HANCEVILLE, Alabama — Bill Brown, a former parishioner at St. Dorothy Church in Lincolnton, has been named director of administration for the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery. He is the first lay person to hold this role at the shrine, founded by Mother Angelica of EWTN fame.
Brown has over 40 years of leadership in executive roles and has extensive management experience. He is dedicated to the shrine’s mission of Eucharistic Adoration and eager to imbue it into every aspect of the shrine’s daily operations.
“My wife Cindy and I love the Poor Clare Sisters, the Franciscan Friars and this most beautiful and holy place,” he said. “We are thrilled to have the opportunity to serve our Eucharistic Lord and His devoted servants in this way at this important time. As the U.S. bishops open the first year of the National Eucharistic Revival, we believe that this special place can and should play a key role in rekindling the fire of Eucharistic devotion in our struggling world.”
The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, located on 400 acres in rural Alabama, draws hundreds of thousands of pilgrims seeking a place of rest and renewal of faith in Christ. Learn more at www.olamshrine.com.
CHARLOTTE — The Missionaries of Charity marked the 25th anniversary of St. Teresa of Calcutta’s passing Sept. 5 at Our Lady of the Assumption Church in Charlotte. Known as Mother Teresa, she founded the Missionaries of Charity in India in 1950.
Her order of female religious sisters is dedicated to the service of the poorest of the poor in society. The anniversary Mass and veneration of St. Teresa’s relics drew faithful from throughout the community as well as members of the Missionaries of the Poor.
This male religious order was founded by Father Richard Ho Lung in the spirit of Mother Teresa’s order. The Missionaries of Charity and the Missionaries of the Poor provide assistance in underserved communities in Charlotte and Monroe.
—SueAnn Howell. Photos provided by Our Lady of the Assumption Church.
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