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Atlanta Eucharistic Congress

Deacon Martin Mana Ling

ATLEC, ATLEC Burmese Track

A native of Chin State, Myanmar, Deacon Martin Mana Ling entered Assumption Seminary after high school. He studied English there for four years. He received a bachelor’s degree in economics in 2013 and entered St. Joseph’s Major Seminary the following year, completing two years of philosophical studies.

After studies at Michael’s Major Catholic Seminary, he was invited by Bishop Lucius Hre Kung and Bishop William Medley, Bishop of Owensboro, Kentucky, to become a seminarian for the diocese. In May 2021, he graduated from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology with a Master of Divinity degree. He will be ordained a priest on July 2.

 

 

8 -10:30 pm | Bishop Sansaricq

ATLEC Francophone Track, ATLEC French

Marriott Gateway – Salons C-E

Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Brooklyn

Guy A. Sansaricq was born October 6, 1934, in Jeremie, Haiti. He studied for the priesthood at the diocesan seminary of the Jeremie Diocese and at St. Paul’s Pontifical Semirary in Ottawa, Canada. He was ordained a priest in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in 1960.

After serving as chaplain for Haitians in the Bahamas, where he became especially aware of the plight of immigrants, Father Sansaricq studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, where he received a master’s degree in l971. That same year he was accepted into the Diocese of Brooklyn and was assigned to Sacred Heart Parish in Brooklyn, where he served for 22 years. During that time he was also appointed diocesan coordinator of the Haitian Apostolate. In l987, he was selected by the U.S. Catholic bishops to head the National Haitian Apostolate.

In l993, he was named pastor of St. Jerome’s Church in Brooklyn. He was named a Prelate of Honor by Pope John Paul II in l999, and appointed auxiliary bishop of Brooklyn on June 6, 2006.

Bishop Sansaricq is the only Haitian-American bishop in the United States.

In 2009 when Bishop Sansaricq reached the retirement age of 75, he handed his letter of resignation to the Congregation for Bishops. Pope Benedict XVI will accept it at his pleasure. His age induced resignation was formally accepted on 6 October 2010, Bishop Sansaricq’s 76th birthday. Although he is retired he remains very active in the Diocese of Brooklyn.

Events of the Day

19 Schedule
  • Doors Open: 4:30pm
  • Exhibitor Hall Opens: 4:30 – 9:30pm
  • Food/Concessions: 4:30 – 8:00pm

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Starve Wars 

GICC Exhibit Hall A

6:25 PM – 6:30 PM 

Welcome from Archbishop
Gregory Hartmayer, OFM, Conv.

GICC Exhibit Hall C, D

6:30 PM – 7:30 PM 

Opening Mass

GICC Exhibit Hall C, D

7:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Revive (Young Adult) Track

Gateway Center Arena

8:00 PM – 10:30 PM

Francophone Track

Marriott Gateway Hotel Piper Room

 

Schedule | Francophone

ATLEC Francophone Track

Cette piste, comme toutes les autres de notre Congrès eucharistique, a pour but de créer une connexion plus profonde avec Jésus et sa présence réelle dans l’Eucharistie. Cet événement est un rassemblement de milliers de croyants, qui célèbre l’énorme don de Jésus-Christ, présent à nous tel qu’il a promis qu’il serait, “jusqu’à la fin des temps“. Certaines pistes, comme celle-ci, sont configurées pour être spécifiques à la langue afin que la population diversifiée de notre Église locale ait un accès complet, dans leur langue maternelle, aux orateurs invités à participer.

This track, along with all the others from our Eucharistic Congress have the purpose of creating a deeper connection with Jesus and his Real Presence in the Eucharist.  This event is a gathering of thousands of believers which celebrates the enormous gift of Jesus Christ present to us as he promised he would be, “Until the end of time.”  Some tracks, like this one, are set up to be language specific so that the diverse population of our local Church has full access, in their native tongue, to the speakers who are invited to participate.

8:00 pm – 10:30 pm

Marriott Ballroom Salons A-C

Schedule | Revive (Young Adult) Track

ATLEC Revive Track

7:30 pm – 10:30 pm
Gateway Center Arena

Join us Friday night at the Eucharistic Congress for Revive (Young Adult Track) in the new Gateway Center Arena. Along with music from Epic the Band, Michael “Gomer” Gormley, national speaker and co-host of the Catching Foxes podcast, will share his wisdom, humor and Catholic perspective on how community can bring us back to Christ and support the call to be Eucharistic missionaries. After his talk, if you stick around, he’ll even share a beer.

 

 

Michael Gormley

ATLEC, ATLEC Revive Track

Married to his college sweetheart, and as father to four children, Mike balances his full-time parish work with speaking and traveling. In evangelization and discipleship training, his main task is bent toward unifying personal faith with a sacramental and biblical worldview. If Christ is truly present in the Eucharist of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, then that summit of Christian faith has to be found in every inch of Scripture. And it is. Leading parish missions, youth conferences and diocesan events, Mike Gormley helps Catholics find Jesus Christ and make him alone the Lord of their lives.

 

EPIC The Band

ATLEC, ATLEC Revive Track

EPIC the Band is a young and vibrant group of artists based in Miami, Florida who have dedicated their lives to sharing the Gospel through music. With a sound that blends multiple genres, the freedom in their music and worship breaks into the world. Their creativity is a product of the impact Christ has in each one of their lives, and their collective love for God and His people is poured out in praise.

 

 

11:00 am – 4:00 pm Saturday

ATLEC, Uncategorized

Exhibit Hall A – B

Bishop Joel M. Konzen S.M. was born November 6, 1950 in Toledo, Ohio and grew up in Oak Harbor, Ohio.    He took his first vows as a Marist in 1975.   He took perpetual vows in the Society of Mary and was ordained a deacon in 1978 and ordained priest in 1979.

Bishop Konzen has a bachelor of arts in English from St. Meinrad Seminary in St. Meinrad, Ind., a master of divinity from Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, a master of arts in systematic theology from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and a master of arts in educational administration from The Catholic University of America.

Bishop Joel M. Konzen took his first position at Marist School in Atlanta in 1980, where he remained for nine years in roles as teacher, admissions director, principal and president. While a graduate student at The Catholic University of America, he served as vicar provincial of the former Washington Province of the Society of Mary.   From 1992 to 1997, Bishop Konzen was principal and president at St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin, Texas.  In 1997, he returned to Washington, D.C., where he was vicar provincial again for two years.

Bishop Konzen returned to Marist School in Atlanta in 1999, where he served as principal until his episcopal ordination in 2018.  He assisted in the founding of two new Catholic schools in Atlanta, Notre Dame Academy and Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School.  He currently serves on the boards of Marist School, Atlanta; Pope Francis Children’s Home and School in Ghana, West Africa; and Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, LA.  In 2015, he received the Educational Excellence Award of the National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) in recognition of his contributions to Catholic schools.

In addition to his time at Marist School in Atlanta and St. Michael’s Catholic Academy in Austin Texas, Bishop Konzen taught at St. Peter Chanel High School in Bedford, Ohio (1976-1977), served as a deacon at St. Andrew the Apostle Parish in New Orleans (1978-1979) and as a priest at St. Edmond Parish in Lafayette, La. (1979-1980).

7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Friday Healing Service

ATLEC Mass and Services 19

GICC Exhibit Hall C, D

Greg Ferrara and Geneva Tigue are worship leaders, speakers and songwriters in the Catholic Church. Both were raised in faithful Catholic homes and find solace in charismatic renewal. Blending an organic acoustic vibe with rich vocal harmony, their sound gives space and nuance for congregations to sing God’s praise and enter into a place of prayer and inner transformation.

The duo is essential in leading congregations to sung prayer within the liturgy and beyond. Following in the footsteps of All Sons and Daughters, Hillsong, Caedmon’s Call and Rich Mullins, Geneva Tigue and Greg Ferrara welcome and encourage the faithful to sing out and pray with melody and verse.

Having both grown up singing in churches, Greg and Geneva started leading together in 2013, and discovered their gifts were complementary and their voices harmonious. Together, they have led music for the Georgia Eucharistic Congress in 2013 and 2014, and regularly lead music for retreats and the Atlanta Charismatic Mass. These two hail from the south side of Atlanta near the land of the “Walking Dead,” and when they are not serving in ministry they are each loving and serving their respective families.

Geneva is a graduate of Franciscan University and has a rich background in Spanish that makes this team adapt at leading bilingually. Greg is the director of music at Holy Trinity and working to finish his undergraduate degree at Berklee College of Music.

7:30 pm – 10:30 pm Friday Healing Service

ATLEC Mass and Services 19

GICC Exhibit Hall C, D

Father Michael Silloway is the administrator at Christ our King and Savior Church in Greensboro. Raised in Peachtree City, he was inspired by the Christ-like example of his grandfather, who was a permanent deacon serving in parishes and prisons in New York State. But he was also attracted to the adventure of flying and hoped to join the Air Force. After graduating from McIntosh High School, he entered the University of Georgia.

His dream of being a pilot was short-circuited by partial color blindness. Through the answered prayers of both of his grandparents, he opted to dive into a vocation to the priesthood instead. From the University of Georgia, he transferred to Franciscan University in Steubenville, Ohio, after being accepted as a priest candidate.

After graduation from Franciscan University, he was sent to Rome, Italy, to complete five years of study at the Pontifical North American College. He was ordained a priest for the Atlanta Archdiocese in 2010. Father Silloway holds a graduate degree in sacred theology from the John Paul II Institute in Rome for studies in marriage and the family.

He is often invited to preach, speak and lead retreats. He served as a parochial vicar at the Cathedral of Christ the King, Atlanta, and as chaplain at St. Pius X High School before his current assignment.