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 …
Bishop ordains newest deacon
Daniel Cooper joins transitional diaconate ahead of pending priesthood By Bill Brewer The feast of St. Albert the Great will forever hold a sacred place in Daniel Cooper’s priestly formation as the Nov. 15 date was when he was ordained to the transitional diaconate at St. Albert the Great Church …
Carolyn King Susano
Carolyn King Susano, 88, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Nov. 1. Mrs. Susano was born in 1937 in Williamsburg, Ky., to Thomas and Edna (Siler) King, both of whom preceded her in death. Her family moved to Knoxville in 1946, …
Walter A. Clancy II
Longtime Knoxville businessman Walter Augustine Clancy II, who was a member of one of the Knoxville area’s oldest Catholic families, died in his sleep on Nov. 16. Mr. Clancy, of Clancy’s Service Stamp Co. in Knoxville, was born to John A. and Ellen Joy Clancy on Feb. 6, 1934, the …
Deacon Mark White
Deacon Mark Fleming White Sr., 93, of Olive Branch, Miss., entered eternal life on Nov. 17. As a deacon of the Diocese of Knoxville, he served at St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade. Deacon White was born in Woodside, Long Island, N.Y., in 1932 to James and Ismay …
Dicastery addresses titles given to Mary
‘Co-redemptrix’ and ‘Mediatrix of All Graces’ need to be understood correctly By Deacon Bob Hunt On Oct. 7, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith (DDF) published Mater Populi Fidelis (“Mother of All the Faithful”), in which the dicastery addresses issues related to some titles that have been given …
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. …
Funeral Mass held for Sister Yvette Gillen, RSM
By Dan McWilliams Sister Mary Yvette Gillen, RSM, a Sister of Mercy for 64 years who served for many years as a pastoral associate at St. Therese Parish in Clinton, St. Joseph Parish in Norris, and Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa, died on Sunday, Nov. 2, in Nashville. …
Kroger, Maher perform for a capacity crowd
Tour visits St. John Neumann Parish By Maggie Parsons On night two in their returning countrywide Cathedrals tour, Catholic musicians Matt Maher and Sarah Kroger made a stop at St. John Neumann Church in Farragut for a night of Advent worship on Dec. 5. The “Cathedrals: An Advent Night of …