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From St. Elizabeth Parish

• St. Elizabeth announcement

  St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish rejoices in the announcement from Bishop Mark Beckman regarding the 2026 priest assignments for the Diocese of Knoxville. With hearts full of gratitude and excitement, we share the wonderful news that Fr. Joseph Austin has been appointed as a part time Parochial Vicar (Associate Pastor) of both St. Elizabeth of Hungary and St. Anthony of Padua as well as part time ETSU Campus Minister. His new assignment is effective July 1, 2026. He will be residing at St. Elizabeth’s rectory.
  Just clarifying, I remain the pastor of both St. Elizabeth and St. Anthony. †
  A little background on Fr. Joseph Austin
  Born in Alabama and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee, Fr. Joe kept traveling north and attended Franciscan University of Steubenville, majoring in Computer Science. Fr. Joe’s six-year seminary formation was spent at Saint Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in southern Indiana.
  Fr. Joe was ordained in 2023, with Our Lady of Fatima in Alcoa, TN being his first parish assignment.

• Lay Minister Training

  Lay Ministers training: Deacon Mike will be conducting instruction for Lectors and Extraordinary Ministers on Tuesday, May 12th, at 7:15pm Even if you have done these lay minister positions in other parishes, it is mandatory that you attend before you can be added to the schedule. Please attend if you are interested.

• Holy Hour

  There will be a Holy Hour, this Tuesday, May 12th from 6pm-7pm. Come let us worship.

• First Communion

  First Communion—Come celebrate Mass on Saturday, May 9, at 11am, when eight children from our parish will be receiving their First Holy Communion. Attending this Mass does not fulfill your Sunday obligation

• Mass Livestreamed

  Mass LIVESTREAMED—If you are unable to attend Mass in person because you are sick or homebound, you can now connect to it online as it’s happening! Simply go to YouTube.com and search for SEoH Live Streaming, then click “Subscribe.”

• Thursday Adoration

  There is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament in the sanctuary every Thursday evenings between 5:30-8:30pm. We are looking for people to volunteer in hourly intervals during this sacred time. Please see the sign up sheet in front of the office. Come let us Adore Him!

• Scam Alert

  Scam Alert: Please be advised that there is a new scam alert that seems to be from Fr. Jesus. one of the deacons or someone from a ministry asking for a parish list or gift cards. Know that none of our administration staff would ask you for anything via text or email. Thank you for being vigilant.

• Guest Wifi

  Our church now has a guest wifi. The password is Pr@yRos@ry2025! Keep in mind that the password is case sensitive.

• Aluminum Cans

  The Knights of Columbus collects aluminum cans. The proceeds support the needy and the seminarians. For safety reasons, the bin is now located in the back of the garage, but on the opposite side. Thank you for all your support.

• Parish Pastoral Council

  Members of the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC) are Garrett Artz, Kathleen Grubb, Steve Hummel, George Bratton, Elsa Sneed, Esmerelda Lopez.

  The council may be contacted at ppc@stelizabethsparish.com.