By Murvin H. Perry Despite a small windy squall and the threat of a thunderstorm, more than 250 people gathered in a Johnson City park on June 21 to take part in a Stand Up for Religious Freedom Rally. They were there in protest of the Health and Human Services …
Five Rivers Deanery calendar
A college-graduate/young-adult group for people ages 21-30 is being formed at the Catholic Center at ETSU. The group plans on meeting at 7 p.m. on second and fourth Tuesdays. For more information, call Kristen Reinhart at 260-413-7239. The Tri-Cities 40 Days for Life prayer vigil will take place Sept. 26 …
Parish notes: Five Rivers Deanery
Blessed John Paul II, Rutledge In July the parish sponsored a vacation Bible school with the help of St. Claire Parish in Cincinnati. The Bible school was held under a tent at Central Point Trailer Park in Rutledge. It was followed by an additional two weeks of “Summer Fiesta” made …
Smoky Mountain Deanery calendar
A Seekers of Silence Contemplative Saturday Morning will be held Saturday, Oct. 27 at John XXIII Catholic Center in Knoxville. Jen Froning will speak on the topic “Connecting to Christ with Mind, Body, and Spirit.” Coffee and tea will be served at 8:30 a.m.; the workshop will run from 9 …
Knights Council 8152 presents $9,318 in checks
By Andy Telli Knights of Columbus Council 8152 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Fairfield Glade and St. Alphonsus Church in Crossville recently presented two checks totaling $9,318 to Hilltoppers Inc., which provides housing and community services to people with intellectual disabilities in Crossville and the surrounding area. The …
KCHS announces awards for student of the month
Knoxville Catholic High School congratulated its students who were selected as Students of the Month for September 2012. Students are nominated by faculty and staff members for adherence to the school motto: Ut Christum Feram: “That I might bear Christ.” They are nominated based on spirituality, character, attitude, work ethic, …
St. John Neumann program highlighted in magazine article
A program at St. John Neumann School in Farragut was featured in the August-September issue of Today’s Catholic Teacher magazine. St. John Neumann is the first Catholic school in East Tennessee to be a part of HABIT (Human Animal Bond in Tennessee), a nonprofit program of the University of Tennessee …
Scouting awards given at St. John Neumann
Scouting awards were presented at the 10:30 a.m. Mass on July 29 at St. John Neumann Church in Farragut, with Father Doug Owens presiding. Henry Hollow of Cub Scout Pack 22 received the Light of Christ award. The Family of God award was presented to Mary Donahue, Elizabeth McCready, and …
Knoxville Catholic announces National Merit Scholarship semifinalists
Knoxville Catholic High School announced the names of its four National Merit Scholarship semifinalists. They are Jacqueline Chavez, Elliott Consoli, Andy Fox, and Theo Sholly. In fall 2011, 1.5 million students in 22,000 high schools took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. Of these students, only 16,000 were chosen …
Diocese of Nashville, 7 Catholic groups file suit over HHS mandate
NASHVILLE—The Diocese of Nashville and seven of the Catholic entities operating in Middle Tennessee have filed suit in Federal Court to block the implementation of mandates by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that require them to provide morally objectionable services under the Affordable Health Care Act through …
On a mission: Father Appiah brings medical care to Ghana homeland
Father John Appiah can add medical missionary to his resume. The associate pastor at All Saints Church has completed his third medical mission trip to Ghana and already is planning a fourth mission. Father Appiah led the most recent mission trip Aug. 5-9 to East Africa, where he and a …
Youth Mass celebrates student leaders across diocese
Program recognizes teens taking part in DYMAC, other diocesan youth organizations Teens from across the Diocese of Knoxville who are emerging as youth leaders were recognized for their participation in Church-related organizations during the 2012 Diocesan Youth Mass at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Knoxville. Bishop …
