"We worked with McHenry County and coordinated with tourism, county government and economic development. "This is the third rebrand we've done in two years and our second multigovernmental project," Randy McDaniels, president of the marketing firm, said. The logos were created by McDaniels Marketing of Pekin to develop a strong brand that established cohesion between all five entities and highlighted the city's most desirable attributes. "The five entities dedicated to this brand redesign work extremely well together, which is the reason we were finally successful in bringing a new Jacksonville brand to fruition after 20 years of conversation," she said. "Community leaders have long discussed the importance of working with one another to market Jacksonville in one voice," Kristin Jamison, president of the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation, said. Kazakhstan has braved persecution and survived atheism, the main problem for Christians in the Soviet era.The new logo is actually a family of logos for the CVB, the city of Jacksonville, the Jacksonville Area Chamber of Commerce, the Jacksonville Regional Economic Development Corporation, and Jacksonville Main Street.
The Church in the region was reborn as the Apostolic Administration of Kazakhstan and Central Asia, set up in 1991 with its base in Karaganda, the same year the Central Asian nation won independence from the former Soviet Union. Most Catholics in the country are ethnic Poles, Germans and Lithuanians. The Catholic community in Kazakhstan, the largest among Central Asian countries, numbers about 250,000 Roman Catholics and 7,000 Greek Catholics in at least four dozen parishes in five jurisdictions. He will also give another address at the conclusion of the congress. On September 15, Pope Francis will address bishops, priests, religious, pastoral workers, and seminarians, and will also meet with the country's Jesuits. In the afternoon, he will celebrate Mass for the country's Catholics. The next day he will have a moment of silent prayer with religious leaders, and address them during the congress' opening and plenary session, meeting with some of the leaders privately. Soon after landing in Kazakhstan on September 13, Francis will pay a courtesy visit to the Kazakh President and address authorities. This will be Pope Francis' 38th apostolic journey abroad.ĭuring his stay, Pope Francis will remain in the Kazakh capital of Nur-Sultan. The motto of the apostolic journey - "Messengers of Peace and Unity" - is shown on the top in the Kazakh language, and at the bottom in the Russian language.
The colors used, light blue and yellow, are the same as those on the flag of Kazakhstan, while yellow and white are the colors of the Vatican flag.
In the background is a "Shanyrak" (light blue in color), an element of the traditional dwelling of the Kazakh people, "the yurt", and inside, a yellow cross. The heart portrayed on the wings represents love – the fruit of mutual understanding, cooperation and dialogue, while the stylized olive branch is depicted with a typical Kazakh ornamental image. The dove's wings are depicted by two hands joined together to symbolize those of the messengers of peace and unity. The logo for Pope Francis' visit features a dove and an olive branch. The theme for the congress is "The Role of Leaders of World and Traditional Faiths in the Socio-Spiritual Development of Humanity after the Pandemic." The pope is visiting the Central Asian country September 13-15 for the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. The Vatican has published the logo for Pope Francis' trip to Kazakhstan with the motto "Messengers of Peace and Unity."