HUNTERSVILLE — Despite Father’s Day celebrations and the World Cup matches, more than 70 people from St. Mark Parish’s Hispanic community attended a special pro-life presentation June 17 to learn about the problem of abortion in Charlotte.
The event was organized by the parish’s Hispanic and Respect Life ministries to inform the Hispanic community of the abortion crisis in Charlotte and to invite their participation in building a culture of life. T
he event also reflects a broader initiative by C-PLAN, Charlotte’s Catholic pro-life coalition, to encourage Hispanics across the diocese to join in the pro-life cause.
— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent
ALBEMARLE — Benjamin Ostrander, a member of Our Lady of the Annunciation Church, has accepted an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 2022.
Ostrander graduated June 8 from Gray Stone Day School in Meisenheiner, where he was a member of the National Honor Society. He has been an altar server at his parish for nearly 10 years, and he has been swimming with the local YMCA’s club team for nine years.
He looks forward to following in his father’s and grandfather’s footsteps in serving his country.
He received the congressional nomination from Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina’s 8th congressional district.