CHARLOTTE — Volunteers are still needed for the Diocese of Charlotte Eucharistic Congress, set for Friday-Saturday, Sept. 9-10, at the Charlotte Convention Center.
Particularly needed are Children’s Track guides for Saturday from noon to 3:30 p.m., and ushers for Saturday from 9 to 11:30 a.m. All volunteers receive a free Eucharistic Congress T-shirt or polo shirt, free parking, and catered lunch on Friday.
Volunteers must have taken Protecting God’s Children training. For details, go to www.goeucharist.com and select the “Volunteers” tab.
CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter J. Jugis announces the appointment of two deacons for the Diocese of Charlotte:
Deacon Wayne J. Nacey has been granted faculties for the Diocese of Charlotte and an assignment to the parish of Holy Angels Church in Mount Airy. Deacon Nacey and his wife Kathleen (Kay) relocated with his work in October 2015. He was ordained for the Archdiocese of Atlanta on Feb. 6, 2010.
Deacon Daniel J. Hoffert, who recently moved to Alexander with his wife Linda from Durham, has been granted faculties and an assignment to St. Margaret Mary Church in Swannanoa effective March 14. He was ordained for the Diocese of Raleigh on Nov. 12, 2004.
— Deacon Ron Steinkamp, director of the diocesan permanent diaconate program