August 6, 2010
The Catholic News & Herald 1
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Charlotte
AROUND THE DIOCESE New pastors installed in Jefferson, Eden PAGE 5
Established Jan. 12, 1972 by Pope Paul VI AUGUST 6, 2010
Serving Catholics in Western North Carolina in the Diocese of Charlotte
‘Pearl of great price’
vOLUME 19
no. 22
A day in the life of the Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration Cloistered nuns adore Eucharistic treasure SueAnn Howell Staff Writer CHARLOTTE — Each day before dawn, their prayers for us begin. The Poor Clares of Perpetual Adoration, a cloistered community of seven women who are part of the community Mother Angelica made famous, moved into a monastery on the grounds of St. Ann Church in Charlotte earlier this year from Portsmouth, Ohio. Their aim: to adore Jesus Christ in the Most Blessed Sacrament and to pray for the universal Church – every day for the rest of their lives. They are the first cloistered community in the Diocese of Charlotte in more than 30 years.
photo by SueAnn
Howell
Poor Clare nun Sister Mary Immaculata prays before the Most Blessed Sacrament in the chapel at St. Joseph Monastery.
See POOR CLARES, page 8
Eucharistic Procession route to change this year 2010
Diocese of Charlotte
Eucharistic Congress
Good Shepherd, Come Feed Us
David Hains Director of Communication CHARLOTTE — Organizers of the Eucharistic Congress have altered the route of the Eucharistic Procession that kicks off the events of Saturday, Sept. 11. The Eucharistic Procession will be three blocks shorter this year because of an event taking
place on Tryon Street. The Blues, Brews and Barbecue festival will take place along several blocks of South Tryon Street. Although that event doesn’t begin until 11 a.m., after the Eucharistic Procession, the street will be closed all day Friday and Saturday to allow vendors to set up booths in the right-of-way. An event coordinator with
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the City of Charlotte contacted the Eucharistic Congress in late July requesting that the Eucharistic Procession route be altered. The parade permit for the Eucharistic Procession was approved by the city in December of 2009. The original route included blocks on Tryon, Third and See CONGRESS, page 11
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IN OUR SCHOOLS Sacred Heart School appoints new principal PAGE 12
Catholic radio host prepares MP3 players for troops PAGE 10
n Read about two of the speakers at the upcoming Eucharistic Congress: Colleen Carroll Campbell, and an interview with “The Donut Man.” See page 6. n More information about the Eucharistic Congress will be published in the Sept. 3 edition.
34 days until the
Eucharistic Congress September 10 & 11
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