Archbishop Paul Etienne has issued the following clergy assignments for parishes across the Anchorage Archdiocese. The assignments were announced at weekend Masses on May 11-12. The new assignments are effective July 1.
The new norms add that the metropolitan archbishop in a specific region will now be in charge of investigations against those bishops in dioceses near the archdiocese.
The Mass will take place just two days before the archbishop departs for his new assignment as coadjutor archbishop of Seattle.
Of all the treasures that have rotated through Archangel Attic, the greatest gift from this modest little thrift shop is the $1 million in funds it has generated for Catholic education.
The Alaska Catholic Youth Conference is “taking it on the road,” with new venues, speakers, service and social opportunities and plans for one day in Soldotna.
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne is scheduled to attend the following liturgies and events in the month of May.
The priesthood of the ordained was especially highlighted in the liturgy, where dozens of priests and deacons throughout the 138,000-square-mile archdiocese gathered to renew their vows and commit themselves to the service of the Gospel.
Archbishop Paul Etienne highlighted the tension between who people thought the Messiah would be and how he actually accomplished God’s plan — it is a tension that persists today.
Christ is the holder and bestower of life. Thus, as the Son of God, he is the remedy and cure for all that disfigures his creation. Jesus is the salvation of humanity.
“Through the Eucharist, Jesus shares his divine life with us, offering the grace and possibility that we be transformed more fully into him, into another Christ, that we are equipped for his work of proclaiming the Gospel…”