CHARLOTTE — More than 60 priests came together Tuesday for faith, fellowship and food at the annual Advent dinner hosted in their honor by Bishop Peter Jugis at his home in Charlotte.
“This is my way of saying ‘Thank You’ for your devoted service to the faithful across our diocese,” the bishop told his brother priests, who mingled, shared stories and posed for pictures.
He has hosted the event since 2003, when he was ordained bishop, and he’ll welcome seminarians as well as deacons and their wives in a similar show of gratitude over the next several weeks.
“Everybody looks forward to this as an opportunity for the priests to gather before the busy season of Christmas,” said Father Benjamin Roberts, pastor of our Lady of Lourdes in Monroe. “We’re pretty spread out at churches and missions across 46 counties of the diocese, so this is a little bit like a fraternal reunion.”
— Catholic News Herald. Photos by Troy Hull
