In honor of the 70th anniversary since the inception of St. Frances Cabrini Church in Lebanon and to thank the parishioners for all their support, the Knights of Columbus Council 9787 put on a parish picnic on Saturday, April 22, at the church. The event included free barbecue, games, and fellowship. Miranda Marlow, 13, gets butterflies painted on her upper cheek.

The Diocese of Nashville Catholic Schools Office hosted a Teacher Recruitment Fair on Saturday, April 15, at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. Several diocesan schools were represented including Christ the King School and St. Edward School and Holy Rosary Academy in Nashville; Pope John Paul II Preparatory School in Hendersonville; St. Rose of Lima School in Murfreesboro; and St. Patrick School in McEwen. Kim White, assistant superintendent for curriculum and instruction, greets a new potential teacher candidate during the fair.

Catholic Charities, Diocese of Nashville hosted its annual Festival of Hope, presented by First Horizon event, for more than 300 attendees on Tuesday, April 18, at the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. The Cuban-themed event included a catered breakfast, Cuban music, and allowed attendees to learn more about Catholic Charities. Attendees were also addressed by Bishop J. Mark Spalding, Judy Orr, Catholic Charities executive director, and former Catholic Charities client Noelle Rasmussen. The event was MC'd by Rhori Johnston, a news anchor for Channel 5.

Thousands of Nashvillians came together to create a three mile human chain from Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, where the victims of The Covenant School shooting were brought to the Tennessee State Capitol as a demonstration for the urging to pass gun safety measures on Tuesday, April 18. The "Linking Arms for Change" event was Voices for a Safer Tennessee, a newly-formed, nonpartisan statewide coalition dedicated to prioritizing gun safety and advocating for common sense gun laws to make communities across Tennessee safer for all.

Voices for a Safer Tennessee organized a three-mile long human chain ending outside the State Capitol on Tuesday, April 18.The event followed in the wake of a shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, in which an assailant shot and killed six people, including three 9-year-old children. The goal of the event, which drew more than 8,000 people, was to urge the Tennessee Legislature to take steps to address gun violence.

The Diocese of Nashville and Sagrado Corazón Church community officially broke ground on the new Unity Hall during a special ceremony Sunday, April 16, outside the Catholic Pastoral Center in Nashville. The new hall, a 20,000 square foot facility, will serve as an indoor/outdoor meeting space that will include seating for more than 1,000 people, an indoor prep kitchen, cooking areas, a courtyard, grassed in picnic areas, and more. From left, Deacon Anelmo Ambriz, director of religious education of Sagrado Corazón Church, Anabell Trevino, assistant director of Sagrado Corazón, Father David Ramirez, pastor of Sagrado Corazón Church, Bishop J. Mark Spalding, Brian L. Cooper, Chancellor and chief operating officer of the Diocese of Nashville, Jeffrey Syracuse, Tennessee Metro Councilman, and Father Alejandro Godinez, associate pastor of Sagrado Corazón, prepare to ceremoniously shovel the dirt.

Churches across the Diocese of Nashville kicked off the celebration of the Resurrection of the Lord with sunrise services on Easter Sunday, April 9. St. Philip the Apostle Church in Franklin hosted a sunrise service at Markovich Farm in Franklin.