HICKORY — College students in the Diocese of Charlotte are encouraged to take part in Catholic Campus Ministry’s upcoming service weekend, “Give Your Heart Away.”
The annual event, set for Feb. 15-17 at the Catholic Conference Center in Hickory, is a weekend of service for college students that includes prayer, theological reflection, feasting and fellowship besides a variety of community service projects. Registration costs $50 and the deadline to register is Wednesday, Feb. 6.
For more information, go online to www.catholiconcampus.com/gyha.
— Catholic News Herald
CHARLOTTE — Around 70 faithful attended the first Vigil of the Two Hearts in 2019 Jan. 4 at St. Patrick Cathedral. Father Brian Becker, parochial vicar at St. Mark Church, offered the evening First Friday Mass and preached on how human effort alone is insufficient to overcome evils such as abortion and how Catholics need to gather in church to pray for God’s intervention to end the evil of abortion.
He also encouraged attendees to overcome evil in today’s world by also growing closer to God through a deeper relationship with Christ through His Sacraments, and to go to the Sacred Heart of Jesus for strength and consolation.
After Mass, Father Becker exposed the Blessed Sacrament and Deacon John Kopfle from St. Vincent de Paul Church led a Holy Hour of Reparation for an end to abortion.
The Two Hearts devotion is a monthly city-wide Mass and nocturnal Eucharistic Adoration vigil offered at St. Patrick Cathedral each First Friday evening through First Saturday morning to offer penance for sins, an end to abortion, strengthening of families and for the conversion of the United States. The next scheduled vigil will be Feb. 1-2.
Learn more at www.prolifecharlotte.org/two-hearts.
— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent