The anniversary of John Paul II's demise is a day
which will be always remembered by Poles.
A number of concerts and
special events dedicated to the Polish Pope will take place all over
Poland to commemorate this day.
The organizer of the celebrations
scheduled to take place on April 1-3, 2011, is the Centrum Myśli Jana
Pawła II (Centre for Thought of John Paul II).
The project carried out by the Centre on the 6th anniversary of John
Paul's II death is called "Bridge: each small one is great" and it is
aimed for six-year olds, who were born in the year the Pope died.
On
April 1 and 2 the house, school, post office and other elements from
Wadowice where Karol Wojtyła spent his childhood will be staged in tents
located on the Piłsudski Square in Warsaw.
Children visiting each of
them will find out more about the everyday life of young Karol Wojtyła
and will be able to take in the teachings of the Pope through
participating in various attractions.
For example, completing one of the
tasks, children will make a book illustrating the Pope's life.
A vigil
will start in the evening of April 2.
Those who will attend it will be
able to listen to John Paul's texts on sanctity read by actors and
fragments of homilies delivered by John Paul II on his pilgrimages to
Poland.
A mobile museum will arrive in Warsaw on April 3.
Pope's shoes
and skies, cassock and pen used by him to make his personal notes along
with a multimedia presentation and photo exhibition will be on display
in a car museum which will drive from Kraków to Warsaw on the invitation
of the Centrum Myśli Jana Pawła II.
On the same day a special concert
will be held in the Arch-see.
The choir of the Centrum Myśli Jana Pawła
II will perform a repertoire of contemporary compositions.
Pieces by
Polish composers such as Marian Sawa, Marek Jasiński and foreign authors
i.e. Morten Lauridsen and Michael Waldenby will be played.
The
27-year-long pontificate of the Polish Pope made it to history as a
breakthrough in the history of Catholic Church and a life-changing event
for millions of people.
John Paul II will be beatified on May 1 in
Rome.