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Catholic News Herald

Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina

091120 Horeth scholarshipCHARLOTTE — St. John Neumann Church recently presented its 11th annual Jordan Michael Horeth scholarship to parishioner Lucero Martinez-Rodriguez.

The scholarship was established in honor of Jordan Horeth, a parishioner who tragically died in auto accident while driving to college classes in 2009.

The award was presented by Mike and Karen Horeth, Jordan’s parents, and Bill Edelen, John Casasanta and Father John Starczewski, pastor.

Martinez-Rodriguez is attending the University of North Carolina-Charlotte this fall.
— Glenda Lliguicota

MAGGIE VALLEY — Attend a weekend retreat at Living Waters Catholic Retreat Center called “UN-Packing the Holy Mass” Sept. 25-26.
Its speaker, Michael Coyle is a life-long Catholic and a native North Carolinian. Coyle is a parishioner of St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte and holds a theology degree from Franciscan University of Steubenville.

He is a diocesan-certified catechist and has been enthusiastically and effectively teaching religious education for nearly 40 years, including youth catechesis, campus ministry, RCIA, Scripture studies, and adult faith enrichment.

The retreat will begin Friday with dinner and close with lunch on Sunday.

Learn more and register at www.catholicretreat.org.

— Catholic News Herald