BELMONT — Youth from across the Diocese of Charlotte are invited to attend the 14th annual Bishop’s Youth Pilgrimage Saturday, April 7, at Belmont Abbey College. Each year, Bishop Peter Jugis encourages middle and high school youth to join him at the abbey for a day of prayer and adoration of our Eucharistic Lord.
This annual youth event is a component of the annual Eucharistic Congress and shares the congress theme, which is based on the words of the Gospel of John 6:51: “I am the living bread.”
During the day-long event, which will run from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., diocesan youth will enjoy live music, a vocations fair and motivational speakers, as well as Eucharistic Adoration and a Eucharistic Procession on the historic Belmont Abbey College campus.
There will be separate program tracks for middle and high school youths, and the sacrament of confession will also be available from priests of the diocese.
Dom Quaglia Jr., a Catholic speaker and author, will serve as emcee for the event. Mathias Michael, worship leader and singer-songwriter, will provide the music for the pilgrimage.
Singer-songwriter and recording artist Dana Catherine will serve as speaker for the high school girls. Father David Miller, pastor of St. Dorothy Church in Lincolnton, will serve as speaker for the high school boys.
Benedictine Abbot Placid Solari will offer Mass for participants at 9:45 a.m. The Eucharistic Procession and Adoration with Bishop Jugis will begin at 1:45 p.m.
Registration for the youth pilgrimage is $15. The fee includes a pizza lunch, a soft drink and a specially-designed pilgrimage T-shirt if you register by Friday, March 9.
For details, go online to www.goeucharist.com.
— SueAnn Howell, senior reporter
Did you know?
The Bishop’s Youth Pilgrimage is significantly funded by contributions to the annual Diocesan Support Appeal. Learn more about the DSA and donate online at www.charlottediocese.org/dsa.