News & Upcoming Events
The following announcements include news briefs and notices of upcoming events around the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
ALASKA NEWS
40 Days for Life national bus tour in Anchorage for rally today
With the aim of ending abortion in America, 40 Days for Life is in the middle of a 40-day bus tour to bring its message to cities and towns across the United States that are united in prayer and fasting during this fall’s 40 Days for Life campaign. The tour will hold a rally in Anchorage at 7 p.m., October 24, on the public sidewalk outside of Planned Parenthood (4001 E. Lake Otis Parkway).
Sister who boosted Alaska’s Catholic schools marks 70th jubilee
Sister Ann Fallon, 89, former superintendent of schools for the Anchorage Archdiocese, is celebrating her 70th year as an Adrian Dominican sister. From 2006-2011 she lived and served in Alaska, helping unite Catholic schools across the Anchorage Archdiocese into a Catholic school system. She also helped launch Our Lady of the Valley School in Wasilla.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Priest thankful for Alaskans’ support of his vocation
The Alaskan community from which my vocation sprang has always been and will always be in the heart of my priestly ministry.
Anchorage training to help women choose life for their unborn child
A recent study by Care Net and Lifeway revealed that four out of every 10 abortions are performed on women who are actively involved in a church. The study reveals that many of these women never share their decision with anyone at their church.
Alaskan teens brandish knowledge of Catholic faith in Truth Pursuit
In a time when many Catholic leaders are desperately looking for ways to engage teens, an event in Anchorage continues to inspire youth to dig into their Bibles, Catechisms and the teaching documents of the Catholic Church.
Installation of new Anchorage archbishop set for Nov. 9th
The newly appointed Archbishop of Anchorage, Bishop Paul Etienne, will be formally installed on Nov. 9 at 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage. A solemn evening of prayer will proceed the installation on Nov. 8, 7 p.m., at Holy Family Cathedral in Anchorage. The public is invited to attend these events.
‘The Relic’ retires from the Anchorage Archdiocese
After 38 years working for the Anchorage Archdiocese, Vice Chancellor Eileen Kramer officially stepped down Aug. 31. Fondly known as “The Relic,” the much respected and devoted Kramer’s career spanned all three archbishops of Anchorage — Archbishop Joseph Ryan, Archbishop Francis Hurley and current Archbishop Roger Schwietz, who is slated to retire on Nov. 9 when Wyoming Bishop Paul Etienne takes over as the fourth archbishop of Anchorage.
Fairbanks Diocese loses second priest in three weeks
The Diocese of Fairbanks has lost a second priest in less than a month. On Oct. 12, the diocese reported that long-serving Jesuit Father Ted Kestler died in a fire.
Bishop Etienne says he ‘will be at home’ as new Anchorage Archbishop
In an Oct. 11 blog post Wyoming Bishop Paul Etienne said he “will be at home” as the new Archbishop of Anchorage. Slated to be installed as archbishop on Nov. 9, he wrote that he was thankful to retiring Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz for his “warm welcome and hospitality” during Bishop Etienne’s two day visit, Oct. 4-5, to his future archdiocese.