SAPPHIRE — Father Jason Barone, administrator, and parishioners of St. Jude Mission celebrated their patronal feast of St. Jude Oct. 27 with a Mass followed by the Litany of St. Jude and procession outside to the Grotto of Our Lady of Guadeloupe to the hymn “Sing with All the Saints in Glory.”
There the congregation prayed the Prayer to St. Jude Thaddeus and the Promise to St. Jude Thaddeus. This was followed by a brunch in the parish hall hosted by the Ladies of St. Jude.
— Cathy Vergo
MAGGIE VALLEY — Men from around the southeast gathered for an annual men’s retreat Oct. 25-27 at the Maggie Valley Retreat Center.
A core group of the men came from St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Charlotte and were joined by other retreatants from parishes in neighboring states.
Father Agustin Guzman, C.O., of the Oratory in Rock Hill, S.C., led the weekend retreat offering Mass, Adoration and spiritual reflections.
— SueAnn Howell | Catholic News Herald