More than 2,000 current and former fellows, and many guests will arrive on July 19th to the Czestochowa pilgrimage to thank for ten years of the Foundation's "Work of the New Millennium." At the Jasna Gora young people, the Foundation and all its friends, will give themselves to Our Lady.

Grantees will thank God for the gift of the Polish Pope, with the creation of the Foundation and long-term assistance provided to them by society, which during the Papal Day volunteers provide to the victims of the cans scholarship fund. Four-day convention will also be an expression of gratitude the donors, both individual and institutions.

Many people who contributed to the emergence and development of the Foundation will come on a pilgrimage. There are expected many distinguished guests, including highest representatives of the Polish Episcopal Conference, the presidents and mayors of pontifical university rectors, artists, family scholars, donors, friends of the Foundation. Mass on July 21 on the walls of Jasna Gora will be chaired by Archbishop Jozef Kowalczyk, the Polish Primate. In Czestochowa, Cardinal will also be present. Zenon Grocholewski, Archbishop Tadeusz Goclowski, Dydycz Bishop Anthony, Bishop John Wieczorek, Marek Mendyk Bishop and others.

The event is accompanied by the words of John Paul II, "The new millennium BC the people of the saints" (Homily at Stary Sacz in 1999). On the occasion of the canonization of Bl. Kinga wrote at the time the Holy Father, among others: Brothers and sisters, do not be afraid to want of holiness, do not afraid to be saints! Based on this message to compile a rich program of spiritual pilgrimage. It is to be in preparation for the X Papal Day, celebrated under the slogan "Pope John Paul II - The Courage of Holiness", as well as for the beatification of the Polish Pope.
Pilgrimage continues the cycle of education and formation of camps for scholarship that takes place during the summer holiday in large Polish cities. Young people learn at their history and culture of different regions of our country. This year's trip to Czestochowa has a special character. The decade of the Foundation, for the first time in addition to existing grantees involved in it a person who, for various reasons no longer receive a scholarship, but they are still part of the "family of foundation." Participants will be dressed in traditional yellow shirts with the logos of the Foundation and pilgrimages; staff will wear a blue shirt.

Fellows will begin a pilgrimage to the Eucharist in the Cathedral of Czestochowa, which celebrated Metropolitan Archbishop Stanislaw Nowak, Czestochowa. After that, the young go to Our Lady of Czestochowa, then to take part in a vigil in this Park. July 20 is marked on the calendar as a Retreat Day pilgrimage. He will be accompanied by prayer and silence. In each of the centers, where pilgrims will stay, will be admitted penance services and Stations of the Cross. July 21 will start at 11.00 Solemn Mass on the walls of Jasna Gora. After its grantees submit a completed act of putting the care of Our Lady.

In the same place on the afternoon of the scholarship will lead integration and entertainment. Invited guests, including Archbishop Tadeusz Goclowski, tell the audience about the origins of the Foundation. Between interviews, the stage will present their talents on stage alone grantees. Some of them sing in the concert, which will be support act for the evening performance of Viola Brzezinska team. At the same time the Knights' Hall Pauline monastery at Jasna Gora throughout the day will see an exhibition of works of art by these very young people. Congress ends in 1922 lipca.Przy organizations help the Archdiocese of Czestochowa pilgrimage, City of Czestochowa, Czestochowa University of Technology, University of them. Jan Dlugosz, Seminary, Congregation of the Sisters of Charity and Editors Weekly "Sunday." Universities have made available for the purpose of the pilgrimage of 1,730 beds (dormitories PC: "Gemini", "Hercules" and "Maluch", hosted AJD: "Skrzat" building WSD .) ensure 400 Sisters of Charity. The diet will help pilgrims Czestochowa University of Technology, who gave his canteen available. Meals for 500 and set the July 20 editorial, "Sunday." In addition, each of the grantees also receive robin issued by the "Sunday", and the disposal of the Press Office of the pilgrimage will be the operator of the camera from the studio TV Weekly. The City Council will support the Foundation in the organization of the integration and entertainment, providing a stage and large screen. Materials on Czestochowa, prepared the UM and universities, will also be in the so-called. niecodziennikach - books, which traditionally receive a scholarship of the Foundation during the camps.

The pilgrimage is also involved several hundred volunteers. These are primarily students, scholarship holders of the Foundation 'The Work of the New Millennium. "They form a cadre of educators, the secretariat of the pilgrimage, the medical team (along with the Malta Medical Service), the team responsible for the content of the pilgrimage, liturgical band, choir, logistics department, food department , the Press Office. Grantees also created a website (www.pielgrzymkafdnt.pl), graphics and publications supporting the pilgrimage, care for the exhibition in the Hall of Knights. Volunteers are also steering wheel centers and pastors, including nuns from different congregations.