Below you'll find a list of all posts from October, 2018
The five week period from November 10th through December 8th marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Oak Ridge public forums on race relations, hosted by Saint Mary’s. The series of forums, called “An Experiment in Social Concern”, followed the Holy Week Uprising against the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. earlier that year in the western end of our …
Saint Mary Parish has spent this year celebrating our 75th anniversary, an anniversary our parish shares with Oak Ridge. For our final anniversary event, the parishioners of Saint Mary’s invite you to join us for an open House on November 5th at 6 pm. Participants will meet at our recently remodeled Social Hall (325 Vermont Ave.) for a brief presentation …
To conclude our 75th anniversary celebration, Father Shelton is asking key groups in our parish to write messages for parishioners to read during our 100th anniversary. The signed messages from these groups will then be placed into a time capsule to be opened in 2043. Each group will describe how they experience life in our parish today, and how they …
Our Spaghetti Supper is tonight at 5 pm (Family Life Center: 315 Vermont Ave.), followed by the auction. Our 68th annual Fall Festival begins at 10 am on Saturday, with inflatables, music, entertainment, crafts, food vendors –and much more!
Mass schedule for the Solemnity of All Saints: October 31st at 6 pm; November 1st at 6:30 am, 8 am, 12:10 pm, and in Spanish at 7 pm. Mass schedule for the Commemoration of All Souls: November 2nd at 6:30 am, 8 am, 12:10 pm, 6 pm and in Spanish at 7 pm. Through Christ we on earth remain in …
October 3rd: Discuss October’s book “Bored Again Catholic: How the Mass Could Save Your Life” October 17th: Pot-luck supper celebrating 60 years of Our lady of Oak Ridge October 24th: October’s movie “The 13th Day” October 31st: No gathering due to All Hallows Eve Mass November 7th: Presentation and Discussion: Who Is Saint Paul VI? November 14th: No gathering this …
–UPDATE (October 17th): Elections will be held on November 4th and 5th.– The following parishioners have agreed to serve as candidates for the two opening seats on the Parish Pastoral Council: Michael Barnes, Paul Hight, Gail Ludtka, Bill Olka, Mark Pinchback and JJ Wilder. The Parish Pastoral Council is one of two advisory councils at Saint Mary’s (the other council …
Bishop Adrian of Nashville dedicated our peace statue under the very special title “Our Lady of Oak Ridge” on October 12th, 1958 as a peaceful symbol of hope during both the international Cold War and the national movement against Jim Crow segregation. Next week on Wednesday evening (October 17th) we will gather together to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the …
Our Facilities Committee meets this Monday at 6 pm. We need more members so that the committee can make well-considered decisions. Our facility needs are many, but our financial and volunteer resources are few, which means this committee has the important task of deciding which projects to undertake, how to undertake them, and when to undertake them. Please think about …
The 68th Annual St. Mary Fall Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday Oct 26-27 and the public is invited to share in this community tradition. The festival will again feature a spaghetti dinner, auction, inflatables, music, entertainment, crafts, food vendors –and much more! Proceeds from this event help fund numerous endeavors, charities and community outreach efforts of St. …