Anchorage Archbishop Etienne’s Nov. Calendar
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne will participate in the following liturgies and events in the month of November.
News & Happenings across the Anchorage Archdiocese
The following is a list of news and upcoming events from around the Anchorage Archdiocese.
Archbishop Etienne issues national call to remember hurricane victims
Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne called on “Catholics and people of good will across the United States” to remember and support those who have suffered in the wake of hurricanes in Puerto Rico and surrounding islands. As chairman of the Subcommittee on Catholic Home Missions for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Archbishop Etienne issued a joint statement with Bishop Frank Dewane of Venice, Florida, the chair of the USCCB Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development.
Thinking ahead of ‘the season of excess’
Once again, this time of year is a good time to reassess this consumption problem we (and by “we” I mean “I”) have, because it’s a moral hazard on the road ahead.
Alaska’s Catholics and Lutherans invited to attend joint prayer service
In Anchorage Lutheran leaders will meet with Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne on Oct. 29 for prayer and fellowship at Our Lady of Guadalupe Co-Cathedral. The event, titled “Lutheran-Catholic: From Conflict to Communion,” will begin at 2 p.m. with a reception following in the Lunney Center.
Bishop Bellisario ordained for Juneau, Alaska
Bishop Andrew Bellisario, CM was ordained and installed in the Diocese of Juneau yesterday.
Mountainside center offers spiritual retreat in Alaska
The Holy Spirit Retreat Center, from its lofty perch amid the Chugach Mountain Range, has served as a spiritual oasis for thousands of visitors across more than 50 years.
‘You sort of live out the end of their lives with them’
The outreach will only see greater demands in the coming decades as Alaska is home to the fastest-growing 65-and-older population per capita in the country, according to state demographer Eddie Hunsinger.
Do we treasure the Lord’s vineyard?
Using the model of Isaiah and Jesus, we might ask ourselves whether we truly treasure the vineyard that is the Catholic Church.
Assisting the archbishop: Executive assistant works behind the scenes
When someone contacts the office of Anchorage Archbishop Paul Etienne, the person they likely reach first is Kim Bakic, the archbishop’s energetic and efficient executive administrative assistant.