CHARLOTTE — Our Lady of Consolation parishioners joined Charlotte Catholic High School students Feb. 21 for a morning of prayer and gospel singing in celebration of Black History Month.
Members of OLC’s Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir filled the air with joyful harmonies as hundreds of students packed the gym to enjoy the special concert.
The renowned OLC choir performed a number of gospel songs, including “Lift Every Voice and Sing” with CCHS choral students.
English Department Chair and Achievers Club sponsor Lincoln Sigwald shared reflections on the deep impact that attending Black churches has had on his personal faith.
Sigwald also encouraged students in a moment of call-and-response: “I think you ought to say: ‘Thank you, God! Thank you, Lord! For saving me, for rescuing me, for making a way for me, for preparing a future for me – and for giving me this incredible, diverse Catholic faith.’ We say, ‘Thank you God.’”
— Photos by Troy C. Hull
