Holy Trinity, Jefferson City The parish Easter egg hunt is planned for 11 a.m. Saturday, April 12. The rain date will be Saturday, April 19. For more information, call Kristine Mynatt at 865-397-4012. Carol Everett, a nationally known right-to-life speaker, will deliver the keynote address at the annual Life Outreach …
Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery
Blessed John XXIII, Knoxville Pastor Father Charlie Donahue, CSP, has been recently elected to the national governing body of the Paulist Fathers, the General Council. Deputy Grand Knight Jay Quayle of the parish’s Collegiate Council has been named to the National Collegiate Advisory Board of the Knights of Columbus. Holy …
Smoky Mountain Deanery calendar
The sixth annual Father Albert J. Henkel Memorial Golf Tournament supporting the Ladies of Charity of Knoxville is set for Friday, May 2, at Egwani Farms Golf Course in Rockford. Visit the website www.ladiesofcharitygolf.com for more details or contact Jim Fuhr at jfuhr4221@aol.com. Catholic Charities Office of Immigrant Services is …
Deacon Nestor assigned to Our Lady of Fatima
Bishop Richard F. Stika has announced that Deacon Michael Nestor has been assigned to Our Lady of Fatima Church in Alcoa. Deacon Nestor has served at St. Francis of Assisi in Townsend. Deacon Nestor’s new assignment was effective March 21, and he now will be providing diaconal support to Father …
Father Orr successfully defends doctoral thesis
As the crowning moment of a highly successful residential fortnight for Maryvale Institute’s postgraduate research students, Father John Orr successfully defended his doctoral thesis at Maryvale in Birmingham, England, and is now set to become the first PhD graduate under the new partnership between the Institute and Liverpool Hope University. …
Ministries conferred on students at St. Meinrad
Thirty priesthood students from St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology received the ministry of lector on Feb. 13 in the seminary’s St. Thomas Aquinas Chapel. Auxiliary Bishop Christopher Coyne, of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, installed the lectors. The seminarians receiving the ministry included Chris A. Floersh of the Diocese …
Notre Dame High students earn All-State honors
All-State Honors were recently awarded to six Notre Dame High School athletes and one NDHS musician. Anthony Smith made the Tennessee All-State Band. Robert Kidwell, Kareem Orr, and Tyler Enos earned All-State honors in football. Maddie Robbins and Mackenzie Nadeau made All-State in soccer, and Stephanie Bouchard did so in …
KCHS senior picked as HonorAir student escort for flight
Knoxville Catholic High School senior David LaBine was one of four high school students selected to be an HonorAir Student Guardian escort for the April 16 HonorAir flight. David was notified of this honor by Eddie Mannis, chairman of Honor Air Knoxville, at a school assembly on the program Feb. …
Five at Knoxville Catholic sign with colleges
Five Knoxville Catholic High School student athletes committed to play at the next level in a National Signing Day ceremony Feb. 5 in the school library. Offensive lineman Patrick McFall signed with East Tennessee State University. Track athlete Camille Baker committed to Missouri University of Science and Technology. Three soccer …
St. John Neumann students donate hair to aid cancer patients
Annual gift of locks continues to grow in popularity as more girls, mothers take part in service project “I want to donate my hair because I want to make a tribute to my grandma and my neighbor and all others who were diagnosed with cancer.” “I’m in fourth grade and …
Living the readings: The rites of spring
The season for planting is here, which will lead to new life Early spring has already come, and with it the refreshing spring rains that foretell the beginning of life. Crops soon will start growing from seeds that are only now being planted. The season for planting has begun. In …
Once upon a time: We can value the past by investing in future
Schools, churches, cathedral point to growth of Catholicism in East Tennessee that has foundation in history If the history of our Diocese of Knoxville had ended with its first anniversary on Sept. 8, 1989, a much different story would have been told. So I look forward to the final diocesan …
