Mother Teresa Church in Nolensville officially celebrated its one-year anniversary on Sept. 5. Since its formation, the community has grown to include 520 registered families. Father Anthony Stewart, pastor of Mother Teresa Church, greets parishioners after Sunday Mass, which takes place in the Nolensville Elementary School Gym.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul District Council of Nashville, Tennessee Inc., and Ascension Saint Thomas Health System are collaborating to provide prescriptions to those in need through the Prescription Assistance Program following approval received from Bishop J. Mark Spalding during a meeting Wednesday, Sept. 22, in Bishop’s Conference Room at the Catholic Pastoral Center. During the meeting, representatives of the St. Vincent de Paul District Council of Nashville, including President Ron Szejner, Treasurer Joseph Bibeau, and Council Member Mark Gunning, and representatives of Ascension including Chief Mission Officer Greg Pope and Pharmacy Manager Ashley Bennett, spoke with Bishop Spalding as well as Brian Cooper, chancellor and chief operating officer for the Diocese of Nashville, and Father John Hammond, judicial vicar and vicar general, and answered their questions. Bishop Spalding offers a prayer to end the meeting.