The 2012 Eucharistic Congress is benefitting from a new sponsorship program to help financially sustain the annual event that draws some 30,000 Catholics from the archdiocese and beyond.

Four sponsorship levels offer not only premium exposure in the exhibit hall at the congress but also valuable advertising through The Georgia Bulletin, social media and other outlets.

In addition to the current leading sponsors, Catholic Charities Atlanta and The Maximus Group, and the English Track sponsor, the Catholic Foundation of North Georgia, several new sustaining sponsors have stepped up in support for the 2012 Eucharistic Congress.

Among these new sponsors are Diocesan Publications, J.S. Paluch Co., Messner Publications and Our Sunday Visitor. Existing sustaining sponsors also include American Heritage Girls, Catholic TV, Holy Spirit College and the St. Vincent de Paul Society of Atlanta.

Contributing sponsors for the 2012 Eucharistic Congress include the Augustine Institute, Catholic Relief Services, EWTN Global Catholic Network, Georgia United Credit Union and the Serra Club of Metropolitan Atlanta.

In addition to corporate sponsors, many local parishes have also donated funds to support the Congress. More than 30 parishes have donated including: All Saints Church, Dunwoody; Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Atlanta; Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta; Christ Our King and Savior Church, Greensboro; Holy Family Church, Marietta; Holy Spirit Church, Atlanta; Holy Trinity Church, Peachtree City; Our Lady of the Americas, Lilburn; Our Lady of the Mountains Church, Jasper; Our Lady of the Mount Church, Lookout Mountain; Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Hartwell; Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, Milledgeville; St. Benedict Church, Johns Creek; St. Brigid Church, Johns Creek; St. Catherine of Siena Church, Kennesaw; St. Francis of Assisi Church, Blairsville; St. Francis de Sales Church, Mableton; St. Gabriel Church, Fayetteville; St. John Vianney Church, Lithia Springs; St. Joseph Church, Athens; St. Luke the Evangelist Church, Dahlonega; St. Marguerite D’Youville Church, Lawrenceville; St. Mary Magdalene Church, Newnan; St. Michael the Archangel Church, Woodstock; St. Paul the Apostle Church, Cleveland; Sts. Peter and Paul Church, Decatur; St. Peter Chanel Church, Roswell; St. Pius X Church, Conyers; St. Theresa Church, Douglasville; St. Thomas Aquinas Church, Alpharetta; St. Thomas More Church, Decatur; Transfiguration Church, Marietta; and the Passionist Fathers of Georgia, Inc.

Sponsorships are still available, and companies can sign up using the registration form available at the archdiocesan website, www.archatl.com/congress/sponsors.html.