April 10, 2011, ET Catholic by Diocese of Knoxville

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Remembering John Paul II A man holds a rosary in Mexico City’s Azteca Stadium during an event to mark the sixth anniversary of the death of Pope John Paul II on April 2. The late pope will be beatified May 1 by his successor, Pope Benedict XVI, in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican.

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Morristown pastor becomes U.S. citizen

‘Entering fully into the life of the Church’ The diocese’s catechumens and candidates take part in the deanery Rite of Election ceremonies. By Dan McWilliams

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ather Joseph Hammond, CHS, became a U.S. citizen in February, and his parish family at St. Patrick in Morristown helped him celebrate the occasion. The native of Accra, Ghana, who has served in the diocese for 13 years, was among more than 165 people from 59 countries who took part in naturalization ceremonies Feb. 18 at the City-County Building in Knoxville. U.S. District Judge Thomas Varlan presided and led the new citizens in the Oath of Allegiance. “It was great,” said Father Hammond. “It was very moving and emotional, especially when the judge came and read the orders and rights and all the things you are supposed to do.” The St. Patrick pastor said he had no trouble with the citizenship exam. “The questions and answers were very straightforward and very easy,” he said. About 15 St. Patrick parishioners attended the ceremony in Knoxville, and more than 200 turned out for a “Citizenship Celebration” for their pastor Feb. 26 at the parish center. At that event, Father Hammond received a new Marian chasuble, stole, and alb purchased by several parishioners. The Cabrera family of St. Patrick joined their pastor in becoming U.S. citizens. José, wife Ana, and sons Eddie and Fermin Cabrera took part in the ceremony in Knoxville. Father Hammond has lived in the diocese since 1998, when Bishop Anthony J. O’Connell invited the Crusaders of the Holy Spirit priest to serve in East Tennessee. He served as associate pastor at both Notre Dame in Greeneville and St. Patrick, as well as Five Rivers Deanery coordinator of Hispanic Ministry, for many years. He became the fulltime associate at St. Patrick in 2005 and continued in his deanery Hispanic Ministry role until he became Citizenship continued on page 2

ore than 270 catechumens and candidates took a major step toward becoming members of the Catholic Church on the weekend of March 12 and 13 as the diocese celebrated its annual Rite of Election ceremonies in each deanery. Bishop Richard F. Stika and Mercy Sister Mary Timothea Elliott, director of the diocesan Office of Christian Formation, came to Immaculate Conception Church in downtown Knoxville for the Smoky Mountain Deanery’s Rite of Election on the evening of March 12. As did their counterparts in the other three deaneries, the catechumens and candidates at IC declared before the bishop their desire “to enter fully into the life of the Church.” The bishop told the future Catholics at IC that they likely had a leg up on cradle Catholics, comparing the Church’s newcomers with immigrants taking U.S. citizenship tests, who often know more about the country’s history than nativeborn Americans. “There’s so much we take for granted,” he said, cit-

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Bishop Stika speaks with candidate Allison Jackson of Sacred Heart Cathedral during the Smoky Mountain Deanery’s Rite of Missioning on March 12 at Immaculate Conception Church. Looking on is another Sacred Heart candidate, Trace Molzon. Behind Trace is his mother, Ashley Piehl. GREETING THE ELECT

ing one sacramental that can become routine despite its deeper significance. “When we enter a Catholic church, by tradition we dip our fingers in the holy water and make the sign of

the cross. . . . It reminds us that we’re baptized, for it is holy water that reminds us we belong to the Christian faith—the Catholic faith. That’s why we make the sign of the cross.”

The full name of each of the four ceremonies last month is the Rite of Election of Catechumens and Call to Continuing Conversion of Candidates. CatRite of Election continued on page 6

New look, new frequency for ETC The diocesan newspaper is being redesigned and going monthly. The new format debuts at the end of April. This issue

He dwells among us ................. 2 Living the readings.................... 4 Life and dignity ....................... 12 La Cosecha ............................ 14

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News from The Diocese of Knoxville

New American DOK priest passes citizenship exam

Where Jesus walked Bishop Stika talks about Holy Land trip

Rite of Election 273 will join the Church this Easter

New building dedicated for Knoxville Ladies of Charity Bishop Stika blessed the facility, naming it in honor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. by Mary C. Weaver

he Ladies of Charity of Knoxville have even more opportunity to “do something beautiful for God,” with the move to their new and much larger facility on Baxter Avenue. Dedicated by Bishop Richard F. Stika on March 18, the former Royal Beauty Supply building is now named in honor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. The 25,000-square-foot building at 120 W. Baxter Ave. will house the LOC’s food pantry, emergency services, and thrift store, providing ﬁve times more space than the former location, downstairs in the unused former Holy Ghost Church.

‘People of faith must live up to the invitation of Jesus . . . to stand with the poor.’ The LOC also used to rent a 1,000-square-foot space for its food pantry in the Catholic Charities building on Dameron Avenue. Now all operations are under the same roof.

LOC presidents Former and current Ladies of Charity of Knoxville presidents Erika Fuhr (left) and Debbie Donahoo share a happy moment during the dedication ceremony for the LOC’s new building on Baxter Avenue in Knoxville. The new facility has ﬁve times the square footage of the organization’s old headquarters. The Diocese of Knoxville Living our Roman Catholic faith in East Tennessee

“We as people of faith must live up to the invitation of Jesus to love our brothers and sisters and to stand with the poor, as St. Vincent de Paul reminded us,” the bishop said shortly before the ribbon-cutting ceremony. St. Vincent de Paul, a French priest renowned for his generosity, founded the first Ladies of Charity group in 1634. In his remarks the bishop cited two heroes of the Church: Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified on May 1, and Mother Teresa. “Pope John Paul reminded us again and again of the first words that came out of his mouth when he was elected pope on that beautiful, sunny October day: ‘Be not afraid!’ And we remember the expression attributed to Blessed Teresa, ‘Do something beautiful for God.’ “These are reminders to us as people of faith that we must be concerned about our sisters and brothers, whatever their color, whatever their language, wherever they were born,” the bishop said.

BY MARY C. WEAVER

or the first time in nearly 10 years The East Tennessee Catholic is getting a new design. The redesigned newspaper will launch with the May 1 edition, which will mail to subscribers on April 26. Graphic designer Carol Rumbolt, a parishioner of Sacred Heart Cathedral, redesigned the paper, with the help of a committee made up of Media Office staff, clergy, and the faithful. Bishop Richard F. Stika approved the design on Feb. 17. The ETC is also becoming a monthly. We weighed the decision for nearly a year and ultimately chose to reduce our frequency in order to cut costs, particularly the cost of postage. Mailing less frequently—and printing less often—will save the Diocese of Knoxville Redesign continued on page 3

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BY FATHER JOSEPH BRANDO

Untie and let go Jesus’ response to Lazarus’s sisters teaches us a lesson about prayer.

NEW CITIZENS Father Joseph Hammond, CHS, ad-

dresses the gathering at a “Citizenship Celebration” at St. Patrick on Feb. 26. With him are (from left) Eddie, Ana, José, and Fermin Cabrera, who also became U.S. citizens along with Father Hammond on Feb. 18. pastor of the Morristown parish last year. After growing up in Accra, the capital of Ghana, Father Hammond became a brother in the St. John of God order in the West Africa nation in 1972. After serving in Liberia, he went to London in 1984 to study for the priesthood with the Crusaders of the Holy Spirit. He was ordained a priest in London on Aug. 5, 1989. He later served in Venezuela and in his home parish in Accra before his superior asked him to come to the United States. He contacted Father Tom Powers, whom he had known in London while he was studying for the priesthood, after he arrived in America. Father Powers served in the Diocese of Knoxville in the early 1990s and introduced Father Hammond to Bishop O’Connell. Father Hammond said that as a new citizen he is looking forward to being able to vote. He said with a laugh that now he is “one more crazy American.” “Becoming crazier every day,” he added. n

Diocese offers ongoing Virtus child-protection training sessions

he Diocese of Knoxville’s program for the protection of children and youth—a three-hour seminar called “Protecting God’s Children”—is offered regularly throughout the diocese. The seminars are required for parish and school employees and regular volunteers in contact with children or vulnerable adults and are recommended for parents and grandparents. The following training sessions have been scheduled: n St. Christopher Church, Jamestown, 1 p.m. CDT Saturday, April 9 n Our Lady of Lourdes Church, South Pittsburg, 6 p.m. CDT Thursday, April 14 (session will be held in the parish house) n Our Lady of Fatima Church, Alcoa, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 16 n Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Chattanooga, 6 p.m. Monday, April 18 n St. Mary Church, Johnson City, 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 18; 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 20;

9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 14; 6:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 17 (sessions will be held in St. Ann Hall) n St. Thomas the Apostle Church, Lenoir City, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 30 (session will be held in the Deacon José Room) n St. Stephen Church, Chattanooga, 9 a.m. Saturday, April 30; 6 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 17 n St. Dominic Church, Kingsport, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 11; 9:30 a.m. Thursday, June 9; 1 p.m. Saturday, July 30; 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 10 n St. Jude Church, Chattanooga, 1 p.m. Thursday, May 19; 6 p.m. Thursday, July 28; 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 22; 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1 (sessions will be held in the parish life center) n St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church, Cleveland, 1:30 p.m. Sunday, June 12 (session will be held in the Trinity Room). Participants are asked to donate $1 for session materials. To register, visit virtus online.org. n

Death is usually a sad event. But our reaction to a loved one’s death becomes more difficult, depending on the number of human ties involved. Take the poignant episode in today’s Gospel. Jesus and Lazarus were close friends. Yet that relationship was tightened by the bonds of relationship between Jesus and Lazarus’s two sisters. Recent literature about Martha and Mary indicates that beyond being two of Jesus’ favorite people, Mary was the model disciple and Martha modeled diaconal service. Jesus trained them well. That training led them to a familiarity with the Lord that transcended the spheres of service

and knowledge. Thus, Lazarus’s death had a heavy impact on all three. Despite the differences in personality between Martha and Mary, both had the same reaction when Jesus finally arrived at their home four days after their brother’s entombment. Independently they presented Jesus with the same complaint: “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Jesus’ reaction was to cry. The sisters’ pain was increased because they judged Jesus had chosen not to respond to their call for help to save their brother. On the other hand, their friendship with Jesus had probably trained them to be unafraid of unburdening themselves of their hostile feelings toward their mentor and Lord. Significantly, Jesus takes their sentiments to heart and responds with tears. By doing so,

Matthew’s insight ach year the Church alternates the Palm Sunday Passion narrative among Matthew, Mark, and Luke. This year it is Matthew’s turn. Focusing on the information Matthew provides us that is not found in the other Gospels can help us determine Matthew’s personal editorial comments on the most important weekend in the history of the world. Altogether, Matthew makes six additions to what we know from the other Gospels. The first is found in the Palm Sunday account read outside the church before the procession. Matthew adds an Old Testament prophecy,

but it is a mix of Isaiah and Zechariah. Its import is that it describes the messiah as unpretentious and unwarlike. Besides, Matthew scratches from his quotation that the messiah is victorious. This “editorial comment” helps us understand Jesus’ passion, death, and resurrection. Jesus came peacefully and humbly to insert the kingdom of God into our world. That meant he willingly endured his death as a sacrifice for us. Once again demonstrating that Jesus willingly died for us, Matthew’s Gospel includes Jesus’ statement ordering Peter to put down the

The Roman execution squad was terrified and proclaimed Jesus to be a son of God. Putting these pieces together, we can discern Matthew’s point of view. Jesus came to us as a humble human being. But he was much more. He was the Son of God and bringer of the kingdom. He brought it by freely sacrificing himself. His resurrection was as earthshattering as his life was gentle. We can’t be on the sidelines. We must be involved in his new life. n

8:31-42 Thursday, April 14: Genesis 17:3-9; Psalm 105:49; John 8:51-59 Friday, April 15: Jeremiah 20:10-13; Psalm 18:2-7; John 10:31-42 Saturday, April 16: Ezekiel 37:21-28; Jeremiah 31:10-13; John 11:45-56

Monday of Holy Week, April 18: Isaiah 42:1-7; Psalm 27:1-3, 13-14; John 12:1-11 Tuesday of Holy Week, April 19: Isaiah 49:1-6; Psalm 71:1-6, 15, 17; John 13:21-33, 36-38; chrism Mass, Isaiah 61:13, 6, 8-9; Psalm 89:21-22,

25, 27; Revelation 1:5-8; Luke 4:16-21 Wednesday of Holy Week, April 20: Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 69:8-10, 21-22, 31, 33-34; Matthew 26:14-25 Holy Thursday, April 21: Mass of the Lord’s Sup-

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Father Brando is the pastor of St. Mary Parish in Gatlinburg. April 17, Palm Sunday Matthew 21:1-11 Isaiah 50:4-7 Psalm 22:8-9, 17-20, 23-24 Philippians 2:6-11 Matthew 26:14—27:66

WEEKDAY READINGS Monday, April 11: Daniel 13:1-9, 15-17, 19-30, 3362; Psalm 23:1-6; John 8:1-11 Tuesday, April 12: Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 102:23, 16-21; John 8:21-30 Wednesday, April 13: Daniel 3:14-20, 91-92, 95; Daniel 3:52-56; John

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April 10, fifth Sunday of Lent Ezekiel 37:12-14 Psalm 130:1-8 Romans 8:8-11 John 11:1-45

sword. If he wanted, Jesus said, his Father could send 12 legions of angels to fight for him. His death is not a struggle but a gift. Matthew adds to our knowledge of Pontius Pilate by relating his wife’s warning to have nothing to do with that man because of a troubling dream she had had. Later Pilate washes his hands, almost quoting his wife and saying he had nothing to do with the condemnation. After Jesus is placed in the tomb, Pilate tells the Pharisees to place their own guard. He still wants to remain uninvolved. At the moment of Jesus’ death, Matthew adds a peculiar apocalyptic event. The earth quaked, rocks split, and the bodies of many saints came out of their tombs.

His Passion narrative offers a few ‘editorial comments.’

Jesus validates a form of communication that transforms our emotions from spontaneous reactions in our mind and body to material we share with those we love, especially with God. Our feelings, both painful and joyful, become the content of our prayer. In this way, we experience a freedom of expression in our relationships, whether with relatives, dear friends, or God. Barriers break down, and we can find the joy of God’s presence in the most challenging circumstances. That may be why John does not end his account of the raising of Lazarus with his coming back to life. For the man was still “tied hand and foot with burial bands.” With great symbolism, Jesus orders that they “untie him and let him go.” Like Lazarus and his sisters, we need to be untied from our emotional bonds by better personal communication and prayer. n

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AMONG US

BY BISHOP RICHARD F. STIKA

Blessed are the merciful The Gospel of life includes even those guilty of horrible crimes.

“He deserves to die. . . . ‘Crucify him!’” (Matthew 26:66; 27:22). Every Palm Sunday and Good Friday, the only days of the year when part of the Gospel is proclaimed in chorus by everyone, we find ourselves echoing the words of a death sentence. We know that Barabbas, guilty of murder, escapes death, and Christ, innocence itself, is denied mercy and suffers the cross. But whatever became of Barabbas, the one who escaped the death sentence? As a priest in the Archdiocese of St. Louis, I used to visit inmates on death row, all of whom bore a tragic resemblance to Barabbas. Because of the brutal nature of their crimes, many of those awaiting an execution date were, like Barabbas, also “notorious” (Matthew 27:16). And there are personal reasons why some would think I had good reason for not wanting that ministry. My family was touched by a horrific crime in 1978. Two of my uncles tragically lost their lives during a robbery of their store by a 16-year-old. I struggled with the same question everyone does who is touched by a senseless act of violence: why? I tried to deal with the pain and raw emotions I felt and struggled between the desire for a justice that demanded an “eye for an eye” and one of mercy and forgiveness. The youth who committed the crime lived in the same neighborhood as my uncles. He was arrested six months later for the execution-like murders he committed, and he killed himself in jail a short time later. As a new seminarian, I volunteered to work in the very area where this young man had grown so heartless. The experience opened my eyes to yet another part of this horrible tragedy and helped me to pray for all the victims—my uncles and the youth who took their lives as well as their families. The attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981 by Ali Agca awakened in me the emotions I had felt three years earlier, but the pope’s call for mercy deeply impressed me. Shortly after the attempt on his life, John Paul called on everyone to “pray for my brother [Agca] . . . whom I have sincerely forgiven.” John Paul would later visit him in prison to personally express his forgiveness. The only quesonce upon

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tion Agca asked the pope was, “Why aren’t you dead?” In 1999 John Paul II visited St. Louis, a visit I helped coordinate. I remember the moment when the pope leaned over to Missouri Governor Mel Carnahan and said, “Show mercy for Mr. Mease.” The governor knew what was being asked of him: Darrell Mease had been scheduled for execution on the day of the pope’s arrival for a triple murder committed in 1988. But so that the papal visit and execution would not coincide, it was rescheduled to take place after the pope’s departure. At the pope’s request, however, Gov. Carnahan commuted the death sentence to life in prison without parole, later explaining, “How could I say no to the pope who had forgiven the man who attempted to kill him?” The work of Sister Helen Prejean, who wrote the Pulitzer Prize–winning book Dead Man Walking (Vintage, 1994) about her experiences with those on death row, has done much to help efforts to abolish the death penalty. (Note: Sister Helen is scheduled to speak in Knoxville at noon on Friday, April 8, in the Shiloh Room of the University of Tennessee’s Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center.) Joining 15 other states that have already done so, Illinois Governor Pat Quinn recently signed legislation to abolish the death penalty in his state. Governor Quinn continues to send mixed signals, however, as he remains pro-abortion. To preserve the guilty from a death sentence but not the most innocent in the womb seems sadly reminiscent of Pilate’s decision to grant mercy to Barabbas but not to Christ. I toured the execution chamber in Potosi Correctional Center in Washington County, Mo., where the sentence of death by lethal injection is administered. Several things stood out. The first was the gurney with its multiple straps for securing the prisoner and the arm wings that pivot outward for administering the injections. It forms the image of a cross. Another thing I noticed was the window for those outside the chamber to witness the execution. Not far away from this chamber was a room divided by a chain-link fence where the prisoner is moved 48 hours before the execution. A guard on the other side of the fence keeps vigil with the prisoner, only to ensure that he doesn’t take his own life before the execution. Traditionally the Church has not excluded recourse to the death penalty when it is the

BY MONSIGNOR XAVIER MANKEL

A precious jewel Bishop Adrian’s confidence in the DCCW was well-placed.

Most folks cite the number of parishes and schools added to the churches of Tennessee during the tenure of the Most Reverend William Lawrence Adrian, D.D., as his greatest contribution to the history of God’s people in our Volunteer State. The growth in piety and THE E A S T T E N N E S S E E C A T H OLIC

holiness among Catholics in both old and new places can be attributed, I believe, to several things: a native priesthood (Bishop Alphonse J. Smith had begun that trend: at one time a majority of priests in Tennessee were graduates of Father Ryan High School in Nashville, Memphis Catholic High School, Notre Dame High School in Chattanooga, and Knoxville Catholic High School); an implementation of the social teaching of the Church (Father Ryan High

only effective way of protecting the public from an unjust aggressor. Even during war, however, it has long been recognized as unjust and criminal to kill an enemy combatant who has surrendered or been wounded and rendered helpless. If soldiers understand and honor this tradition on the battlefield, should we not also embrace it in our criminaljustice system? There is, I believe, a close connection between the words of Christ at the Last Supper, “Do this in remembrance of me” (Luke 22:19), and the words of the repentant thief upon the cross, “Remember me . . .” (Luke 23:42). For what we celebrate and receive at Mass—the gift of Christ himself—we are also called to share with others, especially those who are least likely to be remembered by society. Let us not forget the words of Christ, “I was in prison and you came to me” (Matthew 25:36). I am pleased that Deacon Mark White of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade has initiated a prisonministry training program for the diocese. He is joined by Father Michael Sweeney, the pastor of Blessed Sacrament Parish in Harriman; Deacon Norm Amero of Oak Ridge; Deacon Tom McConnell, director of prison ministry in the Chattanooga Deanery; Tim Dempsey, CEO of Chattanooga Endeavors Inc.; and Paul Simoneau of the Office of Justice and Peace. I fully bless this endeavor to help build up our diocesan prisonministry program, and I hope it will be supported by every parish. I am ever grateful to our priests, deacons, religious, and laity who minister to those in prison. What happened to Barabbas after Christ was led off to be crucified? Scripture is strangely silent. Perhaps that’s because the story of Barabbas is to be written by each of us in response to the gifts of Christ’s mercy and forgiveness. n BISHOP STIKA’S SCHEDULE These are some of Bishop Stika’s appointments: April 13: Catholic Day on the Hill, Nashville April 14: 8 a.m., Mass, followed by Pope John Paul II Day activities, St. Joseph School, Knoxville April 15: 7 p.m., dessert with Hispanic community, bishop’s residence April 17: 9 a.m., Mass, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus April 19: 7:30 p.m., Chrism Mass, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus April 21: 7 p.m., Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus April 22: 7 p.m., Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus April 23: 8 p.m., Easter Vigil, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus April 24: 9 a.m., Easter Mass, Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus n

School was one of the very first to end racial segregation among the student body); an increasing understanding of the Church’s public worship (the Mass, other sacraments, the Divine Office, and benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament); and the increase of Catholic organizations (the Knights of Columbus, the Legion of Mary, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, the Ladies of Charity, sodalities, and the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women). As the 22nd annual convention of our own Diocese of Knoxville Council of Catholic Women approaches (to take place May 5 through 7 in Kingsport) and as this is the centenary year of the National Council of Catholic

Support seminarians April 23-24

his coming Easter weekend, April 23 and 24, a special collection will be taken up to help support Diocese of Knoxville seminarians. See Jim Link’s column on page 8 for further details. n

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One catechetical day remaining

he Office of Christian Formation, in collaboration with Aquinas College in Nashville, will offer one more catechetical day for adults this spring. Conducted by the Nashville Dominican sisters, the program is intended for parish catechists, teachers in Catholic schools, ministry leaders, and other interested adults. There is no charge. The session will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at the St. Jude Parish Life Center in Chattanooga. The day will include hourlong modules on the sacraments, morality, prayer, and creative methods for teaching. For details, contact Father Richard Armstrong at rarmstrong@dioknox.org or 865-584-3307. Register online at bit.ly/faith-formation. n

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per, Exodus 12:1-8, 11-14; Psalm 116:12-13, 15-18; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-15 Good Friday, April 22: Celebration of the Lord’s Passion, Isaiah 52:13–53:12; Psalm 31:2, 6, 12-13, 15-17, 25; Hebrews 4:14-16 and 5:7-9; John 18:1–19:42 Holy Saturday, April 23: Holy Saturday, Mass of vigil, Genesis 1:1–2:2 and Psalm 104:1-2, 5-6, 10, 12-14, 24, 35; Genesis 22:1-18 and Psalm 16:5, 8-11; Exodus 14:15–15:1 and Exodus 15:1-6, 17-18; Isaiah 54:5-14 and Psalm 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; Isaiah 55:1-11 and Isaiah 12:2-6; Baruch 3:9-15 and 3:32–4:4 and Psalm 19:8-11; Ezekiel 36:16-28 and Psalms 42:3, 5 and 43:3-4; Romans 6:3-11 and Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Matthew 28:1-10 n

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nearly $40,000 a year. The content of the newspaper will largely remain the same, although we are making some enhancements. Future issues of the ETC will include more space for deanery news, with a separate page for each deanery’s parish notes and calendar. The new editorial format will also incorporate two to four pages of news in Spanish, for the fastest-growing segment of our East Tennessee Catholic population. Content from the La Cosecha newsletter, published since 1993 by the Hispanic Ministry office, will now be folded into the ETC. Because a design change represents a good opportunity to tweak the editorial formula, we created an online survey to ask your opinions about the paper. We’ve gotten excellent feedback since we announced the survey in the March 20 issue. If you have not yet taken it, please consider doing so. You’ll find the survey online at bit.ly/ eNYHfr. Your comments will help us guide the newspaper’s further development. n

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BY DAN PACITTI

n Knights of Columbus Council 6099

named Rusty Phillips as Knight of the month and the Jim Simms family as family of the month. n Jessica Moore represented Our Lady of Perpetual Help School at the state-level National Geographic Bee on April 1 at Tennessee State University n Father John Appiah will visit and celebrate all Masses on the weekend of April 9 and 10. Father Appiah will make an appeal for doctors to participate in a medical mission to his native country of Ghana in 2012. n OLPH students Chris Boettner, John Tiller, Conner Smith, Shaelyn Corte, Andie Dorris, James West, Chris Turner, and Margaret Raabe all won awards at the recent University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Science Fair.

St. Jude, Chattanooga

n Junior high youth will go spelunk-

ing Saturday, April 16, at Raccoon Mountain Caverns in Chattanooga. n The parish will host a “Cross Training” overnight retreat for senior high students on Holy Thursday and Good Friday, April 21 and 22. Cost is $15, and the deadline to register is Monday, April 11. Forms are available in the church vestibule and on the parish website, stjudechattanooga.org. Virtustrained adult chaperones are needed.

St. Mary, Athens

n A Lenten retreat for youth in grades

six through 12 is set for Friday and Saturday, April 8 and 9. The retreat will begin with Stations of the Cross at 7 p.m. Friday and conclude at the parish’s 5 p.m. vigil Mass on Saturday. Retreat themes are “God, Grace, Gratitude” and “God’s Guidance.” Cost is $5. Call Sue Granger at 423-506-7836 for more information. Cumberland Mountain Deanery

All Saints, Knoxville

n Deacon David Lucheon is leading

an eight- to 10-week class on The Shattered Lantern: Rediscovering a Felt Presence of God (Crossroad Publishing, 2005) by Ronald Rolheiser. The class began March 28.

Blessed Sacrament, Harriman

n Knights of Columbus Council 8273

received a wheelchair as a gift from the Global Wheelchair Program, sponsored by the Knights, and presented it to the parish. The wheelchair is available for use by parishioners at the church or at home on a temporary loan. n The parish thanked those who donated to a second collection for the Black and Indian Mission Office. Donations totaled $609.10.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help, LaFollette n The parish is hosting fish fries

from 5 to 7 p.m. Fridays during Lent. Costs are $10 for an adult meal and a drink and $2 for a homemade dessert. Children’s dinners are $5. Proceeds will go toward reducing the mortgage for OLPH’s new community hall. The last dinner will be held April 15.

St. Francis of Assisi, Fairfield Glade n Donations of salable items are

needed for the upcoming parish rummage sale. Volunteers will be available during the week of April 10 through 15 to accept donations. The sale will take place from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, April 15, and 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, April 16. Furniture, household items, adult clothing, and some children’s clothing will be sold. To learn more or have items picked up, call Barb Dahar at 931-707-1388. n Anniversaries: Tom and Joan Edwards (59), Paul and Sue Brink (56), John and Charlotte Marick (55), Jerry and Judy Smith (52), Frank and Pat Prejna (52), James and Lynda Tjaarda (51), Frank and Alice Radwick (50), Stanley and Nina Urbanik (25)

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n The parish thanked those who

sponsored a “godchild” through the Christian Foundation for Children and the Aging. Father George Knab, OMI, who preached on the foundation at weekend Masses on March 5 and 6, reported that 75 children were sponsored by St. John Neumann parishioners. n The parish’s American Heritage Girls thanked those who made donations to support Father Patrick Brownell 4

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and soldiers of the 230th Sustainment Brigade in Kuwait. The AHG troop collected 12 boxes of food and toiletries and enough money to buy six large boxes of candy, dog treats, and other requested items. Parishioners also donated enough money to ship all 18 boxes.

St. Mary, Oak Ridge

n The parish will begin a Divine

Mercy novena and chaplets on Good Friday, April 22. The novena will begin after the 3 p.m. Stations of the Cross and continue at 3 p.m. every day through Divine Mercy Sunday, May 1. n An outdoor movie night for junior high youth is set for Friday, April 15. n Students at St. Mary School hosted a light reception following the 8 a.m. Mass on March 30 to thank the parish for its support of the school. n The Sonic restaurant on Illinois Avenue in Oak Ridge will host a fundraiser for St. Mary School from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Sonic will donate 10 percent of all sales during that time to the school.

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Deacon-formation info sessions conclude Deacon Tim Elliott, diocesan director of the Diaconate Office and coordinator of ongoing formation for deacons, leads an information session on the diocese’s deacon-formation program. The session, which took place March 26 at St. Albert the Great Church in Knoxville, was open to Smoky Mountain Deanery men and was the last of four held around the diocese in February and March. St. Dominic Church in Kingsport hosted the Five Rivers Deanery session Feb. 12, and All Saints in Knoxville was the site for the Cumberland Mountain Deanery session Feb. 26. The Chattanooga Deanery session was held March 12 at St. Thérèse of Lisieux in Cleveland. For more information on the formation program, contact Deacon Elliott at 865-584-3307 or telliott@dioknox.org.

St. Thomas the Apostle, Lenoir City n The women’s guild’s annual card

party/luncheon will take place at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, May 12 (note corrected date), in the family-life center. Cost is $16. To purchase tickets, call Tanny Williams at 865-458-8022. n Parish youth will participate in the Relay for Life event Friday, May 6, at the Lenoir City Middle School track. The parish will have a booth at the event. To sign up for the St. Thomas team or make a donation in the team’s name (or to donate baked goods), call Melanie Thomas at in the parish office at 986-9885. n St. Thomas the Apostle will make its fifth annual trip to Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos (NPH) in El Salvador from June 16 through 21. NPH is a home for orphaned and abandoned children that provides medical care and education. The St. Thomas group will spend three days at the NPH home near Santa Ana and another day in the capital, San Salvador. To reserve a place on the trip or learn more, contact Crystal Deinhart at 671-1642 or deinhart5@gmail.com. Five Rivers Deanery

Holy Trinity, Jefferson City

n “Meeting Christ in Prayer,” a par-

ish retreat, will be held from 6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 8, in Trinity Hall. For more information, call Marlene Yurick at 865-397-9038. n The parish hosted 19 students from Syracuse University on the weekend of March 12 and 13 and on March 18. The students were helping Habitat for Humanity with projects in Georgia and Alabama.

Notre Dame, Greeneville

n The St. Catherine’s Guild will have

a spring craft sale on the weekend of April 9 and 10. To donate items, call Wendy Hankins at 423-639-6329.

St. Dominic, Kingsport

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Parish volunteers provide food, drinks for priest retreat Priests of the Diocese of Knoxville held their annual retreat in Gatlinburg on Feb. 28 and March 1. The women of St. Mary Parish in Gatlinburg provide drinks and hors d’oeuvres for the priests before dinner on Monday evening and lunch on Tuesday during the retreat. Above are this year’s volunteers, pictured with former St. Mary pastor Monsignor Philip Thoni. From left are Cathy Moscato, Sharon Quilliams, Mary Williams, Judy Sherk, Diann Simonis, and Donna File.

Fairfield Glade couple’s 50th anniversary April 15

rank and Alice Radwick of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary Friday, April 15. The Radwicks were married at St. Ephrem Church in Brooklyn, N.Y., with Father John Burns officiating. They have three children, Michael Radwick of Canton, Mich.; Matthew Radwick of Plymouth, Mich.; and Mark Radwick of Indianapolis; and five grandchildren. Mr. Radwick retired from Ford Motor Credit Co. in Dearborn, Mich., and Mrs. Radwick from Right to Life–Lifespan in Livonia, Mich. The couple moved to the Glade in 1991. They will celebrate their anniversary with a party for family and

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friends at the Glade on Saturday, April 16. n

n A parish women’s retreat, themed

Scott Hahn talks planned July 16 at Alcoa church

“Ordinary Women Living for the Lord,” will be held Friday evening, April 8, through Saturday afternoon, April 9, at the Jubilee House Retreat Center in Abingdon, Va. Cost is $70 (scholarships are available) and includes meals and lodging. Sign up in the vestibule or call the parish office at 423-288-7183 for more details.

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n Longtime parish secretary Diane COURTESY OF ROSA PEREZ

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McGuire is retiring this month. A retirement party will be held in her honor at 6 p.m. Thursday, April 14. Smoky Mountain Deanery

Immaculate Conception, Knoxville n The parish congratulated its cat-

echumens and candidates who took part in the Smoky Mountain Deanery Rite of Election on March 12 at IC (see story, page 1). IC’s catechumens are Deborah Dawkins, Melissa Felts, Kathy Helton, and Jacob King, and the candidates are Amanda Blakewood, Michelle Lindsay, Jon Smith, and Louie Smith.

Our Lady of Fatima, Alcoa

n The Moms Group will sponsor an

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New CCW officers at Holy Cross The Council of Catholic Women at Holy Cross Parish in Pigeon Forge recently elected new officers for 2011. From left are president Joyce Welsh, vice president Martha Schelski, treasurer Evie Bradley, and secretary Karen Brumm. The CCW meets on second Mondays, beginning with a rosary for life at 11:30 a.m. and continuing with a business meeting at noon and lunch at 1 p.m. The council’s fundraisers, which benefit local charities, include four international dinners, six Lenten soup suppers, and several bake sales throughout the year. At its Feb. 14 meeting the council voted to donate $3,457 to several charitable organizations as well as Holy Cross. For more information on the council, call Mrs. Welsh at 865-774-5486.

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atholic author and apologist Dr. Scott Hahn will speak at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Alcoa from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 16. His topics are “The Lamb’s Supper,” “Hail, Holy Queen,” and “Lord, Have Mercy.” The sacrament of reconciliation will be available at 4 p.m., with Mass at 5. Tickets are $15 and include a box lunch. Volunteers are needed for the day of the talk. To volunteer or learn more, call Tony Hartman in the parish office at 865-982-3672 or e-mail Angela Feltz at angelafeltz127@ gmail.com. n

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Bishop Richard F. Stika will celebrate a Mass at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 5, for new Catholics from throughout the diocese who were received into the Church at the Easter Vigil. The Mass will be held at Sacred Heart Cathedral, followed by a reception at the Chancery for the honorees, their godparents and sponsors. Sister Helen Prejean, CSJ, will give two free talks in the Diocese of Knoxville this month. She will speak on social justice and capital punishment from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7, in the D. P. Culp University Center ballroom at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City. Sister Helen will give a talk titled “Dead Man Walking: The Journey Continues” at noon Friday, April 8, in the Shiloh Room at the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Public parking is available in the garage next to the center. Book signings will follow each presentation. Call the ETSU Catholic Center at 423926-7061 for more information on the Johnson City event. Call 901-315-3829 or e-mail amnestyutk@gmail.com for more details on the Knoxville talk. The Office of Hispanic Ministry is sponsoring a new bilingual worship service at the Knox County Jail at 3 p.m. Saturdays. Mass will be celebrated once a month, and on the other Saturdays the liturgy of the word will be offered. The ministry needs volunteers to help with hospitality, leadership, and music. Bilingual capability is appreciated but not required. Call Geri or Charlie Mulligan at 865-249-6802 for more information. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee will hold its annual fundraising dinner for the Jonesborough Region on Thursday, April 7, at St. Dominic Church in Kingsport. The dinner is cohosted by Bishop Richard F. Stika and Father Ragan Schriver, CCET’s executive director. The theme of the dinner is “In My Father’s House.” The evening will begin with Mass celebrated by the bishop at 5:30 p.m., with the dinner to follow. Cost is $50. Contact Brenda Dunn at 423-753-3001 or bdunn0153@ comcast.net for more information. The ninth annual Scouting Retreat sponsored by the Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting will be held from 10 a.m. Saturday, June 4, to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 5, at Misty River Cabins & RV Resort in Walland. This year’s theme is “The Holy Spirit’s Role in the Living Church.” Scouts 13 and older are invited to attend. Scouter development training for adults will be offered as well. Mass will be celebrated Sunday morning. Registration fee is $30 if postmarked by Friday, May 20, and $35 afterward. For more information, contact George LeCrone Sr. at 865-675-1306 or lecroneg@charter.net. The Knoxville Ulster Project is recruiting high school youth and their families to host a teenager from Northern Ireland from June 24 through July 22. Each summer the Ulster Project brings Protestant and Catholic teens ages 14 to 16 from Northern Ireland to spend four weeks with American families. Ulster Project International was founded in 1974 by the Rev. Kerry Waterstone, a Church of Ireland priest. Its mission is “to help young Christian-based potential leaders from Northern Ireland and the United States to become peacemakers by providing a safe environment to learn by practicing the skills needed to unite people when differences divide them.” For more information, contact Barbara O’Brien at HoopsOB@chartertn. net, 865-300-9090 (cell), or 675-1048 (home). An application form may be found at www.theulsterproject.com. Holy Trinity Parish in Jefferson City will host the annual Life Outreach Center fundraiser banquet from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, April 7. The theme is “Great is Your Faithfulness.” Author Stephen Mansfield will speak. Call Deacon Jim Prosak at 865-397-8110 or Cheryl Prosak in the parish office at 471-0347 to reserve seats. Father Simon Stefanowicz, OSPPE, of the Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Poland, is presenting a Lenten mission on the Divine THE E A S T T E N N E S S E E C A T H OLIC

Mercy of Jesus at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Alcoa from Saturday, April 9, through Friday, April 15. Father Stefanowicz will speak at weekend Masses on April 9 and 10 and at Mass at 7 p.m. daily Monday through Thursday, April 11 through 14. He will also lead a physical and spiritual healing service April 14 and deliver homilies at weekday morning Masses during his stay in Alcoa. He will hear confessions beginning one hour before each evening Mass. Call the Our Lady of Fatima office at 865-982-3672 for more information on the mission. The Eucharistic Apostles of Divine Mercy Cenacle at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Alcoa is willing to assist anyone who wishes to experience or start a cenacle. EADM is a Roman Catholic nonprofit lay outreach ministry of the St. Stanislaus Kostka Province of the Congregation of Marians of the Immaculate Conception BVM, headquartered in Stockbridge, Mass. Call Gloria or Tony Hartman at 865-9827314 or visit www.thedivinemercy.org for more information. The annual Knights of Columbus Black and White Ball will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, April 9, at the Loose Cannon Gallery, 1800 Rossville Ave. in Chattanooga. The Mailmen band will perform. Tickets are $30, and two cash bars will be available. All proceeds from the event will support tuition assistance for Chattanooga Deanery Catholic schools. Dress is formal. For tickets, contact Ivan Patton at 423-313-8605 or at itp3@comcast.net. The Chattanooga Deanery will host its annual God Camps this summer at Harrison Bay State Park. The “Dare to Dream” camp, for students who will be in high school this fall, will be held from June 20 through 25 and will cost $140 per child. “Reach,” for rising seventh- and eighth-graders, will take place from June 27 through 30. Cost is $95. “Discover,” for upcoming fifthand sixth-graders, will be held from June 30 through July 2. Cost is $85. Costs cover housing, meals, a T-shirt, swimming, a dance and concert (for the two older groups), and other activities. To learn more or request registration forms, contact a youth minister, Notre Dame High School at 423-6244618, or Donna Jones at 267-9878 or djones6029@gmail.com. A retreat for high school boys based on Ephesians 6:11-12 (“Put on the armor of God so that you may be able to stand firm”) will be held from 5:30 p.m. Friday, April 8, through noon Sunday, April 10, at St. Mary Church in Oak Ridge. Participants will learn about strength and courage from a Christian perspective, pray the Stations of the Cross and the rosary, attend Mass, and spend an hour in adoration. Cost is $30. Download registration forms at tinyurl.com/Armor-Retreat. Contact Deacon Dan Hosford at 865-603-9682 or djh2@comcast.net or Margaret Merrill at 766-8388 or mmerrill@smcor.org for more details. St. Joseph School in Knoxville will host the eighth annual Red Kidd Memorial golf tournament Thursday, May 5, at Three Ridges Golf Course in Knoxville. Lunch will be served at 11 a.m., with a shotgun start for the tourney set for 12:30 p.m. The format is four-person scramble. Entry fee is $125 and includes lunch, beverages, and golfing attire, as well as mulligans, red-tee starts, and other advantages. For more information, call the school at 865-689-3424. Chattanoogans for Life will hold its annual Banquet in Celebration of Life at the Chattanoogan hotel at 7 p.m. Friday, May 6. The speaker will be Tony Melendez. Banquet tickets are $50 per person or $400 per table. Before the dinner, a prayer service at the National Memorial for the Unborn will be held at 3 p.m., and a Mass at Sts. Peter and Paul Church will take place at 5:30 p.m. To reserve tickets, call Sue Shramko at 423-825-5912 or Kitty Cross at 322-8356. Father John Dowling, pastor of St. Francis of Assisi Parish in Fairfield Glade, will be the spiritual director for a 10-day pilgrimage through Italy Calendar continued on page 8

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Newly initiated Fourth Degree Knights from the Crossville exemplification include Father Charlie Donahue, CSP, of Knoxville (front row, fourth from left), seated next to Monsignor Philip Thoni, the honoree at the ceremony. SIR KNIGHTS

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nights of Columbus Father Gabriel Assembly 2162 in Crossville hosted a Fourth Degree Exemplification on Feb. 12 at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Fairfield Glade. Thirty-three Knights went through the exemplification ceremony, including Father Charlie Donahue, CSP, pastor of Blessed John XXIII Parish in Knoxville. Father Donahue represented Council 14341 at the University of Tennessee. District master Bill Wicke and vice supreme master Skip Gentle presided at the exemplification. Also initiated into the Fourth Degree from Diocese of Knoxville councils were Kenneth A. Marx and Kenneth Steisslinger of Council 6730 in Morristown; Vincent R. D’Alessandro, Bruce

C. Jodarski, Lawrence J. Lanzerotti, Thomas W. Marano, James R. McGrellis, William H. McShane, Joseph Nanna, Donald L. Savercool, Roland J. Wicker, Bobby A. Garay, John D. Karr, Nickey W. Philpot, Edward Michael Hauss, and Edward M. Hauss Jr. of Council 8152 in Crossville; and Jeffery A. Hornick, Christopher A. Palko, and Joseph R. Cochran of Council 8273 in Harriman. New Fourth Degree Knights from the Diocese of Nashville are Edwin K. Boucher, William A. Kreppner, Matthew D. Kulis, Richard C. LeBorne, Father Reed Mungovan, SDS, Bryan J. Reynolds, Kyle F. Starkey, and Mark S. Uker of Council 6445 in Cookeville; and Edward M. Erger, Raymond D. Jicha Jr., Mi-

chael Losito, Johnny H. Nunnley, and Cody R. Stearns of Council 14902 in Sparta. Retired priest Monsignor Philip Thoni, who lives at St. Francis of Assisi, was the honoree for the Fourth Degree. Following the exemplification, the Knights and their wives attended the vigil Mass at St. Francis concelebrated by pastor Father John Dowling, Monsignor Thoni, Father David Carter, and Father Donahue. After the Mass approximately 145 Knights and guests ate dinner in the parish hall, where certificates were presented to the new Fourth Degree Knights. Also at the dinner, Monsignor Thoni shared stories from his nearly 62 years in the priesthood. n

Keynote on human trafficking set for KDCCW Convention

hristy Wigle, one of the keynote speakers at the 22nd annual Knoxville Diocesan Council of Catholic Women Convention, will talk about human trafficking in East Tennessee. St. Dominic Church in Kingsport will host the convention, from Thursday through Saturday, May 5 through 7. Ms. Wigle is president of the Community Coalition Against Human Trafficking, which has a goal of ending trafficking everywhere but focuses on stopping the practice in East Tennessee, especially in Knox County. The coalition’s goals include

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raising overall awareness about trafficking, facilitating training of first responders, and assisting in the restoration of victims. Sister Helena Burns of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious dedicated to spreading God’s Word through media, is the other

keynote speaker. The Five Rivers Deanery is hosting the convention. Judy Collins of Notre Dame Parish in Greeneville, Jo Ann Preske of Good Shepherd in Newport, and Anne Wharton of Holy Trinity in Jefferson City are the co-chairs. Catholic women of all ages are encouraged to attend the convention. High school students are especially welcome and may register at a reduced fee. The early-registration deadline is Friday, April 15. For registration forms and more information about the convention, visit www.kdccw.org/ conventions.html. n

‘Spiritual Journey to Rome and Italy’ scheduled

n 11-day pilgrimage to Italy is set for Nov. 6 through 16. On “A Spiritual Journey to Rome and Italy,” pilgrims will visit the Italian capital, Assisi, Siena, Florence, Padua, Venice,

and more. Mercy Sister Albertine Paulus, diocesan director of pilgrimages, is the coordinator for the trip. The group will depart from Atlanta. Cost is $3,299 (cash discount price) or $3,498, plus airport

taxes, security fees, fuel surcharges, and tips. To request a color brochure or a registration form, contact Sister Albertine at 865-545-8270, 2074742, or smaevang@ yahoo.com. n

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April 23. The event will include hunts for different age groups and a drawing for an Easter basket. For more information, e-mail olofmoms@gmail.com. n Knights of Columbus Council 3832 named Bruce Sakry as Knight of the month and Bob and Pamela Ann Myers as family of the month. n The parish is collecting items for its school in Haiti. Over-the-counter medications, school supplies, hand tools, athletic equipment, toiletries, clothing, and bicycles (unassembled or boxed) will be collected Saturday, April

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9, and Sunday, April 10 (until noon), in Room 206 of the Fatima Center. To learn more, call Marty at 865-681-3369 or Jennifer at 755-3143.

St. Albert the Great, Knoxville

n The Corporal Works of Mercy Com-

mittee will wrap and package Easter baskets and food boxes, donated by parishioners for the children at the Crazy Quilt Friendship Center, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 11, at the church. For more information, call Grace Lawley at 865-922-5239 or 300-4198. n APRIL 10, 2011

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Bishop Stika delivers the homily during the Rite of Election at Immaculate Conception Church. Among the assembly is Jay Craft (right), RCIA coordinator of Holy Family Parish in Seymour. A total of 273 catechumens and candidates took part in the Rites of Election, held in each deanery March 12 and 13. ‘YOU RESPONDED TO THE LORD’

echumens have never been baptized and will receive the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. Candidates have been baptized and will be confirmed and receive the Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. The IC visit was part of a busy weekend for Bishop Stika and Sister Timothea. The two started the afternoon March 12 at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church in Cleveland for the Chattanooga Deanery’s Rite of Election. On March 13 the bishop and Sister of Mercy traveled to St. Dominic Church in Kingsport for the Five Rivers Deanery rite, then came home to Knoxville for the Cumberland Mountain Deanery’s rite at All Saints Church. Three Smoky Mountain Deanery priests attended the Rite of Election at IC: host pastor Father Ron Franco, CSP, Monsignor Xavier Mankel of Holy Ghost in Knoxville, and Father Chris Michelson of St. Albert the Great in Knoxville. Father Randy Stice served as emcee. Deacon Hieu Vinh and Deacon Joe Stackhouse of the host parish assisted.

Bishop Stika said in his homily, “it all comes down to this: that you responded to the Lord for whatever reason at whatever moment in your journey of life and faith. You’ve responded to the Lord to say yes, I desire to be baptized, or yes, I desire to be a Catholic.” Bishop Stika told the newcomers that the Catholic Church throughout its history “wasn’t perfect,” from St. Peter’s triple denial of Jesus to the clergy-abuse scandals of today. “We try first of all to pray for one another, and we try our best to be Christlike, to be his hands and his voice and his face. Many times we obviously fail, and we have the sacrament of reconciliation, which reminds us we can be forgiven. . . . “In the name of those who are already Catholics, in the name of those who are members of the Church in the Diocese of Knoxville, I thank you, and I pray that your journey with us and your journey with Jesus might always be holy moments in your life. When others fail or when I fail as a bishop, know that all of us are human. All of us need patience,

but especially all of us need Jesus.” After the homily at IC, Sister Timothea presented the catechumens to the bishop, stating that “they ask that after the celebration of the scrutinies, they be allowed to participate in the sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist.” RCIA leaders from deanery parishes called the names of their catechumens, and the assembly sang “Blessed Be God” after each leader’s introduction. Bishop Stika asked the godparents whether the catechumens had listened and responded to the Word “proclaimed by the Church” and “begun to walk in God’s presence.” The bishop also led the assembly in a promise to include the catechumens “in your prayer and affection as we move toward Easter.” The catechumens then pledged “to enter fully into the life of the Church” through the three sacraments of initiation. Each RCIA leader brought forward his or her parish’s Book of the Elect for Bishop Stika to sign, after which the bishop greeted

the catechumens and godparents. Sister Timothea began the second half of the rite by presenting to the bishop “the candidates who seek to complete their Christian initiation.” RCIA leaders then introduced their candidates, and the “Blessed Be God” acclamation was sung for them as well. Bishop Stika told the assembly that “the Christian life and the demands that flow from the sacraments cannot be taken lightly. Therefore, before granting these candidates their request, it is important that the Church hear the testimony of their sponsors about their readiness.” The sponsors declared in the affirmative that the candidates “have come to a deeper appreciation about their baptism,” “reflected sufficiently on the tradition of the Church,” and “advanced in a life of love and service.” The candidates echoed the catechumens’ desire “to enter fully into the life of the Church.” The bishop made it official by signing the Book of the Elect for them as well, then greeted the candidates and sponsors. n

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NEW YORK (CNS)—The following are capsule reviews of theatrical movies on network and cable television the week of April 17. Please note that televised versions may or may not be edited for language, nudity, violence, and sexual situations. n Sunday, April 17, 6:30-9 p.m. EDT (AMC) The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005). Sober, theologically oriented thriller based, in part, on true events surrounding a Catholic priest (Tom Wilkinson) on trial for negligent homicide in connection with an exorcism he performed on a young woman (Jennifer Carpenter) believed to be possessed that resulted in her death. Thoughtfully directed by Scott Derrickson and with a solid performance by Laura Linney as the priest’s skeptical attorney, the film eschews horror-movie cliches (though not entirely) in favor of serious reflection on faith and the mystery of evil. Disturbing scenes of demonic possession, a brief but violent vehicular homicide, a grisly death image, as well as minimal crude language. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-III—adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG-13—parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. n Tuesday, April 19, 8-10 p.m. EDT (TCM) Kitty (1945). Droll tale of a 1783 London guttersnipe (Paulette Goddard) befriended by a cynical schemer (Ray Milland) and his eccentric aunt (Constance Collier) who turn her into a proper lady with many suitors until she ultimately becomes a duchess. Directed by Mitchell Leisen, the Pygmalion story offers some wry twists as the woman’s romantic adventures overcome the oppressive gulf separating aristocrats and commoners. Sexual situations and romantic complications. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-III—adults. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. n Friday, April 22, 10 p.m.-midnight EDT (TCM) Stella Dallas (1937). Sentimental tale of a smalltown wife (Barbara Stanwyck) whose husband (John Boles) gets a good job in New York while she stays behind raising their daughter (Anne Shirley) until she realizes the youngster will have a better life with her father and his new wife. Director King Vidor’s classic tearjerker about a mother’s love and self-sacrifice has a well-plotted script, neatly defined class distinctions, and a stand-out performance by Stanwyck. Some domestic strife. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-II—adults and adolescents. Not rated by the Motion Pictures Association of America. n Saturday, April 23, 1:30-4:30 p.m. EDT (Lifetime) The Holiday (2006). Generally appealing romantic comedy about a wedding columnist (Kate Winslet) in the English countryside and a movie-trailer producer (Cameron Diaz) in Los Angeles whose failed romances find them swapping homes and continents over Christmas, leading to the former’s falling in love with a film composer (Jack Black) and the latter with the columnist’s brother (Jude Law). Writer-director Nancy Meyers elicits heartfelt performances from all, and there’s a strong affirmation of family and concern for the elderly, though some of today’s permissive attitude, but not overt sexual content, is inherent in the script. Some rough and crude words, implied premarital relationships, light innuendo and banter, a chaste bedroom scene, and mild domestic violence. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-III—adults. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG-13—parents strongly cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13. n Saturday, April 23, 7-11:45 p.m. EDT (ABC) The Ten Commandments (1956). Less an inspirational story based on biblical sources than a dramatic vehicle with a sense of history, director Cecil B. DeMille’s epic production offers some spectacular re-creations, excellent technical effects and good acting from a fine cast, including Charlton Heston as Moses, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, and many other stars of the era. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-I—general patronage. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was G—general patronage. n Saturday, April 23, 8-10:15 p.m. EDT (TCM) Gunga Din (1939). Classic adventure yarn loosely based on the Rudyard Kipling poem about a water carrier (Sam Jaffe) in Victoria’s India who here dies a hero with a bugle warning British forces of an ambush. Director George Stevens focuses the action on three seasoned sergeants (Victor McLaglen, Cary Grant, and Douglas Fairbanks Jr.) whose bickering comradeship provides some hardy fun while fighting Thugs, a long-suppressed murder cult led by a formidable foe (Eduardo Ciannelli). Old-fashioned manly celebration of such virtues as loyalty, courage, and steadfastness, though with plenty of stylized violence. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-I—general patronage. Not rated by the Motion Picture Association of America. n Saturday, April 23, 10 p.m.-midnight EDT (Cinemax) Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010). A mildly troubled New York

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Celebrating Mass in the Judean Desert Bishop Richard F. Stika celebrates Mass on March 25 during a pilgrimage to the Holy Land, coordinated by Mercy Sister Albertine Paulus, the diocesan director of pilgrimages. With him are (from left) Deacon Sean Smith, diocesan chancellor; Father Mike Nolan, pastor of St. Dominic Parish in Kingsport; and Father Randy Stice, diocesan director of Worship and Liturgy. www.dioknox.org

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A new home for the Knoxville LOC The Ladies of Charity will continue serving the poor in a much larger space. he Ladies of Charity of Knoxville have even more opportunity to “do something beautiful for God,” with the move to their new and much larger facility on Baxter Avenue. Dedicated by Bishop Richard F. Stika on March 18, the former Royal Beauty Supply building is now named in honor of Blessed Teresa of Calcutta. The 25,000-squarefoot building at 120 W. Baxter Ave. will house the LOC’s food pantry, emergency services, and thrift store, providing five times more space than the former location, downstairs in the unused former Holy Ghost Church. The LOC also used to rent a 1,000-square-foot space for its food pantry in the Catholic Charities building on Dameron Avenue. Now all operations are under the same roof. “We as people of faith must live up to the invitation of Jesus to love our brothers and sisters and to stand with the poor, as St. Vincent de Paul reminded us,” the bishop said shortly before the ribboncutting ceremony. St. Vincent de Paul, a French priest renowned for his generosity, founded the first Ladies of Charity group in 1634. In his remarks the bishop cited two heroes of the Church: Pope John Paul II, who will be beatified on May 1, and Mother Teresa. “Pope John Paul reminded us again and again of the first words that came out of his mouth when he was elected pope on that beautiful, sunny October day: ‘Be not afraid!’ And we remember the expression attributed to Blessed Teresa, ‘Do something beautiful for God.’ “These are remind-

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Cutting the ribbon for the Ladies of Charity of Knoxville’s new building on March 18 are (from left) LOC president Debbie Donahoo, Knox County Mayor Tim Burchett, Bishop Richard F. Stika, Knoxville Mayor Daniel Brown, LOC spiritual moderator Monsignor Xavier Mankel, LOC past president Erika Fuhr, and Mrs. Fuhr’s husband, Joe. DISTINGUISHED GUESTS

ers to us as people of faith that we must be concerned about our sisters and brothers, whatever their color, whatever their language, wherever they were born,” the bishop said. Through their work, he said, the Ladies of Charity will help the unfortunate realize “that they were created in the image and likeness of God.” The works of mercy that take place through their labors “will remind us not to be afraid to extend a helping hand or a loving heart or to share kind words with another person.” A number of dignitaries attended the celebration, including Knoxville mayor Daniel Brown; Knox County mayor Tim Burchett; and Victor Ashe, former Knoxville mayor and U.S. ambassador to Poland from 2004 to 2009. Also present was City Council member Duane Grieve. Judge Charles Susano, a longtime friend of the LOC, emceed the event. “We go back to 1942, with 69 continuous years of operation, many of which were spent in the crowded former Holy Ghost grammar school, due in large part to the largess of Monsignor Xavier

Mankel and his predecessors,” he said. Monsignor Mankel is the pastor of Holy Ghost Parish and spiritual moderator for the Knoxville LOC. “Monsignor, we thank you greatly for what you’ve done for this organization as the spiritual moderator and letting them use that facility for so long. “Now they have a building [of their own], and as my mother was fond of saying, ‘Glory be to God.’” The process of getting the new building ready for business wasn’t a smooth one. The Ladies of Charity acquired the facility on Oct. 30, 2009, with the expectation that it would be in use early in 2010. The purchase of the building was made possible when the late Helen Marx, an LOC member and parishioner of Sacred Heart Cathedral, bequeathed $384,000 to the organization. The plan was derailed when a pipe burst that winter and did considerable damage. But that was actually “a blessing in disguise,” said Debbie Donahoo, LOC president. Because of the water damage, she said, “we had to take out

all the dry wall and all the flooring, and we discovered the wiring was bad and the building was not up to code.” “But praise be to God, all those things showed up,” she said. If the building’s defects hadn’t surfaced, “we would have been nickeled and dimed every month with something coming up.” The new building is now up to code, safer, and more attractive, she said. “We’re in a pretty new building, but we’re still the same, and our prices aren’t higher. We still have the same mission, and we’re not going to change.” Mrs. Donahoo stressed that the organization does not receive funds from the diocese or Catholic Charities of East Tennessee. “We’re our own entity, and we depend on donations, grants, and parish food drives,” she said. “We get some of our food from Second Harvest and other groups. It’s really a group effort to spend the least amount of money we can and pass on the most benefit. All of it goes back to our clients.” To learn more about volunteering, call 865-524-0538. n Former and current Ladies of Charity of Knoxville presidents Erika Fuhr (left) and Debbie Donahoo share a happy moment during the dedication ceremony for the LOC’s new building on Baxter Avenue in Knoxville. The new facility has five times the square footage of the organization’s old headquarters.

Women, it seems appropriate to acknowledge the roles the women of Tennessee have played in the organizational life of our Catholic Church. As Bishop William L. Adrian established the Council of Catholic Women for the Diocese of Nashville in 1937, he offered these prophetic words: “Of the many important undertakings that have come up for consideration since my coming to Tennessee, I am wondering whether any has been more important or given promise of being more far-reaching in its results than the project we are launching today. Of its importance I am thoroughly convinced; to what extent it will reach out to promote the interests of Christ and the good of souls, I cannot foresee; that almost entirely depends on you women, and just because it does so depend, I feel that I have every reason to be confident and to hope for much.” Two years later at the National Council of Catholic Women meeting in New Orleans, the bishop was able to report, “We have now been organized 22 months in Tennessee, and we are organized 130 percent. In almost every phase of Catholic activity, as outlined by national headquarters, have our women been active— study clubs 40 percent, youth 100 percent organized, mission work, legislation, decent literature campaign, etc. All have marveled at the capabilities displayed by our Catholic women. The program of our recent convention merited the praise of every member and visitor for efficiency and inspiration and constructive work.” The hierarchy has played a major role in Tennessee’s DCCW success. In 1940 Cardinal Samuel A. Stritch (raised in Nashville but Archbishop of Chicago in 1940), the apostolic delegate; Archbishops Joseph F. Rummel (New Orleans) and John A. Floersh (Louisville); and Bishops William D. O’Brien (Chicago) and John B. Morris (Little Rock) attended and participated. Bishop Adrian was so appreciative of the work the Catholic women of Tennessee were doing that he did not hesitate to “go national” in singing their praises. At the 1950 convention Bishop Adrian again bragged that in Tennessee he had unearthed buried treasure, “growing in richness and luster, so as to have become one of the most valued assets of the diocese [the entire State of Tennessee in those days], and has received repeated recognition for its worth throughout the nation. This precious jewel is our Diocesan Council of our National Council of Catholic Women.” It is still a jewel in the diadem of the associations of parishes and other gems that help make up the mystical body of Christ, his Church in East Tennessee. In 1952, during the administration of Mrs. Wilfred J. La Pierre, “A Handbook of the East Tennessee Deanery” was published. That East Tennessee Deanery at that time covered what is now most of the present Diocese of Knoxville. Bishop Adrian’s vision has continued to mature. His abiding interest that the “spiritual development” of every woman in the diocese remains the preeminent element in the goals and objectives of our deanery and parish CCWs and, as ever, our DCCW. This year we enjoy the good fortune to have Mrs. Shelton (Patty) Johnson as the President of the National Council of Catholic Women. Patty is one of our very own, being a member of the Cumberland Mountain Deanery’s council. If for no other reason our 2011 Convention should be great because Patty will be with us. n Monsignor Mankel is a vicar general of the diocese and the pastor of Holy Ghost Parish in Knoxville. Reviews continued from page 6

high school student (Logan Lerman) discovers his true identity as a demigod—offspring of the Greek sea god Poseidon (Kevin McKidd) and a human mother (Catherine Keener)—and embarks on a quest to prevent a war among the deities of Mount Olympus. He’s assisted by a semi-divine teen girl warrior (Alexandra Daddario) and a courageous but untested adolescent satyr (Brandon T. Jackson). Director Chris Columbus’ glossy but shallow screen version of the first in novelist Rick Riordan’s best-selling series of children’s novels relies on some slick special effects to keep the adventure moving forward. But the titular hero’s transformation from a 12- to a 17-year-old introduces elements unsuitable for some of the book’s younger fans, whereas parents who see the tale’s mythological premise as more than a literary device will hesitate to allow impressionable youngsters to view it. Pagan themes, brief domestic discord, a few instances of sexual innuendo and a couple of crass terms. The Catholic News Service classification of the theatrical version was A-II—adults and adolescents. The Motion Picture Association of America rating was PG—parental guidance suggested. n Mulderig is on the staff of Catholic News Service. More reviews are available online at www. usccb.org/movies. Copyright 2011 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

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beginning Nov. 2. Stops will include Rome and the Vatican, Assisi, Florence, Siena, and Tuscany. A threeday extension trip to Sicily is also available. The basic tour costs $3,046 from Knoxville or $2,996 from Nashville (double occupancy) and includes airfare, motor coaches, guided sightseeing, accommodations, daily breakfast and dinner, fees, fuel surcharges, and more. For a brochure or more information, call Fran at 615390-6104, Sandy at 390-6439, or Father Dowling at 931-484-3628 or 456-0415. The 13th annual Catholic Charities of East Tennessee “Kids Helping Kids” Fun Walk is set for Saturday, May 10, on the Knoxville Catholic High School campus. Registration and entertainment begin at 2 p.m., with the walk at 3. The event includes free food and games. Pre-registration for the walk is $15 per person and $30 per family, increasing to $20 and $35 on the day of the event. Families, businesses, church groups, and others are encouraged to purchase event sponsorships for $250 or $125. Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities’ Columbus Home for children who are abused, neglected, or otherwise endangered. Register online at columbushomewalk. eventbrite.com, or text “walk” to 41522 for information. To serve as a volunteer at the event, contact Eileen Ruppel at ewruppel@knology.net. For more information on the walk, contact Elaine Evans at 865524-9896, extension 1003, or elaine@ccetn.org. The annual Fighting Irish Spring Classic, a baseball doubleheader featuring the Knoxville Catholic High School team, will be held Tuesday, April 26, at Smokies Park in Kodak. Proceeds benefit Catholic Charities of East Tennessee’s pregnancy and adoption services. Activities will begin with a concert by the Grace Christian Academy high school ensemble at 5 p.m. Grace Christian will play Webb at 5:45 p.m. CarsonNewman College football head coach Ken Sparks will speak at 7:15, and KCHS will take on Bearden at 7:45. Tickets for adults are $5 in advance or $6 at the gate. Student tickets are $3 in advance or $4 at the gate. Group rates for 10 or more (if purchased in advance) are $4 per adult and $2 per student. To purchase tickets, call KCHS at 865-560-0313 or one of the other participating schools. For more information, call CCET at 212-4942 or visit ccetn.org. Catholic Charities of East Tennessee will hold its second annual Common Good Golf Tournament on Monday, June 6, at Cherokee Country Club. For more information, contact Mike Smith at 865-2501215 or irish100@chartertn.net. Alexian Brothers Senior Ministries will host two free family Easter-egg hunts this month. The first event is for children 12 and under and is set for 1 p.m. Saturday, April 16, at Alexian Grove, 100 Asbury Oak Lane in Lookout Valley. Call 423-825-5557 for more information. The second hunt is open to children in fifth grade and below and is scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at the Alexian Inn, 100 James Blvd. in Signal Mountain. Call 886-0537 for more details. Visit www.AlexianBrothers.net to view the “Alexian Chat” newsletter and a calendar of events. The next two Engaged Encounter weekends in the diocese will be held April 8 through 10 and May 13 through 15 at the Magnuson Hotel in Sweetwater. To register, call Jason or Carmen Jeansonne at 865377-3077. For more information on Engaged Encounter, e-mail Paul or Pam Schaffer at ceeknoxville@ gmail.com or visit www.rc.net/knoxville/cee/. Mass in the extraordinary form (“traditional Latin”) is celebrated at 1:30 p.m. each Sunday at Holy Ghost Church in Knoxville, at 3 p.m. on first and third Sundays at St. Thérèse of Lisieux Church in Cleveland (including Palm Sunday), and at 3 p.m. on second and fourth Sundays at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Madisonville. There will be no extraordinary-form Masses at St. Thérèse in July. Visit www.knoxlatin mass.net for updated information. The Community of Sant’Egidio is a Catholic lay ecclesial movement that focuses on prayer and service to the poor. Two Sant’Egidio groups regularly meet in the Diocese of Knoxville, in Knoxville and Johnson City. For more information on the Knoxville group, call Ellen Macek at 865-675-5541. Call Father Michael Cummins at 423-926-7061 for more details on the Johnson City group. Everyone is welcome to attend. A Seekers of Silence Contemplative Saturday Morning will be held May 7 at Blessed John XXIII Catholic Center in Knoxville. Peg Becker and Susan Fowlkes will give a talk titled “Overcoming Our Obstacles to Living in Christ Consciousness: Helpful Ways to Control Negative Thoughts and Emotions.” Coffee and tea will be served at 8:30 a.m.; the workshop will run from 9 a.m. to noon. Bring a bag lunch. To RSVP or learn more, call 865-523-7931. Holy Resurrection Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic Mission has Divine Liturgy celebrations at 3:30 p.m. Sundays at Holy Ghost Church, 1041 N. Central St. in Knoxville. Call Father Thomas O’Connell at 865-256-4880. The St. Thomas the Apostle Ukrainian Catholic Mission celebrates Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m. Sundays in the chapel at the Chancery office in Knoxville. Call Father Richard Armstrong at 865-584-3307 for more information. n 8

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BY FATHER RANDY STICE

Mission to the world The first words of the Mass recall its missionary dimension.

One of the things we sometimes fail to appreciate about the Mass is its missionary dimension. Our communion with the Lord in the Eucharist both draws us into the love of the Trinity and compels us to go out and proclaim that love to the world in word and deed. Indeed, the very first words of the Mass—“In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit”—are taken from Jesus’ command to his disciples: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). The Catechism of the Catholic Church calls this the missionary mandate: “the Church, in obedience to the command of her founder and because it is demanded by her own essential universality, strives to preach the Gospel to all men” (No. 849, emphasis added). The Eucharist and mission are inseparable. Pope Benedict XVI wrote in Sacramentum Caritatis in 2007: “We cannot approach the eucharistic table without being drawn into the mission which, begin-

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ning in the very heart of God, is meant to reach all people. Missionary outreach is thus an essential part of the eucharistic form of the Christian life” (No. 84, emphasis added). This missionary outreach fully engages the problems that confront our world. In his 2003 encyclical Ecclesia de Eucharistia Pope John Paul II noted that “many problems darken the horizon of our time,” citing threats to peace, justice, and solidarity and stressing the urgent need “to defend human life from conception to its natural end.” He concludes, “For this reason too, the Lord wished to remain with us in the Eucharist, making his presence in meal and sacrifice the promise of a humanity renewed by his love” (No. 20). Pope Benedict XVI, building on the thought of his predecessor in Sacramentum Caritatis, affirms that the Eucharist compels us to address today’s most painful and destructive problems: “All who partake of the Eucharist must commit themselves to peacemaking in our world scarred by violence and war, and today in particular, by terrorism, economic corruption, and sexual exploitation” (No. 89). The missionary dimension of the Eucharist is expressed with particular clarity in the dismissal at the end of Mass.

BY JIM LINK

Preparing future priests A second collection on Easter weekend will benefit seminarian education.

Good stewardship is often described as giving of one’s time, talent, and treasure— returning to the Lord a generous portion of the gifts he has given us. If that’s an accurate description of good stewardship, one might conclude that there are no better stewards than those who enter the priesthood or religious life. Think of it: They sacrifice everything to serve the Church. Suppressing desires for family, fame, fortune, and power, they seek the Lord with single-minded devotion. Americans who are discouraged about the direction in which society is headed can have their faith renewed by those in formation. People who pursue religious vocations are spiritual and social role models. Our diocese is especially blessed: We have 20 men and women who’ve sacrificed their futures to follow the Lord. Fifteen are in the seminary, and

five women and men entered religious communities in recent years, including one who will be ordained a Jesuit priest on June 4. Ours is among the youngest and smallest of the 195 dioceses in the United States, yet we rank in the top 10 percent in religious vocations per capita. No doubt this results from the extraordinary example of East Tennessee priests, brothers, and sisters. Their witness and fidelity—combined with the prayers of Serra Club members and the Knights of Columbus—inspire people to hear and follow the Lord. For those who set foot on the path toward priestly ordination—a journey that could take eight years of philosophical, theological, and pastoral preparation—the cost is significant: $45,000 a year. Believing that no one should be turned away from ministry because of an inability to pay, our diocese is committed to covering each seminarian’s tuition, room, board, medical insurance, and travel. During the current academic year $675,000 is required. Next year the diocese expects to spend more than $800,000 be-

In Sacramentum Caritatis Pope Benedict discussed the meaning of the dismissal: “The word dismissal has come to imply a ‘mission.’ These few words succinctly express the missionary nature of the Church.” He then suggested, “The people of God might be helped to understand more clearly this essential dimension of the Church’s life, taking the dismissal as a startingpoint (No. 51). The new Roman Missal offers four options for the dismissal: “Go in peace”; “Go forth, the Mass is ended”; “Go and announce the Gospel of the Lord”; and “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life.” It is noteworthy that each option begins with the command go. The last option, “Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life,” takes its inspiration from the healing of the paralytic. Realizing he had been healed, the man “took up what he had been lying on and went home, glorifying God” (Luke 5:25). The dismissal is a commission that sends us forth as “ambassadors for Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:20) to glorify God and proclaim what he has done for us. The missionary dimension of the Eucharist grows out of the Catholic belief that in the Mass the bread and wine “truly, really, and substantially” become the Body and Blood of Christ. “Each celebration of the Eucharist makes sacramentally present the gift that the crucified Lord made of his life, for us and for the whole world. In the Eucharist Jesus also makes Missal continued on page 9

cause of a net increase of three seminarians. Generous donors to the Catholic Foundation of East Tennessee contribute $90,000 a year, covering the cost of preparing two seminarians. The education of a third seminarian is funded through contributions to the Annual Catholic Appeal. This leaves the diocese paying $540,000 for the remaining 12 seminarians. It is our hope that onethird of that amount will be collected this Easter. As he did last year, Bishop Richard F. Stika has asked pastors to invite the generous support of their parishioners. A second collection to benefit seminarian education will be taken up during Easter weekend. As much as $180,000 may be offered by parishioners in the 47 parishes throughout East Tennessee. Those who praise the Lord this Easter can prepare priests who will follow in his footsteps by dying to selfish pursuits and rising to help future generations grow in holiness. There’s no better way to prepare for the Lord’s coming than providing for those who hear his call and respond courageously. They’re giving all their time and talent. Let’s match their generosity with as much treasure as we can muster. n Mr. Link directs the diocesan Stewardship and Planned Giving Office.

Lenten penance services continue throughout the diocese

ere is a list of remaining Lenten penance services around the Diocese of Knoxville: Chattanooga Deanery 7 p.m. EDT, except as noted. April 7—Notre Dame High School, Chattanooga, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; St. Jude, Chattanooga; April 8—NDHS, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; April 12—Shepherd of the Valley, Dunlap, 6:30 p.m. CDT; St. Mary, Athens; April www.dioknox.org

14—St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Cleveland; April 17—St. Catherine Labouré, Copperhill, 5 p.m. Cumberland Mountain Deanery 7 p.m. EDT, except as noted. April 8—St. Christopher, Jamestown, 6 p.m. CDT; April 12—Knoxville Catholic High School at All Saints, 10:30 a.m.; St. Thomas the Apostle; April 13—KCHS at All Saints, 10:30 a.m.; Christ the

King, Tazewell; April 14—Our Lady of Perpetual Help, LaFollette; April 18—All Saints, Knoxville Smoky Mountain Deanery 7 p.m. April 7—Our Lady of Fatima, Alcoa; April 12—St. Francis of Assisi, Townsend; April 13—St. Joseph the Worker, Madisonville; April 14—Immaculate Conception, Knoxville, and Holy Ghost, Knoxville, at IC n THE EAST TENNESSEE CATHOLIC

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Top foul shooters compete in Knights contest at St. John Neumann

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Receiving trophies at the regional free-throw contest were (from left, front) Emma Davis, Josh Allen, Peter Berce, Emily Harkle road, Keri Ricker, and Andrew Lewis and (back) Asialyn Manuel, Adam Aucker, Austin Stiles, and Julia McMahon. MOST ACCURATE FROM THE LINE

in the regional at St. John Neumann. Other regional winners, listed with their age group and sponsoring council, were Josh Allen, 10-yearold boys, Council 645 in Knoxville; Emily

uel, 13-year-old girls, Council 6784; Adam Aucker, 13-year-old boys, Council 8781 in Farragut; Julia McMahon, 14-year-old girls, Council 8576; Austin Stiles, 14-year-old boys, Council 645. n

BY BETHANY MARINAC

Sacramental celebrations

oon hundreds of East Tennessee children will receive their first Holy Communion. This is one of the many reasons Easter is my favorite liturgical season. After much preparation and anticipation, children are able to participate in this beautiful gift with the whole Church. It is a busy time for us at The Paraclete because many parents need a little help in planning for this sacrament. You may have questions about veils and ties, rosaries, and missals for children. We carry a wide assortment of gifts and cards for the occasion. We stock several different types of veils for girls and three different kinds of ties for boys. Gifts for all children include crucifixes, statues, and unique music boxes as well as traditional gifts such as rosaries and lapel pins. If you are planning a party, we carry invitations for girls and boys in English and Spanish. We have a large supply of plates, napkins, and table toppers. And to help the little ones say “thank you,” we carry thank-you cards. In addition to Communion supplies and gifts, we offer a huge assortment of crucifixes, books, bracelets, jewelry, and more for teens making their confirmation. Come see our selection of sterlingsilver saint medals on 18- and 24-inch chains. Special orders are welcome, and we can usually get the items you need in less than two weeks. We are excited to be a part of your celebration of these sacraments. n Call the store at 865-588-0388 or 800-333-2097. Visit its Facebook page at bit.ly/paracleteknoxville.

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Suggestions for couple prayer BY MARIAN CHRISTIANA

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Eagle award for Nathaniel Nathaniel Robert Bird, a parishioner of St. Augustine in Signal Mountain, received his Eagle Scout award at a Court of Honor on Feb. 28. For his Eagle project Nathaniel designed, coordinated, and managed the installation of a rosary garden for his parish. The project was completed with the help of fellow Scouts and Knights of Columbus from Council 14521 and funded by donations from St. Augustine parishioners. Nathaniel is a member of Boy Scout Troop 116 of the Cherokee Area Council. He is the son of Andrew and Carol Bird.

Harkleroad, 11-yearold girls, Council 14079 in SoddyDaisy; Keri Ricker, 12-year-old girls, Council 6784; Andrew Lewis, 12-yearold boys, Council 8576; Asialyn Man

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t. John Neumann School in Farragut hosted the Knights of Columbus East Tennessee Regional Free Throw Competition on March 20. Two of the agegroup winners at the regional, Emma Davis of Afton and Peter Berce of Chattanooga, went on to capture state championships March 27 at Father Ryan High School in Nashville. Emma, representing Knights Council 6784 in Greeneville, competed in the 10-year-old girls division. Peter, representing Council 8576 at St. Jude in Chattanooga, won in the 11-year-old boys group. Peter sank 23 of 25 shots to win the state contest. Twenty youth from across the Diocese of Knoxville took part

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Sacred Heart boys basketball team takes second at state tourney The Sacred Heart Cathedral School varsity boys basketball team finished second recently in the 22nd annual T-N-T State Tournament in Springfield. The Eagles advanced in the quarterfinals against Rickman Middle and in the semifinals versus South Cumberland. An undefeated Waverly team beat the Eagles to win the championship. Sacred Heart was also runner-up in 2009. Pictured from left are (front) Aubrey Davis, manager Charlie Higdon, Mitchell Jostes, Michael Fitzgerald, and Matt Holloway and (back) Cal Raleigh, David Kraski, Jones Albritton, Connor Ostrowski, Austen Rhoades, Corey Ostrowski, and coach John Higdon. Not pictured are Chandler Adkins and Jake Kyle.

ent is coming to an end, but it can still be a time for married couples to fall more deeply in love with each other and with God. We can incorporate couple prayer time into our daily routine as a way to enhance our marital spirituality and draw us deeper into the Lenten experience. Each day, take a few minutes to pray for and with each other. Praying together helps us forget about our own feelings, think more about the other person, and grow in our relationship with God and as a couple. This month’s date focuses on couple prayer. Couple prayer is personal communication between a husband, a wife, and God. It is an opportunity to invite God to participate in our marital relationship on a daily basis. We can offer him our gratitude, our efforts, and our challenges; ask for forgiveness; or just be present to him, all without saying a word. If you have never tried praying as a couple, here are some simple suggestions on how to begin: n Set aside a few minutes of quiet time. n Hold hands and close your eyes. n Pray silently. n When you have finished praying, say amen out loud. This will let your spouse know you have finished praying. n Wait for your spouse to say amen. Dr. Gary Chapman, author of the book The Five Love Languages (Northfield Publishing, 2010) says that if you pray like this every day for six months, eventually one of you will slip up and start praying out loud. If you are already praying out loud and would like to have a deeper experience with couple prayer, perhaps a Marriage Retorno (MR) weekend would be perfect for you. Marriage Retorno means turning toward God as a couple. The MR weekend is designed to give couples the tools to pray together through the use of Scripture. It is a valuable experience that helps husbands and wives renew their relationship with God. Learn more about Marriage Retorno by visiting www.MarriageRetorno.org. If you are interested in attending an MR weekend, e-mail me at mchristiana@dioknox.org. n Mrs. Christiana is coordinator of the diocesan Marriage Preparation and Enrichment Office.

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COURTESY OF KIM MCCREADY

Scouts collect 1,300-plus items for Knoxville food bank Scouts from Troop 630, Pack 630, and American Heritage Girls Troop TN215 recently participated in the annual Scouting for Food drive to benefit Second Harvest Food Bank in Knoxville. The Scouts collected more than 1,300 items from shoppers at Kroger and delivered them to the food bank. With adult leaders Kim McCready (second from left) and Kim Uhl are (from left) Tim McCready, Elizabeth McCready, Mary McCready, Jeremy Uhl, Nathan Respess, and Megan Uhl. Boy Scout Troop 630 and Cub Scout Pack 630 are chartered at All Saints Parish in Knoxville, and AHG Troop TN215 is chartered at St. John Neumann in Farragut.

us witnesses of God’s compassion towards all our brothers and sisters. The eucharistic mystery thus gives rise to a service of charity towards neighbor, which ‘consists in the very fact that, in God and with God, I love even the person whom I do not like or even know’” (SC, No. 88). This “service of charity” embraces every believer. “Christ continues today to exhort his disciples to become personally engaged: ‘You yourselves, give them something to eat’ (Matthew 14:16). Each of us is truly called, together with Jesus, to be bread broken for the life of the world” (No. 88). In the new Missal, Jesus’ exhortation will come to us with renewed clarity and force. n Father Stice is the director of the diocesan Worship and Liturgy Office. He can be reached at frrandy@dioknox.org. www.dioknox.org

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‘Exciting new way’ for the faithful to give

Civilians raise their hands as they walk in an area controlled by soldiers loyal to President Laurent Gbagbo, who refuses to leave office, near the presidential palace in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, April 4. DUEKOUE CHAOS

Caritas reports 1,000 civilians dead, missing in Ivory Coast town B Y C A R O L G L ATZ

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—One thousand people were suspected to be dead or missing in the town of Duekoue, Ivory Coast, after clashes throughout the country intensified, Caritas Internationalis reported. Aid organizations have been recovering hundreds of bodies in Duekoue, according to news reports. Caritas workers visiting the town “are reporting a thousand people have been killed there or ‘disappeared,’” Caritas Internationalis, the Catholic Church’s aid and development agency, said in an April 2 statement. “Caritas condemns all attacks on civilians and says the humanitarian situation in Ivory Coast is rapidly deteriorating,” it said. Army forces and militia supporting Presidentelect Alassane Ouattara have been clashing with security personnel and others loyal to outgoing President Laurent Gbagbo, who refused to leave office after Ouattara was declared the winner of elections Nov. 28. Some one million people have fled the violence, according to the United Nations. Many have escaped the violence by taking refuge in Liberia. Caritas Internationalis called for an investigation into the deaths to find out who is responsible. The massacre took place in a part of Duekoue controlled by pro-Ouattara forces during intense clashes March 27 through 29, it said. On April 2 Bishop Gaspard Beby Gneba of Man, whose diocese includes Duekoue, told Fides, the Vatican’s missionary news agency, that civilian and church-owned facilities in his diocese such as churches, schools, and health clinics have been destroyed and looted. Bishop Gneba said 20,000 people had taken refuge at the Catholic mission in Duekoue, and another 2,000 refugees were in the two parishes of Guiglo. Among them were many Liberians who had been in Ivory Coast since the end of civil war in Liberia in 2003. Archbishop Jean-Pierre Kutwa of Abidjan told Fides April 4 that the situation there was quiet yet extremely tense—like the calm before a storm. He said people have locked themselves in their homes, and many were without water, electricity, and food. “We are awaiting the finale to the battle. It’s an indescribable tragedy,” the archbishop said. Meanwhile, the diocesan director of Caritas in Abidjan, Father Richard Kissi, was released March 31 after he and another priest were kidnapped by an armed group March 29. Father Kissi was in good condition and had not been mistreated by his captors, according to Fides. The director of development and human promotion at Caritas Ivory Coast in Abidjan, Jean Djoman, told Fides on April 1 that the humanitarian situation was dramatic, with 30,000 displaced people in different areas in Abidjan. He said the humanitarian situation in the west of the country, which is in the hands of pro-Ouattara forces, was “extremely grave.” n Copyright 2011 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Free tickets available for May 1 celebration of Catholic faith

n May 1, Divine Mercy Sunday, Catholics from Tennessee and surrounding states are invited to celebrate the Catholic faith and the beatification of Pope John Paul II at Springfest 2011, to be held at the Tennessee Miller Coliseum in Murfreesboro, near Nashville. The event will be hosted by Nashville Bishop David R. Choby, who will also serve as homilist for the Mass. The keynote speaker will be Nigerian Bishop Martin Igwe Uzoukwu. Bishop Ibrahim N. Ibrahim, representing the U.S. Chaldean Catholic community, will also be a featured speaker. The event will be emceed by former Today Show news anchor Faith Daniels. Tickets cost $35, but free tickets may be obtained from Paul Simoneau, director of the Justice and Peace Office. Mr. Simoneau has 240 tickets given by a donor who stipulates that those who receive the tickets should have firm plans to attend the event. To request free tickets, contact Mr. Simoneau at psimoneau@dioknox.org or 865584-3307. To learn more about the event, visit www.springtimeoffaith.org. n 10

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WASHINGTON (CNS)— Within a decade collection baskets may be collecting more dust than checks as more Catholics switch to electronic giving. “I think it is an exciting new way for people to give to the Church,” said Michael Murphy, executive director of the International Catholic Stewardship Council. “We are beginning to explore a new catechesis in our Church.” The Washington-based council provides educational resources, networks, and information to promote Catholic philanthropy and advance the ministry of stewardship in parishes and dioceses. With the checkbook becoming obsolete and more people shopping online, the Catholic Church and its related charities are learning about alternate means of giving, said Murphy. Online giving has increased donations for many nonprofit organizations. According to The Chronicle of Philanthropy, a study of 600 charities that used such a system showed that 79 percent of them raised more in 2010 than they did in 2009, whereas 21 percent raised less. Another study showed that nonprofit organizations that have an annual budget of more than $10 million saw donations increasing more than 55 percent with online giving. Those with an annual budget of less than $1 million saw a 22 percent increase, and groups with an annual budget between $1 million and $10 million had a 16 percent increase. “I believe we are on the verge of this growing tremendously,” Murphy told Catholic News Service. Faith Direct, an Alexandria, Va., company that describes itself as a “leading eGiving provider” for Catholic churches, recently celebrated a milestone—it processed one million gifts for Catholic parishes across the United States in 2010. “It was one of those ‘wow’ moments,” said Brian Walsh, founder and president of the online-giving program since 2003. “This was a big deal.” Faith Direct, serving churches and nonprofit organizations from New York to Los Angeles, strives for a “cashless society” and says its full-service electronic-giving program allows clients to focus on their ministry more than their finances. The company said churches are seeing an increase in net revenue and a decrease in administrative costs and getting a clearer picture of cash flow. The program works directly

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In a cashless society, online donations may render the collection plate obsolete. By Emily Lahr

Online donations are becoming a popular and convenient way for parishioners to support their local and diocesan churches. The Diocese of Knoxville will begin offering online giving opportunities this spring. ELECTRONIC GIFTS

with the client’s bank, making all transactions electronically. It works the same as other electronic fund-transfer systems, debiting a bank account or charging a credit card automatically for the amount the client agreed to in writing. Faith Direct provides “offertory cards” for parishioners to place in the Sunday collection basket as a visible sign of their electronic donation. Currently the program is in 45 dioceses across the country and continues to grow. “It has been my belief since day one [that] up to 80 percent of the offerings will be processed electronically by 2015,” said Walsh. Offertory Solutions, a division of Our Sunday Visitor, based in Huntington, Ind., produces more than 800 million offertory envelopes a year, offers stewardship services, and recently launched its own online-giving program. At Holy Spirit Church in Lee’s Summit, Mo., David Bremer, the parish’s office and communications manager, said parishioners have embraced online giving. In a comment posted on the OSV website, he said it has brought members of the Church community closer and increased financial support for all of the parish ministries and groups. Walsh said that he remembers being told electronic giving would never work, but he noted people’s habits and reliance on technology have changed drastically. Those between the ages of 20 and 30 have little knowledge of how to use a checkbook, he said, and added that with retirees receiving Social Security benefits through direct deposit to their checking accounts, they too are using checks less frequently. “Seniors are more into technology than I gave them credit for,” said Walsh. He noted that one-third of the clients using Faith Direct’s electronic

program are between 50 and 55 years old. Walsh credited the success of his company’s program to pastors talking about it to their parishioners but also to other pastors and parish communities. Father Thomas Willis, pastor of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, in St. Augustine, Fla., told CNS in a recent phone interview that he had just recommended Faith Direct to his fellow priests that week. “Guys, you’ve got to go for it,” he said he told them. Father Willis said about 20 percent of his parish’s offertory collection comes via eGiving. St. Augustine has been using Faith Direct just shy of two years and has more than 100 families participating. Early on, Father Willis said parishioners were skeptical about how the program would affect them and what personal information they have to supply. Now he said he is amazed at the amount of support for it, especially from those between the ages of 50 and 60. “The one thing that convinced me was the care they [Faith Direct] gave for the information and safeguarding the information,” said Father Willis, who added he was impressed by a presentation Walsh and Faith Direct’s vice president gave that detailed how the company protects client’s financial information. Murphy told CNS that online giving isn’t just about parishioners’ clicking a button to donate but said the website for an online-giving program is also a good evangelization tool to inform people who don’t necessarily know a lot about the Catholic culture. “It’s not only in the giving itself but also in the communication,” said Murphy. n Copyright 2011 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Don’t abandon God because of ‘attacks of evil’ in Church BY C A R O L G L A T Z

VATICAN CITY (CNS)—Pope Benedict XVI urged young people not to abandon their faith in God because of the “attacks of evil” within the Church. “Carry intact the fire of your love in this Church every time that men have obscured her face,” he said in a foreword to a new catechism edited specifically for young people. The new Youth Catechism, dubbed “YouCat,” will be included in each pilgrim backpack for World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid. The pope said he wanted to supplement the Catechism of the Catholic Church by translating it “into the language of young people and make its words penetrate their world.” www.dioknox.org

In the foreword the pope urged everyone to study the catechism “with passion and perseverance” either alone, in study groups or in exchanges with others online. Today’s Christians really need to understand their faith more than ever before in order to resist modern day challenges and temptations, he wrote. “You have need of divine help if you do not want your faith to dry up as a dewdrop in the sun, if you do not want to succumb to the temptations of consumerism, if you do not want your love to be drowned in pornography, if you do not want to betray the weak and the victims of abuse and violence,” he wrote. “You must know what you believe; you must know your

faith with the same precision with which a specialist in information technology knows the [operating] system of a computer; you must know it as a musician knows his piece.” Although not specifically mentioning the clerical sexabuse crisis, the pope acknowledged its effects and said “the community of believers has been wounded in recent times by the attacks of evil” and sin in the heart of the Church. “Do not take this as a pretext to flee from God’s presence; you yourselves are the body of Christ, the Church!” he told young people. n Copyright 2011 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops THE EAST TENNESSEE CATHOLIC