SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
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Homegrown Harvest: Growing vocations in the diocese By Joanna Puddister King
JACKSON – The Jackson Seminarian Homegrown Harvest began with a vision of an event to celebrate future priests of the Diocese of Jackson. Now being hosted at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson, the Homegrown Harvest event has grown from its humble beginnings as an online only event in 2020, where Father Nick Adam and Bishop Joseph Kopacz talked about the call to vocations to an event that brings the community together to celebrate the Catholic faith and future priests. The fifth annual Homegrown Harvest will kickoff at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson. The event boasts fantastic food, a silent auction, raffle and more in support of vocations in the Diocese of Jackson. Tickets admitting two to the event cost $100 and members of the Women’s Burse Club are invited to the event as well with their membership donation. The cost of educating seminarians is far from nominal, with the estimated expenses for tuition, room and board at the college seminary and theology levels at $40,000 per year, per student. When adding in travel, summer assignments, and additional formation programs, the total annual cost per seminarian approaches $50,000. Currently, the diocese has six seminarians – Will
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JACKSON – The Two Mississippi Museums in downtown Jackson will be the site of the annual Jackson Seminarian Homegrown Harvest fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 12. To purchase tickets or to sponsor the Homegrown Harvest in support of seminarian education, visit bit.ly/HGHarvest2024. (Photo courtesy of Mississippi Catholic)
Eucharistic Congress in Ecuador closes with cry for Earth; Australians overjoyed Sydney to host 2028 gathering By Eduardo Campos Lima
(OSV News) – As Ecuador’s International Eucharistic Congress wrapped up in the country’s capital, Quito, Australians burst into joy as the announcement was made that they will host the 54th congress in 2028. Other significant moments during the congress came when speakers focused on the church’s environmental concerns and the need to take care of the Earth – our “common home.” The International Eucharistic Congress is held every four years, and the gathering in Sydney is expected to draw tens of thousands of faithful Catholics from across the globe. Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney, present
at the final Mass in Quito Sept. 15, said that this will be the largest gathering held on Australian shores since World Youth Day 2008. “The International Eucharistic Congress is a joyous occasion that will deepen our understanding of the truth of the Real Presence of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist,” he said. “It is my hope that in hosting the International Eucharistic Congress we might renew the sense of solemnity, mystery, welcome and joy in the liturgical life of our city, revitalize our Christian lives, and increase our outreach to those most in need,” Archbishop Fisher said. The bid to host the event had the backing of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference and the Fifth Plenary Council of Australia and will see Sydney become the global capital of Catholicism for one week.
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Pope Makes Asia Trip 7 Pope Francis completed a 12 day trip to Asia/Pacific
Youth 10 Youth photos from schools and around the diocese
Patriots Day 12 Schools thank local first responders on Sept. 11