St. Therese Catholic Church

701 S. Charles G. Seivers Blvd.

Clinton, TN 37716

Mission Statement

St. Therese Parish, joined together by the love of Christ,

desiring to further the understanding of prayer and religious commitment,

pledge ourselves to continue and improve our mission to Jesus,

which is loving and serving the Lord and our neighbor.

Bishop of Knoxville: Most Rev. Bishop Richard Stika

Pastor: Fr. Richard Armstrong Office: 865-457-4073 Cell: 865-621-8499 E-mail: rarmstrong@dioknox.org

Deacon: Dan Hosford 865-603-9682 Email: djh2@comcast.net Secretary: Maureen Romanoski Bookkeeper: Christiana Seay Church Office: 865-457-4073 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. (Monday-Thursday) E-mail: office@saintthereseclinton.org

Website: www.saintthereseclinton.org Twitter: SThereseClinton Facebook: St Therese Catholic Church Deadline for bulletin submissions: Wednesday afternoons by 1:30 p.m.

St. Therese Weekly Mass Schedule: Saturday: Confessions 4:00-4:45 p.m. Mass 5:00 p.m. Sunday: 11:00 a.m. Tuesday/Thursday: 9:00 a.m. at St. Jo-seph, Norris Wednesday/Friday: 8:30 a.m. at St. Therese, Clinton

Parish Pastoral Council: John Meersman, Chair Anthony Papa, Vice Chair Jean Chiaro, Secretary Maureen McMyler Christopher Hart Cathy Hundley Fr. Richard Armstrong (ex-officio)

Finance Board: Don McCarthy, Chair Dave McCune Monica Spurlock Fr. Richard Armstrong (ex-officio)

Committee Chairpersons: Communications: Olivia Kuhens Hospitality: Fran Pisano, Maria Gee Music Director: Mary Tuskan 865-254-8346

Parish/Family Life: Dena Helus, Deidra Hall Parish Plant: Dave McCune RCIA: Dave McCune 865-457-5015 Religious Ed: Cathy Hundley Social Action: Connie Mikeal Spiritual Life/Liturgy: Chantal Milne

Sacraments

Baptism: By appoint-ment. Please call the church office at least 4 weeks prior to desired baptism date.

Matrimony: A six-month

preparation period in the

Knoxville Diocese

Reconciliation:

Saturdays from

4:15-4:45 p.m.

Cumberland Deanery:

St. Therese /St. Joseph Thurs., Mar. 21 7:00 pm

St. Teresa of Kolkata- Tues,. Mar 26 7:00 p.m.

St. John Neuman- Thurs., Mar 28 6:00 p.m.

St. Alphonsus- Thurs., April 2 7:00p.m.

St. Francis of Assisi- Thurs., Apr 4 7:00p.m.

Knoxville Catholic HS- Thur., Apr 4 10:40 -11:45am

LENTEN

FISH

FRIES

F r i d a y s 5 : 0 0 - 6 : 3 0 p m

Join us for our weekly fish fries

each Friday throughout Lent.

Extra hands for setup and

cleanup are always appreciat-

ed. Please consider pitching in

to help the generous crew who

feed the parish for six weeks.

Signup is in the Parish Hall.

STATIONS

OF THE CROSS

Each Friday at 6:30 p.m., a

parish group leads our Stations of

the Cross. Journey with us as we

walk Jesus’ last steps together,

from condemnation to death.

Led by:

CCW Fri., Mar 15

Spiritual Life Fri., Mar 22

Music/Choir Fri., Mar 29

Parish Council Fri., Apr 5

Religious Ed Fri., Apr 12

FEASTS OF THE WEEK

Mon., Mar 11: St. Eulogius

Tues., Mar 12: St. Gregory the Great

Wed., Mar 13: St. Josaphat

Thur., Mar 14: St. Matildis

Fri, Mar 15: St. Clement Haufbauer

Sat,. Mar 16: St. Abraham the her-mit

MINISTRIES SCHEDULE

March 16 & 17

Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion:

Saturday: S. Haese M. Haka Sunday: D. Terheyden J. Anderson Lectors: Saturday: A. Brown S. Bieleski Sunday: E. Yonce O. Kuhens

Altar Servers: Saturday: P. Hundley Sunday: K. Godfrey S. Godfrey R. Kellar Ushers: Saturday: A. Goodman C. Tucker Sunday: B. Bonham D. McCune Cantor: Saturday: D. Stepp Sunday: B. Job Music: Saturday: J. Bentz Sunday: M. Tuskan

MASS INTENTIONS:

Sat. Mar. 9: † Thelma Czarnecki by

Stan & Becky Hatmaker

Sun. Mar 10: † Flo Schramm by Stan

& Becky Hatmaker

Wed., Mar. 13: Ferguson Family by

Stan & Becky Hatmaker

Fri., Mar 15: Laura Ruggers by Sue

Haese

Sat. Mar. 16: † Martin Grabowski by

Sue Haese

Sun. Mar 17: Ahmed Halouma by

Yolanda Halouma

Please contact the parish office if you would like a Mass intention in honor of or in memory of or for a special oc-casion.

Offertory Collection Last Week

03/03/2019

Offertory Collection Last Year

03/04/2018

Offertory Collection for

Feb 2019

Offertory Collection for

Feb 2018

Monthly Budget

Fiscal Year

2018-2019

$3,747.00 $4,283.00 $14,911.00 $14,911.00 $12,418.00

Feb 2019

Budget

+/- Month

Loan Dec 2018

Loan Dec 2017

$1,393.00 $1,707.00 $ (314.00) $108,731.43 $124,333.25

In the Parish

BUILDING FUND/LOAN/Last Week $ 70.00

WE THANK EVERYONE WHO GIVES SO GENEROUSLY

St. Therese Catholic Church warmly wel-

comes you with joyful hearts to our church.

Celebrate the gift of faith with us, whether

newly arrived or longtime registered parish-

ioners. If you are not registered and would

like to belong to this happy family of wor-

shipers, please fill out the registration form

and bring to the office, or call us at 865-457-

4073.

LENTEN BIBLE STUDY:

“No Greater Love”

Wednesdays of Lent,

6:30 p.m.—8:00 p.m.

For those adults that would like

to participate, beginning March

13th at 6:30-8:00 p.m., Pete Chia-

ro has graciously agreed to lead a

Lenten Study Program for anyone

that would like to attend begin-

ning Wednesday, March 13. The

program is titled “No Greater

Love: A Biblical Walk Through

Christ’s Passion” for Lent by Dr.

Edward Sri. All are invited and

encouraged to attend. The book

& workbook fees are covered by

the parish, but please contact

Cathy Hundley 865-209-2335 if

you are interested, by Mar.5th, so

we can order the

book for you. We will

be meeting in the

R e c t o r y e v e r y

Wednesday of Lent

except March 20.

BISHOP STIKA’S PRAYER

INTENTION FOR MARCH

Through the intercession of St.

Joseph, whose feast day we cele-

brate this month, let us pray for a

deeper understanding of why we

are called to pray, fast, and give

alms during Lent; and as we do,

please continue to pray for me,

and I will pray for you, as I mark

my 10th anniversary as your

Bishop.

A BIG THANK YOU to the

CCW and all those who helped

with setup and cleanup of the

Mardi Gras Celebration!

Congrats to

Mike Haka

who was

crowned

KING of MARDI GRAS after

he found the baby Jesus in the

King Cake! (Now he has to

bake the King Cake next

year!!)

Announcements and Information REMEMBER IN PRAYER:

Ralph Collins, George Elliott, Barbara Gregory, Cathy Long, Vicky McCarthy, Ellen Sa-ganich, Carol Stanley, Alyssa Stimmler, Evelyn Collopy, Edna LaMotte, Joelle Duncan, Ron Schramm, Tom & Kathy Baker, Josie Mantione, William Hobbs, Joanne Carey, Diane Zwicker, John Thais, George Krebs, Bobbie S., Wolfe family, Doris Bucklaew, Jennifer Ko-rell, Russell Haese, Lydia Hat-maker, Jakob Rosetti

DEATH IN THE FAMILY:

If you would like St. Therese to share in your grief in the event of a family member’s death, please officially notify Father or the parish office. A Mass will be offered for the deceased at a date convenient to the family.

REMEMBER OUR MILITARY:

Matthew Carroll, Brandon Par-

ker, and Lee Welty who are on

military assignment.

**Names are added and taken

off both In Your Prayers and

Remember Our Military lists

on a monthly basis. If you

would like a name re-added,

please call the office to resubmit

the name for another month.

Thank you.

E U C H A R I S T I C

A D O R A T I O N "Tell Me about the poor whom you

want to help, the sick whom you

have seen suffer, the sinner whom

you would convert, the persons

who are alienated from you, and

whose affections you wish to win

back. For all recite a fervent pray-

er. Remind Me that I have prom-

ised to grant every prayer that

comes from [your] heart“

—Blessed Sacrament Pamphlet

Saint Therese Catholic Church of-

fers Eucharistic adoration and

benediction after the 8:30 am Mass

on Fridays. All are welcome.

UPCOMING EVENTS:

Fridays of Lent: Stations of the Cross, 6:30 p.m.

Lenten Fish Fry, 5:00 p.m.– 6:30 p.m.

Mar 19: CCW - Geneology 6:30 p.m.

Mar. 30: Game Night hosted by Family/Parish Life, 6:00 pm-8:00 pm

ROSARY RECITATION Please join us in praying the

Rosary before Mass next Sun-

day, March 17 at 10:30 a.m.

The rosary will be recited eve-

ry Sunday throughout Lent, and be-

fore Sat Masse on Apr 13 at 4:30 p.m.

BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: Tootie Krebs Mar 12 Pat Gambrell Mar 16 Ahmed Halouma Mar 17 If you would like your birthday in the bulletin, please contact the parish office.

MEETINGS THIS WEEK:

Mon. 10:30 a.m.: Renew meeting

Tues., 9:30 a.m.: Bible Study

Tues., 5:30 p.m.: Finance Meeting

Tues., 6:30 p.m.: PPC Meeting

Wed., 6:15 p.m.: CCD Challenge & Conquest classes

Wed., 6:30 p.m.: RCIA Meeting

Thur., 7:00 p.m.: Scripture Study

CALLING ALL VOICES: If you feel

called to participate musically in

church (cantor, instrument, etc.)

please contact Mary Tuskan at the

number listed on the inside front

page of the bulletin. The choir is al-

ways looking for new members!

P A R I S H C O U N C I L

OPENINGS PPC will have

two vacancies starting this sum-

mer. Each parish council member

serves three years, attends

monthly meetings with other

council members and our pastor,

and is involved in parish activi-

ties. If you are interested in serv-

ing in this important role, please

write a letter of your intention to

Fr. Richard by Apr 7. After nomi-

nations are received, we will have

an election by parishioners. To

serve in this role, you must be a

registered member of St. Therese

parish. Please feel free to discuss

any questions with current or

past parish council members.

SOCIAL ACTION COM-

MITTEE is asking parishion-

ers to please consider bringing

donations of canned protein

items such as tuna, canned

chicken, beef stew, etc. As al-

ways, ANY items are appreci-

ated.

Empty Nesters Workshop begins Sunday

Evening with the Sisters Announcement Come to an evening with the sisters! Young women 18 and over are invited to join the Reli-gious Sisters of Mercy for prayer, dinner, and a Q & A session about religious life and discern-ment. It will begin at 4:30pm at the Mary, Mother of Mercy Convent (6832 S Northshore Dr, Knox-ville, TN 37919). Please RSVP and send any questions to Erica Pereira at epereira@dioknox.org or 215-390-0963.

ATTENTION

ALL TEENS

Our teenagers are exposed to so much in school, peer circles, and social media including suicide, drugs and drinking, sex, abuse, killings, gay “marriage”, gender confusion and the list goes on. Isn’t it time we expose them to the treasures of their Catholic faith, such as Eucharistic miracles, incorruptible Saints, chastity, God’s plan for mar-riage, the power of the sacrament of confession, the evil of abortion, apologetics, and powerful con-version stories? Catholic Teens United is a pro-gram in the Diocese of Knoxville for our Catholic teens, from 8th grade to college. We meet monthly at area parishes to expose our teens to the truth of Catholicism, empower them to make an impact on our world through prayer in Eucharistic Adoration, and help them grow in holiness through the sacra-ment of Confession. We will conclude with snacks and discussion.

Our next CTU gathering is Sunday, April 7th, from 2-4pm at the Sacred Heart Cathedral Hall. Fr. David Mary from Benton, TN will be giving a talk on THE REAL PRESENCE OF CHRIST IN THE EUCHARIST. This is such a crucial element of our Catholic faith and our teens will be blessed to at-tend this amazing talk! Parents are welcome to at-tend, too.

Call to Love Marriage Conference

Saturday, March 23

Cathedral of the most sacred heart of jesus

$25.00 per couple

Begins at noon (English) and 8:30 am (Spanish)

and concludes with bilingual mass at 5:00 pm

The Office of Marriage Preparation and Enrichment

invites all married, engaged and dating couples to

a marriage conference where we will explore the

dignity, beauty and power of marriage and family

life in the mission of the Church. Both an English and

Spanish track will be offered. Visit dioknox.org for

more information.