By ELI WOODVINE CatholicAnchor.org Teens and youth leaders from four Alaska parishes teamed up earlier this summer to make a difference on Alaska’s Kodiak, Island. In July, 14 teens and seven chaperones from Our Lady of the Angels in Kenai, Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Soldotna, and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Anchorage boarded…
As election season politics plays out in Alaska Anchorage Archbishop Roger Schwietz is urging Alaskans of all faiths to engage in civil dialogue and discourse when debating in the public square. “Over the years, what falls in the bounds of being acceptable seems to be disintegrating,” Archbishop Schwietz said in a statement that was read at an Aug. 18 interfaith prayer service just outside St. Anthony Church in Anchorage.
On Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Father Michael Shields will lead a “Mothers’ Day of Healing” retreat at St. Michael Church in Palmer. The gathering, which is geared for women in all stages and phases of motherhood, will include eucharistic adoration, spiritual reflection and fellowship. Father Shields also will be available to hear confessions. Refreshments and childcare provided.
nation. He serves both as archbishop of Anchorage and as the temporary apostolic administrator over Fairbanks until it is assigned a new bishop by the pope. Combined Archbishop Schwietz oversees a geographic area that spans 550,000 square miles, or more than twice the size of Texas. Despite his added duties and frequent flights to small villages across Alaska, Archbishop Schwietz is now less than a year away from his 75th birthday. On July 3, 2015, he will reach the age at which all bishops must submit their resignation letter to the pope.
CatholicAnchor.org Cathedral young adult group moves The Holy Family Cathedral young adult group, for ages 18 to 35, has moved its meeting site. Previously it met at the Blessed Sacrament Monastery, but gatherings — including eucharistic adoration and socials — now take place at Holy Family Cathedral on Wednesdays. Adoration is 7-8 p.m. in the…
CatholicAnchor.org Sundays 11 a.m., Mass, AK Native Medical Center Sundays, 4 p.m., Dominican Rite Mass, Holy Family Cathedral Tuesdays, 10 a.m., MOMs group, St. Andrew Tuesdays, 11 a.m., Native Kateri Circle, St. Anthony Wednesdays, 12:45 p.m., Moving & Shaking Seniors, Holy Family Cathedral Wednesdays, 4 p.m., Children’s Rosary, St. Andrew, Eagle River Wednesdays, 7-8 p.m.,…
At Brother Francis Shelter (BFS), CSS serves over 3,500 homeless men and women each year, many who have been on the streets for decades and suffer from complex medical issues. The only medical care they receive is through the Providence ER or at the BFS Caring Clinic. This is a clinic run solely by volunteers. Several of the clinic days each month are staffed by the Providence Family Medicine Residency program. Providence also generously provides the medicines and supplies that keep this clinic going.
Fall brings with it the sense that disorder is giving way to challenges and possibilities. I think autumn is a wonderful time to recommit to a prayer routine. If yours lapsed during the summer, or if you found yourself praying in the beauty of mountains and lakes, you are probably turning back to a more organized form of prayer now.
Sept. 10, 9 a.m., Mass for start of Lumen Christi High School academic year, St. Benedict
Sept. 11, 9 a.m., Mass for start of Holy Rosary Academy academic year, Our Lady of Guadalupe
Sept. 12, 9 a.m., Mass for start of Our Lady of the Valley School academic year, Sacred Heart, Wasilla
Sept. 13-14, Confirmations, St. Christopher by the Sea, Dutch Harbor/Unalaska
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