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"The Eucharist, gift of God for the life of the World"
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Experience a great moment in
the Church by participating in the 49th International Eucharistic
Congress in 2008 in Quebec, Canada, with the Emmanuel Community, from
14 - 24 June 2008
The
49th International Eucharistic Congress will take place in Quebec, the
birthplace of faith in North America, and it will be integrated with
major events celebrating the 400th anniverary of the foundation of the
town of Quebec.
The theme of the Congress is: "The Eucharist, gift of God for the life of the World". 
In an itinerary that is like that of
the disciples of Emmaus, all the participants of the Congress will be
invited to make a pilgrimage so as to live a truly Eucharistic
experience and to discover the Eucharist and the source and summit of
Christian life.
Programme :
- Mornings: teachings, testimonies and Eucharist.
The Principal speakers will be: cardinals Marc Ouellet
(Québec), Philippe Barbarin (Lyon), Yvan Dias (Congregation for the
Evangelisation of Peoples, Rome), Christian Tumi (Douala, Cameroun) and
Jean
Vanier, Nicolas Buttet, José Prado Flores…
- Afternoons: the Emmanuel Community proposes the following:
- Workshops with Bernard Peyrous, Richard Borgman, Laurent Landete and Jean-Luc Moens; Evangelization in the town; Round Table discussions.
- Pilgrimage to Sainte Anne de Beaupré and a stop at the Montmorency falls on Wednesday
- Procession with the Blessed Sacrament in the town on Thursday
- Visit to the Oratory of Saint Joseph in Montreal .
Download further information and the inscription form
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 PARAY-LE-MONIAL
Today nearly 300,000 pilgrims come every year to Paray-le-Monial. The effects of Paray-le-Monial spread through the summer sessions, which are retreats. Alone or with their family, people can experience God's mercy there.
The members of the
Emmanuel Community organise sessions and retreats in many different countries :
Local communities
and apostolic branches are the base for these retreats. The places may change
from year to year. They are organised in Europe as well as different countries
of Africa, Asia, Australia, North and South America.
Please note in the
agenda the different sessions and retreats organised and all information you
may need.
From year to year certain places are particularly important.
They include :
We are grateful to the members of the
Emmanuel Community for any information they can communicate concerning sessions
and retreats by using the address below.
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