*We are also in search for a team to lead our Hispanic Programming initiative



At the Charlotte Knights Baseball game last September, Monsignor Winslow stated how “Carolina Catholic Media was bringing the diocese closer together.”  That has been done without the synergy of our 92+ parishes.  Imagine what will happen when as Bishop Jugis has stated “we must learn to proclaim the faith in a digital age, that we may better evangelize a culture teeming with secular and contrary messages.”  The Carolina Catholic Media apostolate IS perfectly positioned to facilitate bringing all our parishes closer together.  This was a primary objective of CCRN when we established our non-profit in the Spring of 2017.
 

As you look at our progress these past 50 months and what we are planning for you in the months ahead, please keep in mind that the vast majority of this work is done by our largely volunteer staff.  Despite this cost savings we have come to a fork in the road where we can no longer operate Charlotte’s 1^st Catholic Radio Station without your immediate financial support. 

We currently need $20,000 to stay solvent through June 30.  As a result, we are working on contingency plans which include shutting the radio station off or selling it while continuing to operate our Mobile App, Website, YouTube Channel, Podcast Channel and eNewsletter digital platforms.  It is with all of this in mind that I am announcing the most important pledge drive in our history.

Carolina Catholic Media – Pentecost Pledge Drive

Now thru Pentecost Sunday May 28

Make the PENTECOST PLEDGE.  Support CAROLINA CATHOLIC MEDIA today.
What CAROLINA CATHOLIC MEDIA looks and sounds like will depend on YOU.
 

The Platform Lineup: What stays, what goes?

Audio - Podcast/App/Website

Video - YouTube/App/Website

Social Media -Facebook/Instagram/Twitter/LinkedIn

eNewsletter - email/social media

Broadcast Radio/Digital Livestream
 

This pledge drive campaign’s primary objective is to underwrite all our new local programs.
With your support, we will take our LOCAL commitment to a whole new level.
To make this happen, we will need Monthly Tithing and Annual Gift commitments from
our parishes, Ministries, Schools, businesses, families, and individuals in the form of:
 

Parish Monthly Tithes

Small Parishes $500

Medium Parishes $750

Large Parishes $1000

 
Program Sponsorships

Zoom: $250 per episode / $1000 per month (4 episodes) *

Studio: $300 per episode / $1200 per month (4 episodes) *

Zoom Audio/Video & Production - $200
In-Studio (per hour) - $50
Social Media/eNewsletter - $50
 

*All Platform Underwriters
Digital Ads/links on all platforms
$1000 month / $12,000 Annual
 

Apostolate Benefactors
Mobile App Home Page Co-Sponsor (5 available)
$1500+ month / $18,000+ Annual

 
Please help us continue the mission and vision of CAROLINA CATHOLIC MEDIA for generations to come. 
Evangelizing The TRUTH of JESUS CHRIST in the Media and our culture is needed now more than ever. 
Will you join us?  We’re counting on you! 

 
For more information contact:   

David M. Papandrea, OFS
David.Papandrea@CarolinaCatholicRadio.org
PH/TX: 704.880.0260
 




Bishop Jugis announces new pastoral priorities for the diocese
 

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Christ, our hope, has risen. Peace be with you.

Like Thomas in today’s Gospel, surrounded by a world of doubts and uncertainties, we have experienced the Lord in our midst, and proclaim with Easter joy, “My Lord and my God!”

This past year Pope Francis invited us to participate in a global synodal process in which we shared our faith, fears, hopes, and concerns. Although the national Catholic participation rate was only slightly above 1%, the Diocese of Charlotte exceeded the national average. After prayerful discernment and having listened to the lay faithful and the clergy of the diocese, I would like to share with you six pastoral priorities moving forward.

First and foremost, I earnestly desire all to renew and anchor their lives in the Most Holy Eucharist. Busy lives bombarded by distracting and worldly messages can only truly find the peace for which they yearn in the paschal mystery.

Second, while strengthening our communion with Christ, we must in turn allow Him to strengthen the communion within our families and the Church. Unlike the secular world in which we live, the Church cannot allow herself to be fractured by partisanship. The forces that seek to divide are not greater than the Holy Spirit who unites. We must follow Our Lord who prayed at the Last Supper, “that they may be one, as we are one.”

Third, as a family of faith we must inspire the youth to find their home in the Church. Inherently drawn to authenticity, it is our responsibility to speak to the meaning of a true Christian life.

Fourth, in a time of moral confusion, we must inspire lives of personal holiness highlighting the beauty of chaste love.

Fifth, we must learn to proclaim the faith in a digital age, that we may better evangelize a culture teeming with secular and contrary messages.

Sixth, we must meet the challenges of an ever-growing diocese. In just 50 years the Diocese of Charlotte has grown from 34,000 Catholics in 75 parishes to more than 500,000 Catholics in 92 parishes and missions spread across 46 counties.

As a diocesan family, relying upon the grace and mercy of God, I ask for your help as I shepherd the diocese to meet the challenges of our day. Finally, I entrust these pastoral priorities to the maternal care of the Most Blessed Virgin Mary Mother of God, our diocesan patroness.

May the peace and joy of Easter be with you all.
 
Sincerely yours in Christ,
Most Reverend Peter J. Jugis
Bishop of Charlotte
April 16, 2023
 

 
 
 
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