Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville The Hispanic ministry at All Saints will celebrate its fifth anniversary after the 7 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the parish pavilion. Music, dancing, and food from different Hispanic countries is planned for the evening. For more information, call the parish office at 865-531-0770. Blessed …

St. Francis CCW presents check to Legacy Clinic

Several members of the Council of Catholic Women of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade traveled to Crab Orchard on June 10 to present a check to the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic to further its work. This check was made possible from proceeds of the CCW’s rummage sale …

Parish notes: Five Rivers Deanery

Holy Trinity, Jefferson City The annual parish birthday party–potluck honoring those ages 90 and older is scheduled after the 10:30 a.m. Mass on Sunday, Oct. 5. For information, call the parish office at 865-471-0347. Father Patrick Resen will bless family pets at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, in honor of …

Diocesan students recognized at Youth Mass

It isn’t often that a bishop asks students for advice on what to tell the pope. But that is what happened Sept. 27 during the Diocese of Knoxville’s annual Youth Mass. Bishop Richard F. Stika told the students that he would be going to the Vatican and needed advice on …

Five Rivers Deanery calendar

St. Mary Parish in Johnson City is hosting “Tell All Souls About My Mercy,” a dramatic presentation based on the writings of St. Faustina Kowalska by Dave and Joan Maroney, a couple affiliated with the Marian Fathers of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary based in Stockbridge, Mass. …

Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery

Holy Family, Seymour The seventh annual Holy Family Church craft bazaar is scheduled for the weekend of Oct. 3-5 at the parish. The event will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3; 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4; and 8 a.m. to noon Sunday, Oct. …

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The St. Joseph School Memorial Golf Tournament is scheduled for 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 24, at Three Ridges Golf Course in Knoxville. Lunch will be served before the noon shotgun start. The format will be a four-man scramble. An array of prizes will be awarded both during and after the …

Schola concert will celebrate Renaissance music

The Pope Benedict XVI Schola will present Come, Let’s Rejoice: A Celebration of English Renaissance Music, a concert of sacred choral music, at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville. There is no charge for the program, but donations will be gratefully accepted to support the …

KCHS teacher awarded 500-book grant from BLF

Knoxville Catholic High School recently announced that English teacher Ben Wilkinson was awarded 500 books for his classroom library through a grant from the Book Love Foundation. The Book Love Foundation (BLF) received 136 applications in 2014 from teachers across the United States, and Mr. Wilkinson is one of only …

KCHS recognized as School of Excellence

On Sept. 15, the Cardinal Newman Society released the list of schools recognized by the Catholic Education Honor Roll as 2014 Schools of Excellence. For the third time since the Honor Roll was established in 2004, Knoxville Catholic High School was named to the list. The Schools of Excellence are …

Three honored by NDHS Alumni Association

The Notre Dame Alumni Association has named Steve Hammond, class of ’69, as its distinguished alumnus and Billy ’82 and Bucky Dearing ’84 as recipients of the Jim Phifer Service Award for 2014. The Distinguished Alumni Award is presented to a Notre Dame graduate who has made a difference in …

KCHS religion department given $2,000 grant

The Knoxville Catholic High School Religion Department was recently awarded a $2,000 challenge grant from the Retreats Initiative at Catholic Extension. Catholic Extension is a fund-raising organization that provides funding and resources to dioceses and parishes across the United States through programs and services investing in people, infrastructure and ministries. …