Cumberland Mountain Deanery calendar Parish notes: Cumberland Mountain Deanery
Fairfield Glade’s Festival Chorale community church choir will perform Tom Fettke’s “God With Us” at 3 p.m. CDT on Sunday, June 5, at St. Francis of Assisi Church in the Glade. The concert is free.
All Saints, Knoxville Parishioner Mike Wills was elected state deputy at the recent Knights of Columbus state convention. The social-action committee thanked those who contributed to the recent Pregnancy Help Center collection. This year’s collection totaled $7,996.37, beating last year’s total by more than $1,400.
St. Alphonsus youth receive first Communion St. Alphonsus Parish in Crossville recently celebrated the sacrament of first Holy Communion. Pictured with pastor Father Anthony Punnackal, CMI, and catechist Cindy Andrews are (from left) William Nowak, Sean Karpp, Brian Karpp, Jesse Sealand, and Michael LaCourt.
Blessed Sacrament, Harriman The parish recently congratulated its 2011 high school graduates, Austin Rodrigue, Alex Roschli, and Elizabeth Thew.
Patty Johnson, a parishioner of St. Francis of Assisi and president of the National Council of Catholic Women, was among the honorees at the sixth annual Dimpled Globe Awards presented April 2 at the Fairfield Glade Community Club. The awards, sponsored by the United Fund of Cumberland County, spotlight “neighbors making a difference” in the community.
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The Catholic Youth Organization will go white-water rafting on the Ocoee River on Saturday, June 25.
St. Francis of Assisi, Fairfield Glade
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Lenoir City has set its fall festival for Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17. To volunteer or learn more, contact festival coordinator Donna Curry at 865-717-7017 or dmcurry49@yahoo.com. n
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Anniversaries: Nick and Mary Roth (65), Vern and Jean Bollish (59), Bob and Genie Gruber (59), Herb and Pat Moreland (58), Les and Joan Platz (58), Richard and Patricia Rathweg (58), Don and Bernie Gundy (58), Larry and Pat Peterson (57), Dan and Mina Napierala (56), Curtis and Marcella Clayton (56), John and Gerry Eisenlord (56), John and Geraldine Hurak (55), Bob and Joanne Ames (55), Jerry and Doris Troy (54), Don and Rosemary Verbrugge (54), Tom and Peg Loughran (53), Robin and Carol Campbell (53), Walt and Dianne Burling (52), Frank and Ann Zingheim (52), John and Bernadette Sommerville (51), Don and MaryLou Wiskow (51), Ron and Virginia Reynolds (51), Tom and Dorothy Powers (51), C. Thomas and Mary Anna Teall (51), Joseph and Amy Dickens (51), Patrick and Anne Chowning (50), Joseph and Mary Partlow (50), Anthony and Bernice Mattioli (50)
St. John Neumann School held its second annual Student Success Night on May 6. Visitors were able to tour the school and view this year’s student work on display throughout the building.
St. Thomas the Apostle, Lenoir City Deacon Dave Pecot led a four-week “Unpacking the Mysteries of Pentecost” series in May. Father Christian Mathis and others served food during the Love Inc. Pancake Breakfast on May 14 at Aubrey’s. The Good Samaritan Center thanked parishioners who donated 2,580 pounds of food during the recent “Can the Pastor” drive. Fifty-eight parish children received their first Holy Communion in May. n
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DANIEL HANLEY
St. John Neumann, Farragut
Fourth Degree Exemplification held in Lenoir City Pope John Paul II Assembly 2920 in Lenoir City hosted a Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree Exemplification ceremony April 16 in the family-life center at St. Thomas the Apostle Church. The ceremony was under the direction of Bill Wicke, past state deputy and master of the District of Tennessee. Twelve Knights completed the exemplification, including St. Thomas pastor Father Christian Mathis. Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrated the 5:30 p.m. vigil Mass after the ceremony. The new Fourth Degree Knights include (from left, front) Stuart Lewis, Joseph Long, Santiago Parra, Father Mathis, Anthony Cirone, Edwin Harless, and Michael Barnes Sr. and (back) Deacon Michael Gouge, Michael Haley, Douglas Varga, and Anthony Manion. Not pictured is David Yelmini.
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