SYLVA — Father Joseph Matlak will present “Breathing with Both Lungs,” about how the Church’s different ways of worship inform and illuminate one another, from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 11, at St. Mary, Mother of God Church in Sylva.
Father Matlak is a bi-ritual priest who offers Mass in the Eastern Catholic (Byzantine) rite as well as both the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Catholic rite. The program is being presented by the Smoky Mountain Regional Office of Faith Formation.
CHARLOTTE — On Aug. 19, a group represented by the St. Matthew Knights of Columbus, Columbiettes and parishioners of St. Matthew Church presented a check for $25,000 to Holy Angels of Belmont, one of the charities supported by the St. Matthew Knights of Columbus.
The funds were from the year-to-date collections from the St. Matthew Knights of Columbus 2017 “Operation L.A.M.B.” fundraising campaign for the L.A.M.B. Foundation.
Adopted in 1974 as a statewide program of the North Carolina Knights of Columbus, LAMB’s sole mission is to assist those with intellectual disabilities throughout the state. Learn more online at www.lambnc.org.
— Richard M. White