49thINTERNATIONAL
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS Quebec City, 2008
Parish Trip to the Eucharistic Congress
~ June19-22, 2008
Arrangements are being made for a
group from St. Maurice Parish to participate in the
Eucharistic Congress in Quebec City.
The plan is for the group to depart from St. Maurice
Church at 9:00 am on Thursday June 19th and return
to Ottawa after the final Mass on Sunday June 22nd.
Hotel accommodation will include double & quadruple
occupancy options. An itinerary for the Congress is
listed below.
Cost for the trip based on a group of 56 people:
Quad occupancy $465/person or Double occupancy $620/person
These costs include bus transportation, 3 night's
hotel accommodation, and the registration fee for
the Eucharistic Congress. They do not include meals
other than lunch at the Congress sessions on June
20 and 21.
A deposit of $250 per person is required by February
8 to confirm the bus and hotel reservation.
Contact: Catherine Periera 613 723-7781 or
Eileen Sheldrick 613 226-662
Brief Itinerary
THURSDAY, June 19 The Eucharist,
the Life of Christ in our Lives
FRIDAY, June 20 The Eucharist and
Missions
SATURDAY, June 21 Witnesses to the
Eucharist in the Midst of the World
SUNDAY, June 22 Conclusion of the
49th IEC in Quebec City
Divine Mercy Novena and Feast
Day
Come and give thanks to God for His great gift of
Mercy upon the whole world. The Lord specifically
asked that Divine Mercy Sunday begin with a Novena
on Good Friday. He promised, "By this Novena
(of Chaplets), I will grant every possible grace to
souls." The Feast Day is being celebrated on
Sunday, March 30, 2008 from 2- 4p.m. with Exposition
of the Blessed Sacrament. Itinerary will include a
talk by Father Galen Bank, confessions, sung Chaplet
of Divine Mercy, Divine Mercy praises, Prayer to the
Mother of God, Prayer for the intercession of St.
Faustina, Consecration to the Divine Mercy and Veneration
of the Image. Refreshments in the atrium afterwards.
Divine Mercy materials will also be sold. For more
information, please call Maria Pirrone at 613-225-6067