Holy Spirit, Soddy-Daisy The St. Vincent de Paul Society held a luncheon for senior citizens at the Soddy-Daisy Community Center on April 4. Our Lady of Lourdes, South Pittsburg Our Lady of Lourdes Parish will sponsor the annual Walk-Around Rosary at the Virgin of the Poor Shrine in New Hope …
Five Knoxville Catholic High School students sign scholarships with regional colleges
Knoxville Catholic High School held a signing day ceremony on April 17 in the school’s library, where five senior students announced their plans to study and compete at the collegiate level for the next academic year. The following students signed their letters of intent to continue competition at several schools …
Cumberland Mountain Deanery calendar
The annual All Saints Adult Social will take place at 6 p.m. Friday, May 3. The evening will feature a night of classic game shows hosted by Frank Murphy of Star 102.1 and WATE news anchor Kristin Farley. Participants can win prizes by competing in the game shows or by …
Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery
All Saints, Knoxville The parish collected funds to support Father John Appiah’s efforts to provide 20 TivaWater water filtration systems for schools and clinics in his native Nkonya, Ghana. For more information on TivaWater, visit www.tivawater.com. Forty-six young adults were confirmed by Bishop Richard F. Stika at the 6 p.m. …
Parish notes: Five Rivers Deanery
Good Shepherd, Newport Good Shepherd Church is seeking a music minister to play guitar or organ and lead a small choir. Contact Monsignor Bob Hofstetter at 423-532-7382 for additional information. Holy Trinity, Jefferson City Laura Brown and Andy Watts entered the Church during the Easter Vigil at Holy Trinity. …
St. Mary parishioner writes a novel, The Amulet
Dean Klein, a writer and member of St. Mary Parish in Johnson City, has authored a book called The Amulet that he describes as a “high-concept (three-part) Christian thriller,” which may be made into a film. Inspired by the classic film, Raiders of the Lost Ark and the single most …
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A Seekers of Silence Contemplative Saturday Morning will be held May 18 at Blessed John XXIII Catholic Center in Knoxville. Father Rich Andre, CSP, will speak on the topic “Writing Poetry: A Spiritual Discipline?” Coffee and tea will be served at 8:30 a.m.; the workshop will run from 9 a.m. …
Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery
Blessed John XXIII, Knoxville Nine people were received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. A parish appreciation dinner is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 3, for volunteers who have served at the parish this past year. Contact the parish office to RSVP at 865-523-7931. Holy Ghost, Knoxville …
St. Mary School wins more science-fair honors
St. Mary School in Oak Ridge has a long tradition of success at the Southern Appalachian Science and Engineering Fair, and the winning string continued this spring as a St. Mary student earned grand-champion honors for the sixth year in a row. Daniel Mountain won the top prize—a trophy and …
Matthew Kniedler earns Eagle award
Matthew Kniedler of Boy Scout Troop 172 at St. Jude Church in Chattanooga received his Eagle Scout award Jan. 19. For his Eagle project, Matt coordinated a spaghetti dinner and undertook other activities to raise funds for school supplies and other items for St. Jude’s sister parish in Haiti. Matthew …
Kevin T. Francescon earns Eagle Scout
On Feb. 3 at St. John Neumann Church in Farragut, Kevin Thomas Francescon was presented a certificate and letter by George LeCrone Sr. from the Knoxville Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting for achieving the highest rank in Scouting, the Eagle Scout award. With the certificate were also letters from the …
TRL oratory contest winners named
The winners of the 2013 Oratory Contest sponsored by the Knoxville chapter of Tennessee Right to Life were Justin Brown, first place; Will Higgins, second place; and Michael Ptacek, third place. Rachel Pelicano won first place in the art contest. The winners qualified to compete at the state contest scheduled …
