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• Vietnamese bishop speaks to community about faith and family

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2017

  COLLEGE PARK—Images of families spending time at home or practicing Marian devotions served as the visual backdrop for programs of the Vietnamese track of the Eucharistic Congress. Hundreds attended the morning and afternoon sessions on Saturday, June 17, at the Marriott Gateway Hotel adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center. Bishop Joseph Chau Ngoc Tri, […] Full Story

• God, friendship highlighted at the children’s track

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 23, 2017

  COLLEGE PARK—The Dominican sisters and musician Sarah Kroger led more than 300 youngsters in prayer and praise during the children’s track of the 2017 Eucharistic Congress June 17. Moved to the Marriott Gateway Hotel adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center this year, the track served children ages 5 to 10 who were pre-registered for […] Full Story

• The congress is a hit on social media

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 23, 2017

  COLLEGE PARK—Holding a cardboard frame, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory beams from the Archdiocese of Atlanta Instagram account. “Archbishop Gregory is excited for this year’s Eucharistic Congress! Are you ready?” the caption reads. In other pictures, both Bishop Luis R. Zarama and Bishop-designate Bernard E. “Ned” Shlesinger pose similarly. All photo captions end with #ATLEC2017, the […] Full Story

• Theme of 2017 Eucharistic Congress is faith in the family

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published May 4, 2017

  COLLEGE PARK—The Eucharistic Congress of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, an opportunity for Catholics in the Southeast to gather for prayer, adoration, Mass and faith programs, will be held June 16-17 at the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. The theme of the 22nd annual event is from chapter 24, verse 15, of Joshua, “As […] Full Story | En Español

• Hispanics feel the presence of God at the Eucharistic Congress

  

  By DANIELA MORENO, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—It’s a beautiful Saturday morning. Blue skies and white clouds are the witnesses to this colorful event full of joy, worship and music. It is 8:30 a.m. June 4 and the crowd is getting ready to start the procession into the Georgia International Convention Center where, once again, Catholics in Georgia gather to celebrate […] Full Story

• English track speakers proffer revelations of God’s mercy

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—The speakers for the English track at the 2016 Eucharistic Congress wove stories and insights of mercy as they encouraged the thousands in attendance to follow a path of trusting God and service. The roster included a journalist, who spoke about Pope Francis; a woman, who joined the church despite her deeply held atheism; […] Full Story

• Healing prayers flow from presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—A healing service flowed from the opening Mass of the Eucharistic Congress as a monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament was placed on the altar. “The Holy Spirit has already begun the work of healing he intends to accomplish,” said Father Tim Hepburn, leading the bilingual service with Father Jorge Carranza. Encouraging the faith of […] Full Story

• Gospel of mercy is countercultural, bishop says, but ‘God is with us’

  

  By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—The opening Mass of the Eucharistic Congress took place this year on the solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, and that was “providential,” said Bishop David P. Talley. “How better to fathom” the mercy of God—the theme of the congress—“than to look at the heart of Jesus, a heart filled with compassion.” Reflecting […] Full Story

• Theme of mercy is woven through messages of 2016 Eucharistic Congress

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—In celebration of the Holy Year of Mercy and the gift of the Eucharist, tens of thousands of people attended the 2016 Eucharistic Congress of the Archdiocese of Atlanta June 3-4 at the Georgia International Convention Center. “Be merciful just as your Father is merciful,” from the Gospel of St. Luke, was the theme […] Full Story

• Being with large cross-section of Catholics, ‘I’ve gotten to see all the faces of God’

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—In her black and white habit, Mother Mary Christina joyfully held a cardboard cutout of a sister that allowed girls to put their face where the sister’s would be. Much giggling ensued as young girls put their face through the cutout and their mothers took photos. Mother Mary Christina’s congregation, the Sisters of St. […] Full Story

• Father Klusman encourages mercy through eyes and hands of deaf

  

  By KATHRYN R. BYRNE, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—“Mercy is God’s blood type!” exclaimed Father Christopher Klusman, the presenter in this year’s American Sign Language track at the Eucharistic Congress. His excitement was contagious as he explained and exemplified the meaning of God’s beautiful gift of mercy to the rapt group, as they met in a ballroom at the Georgia International Convention […] Full Story

• At REVIVE, young adults urged to engage their faith

  

  By ERIKA ANDERSON REDDING, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 10, 2016

  ATLANTA—Doug Tooke may be a member of Generation X, but he’s also the father of five daughters. And he’s counting on the new generation of Catholic young adults to show his girls what it means to live lives of faith. Tooke was the featured speaker at REVIVE, the young adult track of the 2016 Eucharistic […] Full Story

• Children in the Adore! track have questions for archbishop

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—The Adore! track for children at the Eucharistic Congress meant it was time for 20 questions with Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. More than 400 children, between the ages of 5 and 11, visited with Archbishop Gregory, learned about mercy through the stories of the Prodigal Son and the Good Samaritan, and enjoyed coloring and […] Full Story

• Visiting Vietnamese bishop finds community ‘full of faith in Jesus’

  

  By NICHOLE GOLDEN, Staff Writer
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—With joyful song and clapping, the members of the Vietnamese community greeted Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory as he visited the group’s program Saturday afternoon June 4 at the Eucharistic Congress. Deacon Joseph Phu Nguyen of Our Lady of Vietnam Church in Riverdale said that 1,000 people attended the track featuring keynote speaker Bishop Joseph […] Full Story

• Packaging meals for the hungry makes Eucharist more alive

  

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff writer
  Published June 10, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—A loud gong, sounded by Hailey Miller, a rising freshman at St. Pius X High School, set off a burst of whoops and applause from the hundreds of people busy filling plastic bags with soy, rice, dehydrated vegetables and a vitamin pack. A new addition to the Eucharistic Congress weekend, the hunger project was […] Full Story

• Come to pray at the 2016 Congress

  

  By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
  Published May 26, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—It’s time, it’s almost time to gather for the annual celebration of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The month of June and the feast of Corpus Christi together signal that it’s time for the 21st annual Eucharistic Congress, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and hosted by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory […] Full Story

• Meals for Burkina Faso event at 2016 Eucharistic Congress

  Published March 3, 2016

  COLLEGE PARK—A Starve Wars meal-packing event will take place Friday, June 3, at the site of the 2016 Eucharistic Congress, the Georgia International Convention Center in College Park. Starve Wars is a collaborative effort by the Office of Life, Dignity and Justice of the Archdiocese of Atlanta, Catholic Relief Services, Helping Hands and the people […] Full Story

• Congress opening Mass invites all to know Jesus, receive grace to be disciples

  By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 12, 2015

  COLLEGE PARK—Young and old representing many ethnicities and walks of life gathered Friday, June 5, for the opening Mass and healing service of the 2015 Eucharistic Congress to further explore their calling as everyday missionary disciples connected together and nourished by the Eucharist, the real presence of Jesus Christ. On a sunny afternoon as people […] Full Story

• Bishop Lynch: Go and share faith; Jesus is present ‘in and through those whom we serve’

  By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
  Published June 12, 2015

  COLLEGE PARK—Tens of thousands of people filled the Georgia International Convention Center, making it the center of the Catholic community in the Atlanta Archdiocese on June 5 and 6. The day-and-a-half event was the 20th annual Eucharistic Congress, as people speaking a variety of languages explored the Catholic faith, worshipped together, and greeted nationally known […] Full Story

• Emotional stories abound at Eucharistic Congress’ Spanish track

  

  By RUTH E. DÁVILA, Special to the Bulletin
  Published June 12, 2015

  COLLEGE PARK­―Analogies of sports and food as well as shocking tales of the occult brought the content to life for thousands of attendees at the Spanish track of the 20th annual Eucharistic Congress. Each of the four speakers, including clergy and laity, built their talks around one of the greatest mysteries of the Catholic Church—the […] Full Story