BREVARD — The Maryland State Boychoir recently sang at Masses at Sacred Heart Church in Brevard (pictured) and at St. Eugene Church in Asheville.
Founded in Baltimore in 1987, the choir began with 14 boys and a mission to create an organization offering boys from all backgrounds a foundation in music with the belief that this can shape a person’s character.
Since then, membership has increased dramatically, with the most advanced students selected to participate in the Tour Choir. The Tour Choir, which travels twice a year, has been to 30 states and 12 countries.
— Dorice Narins, correspondent
WINSTON-SALEM — Central North Carolina Order of Malta members recently provided a home-cooked breakfast to families of patients undergoing cancer treatment in local hospitals.
Fifty guests were welcomed to “Breakfast at Dinner” Feb. 7 at the Family House in Winston-Salem, where they enjoyed pancakes, sausage, eggs, hash browns, plenty of homemade breads, fruit and muffins.
The guests, who come to Winston-Salem from a 500-mile radius, are families of people undergoing weeks of cancer treatment at local hospitals. At the Family House, a 48-bed home built in 2013, these families have a place to stay each night for little to no cost, instead of sleeping in the hospital.
Volunteers like the Order of Malta members provide meals for the guests – their way of helping those in need with food, comfort and love.
— Deanne and Jim Lentz