Year: 2002

BY PAUL A. BARRA LOWER RICHLAND — A proposed parish serving the area between Columbia and Sumter is so new it doesn’t have a name yet, but it does have a history of ecumenical kinship. […]

By Kathy Schmugge Adult education at St. Peter Church in Columbia included the teen-age years thanks to the efforts of Emily Hero, director of Adult Ministry. She invited George Holmes, Ph.D., a parishioner, child psychologist […]

By Terry Cregar MAULDIN — Close to 100 middle and high school students, their parents and other adults participated in a discussion on embryonic stem cell research and cloning led by Upstate physician Dr. Mark […]

By Kathy Schmugge COLUMBIA — Nov. 19 was not a normal school day at Cardinal Newman School. Classrooms were empty or rearranged and the youth were not in uniforms but working clothes. Their job was […]

By Deirdre C. Mays CHARLESTON – In a world of consumerism and self-oriented ideals, people like Sister Maryjane Golden stand out. A Sister of St. Mary of Namur, she is one of the diminishing numbers […]

By Sheila Ojendyk GREENVILLE — St Mary’s parishioners returned to their beloved, newly renovated church for the first time on Nov. 4. Bishop Robert J. Baker celebrated a pontifical Mass of rededication and thanksgiving for […]

by Nancy Schwerin CHARLESTON — The Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs office has a new leader, Father C. Alexander “Sandy” McDonald. For him the position has been a long time coming. Since high school he’s sought […]

by Kathy Schmugge COLUMBIA — St. John Neumann Church in Columbia celebrated its 25th anniversary as a parish and the 25th anniversary of the canonization of the church’s patron, St. John Neumann, Nov. 23. For […]

BY PAUL A. BARRA WEST COLUMBIA — Vincentian leaders from across the state met at a Holiday Inn on Nov. 16 to discuss past efforts and learn new ways to serve the poor. They also […]

By Mary Marshall ROCK HILL — More than 500 Vietnamese Catholics gathered at St. Anne Church in Rock Hill on Sunday, Nov. 10, for the annual feast of the Vietnamese martyrs celebration. Franciscan Father Dac […]