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Rally 2008!

 

 

Sunday, October 19, 2008

Bishop O'Connell High School

Click here for a printable flier

Open to all high school aged students

On-line registration is now closed! (Please call the
Office of Youth Ministry thru
Thursday, October 16th to make changes...)

You must register through your parish's youth group, so call your parish office today!

Every year the Office of Youth Ministry sponsors RALLY as our largest outreach event! This event is a celebration of our faith and love of the Lord. This year we are planning for hundreds of High School youth to gather for over eight hours of music, inspirational speakers, and Sunday Mass with Bishop Loverde. RALLY is designed to be open to any high school aged youth wanting to attend - please welcome and invite them to participate in the life of the Catholic Church. Invite your friends!

WE HAD OVER 50 PARISHES OF THE 68 IN OUR DIOCESE REPRESENTED in 2007 -- we would love to see even more of you there this year!

     
Music    
 

The Superchick "Rock What You Got" Tour

Yes, you are reading correctly... the WHOLE tour is coming to the RALLY!!

     
 

Superchick

Superchick is living up to its name. Its first four albums have combined for 700,000 copies sold, more than seventy film, television and videogame song placements, and five No. 1 singles. But for a band inspired to empower its listeners, its new album does more than walk the talk … it rocks the talk!

 

Superchick, the headline band on this tour, is joined by three other 'stellar' bands... check them out below...

     
     

             

 

Yes, Stellar Kart will be returning to RALLY this October as a part of the Superchick tour... and they will be joined by Article One and Starlit Platoon - four bands!  This will be a fantastic show!!

     
     
     
     
The Speakers    
     
 

Bishop of the Diocese of Arlington

Paul S. Loverde

Bishop Paul S. Loverde, installed as the third Bishop of Arlington at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More on March 25, 1999, was born in Framingham, Massachusetts, on September 3, 1940, to Paul Loverde and Ann Marie Conti. 

Bishop Loverde serves on the Board of Directors for Christ the King Seminary, East Aurora, New York, Mount Saint Mary's College and Seminary, Emmittsburg, Maryland, Catholic Distance University, Hamilton, Virginia, and The Institute for the Psychological Sciences, Arlington, Virginia.

     
321
 

321 Improv Comedy

The three members of 321 Improv have come together to join in a ministry that attempts to glorify God in everything they do. Carl sums it up this way, “Our goal is to use comedy to spread a message of true joy that can only come from a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.”

 

 
renee bondi
 

Renée Bondi

An incredibly gifted Christian singer before her accident, Renée has augmented her gifts to include a dynamic speaking ability that grabs her audiences. Whether performing a powerful concert or sharing her profound and victorious story that includes paralysis and a life confined to a wheelchair, those who hear Renée are uplifted and mesmerized by her angelic voice, music and messages. Most importantly, all who hear Renée are encouraged to pursue a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

     
     
     
     
Registration Procedures
     

Young people that want to participate must sign up through their parish Coordinator of Youth Ministry. The cost is $25.00 per participant (youth and adults), which includes all of the great entertainment above, a t-shirt, dinner, and snacks.

Procedure for Coordinators of Youth Ministry to sign up your group:

  1. Get your youth excited about RALLY by downloading copies of the poster (large posters mailed out in mid- September) and posting them at your parish, watching the promo video on You Tube (due late- September) and listening to the Superchick CD.

  2. Get a head-count of how many will be participating, and download the RALLY Permission Slip (English) / RALLY Permission Slip (Spanish) for each to complete.

  3. Complete the online registration by midnight on October 15th. You will need to know the name and T-shirt size* of every participant.

  4. Come to Bishop O’Connell High School on Sunday, October 19th (11:30 a.m. to Noon is check-in time) . Be sure to bring a copy of the SIGNED permission slip for each participant and keep it with you at all times.

  5. When you check-in, you will verify your list of attendees, pick up pre-printed nametags and sign a statement agreeing to have the OYM bill your parish $25.00 per attendee.

  6. Your parish will be sent an invoice following RALLY. Instructions on making your payment will be included.

*Please note: T-shirts will be ordered in two phases:
a) Parishes that are more than 1-2 hours away from Arlington County, will be able to take their shirts with them from RALLY that evening;
and
b) Parishes closer to the Chancery will have the shirts sent via mail/special delivery
approximately 3 weeks after RALLY.

     
     
     
     
Directions    
     
Directions to Bishop O’Connell High School:
From Capital Beltway: Take Rt. I66 East to Exit 69 (Lee Highway/Washington Blvd.) – At the end of the exit ramp turn left and proceed across the bridge and through the light to Underwood Street. Turn Left onto Underwood Street and continue approximately 2 blocks where you will see a football field on the right and then a parking lot. Enter this parking lot and park your car. Enter the building through the doors that face the football field.
     
     
     
     
Pictures   DownloadsDo
     

Click here to view pictures from Youth Rally 2007

  Poster (8 1/2 x 11)
Click here to view pictures from Youth Rally 2006   CYM letter
Click here to view pictures from Youth Rally 2005    
     
     
     
     
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