News and Events

In September and October 2019, the African Catholic Ministry under the Black Catholic Ministry Commission conducted a number of meetings to plan ongoing events and activities.

Funding assisted in promoting, providing materials, food for fellowship, and supplies, and serving as the host church for the public announcement of the archdiocesan Black Catholic Pastoral Plan, We Say “Yes,” Lord.

The Intercultural Office was overseeing the Black Catholic Pastoral Plan until a new director of Black Catholic and Ethnic Ministries was hired in mid-June 2019, around the time when the Black Catholic Pastoral Plan was completed for implementation.

St. Michael Indian celebrated Catholic Schools Week starting with a drive for the Little Sisters of the Poor for paper goods and personal hygiene items.

Rural Deacon, Fr. Mark Hoelsken, travels to St. Mary’s, Mountain Village, and Pilot Station about once a month to provide the Mass and sacraments.

Every Sunday, we gather after church for snacks in the Hall. At these impromptu gatherings, we plan fundraisers and enjoy each other’s food offerings.

The last week of January 2020 was a fun and faith filled week for the students of Immaculate Conception Parish School. For the first time, we divided all students, faculty and staff into Prayer Families.

Our Virtue program has us consistently practicing virtuous habits while learning about a specific virtue each month, students lead our weekly school Mass from Altar serving to singing, and everything in between.

Under the guidance and direction of our scripture teacher Maureen Foley-Bensen, the participants of the Kateri Program have been journeying together through the passages within the Book of Exodus.