Partners in Gospel is the strategic pastoral planning effort taking place across the Archdiocese of Seattle to re-invigorate and renew our local Catholic Church.
Archbishop Etienne's Pastoral Letter on Partners in the Gospel
In Archbishop Etienne’s pastoral letter, Partners in the Gospel: A Pastoral Letter to the Priests and People of the Church in Western Washington, he addresses the changes in our archdiocese over the last 10 years, his vision for parish leadership and structure, and ways to measure parish health and vibrancy. Read the letter:
Renewing Parish Life
Partners in the Gospel is an archdiocesan-wide renewal effort to better support vibrant, sustainable, mission-focused parish communities across the entire Archdiocese of Seattle. Parish families, comprised of one or more parishes, will create new vision plans together for how to best carry out the mission of the Church helping others know the love and joy of Jesus Christ.
The pastor, parish leaders and parishioners will determine how the new parish family will use their gifts and talents to creatively serve the unique needs of their local community, which may include new outreach efforts, youth ministry, evangelization efforts and more.
Partners in the Gospel - Prayer
Videos
2025 Current Reality and One Parish Planning Process Video:
Father Gary Lazzeroni and Caitlin Moulding from the Archdiocese of Seattle provide an updated current reality report, followed
by a detailed overview of the One Parish Planning process at parish families from 2025 to 2027.
English | Spanish | Vietnamese
Partners in the Gospel Introduction Video
Watch the video to learn more about this important initiative.
2023 Current Reality Video - Understanding the Why
Provides a snapshot of the archdiocese in 2023 and outlines data and trends across the region.
Current Reality Video - Understanding the Why
Provides a snapshot of the archdiocese today and outlines data and trends across the region.
Learn more
After watching the videos above, learn more about Partners in the Gospel from the following resources.
Official appointments
On April 6, 2024, Archbishop Paul D. Etienne and the Priest Personnel Board released the Official Appointments, including pastors, parochial vicars and other assignments.
- Official 2024 Appointments: PDF | Flipbook
- Click here for the most recent appointments.
- Archbishop Etienne's announcement letter: English | Spanish | Vietnamese
Final parish families
On February 3, 2024, final parish families for the Archdiocese of Seattle were announced, after a year of careful planning and consultation.
- Final list of families: English | Spanish | Vietnamese
- Archbishop Etienne's announcement letter: English | Spanish | Vietnamese
- On July 1, 2024 Archbishop Etienne released a letter to commemorate this important and historic next chapter in the Archdiocese of Seattle: English | Spanish | Vietnamese.
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Perspectives on Partners in the Gospel
Father Michael Dion, pastor of St. Michael Parish in Snohomish
Jesus Gomez Sanchez, parishioner at St. Joseph Parish in Vancouver
Rosa Luna, parishioner at St. Pius X in Mountlake Terrace
“Why is Partners in the Gospel necessary? I would simply say that with all of the changes that we're facing today, globally, culturally and within the church, it's very clear the status quo is no longer an option. It's very easy for us to just continue to keep doing the same thing and hoping that things will improve. That's not a strategy to make a difference.”
~ Archbishop Etienne
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