Belmont Abbey College Celebrates Black History Month Hundreds Expected to Attend Abbey’s Annual Harambè Mass
BELMONT, NC --- In celebration of Black History Month, Belmont Abbey College will hold a Harambè Mass on Sunday, February 19, 2004 at 7:00 PM in the Abbey Basilica at Belmont Abbey College. The event will be open to the public.
Father Mauricio West of the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte will serve as celebrant. West will be joined by the Perpetual Hope Gospel Choir and the Kabaka Dancers.
Harambè is an African word, meaning “togetherness” or “unity.”
For more information, call the Belmont Abbey College’s Campus Ministry at (704) 829-7196.
Ranked one of the best comprehensive colleges in the Southeast by U.S. News and World Report and The Princeton Review, Belmont Abbey College celebrates excellence and virtue steeped in its 129-year Catholic Benedictine heritage. The liberal arts College is home to students from over 28 states and 11 countries and welcomes everyone from any background or tradition committed to this vision of excellence and virtue. The campus consists of the College, the Monastery and the Abbey Basilica, which can be found on its sprawling 650 acres of picturesque landscape.
Just minutes from Charlotte, NC, the nation’s second largest banking center, Belmont Abbey College offers students numerous internship opportunities and career placement.
The College believes in development of the whole person – mind, body and spirit. By offering a wide array of clubs and activities including Division II athletics, theatre, publications, and study abroad, Belmont Abbey College invests in the personal growth of its students.
Founded in 1876, the College celebrates its heritage and is inspired by the Benedictine monastic tradition. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the College and Abbey Basilica greet thousands of visitors each year.
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