Special Events

Valentines Dance Was a Success!

February 17, 2012

Not only did everyone who attended the Knights of Columbus Valentines Dance have a great time, but the Knights also covered their expenses and made a small profit from the event. Special thanks goes out to all the Knights who helped to make the event a success including Bill Risko, Paul Kessler, Lou Dionne, John Fortuna, [...]

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Bishop Stika

Bishop Stika’s Letter on the HHS Mandate

February 6, 2012

Bishop Stika wrote a letter to the diocese that was read at all of the Masses this past weekend on the Health & Human Services mandate forcing employers to include sterilization, abortion-inducing drugs and contraception in their employee’s health care coverage. What follows is that letter in its entirety. You can sign a petition in [...]

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Knights of Columbus

Valentines Day Dance at the Elks Lodge

January 16, 2012

St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Council 8396 is sponsoring a Valentines Day Dinner/Dance at the Elks Lodge in Athens. Everyone is invited, see the flyer below for details. Contact Bill Risko at (423) 715-4310 for additional information. I hope to see you there!

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Social Action

Cross International: Delivering food, shelter, and hope to the poorest of the poor.

January 15, 2012

Fr. Eloy Romero-Rojas from Cross International was our visiting priest this weekend. Father Eloy gave a thought-provoking homily on how fortunate we are in here in the United States compared to those people who live in other countries around the world. Listen to the gospel reading and Fr. Eloy’s homily using the audio player below: [...]

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Social

Christmas Party Photos

January 9, 2012

Thanks to Lew Talmadge we have these photos from St. Mary’s Christmas party. Unfortunately Christine and I were unable to attend as we were on our way to the Philippines for Christmas, but Lew did a great job filling in as the official photographer. View and Download Photos Our photos are organized in sets. After [...]

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Social Action

Thanksgiving Baskets Delivered to Needy

December 6, 2011

Once again our community has demonstrated its generosity and brightened the day of some of the needy families in our community. Under the direction of Jim Barrett, Social Action Chair for our parish council, St. Mary Parish provided 16 Thanksgiving baskets to families in need, comprising 39 adults and 20 children. On this year’s effort, Jim had [...]

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Special Events

Seniors’ Thanksgiving Luncheon Was Well Attended

November 21, 2011

Another delicious Thanksgiving luncheon for the seniors of the parish was held on Thursday, November 17th. Approximately 60 people attended the luncheon as well as several volunteers who donated and cooked the food, set up the narthex and provided a wonderful meal for our seniors. Many thanks to everyone who contributed to the success of [...]

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Social Action

Finding Joy in Our Obligation to Serve

November 21, 2011

This article was submitted by parishioner and webmaster, Scott Maentz. It is taken from his personal blog, bigbaldguy.com. Today we celebrated the Solemnity of Christ the King. On our way to Mass, Christine and I confirmed our intention to begin a new ministry that we’ve been talking about for a few years now. We decided that [...]

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Funeral Mass

Paul Paulli, Jr. (1932 – 2011)

November 3, 2011

I fondly remember Paul Paulli as a very kind man who was always busy preparing for liturgy when Christine and I joined St. Mary’s a few years ago. At the time he was responsible for worship and spiritual life at the parish. Paul always had a smile for me, regardless of how busy he was. [...]

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