Read more about the article Knights’ gift continues mission to help those with intellectual disabilities 
Knights of Columbus from Council 9132 at Our Lady of the Lake Church in Hendersonville and Council 10010 at St. John Vianney Church in Gallatin donated $125,000 to the Hand In Hand Options program at Pope John Paul II Preparatory School. The money was left over after the disbanding of Sumner Special Housing, Inc., the non-profit agency the councils created to provide housing for adults with intellectual disabilities. Kim Shaver, director of the Hand In Hand Optiions program, talks to members of the Sumner Special Housing Board of Directors.

Knights’ gift continues mission to help those with intellectual disabilities 

$125,000 donation largest ever for HIHO program at Pope Prep

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Read more about the article Overbrook marks historic year with three graduation ceremonies 
In May, Overbrook School held an historic graduation ceremony as the first sixth grade class, the only seventh grade class, and the last eighth grade class all graduated from the school. The historic graduation takes place as Overbrook becomes a pre-kindergarten through sixth grade institution beginning the 2022 Fall Semester. As a result, St. Cecilia Academy will shift from a four-year high school to a school for girls seventh through 12th grade. Pictured are the 30 graduating eighth graders as they throw their flowers up in the air in celebration.

Overbrook marks historic year with three graduation ceremonies 

‘They will always belong to the Overbrook family’

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Read more about the article Father Ed Steiner celebrates 40 years in the priesthood 
St. Philip Church in Franklin marked the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the parish's first church on Saturday, Nov. 6. Bishop J. Mark Spalding celebrated Mass, which was followed by a banquet. Father Ed Steiner, pastor of St. Philip, recites the Eucharistic Prayer during Mass.

Father Ed Steiner celebrates 40 years in the priesthood 

Hoping to bring ‘a much deeper appreciation and love for scripture’

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Read more about the article Mercy Sister Ann Francis enjoyed 82 years of religious life  
Mercy Sister Ann Francis Henkel celebrated her 100th birthday, on Aug. 21, 2021. On Sunday, Aug. 22, she sat outside the entrance of the Mercy Convent in Nashville as a caravan of relatives drove by to wish her a happy birthday.

Mercy Sister Ann Francis enjoyed 82 years of religious life  

Former teacher, principal, librarian dies at 100

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