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Saint Anthony of Padua Church
Mount Holly
NC
28120
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Who we are
Traditional and only that
Location of worship / Church Address
108 Horseshoe Bend Beach Road
Mount Holly,
NC
28120
United States
Phone: (980) 552-0188
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Church Pastor
Fr. John Bourbeau
108 Horseshoe Bend Beach Road
Mount Holly,
NC
28120
United States
Phone: (704) 827-8676
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Quote of the Day
John 14:2
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.
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Roman Catholic
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Fr. John Bourbeau
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Kevin Ferrelli
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Chapel Coordinator
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Saint Anthony of Padua Church Mount Holly Mass Times
October 2023 Mass Times
Saturday - Oct 14 - St. Callistus
4:15 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Low Mass
Sunday - Oct 15 - XX Sunday after Pentecost
7:30 am Confessions
8:00 am Low Mass
9:00 am Catechism
9:15 am Confessions
10:00 am Sung Mass
Saturday - Oct 21 - B. V. M. on Saturday
4:15 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Low Mass
Sunday - Oct 22 - XXI Sunday after Pentecost
7:30 am Confessions
8:00 am Low Mass
9:00 am Catechism
9:15 am Confessions
10:00 am Sung Mass
Saturday - Oct 28 - Sts. Simon and Jude
4:15 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Low Mass
Sunday - Oct 29 - Christ the King
7:30 am Confessions
8:00 am Low Mass
9:00 am Catechism
9:15 am Confessions
10:00 am Sung Mass
Article Blessings are held Second Sundays after the 9:30 Mass. Please bring your religious articles to the alter rail directly following Mass to have them blessed.
Mass Times last updated on the 10th of October, 2023
Saturday - Oct 14 - St. Callistus
4:15 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Low Mass
Sunday - Oct 15 - XX Sunday after Pentecost
7:30 am Confessions
8:00 am Low Mass
9:00 am Catechism
9:15 am Confessions
10:00 am Sung Mass
Saturday - Oct 21 - B. V. M. on Saturday
4:15 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Low Mass
Sunday - Oct 22 - XXI Sunday after Pentecost
7:30 am Confessions
8:00 am Low Mass
9:00 am Catechism
9:15 am Confessions
10:00 am Sung Mass
Saturday - Oct 28 - Sts. Simon and Jude
4:15 pm Confessions
5:00 pm Low Mass
Sunday - Oct 29 - Christ the King
7:30 am Confessions
8:00 am Low Mass
9:00 am Catechism
9:15 am Confessions
10:00 am Sung Mass
Article Blessings are held Second Sundays after the 9:30 Mass. Please bring your religious articles to the alter rail directly following Mass to have them blessed.
Mass Times last updated on the 10th of October, 2023
Worship Languages
Dress code:
Out of respect for Our Lord and mutual edification, men and women should dress with modesty and dignity.
Ladies, according to apostolic custom, are asked to have their heads covered in Church with either a hat or chapel veil. Chapel veils are available in the church vestibule for those who don’t have one. Dresses or skirts are the proper attire, and these should be to the mid calf (even if one is wearing stockings or leggings). Slacks or trousers do not meet the norms of Christian modesty for ladies, nor do dresses/blouses that are sleeveless or low cut.
For Gentlemen, a coat and tie are most fitting (jeans, t-shirts, and shorts are not appropriate attire for Church).
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Holy Name Society
The Holy Name Society meets the First Saturday of Every Month after the 5:00 pm Low Mass. Membership is open to all men, and to boys who have made their first communion.
The Holy Name Society meets the First Saturday of Every Month after the 5:00 pm Low Mass. Membership is open to all men, and to boys who have made their first communion.
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Bookstore Normal Operating Hours
First, Third and Fourth Sundays: Between the first and second Masses and after the second Mass; Second Sundays: After the first Mass only.
Closings: The bookstore is closed during Holy Week and Christmas.
First, Third and Fourth Sundays: Between the first and second Masses and after the second Mass; Second Sundays: After the first Mass only.
Closings: The bookstore is closed during Holy Week and Christmas.
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Saint Anthony of Padua Church History
The chapel originated in the 1960’s when Catholics in Charlotte were deprived of the True Mass. There were 3 families, who either gathered together to read the Mass in each other’s homes or who would travel to Chapel Hill, Raleigh or even Vienna, VA in order to attend the traditional Mass.
Over the years, many priests in the Charlotte area, including Bishop Begley, the local Ordinary, were requested to help the fledgling group of "traditionalists", but to no avail. However, in the late 1970’s, 80 year-old Msgr. Gable obtained permission from Bishop Begley to say the Latin Mass for the group at his church, Our Lady of Consolation, the only black church in the city. Upon Msgr. Gable’s retirement to his home on Statesville Avenue in Charlotte, the group had Mass there.
When Msgr. Gable became to frail to live at home, he moved into the nearby Benedictine Belmont Abbey, and once again, the group followed. Abbott McCafferty graciously accommodated the group by allowing them to attend Msgr. Gable’s Masses in the chapel at the monks’ residence. When Msgr. Gable died, the group was again left without a priest until Msgr. Gilbert retired to Charlotte from Goldsboro. Being a friend of Bishop Begley, he was given permission to say the Mass for them until his death.
The group returned to attending Mass at Chapel Hill and Raleigh, and in 1984, they were successful in setting up the St. Pius X Chapel in Charlotte, though they did not have a permanent residence yet. Masses were said in various banks until 1989, when the growing numbers necessitated a move to Junior Women’s League building on East Boulevard in Charlotte. Until the purchase of the current property in 2000, Masses were said in the same League building.
In 2000, an elegant, brick church building complete with belfry and rectory was purchased in nearby Mt. Holly, and it was decided to rename the mission, St. Anthony of Padua. After readying the church for Catholic use, which included the installation of a beautiful, carved oak altar, the church (and its bell) was solemnly blessed by Bishop Richard Williamson the eve of Pentecost, Saturday, June 2, 2001.
In 2007, the sanctuary and sacristies were remodeled to accommodate the increase of faithful which had risen in only seven years from 150 to nearly 200 faithful regularly attending the chapel.
Over the years, many priests in the Charlotte area, including Bishop Begley, the local Ordinary, were requested to help the fledgling group of "traditionalists", but to no avail. However, in the late 1970’s, 80 year-old Msgr. Gable obtained permission from Bishop Begley to say the Latin Mass for the group at his church, Our Lady of Consolation, the only black church in the city. Upon Msgr. Gable’s retirement to his home on Statesville Avenue in Charlotte, the group had Mass there.
When Msgr. Gable became to frail to live at home, he moved into the nearby Benedictine Belmont Abbey, and once again, the group followed. Abbott McCafferty graciously accommodated the group by allowing them to attend Msgr. Gable’s Masses in the chapel at the monks’ residence. When Msgr. Gable died, the group was again left without a priest until Msgr. Gilbert retired to Charlotte from Goldsboro. Being a friend of Bishop Begley, he was given permission to say the Mass for them until his death.
The group returned to attending Mass at Chapel Hill and Raleigh, and in 1984, they were successful in setting up the St. Pius X Chapel in Charlotte, though they did not have a permanent residence yet. Masses were said in various banks until 1989, when the growing numbers necessitated a move to Junior Women’s League building on East Boulevard in Charlotte. Until the purchase of the current property in 2000, Masses were said in the same League building.
In 2000, an elegant, brick church building complete with belfry and rectory was purchased in nearby Mt. Holly, and it was decided to rename the mission, St. Anthony of Padua. After readying the church for Catholic use, which included the installation of a beautiful, carved oak altar, the church (and its bell) was solemnly blessed by Bishop Richard Williamson the eve of Pentecost, Saturday, June 2, 2001.
In 2007, the sanctuary and sacristies were remodeled to accommodate the increase of faithful which had risen in only seven years from 150 to nearly 200 faithful regularly attending the chapel.