State Faith Program Award Winner - Eucharistic Procession - Father Peter Robertson Council #7582
- Mon, Jun 2, 2025 1:34 PM
Congratulations to Father Peter Robertson Council #7582 for winning the State Faith Program Award for their Eucharistic Procession held in Freeland, MI!
The purpose of the Eucharistic Procession was to bring Jesus in the Eucharist to the village of Freeland on the Feast of Corpus Christi. It was the culmination of the 3 years of Eucharistic Revival and was meant to bring parishioners and others into a relationship with Jesus in the Eucharist.
The Eucharistic Procession started and ended at St. Agnes Catholic Church in Freeland, MI which is in the Diocese of Saginaw, Michigan and processed through part of the village of Freeland, Michigan after Mass on June 2nd, 2024 - The Feast of Corpus Christi!
The council is imbedded in the parish and has always been counted on to be there for the parishioners and her pastor. Since we don't have a facility to manage, our council focuses on developing the faith of our brother Knights and the parishioners and since this was the culmination of the Eucharistic Revival, the time seemed correct to start this tradition in the parish.
Our Program Director took the lead and obtain permission from our pastor, Fr. Christian Tabares. We then reviewed any available material concerning how to plan and execute a Eucharistic Procession. The next step was to get a team of parishioners together to plan and execute the procession.
We identified the equipment and positions and met monthly then bi-weekly as the time drew closer to the Feast of Corpus Christ. We built excitement and interest in the church by showing short videos of Eucharistic Processions and also placed the baldacchino in the gathering so people would ask questions. The parish was bombarded with information concerning the procession in the weekly e-mail blast, bulletins and pulpit announcements.
On the day of the Procession and towards the end of Mass, our pastor set expectations for the congregation so they knew what to do and to allow those who were not participating in the procession the opportunity to leave before the procession began.
The procession began and ended in the sanctuary of St. Agnes and people were given an opportunity to adore Jesus in the Eucharist upon our return as he was placed on the altar. People were invited to touch the monstrance, corporal or altar to ask for God's blessings and healing as God deemed appropriate. Adoration was completed with singing and returning Jesus in the Eucharist to the Tabernacle.
To read more about the program, click here to view the program book: State Faith Program Book - Eucharistic Procession