Year: 1999

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS CHARLESTON — Over 30 years ago, race relations in Charleston were just starting to turn the corner of change. In the midst was a certain Father Thomas Duffy. In 1969 the […]

By PAUL A. BARRA MONCKS CORNER – June 19 was a big day in the evolution of the monastic community at Mepkin Abbey. The monks broke ground for their new Senior Wing and celebrated the […]

By KELLY CARR MOUNT PLEASANT – From April 1998 to January 1999, six Christ Our King parishioners attended the first segment of classes offered by the Institute for Parish Leadership Development. Representatives included Robert Michael […]

By JOEY REISTROFFER GAFFNEY — Folks from Sacred Heart flocked to Mass June 11 to celebrate the feast day of the church and learned quite a bit about God’s love for his people. On this […]

If all goes as planned, the Institute for Parish Leadership Development will begin Course Two right after Labor Day. Classes for Course One concluded in February 1999. It took some time to study and analyze […]

By LUCY INABNETT Survival School … As I read the notice in The Miscellany, I remembered my own experience. That is the story I would like to share with you. When I first saw the […]

By SHEILA OJENDYK GREER – Blessed Trinity Church in Greer got two for the price of one when it hired Deacon Lowell O’Grady to be pastoral administrator. Deacon Lowell’s wife, Emilia, is equally committed to […]

By DEIRDRE C. MAYS DILLON – After years of laying careful groundwork, Sister Bernadine Jax, Order of St. Francis, is taking a break. The Diocese of Charleston’s first-ever pastoral administrator has gone on sabbatical leaving […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — The first in a series of statewide educational sessions for child abuse awareness and the new screening policy for church personnel was held at St. Joseph Parish June 23, in […]

By JORDAN MCMORROUGH CHARLESTON — A newly formed Archives Advisory Committee for the Diocese of Charleston met for the first time June 24, offering an opportunity for the 14 members to contribute to the world […]