St. Mary Parish in Johnson City is partnering with Holston Habitat for Humanity to build a house for a parishioner who is a single mother with two teenage children. The three-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath house will be built at 1405 Holston Ave. in Johnson City for Simone Anstrid and her two children, …
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The Glenmary Home Missioners are sponsoring an evangelization seminar titled “Gossiping the Gospel” from 9:30 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at St. Mary School in Johnson City. Four workshops will be presented for attendees. The keynote speaker will be Kathy O’Brien. The registration fee of $3 includes lunch. …
Parish notes: Five Rivers Deanery
Notre Dame, Greeneville The Knights of Columbus are hosting a dinner featuring Cincinnati-style chili and an auction starting at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, April 13. Auction items include gift certificates to local establishments, homemade baked goods, and much more. Drawings will be held for door prizes throughout the evening, including one …
Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery
Holy Family, Seymour The parish is having a spring bazaar, bake sale and yard sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, April 19; 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20; and 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, April 21. St. Albert the Great, Knoxville The Corporal Works of …
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The Catholic Charities Office of Immigrant Services is cohosting citizenship classes from 9 a.m. until noon Saturdays, April 13 through June 22, at Sacred Heart Cathedral School. The cost is $50. Teachers are being recruited. Contact Nathaly Perez at 865-971-3550 for more information. Sevier County Right to Life is sponsoring …
Annual Bishop’s Gathering for Scouting held
Bishop Richard F. Stika was the host for the 14th annual Bishop’s Gathering & Adult Awards luncheon honoring Scouting in the diocese. The event took place March 16 at All Saints Church in Knoxville and was sponsored by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting. DCCS lay chairman George LeCrone Sr. …
Knoxville Catholic mock trial teams receive awards
The Knoxville Catholic High School mock trial teams recently finished up two weekends of competition against six teams from across Knox and Anderson counties. The B team came in fourth place, the A team came in third place, and the team swept the special awards for the district. Senior Libby …
KCHS students take part in Aquinas College forum
On Feb. 15-16, the Religion Department at Knoxville Catholic High School, under the direction of Sister John Catherine Kennedy, OP, took 14 students to Nashville to participate in a forum sponsored by Aquinas College. The forum, titled “Genesis: Chance or Purpose,” was led by Aquinas College faculty members and other …
KCHS women’s chorus receives superior rating
The Knoxville Catholic High School combined women’s chorus recently received a rating of 1 superior at the J.B. Lyle Choral Festival at Pellissippi State Community College. The group, made of 30 women from three different choral classes, performed against 91 different ensembles from 42 schools in East Tennessee. Its rating …
St. Jude Knights hold free-throw competition
Knights of Columbus Council 8576 at St. Jude Parish in Chattanooga recently held a basketball free-throw contest for area youth. The winners were Katherine Berce, Peter Berce, Emily Harleroad, and Andrew Lewis. They advanced to the Chattanooga district-level competition.
Notre Dame appoints Valadie president; Sacred Heart names Trent principal
Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga and Sacred Heart Cathedral School in Knoxville have filled leadership positions for the 2013-14 school year. Notre Dame alumnus George Valadie will be returning to the school he attended as a youth and later taught, coached and was an assistant principal there. Mr. Valadie …
What Easter is all about
To Easter glory, the good news of Christ’s resurrection lifts us all April begins the day after Easter. One might, therefore, jump to the conclusion that the month would be a let-down from the 40 days of preparation for the feast and the great liturgies of Holy Week. Quite the …
