CHARLOTTE — Join Catholics across Charlotte for Mass and overnight Eucharistic Adoration every first Friday-Saturday at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte to pray for the strengthening and healing of marriages and families, the conversion of our nation, and to offer reparation for the sins of mankind through prayer and penance.
Trying in the First Friday and Saturday devotions of the Sacred and Immaculate Hearts together with Mass and Adoration, the vigil will begin with Mass at 8 p.m. each first Friday, followed by Adoration and scheduled prayer, and conclude with 8 a.m. Mass each first Saturday, beginning Sept. 1-2 and Oct. 6-7.
The city-wide prayer effort is being organized by the Catholic Pro-Life Action Network (C-PLAN) and local parish Respect Life ministries. For details and to sign up for Adoration times, go to www.prolifecharlotte.org.
HUNTERSVILLE — Approximately 180 young people at St. Mark Church came together with adults and clergy recently for Vacation Bible School to deepen their knowledge of the Catholic faith.
The Vacation Bible School saw plenty of praying, dancing, singing, snacking and fun, but there was also an element of service.
Two hundred fleece blankets were made and donated to Levine Children’s Hospital and MiraVia. During the closing ceremonies, Father Noah Carter blessed the blankets in front of a packed gymnasium of children and their parents.
— Photo provided by Amy Burger