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SC Supreme Court Declines to Rehear Heartbeat Decision

The South Carolina Catholic Conference reported on August 30:

"The South Carolina Supreme Court rejected Planned Parenthood’s petition to reconsider its 4-1 decision upholding the 2023 Fetal Heartbeat and Protection from Abortion Act issued on Aug. 23.

In a two-sentence statement the justices wrote, 'After careful consideration of the petition for rehearing, the court is unable to discover that any material fact or principle of law has been either overlooked or disregarded. The petition for rehearing is therefore denied.' The order was signed by Justices John Kittredge, John Few, George James, Jr., and Garrison Hill, all of whom upheld the law last week.

State Attorney General Alan Wilson, whose office defended the law, said, 'as we have always argued and maintained, the constitutional right to privacy does not apply to abortion. The right to life is foremost and absolutely must be protected and prioritized. We're pleased with the court's decision to deny a petition to rehear this case. I believe this decision will have a long-lasting positive impact on the future of our state, and I am honored our office was able to fight for the unborn and defend the rule of law.'

We are thankful for the Supreme Court's decision to continue to defend and uphold our God-given right to life!"

Final Chance for Parish Directory Pictures!

If your family was not photographed for the Parish Directory, you can still submit a previously taken photo or “selfie.”

All photographs previously taken by a professional photographer must be authorized for reuse in our directory (the photographer can e-mail permission to the church).

And any photo submitted will cost $20 to include in the directory.  Contact the church secretary for more details.

Confirmation! 

Thanks to Bishop Jacques Fabre-Jeune for presiding over    Confirmation on June 24 for our three churches.  And congratulations to the 76 Confirmadi from Holy Spirit, St. Boniface and St. Mark churches who received the Sacrament!

Pope's Prayer Intention for September

In his September prayer intention, Pope Francis prays people on the margins of society or in inhumane life conditions never be considered less important and not be overlooked by institutions.

The Eucharistic Miracles button links to a list of miracles from all over the world.

The Today's Saint button tells you about a different saint each day.

And the Revival button links to the National Eucharistic Revival YouTube channel to give you another source in expanding your faith journey.
 

Helping Ukraine

A special collection at our Masses on March 12 and 13 was  for the humanitarian crisis in Ukraine.   Anyone wishing to still make a donation can place it in an upcoming offertory collection (clearly marked as designated for Ukraine assistance), or you can donate through Catholic Relief Services at www.crs.org .

Precautions End for Vaccinated

The diocese says we can end the precautions that were taken due to COVID-19, except for the distribution of the wine at Holy Communion.  Father Hugo says the end of precautions will apply to those who are vaccinated.  Anyone who is not vaccinated is still asked to wear a mask during Mass.

THURSDAY:         4:30 to 5:30 PM 

Bishop of Charleston Jacques Fabre-Jeune has announced that our diocese is participating in this nationwide Catholic initiative.  View his message below. 

(Español: https://youtu.be/tVfLG_Afh8g ).