SWANNANOA — “Stop Human Trafficking – Learn and Take Action” is a free educational event starting at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 5, at St. Margaret Mary Church, located at 102 Andrews Pl., Swannanoa.
The event will begin with a sandwich lunch followed by a noon presentation by Tim Norris, board member of Project Light Rowan and a member of Sacred Heart Parish in Salisbury. The presentation will focus on sharing the realities of human trafficking in North Carolina and ways of stopping this horrific crime.
Register to attend by emailing This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. by Wednesday, April 2. More information on this event can be found at www.ccdoc.org/education. Due to the subject matter of this event, it is recommended that attendees be at least 16 years old, and parental discretion is advised.
This event is sponsored by Catholic Charities Diocese of Charlotte in collaboration with Project Light Rowan.
— Joseph T. Purello
CHARLOTTE — Bishop Michael Martin invites everyone to attend the Diocese of Charlotte Chrism Mass on Tuesday, April 15 – a special liturgy in which the oils used for sacraments are blessed and the priests of the diocese renew their promises.
This year the annual Mass will be offered at St. Mark Church instead of St. Patrick Cathedral to enable more people to attend – especially students, families, and people preparing to enter the Church at Easter.
The holy oils blessed during the Chrism Mass are used in the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, anointing of the sick and ordination of priests, as well as the consecration of churches and altars. The Mass also brings together hundreds of priests from 93 parishes across western North Carolina to renew their priestly promises to the Church and the bishop in the days leading up to Easter.
The Mass will start at 10 a.m. at St. Mark Church, located at 14740 Stumptown Road in Huntersville.
— Catholic News Herald