Stephen Boyce Conversion Story on Trent Horn

A story of conversion

Linked below is an interview between Trent Horn of Catholic Answers and Dr. Stephen Boyce, a recent convert to Catholicism, who was confirmed along with his family by Fr. Johnson here at St. Edmund Campion Catholic Church just a little over two months ago.

As Christmastide draws to a close we look back on several joyous celebrations - the baptisms of three infants on the Solemnity of the Epiphany (photos next week), fellowship at Vino+Vespers, beautiful music at Lessons & Carols, and of course all our solemn Masses from the Christmas Vigils through Epiphany!

Vino+Vespers involved a lot of singing and dancing following a shared meal and the praying of Vespers!

The St. Edmund Campion Schola, accompanied by the Sacred Heart Academy Choristers led by Emily Brown and Leala Blakeley, put on a magnificent performance at our Lessons and Carols service on January 5. Recordings of a few of the songs are linked below, although nothing can compare with being there in person to hear them!

05 - In Dulce Jubilo.m4a

08 - As with Gladness-Angels We Have Heard on High.m4a

Register for our

Lenten Morning of Recollection

February 28, 2026

"Inter-Generational Family Reconciliation"

Retreat Speaker: Mr. Justin Biance

Our Morning of Recollection will begin with Mass at 8:30am, followed by a light breakfast/snacks at 9am, with the presentation starting at 9:30am. We will conclude with a Holy Hour at the conclusion of the Morning of Recollection, with Fr. Johnson (and hopefully at least one additional priest) available to hear confessions.

Click HERE to register for the Morning of Recollection.

New Babies: Meals Needed

Our parish has welcomed five babies in the last two months.

Thank you to all who have been helping to provide meals for the families with new babies! If you would like to provide a meal for one of the families, please contact Donna Curry at dmcurry49@gmail.com or 423-280-4990. Meals can be dropped off and picked up at the church after Sunday Mass.

Snack Sunday after the 11am Mass

This Sunday is Snack Sunday - and after we snack, we will be un-decorating the church. Help is needed to take down the wreaths and Christmas trees and get everything packed away for next Christmas. Thank you for participating!

Couples Night Out - Friday February 6

Join other St. Edmund’s couples for an evening of food and fellowship on Friday, February 6. We will begin with First Friday Mass at 5:30pm, then gather in the Social Hall after Mass before heading to Flat Rock Wood Room for dinner (ordering/paying will be on an individual basis). Please sign up by January 18th at using the link (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044DA5AF28AAFAC52-61561466-stedmund) or RSVP to Donna Curry at dmcurry49@gmail.com. Childcare will be provided if needed - please let us know the number of children who will need childcare when you sign up/RSVP.

Home Campaign Update

We have already had $513K of $550K pledged for our Building Fund through the Home Campaign - thanks to the generosity of several parishioners, we are already 93% of the way to our 3 year pledge goal in the Home Campaign! If you would like to pledge to our Home Campaign to help with continuing the renovation of our sanctuary and paying down our mortgage, please click the button below or go to this link: https://sec.flocknote.com/give/6592

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Interested in volunteering?

We can use assistance in the following areas:

Assisting with Sunday Masses – 8:30 and 11am - greeting, ushering, setup
Supporting children’s ministries and youth activities
Singing in the 11am Mass Choir (different levels of skill and commitment are welcome) or Schola
Setup and cleanup for food after 11am Mass
Altar Guild - setup the altar for Mass, cleaning Altar Linens, etc.
Maintaining church grounds and facilities

We welcome adults and youth who are willing to dedicate their time and talents. No prior experience is necessary - just a willingness to serve. Please contact Donna Curry, our Volunteer Coordinator, at dmcurry49@gmail.com for more information. Thank you!

Organist Still Needed!

We were fortunate to have an organist home on college break for the Christmas season, but we are still in search of a part-time organist - someone proficient in sight-reading music and ideally familiar with Gregorian chant and plainchant, performing on a full-size Allen Digital Organ. The basic responsibilities are playing for the 11am Sunday Mass each week and could also include occasional Feasts, Holy Days of Obligation and possibly expanding to playing hymns at the 8:30am Mass. For the interim, we would also consider a trained pianist as we can temporarily use a keyboard with an organ setting. If you are interested, or can recommend someone to us, please contact the parish office at wncord@gmail.com or 828-393-5775 (ext 0). Thank you!

Prayer and Worship Resources - JAN UPDATE

We have five copies of The Divine Worship Study Missal available for purchase for $105; the Divine Worship Daily Office (Commonwealth edition) is also now back in stock at Catholic Truth Society. If there is interest, we can place an order for copies of the Commonwealth Daily Office; see below for information on a US edition of the Daily Office. Please contact the parish office (wncord@gmail.com or 828-393-5775 ext 0) if you are interested in either or both of these books. Overseas shipping is expensive, but overall the cost still comes out to less than ordering individually from other websites, and the more we order the less the shipping is per book.

Catholic University of America is printing a US edition of the Daily Office which is available for pre-order on their website. The expected publishing date is now Feb 27, 2026 (originally Dec 12, 2025) and the cost is $55. Pre-orders can be placed using this link: https://www.cuapress.org/9780813240558/divine-worship-daily-office/

We have replenished our supply of St. Gregory Prayer Books;

they are available for purchase for $25.