Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

St. Alphonsus, Crossville The St. Alphonsus Council of Catholic Women sponsored a scholarship card party Jan. 23 to raise funds for college scholarships for high school seniors. Qualifying students receive $700 for four years through the program. The CCW has supported the education of 23 students so far. St. Francis …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville Members of All Saints Parish are scheduled to volunteer at Second Harvest Food Bank from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Dec. 13. Each hour worked is credited as $1 to the Ladies of Charity food bill. Parishioners ages 10 and older are welcome to assist. For details, …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville The Hispanic ministry at All Saints will celebrate its fifth anniversary after the 7 p.m. Mass on Saturday, Oct. 4, at the parish pavilion. Music, dancing, and food from different Hispanic countries is planned for the evening. For more information, call the parish office at 865-531-0770. Blessed …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville The All Saints vacation Bible school, “Weird Animals: Where Jesus’ Love is One of a Kind,” will be held in the parish hall from 9 a.m. to noon June 23-27. Registration is being held after weekend Masses. Registration is also available online at www.allsaintsknoxville.org. For more information, …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville The parish Giving Tree drive during the Advent season succeeded in providing 990 gifts and $8,255 in gift cards and cash for clients of Elizabeth Homes, Pathways, Parent Place, Samaritan Place, Columbus Home group home and FISH Hospitality Pantries. Stockings were also filled with items for 25 …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville Sister Mary Timothea Elliott, RSM will lead the first Friday fellowship after the 9 a.m. Mass in the All Saints parish hall Friday, Feb. 7. The topic will be “Psalms of Thanksgiving, Wisdom, and Pilgrim Psalms.” For more information, call Patty at 865-670-8903. St. Francis of Assisi, …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville Phillip Joseph Kiefer, son of David and Mitzi Kiefer, was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout at a ceremony held Sept. 14. Phillip refurbished and relocated three bat houses at the Knoxville Zoo for his Eagle project. Phillip is a member of Troop 147 chartered at West …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville The parish is sponsoring a new caregiver support group under the direction of Tony and Lynn Venafro. The group is designed to assist family members with coping with the stress of caregiving and to enhance their ability to embrace the challenges of the task. Call Mr. or …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

Blessed Sacrament, Harriman The Knights of Columbus held a blanket drive to benefit patients at the Kingston Dialysis Clinic during May. St. Francis of Assisi, Fairfield Glade Anniversaries: Bob and Genie Gruber (61), Vern and Jean Bollish (61), Don and Bernie Gundy (60), Dan and Mina Napierala (58), Curtis and …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville The parish collected funds to support Father John Appiah’s efforts to provide 20 TivaWater water filtration systems for schools and clinics in his native Nkonya, Ghana. For more information on TivaWater, visit www.tivawater.com. Forty-six young adults were confirmed by Bishop Richard F. Stika at the 6 p.m. …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

Blessed Sacrament, Harriman Father Michael Sweeney was the guest speaker at Harriman United Methodist Church at the March 27 Lenten luncheon. St. Alphonsus, Crossville The Council of Catholic Women will be hosting an indoor rummage sale from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Friday, April 5, and from 9 a.m. to …

Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery

Blessed Sacrament, Harriman The parish raised money through the “Bottles for Babies” drive for Choices Resources Center, a local crisis pregnancy center in Harriman. The Council of Catholic Women will host a St. Patrick’s Day covered-dish dinner and talent show for all parishioners starting at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, March 17, …