Chattanooga Deanery calendar

The Channel of Peace Secular Franciscan Order at Holy Spirit Church in Soddy-Daisy is hosting a “Greccio Christmas at Holy Spirit” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14. The group will reenact the first Christmas manger scene in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi, credited with starting the popular tradition …

Parish notes: Chattanooga Deanery

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Chattanooga The Family Promise Interfaith Homeless Network needs volunteers to host families the week of Dec. 28, 2014, to Jan. 4, 2015. Call Lisa Kosky at 423-877-5982 to register, or sign up on the poster in Holy Family Hall. St. Augustine, Signal Mountain The annual …

Cumberland Mountain Deanery calendar

The Frassati Fellowship for Young Adults for those age 18-39 meets at the Chancery in Knoxville at 7 p.m. Thursdays. For more information, call Elijah Martin at 828-606-2961. The Knoxville Comprehensive Breast Center Mobile Mammography Unit will be at St. John Neumann Church on Tuesday, Jan. 13. For details, call …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville Members of All Saints Parish are scheduled to volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13. Each hour worked is credited as $1 to the Ladies of Charity food bill. Parishioners ages 10 and older are welcome to assist. For details, …

St. Mary student advances in Punt, Pass & Kick

Anne Marie Carter, an eighth-grader at St. Mary School in Oak Ridge, has advanced to the team championship level for the NFL’s Punt, Pass & Kick Competition. Anne’s journey began in her PE class the week of Sept. 22 as she won for 12-13-year old girls. As a school champion, …

Parish notes: Five Rivers Deanery

Holy Trinity, Jefferson City The parish collected 106 shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child during November. Father Patrick Resen will present “Intimate Conversations with God,” an Advent day of reflection, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, in Whitman Hall. Lunch will be provided. For more information, call the …

Smoky Mountain Deanery calendar

Sacred Heart Cathedral School has two open houses planned: the first will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 7, and the second at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 28. For more information, call 865-558-4136 or visit www.shcschool.org. Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a nine-week course designed to help participants learn …

Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery

Holy Ghost, Knoxville Holy Ghost Parish formed a new St. Vincent de Paul conference in October. The group has hosted several fundraising events, started a blessed shawls project, and maintains a basket for food donations. The group will work closely with the Ladies of Charity to serve the needy in …

Five advance to Knights’ Third Degree status

In a ceremony held at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville on Nov. 15, five members of Knights of Columbus Council 5207 advanced to the status of Knights of the Third Degree. Through the ceremonial tradition led by state and national representatives of the Knights of Columbus, Council 5207 members John …

Lady Irish capture second straight state title

After a marathon victory in a shootout in the semifinals, the Knoxville Catholic High School Lady Irish captured their second straight Class A-AA state soccer championship with a 4-0 victory over rival Notre Dame on Nov. 1 at the Richard Siegel Soccer Complex in Murfreesboro. Ashley Hickman scored a hat …

Marsha Sega of St. Mary receives Air Force award

St. Mary School – Oak Ridge middle school science and math teacher Marsha Sega’s work in preparing her students to use and excel in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math won her the local Air Force Association chapter’s Teacher of the Year Award earlier this year. The second …

Five from KCHS sign with colleges

Knoxville Catholic High School hosted a 2014 signing-day event Nov. 12 in the school library. Fighting Irish student athletes signing with colleges were Christen Torres with the University of Memphis in softball, MacKenzie Jackson with Lindsey Wilson College in softball, Anika Sichelstiel with Queens University of Charlotte in lacrosse, Kole …