Each year a new theme comes alive at Notre Dame Church in Greeneville for the annual vacation Bible school. This year the theme was “True North—Trusting Jesus in a Wild World.” Participants gathered each Wednesday evening in June to attend Mass, share a simple meal of Tundra Treats, and participate …
Restoring the old
Our Lady of Perpetual Help project is updating church by going back in history By Bill Brewer Father Arthur Torres may want to consider leading a retreat on turning challenges into opportunities through faith. He has the perfect example in Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Chattanooga. The OLPH …
Bishop Beckman blesses an icon of Mary at St. Francis-Fairfield Glade
Bishop Mark Beckman blessed an icon of Mary on June 23 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Fairfield Glade. The icon was installed Feb. 18 on the sanctuary wall next to the crucifix. The artist, Sabiha Mujtaba, delivered and installed the icon, which she worked on for a year …
Blessings in a box
Ministry at Our Lady of Fatima serves up food and community spirit By Allison DiGennaro Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa established a Blessing Box ministry in 2022 as a way to extend a helping hand to the local community by offering free food items to those in need. …
A weekend of green shirts and spiritual renewal at St. Stephen
Over the past few months, visitors to St. Stephen Parish in Chattanooga may have noticed a colorful new theme at Sunday Mass: the color green. Green polos have become a familiar sight in the pews—worn by greeters, ushers, and smiling parishioners alike. Printed boldly with the word “WELCOME,” these shirts …
‘The most caring, faithful community’
Notre Dame Parish in Greeneville celebrates its 70th anniversary as an overflow crowd attends By Dan McWilliams Founding parishioner Judy Miniat Collins has served in many leadership roles at Notre Dame in Greeneville, and upon the community’s 70th-anniversary celebration on April 27 she reflected on a recent occasion when the …
Plaque at St. Mary-Gatlinburg honors Father Brando’s bequest to Legacy Clinic
St. Mary Parish in Gatlinburg placed a plaque in honor of former pastor Father Joe Brando in its family life center to recognize the late priest’s bequest of funds to the St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic, whose mobile medical van now visits St. Mary monthly. “We certainly appreciate Father Brando’s leadership …
Bishop Beckman leads Lenten retreat at OLPH
He tells those attending the event that ‘we have to have a vibrant, living connection with Jesus’ By Claire Collins Bishop Mark Beckman traveled to Chattanooga on March 26 to give a Lenten retreat at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, welcoming both OLPH and Basilica of Sts. Peter and …
Bishop Beckman to celebrate Mass for Notre Dame Church’s 70th anniversary
A celebration of the 70th anniversary of the dedication of Notre Dame Church in Greeneville is set for Sunday, April 27, with Bishop Mark Beckman presiding at a bilingual Mass at 4 p.m., followed by a dinner and dance at the Eastview Recreation Center near Notre Dame. The parish will …
‘We had dreamed it possible’
Our Lady of Fatima Parish celebrates 25 years in Alcoa church building By Gabrielle Nolan The parish community at Our Lady of Fatima in Alcoa has multiple reasons to celebrate this year. With a Mass on March 11, the parish recognized 25 years of worshiping in its current church building …
Kingsport Knights make $8,987 donation to Special Olympics
Knights of Columbus Aldo J Zazzi Council 6992 from St. Dominic Parish in Kingsport presented a check for $8,987 to Special Olympics Area 32 director Kelly Middleton on Jan. 8. The funds came from a grant of almost $9,000 provided by KIND Charities of Tennessee, a Knights-sponsored nonprofit charity that …
‘Bring the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ’
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish embraces international prison ministry By Gabrielle Nolan A team of East Tennessee men enters a local prison on a regular basis to bring the love of Christ to inmates. Since 2017, Stu McFadden has joined other men at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Lenoir …
