During Lent, Catholics are encouraged to make going to confession a significant part of their spiritual lives. Many parishes in the diocese offer penance services during the season, where multiple priests are available to hear confessions. Below are the Lenten penance services received as of press time. Note that many parishes are having, instead of penance services, extended or additional times for confession during Lent:
Chattanooga Deanery
March 11—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Cleveland, 7 p.m.
March 12—Our Lady of Lourdes, South Pittsburg, 6:30 p.m. CDT
March 12—Holy Spirit, Soddy-Daisy, 7 p.m.
March 13—Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Chattanooga, 6:30 p.m.
March 18—St. Stephen, Chattanooga, 6 p.m.
March 20—St. Bridget, Dayton, 6:30 p.m.
March 20—St. Augustine, Signal Mountain, 7 p.m.
March 24—Sts. Peter and Paul, Chattanooga, 6:30 p.m.
March 25—St. Jude, Chattanooga, 6:30 p.m.
March 27-28—Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, during religion classes
April 1—St. Mary, Athens, 7 p.m.
April 12—St. Faustina Public Association of the Faithful, Chattanooga, time TBA
Cumberland Mountain Deanery
March 27—Knoxville Catholic High School, juniors and seniors, 10:25 a.m.
March 28—KCHS, freshmen and sophomores, 10:25 a.m.
March 31—St. Francis of Assisi, Fairfield Glade, 6 p.m. CDT
Five Rivers Deanery
March 18—St. Henry, Rogersville, 7 p.m.
March 25—St. Michael the Archangel, Erwin, 6 p.m.
March 26—Holy Trinity, Jefferson City, 7 p.m.
March 27—St. Mary, Johnson City, 6 p.m.
April 1—St. Elizabeth, Elizabethton, 6 p.m.
April 2—St. Anthony of Padua, Mountain City, 6 p.m.
April 3—St. Dominic, Kingsport, 7 p.m.
April 8—Notre Dame, Greeneville, 7 p.m.
Smoky Mountain Deanery
March 26—St. John XXIII, Knoxville, 7 p.m.
March 27—Our Lady of Fatima, Alcoa, 7 p.m.
April 3—St. Joseph the Worker, Madisonville, 7 p.m.
