If it’s the Christmas season, then it must be time for A Christmas Carol. And so it was Dec. 7 as Sacred Heart Cathedral School’s Theatre Arts Program staged the Charles Dickens classic at the Bearden High School auditorium. Sacred Heart Cathedral School’s Heart to Heart Players presented the holiday …
Bishops, priests gather in Knoxville for Louisville Province meeting
Bishops and priests from Tennessee and Kentucky convened in Knoxville Dec. 3-4 for a province meeting of the Archdiocese of Louisville. The province meeting was hosted by Bishop Richard F. Stika, who was joined by Bishops David R. Choby of the Diocese of Nashville, J. Terry Steib of the Diocese …
Basilica, Sevier churches, Catholic Charities see assignment changes
Bishop Richard F. Stika has announced several assignment changes for the Diocese of Knoxville in Chattanooga and Knoxville. Due to health concerns with Monsignor George Schmidt, pastor of the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul in Chattanooga since 1986, Bishop Stika has appointed Father David Carter parochial administrator of the …
Diocese’s newest church is dedicated
Growing Vietnamese Catholic community begins to build a parish at Church of Divine Mercy Some 20 years of prayer, planning, hard work, and trust in Christ by Knoxville’s Vietnamese Catholics culminated Nov. 17 in a Mass celebrating the community’s first church. Bishop Richard F. Stika dedicated the Church of Divine …
He dwells among us: Hope and new beginnings
Advent reminds us of what a new beginning truly is when our hope is Christ We all look forward to the new beginnings that mark life’s journey, which we hope will be filled with much good in our future and in the lives of others. And with every life disappointment …
Archbishop Kurtz elected USCCB president
Diocese of Knoxville’s second bishop succeeds Cardinal Dolan BALTIMORE — The newly elected president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has been a bishop for nearly 14 years, but it’s as a priest, family member and social worker that he describes himself. By way of introduction to American Catholics, …
Diaconate class takes key step on faith journey
23 permanent deacon aspirants take part in Rite of Admission to Candidacy for Holy Orders Newly admitted deacon candidate David M. Oatney said he and his fellow members of the Diocese of Knoxville’s next diaconate class “are really not at a midpoint” after two and a half years of study …
Campaign planning study under way
The Diocese of Knoxville is launching a campaign planning study to determine the level of support for a diocesan capital campaign. Representatives from the Steier Group, a Catholic development and fundraising firm, will be conducting interviews and collecting surveys seeking feedback about the proposed campaign. The campaign would address individual …
St. Augustine marks 75th anniversary with special Mass
Members celebrate milestone as Bishop Stika dedicates new building addition St. Augustine Parish in Signal Mountain marked its 75th birthday Nov. 3 as Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrated an anniversary Mass, dedicated a new education/multipurpose wing at the church, and blessed the parish’s new outdoor Stations of the Cross. Concelebrating …
Typhoon hits close to home for Father Sescon
The killer typhoon that struck the Philippines in early November has been especially hard on Father Albert Sescon, pastor of St. Thérèse of Lisieux Parish in Cleveland. Father Sescon has a sister who lived in Tacloban, the city hardest hit by Typhoon Haiyan, known as Typhoon Yolanda in the Philippines. …
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Knoxville Catholic High School is accepting applications for the 2014-15 school year and registering students for the placement test. Visit www.knoxvillecatholic.com/admissions/apply to access the online application. All applications and supporting documents are due by Friday, Feb. 14. To register for the placement test, contact Nichole Pfohl, dean of admissions, at …
Johnsons celebrate 50th wedding anniversary
Don and Judy Johnson of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary July 13 with a dinner and music held in the parish’s Sheehan Hall. The Johnsons were married at Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Marinette, Wis. The couple’s children are Jeff Johnson …
