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120619 BernatchezDeacon SergeCHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter Jugis announces the appointment of Deacon Serge Bernatchez to serve Our Lady of Mercy Parish and Our Lady of Fatima mission chapel in Winston-Salem, effective Nov. 1.

Deacon Bernatchez was born in Ontario to French Catholic parents and comes to the Diocese of Charlotte from New Jersey, where he and his wife Marilyn were married in 1995 and where he was ordained a permanent deacon in 2007.

Since ordination he has served for 12 years at Sacred Heart Church in South Amboy, N.J. At the parish his main focus was in a catechetical function as an RCIA director and a teacher of confirmation preparation classes. In addition, with the help of parishioners, Deacon Bernatchez started an adult faith formation program and a youth ministry program.

Driven by a sense of service to the Church, Deacon Serge said he is looking forward to working with the pastor, deacons and parishioners of Our Lady of Mercy Parish and Our Lady of Fatima mission chapel.
— Deacon John Martino

More than 600 people of all ages attended St. Gabriel Church’s Family Advent Mission inn Charlotte celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8 during its regular 12:30 p.m. Mass in the Extraordinary Form. (Photo by Mike Fitzgerald) Charlotte
More than 600 people of all ages attended St. Gabriel Church’s Family Advent Mission inn Charlotte celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8 during its regular 12:30 p.m. Mass in the Extraordinary Form. (Photo by Mike Fitzgerald) Charlotte
St. Ann Parish in Charlotte celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8 during its regular 12:30 p.m. Mass in the Extraordinary Form. (Photo by Mike Fitzgerald)
St. Ann Parish in Charlotte celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception Dec. 8 during its regular 12:30 p.m. Mass in the Extraordinary Form. (Photo by Mike Fitzgerald)
Nineteen catechumen and 14 candidates made their Rite of Acceptance Dec. 15 at St. Mark Church in Huntersville. Father John Putnam, pastor, presided. (Photo by Amy Burger)
Nineteen catechumen and 14 candidates made their Rite of Acceptance Dec. 15 at St. Mark Church in Huntersville. Father John Putnam, pastor, presided. (Photo by Amy Burger)
The Ladies Guild of Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City sponsored an Advent Day of Reflection Nov. 23. (Photo provided by Giuliana Riley)
The Ladies Guild of Immaculate Conception Church in Forest City sponsored an Advent Day of Reflection Nov. 23. (Photo provided by Giuliana Riley)
St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte hosted its annual Rorate Mass Dec. 7. The Rorate Mass is a special Marian Votive Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Latin) offered at dawn by candlelight during Advent (Photo by Marcus Kuncoro)
St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte hosted its annual Rorate Mass Dec. 7. The Rorate Mass is a special Marian Votive Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Latin) offered at dawn by candlelight during Advent (Photo by Marcus Kuncoro)
A statue of the Blessed Mother is illuminated for the Rorate Mass held Dec. 14 at St. Ann Church in Charlotte. The Advent Mass in honor of the Blessed Mother in the Extraordinary Form began at 6:30 a.m. and culminated just after sunrise. (SueAnn Howell )
A statue of the Blessed Mother is illuminated for the Rorate Mass held Dec. 14 at St. Ann Church in Charlotte. The Advent Mass in honor of the Blessed Mother in the Extraordinary Form began at 6:30 a.m. and culminated just after sunrise. (SueAnn Howell )
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