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 …

Annual Christmas donations bring joy to families

St. Albert the Great Parish ministry serves kids from Appalachia through Crazy Quilt            By Gabrielle Nolan For some children living in East Tennessee, the only Christmas presents they’ll receive each year are the ones gifted to them by charities and churches. And for St. Albert …

Christmas coming to Crazy Quilt Friendship Center

OAK RIDGE — Santa is on his way to Campbell County with the help of enterprising students at St. Mary School here and about 10 sport utility vehicles. St. Mary eighth-graders created angel trees for the school and St. Mary Church, complete with ornaments bearing the ages and gender of …