MOORESVILLE — St. Therese Church hosted a Friday Night Live event titled: “Racism: Where do we go from here?” on Feb. 10.
Close to 200 people also attended the dinner and fellowship. The speakers (pictured above) were: Rev. Vincent Huntley from Davidson; Dr. Nina Roosevelt-Gibson, granddaughter of the late President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the late First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt; Dr. Shannon Sullivan, Philosophy Chair at UNC Charlotte; and Master of Ceremony, “Dr. Bizness,” from WGIV in Charlotte,
— Photo provided by Norma Harless
FOREST CITY — Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Catherine of Siena, a parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church before entering the religious order founded by St. Teresa of Calcutta, has been named house superior of her community’s new monastery in Oulu, Finland.
The Missionaries of Charity Contemplative monastery was consecrated Dec. 12, 2016, by Bishop Teemu Jyrki Juhani Sippo of Helsinki. The Missionaries of Charity are the first Catholic nuns in the north of Finland.
Pictured are: (back row) Father Thomas Donbosco, pastor of Holy Family of Nazareth, Oulu; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Angelina; Bishop Sippo; Sister Mary Catherine of Siena; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Fabijana, Regional Superior Missionaries of Charity Active; Deacon Gonzales; and (front row) Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Cristoffer; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Therese; Missionaries of Charity Sister Marie Noel; Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Victorija, Regional Superior European Missionaries of Charity Contemplative; and Missionaries of Charity Sister Mary Joseph.
— Giuliana Polinari Riley, correspondent
COLUMBUS, OH — His Emminence Raymond Cardinal Burke celebrated Mass Feb. 8 at the Pontifical College Josephinum.
Charlotte Deacons Christopher Bond, Christian Cook and Matthew Bean assisted the cardinal at Mass on the feast of St. Jerome Emiliani.
The Josephinum was honored by an unofficial visit from Cardinal Burke, who was in Columbus for a pro-life medical ethics conference at The Ohio State University.
— Photos by Deacon Joshua Altonji, Diocese of Birmingham and via Facebook
CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of Charlotte’s High School Lenten Retreat will be held March 17-19 at Camp Valley Haven in Hickory. “Behold Your Mother,” taken from John 19:27, is the theme for this year’s weekend retreat being organized by the diocesan Youth Ministry office.
Through prayer, games, confession, talks and more, participants will take the time to reflect and learn more about the Blessed Virgin Mary and her role as Mother of the Church.
For details and registration information, go online to www.charlottediocese.org/ev/youth/events/high-school-retreat.
CHARLOTTE — Cub Scouts of Pack 9 and Boy Scouts of Troop 9 are pictured after Mass Feb. 5 at St. Patrick Cathedral before celebrating Scout Sunday during their Blue and Gold Dinner in the Family Life Center.
They also participated in the nationwide Scouting for Food Drive Feb. 4, taking multiple carloads of food donated from parishioners and Dilworth neighborhood residents to benefit Loaves and Fishes in Charlotte.
KERNERSVILLE — Scout Sunday celebrations Feb. 5 at Holy Cross Church included Cub and Boy Scouts: Marshall Davis, Joey Guevara, Donnie Guevara and Paul Liotard.
— Photos by John Cosmas | Catholic News Herald
