Indian Mission

St. Joseph Middle School students on May 7th boarded the Amtrak train that would eventually take them to the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana for two days. There they would meet Yvette Pino a 2014 graduate of St. Joseph Mission School.

Kateri Tekakwitha continues to celebrate a weekly Mass and usually an impromptu gathering afterwards. Many Sundays, the congregation will linger to share snacks.

Our Kateri groups have begun to study the book, Rediscover Jesus: An Invitation. This book was recommended by one of the participants from Great Falls, Montana.

The month began with baptismal classes on the first Sunday, with a total of 24 for all the months. All religious faith formation classes continue with full attendance for the majority in all the months.

St. Jude Catholic Church (Little Diomede Island)--In late September, Bishop Zielinski and missionary priest Fr. Kumar Pasala from India visited St. Jude’s for three days to celebrate the Mass and sacraments.

St. Kateri Tekakwitha Scholarship first began when the NAMO decided something needed to be done to help Native American children attending Catholic School.