CHARLOTTE — On Aug. 19, a group represented by the St. Matthew Knights of Columbus, Columbiettes and parishioners of St. Matthew Church presented a check for $25,000 to Holy Angels of Belmont, one of the charities supported by the St. Matthew Knights of Columbus.
The funds were from the year-to-date collections from the St. Matthew Knights of Columbus 2017 “Operation L.A.M.B.” fundraising campaign for the L.A.M.B. Foundation.
Adopted in 1974 as a statewide program of the North Carolina Knights of Columbus, LAMB’s sole mission is to assist those with intellectual disabilities throughout the state. Learn more online at www.lambnc.org.
— Richard M. White
CHARLOTTE — More than 80 people attended First Friday Mass at the second Vigil of the Two Hearts devotion at St. Patrick Cathedral Oct. 6. Father Santiago Mariani, parochial vicar at St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Charlotte, offered the Friday evening Mass devoted to the Sacred Heart, and heard confessions afterward.
After Mass, many of the faithful stayed for nocturnal Eucharistic Adoration, praying for their families and for the nation’s conversion. The event concluded with First Saturday Mass in the morning.
The monthly vigil is organized by the Catholic Pro-life Action Network of Charlotte (C-PLAN) for the purpose of offering penance for sins and praying for strengthening of families and the nation’s conversion. For details about November’s vigil, go to www.prolifecharlotte.org/two-hearts.
— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent