CHARLOTTE — Four members of the Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Charlotte Carmelite Group made their promises at Mass Sept. 17 at St. Ann Church.
Three members made their temporary promise and one member, Rita Drew (third from right) made definitive promise. Pictured are: Aida Tamayo (group spokesperson), Brion Blais, Luis Cortes, Father Timothy Reid, Rita Drew, Celeste Richards (formation director), and Karen Devore.
— SueAnn Howell | Catholic News Herald
BOONE — St. Elizabeth Church held its annual Fall Festival Sept. 25 after a bilingual Mass.
In the festival’s annual chili contest, Herlinda Poe won first place and Angela Nuzzi was awarded third place. Not pictured is second-place winner Hilda Heidingfelder.
— Amber Mellon, correspondent