Black Catholic Ministry

With Very Rev. Vernon F. Huguley as Vicar and
James Watts as Director, the Office of Black Catholic Ministry offers opportunities for the community to take part in their Faith.

A glance at Black Catholic Ministry 

youth

kugenga     ​African youth leadership conference

holy family cristo rey high school     worked with campus minister to evangelize the students, most being non-catholic.

camp Joseph     an outdoor christian ministry focused on developing young men of honor and on facilitating growth in a relationship with jesus christ.
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DIOCESAN youth action committee on racial relations     multicultural teen group that works to create harmony and respect among all people.

​adult

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Diocesan Prayer Breakfast     Sponsored prayer breakfast to promote diversity within the diocese.

Black Catholic Consortium Meeting     Monthly meeting held to discuss the concerns of the African American community. 

Mudelein Seminary mission visit     Coordinated a missionary diocesan visit of seminarians, priest and faculty members to our African American
Parishes, Center of Concern and Guadalupan Mission.

National Association of Black Catholic Administrators     A forum for African American Catholic Administers to effectively address the needs, issues, and concerns.

Community

Blue Mass     Mass held on the Feast Day of Saint Michael the Archangel honoring all law enforcement personnel.

 
Interfaith Partnership Outreach Program (IPOP)     Initiative between Lawson State Community College and the Faith community designed to provide access and opportunity for students to pursue higher education.
 
Blue and You: Crucial Conversation     Co-sponsored a workshop that helped strengthen and improve relationship between law enforcement and youth.


protecting houses of worship training
successfully completed training sponsored by infragard, the fbi, homewood POLICE, and homeland security that provided training on protection of religious institutions.