Our 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.”

 The Most Reverand Richard Stika, DD
Bishop of Knoxville

See our Contact page for names of our Parish Council and Finance Board members, as well as our various Committee Chairpersons. You’ll also find our phone numbers and email addresses on this page.

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Confirmation 2012

April 29, 2012

Confirmandi from St. Therese and 15 from St. Joseph, Norris by Bishop Richard Stika, assisted by Frs Julius Abuh of St Therese parish and Fr Bill Gahegan of St Josephs parish today during the Mass of the Good Shephered Sunday.

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1st Communion Photos

April 22, 2012

Six children from St. Therese parish celebrated their 1st Communion today at the 11:00 a.m. Mass. It was a beautiful celebration and there are several photos of the event for you to view, download or print. Click this link to view and download the photos in the 1st Communion set on Flickr, our photo sharing site. Clicking [...]

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Why the HHS Mandate is Anti-Woman

March 24, 2012

We’ve recently heard from Bishop Stika telling us why the HHS mandate that employers/insurance companies include contraceptive and abortion-inducing drugs in their employees health coverage should be opposed by Catholics. This matter has been widely debated in the media and as Catholics we often feel as though we’re in the minority for taking a stand against [...]

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