Read reflections from Archbishop Etienne throughout the Advent season on Northwest Catholic and on Archbishop's Truth in Love blog. You may find a few of his most recent blogs here:
The next round of New PAA Training is scheduled over three days in January 2025. If you are a new PAA or know someone who might make a good PAA and should participate in this training, please contact parishfinancialsvcs@seattlearch.org.
Remind parishioners that if they want to make year-end stock donations, they should initiate them now. It takes several business days for companies to transfer stocks and the holidays add more time. Fill out form
Parishes occasionally get stewardship donations that aren’t tax deductible for one reason or another. In this case, you want to give the donor credit against their stewardship pledge, but not on their year-end tax letter. Here is an instruction packet for how to correctly post these types of donations in ParishStaq.
We encourage you to insert this article into your bulletin and on your website to educate your parishioners on how to maximize their gift to the Annual Appeal. If emailing, you can hyperlink the long URL addresses.
Read important stewardship updates, includinginformation about the local, national and worldwide collections poster you should have received, Christmas Hospitality, year-end giving suggestions, a survey request and more, by clicking here.
JOB OF THE WEEK
The Archdiocese of Seattle has a number of open positions at parishes, schools, camps, the Retreat Center and the Chancery. Are you or someone you know interested in putting your gifts and talents to work for the archdiocese? View the jobs listed below as well as all open positions here. Please share with your parish and school community.
Director of Pastoral Care & Outreach
We are looking for a Director of Pastoral Care & Outreach to join the Pastoral Care & Outreach team. This role is responsible for managing, coordinating and implementing several distinct pastoral care ministries for the Archdiocese of Seattle. Learn more and apply today.
