Father John Putnam, pastor, leads a Eucharistic procession outside St. Mark Church in Huntersville during Holy Week. (Photo provided by Amy Burger)
Father John Putnam, pastor, leads a Eucharistic procession outside St. Mark Church in Huntersville during Holy Week. (Photo provided by Amy Burger)
Churches across the Diocese of Charlotte, including St. Mark Church in Huntersville, were nearly empty for Easter this year, as public Masses have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo provided by Amy Burger)
St. Aloysius Church in Hickory among the many parishes providing Eucharistic Adoration within the restrictions on public gatherings during the pandemic. (Barbara Case Speers)
Parishioners at St. Michael Church in Gastonia got a blessing with holy water from Father Lucas Rossi during a “Parade-a-Palms” April 5.
More than 400 cars took part, stretching all the way down to Jackson Street from the church parking lot. People were encouraged to wear red and bring items to be donated to those in need during the pandemic. (Photo provided)
Like many parishes, St. Pius X in Greensboro handed out blessed palm branches in a “drive-through” for Palm Sunday April 5. (Photo provided)
With the help of parishioners and a pickup truck, Father Jean Pierre Swamunu Lhoposo, pastor of St. James Church in Hamlet, led a Eucharistic procession through Hamlet and nearby Rockingham
during Holy Week, blessing the town and praying for a quick end to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo provided)
Father Casey Coleman at St. Mary Mother of God Church in Sylva said hello to parishioners as he and volunteers passed out blessed palm branches and bottles of holy water during a ‘“drive-through” procession in the church’s parking lot. (Della Sue Bryson)
St. Mark Church in Huntersville
Father Casey Coleman, pastor, and Deacon Matthew Newsome celebrate the Easter Vigil at St. Mary Mother of God Church in Sylva. (Photo via Facebook)
