10,000 attend Youth Mass in Wisconsin

The Catholic Diocese of Green Bay holds an all-schools Mass
on Thursday at the Resch Center in Ashwaubenon.
(H. Marc Larson/Press-Gazette)

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Almost 10,000 students from the Catholic Diocese of Green Bay had the Resch Center rocking Thursday morning as praising God took center stage.

The all-schools Mass was attended by students from 61 of the 62 schools within the Diocese of Green Bay, which serves 16 counties throughout Northeastern Wisconsin.

Officials said the event was the largest Mass in the history of the diocese and ranked in the top 10 for Resch Center attendance.

Jane Schueller, principal of Resurrection School in Allouez, helped organize the event at the center, 1901 S. Oneida St.

"Our liturgy is the most important piece of what we do as Catholics, so to have our students experience a liturgy all together (is great)," she said. "We're gathering to praise God and give thanks for all that we have: the gift of each other."

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