March Community Calendar
Here is a listing of community events, presentations and liturgies across the Anchorage Archdiocese in the month of March.
Natural Family Planning classes in Anchorage
A series of classes in Natural Family Planning (NFP) begins on March 24 in Anchorage. NFP is an umbrella term for certain methods used to achieve and avoid pregnancies. These methods are based on observation of the naturally occurring signs and symptoms of the fertile and infertile phases of a woman’s menstrual cycle. No drugs, devices or surgical procedures are used to avoid pregnancy.
Anchorage’s young people are making a real difference
“I believe that children are our future.” Whitney Houston sang it, but I think we all believe it. There are stories in the 24-hour news cycle all the time about young people in our country and in our communities making a negative impact. My experience though, is different. Time and time again, young people in Anchorage have made a positive difference everyday. Here is one account of amazing Anchorage young people.
Where two or three are gathered
I’ve been thinking about community lately, because I realize how important it is to me and to all of us. We can’t get along without some kind of community of friends, and the quality of the community we form says a lot about how healthy we are as human beings and especially as Christians.
Sacred grounding
Out on the plains of North Dakota there once stood a church, a building of severe Gothic style that served my German-Catholic ancestors. It is gone now, demolished! Those who once worshipped there have gone elsewhere. I was deeply saddened when I learned of its passing, because it was on the very grounds of this modest sacred edifice that my faith took first root.
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…
Mother Victorias dies at 84 as Anchorage monastery loses 2nd cloistered nun
On March 3 Mother Maria de las Victorias del Sagrado Corazon died at the Monastery of the Blessed Sacrament in Anchorage. She was 84. According to a notice from the Anchorage Archdiocese she was “peacefully surrounded” by her fellow cloistered Catholic nuns at the moment of her death. A viewing will be held at the Anchorage monastery (2645 East 72nd Ave.) on Friday, March 6 from 3-9 pm. with a rosary at 7 p.m. A funeral Mass will be held there on Saturday, March 7, at 11 a.m. with a public viewing 30 minutes prior to Mass.
Theology & Brew to explore “consecrated life”
CatholicAnchor.org On Thursday, March 5, Theology and Brew in Anchorage will host a talk by Oblate of Mary Immaculate priest Father David Munoz, who will speak on the topic of consecrated life. The talk will be given in honor of Pope Francis’ call to observe a “Year for Consecrated Life.” His presentation is titled “Wake…
Dinner event to help launch Catholic radio in Anchorage
CatholicAnchor.org In an effort to help launch Catholic radio in Anchorage, the local chapter of Catholics United for the Faith (St. Catherine of Siena Chapter in Anchorage) is hosting its second La Bella Brigata Dinner. Titled: “An Evening with Sheen: A live performance of a classic Archbishop Fulton Sheen television show,” the event will feature…