MOUNT HOLLY — The Knights of Columbus Council 10852 at St. Matthew Parish in Charlotte stepped up to the line and gifted new uniforms to the 2025–2026 St. Joseph College Seminary Basketball Team. The team practices all year for two games - the diocesan priests vs. seminarians game and the Inter-Seminarian Tournament.
“The uniforms meant a great deal to the team – they were a visible reminder that the broader Catholic community supports and believes in them,” said Head Basketball Coach Joseph M. Warwick. “I often tell them, ‘If we look good, we’ll play good,’ but more importantly, they understood that wearing those uniforms carried a sense of responsibility and unity.”
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CHARLOTTE — Alan Ames, a Catholic evangelist who travels the world sharing his powerful conversion story and gift of healing, will visit three parishes in the area March 24-26.
Each evening will begin with Mass and will be followed by a talk by Ames and then a time of prayer and a healing service.
Ames also visited the diocese in 2015 and 2017.
Ames was born in 1953 in London. In his youth, he was a member of a motorcycle gang, on a path fueled by violence and alcohol. After he was married,
Ames moved to Australia with his family. The turning point of his life happened in 1993 when Ames saw his life displayed before him and experienced how his sins had hurt God. He saw how Jesus offered him forgiveness from the cross. After some struggles, Ames accepted the forgiveness offered by Jesus.
The Lord helped him to come back to the sacraments and to the Church and changed his hatred and pain into love.
Later, God called him to be one of His witnesses, sent to carry God’s love into the world. He has brought hope and blessing to hundreds of thousands of people worldwide.
On Tuesday, March 24, Ames will be at Holy Family Church at 4820 Kinnamon Road, Winston-Salem. Mass will begin at 6 p.m.
On Wednesday, March 25, he will be at St. Philip the Apostle Church, 525 Camden Dr., Statesville. Mass will begin at 6 p.m.
On Thursday, March 26, he will be at St. Michael the Archangel Church, 708 St. Michael’s Lane, Gastonia. Mass will begin at 6:30 p.m.
A talk and healing service by Ames will be held immediately after Mass each evening.
For more information about Ames and his healing ministry, go to www.alanames.org.
— Catholic News Herald