We evangelize and provide opportunities for Black Catholics to participate in activities that blend their faith and culture.
Kujenga
A peer-lead retreat which encourages high school youth to discover their own identity and their relationship with God by providing Christ centered family oriented leadership training through the Kwanza principles and a celebration of culture, customs and traditions of the African American and Catholic ancestors. Kujenga retreats are held annually. “Say not, ‘I am too young.’ To whomever I send you, you shall go; whatever I command you, you shall speak.” (Jer. 1:7)
Annual Spiritual Retreat
The Annual Spiritual Retreat is open to adults of all cultures and provides opportunities to participate in liturgy, prayer, discussion, and fellowship in order to renew our spirituality which often gets depleted with the day-to-day activities and is lead by dynamic facilitator/speaker. The Annual Retreat is usually held the second weekend of November.
Other activities
- Evangelization workshops
- Black History Month activities at Catholic Schools
- Black Catholic Commission Meetings
- Youth/Young Adult Commission meetings and retreat
- Living The Dream, Martin Luther King Celebration in January
- Participation with the Virginia Black Legislative Conference
- Participation with Urban League Annual Banquet
- Attendance in LARCUM -- an interfaith group that includes Lutherans, Anglican, Roman Catholic, and United Methodist
- Youth forum