Volunteers honored as SMLC marks 10th anniversary

St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic’s past, present, and future are part of celebration By Jim Wogan The St. Mary’s Legacy Clinic has logged thousands of miles and served hundreds of patients during its 10 years of healing the sick and uninsured in the Diocese of Knoxville. On Nov. 8, the clinic’s …

June Rose Ulewicz

June Rose Ulewicz, age 78, passed away Sept. 24 at her home after a long struggle with ALS. Mrs. Ulewicz passed peacefully with her son, Jonathan, her caregivers, and her dog, Remy, by her side. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Church in Lenoir City. Mrs. Ulewicz …

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Linda Marie Buzzeo Best

Linda Marie Buzzeo Best of Lenoir City passed away peacefully at home after a brief illness. She was 73. Dr. Best died Sept. 10 in the presence of her loving husband, daughter, and son. She was a highly accomplished and beloved woman of letters and faith. She was professor emerita …

Women challenged to ‘Be the One’ at KDCCW Convention

St. Thomas the Apostle in Lenoir City hosts the annual three-day event attended by more than 130 By Emily Booker Women of the Diocese of Knoxville were challenged to confidently embrace their God-given purpose and actively live it out at the Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Convention held at …

St. Thomas CCW prepares ‘Soup Jars of Love’ for needy

Each fall, the Council of Catholic Women at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Lenoir City gathers to fill 60-70 quart mason jars with dry ingredients for a hearty meal of bean soup. These “Soup Jars of Love” are then given to the St. Thomas Friendship Kitchen committee to distribute …

‘A calling from the Lord’

Deacon John and Theresa Krepps share their adoption testimony By Gabrielle Nolan Theresa Krepps tells her children that even though they did not grow in her belly, they grew in her heart. Mrs. Krepps and her husband of 39 years, Deacon John Krepps, are the parents of five adopted children, …

East Tennessee volunteers

Bishop Stika, diocese recognize those who make the mobile medical clinic go By Bill Brewer By all accounts, volunteers are the lifeblood of the Diocese of Knoxville’s mobile medical ministry. They get the clinic to where it needs to be each day. They set up and take down the doctor’s …

St. Thomas CCW makes ‘Bags of Love’ for children

Council helps Child Advocacy Center with kids who have been removed from their homes or abused By Donna Curry The Kids First Child Advocacy Center (CAC) of Loudon County has just celebrated its 20th anniversary of giving hope—serving children who have been removed from their homes as a result of …

Funeral Mass held for James M. Polhamus

James M. “Jim” Polhamus III, age 84 of Loudon, passed away peacefully on Sept. 03, at home with his family. Mr. Polhamus served as a longtime sacristan at the church he and his family attended, St. Thomas the Apostle in Lenoir City. Father Ray Powell was the celebrant of the …

Knights of Columbus Savoca Council earns prestigious Star Council Award

Knights of Columbus Father John Savoca Council 12633 in Lenoir City was awarded the distinction of Star Council, the international organization’s top honor for local councils. The Star Council Award recognizes overall excellence in the areas of growing membership, promoting Knights of Columbus insurance benefits, sponsoring Catholic faith formation programs, …

Steven Ray to lead mission at St. Thomas the Apostle

Author to share his conversion story and offer insight on defending the Catholic faith From staff reports Best-selling author, intrepid world traveler, and Catholic convert Steven K. Ray never set foot in a Catholic Church until 1994. In March, Mr. Ray will share his story on how he eventually became …