A group of Catholics interested in starting a church in Smith County celebrated a Mass, followed by a meeting to discuss their plans, at the Carthage United Methodist Church on Thursday, June 24, 2021. It was believed to be the first-ever public Catholic Mass celebrated in Smith County. Nancy Picou receives communion from Glenmary Father Don Tranel.

Shirley Lopehandia, the operations director for Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville, retired on June 30 after more than 30 years working for the agency.

Chris Casa Santa is once again offering a dinner and Mass at the grotto he has had built in his back yard. The grotto was inspired by the iconic grotto at the University of Notre Dame.

Rosemary "Rosie" Brunette celebrated her 100th birthday with her family and fellow residents of Mary, Queen of Angels Assisted Living Facility in Nashville. Mrs. Brunette, who was born in the Germantown neighborhood of Nashville, enjoys her birthday party at Mary, Queen of Angels with two of her seven children, Dea Taylor (left) and Paul Brunette, center.

Teens from Holy Family Church in Brentwood, St. Matthew Church in Franklin, and St. Philip Church in Franklin participated in the annual Holy Family Servio mission trip June 1-3. Because of the pandemic, the teens weren't able to travel out of town as they have in the past, so they focused on doing service projects in the Nashville area. Melissa Ladd, the youth coordinator at St. Catherine Church in Columbia, gets help from some of the teens lifting a piece of ashpalt they were removing from a former parking lot on Nolensville Road being converted to a park.