News and Events

Each year, the Office of Native Ministry and the Sioux Spiritual Center host two Canku Wakan Retreats, which are four-day inculturated retreat experiences for Lakota Catholics in the diocese and other indigenous peoples nationwide.

Only staff members that are involved with summer youth programs can understand the hard work that it takes to organize and implement them.

This school year the school began a preschool program for two-year-old students. Seven students were part of the new program and all seven of them completed the year.

Students from the University of Kentucky got together with youth from St Peter Claver Church in Lexington to share faith (and ice cream).

Youth from the Congolese Community gathered for Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday at Mary Queen of the Holy Rosary Church in Lexington, KY.

In July, 2018, St. Patrick Parish, along with other neighborhood churches, businesses, schools and residents initiated the Oak Hill Neighborhood Association. The association hosts a Fall Harvest Fest in the fall for the neighborhood.

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington held its annual Mass celebrating the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022.

One of the best days of the school year for our Monroe students is RAMS Day. The day before Thanksgiving is spent on Random Acts of Mercy and Service both in the school and throughout the community.

Each year our students perform in two concerts: one at Christmas, and another in the spring. Our recent performance utilized the talent of every Saint Rita student.