Daily Archives: June 2015

Catholic Anchor honored by Alaska’s secular media

Competing against news outlets from across Alaska, the Catholic Anchor took home three awards from the Alaska Press Club’s statewide journalism competition, which took place in Anchorage in late April. Consisting of several hundred journalists and more than 60 media outlets, the Alaska Press Club is a professional organization that provides education, recognition and information to Alaska’s reporters, editors and publishers. The Catholic Anchor — the only faith-based newspaper among the Alaska Press Club members — continued its long tradition of being honored at the annual conference.

Alaska’s Catholic summer camp geared up for second season

The second season of St. Therese’s Camp in the Mat-Su Valley begins June 28. The Catholic summer camp, located outside of Wasilla, offers four weeklong programs on a forested 57-acre lakeside campus. According to the camp website, programming for children ages 8-14 includes “swimming, kayaking, canoeing, singing, campfires, archery, volleyball, ultimate frisbee, arts and crafts and outdoor skills training.”

Alaska Catholic Youth Conference aims to ‘reinvigorate’ faith

Attendees will participate in daily Mass, go to eucharistic adoration and confession, perform service projects in the community and raise money for Heifer International. On Tuesday evening, Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz, Fairbanks Bishop Chad Zielinski and Juneau Bishop Edward Burns will join young people for an ice cream social, after which the youth will be able to grill the bishops with questions about the faith. This is a popular and well attended yearly event at ACYC.

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