Archbishop’s July Calendar
Here is a list of some of the events and liturgies that Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schweitz is scheduled to participate in this month.
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Anchorage Archbishop invites Catholics to celebrate his 25th year as a bishop
Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz has invited Catholics across the archdiocese to join him, July 3, for a Mass and reception in celebration of his 25th year since being named a bishop. The 25th Jubilee events will begin with a Mass of Thanksgiving on Friday, July 3, starting 2 p.m. at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage. A public reception will immediately follow.
Anchorage Archbishop’s June Calendar
Here is a list of liturgies and events that Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is scheduled to participate in during the month of June. For more news, photos, opinions and features from the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, go to www.CatholicAnchor.org.
Archbishop’s May Calendar
Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is scheduled to participate and/or attend these events in the month of May.
Archbishop’s April Calendar
CatholicAnchor.org April 1, 1:30 p.m., Reconciliation service, Cafeteria in Student Union Building at UAA April 2, 9 a.m., Good Friday Faith Walk Award to student, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton School April 2, 7 p.m., Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Holy Family Cathedral April 3, 10:30 a.m., Good Friday Faith Walk, beginning at Pastoral Center April…
Archbishop’s March Calendar
CatholicAnchor.org March 1-14, Sister diocese meeting, Archdiocese of Cotabato, Philippines March 16-19, AK Catholic Conf. of Bishops meeting, Juneau March 26, 9 a.m., Mass, Our Lady of Guadalupe March 26, 7 p.m., Chrism Mass, Our Lady of Guadalupe March 29, 9 a.m., Palm Sunday Mass, Our Lady of Guadalupe — Events in Anchorage unless noted.
Anchorage Archbishop to meet with those impacted by abuse, violence
CatholicAnchor.org Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is hosting a March 25 prayer service to seek healing for those who have been impacted by abuse and violence. The gathering will take place at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in Anchorage (3900 Wisconsin St.) at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. The service is titled “A…
Anchorage Archbishop issues rules restricting marijuana use
CatholicAnchor.org In response to the legalization of marijuana use in Alaska, Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz has issued updated standards of conduct for all employees of the Anchorage Archdiocese. In a memo sent to all priests, deacons, religious employees and volunteers the archbishop instructed that all such pastoral ministers should refrain from “smoking, using, possessing or…
Archbishop Schwietz celebrates anniversary with Mass, memories
Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz, who was the seventh bishop of Duluth and now archbishop of Anchorage said it was a “strange feeling to be back here in this pulpit.” “It’s so good to be with you,” he said, as he began his homily for a Feb. 2 Mass celebrating the 25th anniversary of his episcopal ordination at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth, Minn. He was joined by Duluth Bishop Paul Sirba, a small group of area clergy including Father Scott Medlock of Anchorage and several seminarians for the Anchorage Archdiocese.
Anchorage archbishop recalls joy and pain of 25 years a bishop
Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz expressed gratitude for his time leading the Duluth Diocese and his past 14 years heading the Archdiocese of Anchorage. He began the interview by recalling the events immediately preceding his appointment by now Saint John Paul II to become a bishop.