CHARLOTTE — Homeschooling families are invited to kick off the 2026-’27 school year with a Mass offered by Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv.
The Bishop’s Back to School Mass & Potluck for Homeschoolers is scheduled for 12:10 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 19, at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte.
Students can sign up to sing in the children’s choir and families can RSVP for the potluck lunch at this link: tinyurl.com/homeschoolpotluck.
St. Ann’s Homeschool Ministry is coordinating this event and welcomes all homeschool families.
CHARLOTTE — The Diocese of Charlotte’s annual Anniversary Mass for couples celebrating 25 and 50 years of marriage will be offered at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11, at St. Patrick Cathedral. Bishop Michael Martin will be the celebrant.
A reception will be held after Mass, sponsored by the diocese’s Family, Marriage and Life Office. Couples celebrating their 25th and 50th wedding anniversaries in 2026 will receive a special certificate commemorating their anniversary. Limit two guests per couple.
To register and receive a certificate, please sign up at www.charlottediocese.org/event/wedding-anniversary-mass.