Bishop’s Statement on Mother Emanuel AME Church Tragedy
“I am deeply saddened by the mass murder that occurred at Emanuel AME Church. The inside of any church is a sanctuary. When a person enters, he or she has the right to worship, pray and learn in a safe and secure environment. For anyone to murder nine individuals is upsetting, but to kill them inside of a church during a Bible study class is devastating to any faith community. On behalf of the Catholic faithful in South Carolina, I offer my deepest sympathies to the families of the victims and to the members of Emanuel AME Church. I pray
Corpus Christi 2015 – Thank you!!
Our Corpus Christi Mass, Procession and Block Party was fantastic! Thank you to Bishop Guglielmone, Monsignor Brovey, Father Allen, Father Kula, Deacon Remkiewicz, Deacon Olimpio and all our altar servers and Cathedral Choir. Many thanks to the following groups and companies who helped make our Corpus Christi procession and block party a success! Cathedral Women’s Club St. Mary’s Women’s Club Holy Name Society Cathedral Men’s Club Knights of Columbus Council 704 & Assemblies 1071 & 3243 Knights & Ladies of the Holy Sepulchre Knights of Peter Claver Boy Scouts Venture Crew The Cathedral Choir All Volunteers from St. Mary’s Hasell
Cathedral Choir on Vacation
The Cathedral Choir, which sings at the 11:15 am Solemn Mass each Sunday, will take a well deserved vacation for the Summer months following the Feast of Corpus Christi on 7 June. They will resume in the Fall. Thank you to Music Director Dan Sansone and all our talented choristers for the dedication and hard work to make our Masses so beautiful!
Vacation Church Camp!
It’s that time of year again! The Cathedral’s Vacation Church Camp will be June 15-19th in the Parish Hall from 8:45 am to 11:30 am. All children from K4 to 3rd grade are invited to this fun week of faith building, games, crafts, stories, and more! Registration begins May 17th. Cost is $15 per child (with a $30 family max.) You can fill out a Registration Form here or pick one up at the church office. Also, please fill out one form per child attending. Registration will close May 31st to give us adequate time to gather food and supplies for
Wednesday Evening Confessions Cancelled 13 & 20 May
Please note that there will be NO 5:30 pm Confessions on Wednesday 13 & 20 May due to Monsignor Brovey being on Pilgrimage to Lourdes.
Catholic Night at “The Joe”
The Charleston Riverdogs is hosting Catholic Night at “The Joe” on Saturday, June 6th. You are invited to cheer for the hometown team as they play the Asheville Tourists. Gates open at 5:00 p.m. and the game begins at 6:05 p.m. Tickets are $7 and can be purchased at http://bit.ly/1kZ1JgT; the password is catholicnight15. If you wish to purchase group tickets, please contact Will Senn at wsenn@riverdogs.com.
