The Knights of Columbus Council of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church has been participating in a Coats for Kids program by providing 48 new coats to the Family Resource Center in Lenoir City. Families with young children are struggling to provide sufficient clothing during challenging economic times and Grand …
Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery
Holy Ghost, Knoxville The administration at St. Joseph School recently mailed surveys to parents of children ages 2-3 to determine the feasibility of starting a PK-3 program for the 2015-16 school year. For those interested in this program and who have not completed a survey, contact Andy Zengel, school principal, …
Smoky Mountain Deanery calendar
The sixth annual Fierce and Fancy Formals event sponsored by Give Haiti Hope will take place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 21, at the Historic Southern Railway Station. Dress donations can be dropped off at Knoxville-area Prestige Cleaners locations through Saturday, Feb. 14. Tickets are $25 per person in advance …
Parishioner celebrates jubilee as Mardi Gras queen
Junie Baudin Bordelon, a parishioner at Holy Cross Church in Pigeon Forge, has celebrated the diamond jubilee of her selection as Mardi Gras Romany Queen in New Orleans. A native of Louisiana, Mrs. Bordelon attended St. Joseph’s Academy in Baton Rouge and LSU, where she was selected as the 1954 …
Three from Notre Dame sign with colleges
Three student athletes at Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga signed letters of intent at the Fall Sports Signing Day event held Dec. 10 in the Varallo Athletic Center. Zac Bombassi, son of Tony and Mona Bombassi, signed to continue his golf career with Tusculum College. As team captain, Zac …
KCHS volleyball team has new head coach
Knoxville Catholic High School recently welcomed Brent Carter as the new head coach for the Lady Irish volleyball program. Mr. Carter comes to KCHS with a highly decorated resume. He graduated from Murray State University in 1993, where he co-founded the men’s club volleyball program. He grew up in Paducah, …
KCHS athletes selected to All-State teams
A number of Knoxville Catholic High School student athletes were named All-State following the fall sports seasons. Football, volleyball, and girls soccer All-State selections were made by the Tennessee Sports Writers Association. Making All-State in football for the Irish were senior quarterback Zac Jancek, senior linebacker Logan Lacey, senior defensive …
Nine KCHS students compete in All-East Choir in Maryville
On Nov. 22, nine KCHS students competed in the All-East Choir, sponsored by the East Tennessee Vocal Association in Maryville. Upperclassmen Ethan Adkins, Matt Balo, Elizabeth Geist, Tim McCready, and Jacob Wike were chosen to participate through a competitive audition. Four freshmen, Kate Cacopardo, Natalie Dmockowski, Erica Patterson, and Julianna …
Lenoir City Knights sponsor free-throw contest
Twelve boys and girls from Lenoir City ages 9 to 14 were named local champions of the Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete at the district level. Father John Savoca Council 12633 from St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Lenoir City sponsored the …
Portrait leads to KCHS invitation for alum Cormac McCarthy
Recent graduate who founded school’s Cormac McCarthy Club presents drawing of famed author to faculty Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Cormac McCarthy has a standing invitation to return to the high school where he graduated in 1951, which now features a portrait of the author as he appeared in his senior picture …
Art contest for Catholic students to mark Year of Consecrated Life
The Diocese of Knoxville’s Office of Consecrated Life is holding art contests for all Catholic students to mark the Year of Consecrated Life. Beginning with Catholic Schools Week held Jan. 25-29 and continuing through February, all students of the Catholic faith living in the diocese will have a chance to …
February 2015 readings
Sunday, Feb. 1: Deuteronomy 18:15-20; Psalm 95:1-2, 6-9; 1 Corinthians 7:32-35; Mark 1:21-28 Monday, Feb. 2: Feast, the Presentation of the Lord, Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 24:7-10; Hebrews 2:14-18; Luke 2:22-40 Tuesday, Feb. 3: Hebrews 12:1-4; Psalm 22:26-28, 30-32; Mark 5:21-43 Wednesday, Feb. 4: Hebrews 12:4-7, 11-15; Psalm 103:1-2, 13-14, 17-18; …
