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Catholic Charities of East Tennessee hosts meaningful events throughout the year that not only bring the community together but also raise vital support for our mission. With every gathering. it can be a rooftop reception, a community meal, or a faith-driven fundraiser-donors and sponsors help turn compassion into action. your generosity makes hope possible for our neighbors across East Tennessee from conception to natural death. Because of this support, lives are being changed every single day.
UPCOMING EVENTs
People of Hope Museum - Knoxville, TN
Catholic Charities of East Tennessee looks forward to welcoming you to this interactive and transformative experience. The People of Hope Museum will be located at World’s Fair Park, a historic and vibrant public park in the heart of downtown Knoxville, featuring the iconic Sunsphere, Tennessee Amphitheater, festival lawns, interactive fountains, and scenic walking trails.
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Bishop James Mark Beckman of the Diocese of Knoxville is set to offer his blessing on August 7 at 9 a.m.
We are pleased to host People of Hope: Faith-Filled Stories of Neighbors Helping Neighbors and invite you to be part of this meaningful experience.
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People of Hope Museum - Chattanooga, TN
In March 2026, Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA) launched People of Hope: Faith-Filled Stories of Neighbors Helping Neighbors, a national storytelling initiative centered around a traveling, tractor trailer–sized museum. Over the next two-and-a-half years, the museum will tour the United States, including a stop in Chattanooga on Tuesday, August 11 through Wednesday August 12 hosted by CCETN.
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CCUSA is the national membership office for Catholic Charities agencies around the country. People of Hope is made possible with support from Lilly Endowment Inc.
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Its purpose is simple and deeply aligned with our shared mission: to live and lead with compassion toward our neighbors, inspire service and volunteering and witness the hope found in the lives of those we serve.
Rachel's Vineyard Weekend Retreat
Healing the pain of abortion one weekend at a time.
For anyone - man, woman, grandparent, or child who has been impacted by abortion.
Rachel's Vineyard is a safe place to renew, rebuild and redeem hearts broken by abortion. Weekend retreats offer you a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental environment where women and men can express, release and reconcile painful post-abortive emotions to begin the process of restoration, renewal and healing.
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2026 Weekend Retreat:
DATE: September 18-20
LOCATION:
Christ Prince of Peace Retreat Center
250 Locke Ln
Benton, TN 37307
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Interested? Contact Program Leader, Sandi Davidson at 865-776-4510 or sandi@ccetn.org