News and Events

The Office of Black Catholic Ministry offered praise to God through the tradition of Jazz music. The Native American Catholic Outreach held a Harvest Thanksgiving Ceremony.

Every month at our Native American Heritage Mass, more than 50 people gather around the table of the Lord calling upon “Grandfather,” God who Created us, to hear their thanks.

Funds were used for subsidies to Saint Helen Catholic Church, (in Roosevelt), which services the Ute Indian Reservation in Ft. Duchesne and the Native Americans from their parish.

On the feast day of St. Martin de Porres, the Archdiocese of Denver commemorated the beginning of Black Catholic History Month as well as Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month.

With the purpose of reassuring the ability to be both Catholic and Native American, the Many Nations Saint Kateri Circle shared their culture with guests who attended.

On August 15th this year we only had one Mass here at the Sacred Heart Mission. The Coeur d’Alene Tribe has been celebrating the Feast of Assumption at Cataldo every year with the Bishop.

Rev. R. Tony Ricard visited the Diocese of Toledo to help celebrate black Catholic history month. Rev. R. Tony Ricard is a Priest for the Archdiocese of New Orleans and Pastor of St. Gabriel the Archangel Parish.

We have been fortunate to be able to start Release time Religious Education classes in three schools.

On November 7, 2021 we celebrated four baptisms at St. Charles Borromeo Parish, St. Francis, SD. We welcomed four infants, children and their families into the Parish.