News and Events

The annual Native American Mass was celebrated on Saturday, November 6, 2022, at Saint Anne Catholic Church, Ruskin, Florida, in the Diocese of St. Petersburg.

Sister Marianne Poole recently celebrated 60 years as a Sister of the Blessed Sacrament. Her journey as an educator has taken her through inner-city schools in New Orleans, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Washington, DC, Harlem, and Santa Fe.

Sacred Heart Catholic School celebrated National Catholic Schools Week January 31- February 4, 2022. The theme this year was “Catholic Schools: Faith. Excellence. Service.”

Students from Holy Savior Catholic Academy got the chance to etch their names in the cement, as the building project construction work progressed. Holy Savior is building an addition to its church and school that includes a gymnasium and classrooms.

On December 28, 2021 the Pueblo celebrated the feast of the Holy Innocents. The children of the Pueblo usually dance, but because of the high cases of Covid, the Pueblo decided to have the children come to the Mission and receive a blessing.

For several years, Saint Mary’s Church in Lower Brule, within the Diocese of Rapid City, South Dakota, has received a grant from the Black and Indian Mission Office (BIMO) to support operations on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation.

During the month of February at St. James Parish, we celebrated our community. The parish held their annual festival after 2 years due to covid restrictions.

During Catholic Schools week, our St. Mary’s Cathedral School student body was Blessed to have many community leaders, business persons, and religious come to our school.

St Edward Catholic Church celebrated the Sacrament of Confirmation on February 6, 2022 at the 10:30 a.m. Mass. 24 young people were confirmed.