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Join young adults from across the Diocese of Knoxville for an overnight retreat focused on praying without ceasing in our lives.

Join us for the FIRST Annual Chattanooga March for Life on Saturday, January 22 at the Walker Pavilion in Coolidge Park. Doors will open at 10:30 am with a short program starting at 11:00 am and the walk immediately after.

The Women of Faith cordially invite all St. Therese Parishioners to a Wednesday Potluck on January 12 following the 5:30pm Mass in the Trinity Room. If baked spaghetti, salad, brownies, and fellowship are your thing, please bring your family and join us as we kick off the New Year with renewed Faith, Hope, and Love in Christ and one another.

This impressive walk-through exhibit originally displayed at the Vatican will be available for viewing at St. Jude Catholic Church on January 15 (10 AM to 5 PM), January 16 (9 AM to 5 PM), and January 17 (9 AM to 5 PM).

The office will be closed from Thursday, December 23rd at Noon until Tuesday, January 4 2022. We wish everyone a Blessed Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!

In order for a gift to be included in the current year for income tax purposes, the check must be dated in the current year and it must be in possession of the parish / parish bookkeeper no later than December 31st. Cash or checks received after 12/31/2021 or in an envelope postmarked after 12/31/2021 will be recorded in the following year for income tax purposes, even if the date of the check is prior to December 31st.

A Second Collection will be taken up throughout our Diocese this weekend to assist those impacted by the tornadoes in Kentucky. Gifts collected will be sent to the Diocese of Owensboro in which Mayfield, KY and other hard hit communities are a part of. May God bless you for your generosity.

A collection to assist Catholic Charities of East TN Office of Immigrant Services will be taken up during the Midnight Mass celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 12.

The weekend of December 11/12 we will have a second collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. Please be generous in your support of the National Collection for the Retirement Fund for Religious. This collection assists religious institutes in providing for the retirement needs of senior religious priests, brothers, and sisters. The fund also helps religious institutes plan and manage their retirement needs and programs. Please be generous in helping to care for our priests and religious who dedicated their lives to caring for us and who are now in need of our support.

We invite and encourage everyone to participate in our upcoming Parish Advent Penance Service that has been scheduled for Thursday, December 16th at 7:00 pm in the church. Mark your calendars now!

All rising freshmen in high school through rising freshmen in college – Join us this summer (July 17-22) at the Tau House in Cincinnati as we spend a week living in community while volunteering during the day for area non-profit organizations.

The Middle School Youth are invited to Underground Christmas at St. Jude Catholic Church on Saturday, December 18. Underground Christmas fosters a greater compassion for the disciples of Jesus that face persecution around the world and a greater appreciation for the freedom we have to worship. Participants will decipher clues to find their way to ‘safe houses’ all while evading the Secret Police. Once in the ‘safe houses’ youth will learn about Christian persecution throughout the ages. The event ends with Mass in an ‘underground’ fashion. Families are invited to join us for Mass.  High School Youth: We will need two high schoolers to be there on the 18th to run our ‘safe house’ based on St. Oscar Romero. Everyone else is invited to come and act as ‘secret police.’ Please let me know ASAP if you are available to attend.

We are offering a Baptismal Preparation Class for parents and godparents who will be baptizing their children in the first part of next year. Please, mark your calendar and make plans to attend. The class is scheduled for Thursday, December 9/2021 at 6:00 pm in Rooms 3 & 4 in Breen Hall. Please call the office to register.

The 21st Annual Chattanooga Candlelight Service of Lessons and Carols will be held at CHRIST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, 8645 East Brainerd Rd., Chatt., on Thursday & Friday Evening, December 9 & 10, 2021, 7:00 p.m.

Celebrate the feast of St. Nicholas by attending STORY TIME WITH ST. NICHOLAS on Sunday, December 5 from 6:00 – 7:00 PM in Breen Hall.