Glenmary Father Neil Pezzulo celebrates Mass in Hazard, Ky. Father Neil is now pastor of St. John Paul II mission, a parish that is constructing a new church.
Glenmary’s St. John Paul II mission in Rutledge, Tennessee, was the subject of a cover story in the East Tennessee Catholic, the newspaper of the Diocese of Knoxville.
St. John Paul II Catholic Mission in Grainger County is approaching an important milestone toward its goal of becoming a Diocese of Knoxville parish.
One of the newest faith communities in the diocese is nearing completion on construction of a church building in Rutledge that will provide a permanent home for Catholics in this area.
A church building Catholics in this part of East Tennessee can call home has been years in the making.
Read the whole story at the East Tennessee Catholic website.