CHARLOTTE — Twenty-one Diocese of Charlotte seminarians have been assigned to work in parishes or ministries this summer, the diocese’s Vocations Office has announced.
They will serve from Saturday, June 7, through Sunday, Aug. 3. The seminarians and their assignments are:
- Clement Akerblom: St. Ann Parish in Charlotte
- Robert Bauman: St. Barnabas Parish in Arden
- Mark Becker: Navy Officer Development School/Navy Chaplain Candidate Program, Newport, Rhode Island
- Elijah Buerkle: Italian language studies/Pontifical North American College in Rome
- Michael Camilleri: St. Gabriel Parish in Charlotte
- John Cuppett: Community of Jesus Crucified in St. Martinville, Louisiana, a lay apostolate that ministers to people who are in most need and suffering, especially the sick and dying, those in nursing homes, and the unserved or underserved
- Max Frei: Sacred Heart Parish in Salisbury
- John Harrison: Italian language studies and missionary work
- Bryan Ilagor: St. Mary Help of Christians Parish in Shelby
- James Johnson: Our Lady of Grace Parish in Greensboro
- Bradley Loftin: St. Leo the Great Parish in Winston-Salem
- Gabriel Lugo: Italian language studies and missionary work
- Michael Lugo: St. Mark Parish in Huntersville
- Patrick Martin: Spanish Immersion in Mexico
- Ronan Ostendorf: Italian language studies and missionary work
- Mateo Perez: Divine Redeemer Parish in Boonville
- Matthew Stanley: Holy Cross Parish in Kernersville
- Peter Townsend: St. Ann Parish in Charlotte
- James Tweed: Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte and in residence at St. Mark Parish in Huntersville
- Bailey Van Nosdall: Spanish Immersion in Mexico
- Connor White: St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Jefferson
— Catholic News Herald