ANDREWS — The Knights of Columbus Council 14087 at Holy Redeemer Church recently partnered with the community and set a new record for the Hiwassee Dam Community MANNA Food distribution.
With the help of the National Guard, 15 volunteers from the council, parish and community distributed nearly 9,000 pounds of food May 27 to more than 300 people.
ASPCA volunteers also assisted 68 of those families with food for 219 pets.
Remaining food items were delivered to Bellview Community Center in Murphy.
— Phil Roche, correspondent
CHARLOTTE — This year’s Faithful Servant Catholic Leadership Institute will be held virtually this year, as events on campus at Belmont Abbey College have been canceled.
Faithful Servant is designed for high-school aged youth and adults who work with them, and it provides a foundation of insight into discipleship coupled with proven life skills. The program focuses on communication, group dynamics, consensus building, leadership styles, planning and negotiation – all through a Catholic lens.
The Zoom-platform conference is scheduled for June 22-26. Spend two hours in the morning engaging with each other via Zoom, and then the afternoon engaging in leadership activities with your home unit or with members of the Faithful Servant community.
This year the scaled-down, online program will be offered free for high school students within the Diocese of Charlotte, but registration is limited to 100 participants. Register online: www.charlottediocese.org/ev/youth/events/faithful-servant.
For more information about the Faithful Servant Leadership Institute, contact Paul Kotlowski at 828-228-1692 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..