The mass

This is where the Eucharistic Congress is being held

This morning we had a wonderful time fellowshipping with the believers in Shankill at Glen Maris house. Immediatly after, eighteen of us (including the five of us team members) headed off to the 50th International Eucaristic Congress held at The Royal Dublin Society (RDS)  in Ballsbridge, Co. Dublin. There we handed out approxamately 6-8 thousand copies of “The Mass : from Mystery to Meaning.” There group divided into teams of two and covered almost all the entrances. Many people were happy to accept the liturature, but some were not at all pleased we were there and warned others that the booklets were not “Catholic” and therefore could not be trusted! We had some interesting conversations with people who (like all good Catholics) insisted we could not be sure of our salvation and all had to go to purgatory – insisting it was true and going so far as to say (when showed from the Bible it wasn’t true) to say we should go with the authority of the Catholic Church over the Holy Bible. One man who came up to Ben and Kassi at the end was quite adamant about these things and didn’t think we should be allowed to pass out “Heretical” literature – he very reluctantly left the conversation after one of the men from the assembly joined the conversation and he was about to miss the Mass. Overall there was a good response and the church plans on going back next week to hand out more books.

We then headed back to Glen Maris for a delicious lunch which Penny (Defouw - missionary) had prepared for us and enjoyed ice cream and cake in honor of Frank Carolan’s Birthday! We had a few miniutes to relax, then we headed off to Frank’s house to watch the European Championship and cheer for Ireland (Come on You Boys in Green!!). It was raining quite heavily in Poland where the match was being  held and Frank remarked that the Irish players must feel right at home.

Please pray for all those who received the booklets , that they would read them with an open mind and consider what they have learned. Pray for us as we head out again tomorrow as well as those who are planning on joining us in the morning.