50th International Eucharistic Congress 2012 Team Attends WYD

August 16, 2011: Over a 1000 Irish Youth attending WYD in Madrid will deliver Invitation to the International Eucharistic Congress to be held in Dublin 2012. Youths from the diocese of Dublin will wear specially designed T-shirts carrying the invitation to the Congress.
Staff members of International Eucharistic Congress have already secured an exhibition booth at a first location in the Parque del Retiro, in Madrid, where information is available on the Eucharistic Congress to pilgrims in a variety of languages.
Secretary General, Fr Kevin Doran said: "We will have a dedicated Youth Space at the Congress next year, with Its own program of Catechesis, music, and much more personal Testimonies. In the heat of Madrid we want to extend a really warm Irish welcome to young people from all over the world.
50th International Eucharistic Congress will take place in Dublin from June 10th to 17th 2012 under the theme "The Eucharist: Communion with Christ and with one another." It expects up to 80.000 pilgrims from all over the world to participate in the Congress.
It is an international gathering of people, every four years somewhere in the world, which effectively AIMS to Promote an awareness of the central place of the Eucharist in the life and mission of the Catholic Church; Help Improve our understanding and celebration of the liturgy and draw attention to the social dimension of the Eucharist.
Speaking before His departure for Madrid, Gerard Gallagher, who is Responsible for pastoral Planning for the Congress, said: "Many of our parishes have Become places where young adults do not have any real role. I Hope That part of the legacy of the Congress will be the encouragement Offered Practical and support to our young people to engage actively in youth ministry Programmes in our parishes. Parishes need young people. Young people need to be challenged Also To Be Part of a living Church and helped to See That They Have a Role Crucial as young people in building up the community of faith."