We look forward to you joining us at the following special liturgies and parish celebrations throughout the coming holiday season. Thanksgiving Nov. 21 | The parish Thanksgiving dinner will be held after the 11:30 AM Sunday Mass Nov. 25 | 10:00 AM Thanksgiving Day Mass followed by a Blessing of Bread (please bring your bread …
Author: Deacon Matthew Newsome
All Saints Day & All Souls Day Schedule
All Saints Day | Monday, Nov. 1 November 1 is the Solemnity of All Saints (All Hallows). The vigil is known as All Hallows Eve (Hallowe’en). This great feast celebrates all the unknown saints who are now in heaven. Sanctity is within everyone’s reach; through the Communion of Saints each part of the Mystical Body …
Parish Schedule for Eucharistic Congress
The 2021 Eucharistic Congress will be an online/parish-based event, in light of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and rising rates of infection across the Diocese of Charlotte. The Diocese of Charlotte has provided a guide to celebrating the Eucharistic Congress at home, which registered parishioners should receive in the mail with their copies of the Sept. …
Parish Forum Aug 29 & 30
Our parish forum (town hall meeting) is an opportunity for our different commission chairs and ministry leaders to receive feedback from the community on various aspects of our parish life in a structured environment. It will take place over two sessions, each lasting approximately an hour and a half. Lunch will be provided before the …
Welcome Deacon Dan Pyles
Effective August 11, 2021, Deacon Daniel Pyles has received faculties and been assigned as a Permanent Deacon to Saint Mary Mother of God parish in Sylva, North Carolina. Over the last few years, Deacon Pyles and his wife Beth entertained thoughts of retiring in the mountains of North Carolina. After Covid began, thoughts turned into …