FORMED, a rich program of online Catholic resources offered by the Augustine Institute, is now available to Basilica parishioners!

Access the Basilica's FORMED subscription here at stspeterandpaulbasilica.formed.org

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Upcoming Liturgy and Devotion Notices:

• The Basilica invites you to commit to accompany Our Lord during the Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. You may sign up for one or more half-hour periods in the vestibule. Our next First Friday Adoration will be Friday, December 6th, from 12:30pm—5:30pm Benediction. Adoration will resume through the night from 9pm Friday—7am Sat., hosted by our Hispanic community. All are encouraged to attend.

• Our next parish celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism, normally on the 2nd Saturday, is on Saturday, November 9th, at 10:30 am. All are welcome to come and witness!  
  

• Our next Missa Cantata in the ancient form will be Sun., November 24, at 5:00 pm, to celebrate the Last Sunday after Pentecost. English and Spanish translations will be provided.
  

Also join us November 24 for our Fourth Sunday Basilica potluck at 6:30 pm! We ask that each family bring TWO or THREE dishes to ensure plenty of food for our large families and visitors. SIGN UP HERE to coordinate which dishes you will bring.

Many people feel uncomfortable and lost when they come to the Latin Mass. We need to reach out to welcome people and share with them our Joy of Tradition! Please contact Maria Rist to VOLUNTEER AS A GREETER. Thank you!

• Thanksgiving Day - Multilingual Mass at 10am, Thurs, Nov. 28. There will not be a 12pm Mass that day. The parish office will be closed on Thurs. & Fri., Nov. 27 & 28.
  

The Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul invites you to join us for our

2019-20 Sacred Music Concert Series (download flyer with dates here).

Save the dates on your calendar! The next event is:

Sun., Nov. 10 at 5:00 pm - Requiem Choral Concert by Gloria Dei Schola, to benefit Food for the Poor.

VIRTUS Training December 3

All adults who participate in our youth programs are required to be VIRTUS certified. Deacon Gaspar will be offering a VIRTUS class at the Basilica on Tuesday, December 3, from 5:30 – 8:30pm. You can register for any of the upcoming VIRTUS sessions at virtusonline.org (click here and select the Knoxville Diocese).

CALENDAR OF UPCOMING MINISTRY EVENTS

Our Catholic Motherhood Morning Meeting is normally on the second Tues. of each month. Because of fall break, the next meeting will be Tues., Nov. 12, from 10-11:30am in Varallo Parish Hall. We are now reading Made This Way:  How to Prepare Kids to Face Today's Tough Moral Issues, by Leila Miller and Trent Horn (available on amazon.com). 

Catholic Motherhood invites all mothers for our Wednesday Mom's Night Out, normally the last Wednesday of the month, but it will be on Nov. 20th this month due to Thanksgiving. We will meet at the Mad Priest Cafe on Cherry Street. Contact wesson.rachel@gmail.com with any questions or to be added to the Catholic Motherhood email list.

Our Book Club meets from 7:40-8:45am Wednesdays in Varallo Parish Hall and is always open to newcomers. On October 2, we began studying a new book, The Apostasy That Wasn’t: The Extraordinary Story of the Unbreakable Early Church, by Basilica parishioner and recent convert, Rod Bennett. The book is available on amazon.com. Contact JuliAnna Hills at 931-581-7527 or hillsjulianna@gmail.com for more info. 

Lay Oblates of St. Benedict - St. Benedict is known as the Father of Western (European) Monasticism. But his spirituality of prayer and work is valid for even the layman who lives in the world. Our chapter of Lay Oblates of St. Benedict focuses on applying the Rule of St. Benedict to our lives, learning to pray the Scriptures through lectio divina and offering the Liturgy of the Hours in praise of God. We normally meet on the third Sunday of each month from 5-6:30pm in Varallo Parish Hall. The next meeting will be on November 17. To find out more, please contact Jason Richard at 423-432-7196.

The Deacon’s Table, hosted by Dcn. Tom and Brenda McConnell, meets every Sunday from 10:15-11:15am in the parish office. Come join us!

Evening of Formation with the Saints - The final Women's Evening of Formation is Wednesday, Nov. 13th, from 7-9pm. The theme will be St. Pope John Paul II - on the dignity and vocation of women. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, confession, formation and fellowship await you. Come and bring a friend! Contact Dan or Nancy Fisher through the parish office for more information.

SPANISH Language Class - Ready to start learning Spanish? This fall we will be resuming Spanish classes on Wednesdays at 6pm in the St. Dominic Building. For more information, contact our teacher, Armando Sedeño, through the parish office, or armando.sedenom@yahoo.com.mx.

AROUND THE DIOCESE AND BEYOND

• Married Couples: “If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.” Open your heart to God and your spouse. Sign up to attend the upcoming Worldwide Marriage Encounter Weekend on Feb. 28-March 1. For more info or to apply online at GATN-wwme.org or by calling 678-242-WWME.
• Gentlemen: The annual Diocesan Men’s Retreat will be held at All Saints Parish on November 16th from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.  The theme is Radical Discipleship in the Holy Spirit, with guest speaker Pete Burak from Renewal Ministries. Click here for more information and to register.
  

PLEASE JOIN IN PRAYER

• Archbishop Joseph Kurtz of the Archdiocese of Louisville, who was Bishop of our diocese for nine years and President of the USCCB, has been diagnosed with a serious cancer and has undergone treatment at Duke University. He is suffering ill health but is optimistic. He has asked for our prayers.
  Bishop Stika statement on Archbishop Kurtz
  

• A Rosary will be prayed in English after the 9:00 Mass. We will gather at the statue of the Blessed Mother.
  

• Each Sunday at 12:45pm, we pray a Bilingual Rosary with our parishioners from our English and Spanish Masses. This is an opportunity for our bilingual community to join in solidarity through the prayers that we share in common. All are invited. Bilingual handouts will be provided.
  

MASSES HONORING OUR SERVICE PROFESSIONALS

A time honored tradition of the Church is the annual celebration of Masses that are known by the color associated with the profession of those we remember and pray for in a special way.  These Masses are being celebrated at the Cathedral in Knoxville on the following remaining Sundays this Fall:   

NURSERY VOLUNTEERS AND DONATIONS NEEDED

In order to ensure a safe environment for our children, and in accord with state and diocesan policy, our nursery policy is that we have two adults in the nursery at all times. One of them is our paid staff member, but we are in need of volunteers to be the second person. The second person must be VIRTUS-trained and commit to being present. A sign-up sheet is in the nursery. In order for the nursery to open the following Sunday, someone will need to be signed up to volunteer for the 9am & 11:30 Masses by the end of Masses each Sunday. Each family who uses the nursery is asked to volunteer for at least one Mass per calendar quarter. There is also a donation box in the nursery to defray the $45 cost of keeping it staffed each Sunday. If we do not have your commitment, we will no longer be able to offer nursery services.

Help for our Hispanic Immigrant Families

Our Hispanic community is looking to buy a property off campus to use for their prayer meetings and other community activities, which will help alleviate our parish space needs. The community has collected the funds but need co-signers for a loan. If you can offer any assistance with a real estate purchase, please contact the parish office.

As specific needs arise, the parish will ask for help from those who are signed up on our “Help Our Immigrants” signup form, located in the vestibule at the Hispanic ministry table.

Thanks to all those who are “on standby” to help! Please pray for our immigrant community.