Year: 2008

CHARLESTON — Echo House packed a lot of people and momentous occasions into its annual Christmas party Dec. 18. Not only was it the 40th anniversary of the social outreach program run by Franciscan Sister […]

SUMMERVILLE — Paul Schroeder, principal of Summerville Catholic, provided the following information. History: Summerville Catholic was founded in 1984 and we will celebrate our 25th anniversary next year. The school began as a lower elementary […]

FORT MILL — For 30 years, Tricia Kuhlkin has been helping needy and lonely people find a warm meal and good fellowship on Thanksgiving Day. Kuhlkin is the main force behind community holiday meals held […]

MOUNT PLEASANT — Parishioners of Christ Our King Church and students from Christ Our King-Stella Maris School donated 557 gift-filled shoeboxes to Operation Christmas Child, which sends gifts to children  worldwide. OCC is an international […]

ROCK HILL — Two recent pro-life initiatives in the Diocese of Charleston were successful in raising awareness about the sanctity of life and the importance of the pro-life movement, organizers say. The annual Rosaries for […]

MONCKS CORNER — Brother Laurence Hoevel, of the Cistercian Order of Strict Observance, died at age 78 on Dec. 21, 2007, at Our Lady of Mepkin Abbey. A funeral Mass was held at the monastery […]

MONCKS CORNER — Father Stan Gumula, Abbot of Mepkin Abbey, announced Dec. 19, 2007, that the monastery will phase out their egg production business over the next year and a half. While the monks are […]

CHARLESTON — The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist has a new steeple in its future. Plans for the new steeple were approved by Charleston’s Board of Architectural Review at its Dec. 12 meeting.   […]