HUNTERSVILLE — St. Mark parishioners in Huntersville spent extra time in prayer Aug. 29 by attending the parish’s annual Mass and Holy Hour of Reparation.
The annual event was organized to offer penance and reparation for sins committed against the dignity of the human person and the family – particularly abortion, contraception, euthanasia and same-sex unions.
The Mass was offered by parochial vicar Father Melchesideck Yumo, who also led the Holy Hour of Reparation after Mass.
The annual event, sponsored by the parish’s Respect Life Ministry, was scheduled on the feast of the beheading of St. John the Baptist to highlight the importance of standing up for God’s moral teachings in the public square.
— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent