Month: October 2003

CHESTER — St. Joseph Church is not only celebrating its 150th anniversary as a parish this year, but parishioners are doing so in the same place that six generations before them used for worshipping God. […]

DANVILLE, Pa. – Sister M. Redempta Stephanie Tomancik, a Sister of Sts. Cyril and Methodius and former superior at Blessed Sacrament in Charleston, died at Maria Hall Sept. 29. Sister Redempta was born on March […]

“Pilgrim” and “pilgrimage” are words that have become archaic in our modern world. Yet the life in Christ is a pilgrimage, a journey. At baptism we begin the journey with God, and it continues into […]

CHAPIN — Approximately 16 percent of all active priests were not born in the United States, according to a study conducted by the Secretariat for Priestly Life and Ministry in 2000. That percentage has probably […]

GLOVERVILLE – The peripatetic bishop of South Carolina traveled down to the rural reaches of Aiken County on Sept. 28 to celebrate the feast day of St. Vincent de Paul with the Vincentians who live […]

LEXINGTON – More than 700 people from throughout the state prayed, processed and listened to Marian music and spiritual talks during the diocesan-sponsored Rosary Celebration at Corpus Christi Church on Sunday, Oct. 5. In response […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — On Sept. 20 East Cooper Community Outreach (ECCO), a nonprofit human services organization founded in 1989 in the wake of Hurricane Hugo, held a blessing and dedication ceremony at its new 12,000-square-foot […]

CHARLESTON —Parishes now have an innovative and time-saving approach to planning new buildings, thanks to some forward- thinking work by Michael J. Gocsik, secretary of stewardship and mission advancement for the Diocese of Charleston. Gocsik […]

Refer to “the ladies” and folks familiar with Catholic social ministry in Charleston will know you are talking about the 14 women who call Carter-May home. Ranging in age from 63 to 97, the Carter-May […]

Dear Friends in Christ: In November of 2001, I launched an effort to build a residence for the retired priests of the Diocese of Charleston. The St. Joseph Residence at the Carter-May Home in Charleston […]