New Year, New Class at SJCS
+JMJ Noli timere! The motto rings especially true in the ears of the newest class of Saint Joseph college seminarians, as the young men of SJCS embark on the seminary's third academic year here in the Diocese of Charlotte. An inaugural Mass on August 5th welcomed the new "Charlie" class (following the preceding "Alphas" and "Bravos") at Saint Ann Catholic Church, on whose campus the now three free-standing seminary houses are located. The new men spent the remainder of the Sunday moving into their new home on Hillside Avenue and enjoying both a reception hosted by Saint Ann's and the annual [...]
Sister Mary Elizabeth’s First Profession of Vows
+JMJ It was with great joy that we celebrated Sister Mary Elizabeth of the Annunciation's First Profession of Vows on August 14th, 2018. The private vow ceremony at which Sister Mary Elizabeth professed year-long vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience and received the blue veil of the Daughters of the Virgin Mother, was followed by a beautiful Missa Cantata at Saint Ann's for the Vigil of the Assumption of Our Lady and a wonderful reception in the Allen Center. We thank our dear Heavenly Father for the shower of graces He let fall on our Community in celebration of Our Lady's [...]