CatholicAnchor.org For 50 years Peggy Bergsrud has been involved in ministry around the Archdiocese of Anchorage. She volunteered as a foster parent for Catholic Social Services in 1974, was involved in developing the second location of Brother Francis Shelter in an old municipal warehouse, worked with the late Fr. Steve Moore to develop the Clare…
CatholicAnchor.org After 13 years at the Catholic Anchor, Joel Davidson stepped down in September from his position as editor of the Anchorage Archdiocese’s newspaper. Davidson began working at the Anchor in 2006. Since that time the newspaper has won more than 100 combined awards at the Alaska Press Association and the Catholic Media Conference. The…
CatholicAnchor.org American Heritage Girls invites girls to join local troop The American Heritage Girls troop at St. Andrew Church in Eagle River is inviting girls, ages five to 18, to join. The Christ-centered leadership and character development program will meet on Sept. 5, 4:30-6 p.m., in the narthex at St. Andrew’s for an ice cream…
CatholicAnchor.org After two years of preparation and study, seven Alaskan men will undergo the rite of candidacy on Sept. 20 as part of their ongoing preparation to become permanent deacons in the Anchorage Archdiocese. Projected to be ordained in 2022, the men have three years of training left. Once ordained to the diaconate, they will…
CatholicAnchor.org High school parishioners from St. Patrick Church in Anchorage took part in a Teens ACTS Retreat last month at St. Therese’s Camp in Wasilla. The Aug. 8-11 event included 10 teens from St. Patrick Church, along with an ACTS team from Texas which helped run the event. The Texas team included 13 teens and…
CatholicAnchor.org Deacon Bill and Sharon Frost were recently honored as the “longest married couple” in Alaska by Worldwide Marriage Encounter, an apostolate which seeks to strengthen families. Marriage Encounter puts on special weekend retreats to help couples strengthen their love and deepen their relationship. It is open to couples of any religion and also non-believers….
CatholicAnchor.org It is autumn in Alaska and perhaps we’re now past the tumultuous spring and summer of 2019. It was tumultuous in many ways. There was extreme weather in the form of heat, natural disasters, fires and frustration from an extended period without a finalized state budget. It was a roller coaster of changes in…
CatholicAnchor.org By FR. SCOTT GARRETT The St. Paul Mission, based in Dillingham, is located in the Western part of the Archdiocese of Anchorage. It incorporates the Aleutian Islands of Alaska. With some 33,000 square miles, it is a little larger than South Carolina or Maine. We named it after Saint Paul because his writings challenge…
CatholicAnchor.org As school bells ring across Southcentral Alaska, some 500 students will have a uniquely Catholic school experience. Enrolled as students in the five Catholic schools operating within the boundaries of the Archdiocese of Anchorage, these students will sit in classrooms displaying a crucifix, pray together, attend school Masses, and be reminded each day of…
CatholicAnchor.org Father Vincent Blanco, known affectionately as “Father Vince,” has been the pastor of St. Anthony Church in Anchorage for the past four years. His kindness and zeal for the faith is accented through a vibrant sense of humor. “I’m the youngest of 12 children,” he said. “I have six sisters and five brothers, and…