30 July – 9 August 2017 Archdiocese of Semarang,

Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

BACKGROUND OF AYD

FACING WITH the reality of Asia, the Bishops in Asia realized that the Church in Asia is still in lack of compassion, less in dialogue and less in involving the lives of the Asian people, including the young people in it . In regard from the moment of conversion , the Asian Bishops made up a commitment to unite with the struggle of Asian Nations as Asians . Starting with the first FABC plenary session (1974) which takes the theme of Evangelization in Modern Day Asia, the Bishops in Asia formulate the main concern for the Church to evangelize Asia which means focus on the development of the local Church, Church which is incarnate within a nation, the native and enculturated Church.

Asian Youth Day (AYD) is a regional tri-yearly meeting of young Catholic from all member countries of the FABC (Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences)

BACKGROUND OF AYD

BACKGROUND OF AYD

This encounter aims to promote a culture of solidarity among Catholic Youth in Asia and to build a deep awareness of their responsibility in the church and society.

BACKGROUND OF AYD

AYD experience allows the young people of Asia to gather in developing the program and planning for their future spiritual life in the Asian context .

GENERAL OBJECTIVE OF AYD

GENERAL OBJECTIVE of AYD is aiming to provide an opportunity for young Catholics in Asia to renew and deepen their faith as disciples of Jesus Christ by witnessing to the joy of God’s love in the context of a multicultural Asia.

AYD IN YEARS

2001

Taipei,Taiwan

2003

Bangalore,India

2006

Hong Kong

2009

Imus,Filipina

2014

Daejon,Korea Selatan

2017

Yogyakarta,Indonesia

1999

Hua Hin,Thailand

THEME OF AYD 2017

“Joyful Asian Youth! Living the Gospel in Multicultural Asia”

Bible Verse“Speaking in our own languages the mighty deeds of God” (Acts 2:1-12)

The Church is in the middle and blend into the Asian culture and be part of it so it appears to bring hope and happiness/joy of the Gospel to the poor, suffering, grief, and the marginalized (minority).

Basically multicultural contains the shared values to create a better life, decent, open, balanced, and dignified. These values are based on the human nature, both as God's creation as well as social beings .

WHY WE CHOOSETHIS THEME?

WHAT POPE SAID?

Discussion and dialogue, with a courageous and innovative fidelity that might lead to an encounter between Catholic identity and the diverse 'souls' of multicultural society.

Pope Francis

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SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF AYD7

To explore, reflect on and share our faith experiences as local churches living as culturally diverse communities in a multicultural Asia. To introduce and share, the testimony of faith of the local Church of Indonesia in the context of her socio-cultural-religious diversity and care for creation.To promote youth involvement in the evangelizing mission of the Church so that they may share the values of the Kingdom of God as joyful witnesses in multicultural dialogue and work for social justice and peace.

DAY IN THE DIOCESEOBJECTIVE

To assist the young people to respect communion with all of creation and become joyful witnesses in working for social justice and peace, and caring for mother earth.

OFFICIAL LOGO

LOGO DESCRIPTION

The GununganThe Gunungan (mountain-like shape) is the basic design of the 7th Asian Youth Day’s logo. In a traditional Javanese puppet show, the gunungan, which is rooted from the word “gunung” (mountain), is a symbol of the cosmos (universe). It shows that Church exists in the context of space and time and among cultural diversities. Its tortuous shape represents the energetic, dynamic, joyful movement of Asian Catholic youths.

The Flame of FireIt symbolizes the coming of the Holy Spirit in Pentecost (The Acts of the Apostles 2:1-1). Pentecost is the birth of Church. The Holy Spirit guides all people from different cultures and times to understand the Gospel.

LOGO DESCRIPTION

The Encounter between Two PeopleThe symbol depicts that in the 7th Asian Youth Day celebration young Catholics from around Asia will meet one another in one faith by bringing their own cultures. Corpus (the body of Christ) is between the two-people symbol indicating the presence of Christ in every encounter of faith (Mat 18:20).

LOGO DESCRIPTION

Corpus (The body of Christ)It represents the incarnation of Christ, the presence of Christ in His human-like form in this world, in every point of space and time, and in existing cultural diversities. The outspread hands portray God’s joyfulness and openness to embrace and hug each individual from various ethnicities and nationalities.

LOGO DESCRIPTION

2017It is the year of the 7th Asian Youth Day. Drawn in batik style, it depicts the variety of Indonesian unique cloth pattern and its distribution throughout Indonesia, the venue of the 7th Asian Youth Day.

LOGO DESCRIPTION

The Configuration of Gunungan, Flames of Fire, and Corpus forming the typography of AYD

LOGO DESCRIPTION

Red-White: They are the colors of the national flag of Indonesia. The red and white symbolize courage and purity respectively. Thus, the colors of red-white depict the courageous and authentic spirit of youths.

LOGO DESCRIPTION

Yellow: It represents the glory of God shown in His humanity. His human-like form elevates all aspects of humanity, including culture.

Green: It depicts the youths and Asian Church which keep growing in faith. It also exposes one of Indonesia’s nicknames, “Emerald Equator”

DAILY THEME

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3

DAY 4 DAY 5

Coming Together as Multicultural

Asia

Appreciating and

Celebrating Our Diversity

Being United in Cultural Diversity

Celebrating Our

Communion

Living and Sharing the Joy of the

Gospel

DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10

DAY 11

30-JUL 31-JUL 1-AUG 2-AUG 3-AUG 4-AUG 5-AUG 6-AUG 7-AUG 8-AUG 9-AUG

DID

AYD

AYMM

WHEN WILL AYD7 BE HELD?

(*) 11 Dioceses be involved in the Days in Dioceses

DAY IN DIOCESES

Archdiocese of Jakarta

Archdiocese ofSemarang

Archdiocese of Palembang

Archdiocese of Pontianak

Archdiocese ofMakasar

Diocese ofBandung

Diocese ofBogor

Diocese ofPurwokerto

Diocese ofMalang

Diocese ofSurabaya

Diocese ofDenpasar

Archdiocese of Jakarta, Archdiocese of Semarang, Archdiocese of Palembang, Archdiocese of Pontianak, Archdiocese of Makasar, Diocese of Bandung, Diocese of Bogor, Diocese of Purwokerto, Diocese of Malang, Diocese of Surabaya, Diocese of Denpasar

REGIONS’ ROLE... In order to have a good preparation, each

region will be responsible for the following tasks:

MORNING PRAYER EUCHARIST ANIMATION

DAY 1 SEA 2 (Lead: Indonesia)DAY 2 SEA 1DAY 3 South AsiaDAY 4 East Asia and Central AsiaDAY 5 SEA 2 (Lead: Indonesia)

Prediction for registration fee is: USD 230, USD 170, and USD 60To differentiate the amount, countries will be divided into Zone A,B,C based on FABC Youth Desk zoning system:

REGISTRATION FEE

ZONE A

East Asia (except China) + Singapore, Brunei

ZONE B

Southeast Asia 2 (except Singapore,

Brunei, East Timor) + Thailand

ZONE C

South Asia, Central Asia,

Southeast Asia 1 (except Thailand)

+ China, East TimorPrediction fee

USD 230Prediction feeUSD 170

Prediction feeUSD 60

SOLIDARITY FEE

Refer to previous AYD, Solidarity Fee will be around 5%Solidarity fee will go to FABC Youth Desk to be distributed to countries and COYA Representative who needs financial support.

Design the program: FABC Youth Desk and Host CountryLogistic (accommodation and meals): Host CountryAccommodations around 150, including the speakersWhile transportation and stipend fee for resource persons/speakers will be handled by FABC Youth Desk.

Asian YouthMinisters’ Meeting (AYMM)

THANK YOU!