On the Fourth Sunday of Advent, our 12 noon and 2 pm Masses will be in the Family Life Center (317 Vermont Ave.), so that our volunteers can decorate the church for Christmas. Our Mass schedule for the Solemnity of Christmas will be Sunday, December 24th at 4 pm, 6 pm (in Spanish), and 8 pm; and Monday, December 25th …
St. Mary’s School Spanish teacher, Danielle Y. C. McClean, a recent recipient of the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE) Burt Award for Caribbean Young Adult Literature, traveled with three other Burt Award winners to meet with students, teachers, librarians, and young people in Trinidad and Tobago from November 9-13, 2017, as part of the Read with Me Caribbean Author …
Seven St. Mary’s School students in grades 7 and 8 were selected for the East Tennessee Vocal Association’s All-East Junior High/Middle School Honor Choir. Auditions were held on November 17 – 18 at Maryville College and the Clayton Center for the Arts. This year’s All-East Junior High/Middle School Honor Choir was made up of approximately 260 advanced 7th and 8th grade vocal students …
We are now scheduling individuals and families for their Life Touch portrait session. You may sign up here. Once your session is complete, you will receive a complimentary 8×10 from Life Touch Photography and are under no obligation to purchase additional photos. The photo of your free portrait will be included in our St. Mary Parish 75th Anniversary Commemorative Book. This …
Our Mass schedule for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception will be Thursday, December 7th at 6 pm, and Friday, December 8th at 6:30 am (Extraordinary Form), 8 am, 12:10 pm, and in Spanish at 7 pm.
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Our next parish Penance Service (with visiting deanery priests) will be at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 28th. The Sacraments of Healing Christ, our physician, gives us two “sacraments of healing”: the Sacrament of Penance and the Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. Through these two sacraments, Christian priests continue Christ’s work of healing the followers of Christ. The Sacrament …
Dear Parishioners, I’ve received several questions from various parishioners about our security measures for Sunday Mass and other large parochial gatherings. A key safety and security feature of our church on Sundays is the vigilant presence of our ushers, four of whom (plus a ready substitute) should be trained and active at each Sunday Mass. When ushers are clearly visible and observant before …
Our Thanksgiving Day Mass will be at 9 am in the church. Looking ahead, our parish Penance Service (with visiting deanery priests) will be at 7 pm on Tuesday, November 28th. Our Mass schedule for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception will be Thursday, December 7th at 6 pm, and Friday, December 8th at 6:30 am (Extraordinary Form), 8 am, …
Mass schedule for the Solemnity of All Saints: Tuesday, October 31st at 6 pm; Wednesday, November 1st at 6:30 am (Extraordinary Form), 8 am, 12:10 pm, and in Spanish at 7 pm. Mass schedule for the Commemoration of All Souls: Thursday, November 2nd at 6:30 am (Extraordinary Form), 8 am, 12:10 pm (both at Saint Mary Church and at Anderson Memorial Gardens), and …
It’s Fall Festival time! Friday Oct. 27th Schedule (Family Life Center, 317 Vermont Ave.): Spaghetti Supper (hosted by the Knights of Columbus): 5:30-7:00 pm Silent Auction (hosted by CCW’s St. Lucy Guild): 5:30–9 pm Live Auction: 7:00 pm Saturday Festival: 10 am to 5 pm. The Saint Mary Parish Fall Festival began on September 29th, 1951 as a fundraising event to …
Catholic Charities of East Tenn. is searching for a volunteer with creative graphic design skills to help design all-new event materials for the 33rd Annual Emerald O’ccasion Dinner, a fundraising event to be held in March 2018. If you are willing to donate time and talent, please contact MelissaAnnTribble [at] gmail [dot] com Thank you in advance for considering!