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Established Jan. 12, 1972 by Pope Paul VI SEPTEMBER 17, 2010
Envoy Institute honors ‘apostle of love’
Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
More than 11,000 Catholics pray, ‘Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us’
SueAnn Howell, Barbara Case Spears and Annette Tenny The Catholic News & Herald
SueAnn Howell Staff writer
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6th Annual Eucharistic Congress draws record crowd
Immaculée Ilibagiza named 2010 Envoy of Year
CHARLOTTE ― It takes peace that goes beyond human understanding to forgive your family’s murderers. It also requires an unshakable faith in God. Immaculée Ilibagiza knows that peace and has that faith. On Sept. 9, Ilibagiza, a survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide and author of “Left to Tell; Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust,” received the 2010 Envoy of the Year Award from the Envoy Institute at Belmont Abbey College for her tireless efforts to promote the Gospel message of unconditional love, forgiveness and hope around the world. I l i b a g i z a ’s e n t i r e family, with the exception of one brother who was studying out of the country at the time, was brutally murdered in 1994 during those tragic three months when the Hutu tribe, incited by the government,
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Bishop Peter J. Jugis visits the kindergarten through fifth-grade children’s track during the Eucharistic Congress Sept. 10-11 at the Charlotte Convention Center. More than 11,000 Catholics from across the Diocese of Charlotte attended the sixth annual congress, themed “Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us.”
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CHARLOTTE ― A record crowd of more than 11,000 Catholics c o n v e rg e d o n t h e C h a r l o t t e Convention Center to enjoy a faithfilled, family-oriented Sixth Annual Eucharistic Congress Sept. 10-11. Attendee Yolanda Adams, whose family has attended past Eucharistic congresses, summed up the joyful event for many, saying, “It’s great being here around all these Catholics. It’s comfortable, like a family reunion.” And to think this “reunion” wasn’t even planned. “You know Bishop [Peter] Jugis never intended for this to be a yearly thing,” said seminarian Peter Shaw. “But I remember the first year, I remember what he said exactly. He looked out over the room, in the convention center – every seat filled – and said, “So, do you want to do this next year?” And the whole place broke out into applause. And here we are five years later. What a blessing.” The congress began Friday with a welcome from Bishop Jugis, followed by a sacred music concert performed by the Diocese of Charlotte Choir. The concert featured hymns in Latin, English, Spanish and Tagalog, and it was directed by Tiffany Gallozzi and Dr. Larry Stratemeyer. After the concert, keynote speaker Patrick Madrid delivered an address entitled “Surprised by Truth.” Madrid, a Catholic author and apologist, is director of the See CONGRESS, page 10
IN OUR SCHOOLS
PERSPECTIVES
Pre-K program starts at St. Ann School
Father Roger Arnsparger: Marriage is the sacrament of Christ’s enduring love
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