Father Zack, our recently appointed pastor, was installed at a Mass celebrated at St Patrick’s Church with Bishop Spalding Saturday, July 27. Congratulations Father Zack.

The Diocese of Nashville has a new Catechist Certification Program, “My Catholic Faith Delivered.” The program gives our catechists the knowledge and confidence to teach our faith to others. A team of certified catechists can transform our classes! The program can be completed online, live at the catholic Pastoral Center, a combination of both. There is a fee for each class with the total for each finished certified catechist being $120.00. Since each catechist is a volunteer who generously devotes their time to prepare and teach our students, it would be great if their classes were paid for by the parish. To help keep costs down we are asking for your help. If you would like to help the Catechists deepen their knowledge of our faith, please give your donation to Valerie or put your donation in an envelope marked, ‘ certification.’ This donation is tax deductible. To be certified, a catechist is expected to complete the following; 35 hrs. of training, the training consist of 8 courses [4 to 5 hours awarded for each course], 20 independent hours such as lectures, workshops etc., has verification of compliance for diocesan requirements for the Child protection Policy, and a background check. After they are certified, they are required to keep their certification current. This involves them completing 6 hours each year for a total of 18 hours in three years. [ renewal is every three years] To accomplish this, they are given options such as ongoing faith formation classes also offered by the catechist certification program, conferences, lectures, etc. This new program is also open to all adults who would like to learn more about their faith. If you would like to take one of the classes it is 15.00 per class or join us this summer when we view it together as a group then its free! [ if you are not wanting to be certified] For a list of topics, check with Valerie. Some of the topics include, Liturgy and Sacraments I & II, Creed I and II, Life in Christ, Theology of the body for adults, etc.

May 20, 2019 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!

Bishop Spalding visited our Parish March 17 to celebrate Mass and the Sacrament of Confirmation!

St Elizabeth Ann Seton Catechumens and Candidates attended the Rite of Election at the Catholic Pastoral Center on Sunday, March 10.

Father Zack Kirangu appointed chaplain of Williamson County Serra Club chapter. January 4, 2019 Father Zack Kirangu attended his first meeting as chaplain of the Serra Club in Williamson County on Thursday, January 3. Don Stacy, president of the chapter, read a letter from Bishop Mark Spalding announcing Father Zack's appointment. The Serra Club is a named after the Franciscan Missionary, Junipero Serra, the founder of many of the California Missions. It was founded in 1935 in Seattle by a small group of Catholic laymen who saw the need to foster vocations to religious life, both by recruiting vocations and by supporting those religious in their active careers. The Williamson County chapter was established 13 years ago and has become very successful, raising over $300,000 in 2018 to support vocations.

With our church beautifully decorated our celebration of Mass at Christmas was beautiful. Father Zack gave a wonderful homily that solidified the reason for the season.

Our youth group hosted a Christmas Party for the residents of Centerstone. They had a great time, they played Bingo,won prizes, received their Christmas gifts and enjoyed Christmas snacks!

The outside of the church received a makeover! Several members of the parish and SVdP Youth Group came together and removed some unsafe structures and painted the other structures.