Vincentian Father Henry Grodecki’s grandparents came from Poland in the early 20th century. After spending their lives in Chicago’s insular Polish community, where Polish Catholic churches offered services in their native tongue, they never fully grasped English.
After a record turnout for its fifth summer camp season, St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla is expanding again. “It’s the highest attendance ever,” said Camp Director Rudy Poglitsh, noting the camp was at 95 percent capacity with 261 youngsters over the five weeks of camps.
A total of 230 people attended the event which raised over $100,000 to be used to educate and ordain priests to serve the Archdiocese of Anchorage.
The following is a list of calendar items in the month of September for Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne.
CatholicAnchor.org The following is a list of news briefs and upcoming events across the Anchorage Archdiocese. Anti-bullying class set for pastors, parish, school leaders Pastors, faith formation directors, safe environment coordinators and catechists across the Anchorage Archdiocese are invited to attend a training day on Sept. 15 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral in Anchorage….
What makes school’s beginning different in Catholic schools: the reminder each day that education revolves around Christ through prayer, liturgy and service.
Educators from all five Catholic schools within the boundaries of the Anchorage Archdiocese attended an Aug. 15 training day focused on promoting faith-filled schools where students are safe from bullying and abuse. The day’s theme was “Called to Promote, Provide and Protect Faith-Filled Environments.”
Archbishop Paul Etienne stood before some 200 area Catholics on Aug. 22 to acknowledge that the Catholic Church is wounded and scandalized after a report from the Pennsylvania Grand Jury regarding clergy sexual abuse there, and allegations of sexual abuse by Archbishop Theodore McCarrick…
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne has declared that Wednesday, Aug. 22, will be a day of prayer and penance for healing. The call to Alaska Catholics comes following revelations about clergy sexual abuse in Pennsylvania.
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne posted the following letter on his blog in response to the Pennsylvania Grand Jury report on clergy sexual abuse of minors and vulnerable adults. This letter is to be read in every parish in the Anchorage Archdiocese over the weekend of Aug. 18-19.