St. Francis of Assisi, Fairfield Glade St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade will have a blessing of firefighters and EMS personnel at the 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Sept. 9. The Council of Catholic Women’s first meeting will be held following the 8 a.m. Mass on Wednesday, Sept. …
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Sister Elizabeth Wanyoike, coordinator of adult faith formation at St. John Neumann Parish in Farragut, will present “Family Crisis: A Blessing or a Curse” from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, in the St. John Neumann School cafeteria. Married couples and widowed or divorced adults are encouraged to attend. …
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Judi Phillips, MS, FCP, will present an introduction to the Creighton Model System of Natural Family Planning in the church basement at St. Mary Church in Johnson City from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 16. The presentation will include an overview of how the method is used to monitor a couple’s …
Father Brando celebrating 40th anniversary
Father Joe Brando, pastor of St. Mary Parish in Gatlinburg, will celebrate the 40th anniversary of his priestly ordination with an open house at the American Legion Post 202 at 1222 E. Parkway in Gatlinburg from 7-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 21. Father Brando was ordained a priest June 3, 1972, …
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A Seekers of Silence Contemplative Saturday Morning will be held Sept. 29 at John XXIII Catholic Center in Knoxville. Deacon David Lucheon will speak on the topic “The Eucharist: Its Jewish Roots—A Sacrifice and a Meal.” Coffee and tea will be served at 8:30 a.m.; the workshop will run from …
Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery
Blessed John XXIII, Knoxville The Blessed John XXIII Catholic Center Sunday Mass schedule is now 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m., 5:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. through the end of the school year. Immaculate Conception, Knoxville The women’s group will hold its annual “Kitchen Sale” after Masses on the weekend of Oct. …
Bishop blesses new field at Knoxville Catholic
The Fighting Irish now have the largest synthetic turf field in the Knoxville area Bishop Richard F. Stika blessed the new synthetic turf field at Knoxville Catholic High School on Aug. 17 before the Fighting Irish’s game against Knoxville Central. The Fighting Irish then gave Hollin Field at Blaine Stadium …
KCHS senior soccer player Culhane signs with University of Tennessee
Kathryn Culhane, a senior at Knoxville Catholic, has made a verbal commitment to continue her soccer career at the collegiate level with the University of Tennessee. She credits her decision to become a Lady Vol to the opportunity to play under the team’s new head coach, Bryan Pensky. “I absolutely …
Scouting awards presented to youth at St. Jude Church
William Davis, Gregory Muzyn, Jeffrey Muzyn, and Guy Westhoff of Boy Scout Troop 172 were presented the Ad Altare Dei Catholic Scouting awards recently on Scout Sunday at St. Jude Church in Chattanooga. The awards involve study of the sacraments and take several months to complete. Committee member Phil Westhoff …
St. Mary-Oak Ridge JV volleyball team wins tournament
Several area middle schools were invited to Knoxville Catholic High School on Aug. 18 to participate in the 2012 KCHS Volleyball Feeder Fest Tournament. The tournament lasted more than eight hours, with some teams playing up to five games each. The JV volleyball team from St. Mary School in Oak …
Annual Youth Mass scheduled Sept. 8
The 24th annual diocesan Youth Recognition Mass and Evening Extravaganza will be held from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8, at Sacred Heart Cathedral. This year’s theme is “Be strong, fear not!” Outstanding youth and adults in the diocese will be recognized at the Mass, and the 2012-13 Diocesan …
Girl Scouts receive ‘I Live My Faith’ awards at St. Jude
Three Girl Scouts from Troop 40835 at St. Jude Church in Chattanooga were presented their I Live My Faith Catholic Scouting awards at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on May 20. The award, which takes several months to earn, is intended to make girls in grades four through six more aware of …
