR/RECRUITING COORDINATOR\nINNER-CITY TEACHING CORPS\nThe INNER-CITY TEACHING CORPS (ICTC) is a growing lay volunteer program that places outstanding recent college\ngraduates as teachers in inner-city parochial schools. Corps members live in community with other volunteers. The ICTC\nis currently seeking to fill the position of Assistant Director/Recruiting Coordinator. The position is a full-time, salaried\nposition.\nJOB DESCRIPTION\nResponsible for all aspects of recruiting campaign including interviewing of prospective Corps members\nOversee daily operations of office in conjunction with Executive Director and Program Director\nSupervise Administrative Assistant\nOrganize and prepare any public awareness campaigns\nFacilitate and develop relations between ICTC and colleges and universities\nCreate and host fundraising special events throughout the year with guidance from Executive Director\nWrite and submit grant proposals to various corporations and foundations\nIndividual should possess outstanding communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to\nspeak persuasively to small and large groups. Successful candidates should be self-motivated, well organized and enjoy\nfrequent travel. Proficiency in word-processing, desktop and database softwares preferred.\nLOCATION: Chicago, IL\nSALARY:\nNegotiable given qualifications and experience\nThe ICTC will accept cover letters and resumes until March 1. Send cover letter and resume to:\nInner-City Teaching Corps\n2648 West Pershing Road\nChicago, IL 60632\nThe ICTC is an equal opportunity employer\nNEW SITES AVAILABLE\nISSUES\nWANT VOLUNTEERS BUT DO NOT WANT TO START A PROGRAM?\nWOULD ANY ILLVIM MEMBER PROGRAM LIKE A NEW SITE?\nIF SO, CONTACT:\nREMEMBER WRITE THE WHITE\nHOUSE ABOUT VOLUNTEER\nSister Angela\nMatt Corbliss, SFO\nINCENTIVES GET AS MANY\nBirth Center Holy Family Services\nThe Community of St. Francis\nRt. 1, Box 257\n111 Choptank Avenue\nPERSONS AS YOU CAN TO\nWeslaco, TX 78596\nCambridge, MD 21613\nWRITE THEY DO WANT TO HEAR\n512-969-2538\n410-221-6037\nFROM YOU WRITE NOW\nILLVIM GOES TO COOL CONFERENCE\nSharon Waters will be attending the 1993 COOL National Conference on Student Community Service as a representative\nfor ILLVIM March 25-28. Sharon has submitted a proposal to run a workshop titled, \"A year of post-graduate service is a\nviable option.\" If selected, she hopes to organize a discussion panel of present volunteers and program directors to give\nthe conference participants information on the \"ins and outs\" of a year of service. If you are near the University of Illinois,\nUrbana-Champaign campus and would possibly be interested in being on the panel (and also giving a pitch for your own\nprogram!), please call Sharon at (202) 541-3183 or call the IL office at 1-800-543-5046.\nVOLUNTEER FAIRS\nHELP WANTED\nRECRUITMENT TIME SAVE YOUR ISSUES OF\nHCIH? FOR THE DATES AND TIMES OF COLLEGE\nFAIRS IF YOU CAN GET TO THE COLLEGE\nBOYS HOPE NATIONAL DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT\nFAIR IF YOU CANNOT, WE ARE THERE VIA\nRESPONSE BUT YOUR PRESENCE IS A \"PLUS\"\nBOYS HOPE, a nationwide college preparatory child care\nFEB 12\n12:00 - 5:00\nprogram for abandoned and abused boys and girls, seeks\nUniversity of Illinois, Champaign, IL\nexperienced professional to manage all facets of\nBeth Finke\nMcKinley Foundation\ndevelopment. Individual must have proven record of\n217-344-0297\nsuccess in foundation and corporate fund raising including\npersonal solicitation.\nFEB 17\n12:00 - 4:00\nEckerd College, St. Petersburg, FL\nDuties would include formulating goals and objectives,\nMary Rongey, Career Placement\ndeveloping plan to achieve goal, and personally\n813-867-1166\nimplementing plan.\nFEB 18\nUniversity of Portland, Portland, OR\nPosition reports directly to President and C.E.O. at National\nCareer Counseling\nHeadquarters in St. Louis, Missouri.\n503-283-7131\nCandidates should submit a letter of interest and resume to:\nFEB 23\n3:00 - 6:00\nBOYS HOPE, 4200 Ripa, St. Louis, Missouri 63125.\nNortheast Missouri State University, Kirksville, MO\nMariella Mecozzi, Career Placement\n816-785-4353\nFEB 23\n11:00 - 1:00\nlona College, New Rochelle, NY\nCarl Procario-Foley, Campus Ministries\nFIRST!!!!!!\n914-633-2632\nNORTHWEST REGION\nMAR 5\n12:00 - 4:00\nPrinceton University, Princeton, NJ\nRETREAT\nLinda Richmond\nOffice of Career Services\n609-258-6348\nFebruary 26 through 28 ILLVIM Member Programs\nMAR 24 (NEW DATE)\n(Directors and Volunteers) will convene for a regional\nSt. Joseph's College, Brooklyn, NY\nretreat. This will be a FIRST and we are sure will\nIrene Nebel\nbring many blessings on everyone. We hope to have\nCounseling and Career Services\na follow-up report for all of you. It is an experience\n718-636-6800\nworthy of imitation!\nMAR 24\n10:00 - 2:00\nAll of us will be with you via prayer.\nUniversity of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY\nLaurie Enright\nCareer Planning & Placement\n716-645-2559\nMAR 31\n1:00 - 4:00\nUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore, MD\nVolunteer Inquiry Stats\nDiane Crump\nCareer Development\nSubstantials\n212\n410-455-2216\nMAY 27\n9:00 - 2:00\nBasics\n76\nFoothill College, Los Altos Hills, CA\nLily Adams\nCareer Center\nBook Only\n107\n415-949-7777\nWorld Youth Day '93\nThe International Gathering\nof Young Adults and Youth\nNATIONAL OFFICE\n3211 4th Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20017-1194\nTelephone 202-541-3055 / Fax 202-541-3413\nDENVER OFFICE\nP.O. Box 44368, Denver, CO 80201\nNEWS\nTelephone 303-892-3770 / Fax 303-892-3775\nContact:\nSister Mary Ann Walsh\nDirector of Communications\n(202) 541-3055\nIMMEDIATE RELEASE\nWorld Youth Day '93 to Draw People from Thirteen to Thirty\nWASHINGTON -- Young people from around the globe, ages 13 to\n30, will gather in Denver Aug. 11-15, 1993, for World Youth Day\n'93.\nThe meeting, which is unprecedented in scope in the United\nStates, marks the fifth such Vatican-sponsored international\nassembly and will include the participation of Pope John Paul II.\nThe theme, which the pope announced Palm Sunday, 1992, is \"I\nhave come that they may have life and have it abundantly\" and is\ntaken from the Gospel of John, 10:10.\nThe pope launched World Youth Day celebrations in 1984 when\nthousands of young people were in Rome to close the Holy Year of\nReconciliation. The following year, in 1985, he called for such\ninternational gatherings bi-annually.\nThe four previous WYD celebrations took place in Rome, 1985;\nBuenos Aires, 1987; Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 1989 and\nCzestochowa, Poland, 1991.\nArchbishop William H. Keeler of Baltimore, chairman of the Ad\n2\nHoc Committee for World Youth Day, said the events will be\nfestive, have youth-appeal and, most of all, be simple.\n\"The celebration will be marked by music, prayer, discussion\nand inter-action among young adults and youths from 70 countries,\"\nsaid Archbishop Keeler. \"It will be similar to previous gatherings\nof young people with the pope, but this time with a Rocky Mountain\nflavor. I am confident that with Colorado's majestic mountains and\nDenver's hospitality, participants at the event will find a deep\nexperience of God.\n\"Planners are making efforts to keep the event affordable to\npeople from every economic level of society,\" he said.\n\"Simplicity is a key theme. We're looking into ways to enable\neven those of modest means to participate.\"\nIn addition to serving as chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee for\nWorld Youth Day, Archbishop Keeler is president of World Youth Day,\nInc., a corporation founded to oversee the international event.\nArchbishop J. Francis Stafford of Denver is vice-president. The\nevent is sponsored by the Vatican's Council for the Laity.\nWYD national headquarters are in Washington. Staff there\ninclude Father Dennis Schnurr, WYD national executive director;\nPaul K. Henderson, director of programming; and Father Kenneth\nJenkins, director of protocol. Father Schnurr is associate general\nsecretary of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops/ U.S.\nCatholic Conference. Henderson is associate director of the NCCB\nSecretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth. Father Jenkins is\n3\nUSCC assistant general secretary.\nThe archdiocesan executive director, who is based at the\nDenver office, is Father Edward L. Buelt, former vice chancellor of\nthe Denver Archdiocese and secretary to Archbishop Stafford.\nAssisting him is James E. Bruce, project manager and Cyrus A. \"Rus\"\nHackstaff III, coordinator of community resources.\nHenderson noted that plans are rapidly developing and said\nthat in mid-July diocesan WYD coordinators nationwide should\nreceive information to distribute to parishes, schools and youth\nand young adult groups.\n\"Already people are talking about lodging in Denver,\" said\nHenderson. \"Some will stay in hotels and college dorms and with\nfamilies. Others plan to camp out. We anticipate a massive caravan\nas young people in buses and cars head for the Mile High City late\nnext summer.\"\n\"It's a 1990s pilgrimage, with sneakers replacing sandals and\nmodern transportation replacing camel and horse,\" said Archbishop\nKeeler. \"I expect many young people will come by foot and bike.\nWhatever way they travel, young people will encounter God in the\nnear timeless mountains.\"\nPlans call for 250 young people to gather by invitation Aug.\n9-11, 1993, at an international forum of young adult leaders from\nthroughout the world. From Aug. 11-15, tens of thousands more young\npeople will participate in discussions, prayer and workshops.\nBecause of the broad age span of participants, there will be three\ntracks for meetings -- high school, college, and young adult.\n4\n\"It will be a great international convention, with\nopportunities for meeting people from all over the world,\" said\nFather Schnurr. \"In this atmosphere, groups from dioceses can also\nget together to speak informally with their bishops and make\nfriends with people who live near them back home.\"\n\"This is an event for young people from start to finish,\" said\nArchbishop Stafford. \"Young people will plan it in Washington and\nDenver and the focus will remain on them. At the open-air vigil,\nAug. 14, and at Mass the following day, both with the pope, it will\nbe young men and women who have the places of honor.\"\n####\nClinton Presidential Records\nDigital Records Marker\nThis is not a presidential record. This is used as an administrative\nmarker by the William J. Clinton Presidential Library Staff.\nThis marker identifies the place of an oversized document(s).\nGiven our digitization capabilities, we are sometimes unable to\nadequately scan such large documents. The title from the original\ndocument is indicated below.\nOversized documents have not been scanned in their entirety for\nthe purpose of digitization. To see the documents please contact or\nvisit the Clinton Presidential Library's Research Room.\nThe International Gathering of Young Adults and Youth\nDocument Title:\n19 9.3\nWORLD YOUTH DAY\nEL DÍA MUNDIAL DE LA JUVENTUD\nWORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 . WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY\nORLD YOUTH DAY 1993\nI look forward to World Youth Day '93 with much anticipation. I feel that it will tell the\nworld, and especially America, that Church is more than just an institution; it is a cele-\nWORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH\nbration of who we are as people who follow Christ.\n- Tim Teuber, St. Paul, MN\n993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD Y\nWORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD\nWORLD\nTH DAY 1993 . WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH\nYOUTH DAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 . . . . W\nDAY 1993 WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 . WORLD YOUTH DAY 1993 WOI\nREGISTRATION\nTRAVEL INFORMATION\nThose attending World Youth Day activities\nBy air: Many domestic and international\nare asked to register as a parish,\ncarriers serve Stapleton International\norganization, or school through their\nAirport. Continental and United are hub\ndiocese. Registration forms are available\nairlines.\nthrough your diocese or parish. For\nadditional information contact:\nBy train: Denver is a hub on Amtrak's\nWORLD\nmajor east-west route, with six arrivals and\nYOUTH\nWorld Youth Day Office (National Office)\ndepartures daily.\n3211 Fourth Street, N.E.\nWashington, D.C. 20017\nBy bus: Intercity buses serve major U.S.\n202-541-3001\ncities.\n202-529-2933 (TDD messages)\nWorld Youth Day Office (Local Office)\nBy car: Located 340 miles west of the center\n1675 Broadway #1500\nof the continental United States, Denver is\nDenver, CO 80202\neasily accessible from both the East and\n303-892-3770\nWest Coasts.\nE66L\n-\nParticipants are asked to contribute $10.00\nHOUSING AND FOOD\ntowards a solidarity fund which will provide\nfinancial assistance to young people who\nParticipants will be housed in hotels, motels,\nwould otherwise be unable to attend. This\n\"tent cities,\" campgrounds, schools/parishes,\nshould be enclosed with your registration\ncollege dorms and with host families in the\nform. (Note: Requests for financial aid\nDenver area. Host families are being asked\nTHE\nshould be directed to the National World\nto provide complimentary lodging, breakfast\nand box lunch, and transportation to and\nINTERNATIONAL GATHERING\nYouth Day Office in Washington. Dioceses\nand organizations/movements are\nfrom the nearest neighborhood/parish\nOF\nencouraged to provide financial aid\nshuttle bus site. Shuttle service will operate\nYOUNG ADULTS AND YOUTH\nwhenever possible.)\nbetween downtown Denver and parish \"hub\"\ncenters.\nGETTING TO DENVER\nInexpensive meals will be readily available in\nDENVER, COLORADO\nOn the final stage of the pilgrimage, young\nthe \"core area\" of downtown Denver, at fast\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\npeople will be invited to gather in\nfood restaurants and food courts. Many of\ndesignated \"Hub Cities,\" where hosts will\nthe colleges, retreat centers, parishes and\noffer hospitality (lodging in schools or\nschools that are housing participants will\nparishes, morning and evening meals) and\nalso make meals available.\nAUGUST 11 - 15\nplan special activities. Then, joined by\nyoung people from the Hub City, the group\nwill journey to Denver.\nSet Off On a Journey of\nSCHEDULE AT A GLANCE\nDiscovering Christ\nWhat better hope and task is\nthere, dear young people, than to\nWednesday, August 11\nPope John Paul II has invited\nstart off on a journey of\n8:00 p.m.\nyoung adults and youth of the world\ndiscovering and encountering the\nOpening Mass and Ceremony\n(ages 13-30's) to gather in Denver,\npresence of Jesus Christ -- the\nColorado in August 1993. His message:\nsource of life, of full life?\nThursday, August 12 -\nProclaim, celebrate and live the words of\nFriday, August 13\nJesus as reflected in the 1993 World\n--Pope John Paul II\n8:00 - 9:00 a.m.\nYouth Day theme: \"I came so that they\nBreakfast\nmight have life and have it more\n10:00 - 12:00 noon\nabundantly\" (John 10:10).\nCatechesis, prayer, discussion\n(in language groups)\n12:00 noon\nPREPARING FOR\nMass\nWORLD YOUTH DAY\n(in language groups)\nWHAT IS WORLD YOUTH DAY?\n1:00 - 3:00 p.m.\nDenver will be a high point in our spiritual\nLunch\nIt is worship fellowship catechesis faith\npilgrimage, one that begins in our own\n3:00 - 5:00 p.m.\nsharing. It is an international meeting that\nChristian communities:\nThematic activities\nbegan in 1985 when the Pope invited young\n(workshops, community service,\npeople to join in a special celebration of\n--\nthrough a process of catechesis,\ncultural events)\ntheir faith and youthfulness. Since then, in\nincluding a Resource Manual that\n5:00 - 7:00 p.m.\nalternating years, the Pope has invited young\nwill assist parishes, schools, colleges,\nDinner\npeople to meet with him in such locations as\ndioceses, organizations and young\n8:00 - 10:00 p.m.\nRome, Buenos Aires, Santiago de\nadult and youth movements in their\nEvening events\nCompostela and Czestochowa. In 1993, the\npreparation.\n(reconciliation service,\nPope will celebrate World Youth Day in\nconcerts, drama)\nDenver.\n--\naccompanied by the Holy Year\nCross, which is being carried\nSaturday, August 14\nthroughout the United States to\nPilgrimage\nsymbolize our spiritual preparation\nVigil Service with Pope\nfor Denver.\nSunday, August 15\n10:00 a.m.\nMass with Pope"
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