Charlotte
Convention
Center

September
25 & 26
2009
Diocese of Charlotte
5th Eucharistic Congress

Each year Bishop Peter Jugis invites the
Youth and Young Adults of the Diocese to
join him in a Lenten Pilgrimage to Belmont
Abbey on the Sunday before Palm Sunday.





This great event is a part of the preparation
for the Diocesan Eucharistic Congress.  In
2008 more than 300 youths took part.

The witness talks of the Belmont Abbey
College students, Abbot Placid and Dr.
William Thierfelder accent a time of prayer,
praise, adoration and the Eucharistic
Procession. This year the Belmont Abbey
College students are planning an extended
program of activities, praise and worship,
witnessing to the Faith and Vocations talks
and presentations.

Joining the Monks for Vespers and
Benediction closes a great gathering of so
many of the Youth and Young Adults of our
Diocese.
12:30 PM      Arrival and Welcome activity
1:00 PM        Introduction - Greeting: Abbot Placid and Dr. William Thierfelder
1:45 PM        Mix & Mingle, Vocation tables, snacks
2:15 PM        Praise and Worship music
                  Witness Talk for Youth: Vocation as a young student
                  Witness Talk for Chaperones
2:45 PM        Youth Activity
3:00 PM        Witness talk
3:30 PM        Quiet Transition to Basilica
4:00 PM        Witness Talk - Seminarian Mr. Paul McNulty
4:15 PM        Exposition of Blessed Sacrament / Bishop’s Address
4:45 PM        Eucharistic Procession
5:30 PM        Vespers with Bishop Jugis and the Monks of Belmont Abbey
6:00 PM        Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament
6:15 PM        Closing Remarks and end of Program
Youth Pilgrimage Schedule
Youth Pilgrimage
Sunday March 29, 2009
Belmont Abbey College
And The Word Became
Flesh and Made His
Dwelling Among Us.
                                            John 1:14