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January 21, 2025  |  Vol. 7 No. 3
CHANCERY TO PARISH COMMUNICATIONS

C2P - Weekly Parish Newsletter 

Emergency L.A. Wildfire Collection

Please share with your parish and school community.
Please invite parishioners to support wildfire relief efforts in Los Angeles County by making an emergency donation to Catholic Charities USA. 100% of gifts supports wildfire relief efforts. Learn more/donate

Archbishop

Archbishop Etienne's Annual Letter

Please share with your parish and school community.
Archbishop Etienne's Annual Letter for 2025: English | Spanish

Immigrant and Refugee Ministry

Immigration resources for parishes

Please share with your parish and school community.
On Thursday, we sent a special C2P providing immigration resources for parishes. You may reference it here. Please reach out to our Immigrant and Refugee Ministry with any questions or concerns by contacting Chris Koehler at chris.koehler@seattlearch.org or 206-274-3194.

Multicultural Ministries

Tolton toolkit available to parishes

The Black Catholic Advisory Board prepared a toolkit intended to provide the opportunity for parishes, schools and other faith communities or groups to help promote the cause of canonization of Father Augustus Tolton. Promotional toolkit

Northwest Catholic

Join us in celebrating 175 years of the archdiocese

We invite you to be a part of this significant milestone by placing a celebratory ad in the April/May keepsake issue of Northwest Catholic magazine. Space reservations due Feb. 12. Reserve your ad.

Property and Construction

Parish New Employee Safety Training

Feb. 5 | 1-3 p.m. | Virtual
Our next safety training for new facility, maintenance, custodial and janitorial employees at the parish will be Feb. 5 from 1 to 3 p.m. on Teams. Please contact Jeanette at safety@seattlearch.org to reserve your space.

Integrated Payroll and Benefits Services (IPBS)

W2s now available for download in Paycom

It’s that time of year again! W2s are now available for download in Paycom. For those who have elected not to receive the electronic version, a hard copy will be mailed next week.

Human Resources

Hourly employee reminder: Logging hours

This is a courtesy reminder to all hourly employees to please accurately record your hours worked in your Paycom Web Timesheet at the end of each day worked. This is our suggested best practice to protect you from possible payroll errors due to missed and/or incorrect hours entries. Learn more

Information Technology and Services

ParishStaq January newsletter

Check out our Back2Parish update, including information on end-of-year giving statements, sacraments tracking, general ParishStaq tools support, upcoming ParishStaq billing and more. Newsletter | Website

Washington State Catholic Conference

WSCC January bulletin

English | Spanish

Property and Construction

Company offering free furniture to parishes

Due to an office relocation, a video game developer in Bellevue is donating a variety of high-end office furniture and equipment to parishes in the Archdiocese of Seattle. The furniture includes conference tables, ergonomic chairs, standing desks and more. For more information, contact Rossanna Ryan at 415-290-1164 or rossanna.ryan@gmail.com. Learn more | Photos 
 

Development

Reminder: Collections poster/Giving opportunities calendar

Attention parish staff.
As requested by Archbishop Etienne, you should have received your collections poster and bulletin inserts, which feature a calendar of 2025 giving opportunities. Please hang the poster in your vestibule as soon as possible. If you have not received this poster, contact the Development office at development@seattlearch.org. Learn more | Assets: English | Spanish

Development

Annual Catholic Appeal update

ACA materials order site closes this Friday. Read ACA updates

Development

Stewardship updates

Rice Bowl materials were shipped about 10 days ago. If you did not receive your materials last week, contact the Development office at development@seattlearch.org.
ANNOUNCEMENT REMINDERS 

Catholic Community Services

PREPARES 2025 Open Your Heart appeal

Feb. 8-9
Learn more

 

Intercultural Integration Department | Hispanic Ministry

PLNHM Quarterly Gathering

Attention parish staff, clergy and leadership of movements.
Feb. 6 | 10 a.m.-2 p.m. | Large Isaac Orr Room, Chancery
Register 


Lifelong Formation Department

Faith Formation January newsletter

English | Spanish

 

Liturgy Office

"Let us pray": January intentions resource

English | Spanish
 

Liturgy Office

Rite of Election 2025: Updated schedule and info packet

Enrollment forms need to be returned to Jennifer Day by Jan. 31. Resources/forms
 

Parish Financial Services

January finance updates

Attention PAAs and bookkeepers.
Pulling financial data on 1/21
1099-NEC deadline is 1/31
IRS mileage rate changes
 

Washington State Catholic Conference

WSCC media release on Native American report

English | Spanish
 

Youth Ministry

Youth Ministry January newsletter

January newsletter | Subscribe
EVENT REMINDERS 

January 21 - February 9, 2025

Please share these events with your parish and school community.

Washington State Catholic Conference

Pray for the legal protection of the unborn

Jan. 22 | Noon | Virtual
Learn more/register


Communications

The Nagasaki Bell Project: A discussion about nuclear war and peace

Jan. 22 | 6-9 p.m. | Pigott Auditorium at Seattle University
Learn more | Register | Promotional assets| Northwest Catholic article  
 

Multicultural Ministries

Six Black Catholics on the Road to Sainthood

Feb. 7 | 7-9 p.m. | Learn more/register
Feb. 8 | 1-3 p.m. | Learn more/register

Location for both events: St. Madeleine Sophie Church, 4400 130th Place S.E., Bellevue.
Promotional assets
EVENTS CALENDAR
COMMUNICATIONS TOOLKIT
PARTNERS IN THE GOSPEL

2025 monthly intercessions are now available

Pray for Partners in the Gospel at liturgies and other gatherings. English | Spanish 
 

Partners in the Gospel webinar: Mission & Evangelization

Jan. 22 | 3-5 p.m. 
Feb. 5 | 10 a.m.-noon

Join one of our two webinar sessions to learn about ways to re-envision mission & evangelization in a parish family. Register 
 

Additional resources

Click here for all Partners in the Gospel information for parishes.
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