Holy Week & Easter liturgies across Anchorage Archdiocese
The following is a list of parish liturgies during Holy Week and Easter across the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.
EDITOR’S PICKS
Bill to restrict abortion providers from Alaska schools heads to Senate Judiciary
A bill to restrict Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from teaching or distributing materials in Alaska’s public schools passed out of the Senate Education Committee and on to the Senate Judiciary, where it is not yet scheduled for its next hearing.
TONIGHT: Chrism Mass to begin at 7 p.m. on March 16
The annual liturgy is one of the church’s most ancient ceremonies — the blessing of sacramental oils. At the Mass, Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz will bless the chrism or holy oil used by archdiocesan parishes throughout the year for anointing the sick, confirmations and baptisms. Clergy and parishioners from around the archdiocese will be in attendance.
Public Witness: Alaskans set to walk Stations of the Cross through Anchorage
Hundreds of people are expected to take part in the annual Good Friday Faith Walk on April 3. The annual devotion begins at various points across Anchorage with groups of area faithful walking and praying the Stations of the Cross. As they wind through the city streets, the participants meditate on the steps Jesus Christ took through his Passion and death on the very first Good Friday. The various groups eventually meet together at Anchorage’s Town Square to pray the final stations together with Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz.
Catholic men urged to pray for end to abortion March 19 in Anchorage
Catholic Men for Life, a lay apostolate at Anchorage’s Holy Family Cathedral, has invited all local Catholic men to gather on Saturday, March 19, to peacefully pray for an end to abortion.
The gathering will begin with Mass at 7 a.m. offered by Dominican priest Father Dominic David in the secluded parking area on the west end of 40th Avenue. Following the outdoor Mass, participants will walk over to the sidewalk in front of the Planned Parenthood abortion facility at 4000 Lake Otis Parkway at 8 a.m. for a continuous rosary vigil until 3 p.m.
Alaskans invited to weigh in on sexual abuse, dating violence curriculum
The Alaska Safe Children’s Act requires that Alaska school districts teach students about sexual abuse, dating violence and personal bodily safety. The law faced criticism earlier this year in the Senate Education Committee when committee chairman, Sen. Mike Dunleavy of Wasilla, amended the bill to allow school districts the option of opting out of the curriculum. Additionally, Dunleavy added sections banning abortion providers like Planned Parenthood from working in schools, and requiring schools to get permission from parents before their children can participate in sexual education classes. The final bill removed these provisions.
The end of Anchorage homelessness is coming into view
A movement is afoot in Anchorage as homelessness and the those experiencing it are increasingly on our minds. It could be because their numbers are higher or that they’re more visible, but it feels like more than that. It feels like people are noticing; people are concerned and standing up to say, “This must change!”
Honoring earth’s Creator in how we eat
And our use of the world’s resources also reflects our relationship to others: when most of the commercial chocolate available is produced by slave labor, often by exploited children, do I have a responsibility to drive across town and buy the cocoa which is in my cupboard now? The one that’s labeled “Equal Exchange, Fairly Traded, Small Farmer Grown” and is much more costly than the kind at the grocery store?
Hearing postponed for bill to restrict abortion providers from Alaska schools
CatholicAnchor.org The Alaska Legislature will now hear public testimony at 3:30 p.m. on March 15 on a bill to restrict Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers from teaching or distributing materials in Alaska’s public schools. Introduced by Senator Mike Dunleavy, Senate Bill 191 will provide for civil penalties and the revocation or suspension of teacher…
Sticks & stones vs. Christ’s love
stones have been an integral part of planetary existence since Neolithic times, the late stone age, when Stone fragments were used as household grinding implements, weapons of attack, articles of defense or punishment. In short, for millennia stones have served, whether for good or ill, as a means of survival or instruments of vengeance.