The Diocese of Camden, in association with USCCB, will hold a eucharistic congress on Saturday, March 25, at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion.
For the diocese, it aims to renew its worship of Jesus Christ as part of the National Eucharistic Revival.
Diocesan Eucharistic Congress
To celebrate the launch of the National Eucharistic Revival, the Diocese of Camden is hosting the first-ever Diocesan Eucharistic Congress, and everyone is welcome to attend.
Launched in June, the National Eucharistic Revival seeks to reinvigorate devotion to Jesus Christ in the Eucharist by educating people on the "True Presence."
According to Eventbrite, National Eucharistic preachers Fr. Patrick Hyde, OP, and Fr. Joseph Jean-Louis, from the Archdiocese of Miami, will speak at the bilingual congress on March 25.
In addition to the morning and evening Masses performed by Bp. Dennis Sullivan, the event will feature presentations given by local lay Catholics.
There will be a quick lunch break during the event. You may bring your food into the building.
National Eucharistic Revival
Catholics around the country are rallying around the Eucharist in their unique ways, forming a grassroots movement known as the National Eucharistic Revival.
It hopes to motivate a wave of Catholics all over America to encounter Jesus in the Eucharist and be healed, converted, shaped, and united by that experience.
It was also mentioned that the Eucharistic Missionaries would be raised at all levels of the Church, as each diocese will host events aimed at helping the faithful deepen their relationship with Christ through the Eucharist.
About the Diocese of Camden
Catholics from the New Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem are part of the Diocese of Camden.
As stated on its website, the diocese's mission is to provide spiritual, educational, and social support to the people of South Jersey.
The seventh bishop of Camden, Dennis Sullivan, was consecrated on Feb. 12, 2013.
History
Around 1740, four families settled around an existing glass business on Alloway Creek in Salem County, eventually establishing the first permanent Catholic mission in New Jersey. The earliest documented instance of Baptism occurred three years later.
Until 1808, when the new bishop of Philadelphia took over responsibility for South Jersey, the Diocese of Baltimore oversaw Catholics in New Jersey.
According to the diocese's history, St. Mary's Church in Pleasant Mills was the first in the present-day Diocese of Camden and the fourth Catholic church in New Jersey when it was dedicated on Aug. 15, 1830, by Bp. Francis Kenrick.
St. Mary's Church and School were founded in 1849 and 1859, respectively.
Life and Justice Ministries
Life & Justice Ministries of the Diocese of Camden assists the Catholics of South Jersey by collaborating with clergy and laypeople.
They aim to advance a coherent life ethic firmly anchored in the Bible and the Church's teachings.
Catholics are called to be a "leaven" for transforming society, motivated by God's grace to usher in God's reign of love and justice.
Abortion, immigration, starvation, poverty, and racism are a few of the many pressing social issues that these ministries address.
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