ABOUT US
Who We Are
We are the Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapter of the Southern Province of St. Martin de Porres, also known as the Charlotte Lay Dominicans. We are lay members (tertiaries) of the Dominican Order (O.P.). Our Chapter was formed in 2009, and we are located in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina.
On July 27, 2023, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Group officially became a Chapter upon receiving the formal recognition of the Southern Province of St. Martin de Porres and the approval of His Excellency Peter J. Jugis, Bishop of the Diocese of Charlotte.
We meet once a month on Saturday mornings at St. Joseph College Seminary in Mount Holly, N.C. Our meetings consist of Inquiry, Candidate and Temporary Promise formation classes, Morning Prayer (Lauds), Holy Mass, and on-going group study. Our Religious Assistant and teacher is Fr. Matthew Kauth. Fr. Kauth is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Dominic.
If you are 18 years or older, have been a Catholic for at least two years, are a mature and faithful Catholic, and in conformity with the Teaching Magisterium of the Catholic Church, you are welcome to visit our Chapter meetings as an Inquirer. See our contact page to notify us of your interest.
Other Lay Dominican Groups in the Diocese of Charlotte:
The Our Lady of the Rosary Group meets at St. Matthew Catholic Church in Charlotte, N.C.
The Pope St. Pius V Group meets at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Tryon, N.C.
St. Martin de Porres Group
The St. Martin de Porres Group meets in Asheville, N.C.
We are such value to God that he came to live among us … and to guide us home. He will go to any length to seek us, even to being lifted high upon the cross to draw us back to himself. We can only respond by loving God for his love.
St. Catherine of Siena
Charlotte Lay Dominicans
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Chapter | Southern Province of St. Martin de Porres
Charlotte Lay Dominicans 