CHARLOTTE — Police are investigating the reported robbery of more than $10,000 from St. Ann Church’s weekly bank deposit.
According to a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police report, an unarmed man robbed a parish employee Aug. 28 when she attempted to deposit the parish’s weekly offertory in the night deposit box at the Wells Fargo branch used by the parish. The total taken amounted to $10,654.
According to the report, the suspect accosted the employee outside the bank Monday a little after 11 a.m., and “strong arm robbed her,” then “fled the scene on foot.” The employee was not injured, and she immediately alerted police.
The stolen cash, totaling $1,816, will be covered by insurance and will not affect parish finances. Another $8,838 in checks were also in the bag. The parish will be contacting parishioners whose checks were among those stolen. Additionally, a claim will be filed with the Diocese of Charlotte's insurance carrier for stolen funds that are not ultimately recovered, diocesan officials said.
— Patricia L. Guilfoyle, editor
CHARLOTTE — Artwork painted by fourth- and fifth-grade students at St. Gabriel School was recently put on display at the Charlotte office of Catholic
Charities Diocese of Charlotte. The students, members of the Charlotte school’s Junior Disciples Club, created the works of art during their spring semester.
The Junior Disciples Club is a group of philanthropic students from St. Gabriel School whose purpose is “Children Helping Children.” From this mission statement, club members take part in a variety of activities to aid children locally, nationally and internationally. Activities range from fundraising and participating in Charlotte’s CROP Walk to donation drives for Samaritan’s Feet’s efforts to support Syrian refugees.
The artwork serves to inspire everyone who works at Catholic Charities’ Charlotte office, one of five locations for the diocesan agency that has been serving people in need across western North Carolina since 1949. Learn more about Catholic Charities and how you can help at www.ccdoc.org.
— Photos provided by Tammy S. Greyshock and Gina Bonfiglio
