Advent 2022 begins on Sunday, Nov. 27, and continues through Saturday, Dec. 24. As the Diocese of Knoxville looks toward Advent, churches around the diocese are announcing Advent penance services. Here are the Advent penance services received as of Nov. 6:
Chattanooga Deanery
Monday, Nov. 28—Notre Dame High School, (confessions) 8:30 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 29—NDHS, (confessions) 8:30 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Cleveland, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 1—St. Bridget, Dayton, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 6—St. Jude, Chattanooga, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 7—Holy Spirit, Soddy-Daisy, 7 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 8—St. Catherine Labouré, Copperhill, before each Mass
Sunday, Dec. 11—St. Faustina Vietnamese Community, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13—St. Stephen, Chattanooga, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15—St. Augustine, Signal Mountain, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21—Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Chattanooga, 5:30 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 22—St. Mary, Athens, 7 p.m.
Five Rivers Deanery
Tuesday, Nov. 29—St. Elizabeth, Elizabethton, 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 30—Holy Trinity, Jefferson City, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 6—St. Michael the Archangel, Erwin, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13—St. Mary, Johnson City, 6 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 15—St. Henry, Rogersville, 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 20—St. Dominic, Kingsport, 7 p.m.
Wednesday, Dec. 21—Notre Dame, Greeneville, 7 p.m.
Smoky Mountain Deanery
Tuesday, Dec. 6—Holy Family, Seymour (confessions), 11 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 13—Our Lady of Fatima, Alcoa, 7 p.m.