Continuing Formation opportunities and annual events for clergy of the Archdiocese of Seattle. Please submit CFUs by June 30 of each year.

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The Office of Vocations celebrates God's universal call to holiness by helping foster a culture of vocations in our families, parishes, and schools.

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Liturgy For parish staff and liturgy coordinators as a resource to assist in planning liturgies and learn more about liturgical formation through workshops and presentations.   Coordinate episcopal liturgies such as Deacon and Priest ordinations, Chrism Mass, Rites of Election, and other events presided over by the Archbishop and Auxiliary Bishops, and work with hosting…

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The Office of Faith Formation, following the call to bring people to a closer relationship with Jesus, promotes, nurtures, and offers life-long formation for children and adult faith formation ministers by providing: courses on faith formation and catechetical topics, Catechetical Certification, and retreats in both English and Spanish. The office also oversees the implementation of standards and policies of Catholic Faith Formation for the Archdiocese of Seattle.

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The diaconate is the first rank of holy orders in the Catholic Church.

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A ministry rooted in the example of Jesus Christ that welcomes the stranger and fulfills the commitment of the U.S. Catholic bishops to protect the life and dignity of the human person.

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While being single is not a vocation in and of itself, like those in holy orders, those who assume avowed religious life, and those who marry, all people are called to the universal vocation...

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Catholics from around the Archdiocese of Seattle form the Crozier Society, which supports the Archbishop and funds seminarian formation and education.

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