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Healing is a gift from God. We all can use healing in some way, whether from ailments, pain, grief, loss, addiction, injury, mental health, spiritual growth, or maybe just as a support for a loved one going through struggles. On Tuesday, April 30th at 5:30 pm, the Diocese of Fairbanks invites everyone to join together at Sacred Heart Cathedral and pray with Bishop Steve Maekawa, OP for our healing as individuals, parishes, communities, and as the flock of the diocese as a whole. This special mass will include the anointing of the sick and will be a spiritual journey to hopefully bring us all closer through the healing grace of God.

After many years of faithful service in the Diocese of Fairbanks, Fr. Alphonsus Afina will return to his home diocese of Maiduguri, Nigeria. Fr. Alphonsus’ last day in the diocese is Tuesday, 23 April 2024. I would like to personally thank Fr. Alphonsus and his bishop for allowing him to minister in the Diocese of Fairbanks. I also want to thank the parish communities of the Seward Peninsula and Norton Sound, where Fr. Alphonsus has spent most of his time, for the support they have provided for him. Most Reverend Steven J. Maekawa, O.P.

To provide for the faithful of our diocese, I am pleased to announce the following assignments. Fr. Patrick Bergquist as Parochial Administrator of Holy Mary of Guadalupe Parish, Healy and St. Theresa Parish, Nenana, effective 15 June 2024. Fr. Cezary Ejsymont as Priest Moderator in solidum with Fr. Michal Ulaski for St. Joseph Parish, Nome; St. Francis Xavier Parish, Kotzebue; St. Ann Parish, Teller; St. Jude Parish, Little Diomede; Church of the Holy Angels Parish, Unalakleet; St. Bernard Parish, Stebbins; and St. Michael Parish, St. Michael, effective 17 May 2024.

Sacred Heart Cathedral will host the Healing Mass on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at 5:00 P.M.