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Revamped Kid Track Requires Early Registration
Published April 26, 2012
Young people ages 5 to 12 attending the ADORE! Kid Track will experience a unique type of hands-on learning about the Catholic faith. Space is limited, and parents must register their children online prior to the congress weekend to reserve a spot. Only 400 spaces are available. The program begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday, […] Full Story
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2012 Eucharistic Congress To Focus On Mission Work
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published April 26, 2012On June 8-9, Catholics from around Georgia and the Southeast are invited to attend the 17th Eucharistic Congress, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Atlanta and hosted by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory and Auxiliary Bishop Luis R. Zarama. The Congress will be held at the Georgia International Convention Center, College Park, next to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International […] Full Story
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Charismatic Conference Draws 3,500 Haitian Catholics
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 1, 2011With hands raised in prayer and eyes closed, some 3,500 Haitians gathered to worship God in song, dance, procession and adoration during the 20th annual Haitian Catholic Charismatic Conference. Featuring speakers, live music and an outdoor Eucharistic procession, the national conference was held July 29 to 31 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Each year […] Full Story
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Charismatic Conference Draws 3,500 Haitian Catholics
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published September 1, 2011With hands raised in prayer and eyes closed, some 3,500 Haitians gathered to worship God in song, dance, procession and adoration during the 20th annual Haitian Catholic Charismatic Conference. Featuring speakers, live music and an outdoor Eucharistic procession, the national conference was held July 29 to 31 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Each year […] Full Story
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EXCITE! Youth Track Big Draw For St. Mary’s Teens
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2011Two buses full of more than 80 parishioners from St. Mary Church took to the road just after 7 a.m. on Saturday morning, June 25, heading toward the Georgia International Convention Center for the 2011 Eucharistic Congress. With a large group of teens tagging along, the EXCITE! youth track was on the top of the […] Full Story
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Priest Urges Vietnamese To Grow In Faith In New Land
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2011With voices strong, the Vietnamese Catholic community sang a traditional hymn in praise of the Eucharist. Urged on by Archbishop Pierre Nguyen Van Tot, the tight-knit community from across the Atlanta region joined together in prayer and celebration. “It’s an opportunity to reconnect,” said Susan Duong, a member of the Holy Vietnamese Martyrs Church, Norcross. […] Full Story
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Expanded Spanish Track Draws Thousands
By LUISA ZALZMAN, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 7, 2011Organizers at this year’s Eucharistic Congress allotted a much larger space to this year’s Spanish track, based on overflowing attendance in this track over the past few years. Following the procession and morning Benediction, attendees flowed into the newly expanded space in even greater numbers, filling it with a multitude of enthusiastic Catholics. Jairo Martinez, […] Full Story
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Speakers’ Stories Reveal Faith Grows Against All Odds
By REBECCA RAKOCZY, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 7, 2011A former Protestant pastor who felt haunted by the hidden God in the presence of the Eucharist. A tiny Iraqi nun whose Catholic faith life grew living among the homeless amidst the devastation of war, even though she wasn’t Catholic. A priest who encouraged others to seek freedom from life’s material attachments—and let grace flow through […] Full Story
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‘Jesus Thinks You Are Terrific,’ Archbishop Tells Kids
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2011Never have 610 children been so quiet. Prepped by their catechists, they knelt or sat in complete silence as the bells chimed and the archbishop entered the room holding the monstrance aloft with the Blessed Sacrament. After he placed the monstrance on an altar at the front, Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory told the children, “You […] Full Story
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ASL Attendees Urged To Participate, Actively, In Liturgy
By KATHRYN R. BYRNE, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 7, 2011“The word ‘liturgy’ means ‘work of the people,’” Father Tom Coyte explained. And liturgy is what the American Sign Language (ASL) track of the 2011 Eucharistic Congress was all about. Throughout his presentation, Father Coyte encouraged the deaf and hearing attendees to participate fully in liturgy. “The goal of liturgy is to experience God,” he […] Full Story
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Vendors Reflect Faith, Theme Of Congress
By STEPHEN O'KANE, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2011Nabil Rishmawi traveled more than 700 miles to be with the Catholic faithful of the archdiocese for the 2011 Eucharistic Congress. The products he sold at the event have traveled an even greater distance. Rishmawi occupied a table in the vendor area of the congress, as he has done for the past 10 years, selling […] Full Story
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Radio Hosts Share Congress With The World
By ERIKA ANDERSON, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 7, 2011When one of the most influential people in the U.S. Catholic Church was speaking to Jennifer and Greg Willits through mouthfuls of popcorn, it was obvious this was more than just an everyday experience. Soon after his keynote remarks to the June 25 Eucharistic Congress congregation, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan sat down with the […] Full Story
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Seeing Beyond Appearances Begins At Mass, Bishop Says
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published July 7, 2011Smiles of familiarity, of appreciation, of hope and understanding—all kinds erupted on faces of congress-goers Friday evening, June 24, during the opening Mass and healing service for the 16th annual Eucharistic Congress entitled “The Harvest Is Abundant.” Rightly so, for when people see beyond the appearance of simple bread to embrace the mystery of love […] Full Story
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Congress Sparks Faith In U.S., Archbishop Dolan Says
By GRETCHEN KEISER, Staff Writer
Published July 7, 2011The Atlanta Eucharistic Congress draws 25,000 to 30,000 people together in the radiance of this miracle that Vatican II called the source and summit of the Catholic faith. The two-day event of processions, teachings, prayer, liturgy and community rejoicing around the Eucharist is such a witness that it has renewed faith in other parts of […] Full Story
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Engaging Congress Speakers To Share Diverse Experiences
By MARY ANNE CASTRANIO, Staff Writer
Published June 9, 2011When the doors open on Friday, June 24, and the 16th annual Eucharistic Congress commences, a group of renowned speakers will offer talks during the evening and throughout the next day on various aspects of the Eucharist and vocations—in six languages, in nine tracks, geared to attendees of all ages. Some 30,000 or more are […] Full Story
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Georgia Catholic Men Get ‘Closer to Christ’
Published December 9, 2010
Over 300 men from Georgia answered with a resounding “yes” to attend the first Georgia Catholic Men’s Conference on Saturday, Nov. 6. The conference featured a full slate of prominent Catholic speakers, the sacrament of reconciliation offered throughout the day, and a closing Mass celebrated by Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Several hundred attendees from across […] Full Story
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Conference For Catholic Men To Be Held Nov. 6
Published October 28, 2010
The first Georgia Catholic Men’s Conference will be held Saturday, Nov. 6, at the Georgia International Convention Center. The event is open to all men 18 years and older to revive their Catholic faith with thousands of other men and well-known speakers. According to the website, the daylong conference is to revive the spiritual lives […] Full Story
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Soccer Player Finds Competition In South Africa
By ANDREW NELSON, Staff Writer
Published June 24, 2010Katelyn Longino’s earliest soccer memory is running around on a field, seeing her parents in the stands and putting the ball in the net. “I just remember scoring and having a good time out there,” said Longino, who has been playing since she was 4. Later this month, Longino travels to South Africa with other […] Full Story
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Growing Vietnamese Track Reflects Faith, Culture
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published June 10, 2010Like the Catholic faith, some things transcend a particular culture. When the crowd in International Salons A&B at the Georgia International Convention Center erupted in a Vietnamese and English rendition of the childhood favorite, “The More We Get Together,” not a face was without a smile, including that of Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory. Through the […] Full Story
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Signed Reconciliation Sacrament Is Gift To Deaf
By SUZANNE HAUGH, Special To The Bulletin
Published June 10, 2010Frania Franch-Sonner emerged from a makeshift confessional made of a steel frame covered in black velvet drapery in the Kenyan Suite of the Georgia International Convention Center assured that “now I know what to do.” These words were interpreted by Chase Womack, 19, using American Sign Language. Both attended the Deaf Track of the 2010 […] Full Story