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Married life Expand A vocation to married life enables us to love more deeply than we can by our own power. It transforms a contract between two people into a way of discipleship and conversion. Are you called to married life? Diocesan priesthood Expand Who is a diocesan priest? Discernment Seminary life Meet our seminarians…
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Young Adult service and missionary opportunities Local Opportunities Pastoral Care and Oureach Expand Our Office of Pastoral Care and Outreach offers many opportunities for outreach including: detention and prison ministry, inclusion, seafarer ministry, immigration & refugee ministry, mental health, and more. Agape Youth Migrant Camp Expand Agape is a 6-8 week long service project that serves…
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Lent: Pilgrims of Hope Lent 2025 starts on Ash Wednesday, March 5, and lasts until the beginning of the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday. This Lent, go on a “pilgrimage of hope” through prayer, conversion and penance as we journey to our final destination of renewal and rebirth. This Lenten theme…
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Mental Health Ministry National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 Nacional de Prevención del Suicidio: 1-888-628-945 Following Jesus Christ as our teacher, the Mental Health Ministry gathers our wisdom and resources, reaching out to parishes and schools, to create welcoming communities of compassion, support and education to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Resources Catholic Expand USCCB…
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Catholic media sources The following Catholic media sources are a good start for exploring the Catholic faith, looking to reconnect with the faith, or taking your faith to a deeper level. Websites Expand Northwest Catholic—Local and international news and inspiration. Official Vatican website—The latest from the Vatican and Pope Francis. USCCB.org—Find out what is going…
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Chancery to Parish News Welcome to your source of news and events, delivered to your inbox every Monday morning. Here you’ll find the weekly C2P Newsletter, as well as news updates and messages from our bishops. If you have any questions, please reach out to C2Padmin@seattlearch.org. CHANCERY TO PARISH NEWSLETTER This Week’s Edition Read about…
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The Whetstone 25-26 Offerings CONTINUING FORMATION OF THE CLERGY Priest Annual Events Expand 2025-2026 ANNUAL RETREAT FOR PRIESTS (1 or 5 CFUs) As part of his responsibility for spiritual formation, each priest is required to make an annual retreat of up to five days. To assist him, the Archdiocese of Seattle offers an annual retreat…
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Synod on Synodality Initiated by Pope Francis, the Synod on Synodality is a process of listening and dialogue which began in 2021 with a worldwide consultation of the People of God. The Synod continued with gatherings of delegates in Rome in October of 2023 and again in October 2024. Archbishop on becoming a Synodal Church…
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Pastoral Planning “Let us not as Church be content to simply return to what was normal. We have been given by God this moment to redefine a new norm which more closely embodies who we are as Church and how we will continue to fulfill the mission of the Church, the mission of Jesus Christ.”…
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Welcome to the Catholic Church in Western Washington Our Faith Find a Parish Catholic Schools Offices & Ministries Give & Serve From Archbishop Paul D. Etienne Welcome! We hope this website inspires you to learn about the Catholic faith or go deeper in your own relationship with Jesus. Learn about the Archdiocese of Seattle, our…
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