Many thanks to Cathy Lowden, Marsha Sega, Bill Hevrdeys, Lawrence O’Rourke and Tod Butz for planting eleven new trees along our walking trail for Tennessee Arbor Day 2020. Take a look!
Founders Day Potluck
The annual Saint Mary Parish “Founders Day Potluck” will begin at 6 pm in the Family Life Center, 317 Vermont Ave., on Thursday, August 22nd, the Octave Day of the Assumption and patronal feast day of our parish. Food should be taken directly to Columbus Hall (in the Family Life Center) by 5:45 pm. Please sign up at PerfectPotluck. The …
Follow-Up Forum
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I invite you to a follow-up forum on Monday, August 26th at 6 pm in the Social Hall, to review and reflect upon the special forum we held in August of last year. Last summer was pretty bad, at least for American Catholics. It was the “Summer of Shame”. First came public revelations of …
Founders Day Potluck Supper
Thursday, August 22nd @ 6:00 PM in the Family Life Center, 317 Vermont Ave.
Pastoral Council Elections: Candidate Biographies
UPDATE: Mike Barnes and Bill Olka were both elected to the PPC. May God bless their contributions to the council. MIKE BARNES: Hi, My name is Mike Barnes. I have been at St.Marys Parish for over 14 years when I converted to Catholicism. My wife, Tatjana, and I have 6 kids. They are all enthusiastic altar servers and choir members …
Open House
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 …
Time Capsule
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 …
Getting Ready for the Spaghetti Supper and the Auction!
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!
Pathways of Belief Autumn Schedule
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 …
60th Anniversary of the Dedication of Our Peace Statue
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 …
Book Club’s October Reading: “Bored Again Catholic”
Our book-of-the-month for October is Bored Again Catholic: How the Mass Could Save Your Life. Author Tim O’Malley, in a series of reflections on every part of the Mass, challenges us to turn the idea of boredom on its head, calling boredom the good boredom that opens us to the quiet interior space where we can encounter God a sweet …
Message from Father Shelton
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, It was great to see so many of you gathered together for our Mass and Parish Picnic. Preparing for this 75th anniversary event was a major undertaking, involving months of planning and a lot of hard work by generous volunteers. In a special way, I thank Diane Wright and her special events committee for …