Members of the St. Teresa Syro-Malabar Mission in Nashville gathered to celebrate the feast of their patron, Mother Teresa of Kolkata, with a Mass, luncheon and auction on Saturday, Sept. 11, at St. Pius X Church. The Syro-Malabar Church is the second largest Church among the Eastern Catholic Churches. St. Thomas the Apostle founded the Syro-Malabar Church, otherwise called the Church of St. Thomas Christians, in South India.
Jessica Autenried and her neighbor Kathy Rice share a hug as the pose for a photo outside Autenried's home Sept. 11 in McEwen. The inside of Autenried's home was destroyed by the recent flash floods that hit McEwen and Waverly, but with help from Rice, she has been able to receive assistance from the Saint Vincent de Paul Society and other nonprofits to clean and renovate her home.