To: Eucharistic Congress Coordinators
CC: Pastors, Deacons, Principals, and Parish/Mission/School Secretaries
From: Tatiana Villa, Media and Communications Specialist, Office of Communications
This year’s Eucharistic Congress was another success! We really appreciate everything you did to contribute to it.
Deacon Dennis Dorner, Chairman of the Eucharistic Congress Steering Committee said, “Surely a thank you is not enough but please know how grateful I am for all of the dedication and hard work that went into making this event such a huge success.” I agree with him, this is a huge event, and your work, involvement, passion and preparation for it, makes it look effortless. There are so many pieces that come together to make this event possible that somehow a thank you feels short.
Deacon Dennis Dorner also wants you to extend his appreciation to all of the members of your teams and assure them that “We could not have done this without this selfless gift of generosity.”
Bishop Konzen and Bishop Ned also expressed their thank you to all those “who supplied energy, time, and inspiration so that the 2019 Eucharistic Congress would be a powerful witness of our faith for all in attendance. Your efforts draw thousands anew each year to experience and celebrate the primordial gathering-point of our Catholic life. The fruits are obvious, but less so is the tremendous effort that is responsible— and this is in the spirit of humble service that animates us in fulfilling the apostolic charge to go forth and make disciples.”
A survey is available for those that attended this year’s Eucharistic Congress to provide feedback of their experience. This five-minute survey will be available until Friday, July 26.
Please see below for a parish bulletin announcement to publish for the rest of this month and the beginning of July:
Thank you for attending this year’s Eucharistic Congress! We’re happy that you joined us for this blessed event, and we look forward to your attendance next year, June 12-13, 2020. Please visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ATLEC2019 to complete a five-minute survey of your Eucharistic Congress experience. Thank you for your participation.