Our cemetery page has been updated with policies, committee information, a history of priests buried at St. Patrick's, and an article on the cemetery survey completed last year. There is also a link to the cemetery public webpage and online map.
Bishop J. Mark Spalding has announced priest assignments effective July 1. Father Zack Kirangu has been named pastor of St. Patrick and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton for a period of six years!
Megan Bozman and Parker Collier, who graduated from St. Patrick School in 2015, walked the halls of St. Patrick's on Friday, May 17. Both graduated from Waverly Central High School Friday, May 17. Collier is valedictorian of his class and Megan is graduating with honors. Both will attend the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in the fall. Congratulations graduates!
The Shrine of Ars, France, has entrusted to the Knights of Columbus the major relic of St. Jean Vianney’s incorrupt heart for a national tour in the U.S., from November 2018 through early June 2019. Veneration will take place at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Nashville on Wednesday, May 22. Veneration will take place from 8am to 6pm. Mass at 7:10am and 12:10am. Holy Hour from 6-7pm.
Our communicants took part in the Sacrament of Holy Communion on Sunday, May 5. It was a beautiful ceremony for these young ladies and gentlemen! (photos courtesy of David Hopkins)