Fully Funded Parish Needs
Thank you to all donors who have graciously supported our mission needs.Aniak - Saint Theresa Parish
4 Wheeler ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)
Sister Marian Leaf, OSF and Father Stan Jaszek, a Polish priest, take turns ministering in Aniak, Alaska, a Yup'ik Eskimo remote village located on the south bank of the Kuskokwim River in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta in the interior of the State. The Saint Theresa parish needs a new 4-wheeler ATV as the existing one is over 20 years old. It is the only form of transportation in the summer for Sister Marian and Father Stan. The village is spread out, with the new housing being about 2 miles away for parishioner visiting purposes. They would appreciate your assistance to help replace the older ATV with a newer and more reliable one for their visits to parishioners and the sick. The cost including shipping to Aniak will be approximately $7,500.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005; updated 4/13/07
A very gracious thank you to the Catholic Extension donors who have made a gift of $2,000 and for other individual donors who have donated another $1,250 towards the purchase of the 4-wheeler. God Bless you all for your kindness and generosity. And a special thank you to Sister Kathy in the Yukon-Kuskokwim area who obtained the remaining funds for this 4-wheeler.
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Barrow - Saint Patricks Church
Fax-Scanner and Laminator
The parish also needs fax/scanner and laminator machines with an approximate cost of $300.00 which will be used for general church office as well as faith formation classes. The parish would appreciate your consideration to help purchase these items that are outside of their normal budget expenses.
Date Requested by Parish - initial request December 2005
We would like to extend a very gracious thank you to the Catholic Extension donors who donated the funds to purchase the fax-scanner and laminator. God bless you for your kindness and generosity. Thank you also to the donors who sent gifts to help pay for the new sound system for the parish.
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Chefornak - Saint Catherine of Siena Church
Various Interior Items Needed
Saint Catherine of Siena Church is located in Chefornak, a remote Yup'ik Eskimo village, on the western coast of Alaska. On September 6, 2004, there was a fire in the Church and much of the interior of the Church was destroyed. Any and all items for a new church to be built sometime in the future, e.g., baptism font, altar, large crucifix, ambo, sound system, pews/chairs, stations of the cross, etc. will need to be replaced. Any donations toward these items would be greatly appreciated. If you would like to donate for a particular item, please contact Tom at the chancery for more details.
Date Requested by Parish - initial request December 2005; updated 12/20/06
We would like to extend a very gracious thank you to those who have contributed toward these items. God bless you all for your kindness and thoughtfulness. Please keep the parish in your prayers. The parish has decided to build a new church instead of renovating the old burned one. Groundbreaking is anticipated to be in the summer of 2008.
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Keyboard with Transposer
Additionally, a new keyboard for the music ministry would be wonderful for the musicians and the choir. The cost of the keyboard with a transposer is expected to be $250.00, which includes shipping to Chefornak. We thank you for your consideration to help with the music ministry in Chefornak and thank you for your prayers and assistance with the other items.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005 - updated 11/11/06
A very gracious thank you to the donor who made a gift to purchase the keyboard for St. Catherine's music ministry. We sincerely appreciate the fact that you sent more than requested so that we can purchase a better quality instrument. God Bless you for your kindness and generosity.
Additionally, a new keyboard for the music ministry would be wonderful for the musicians and the choir. The cost of the keyboard with a transposer is expected to be $250.00, which includes shipping to Chefornak. We thank you for your consideration to help with the music ministry in Chefornak and thank you for your prayers and assistance with the other items.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005 - updated 11/11/06
A very gracious thank you to the donor who made a gift to purchase the keyboard for St. Catherine's music ministry. We sincerely appreciate the fact that you sent more than requested so that we can purchase a better quality instrument. God Bless you for your kindness and generosity.
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Emmonak - Sacred Heart Parish
2 Guitars and Keyboard with Transposer
Sacred Heart parish is located in Emmonak, Alaska, another Yup'ik Eskimo village located at the mouth of the Yukon River on the north bank of Kwiguk Pass and on the northwest coast of Alaska. The parish has a group of adults that are playing for services, but more are interested and they do not have a keyboard or good guitars. Some of the youth of the parish are also expressing interest in the music ministry. As music is such an important part of the liturgy, they would like your support in obtaining 2 guitars and a keyboard with a transposer. The cost for these music instruments would be approximately $600.00. The parishioners of Sacred Heart would appreciate your assistance to help them continue to provide this vital music ministry.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
The keyboard and the two guitars will make it possible for many more youth and young adults to be involved with the music ministry for our parish. Thank you very much for your generosity. Wishing you many blessings for Christmas and in the New Year.
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Galena - St. John Berchmann
Fuel Storage Tank
Galena is predominantly an Athabascan Indian village located on the right bank of the middle Yukon River. The existing fuel storage tank for the parish is very old and may quickly become an environmental hazard if leaks develop. If we can get the help for buying the new tank, we would ensure the heating system of the parish for the next thirty years or longer and meet all of the current regulations. The cost of a new fuel tank, including shipping and installation will be approximately $15,000.00. We will soon be in the season to be able to ship large items such as this tank by a river barge to the parish. Thank you in advance for your consideration of this request.
Date Requested by Parish - initial request 08/31/05 - updated 11/11/06
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Catholic Extension Society donors who have graciously donated $10,000 towards the purchase of this item. Also to the Franciscan Friars who donated the additional $5,000 to finish the fuel tank project. May God bless you all for your generosity and continued prayers.
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Keyboard
The parish of St. John Berchman requests your assistance to purchase a large keyboard to utilize during liturgies. They feel it is essential to provide good music to enhance their liturgies and greatly appreciate your generosity. The keyboard they would like to buy will cost approximately $2,000.00, including shipping to Galena.
Date Requested by Parish - initial request 12/20/05; updated 11/11/06
The Galena parish is very grateful to the local resident who recently donated an organ for the church. This donation was totally unexpected and is a blessing for the community. Thank you so much to the people who gave so generously for the beautiful sounding organ.
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Monitor Heater for Residence
Brother Justin has been living and ministering in the Galena area for many years now. The Diocese is very blessed to have him around because he also is very handy when it comes to fixing things. One of the regular items that Br. Justin has been fixing is the Monitor heaters installed in many of our churches. But now, he needs to replace his own as it has been repaired too many times. Please help Brother Justin stay warm this winter. The cost of a new Monitor stove including shipping to Galena is approximately $1,800.00. We appreciate your consideration of this request.
Date Requested by Parish - December 11, 2006; updated 4/30/07
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the donors who sent gifts to purchase the Monitor heater for our ministers in Galena. May God bless you for your kindness and generosity.
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Huslia - St. Francis Regis
Monitor Heater for Church
Brother Justin from Galena ministers to the parish community of Huslia. The old worn out Monitor heater needs to be replaced to keep the church warm for services during the cold winter months. The cost including shipping to Huslia is approximately $1,800. We would appreciate your consideration to help fund this item.
Date Requested by Parish - December 11, 2006
We would like to extend a sincere thank you to the donor who sent the gift to purchase the Monitor heater for our church in Huslia. May God bless you for your kindness and generosity.
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Kaltag - St. Teresa
3 Guitars, Large Keyboard with Transposer, 3 small Keyboards
Saint Teresa parish is located in Kaltag, an Athabascan Indian village located on the Yukon River in interior Alaska. This summer Sister Dorothy Giloley, SSJ, Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Fairbanks, and Sister Maggie Butler, SSJ , Pastoral Administrator at Holy Rosary Parish, Tok, Alaska, will be coordinating a Vacation Bible School for the whole village. Two other Sisters of Saint Joseph from Philadelphia and Saint Teresa parish leaders will be assisting them. They would like to offer music lessons for the youth and adults of the parish. The larger keyboard is needed for music for the liturgies and the guitars and smaller keyboards are needed for the instructions. One of the musicians in the parish will assist with the teaching and continue instructions after the Vacation Bible School is over. The gift of music will be a wonderful blessing especially for the youth. The cost for these instruments is expected to be $1,000 which would include shipping to Kaltag.
Date Requested by Parish - April 13, 2007, update 4/30/07
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all who donated funds and instruments for the Kaltag parish. The summer 2007 Vacation Bible School went very well with 18 children taking lessons for guitar and piano.
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Kotzebue - Saint Francis Xavier Church
Keyboard with Transposer
Sister Dorothy Giloley, SSJ, Director of Religious Education for the Diocese of Fairbanks, is planning some youth ministry training this Spring at Saint Francis Xavier Church in the village of Kotzebue, a remote Inupiat Eskimo village on the Northwest Coast of Alaska. She will be bringing teens from some of the Fairbanks parishes with her and music will be a vital part of the program. Sr. Dorothy feels that a keyboard with a transposer, which will remain with the parish, is needed to provide the music and she will be able to teach the local Kotzebue youth to play as well. The cost of the keyboard with a transposer is expected to be $250, which includes shipping to Kotzebue. Sister Dorothy appreciates your consideration of this request to provide this music ministry for the parishioners of Saint Francis Xavier church.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
The youth and the people of the Saint Francis Xavier parish are very grateful for the donation of the keyboard and two guitars to be used at their liturgies, religious education and with the youth group. Our prayers and good wishes go with you and your loved ones for a Christmas and New Year filled with many blessings.
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Little Diomede - St. Jude Parish
Audio-visual equipment and religious education videos/DVDs
Saint Jude Parish is situated on Little Diomede Island in the Bering Sea off the Northwest Coast of Alaska about 50 miles below the Arctic Circle, half way between Siberia and Alaska. It is always difficult to travel out to this extremely remote village. The parish is in need of some audio-visual equipment and videos/DVDs for religious education, catechists' preparation and adult faith formation. It will cost approximately $300 to purchase a DVD player and audio- visual materials for religious education. The parish would appreciate your consideration to assist with this purchase.
Date Requested by Parish - November 11, 2006; updated 1/5/07
We would like to extend a very gracious thank you to the donors who sent donations to fund these items. May God Bless you for your kindness and generosity.
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Mountain Village - Saint Lawrence Parish
On-Demand Hot Water System
Saint Lawrence parish in Mountain Village, Alaska lies at the foot of the first mountain one meets going up the Yukon River from the coast. It is located on the north bank of the Yukon River 87 miles upstream from its mouth. As with Pilot Station, the high costs of fuel oil and electricity takes a toll on funds that could be used for other ministries. The parish would like to request your assistance to purchase an on-demand hot water system that would provide for instantaneous and continuous hot water with greater efficiency. It could also help to begin thawing sewer lines when it is known they are starting to freeze in the sub-zero temperatures that are experienced annually in the arctic north of Alaska. The cost of these type hot water heaters is approximately about $1,650.00 each. We would appreciate your assistance to purchase this hot water system.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Catholic Extension Society donors who have graciously donated the funds to purchase the on-demand hot water heater. This will not only help reduce the cost of electricity, but will help to prevent freeze-up of the water system in future winters.
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Nenana - Saint Theresa Church
Alb
Saint Theresa parish in Nenana is located at the confluence of the Nenana and Tanana Rivers, about 50 miles southwest of Fairbanks. The village of Nenana marks the beginning of a string of tiny parishes along the "rail belt" which are visited by Father Jack DeVerteuil, who resides in Healy, a little over an hour away. Nenana's population is predominately Athabascan with a small Caucasian minority. Father Jack would like to have an alb to leave with the parish in Nenana. It would also be a good addition to the church's meager belongings if another priest takes Father Jack's place. The cost would be approximately $95.00.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
Our sincere gratitude to the donor for the purchase of the Alb.
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Snowthrower
The parish would also like to replace their old snowthrower. The old machine is barely operable and is becoming a liability for those using the machine. A small snowthrower machine would cost approximately $350.00.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
We would like to extend a very gracious thank you to the donor for the gift to purchase the snowblower. This will help save many a backache.
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Commercial Cooking Wares
Other items that could be used for the parish are a large commercial soup pot and large stainless steel bowl. A large family sized soup pan would be used on a regular basis for larger crowds. Saint Theresa is an Athabascan community and at funerals and potlatch time larger cooking wares are much needed items. The large commercial stock pot and bowl would cost approximately $250.00. Also, during lent they have Friday evening stations of the cross and soup afterwards. The parish would really appreciate your help to purchase these needed items.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the donors who have made this possible to purchase the commercial cooking pot and bowl.
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Pilot Station - Saint Charles Spinola Church
On-Demand Hot Water System
Saint Charles Spinola church is a Central Yup'ik Eskimo village located on the right bank of the lower Yukon River some eleven miles east of Saint Marys in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska. With the high costs of fuel oil and electricity these days, the parish would like to request assistance to purchase an on-demand hot water system that would provide for instantaneous and continuous hot water with greater efficiency. It could also help to begin thawing sewer lines when it is known they are starting to freeze in the sub-zero temperatures that are experienced annually in the arctic north of Alaska. The cost of these type hot water heaters is approximately about $1,650.00 each. We would appreciate your assistance to purchase this hot water system.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Catholic Extension Society donors who have graciously donated the funds to purchase the on-demand hot water heater. This will not only help reduce the cost of electricity, but will help to prevent freeze-up of the water system in future winters.
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Saint Marys - Church of the Nativity
On-Demand Hot Water System
Saint Charles Spinola church is a Central Yup'ik Eskimo village located on the right bank of the lower Yukon River some eleven miles east of Saint Marys in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta of Alaska. With the high costs of fuel oil and electricity these days, the parish would like to request assistance to purchase an on-demand hot water system that would provide for instantaneous and continuous hot water with greater efficiency. It could also help to begin thawing sewer lines when it is known they are starting to freeze in the sub-zero temperatures that are experienced annually in the arctic north of Alaska. The cost of these type hot water heaters is approximately about $1,650.00 each. We would appreciate your assistance to purchase this hot water system.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
We would like to express our sincere appreciation to the Catholic Extension Society donors who have graciously donated the funds to purchase the on-demand hot water heater. This will not only help reduce the cost of electricity, but will help to prevent freeze-up of the water system in future winters.
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Scammon Bay, Hooper Bay and Chevak - Blessed Sacrament, Little Flower of Jesus and Sacred Heart
VHF Radios and Antennae
In the remote bush villages of western Alaska, the VHF radio is the main public means of information and announcement. Some villages have other means like a radio station or an information channel on TV. However, many villages do not have radio or TV and rely on VHF. Blessed Sacrament parish in Scammon Bay, Little Flower of Jesus parish in Hooper Bay and Sacred Heart parish in Chevak do not have VHF radios to make announcements such as for worship times, catechism, adult faith sharing or other occasions. Presently, Father Gregg Wood, SJ has a hand held unit that he carries and that needs constant recharging. But when he is gone from the village, other visitors to the parish, priests and sisters are without VHF radio communication with the rest of the village. Having a base unit for each parish would enhance the communication of ministers with the people of the parish who live in the village. A power supply, transceiver and appropriate antenna would cost approximately $620 for each of the three parishes. We would appreciate your assistance to provide better communications in these village parishes.
Date Requested by Parish - January 5, 2007 original request; updated 4/18/07
We would like to extend a very gracious thank you to the donor who sent a generous gift to purchase all three VHF radios and antennae. May the blessings of the Easter season be with you throughout the year. Father Gregg Wood, SJ says "Much of the communication regarding events in the community occurs over the VHF radio. Having a "base station" radio set will allow the radio to be on through the day. It has always been important to me to be aware of what is happening in the village during my parish visit. This kind of equipment will be a great help to doing that.... thank you very much for your assistance in our need to upgrade our communication equipment."
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Stebbins - Saint Bernard Church
Large Picture with Kneeler and Stand
for Votive Candles
Father Stan Jaszek is a Polish priest who resides in Stebbins at the parish of Saint Bernard. Stebbins is located on Saint Michael Island in Norton Sound eight miles from the village of Saint Michael and southwest of Nome, Alaska. It is a Central Yup'ik Eskimo village whose inhabitants originate from places such as Nelson Island and Pikmiktalik. At one time, reindeer herding was the chief occupation of Stebbins life. A new church was recently dedicated for the parish. Father Stan has a special devotion to the Divine Mercy and would like a large picture with a kneeler and a stand for votive candles. The cost to purchase and ship these items to Saint Bernard parish will be approximately $1,500.00. Thank you for your consideration to assist in this addition to the new church.
Date Requested by Parish - December 2005
We would like to extend a very gracious thank you to the donors who sent funds to purchase these items.
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Teller - Saint Ann
TV, DVD/ VCR player and audio/ visual materials
Teller is located on a spit between Port Clarence and Grantley Harbor, 75 miles northwest of Nome in Northwestern Alaska. The parish is in need of some audio-visual equipment and videos or DVDs for religious education, catechists' preparation and adult faith formation. The parish is requesting your assistance to purchase a TV and a DVD/VCR player along with audio-visual materials. The total cost is expected to be approximately $500. We would appreciate your assistance to obtain these items for the parish.
Date Requested by Parish - November 11, 2006; updated 4/30/07
We would like to extend a very gracious thank you to the donors who sent funds to purchase these items.
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Catholic Bishop of Northern Alaska
ATTN: Finance Office
1316 Peger Rd
Fairbanks, AK 99709
907-374-9500 907-374-9580 (Fax)
Tom Buzek
Business Administrator
907-374-9528
tom@cbna.org