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Eucharistic Congress
  • At the foot of the altar, some healing service attendees kneel before the Blessed Sacrament during a moment of praise and worship. It marked the opening evening of the 22nd annual Eucharistic Congress held June 16-17 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Ten-year-old Amelia Taglieri watches her mother, Jennifer, pour the final contents of soy into a funnel as another volunteer holds the meal bag under it. Amelia had the job of adding dehydrated vegetables to the meal bag. The mother and daughter belong to St. Lawrence Church, Lawrenceville. Volunteers packed 100,000 meals for Burkina Faso, West Africa, June 16. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Eucharistic Congress Day 2
  • Jesus Solorio, 11, of St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta, carries the cross, which is part of a large, crafted rosary held up by other children following behind him. They were part of the opening procession. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Deacon Dave Barron of Holy Family Church, Marietta, left, kneels with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory during exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • (L-r) Dressed in their first holy Communion dresses, (l-r) Heidy Juarez and Helen Ramirez of St. Paul of the Cross Church, Atlanta, and Allison Nguyen of St. Monica Church, Duluth, listen to a Scripture reading from the front row during the Benediction service. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Speaker Doug Tooke gestures in front of an image of the Blessed Sacrament during the middle school track on Saturday, June 17. Photo by Thomas Spink
  • A young woman takes a photograph in the main corridor at the congress after the Blessed Sacrament moves by in a reverent procession. Photo by Thomas Spink
  • Sister Thuy-An Tran and 9-year-old Patricia Dang, both from the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, Norcross, pose for a photo just outside the Vietnamese language track. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Abraham and Erick Emanuel Martinez, both 7, examine the religious gift items available for purchase in the exhibitors' hall at the 2017 Eucharistic Congress. Photo by Thomas Spink
  • (L-r) Bishop Joseph Tri Ngoc Chau, the bishop of the Diocese of Lang Són-Cao Bang, Bishop Luis R. Zarama, and Bishop-designate Bernard E. (Ned) Shlesinger III stand at the altar during the closing liturgy’s Gospel reading. Photo By Michael Alexander
  • Under the direction of Robby Glade, the choir from Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur, provides the music for the Eucharistic Congress closing Mass. Photo By Michael Alexander

At the foot of the altar, some healing service attendees kneel before the Blessed Sacrament during a moment of praise and worship. It marked the opening evening of the 22nd annual Eucharistic Congress held June 16-17 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Photo By Michael Alexander

College Park

2017 Eucharistic Congress centers on the importance of Christ in the Eucharist

COLLEGE PARK—Like Joshua and his family, the thousands attending the 2017 Eucharistic Congress in the Atlanta Archdiocese were urged to make serving the Lord the foundation of their lives. Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told them June 17 he hoped the assertion of Joshua about his household was reflected in their minds and hearts as the […] Full Story | En Español

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