STATESVILLE — Court St. Philip the Apostle 2593 hosted the Catholic Daughters of the Americas North Carolina Workshop April 14 at St. Philip the Apostle Church.
It was attended by 86 members from North Carolina, as well as National Regent Helene Shepard. Dawn McGinn, regent of Court St. Philip the Apostle, welcomed the women. Belinda Swager, state regent, introduced the head table which included: Father Thomas Tully of New Bern, who was officially installed as state chaplain; National Regent Helene Shepard; Essie Walker, national director from Charlotte; state officers Bonnie Fox, Gwen Parris, Teresa Cornett and Brenda Spizzo; and guest speaker Deacon Chuck Zlamal, chaplain of Court St. Bernadette.
The theme of the Spiritual Reflection Workshop was “How our works, especially the ones that benefit those who are facing challenges, can better bind us together as one family in Christ.” Breakfast and lunch were served, and awards were given out to Circle of Love, Education Contest and Newsletter Contest award winners.
— Connie Ries
CHARLOTTE — Hundreds of prayer intentions were gathered from people in uptown Charlotte during the second annual “Nail It To The Cross” Street Mission organized by Father Richard Sutter, parochial vicar at St. Patrick Cathedral, and supported by the parish’s Young Adults Ministry and other parishioners.
During rush hour on Wednesday of Holy Week and on Good Friday, “Nail It To the Cross” missionaries took turns carrying a large wooden cross on a four-mile walk to the corner of Trade and Tryon streets, where they prayed the rosary and welcomed passersby to post sticky notes to the cross.