News and Events

The Black Catholic Ministry held its quarterly meeting on at Blessed Sacrament parish to review and discuss what is going on in the local diocese, share information about upcoming events, and plan for activities.

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (Emmonak)--The parish now has a regular priest: Fr. Stan Jaszek, who spends two weeks at a time in Emmonak celebrating the Mass and sacraments.

In January 2018, 15 men assembled for the inception of the Men’s Prayer Ministry at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, to pray, worship, and glorify our Lord and Savior.

For several months in 2018 the St. Charles Lwanga Center, Archdiocesan Office of Black Catholics has been represented in meetings with a nascent organizational group.

The Congregation of the Great Spirit Parish Outdoor Mass on August 11, 2019 celebrated the parish’s mission.

The beginning of the school year is the most exciting time of the academic year. Like most schools, we admisntrators and teachers plan wonderful lessons and activities for the whole school year.

St Kateri Tekakwitha Mission Church is deeply grateful to the Black and Indian Missions for the boost in funding this quarter. Without it, we would have been hard pressed to pay all the bills.

I hope you have had a wonderful summer of beautiful weather and the renewal of the relationships that are the network of our lives.

Sr Agatha Obinka, a member of The Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus teaches religion to students in K-4 at St. Joseph the Provider.