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catholicnewsherald.com | June 7, 2013 OUR PARISHES
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In Brief New deacon welcomed at SJN CHARLOTTE — Deacon Joseph Denzler has been granted faculties by Bishop Peter J. Jugis and has been assigned to St. John Neumann Parish in Charlotte. Deacon Denzler was ordained for the Diocese of Brooklyn in New York in 2009. A native of Brooklyn, Denzler he served four years in the U.S. Navy. He and his wife Erlinda relocated to Charlotte in late 2012. — Deacon Ron Steinkamp
Military Mass planned for July 7 CHARLOTTE — Bishop Peter J. Jugis will celebrate a Mass for U.S. military personnel at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, July 7, at St. Patrick
Cathedral in Charlotte. The Mass and rosary (to be recited at 3 p.m.) will be offered for all military personnel who have died and for those who are now serving. All military personnel are invited and encouraged to come in uniform. Photos of those who have died or who are now serving in the military will be displayed in the cathedral. To include your service member, preferably in uniform, mail a color or black/ white photocopy of them with their name and military rank on the back of the photocopy to: Nancy Weber, Office of the Bishop, 1123 South Church St., Charlotte, NC 28203, to be received no later than July 2. (Please do not send original photographs as they will not be returned.)
Good Shepherd dedicates new confessional KING — Good Shepherd Mission in King has been blessed with the gift of a confessional. Good Shepherd’s Knights of Columbus Council 12267 provided the funding and much of the labor. The confessional was inspired by the confessional at Sacred Heart Church in Salisbury and was designed by Knights of Columbus members Dan Chauvin and Peter
Asian festival fund raiser held LAKE NORMAN — Couples for Christ, FilipinoAmerican Spirit, and the Filipino American Community of the Carolinas participated in the Asian Festival held May 4 at Lake Norman. All three organizations collaborated in the fund raiser, in which all of the proceeds will be donated to help the poor. — Dr. Cris Villapando
SonFest returns Nielson. The confessional was dedicated on May 1, the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. The confessional is a particularly sacred place, said Father Lucas Rossi, pastor. He hopes that having this beautiful and private environment will speak to the heart of parishioners of all ages and call them to receive the holy sacrament of reconciliation on a regular basis. Toward that end, Father Rossi has increased the Saturday confession time to a full hour. “The confessional’s presence here,” said Father Rossi, “shows us there is a sacred place set aside for a confessor to come and renew the truth that Christ, through His priests, is always ready to forgive the sinner who approaches Him for mercy.” — Annette Tenny
CHARLOTTE — The third-annual SonFest 2013 will take place June 14-15 at St. John Neumann Church in Charlotte. The two-day community event features music from 15 bands, ethnic and carnival food, rides and entertainment. Admission is free but tickets for food, games and rides such as the Ferris Wheel, Merry-Go-Round and bungee trampoline will be on sale at the entrance to the event. Hours are 5-11 p.m. Friday, June 14, and 1-11 p.m. Saturday, June 15. Visit www.4sjnc.org/sonfest for details.
His Excellency The Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis Bishop of Charlotte requests the honor of your presence at the Liturgy of Ordination to the Holy Priesthood of Jason Michael Christian Saturday, the twenty-second of June Two thousand and thirteen ten o’clock in the morning Cathedral of Saint Patrick 1621 Dilworth Road, East Charlotte, North Carolina Reception following Great Hall
— Al Tinson