The oldest parish in Anchorage — Holy Family Cathedral — has just been dedicated. In a June 5 Mass, Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz blessed the 100-year-old parish, its altar, walls and stained glass windows.
Traveling from communities across Alaska, youth from the Fairbanks Diocese, Juneau Diocese and Anchorage Archdiocese heard from nationally renowned speakers, Christian bands and religious order brothers and sisters. They also attended daily Mass, spent time in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and took opportunities to go to the Sacrament of Reconciliation with one of a dozen priests who volunteered to hear confessions.
All four sessions of St. Therese’s Camp in the Mat-Su Valley are now booked for the summer. The first of four weeklong camp sessions began June 22 and according to Camp Director Rudy Poglitsh the camp, which serves grades 3-8, is now fully booked.
Below are news briefs and upcoming events from across the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska.
This year’s Young Adult Eagle Eye Summer Institute is for those ages 20-35. It takes place July 14-July 24 in the mountains near Anchorage. The theme for this year’s gathering is “Justice: The First & Necessary Step to Mercy.”
Below are the scheduled liturgies and other events that Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is scheduled to participate in during the month of July.
How can Christianity and the Catholic Church be true and yet containing so many scandals and injustices?
The only faith-based news outlet in the Alaska Press Club, the Catholic Anchor nevertheless continued its long tradition of being honored at the annual journalism conference.
Many people who seek our services, in short or long term crisis, come through our doors because they have not found connection and support in other parts of their lives. We have many services built around personal connections aimed at creating a stable base for a hopeful future.
A recent Omaha news story told about a young attorney in a tiny rural Nebraska town who is remodeling the upper floors of a building that houses his law practice. To his amazement, in the crawl space of the attic, workmen found an old, musty smelling box containing over 30 Ku Klux Klan outfits dating back to the organization’s Nebraska heyday in the 1920s.