Be sure all staff members are receiving the C2P
and please share relevant information with your volunteer leaders. Click here to sign up. Click here for archived C2Ps.
It's time for our annual October Mass count activity
Please count attendees at each weekend Mass,
and click on the links below to submit counts by Friday of the following week.
Please be sure to count every person who is at each Mass during the weekends in October. Please record your count for each weekend Mass on the forms above, which are also located on the FOR PARISH page of the website. If you have questions, email jhopselyn.singleton@seattlearch.org.
• Read Archbishop Etienne's Oct. 14 blog: Synod On Synodality Rounds Midway Point
• Stay up-to-date with the latest Synod news when you sign up to received Archbishop Etienne's blog.
• Read Northwest Catholic Synod story.
• Read USCCB Synod story with quotes from Archbishop Etienne.
ParishStaq Giving, how to sign in to LEAD app & fees
The ParishStaq Giving Portal already has $8 million that has been set up with recurring gift schedules. Learn how to login to the LEAD app. The ParishStaq Giving Fee schedule is highlighted along with celebrating Wave 7.5's move to Phase 2. Newsletter | Website
Every fall, our Seafarers Ministry packs more than 1,000 "ditty bag" gifts containing personal necessities to bring to international seafarers in the Port of Seattle. Your help is needed! • Donations: Consider donating knit hats, socks, gloves, toiletries, board games, Seattle souvenirs, etc. Contact us at office@mts-seattle.org or 206-935-3439 to arrange a pick-up or drop-off of donations. Due date: Nov 8. • Event: Join the bag-stuffing event on Saturday, Nov. 18, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Donation details | Flyer with event details
Join the Crozier Society of the Archdiocese of Seattle and enjoy spiritual and social gatherings with fellow Catholics while supporting seminarian, deacon, and lay ecclesial formation. Become a member | Digital assets in English and Spanish
For those of you who are about to receive an ACA rebate check, we suggest you insert the following acknowledgement and thank you into the financial section of your bulletin or website.
We need your help in collecting parish creche/Nativity scene photos to use in Archbishop Etienne's Christmas video message and on Archdiocese of Seattle's social media! If your photo is selected, we'll credit your parish on the photo. Closeups of the Holy Family are ideal. Email to commsoffice@seattlearch.org by Nov. 15.
Partners in the Gospel
"Support for the Journey" webinar
for pastors, parish and school staff
Please join us at one of three sessions as we gather to pray and discuss the results of the parish input sessions and planning/support for the first half of 2024.
• November 6, 12:30 – 2 p.m.
• November 13, 10:30 a.m. – noon
• November 14, noon – 1:30pm Click here to register for 90-minute webinar.
ATTENTION: Middle and High School Students. Parents and community members
Nov. 18 from 9 am. - noon | St. James Cathedral Pastoral Outreach Center
Please join us for safeTALK, a suicide intervention workshop facilitated by high school students from the Archdiocese of Seattle’s Catholic Lifesaver Corps. Learn more | Flyer | Digital assets
CYO Camp Appeal is raising funds for the Camp Hamilton campfire circle. Encourage your parishioners to donate here. Learn more about CYO Camp. Digital assets
ATTENTION: Chancery, parish staff and key parish leadership
Nov. 9 from 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. | Isaac Orr Conference Room, 910 Marion, Seattle
Discovery of how faith and identity are embodied in culture and how we can build greater unity among diverse cultural families. It is an important underpinning of all our work. Sign up here.
Please take a moment to update your email addresses in Paycom. This update is crucial to ensure that all employees receive important information, especially during the transition for pay groups and other critical updates. To learn how to update your email, click here.
We have completed the testing for the transition to Pay Group 2. Thank you to St. Hubert for this smooth and successful test. To see when your parish will be transitioned, please review this Excel workbook. The new calendar for the pay period for each wave will be coming soon.
CCAS will be paying the second half of 2023 property taxes for parishes, schools, cemeteries, camps, etc. Each entity will be bille from CCAS (not their county).
ATTENTION: Teachers, administrators, counselors, parish staff, parents, and clergy
Oct. 17 from 9 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center,
4700 S.W. Dash Point Road, Federal Way
Suicide alertness training helps people recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connects them with resources to help them. Learn more. Register at joe.cotton@seattlearch.org.
Applications for the Deacon Formation Program open through Dec. 8
Applications to the permanent diaconate are open until Dec. 8, 2023. Encourage people who may be called to the permanent diaconate to apply now. The applicants will need time to prepare the materials for application. Learn more on the Deacon Formation web page.
Nov. 4 at 11 a.m. | St. James Cathedral, Seattle Learn more | Digital assets
Join us for a community health fair immediately following Mass. 1-3 p.m. | Isaac Orr Conference Room
