Seven Hispanic parishes in the Diocese of Cleveland are among those nationwide who are engaged in the Fifth National Encuentro.
V Encuentro is a four-year process of ecclesial reflection and action that invites all Catholics in the United States to intense missionary activity, consultation, leadership development and identification of best ministerial practices in the spirit of the new evangelization.
New Cleveland Bishop Nelson Perez, who chairs the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops? Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs, said he was ?formed by the process of Encuentro as a pastor and a bishop.? He said he participated in the Third National Encuentro in the ?80s and as a pastor, was active in its implementation.
?Today I have the blessings of being a part of the V Encuentro as a bishop and I look forward to the many fruits it will bring to dioceses and parishes across the country,? he said.
Locally, the process ?is an effort to renew Hispanic ministry because at this moment in the United States, there is a need to do more,? said Misael Mayorga, director of the diocesan Hispanic ministry. ?Better response is needed for Hispanics in the United States ? they need better formation to understand the richness of Catholic life
