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Catholic News Herald

Serving Christ and Connecting Catholics in Western North Carolina

092024 Morganton KnightsGREENSBORO — Top business and political leaders visited Room At The Inn’s maternity shelter in Greensboro Sept. 4 to discuss how to support women and children in need. Bob Unanue, CEO of Goya Foods; Brooke Rollins, president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute; Jorge Martinez, Hispanic outreach strategist for America First Policy Institute; and North Carolina

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson participated in a discussion with some of the organization’s current and previous clients.

They talked about their Hispanic and pro-life outreach projects, and Goya Foods gave Room At The Inn two pallets of food to be sent regularly to the Greensboro shelter, which helps single, pregnant women and single mothers with children experiencing homelessness to build lives of independence.

— Annie Ferguson

072624 BOLDGREENSBORO — Charismatic Catholics gathered June 14-16 at Our Lady of Grace Church for a “Life in the Spirit” seminar sponsored by BLD Charlotte, with Father Marcel Amadi as retreat master and assisted by Deacon Serge Bernatchez. It was a glorious weekend, a unity of nations in Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit, organizers said.

BLD stands for “Bukas Loob Sa Diyos” (“Open In Spirit to God”). The BLD Community is a Catholic Covenant charismatic community and a private association of the faithful in the Church. The

BLD Community started in 1985 in Manila, Philippines, the center of its international organization.

— Bert and Lith Golamco