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While Father Charles and Laurie were singing on the stage of Westbury Music Fair, their sold out audience was treated to a spectacular evening of a real musical feast celebrating the King of Kings, Jesus Christ.

This brother and sister team began singing in their youth at various church functions. They discovered God and faith through song. Father Charles' love of music developed into a much deeper and stronger love - his love of the Lord, which lead to his ordination as a Roman Catholic priest for the diocese of Rockville Centre. He was encouraged to share his gift of song through professional recording, funded by his parishioners, family and friends. It was at this point that Father Charles enlisted the vocal talent of his sister. Laurie, a devoted wife and mother, who was an active volunteer in many church ministries and enjoyed her successful modeling career, was only too happy to join her brother in song.
Together they have produced six successful contemporary Christian albums: LEAD ME LORD, I CALL YOU FRIEND, THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS, TRUST HIS HEART, CELEBRATE JESUS, A CHRISTMAS PRAYER along with producing videos and a DVD of their major concert events. They are currently working on their seventh album and preparing for a Christmas concert at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Alice Tully Hall, New York, on December 16, 2006.
They have appeared at countless venues from "Nights of Recollection" at local parishes to sold-out concerts at Westbury Music Fair (now known as Northfork Theater) and the Tilles Center for the Performing Arts, and have performed internationally. They have completed many seasons as hosts of "Father Charles and Laurie" a television program of faith-sharing, music and prayer on Long Island's Telecare Network and Brooklyn and Manhattan's The Prayer Channel, which also airs Laurie's "Woman to Woman". Their goal has always been the same: to convey the awesome love of God so that people will be touched with a renewed sense of faith and the courage to live it out.

A portion of the proceeds from all album sales and ticketed events go to several charities, including the Carol Baldwin Breast Care Center, Little Flower Children's Services of New York, Catholic Charities, The Life Center of Long Island, Father Thomas Hartman Foundation for Parkinson's Research, mc. and Tomorrow's Hope Foundation for Catholic Elementary School Education. To date, Father Charles and Laurie have donated in excess of $220,000 to these and other worthwhile causes.

Through their voices, actions and total involvement in their music, it is evident that God has raised them up for a very special work. They are certainly touching and changing hearts