The Alcoa parish holds a 75th-anniversary Mass and dinner to cap a yearlong series of events By Dan McWilliams Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa completed a Jubilee Year of celebration on Nov. 22 as it marked 75 years from its humble beginnings in 1950 to its thriving community …
St. Thérèse hosts annual Three Kings Feast
Parish works together to offer holiday meal for the community By Bee Goodman The meaning of Christmas as Christians know is much more than ribbons and bows. Christmas is a day everyone comes together to remember the holy arrival of an infant who would give His life for the world. …
St. Christopher marks anniversary
Jamestown parish celebrates 50 years of faith, service in Fentress County The East Tennessee Catholic The year 2025 will be reflected in the history of St. Christopher Parish with the achievement of a milestone. The faith community of St. Christopher in Jamestown proudly celebrated the parish’s 50th anniversary on Aug. …
Knights Council 6099 awards $5,625 to pro-life organizations
Knights of Columbus Council 6099 in Chattanooga held its Pro-Life Barbecue on Sept. 27 to honor and celebrate several area pro-life organizations and hand out donation checks totaling $5,625. The annual event, directed by council member Tim Bodnar, recognized the work of Choices Pregnancy Resource Center, which offers pregnancy testing, …
Advent penance services scheduled around the diocese
Here are the Advent penance services received as of press time. Note that many parishes are having, instead of penance services, extended or additional times for confession during Advent: Chattanooga Deanery Wednesday, Dec. 3—Holy Spirit, Soddy-Daisy, 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4—St. Bridget, Dayton, 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 4—St. Augustine, Signal …
Many tongues, one prayer
An annual multilingual rosary unites the faithful to pray for migrants and refugees By Emily Booker It was an evening of sacred prayer, inspiring song, and joyful celebration as faithful Catholics, representing dozens of cultures and backgrounds, gathered to pray for migrants and refugees at the fourth annual multilingual …
The return of Thriveanooga
Chattanooga again hosts national conference for youth-ministry leaders By Bee Goodman Think about a conference. Some you remember may have been inspirational, but others may have been, well, boring. Now think about summer camp. Pretty great, right? What if you could attend summer camp as an adult but still get …
Bishop Beckman leads SMLC Mass
By Dan McWilliams Bishop Mark Beckman said he wanted his listeners at All Saints Church in Knoxville on Oct. 29 “to know how grateful I am for the work that you do for our St. Mary’s mobile Legacy Clinic and the great work of reaching out with the healing help …
Catholic hospitals in the Chattanooga area to receive name changes
CommonSpirit will be part of branding The East Tennessee Catholic CHI Memorial in Chattanooga, the only Catholic hospital in East Tennessee, and its sister facilities in the region are undergoing a name change. CHI Memorial has announced that its hospitals and care sites throughout Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia will …
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Lending a helping hand
St. Alphonsus Community Services provides assistance to those in need By St. Alphonsus Community Service Volunteers “Of all devotions, that of adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament is the greatest after the sacraments, the one dearest to God, and the one most helpful to us.”— St. Alphonsus Liguori In 1986, …
Staying true to your faith
UT-C students engage with Bishop Beckman at Mass, dinner By Maggie Parsons In continuing to share his gratitude with communities around the Diocese of Knoxville, Bishop Mark Beckman celebrated Mass at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Catholic Center on Sept. 10, preaching to the students about staying true to their faith …
The love of truth
St. Mary School marks 75th year in true Dominican tradition By Bee Goodman St. Mary School’s 75th anniversary culminated in a community-wide celebration on Sept. 10 marked by a Mass led by Bishop Mark Beckman, with Mayor Warren Gooch and other leaders joining to commemorate the Oak Ridge school’s history. …