Archbishop’s January Calendar
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne is scheduled to participate in the following events and liturgies during the month of January.
ALASKA NEWS
News & Happenings across the Anchorage Archdiocese
The following is a roundup of news briefs and upcoming events across the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.
Psychotherapist to speak on parenting, family communication, depression, suicide
Catholic psychotherapist Roy Petitfils is headed to Alaska in January for a week of public presentations to parents, teens and young adults. His upcoming talks reflect insights from his counseling practice. His focus is namely on helping adults understand, reach and influence teens, and helping teens to understand themselves.
Teens deepen faith in trip to national conference
The Super Bowl has been played at the Georgia Dome and Lucas Oil & NRG Stadiums, and is often talked about as if it is the most important event to take place there. But the National Catholic Youth Conference is the greatest gathering to ever happen in these particular venues.
PHOTOS: Images of Christmas Vigil Mass in Anchorage
Here are photos of the Christmas Midnight Mass at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage, Alaska on Dec 24, 2017. Photos are by Ron Nicholl.
Obituary for Father Steven C. Moore
Editor’s note: The following is the obituary for Father Steven Moore.
Father Steven Moore dies after battle with cancer
One of the most prominent and long-serving priests of the Anchorage Archdiocese, Father Steven Moore died on Dec. 22 after battling for more than a year with cancer.
Christmas Masses across the Anchorage Archdiocese
The Christmas Midnight Mass and Christmas day Masses for parishes from across the Anchorage Archdiocese are listed below.
Simbang Gabi Masses in Mat-Su & Anchorage prep faithful for Christmas
Simbang Gabi is a series of special liturgies leading up to Christmas. The celebration of the nine-day novena of Masses is a longest-running and popular Catholic Filipino religious tradition. At the Masses, the faithful especially focus on the Blessed Virgin Mary in the preparation for the birth of the Savior Jesus Christ.
National speakers headline upcoming Fairbanks Catholic family conference
In an effort to inspire and challenge Catholic families across Alaska, the Fairbanks Diocese is hosting a Catholic family conference later this winter. The Feb. 9-11 conference is titled, “Families Fully Alive.” The gathering will take place at Monroe Catholic High School with the aim to “engage family members of all ages to help foster Christ-centered families through a weekend-long vacation Bible school for children and nationally renowned speakers for teens and adults.”