Major state grant announced at fundraiser for programs By Jim Wogan Catholic Charities of East Tennessee celebrated 35 years of service in the Diocese of Knoxville with more than 350 guests at its Golden Gala fundraising dinner at Bridgewater Place event center in Knoxville, which was held on March 7. …
Partners in ministry
New Catholic Charities leader envisions collaboration with priests, parishes By Bill Brewer Deacon David Duhamel loves it when a plan comes together. No, he’s not invoking Hannibal Smith when leading his organization, which isn’t “The A-Team.” Deacon Duhamel is the new executive director of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee, which …
St. Ann Parish in Lancing serves its neighbors
The small Morgan County community ‘jumps at the chance’ to offer a Holiday Food Box distribution By Bill Brewer A lot can happen in a year. And a lot did. Just ask the members of St. Ann Church in Lancing. During the 2022 Christmas holiday, parishioners in the Morgan County …
Crazy Quilt party gives kids a merrier Christmas
The Catholic Charities ministry in Newcomb distributes toys to more than 250 children By Dan McWilliams The annual Christmas party at the Crazy Quilt Friendship Center in Newcomb on Dec. 16 saw more than 250 young people receive toys, bicycles, and more. Donations from East Tennessee Catholics and churchgoers …
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Catholic Charities announces first adoption
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee has reported the sacred honor of placing a newborn baby boy with a family who began their adoption journey more than three years ago. According to Catholic Charities, this particular placement was a closed adoption based on the birth mother’s wishes, so many details can’t …
Finding healing from abortion
Women share personal testimonies as they take part in pro-life ministries By Gabrielle Nolan Not only was October “Respect Life Month,” but it was also “Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month.” In addition to men and women grieving miscarriage, stillborn birth, and the death of an infant, there is also …
Archbishop Fabre blesses new CCETN offices
Grand reopening event showcases renovated headquarters for the public By Bill Brewer Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre blessed Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s newly renovated Knoxville offices on Sept. 27 during a public ribbon-cutting event for supporters, volunteers, staff, and clients of the Diocese of Knoxville social-services agency. It was the …
CCETN receives $20,000 East Tennessee Foundation grant
The East Tennessee Foundation Mount Rest Fund awarded Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s Office of Immigrant Services with a two-year, $20,000 grant for assisting unaccompanied youth on their pathway to citizenship. The East Tennessee Foundation, for its 2023 Mount Rest Fund grant cycle, is directing its grant-making to support projects …
CCETN leader retires, deacon to serve as interim director
Lisa Healy, who has served as executive director of Catholic Charities of East Tennessee since April 2019, has retired. Mrs. Healy announced her retirement several months ago and her last day was Aug. 18. Deacon David Duhamel, vice chancellor for strategic planning and school sustainability for the Diocese of Knoxville, …
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Catholic Charities returns home after fire
Renovations to Knoxville headquarters complete following 2021 unsolved arson By Dan McWilliams After a tragic arson fire displaced many offices of the agency in November 2021, Catholic Charities of East Tennessee has been moving back to its renovated and renewed Dameron Avenue headquarters in North Knoxville as spring changed to …
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Helping youth in need
Catholic Charities Safe Place for Kids supports Department of Children’s Services By Gabrielle Nolan In Knox County, children in custody with the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services (DCS) need a safe place to sleep at night. A November report by WBIR-10News revealed that children were sleeping in DCS offices due …
Catholic Charities marks anniversary of devastating fire
Work continues to renovate agency’s offices near downtown Knoxville By Bill Brewer More than a year after an arsonist broke into Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s offices near downtown Knoxville and set a fire that destroyed much of the building, the social services agency is looking forward to moving back …
