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In Brief Deacon Ricart assigned to Charlotte parish CHARLOTTE — Deacon Martin Ricart III has been assigned to St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Charlotte Ricart by Bishop Peter J. Jugis, effective on the parish’s patronal feast day Jan. 28. Deacon Ricart will also continue in his assignment as spiritual advisor to the Diocesan Scouting Program. He was ordained on Jan. 29, 2011, by Bishop Jugis and has been serving at St. James the Greater Church in Concord. — Catholic News Herald
Science, faith, business leaders converge to discuss climate change, Pope Francis CHARLOTTE — Pope Francis’ powerful encyclical “Laudato Sí” (“Praised Be”) will be the topic of a panel discussion Feb. 16 in Charlotte featuring three nationally recognized experts on environmental justice.
The event begins at 7 p.m. at the Wake Forest University Charlotte Center (200 N. College St., Charlotte) and is free and open to the public. Advance registration is requested. The human species has managed to run up a sizeable ecological deficit on all our earthly accounts – soil, water and climate. And as Pope Francis’ encyclical makes clear, Christianity has a key role to play in preserving our common home. The panel discussion will include entrepreneur and conservative philanthropist, Jay Faison, founder and managing partner of ClearPath Foundation, who recently pledged $175 million in creating conservative-based solutions for global warming; School of Divinity professor Elizabeth O’Donnell Gandolfo, who teaches in the area of Catholic and Latin American studies; and Miles Silman, the Andrew Sabin Family Foundation Presidential Chair in Conservation Biology at Wake Forest University. The discussion will be moderated by Fred Bahnson, assistant professor of the Practice of Ecological Well-Being and director of the Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership Initiative at Wake Forest’s School of Divinity. Winston-Salem-based Wake Forest University School of Divinity also offers programs in addressing ecological well-being, climate change, and food justice, with a specific niche in training and equipping faith leaders. Through the Food, Faith, and Religious Leadership Initiative, the school trains future leaders through a 15-credit certificate program in Food and Faith nested within the Master of Divinity degree. Every June the school convenes a fiveday summer immersion course in Food, Faith, and Ecology in the North Carolina mountains. For details about the upcoming discussion, go to www.divinity.wfu.edu/ourcommonhome.
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Partners in Hope Thursday, March 3, 2016 Benton Convention Center 301 West Fifth Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 The event is complimentary; however, you will be invited to make a generous gift to help raise our goal of $225,000. Your donation will enable Catholic Charities to sustain its mission of strengthening families, building communities, and reducing poverty. Photos by Travis Burton | Catholic News Herald
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Praying for Christian unity CHARLOTTE — Christians from several Charlotte churches gathered at St. John Neumann Church Jan. 28 for an ecumenical prayer service to mark the Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Pastor In-Yong Lee of Cokesbury United Methodist Church gave an address, and music was directed by Soo-Jin Ridgell of St. John Neumann Church. Participating churches included Christian Faith Assembly, Joy Church, Morning Star Lutheran Church and Cokesbury United Methodist Church.
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