News and Events

St. Peter Claver Church hosted its third annual Heritage Festival on the parish patron's feast day, Sunday, September 9th, 2018, immediately following Mass with Bishop John.

The weather cooperated with sunshine and 60-degree temperatures on Nov. 20 as a team of volunteers repaired Wilma Blacksmith’s mobile home and two others.

Along with the accompanying scripture teacher, Maureen Foley-Bensen, Fr. Mike and the participants study scripture, social justice issues, Native and Catholic spirituality, and share their faith in liturgical prayer.

The two resources that I am most excited about this quarter include the powerful cd by Abby Johnson, the former director of the largest Planned Parenthood clinic in Texas.

The Black & Indian Grant has helped St. Anthony of New Town to provide many different opportunities for our students.

We have prepared children for Baptism, First Holy Communion, Sacrament of Reconciliation, and Confirmation. Fr. Roger continues to do Marriage preparation as well.

It is my hope this year, during Lent, to begin regularized Wednesday afternoon after-school religion classes. This will be done with the help of two volunteer Catholic parishioners.

On January 21, 2019 was the thirty-fourth annual Rev. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast at St. Katharine Drexel Parish in Boston, Massachusetts.

Directed by Jane Gillooly, the documentary displayed the relationship between the historically all-black town of Kinloch and its geographic neighbor Ferguson.