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The Ulster Project of Knoxville is recruiting families of teens aged 14 to 16 to host a teen from Northern Ireland for a four-week program that includes team building, dialogue, social events, shared worship, and community service this summer. For details, contact John Hough at 865-405-5929.   The Ulster Project …

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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 …

Parish notes: Chattanooga Deanery

St. Jude, Chattanooga St. Jude Church hosted a holy hour on Feb. 24 to pray for a culture favorable to life, marriage, and religious liberty. Scott Russell, a seminarian for the Knoxville, will be doing a pastoral internship at the parish from March through May. Mr. Russell is a second-year …

Parish notes: Five Rivers Deanery

Holy Trinity, Jefferson City Holy Trinity Church will host a Divine Mercy Mission led by Father Dan Cambra, MIC, from 7-9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, March 18 and 19. Topics will include the feast of Divine Mercy, the theological meaning of the image, and the historical background of St. Faustina. …

Parish notes: Smoky Mountain Deanery

Holy Family, Seymour Parishioners at Holy Family collected household cleaning items for clients of CROSS Ministries, a social-service agency that assists people on a severely limited income with food and other basic needs, during February. Immaculate Conception, Knoxville Baptism: John McGinty Zengel, son of Andy and Caroline Zengel. St. Albert …

Parish notes: Chattanooga Deanery

St. Jude, Chattanooga The St. Jude Star Tree program raised $7,950 in gift cards for clients of the Ladies of Charity of Chattanooga during December. The director of the Ladies of Charity, Jan Clark, reported that all of the requests made for gifts by their clients were granted. St. Jude …

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Memorial Health Care System Foundation will host the eighth annual Pink! Gala, an annual fundraiser for breast cancer research, on Saturday, Feb. 2, at the Chattanooga Convention Center. The $200 standard tickets include cocktails, dinner, and entertainment. Patron tickets are available for $250 and include a pre-party invitation, valet parking, …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

St. Alphonsus, Crossville The Hats and Scarves group knitted or crocheted items for more than 700 people in the Crossville area during 2012. Donations of yarn and cash to buy more supplies are welcome. Cash donations can be placed in an envelope and put in the weekly parish collection basket. …

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Join the families and friends of the seminarians of the diocese in prayer at a holy hour for priestly vocations at St. John Neumann Church in Farragut at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 1. Father Doug Owens will lead the Vespers service, eucharistic adoration, and benediction. Light refreshments will be served …