News and Events
Representatives from the three tribes: the Southern Ute, Ute Mountain Ute and Northern Ute gathered around the Southern Ute Veterans Memorial Park on Memorial Day to remember and honor the service members who gave their life in defense of our nation. The ceremony started at 10:00am with an introduction by the commander of the Ute Veteran Association followed by a traditional invocation in Ute, prayed by Terry Knight, the Sundance and Beardance chief of Towaoc. During the ceremony, Commander Howard Richards, reminded those present the need to rekindle the fire of patriotism by honoring the sacrifice of those who died while serving in the armed forces. After recognizing the service of several members of the community and presenting them with traditional gifts, guided by our veterans in the Warriors Walk, we processed to Ouray Cemetery where Rev. Fr. Cesar Arras, CR, lead a prayer and blessing for the honored deceased. The ceremony was concluded with a meal for all those present.
The Black Catholic Community of the Archdiocese of Boston spent the spring gearing up for the upcoming National Black Catholic Congress to be held in the DC area, National Harbor in July.
Holy Name of Jesus Religious Formation Program provides catholic faith development that will lead and guide the lives of the participants to ensure that they have a loving relationship with their heavenly Father. Our programs are over a two-year period.
The year has been enormously busy. We are anxiously awaiting many end-of-the-year school activities like First Communion, Confirmation, class picnics, and 8th grade graduation.
On Monday, Jan. 16th, 2023, The Most Reverend Frank R. Schuster, Auxiliary Bishop for the Archdiocese of Seattle, and Pastor of St. Vincent de Paul parish in Federal, Washington; led the celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. Mass at Seattle University.
What a fantastic and joyful 2022-2023 school year Sacred Heart Catholic School had! We had so much to celebrate this year!
On May 18th, 2023, a crowd of more than 400 members of the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community and local residence gathered to celebrate the annual blessing of the tribe’s fishing fleet.
We have experienced another successful school year at St. Francis of Assisi. All of our students were promoted to the next grade. In addition, we had several events this year.
Our 7th Grade enjoyed a wonderfully fun and spiritual retreat day together. Throughout the day, they spent time in reflection and completed a variety of teambuilding activities.