News and Events

The annual Mass for Promoting Harmony was held on February 23, 2019 as a Black History month celebration.

Holy Name of Jesus parish extends their appreciation to the Black and Indian Commission for supporting our capital campaign projects.

Catholic School's Week (Jan. 27-Feb. 2) was a tremendous success at Saint Augustine Catholic School in Washington, D.C., the second oldest parish school in the nation’s capital, founded in 1858.

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.

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.