GREENSBORO — On March 25, Piedmont Council 939 of the Knights of Columbus hosted its Emergency Responders Awards Dinner, continuing a long tradition dating back to 1973.
Thirty-five people representing the four services and more than 89 Knights and wives were in attendance. Past Grand Knight Tom Thompson welcomed the group and Sheriff B.J. Barnes led the prayer before the meal.
After a meal prepared by Chef Tony Pupello and his crew of servers, awards were presented to the following: Greensboro Police Officer Heather Jefferson, presented by Capt. J.P. Kimmel; Greensboro Fire Captain Ted D. Norris, presented by Engineer Jason Jobe; Guilford County Sheriff’s Department Master Cpl. Scott A. Nelson, presented by Lt. Anthony M. Whitley and Sgt. James Rouse; and Guilford County EMS’s Travis Norris, presented by Capt. Richard Mathews.
— Tom Thompson
The Diocesan African American Affairs Ministry and Catholic Charities are working together to offer Lunch & Learn workshops on Friday, May 19, in Charlotte and Winston-Salem to assist those involved in Church ministries to “Build Intercultural Competence.”
The Charlotte workshop will be held 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Diocesan Pastoral Center, 1123 S. Church S., and the Winston-Salem workshop will be held 2-4 p.m. at Catholic Charities’ new location at 1612 East 14th St., N.E.
Donna Toliver Grimes, assistant director for African American Affairs for the U.S. Catholic Conference of Bishops, will present both workshops.
This workshop, using content developed by the USCCB, is designed to help those involved in Church ministry to raise their awareness in the area of intercultural competency through guidelines recommended by the bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church. This workshop is for people of every cultural, ethnic or racial group in the Church.
Anyone working in Church ministry is welcome, but space is limited to 75 people at each location, so pre-registration is required by Monday, May 15. Email Rosheene Adams, director of the diocesan African American Affairs Ministry, at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., with the event you want to attend, your contact information, diocesan/parish affiliation, and any food restrictions you have. Lunch will be provided.
— Joseph Purello