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June 20, 2004
The next traditional Latin Mass, offered in the Diocese of Knoxville on the first Sunday of each month, is scheduled for 5 p.m. Sunday, July 4, at St. Stephen Church in Chattanooga. For more information, visit the websites www.korrnet.org/uvknox and www.knoxlatinmass.net. These monthly Masses at St. Stephen are the only traditional Latin Masses in the Diocese of Knoxville that Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz has authorized according to the provisions of the Apostolic Letter Ecclesia Dei. Knoxville Catholic High School will offer a cheerleading camp from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, June 28, through Wednesday, June 30, for incoming kindergarten through sixth-grade girls in the school gymnasium on Fox Lonas Road in Knoxville. Drinks and snacks will be provided. Costs: $60 for preregistration or $70 on the first day of camp. Call Lisa Icuss at 865-766-0957 or Judy DiStefano at 909-0975 for details. The 10th annual clothing sale at Sacred Heart Cathedral will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, July 16, and 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, July 17. Call Linda at 865-692-0600 or Sharon at 691-8426. Knights of Columbus Council 8152 in Crossville will sponsor its 12th annual charity golf tournament at 1 p.m. Wednesday, June 30, at Deer Creek Golf Club in Crossville. This is an amateur event using a scramble format. Entry fee: $55 per person or $220 per team; includes greens fees, cart, and dinner at Cancun restaurant. The event will feature two flights and prizes of $300 for first place and $100 for second place. Proceeds will benefit Cumberland County charities. Call Gene Fortson at 931-707-7229, Bob Benvenuto at 707-8528, or Vince Lorenz at 788-1460. The fourth annual Bowl for Life, sponsored by the Knox County Chapter of Tennessee Right to Life, will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Fountain Lanes, 3315 N. Broadway, Knoxville. The local chapter seeks individuals or businesses willing to donate prizes ranging from candy to a new car for the event. For more information, contact Tennessee Right to Life at P.O. Box 5218, Knoxville, TN 37928-0218, 865-689-1339, or tnright2life@ifriendly.com. The Diocesan Catholic Committee on Scouting will sponsor a retreat for Boy and Girl Scouts and Venturers ages 13 and older from 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 14, to 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 15, at St. John Neumann Church in Farragut. Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz will celebrate Mass at 9:30 a.m. Sunday. Mail $15 registration fee to DCCS, 10700 Leeward Lane, Knoxville, TN 37922 by Thursday, July 15. Contact George LeCrone Sr. at 865-675-1306 or lecroneg@charter.net or Lourdes Perez at 777-2347 or loju4@aol.com. Volunteers are needed to help mail the Tennessee Right to Life newsletter. Call 865-689-1339 or e-mail tnright2life@ifriendly.com to sign up. Family Honor Inc., a nonprofit Catholic organization based in Columbia, S.C., and the Archdiocese of Atlanta will sponsor the second Sexuality, Marriage, and Family in the Third Millennium conference Saturday and Sunday, July 23 and 24, in Atlanta. The conference aims to recognize the family as a communion of persons who are a source of strength in building the culture of life; provide participants with tools needed to implement a family-centered approach to programs in local parishes, dioceses, and ministries; bring a new understanding and a renewed commitment to the family; and explain how Pope John Paul II’s theology of the body addresses marriage, family, and sexuality. To register or obtain more information, call 877-208-1353 or visit www.familyhonor.org. Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz will be the guest speaker at the annual meeting of the Serra Club of Knoxville at 6 p.m. Thursday, June 24, at Our Lady of Fatima Church in Alcoa. Dinner will be catered. New members will be inducted, and new officers for 2004-05 will be sworn in. Call John or Ferrel Smith at 865-984-0120 with questions. The Living Waters Catholic Reflection Center in Maggie Valley, N.C., is sponsoring a series of summer retreats. Father Jim Wenzel, OSA, will present “Traveling Along Life’s Road in Search of God: An Augustinian Pilgrimage” from Monday, June 28, through Sunday, July 4. Sister Fran Grady, SCL, and Freeman Owle will offer a nature retreat from Monday, July 5, through Sunday, July 11, and Monday, Aug. 9, through Sunday, Aug. 15. Father David Valtierra, CO, will present “Gospel of Luke: A Journey to the Lord’s Supper” from Monday, Aug. 2, through Sunday, Aug. 8. Cost for each retreat is $350. For more information, visit www.catholicretreat.org, e-mail lwcrc@main.nc.us, or call 828-926-3833. Bonnie Shayne will lead a free “How to Love as Jesus Loves” conference Saturday, July 10, at St. John Neumann Church in Farragut. The event will begin with Mass at 8 a.m., include a potluck lunch, and close with the divine mercy chaplet at 3 p.m. The focus of the conference will be affirmation as the key to happiness and loving others as Jesus loves, based on the work of the late Catholic psychiatrists Anna D. Terruwe and Conrad W. Baars. To register, e-mail angelsfamily@bsafemail.com or call Pat von Clef at 865-539-6635. The Couple to Couple League will offer a series of four classes on natural family planning beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, June 25, in classroom A of the Women’s Pavilion at St. Mary’s Medical Center in Knoxville. To register, call Darrell or Julie Drouhard at 865-546-3370. St. Bernard Abbey in Cullman, Ala. will sponsor Camp St. Bernard, a traditional summer camp for boys and girls ages 7 to 14, for four one-week sessions beginning June 28 through July 24. For more information, contact Jacob Thomas, 1600 St. Bernard Drive Southeast, Cullman, AL 35055 or call 1-800-722-0999. Contemplative Outreach of Birmingham will sponsor a 10-day intensive and post-intensive centering-prayer retreat from Monday June 28, through Wednesday, July 7. Directors will be Father Bill Fickel, SSS, Diana Tschache, and Betty Giardini. For details, contact Ms. Tschache at 205-991-6964 or tschache@juno.com. A festival of Middle Eastern cultures and people will be held on the grounds of Sacred Heart Cathedral in Knoxville on Saturday, June 19. The event will include art, music, stories, and movies from the lands of Palestine to Afghanistan. Speakers will be present from Peaceful Tomorrows and the Women’s Association for a Democratic Iraq. Hip-hop jazz musician Vijay Iyer will perform. Families are invited. The Five Rivers Deanery will hold an all-day leadership conference for high school youth Saturday, July 24, in Kingsport. Those interested in attending should contact Diane McGuire at 423-586-9174, 581-8934, or dianemcg@charter.net. Knights Council 6730 is hosting a Family & Altar Servers Day at the Tennessee Smokies–Chattanooga Lookouts baseball game Sunday, June 27. The council has reserved a shaded section of Smokies Park in Sevierville and will pay the admission for altar servers, Knights’ widows, and clergy to attend the game, which begins at 5 p.m. Cost is $8 for others. Call Alex Thomas at 423-581-8931 before Saturday, June 12, to reserve seats. The next Marriage Encounter weekend is scheduled for July 16 through 18 in Cleveland. Contact Mike or Michelle Smith at 423-476-5377 or MJSDML@aol.com. Seekers of Silence will host Lectio Divina: Praying With the Scriptures, presented by Dr. Barbara Haning, as part of its “Contemplative Saturday Morning” series from 9 a.m. to noon June 19 at John XXIII Catholic Center in Knoxville. The morning will include times for group discussion and silent prayer. Coffee and tea will be served at 9 a.m.; participants may also bring a bag lunch. To make reservations, call John XXIII Parish at 865-523-7931. Bishop Joseph E. Kurtz will celebrate a Mass for singles Sunday, July 11, at Sacred Heart Cathedral. A family picnic will be held after Mass at the rear of the church property. Bring a dish to share. Call Dale Powers at 865-524-9896 or Sheila Murphy at 531-1023. The Chattanooga Deanery will host a summer youth retreat, “Discover,” for incoming fifth- and sixth-grade students Thursday, June 24, through Saturday, June 26, at the Harrison Bay State Park group campsite. The retreat theme is “Money Magic: How Does It Disappear?” Cost: $50; includes lodging, meals, swimming, materials, T-shirt, and supplies. Call the deanery office at 423-267-9878 or a parish youth minister for registration forms. The second annual Art & Antique Extravaganza will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 10 and 11, at Knoxville Catholic High School. Proceeds will be donated to the Knoxville Regional Catholic Schools Operating Fund, established to help children from Catholic families in need. Tickets will be available at all schools for the Friday night gala, which will include hors d’oeuvres, drinks, music, and a silent auction. The Saturday “extravaganza” will feature art and antique items and specialty booths staffed by East Tennessee dealers. Those interested in volunteering for or sponsoring the event should call Neil or Beth Schmitt at 865-675-7527 or contact a school principal or development director.
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