Six Knoxville Catholic High School students were inducted into the National Latin Honor Society on April 9. The honorees were Rebecca Dietz, Corey Patton, Ben Nadolsky, Caroline McMahon, Annie Batcheller, and Emily Golden.
Holy Ghost Parish celebrating 100th anniversary of its church building
Holy Ghost Parish in North Knoxville is holding a number of events this year celebrating the 100th anniversary of its church building. An anniversary Mass is planned for 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, at the church located at 1041 N. Central St. The date is the exact centennial of the building’s dedication. A catered dinner in Henkel Hall will follow the liturgy, featuring church history displays and a slide show. Bishop Mark Beckman will celebrate Holy Ghost’s 10 a.m. Mass on Sunday, April 26, with a reception following. Bishop Alphonse J. Smith of Nashville dedicated the current Holy Ghost Church building on April 25, 1926. The structure succeeded the original church, still standing next door, that was dedicated in 1908 after the parish was established the previous year by Nashville Bishop Thomas S. Byrne. The April 1926 dedication also fell on the silver anniversary of priestly ordination of then-Holy... Read more →