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St. Dominic hosts fourth men’s conference

April 22, 2025 8:31 am | By Dan McWilliams

This year’s event draws 112 men from around the diocese and beyond for a day of talks, breakouts, and Mass By Dan McWilliams The fourth annual Appalachian Highlands Men’s Conference hosted by St. Dominic Parish in Kingsport on March 8 underwent a name change this year to reflect the wider area the event draws from. A total of 112 men from 17 parishes in East Tennessee, southwestern Virginia, and western North Carolina attended the Saturday conference, which began with breakfast and sign-in at 7 a.m. and concluded with Mass at 2:15 p.m. followed by a group picture and a social at 3:30. The theme of the day was “No Man Left Behind.” Keynote speakers were David Rinaldi, Deacon Vic Landa of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Harriman, and Father Chuck Dornquast, a priest of the Diocese of St. Petersburg, Fla., and chaplain for the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Breakout sessions were... Read more →