Meet Robb, Moya and Robbie Adams: Sharing Their Love of Our Parish and Catholic Education

About six years ago, Robb, Moya and Robbie Adams moved to Fort Mill from Charlotte so that Robbie, who was 10 at the time, could attend a smaller school. They settled on St. Anne Catholic School.

“We hit the jackpot when we found St. Anne’s,” Moya says. “It is truly an amazing place.”

Robbie, now 16, is a student, and Moya works as a K4 assistant teacher and third-grade religion teacher. She started as a substitute teacher and has been with the school for seven years.

“St. Anne’s is like home,” ’she says. “It’s a great work environment. I work with some of the nicest people I have ever met.”

Robb, Moya and Robbie all value Catholic education. It’s an integral part of their lives.

“What I love about attending St. Anne’s is the small environment because you have the opportunity to learn better and even find your own identity of how you learn,” Robbie says.

Robbie enjoys learning more about the Catholic faith alongside reading, math and science. His favorite class is Theology with Sister Agnes.

“Sister Agnes has taught me a lot about faith and even her own perspective about her faith,” Robbie says.

Robb, Moya and Robbie also give their time at our parish. Robb serves as an usher, and before the pandemic, Robbie served as an altar server. Moya is an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, a cantor and a choir member. She truly enjoys that serving at our parish is a family affair. She feels blessed, personally, to work with these ministries.

“I feel so blessed to be able to cantor at the altar and sing praises to our Lord,” she says. “I want to be involved because the Lord has given us so many graces. My faith has grown immensely since getting involved.”

The family feels so blessed by the community they have found at St. Philip Neri. They all three know the importance of using their gifts for His glory and to make our parish community better.

“We all have a gift that we can use at the parish,” Moya says. “I especially want to see our young people using their gifts and keeping the faith, so they are not led astray.”

When they aren’t busy with church and school, Robb, Robbie and Moya enjoy sports, traveling and spending time with their dogs. Robbie plays basketball, and Robb and Moya enjoy watching. Robb and Moya also enjoy going to the gym. The couple loves hosting friends at their home.

Moya says we should all pray about where the Lord may want to use us, especially in the new year.

“The church needs us, and the Lord wants every single one of us to serve,” she says. “Instead of thinking just about ‘me,’ we need to think about everyone in our faith community and how we can help them.”

(From left) Moya, Robb and Robbie