Carolina Catholic Professionals
2019
Year in Review
No believer in Christ, no institution of the Church can avoid this supreme duty: to proclaim Christ to all peoples.
Saint John Paul II
Redemptoris Missio (Mission of the Redeemer)
Carolina Catholic Professionalsis a network of Catholic business people and professionals from across the Lowcountry affiliated with Lucis Via Charities, Inc., a 501 (c) 3 organization that supports Catholic charitable organizations in South Carolina.
We are joined in faith with three goals:
- · Defending the Magisterium of the Catholic Church and faithful believers in Christ
- · Supporting and sustaining the Catholic Laity and Christian believers in their daily encounter with the world
- · Sharing faith in Christ through communication, teaching, and service
Ours is a volunteer run and driven organization. Money that we raise goes almost entirely to the groups and causes we support. Our expenses are generally limited to website expenses, printing, and event costs. Our annual IRS financial statement is available online roughly by the middle of the following year.
Throughout 2019 we held our First Friday Fellowship and Networking Lunches at the Diocese of Charleston meeting hall. We have been blessed to enjoy this wonderful relationship with the diocese staff there and we were extraordinarily grateful to have had the following outstanding men and women speak throughout the year.
First Friday Speakers
Patrick Finneran, principal, Bishop England High School
Paul Hienauer, founder, Glasspro
David Seay, founder, Seay Development
David Burt, vice president/architect, LS3P
Ericka Plater, executive director, Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach
Judge Arthur McFarland, municipal judge, retired
Judge Michael Duffy, federal judge, retired
Tom McQueeny, business owner, Tom McQueeny State Farm
Col. Myron Harrington, USMC, retired
Catholic Radio Fundraising Event, 14 February
In February, as part of our effort to bring a low-powered FM Catholic Radio station to Bishop England High School, we were blessed to have Gloria Purvis, national radio host of the EWTN Morning Glory radio program return to her hometown of Charleston for a day of fundraising. We were also blessed to work in collaboration with the parish of Saint Clare if Assisi. We have enjoyed a very positive and productive collaboration with the administration of Bishop England High School.
Catholic Radio at Bishop England, WBEI-102.9 FMwill launch early in 2020.
Annual Fall Fellowship Dinner, 24 October
Lt. Gov. Pamela Sue Evette gave powerful testimony on the influence of Catholic Christian faith in her life, family, and career. During the evening we were pleased to have many of the groups and organizations we support share news on their activities and good works. Groups also had display tables in a mini “exhibit hall” for the evening. Our Fall Fellowship Dinner attendance continues to increase. Our monthly communications regularly reach more than six-hundred souls.
Fundraising and Service
We work to support Catholic apostolates and ministries as well as complementary causes. We also try to respond to the promptings of the Spirit by serving souls we encounter. In 2019 we raised and/or helped raise more than $48,000.
We gave and/or passed through the following amounts:
$37,330 for WBEI, Catholic Radio at Bishop England High School
$ 4,100 for the Daughters of Saint Paul
$ 2,000 for Our Lady of Mercy Community Outreach
$ 1,000 for Camp Rise Above
$ 1,000 for the Lowcountry Pregnancy Center
$ 1,530 for a Charleston family in need
$ 500 for the Catholic Near-East Welfare Association
Selected Donors
We were blessed that the following donors are among many souls who honored us with their trust that we will serve the efforts of our Catholic and Christian brothers and sisters and Christ’s Kingdom.
Croghan’s Jewel Box
Fulcrum Staffing
Mixonian Institute Roper Saint Francis Mission
Dr. Amanda Seay
Seay Development
Saint Clare of Assisi Parish
Saint John the Baptist Cathedral Parish
Stella Maris Parish
The Year Ahead
On June 7th we will host the much anticipated family fun day: FUN NUN BOWL VII.
On October 22nd we will host our fourth annual fellowship dinner with Catholic convert and renowned author, Joseph Pearce.
Our board meetings are scheduled to occur on March 6th, June 5th, September 4th, and December 4th.
Our current board-members
Clayton Burrous
David Burt
Tony Daniel
Frank Dirks
Jamiel Kadri
Sister Margaret Kerry
Keelin Love
Jennifer Metts
Ericka Plater
Richard White
Russ Whited (webmaster)
