The winning ticket number for the iPad is: 0560028. Congratulations!
WABC "Religion on the Line" New York Encounter Interview
Deacon McCormack with WABC's "Religion on the Line" interviews Giacomo Maniscalco, a volunteer committee member and backstage coordinator for The New York Encounter.
To listen, click here to go to WABC's website, then click "play now" on the January 12, 2014 podcast. The segment on New York Encounter is at the 82:40 mark.
Cardinal Dolan's welcoming message
Cardinal Dolan sends a welcoming message to the attendees of this year's New York Encounter:
Your focus on the nature of the human person, and the flourishing of the
human person in belonging to a people, is very much in keeping with Pope Francis’s
exhortation that, “it is vitally important for the Church today to go forth and preach the
Gospel to all: to all places, on all occasions, without hesitation, reluctance or fear. The
joy of the Gospel is for all people: no one can be excluded.” (Evangelii Gaudium,
23)
Read the full message here.
Buy your tickets for Saturday night's show
A Choir is the Place Where the "I" and the People Meet
Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the door and online:
Raffle winners announced
First prize: ticket #2450
Second prize: ticket #2929
Third prize: ticket #2889
Congratulations to all our winners!
Winning Raffle Number originally posted January 20, 2014 for the iPad drawing:
The winning ticket number for the iPad is: 0560028. Congratulations!
Appeal for persecuted Christians
From the Rimini Meeting website article:
"Finally a thought for Christians who, in various parts of the world, have difficulty in openly professing their faith and in being recognized and given the right to live with dignity. They are our brothers and sisters, courageous witnesses - even more numerous than our martyrs in the early centuries - who endure with apostolic perseverance the many current forms of persecution. Quite a few also risk their lives to remain faithful to the Gospel of Christ. I wish to assure my closeness in prayer to individuals, families and communities who suffer violence and intolerance and I repeat to them the consoling words of Jesus: "Take courage, I have overcome the world" (Jn 16:33)."
From Pope Francis’ World Mission Day 2013 Message
Come and visit New York Encounter
Want to tell your parish, diocese, or school about New York Encounter but don't know where to start? We have a solution. Feel free to use the text below, or download the copy as a convenient PDF (link at the bottom of this post).
Come and visit NEW YORK ENCOUNTER - a cultural festival to foster dialogue between faith and the public sphere of life. Organized by Communion and Liberation. Manhattan Center on West 34th Street @ 8th Avenue. All events are open to the public, most events are free.
Saturday, January 18, 2014 at 3:30pm: Lost? A discussion on youth alienation and the need for education in the wake of Newtown and Boston. Fr. José MEDINA, former principal of Cristo Rey Boston High School, and Pedro NOGUERA Professor of Education, NYU
Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 11:00am: “Go Out, Head for the Periphery” (Pope Francis) A conversation with Sean Cardinal O’MALLEY, Archbishop of Boston, on his experience of the Church and the challenge of Pope Francis, moderated by Msgr. Lorenzo ALBACETE
Sunday, January 19, 2014 at 5:00pm: From “I” to “We”: The Time of the Person. The Origins of a People. A dialogue on understanding the human person with Fr. Peter CAMERON, O.P., Editor-in-Chief of Magnificat, and Fr. Julián CARRÓN, President of the Fraternity of Communion and Liberation.
Exhibit on the Veil of Manoppello: Recent studies have re-opened the question of whether this veil, because of its unique features, might have been the one used by Veronica to wipe Jesus' face on His way to Calvary.
For more information: www.newyorkencounter.org or call (646) 571-2341.
To download this announcement as a PDF, click here.
