Wellington Eucharistic Convention 2008
Was held on Sunday 2nd March 2008
at
St Patrick's College Auditorium, Silverstream
The theme
this year was “Receive the Power” which draws heavily on the message
to young people by Pope Benedict XVI as a challenge prior to World Youth Day.
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To
bring that message to life and to further extend that challenge, we
were
delighted to have Father Donald CALLOWAY MIC come
back. Many are familiar with Father Donald’s conversion story, which is
both dramatic and amazing, and an inspiration for people of all ages. He
talked about how he is using the gifts and the power that he has been
given to bring Christ to the world, and the struggles that he has to
deal with in his own life to fulfil his destiny and his constant need to
“Receive the Power. |
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Father Mateo KIVALU from Saint Joseph’s Upper Hutt is
the inspiration behind a DVD, also called “Receive the Power”,
that has been made to raise funds to help young people to attend next
years World Youth Day. In it he sings How Great Thou Art in several
languages to a background of beautiful New Zealand scenery and, |
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Father Peter CONAGHAN SM
spoke
on the ways and
means, and responsibilities of the older generation to hand on the faith
that they themselves have received to the young people of today. Father
Peter has a vast knowledge of the various cultures within New Zealand
and is a long time friend of the Eucharistic Convention. Having received
the power; how to we pass it on. |