St. Stephen Catholic Community in Old Hickory and the Hunger Relief Program of Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville have partnered to provide free lunches every Thursday to vulnerable families. Davidson Academy seniors, from left, Nadia Hendrix, Gracie Wimsatt, Olivia Cribbs and Kaylea Johnson, prepare lunch plates. The students volunteered at the program on Thursday, April 14, as part of a community service project. Their teacher Amy Welsh is a St. Stephen parishioner and the daughter of Sue Cartier, one of the coordinators of the Thursday Lunch program.

The Ladies of Charity Spring/Summer Clothing Consignment Sale opened on Friday, April 8, and will continue through Saturday, May 14. Proceeds from the sale help fund the Ladies of Charity's efforts to help those in need. Members of the Ladies of Charity pray before the opening of the sale.

Students, faculty and staff at Vanderbilt Divinity School in Nashville participated in a listening session for the Synod on Synodality on Wednesday, April 6. Theology professor Paul DeHart, a parishioner at Christ the King Church, makes a point while discussing one of the questions posed during the session.

Knight of Columbus Greg Beem prepares a plate during the fish fry sponsored by Council 9586 at St. Edward Church on Friday, March 25. The council at St. Edward and others had to deal with higher prices and difficulty securing enough fish this year.