ARDEN — Deacon Charles Moss has received faculties and been assigned by Bishop Peter Jugis to serve St. Barnabas Church in Arden, effective Aug. 11.
This is a return home for Deacon Moss, who was ordained for the Diocese of Charlotte by the late Bishop John Donoghue on June 18, 1988, at St. Gabriel Church in Charlotte. He served at St. Patrick Cathedral in Charlotte and Immaculate Conception Church in
Hendersonville, before moving to Colorado in 2002 to serve in several parishes in the Colorado Springs and Pueblo Dioceses.
Most recently he served in the Diocese of St. Augustine, Fla.
An Ohio native, he retired in 2019 from active practice as a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist after 45 years.
Last month he and his wife Rose moved back to North Carolina, where they have settled in Arden and look forward to serving St. Barnabas Parish.
— Deacon John Martino
CHARLOTTE — On Aug. 6, more than 70 people attended the Vigil of the Two Hearts devotion at St. Patrick Cathedral. Recently ordained Father Juan Miguel Sanchez, parochial vicar at St. Matthew Parish in Charlotte, was the celebrant and offered his first Mass at the cathedral which commemorated the Feast of the Transfiguration.
After Mass, Deacon John Kopfle from St. Vincent de Paul Parish in Charlotte led a Holy Hour of Reparation.
The Vigil of the Two Hearts is offered each first Friday evening overnight through first Saturday morning at the cathedral to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Immaculate Heart of Mary devotions, while praying for the end of abortion, for families, and for the country’s conversion back to God. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or go online to www.prolifecharlotte.org/two-hearts.
— Mike FitzGerald, correspondent