Tipton Events for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage

The Marian Route of the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will pass through the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana July 10-14 enroute to the 10th National Eucharistic Congress taking place in Indianapolis July 16-21.

The pilgrims arrive in Tipton on Thursday, July 11th. The St. Joseph Retreat & Conference Center will host a Eucharistic Procession starting at 7 pm followed by an outdoor Rosary and Adoration at the Grotto (weather permitting). The next morning, Friday, July 12th, St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tipton will offer Mass followed by the outbound Eucharistic Procession to Tipton Park where the Blessing of Farmers & Agriculture will take place at 10 am.

These events are free and open to the public as an opportunity to experience and share in Christ’s love for the world.

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The Marian Route which began in the Mississippi Headwaters, Lake Itasca, MN the weekend of May 18-19, followed a two-day local Eucharistic Congress with presentations from Bishop Robert Barron of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester and Father Mike Schmitz of Duluth, among others. It passes through eight pastorates in the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana over the course of four days before meeting up with the other three routes in Indianapolis.

The six pilgrims on this route will enter our diocese July 10th. To celebrate this historic event, pastorates across the diocese have planned Masses, opportunities for Eucharistic Adoration, fellowship, praise and worship services, blessings, reflections, concerts, lectures and more.

After a bi-lingual welcome rally and blessing ceremony at 9:30 am in City Park in Rochester, pilgrims and the community will embark on a Eucharistic Procession to St. Joseph Church where there will be an exposition and reflection by Bishop Timothy Doherty.

“We want to celebrate our Eucharist; both in terms of how we feature it in the Mass and how it features us,” said Bishop Timothy Doherty.

After Rochester, the Eucharistic Procession will travel through Logansport, Peru, Kokomo, Tipton, Cicero, Westfield and Carmel with events in each location.

A unique aspect of the pilgrimage is the blessings taking place in many communities. Following the blessing of clergy and seminarians in Rochester, the pilgrims will host four blessings in Kokomo for industry, science and technology; educators; health care workers and religious sisters. The Tipton blessing is for farmers and agriculture and the Westfield blessing is for youth and families. These blessings are free and open to the public.