A new ministry for widows and widowers has emerged at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa. In recent months, the ministry has grown from a handful of members to 22 and has a diverse group of men and women that provides a wealth of experience. The initial meeting was …
A celebration of history at St. Mary-Athens
A potluck dinner marks the 50th anniversary of the dedication of the parish’s first church By Dan McWilliams St. Mary Parish in Athens used a significant anniversary to celebrate its history at a potluck dinner Oct. 15 in the family life center. “The recent party was to commemorate the 50th …
Partners in Haiti health care
Sacred Heart ministry supporting impoverished country hears from award-winning leader By Gabrielle Nolan The Haiti Outreach Program of the Cathedral of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus held its annual banquet, Hands Across the Sea: Supporting Haiti, on Sept. 22 at Cathedral Hall. More than 80 attendees enjoyed a meal, …
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Sacred and southern
‘A High Lonesome Mass’ combines Mass settings and bluegrass style in joyful performance By Emily Booker By the sound of it, you may not have been sure if it was a Catholic Mass, an old-time Protestant revival, or a Rhythm and Roots stage, but it was certainly a sound glorifying …
Elizabethton celebrates 100 years of Catholicism
St. Elizabeth parishioners unite for a church-wide feast and widespread reminiscing on the centennial By Bill Brewer You’ve come a long way, St. Elizabeth. The patroness of Carter County’s only Catholic community surely is smiling as St. Elizabeth Parish in Elizabethton celebrates 100 years of Catholicism in the upper East …
Fourteenth annual Irish Fest draws 700 to IC
By Dan McWilliams A little rain early on did not stop some 700 people from enjoying the 14th annual Irish Fest on Aug. 12, hosted again by Immaculate Conception Parish in downtown Knoxville. The event netted more than $10,000 that will be earmarked for capital repairs at IC. The Irish …
Pope Francis encourages participation in the Season of Creation
Creation Care ministries in Diocese of Knoxville parishes offering celebrations By Mary Tankersley and Denise Clark In 2015, Pope Francis boldly set out to make a profound moral and scientific statement regarding humanity’s relationship with the natural world by releasing his encyclical On Care for Our Common Home, or Laudato …
St. Francis-Fairfield Glade presents St. Alphonsus with a $30,000 gift
St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade recently made a $30,000 gift to St. Alphonsus Parish in Crossville to help with the latter’s building campaign. Construction is nearing completion on a new St. Alphonsus Church. Parishioners have been worshiping in a parish life center since 2003. In his letter …
Father Dowling marks 40th priestly anniversary
The pastor of St. Augustine in Signal Mountain reflects on ‘serving people by God’s grace’ By Dan McWilliams After morning Mass on June 18, the parishioners of St. Augustine in Signal Mountain honored pastor Father John Dowling with a reception as he marked the 40th anniversary of his priestly ordination. …
Basilica Street Festival praises unity, growth
Food and fun highlight a day of fellowship on 8th Street By Claire Collins Parishioners of the Basilica of Sts. Peter and Paul gathered together on June 3 for a Street Festival celebrating their unity and growth as a parish, particularly over the last five years. It was five years …
Our Lady of Fatima Parish is debt free in 2023
Fr. Iorio, church members mark occasion by ceremonial burning of the mortgage By Bill Brewer Our Lady of Fatima celebrated the feast of Corpus Christi with Mass and a eucharistic procession on the campus of the Alcoa parish. But the celebration didn’t end there. Father Peter Iorio, pastor of Our …
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Seven Sisters Apostolate is praying for priests
Lay ministry dedicated to vocations is looking to expand its prayer group By Claire Collins Yvonne Kidder, a parishioner of St. John Neumann in Farragut, hopes to encourage other women to join her in praying for the priests of the Diocese of Knoxville through a national organization called the Seven …
