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Willesee still draws a crowd Big crowd defies weather for The Eucharist
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am a Presbyterian married to a Catholic. Now I can understand his passion." This heartfelt, public declaration within minutes of the screening of the video "The Eucharist" appeared to say it all for most of the 1000-plus people who defied the cold, the wind and the rain to attend the launch of Mike Willesee’s video on the Eucharist at John XXIII College last Thursday, August 21. Officially launching the video in Perth, Archbishop Barry Hickey told the crowd packed into the College gymnasium, "I think you’ll find it fascinating" and there can be no doubt his prediction was accurate. The visit to Perth by Mike Willesee and his partner in the production of the video and other projects, Ron Tesoriero, and the launch of the "The Eucharist" was arranged by The Record and Catholic Youth Ministry with cooperation from John XXIII College. The Disciples of Jesus provided music
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and Antioch youth groups served refreshments. Four hundred copies of the video were sold on the night and orders were taken for many others. Archbishop Hickey said the video could be valuable in the process of reaching out to all those people who had received the Eucharist, but had wandered away from God and the Church. Each one had a different story, but all were encompassed by the call of Pope John Paul II during Mass at Randwick racecourse: "Come back. We love you, we need you, we want you with us." The video would help people to see the action of God as a reality in the world. In a brief talk about his personal return to the Faith, Mike Willesee described a number of incidents in which God helped him and said of each, "I still didn’t get it". Then, during a trip to Bolivia to make a previous video "Signs from God", a large wallet containing all of the passports, introductions, money and paperwork that would make the project possible were stolen. Standing in line at a busy airport, he felt a tug on his backpack and turned to
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Mike Willesee answering questions from the capacity crowd at John XXII College.
The Eucharist In Communion with Me Here is YOUR CHANCE to see and hear this stunning production which inspired the audience on the night. Over 1000 people turned up at John XXIII College on Thursday August 21, to hear Ron Tesoriero and Mike Willesee talk about their joint documentary production on the Eucharist.
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