Note: The Bishop’s Youth Pilgrimage is canceled for 2020.
BELMONT — All middle school and high school youth of the diocese are invited to attend the 16th annual Bishop’s Youth Pilgrimage Saturday, April 4, at Belmont Abbey College for a day of fellowship, prayer and Eucharistic Adoration.
This annual youth event is a component of the annual Eucharistic Congress and shares the congress theme, which is “Be Holy” (1 Peter 1:16).
During the day-long event, which will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., diocesan youth will enjoy live music 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.
Johnny Philip, a Catholic speaker and musician based out of Fort Worth, Texas, will serve as emcee for the event. He will also deliver the keynote address to the youth.
Singer-songwriter and speaker Andrew Laubacher will provide music for the youth pilgrimage.
Benedictine Abbot Placid Solari will offer Mass for participants at 11:15 a.m. The Eucharistic Procession and Adoration with Bishop Peter Jugis will begin at 1:50 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 13.
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.