Despite the limitations on public gatherings imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, parishes have still found ways to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary during May, the Month of Mary.
May crownings, including this one outside St. Mark Church in Huntersville (with St. Mark second-grader Hannah Hoover representing the school along with Johnathan Kelly-Bleiler), and Fatima processions, like this one outside St. Thomas Aquinas Church on May 13, were among the celebrations held. May isn’t over yet – plan your own do-it-yourself Marian devotion at home, such as a May crowning or planting a Marian garden.
For more ideas on how to honor Mary as a family this month, check out www.joyfullydomestic.com/may-devotions.
— Photo provided by St. Thomas Aquinas Church
CHARLOTTE — Deacon William David Powers has been incardinated as a permanent deacon into the Diocese of Charlotte effective May 1, Bishop Peter Jugis has announced.
Deacon Powers is active in diaconal ministry at Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in Monroe and is vice president of the diocese’s Association of Deacons.
Prior to his service in the Charlotte diocese, he was ordained and served the Dio-cese of Arlington, Va.
— Deacon John Martino