Creed Mamikunian was already a medical doctor when he volunteered in 1991 to work in Kolkata, India, for three months with the global icon Mother Teresa and her Missionaries of Charity. What he experienced during those months compelled him to honor Mother Teresa by attending her Sept. 4 canonization at the Vatican.
Catholic Social Services will be honoring Brother Bob Eaton and Brother Dave Sifferman for helping found Brother Francis Shelter in Anchorage. The community is invited to join the event on Sunday, Oct. 2, from 6-7 p.m. at Brother Francis Shelter (1021 E. 3rd Ave.).
Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is scheduled to participate in the following liturgies and upcoming events.
The following is a news round up and upcoming events across the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.
Alaska Right to Life is hosting a former Planned Parenthood clinic director for four nights as part of their annual Fall Banquet series. Pro-life activist Abby Johnson will speak at venues in Kenai, Anchorage, Palmer and Fairbanks.
Father Fred Bugarin, a long-time pastor who celebrated his 40th anniversary of priesthood for the Archdiocese of Anchorage last year, has officially retired to devote part of his time to working in his native Philippines with an environmental project called “Eco Genesis.”
This summer our community saw the impact of homelessness more than ever. There seemed to be more camps on our trails, more people on street corners and in parking lots asking for help, and more stories in the media talking about the incredible challenges.
Father Nelson Marilag died suddenly and unexpectedly on Sept. 20 while serving as a priest in the Diocese of Fairbanks.
A native of the Philippines, he served in the Archdiocese of Anchorage from the time of his arrival from the Diocese of Butuan in 2002, until 2010 when he transferred to serve in the Diocese of Fairbanks as part of an innovative program to share priests across Alaska’s three Catholic dioceses.
The annual Red Mass, celebrated for all those who practice law, will not take place in the Anchorage Archdiocese this year.
“They’ll tell you funny stories and sad stories, and all they really need is someone to listen,” 14-year-old Angela Houser said of her regular visits to the Alaska Veterans and Pioneers Home in Palmer. “Just to see them light up when they tell their stories makes me happy.”