V Encuentro Cross

The Office of Multicultural Ministry/ Hispanic Ministry, commissioned carpenter Roberto Herrera and Peruvian artist Carmen Mori, both parishioners of St. Patrick Church in Providence, to build a replica of the V Encuentro Regional Cross for the Diocesan Encuentro (Gathering) that takes place today and tomorrow at the Cathedral of SS Peter and Paul. The V Encuentro will conclude with a bilingual Mass presided by Bishop Tobin tomorrow, Saturday, October 28th at noon in the Cathedral of Saints Peter & Paul, Providence. All are invited to attend!

The Cross will be on display in trhe Chancery Office Building until 4:15 pm Friday, October 27th, before taken to the Cathedral for the diocesan event.

Note: The V Encuentro is a four-year process of ecclesial reflection and action that invites Catholics in the Unites States to intense missionary activity, consultation, leadership development, and identification of best ministerial practices in the spirit of the New Evangelization. The V Encuentro starts at the grass-roots level and calls for the development of resources and initiatives to better serve the fast-growing Hispanic population in dioceses, parishes, ecclesial movements, and other Catholic organizations and institutions in light of its theme: Missionary Disciples: Witnesses of God’s Love.