News and Events

We here at Our Mother of Mercy Catholic Church are honored to continue your mission to support missionary work among African and Native American Catholics. Through your generous support, Catholic churches, like ours, has the resources to create a solid foundation.

St Peter Claver Catholic School is a historic Black Catholic School, but it also has a growing Hispanic population. SPCCS has always been a school open and welcoming to all children of every race and creed and that continues to this day.

St. Ann’s Indian Mission was part of several holiday initiatives to make sure local families had a merry Christmas. Church volunteers assisted the Turtle Mountain Tribal Offices.

A main focus of teaching in Catholic education is serving others and providing Christ-like caring to God's people. Our Catholic school students in the Diocese of Kalamazoo serve their communities by living the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.

St. Rita Church Spanish Community celebrated Our Lady of Guadalupe with a procession before Mass on Sunday, Dec. 12, the Feast Day of Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Bishop Robert Marshall gathered with the faithful of St. James Memorial Church in Alexandria on Sunday, Sept. 12. Thank you to all for your welcome.

Winter has come again to St. Andrews Mission near Pendleton, Oregon. It has brought very cold temperatures and snows to the Umatilla Indian Reservation.

Sioux Spiritual Center has had its busiest fall in 7 years this year! It started with the Canku Wakan Retreat in September which was a very joyful experience.

At St. James Catholic Church, our motto is: "Doers of the word living for the Lord." There is no better month to live out this motto than in the month of November.