St. Therese Parish hosts bishop, who celebrates first sacrament of confirmation Mass By Dan McWilliams Bishop Mark Beckman celebrated the sacrament of confirmation for the first time as shepherd of the Church in East Tennessee on Nov. 23 at St. Therese Church in Clinton as three young people of the parish were sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit. The confirmation Mass fell on the feast of Christ the King. “I can’t think of a better feast on which to be confirmed, other than maybe Pentecost, because we’re focused on Christ the Lord and His kingship, and in a sense in our baptism, in our confirmation, each of us is claimed by Christ the King to be part of His kingdom and to help spread the kingdom,” Bishop Beckman said after Mass. Deacon Peter Chiaro of St. Therese assisted at Mass, and pastor Father Dennis Kress was in attendance.... Read more →
