Don't forget to share the C2P with your key team members.
And encourage them sign up! Click here
Advent 2022 starts on Sunday, November 27, and lasts until Christmas Eve. It's a time of preparing our hearts and minds for the celebration of our Lord’s birth on Christmas and his second coming at the end of time. Click here for week 1 reflection by Bishop Schuster and other resources.
Remind parishioners if they want to make year-end stock donations, to initiate donations now. It takes several business days for companies to transfer stocks and the holidays add more time.
Parishioner Engagement | Pushpay/ParishStaq
Update on PushPay Purchase and Sale. Who’s Who during your Implementation. Next monthly check-in is December 14 at noon. Learn more
Advent is a time to be awake, waiting with hope for Jesus. Take time to reflect upon the promise of Jesus’ return and truly celebrate this beautiful season. Click here for this week's Scripture readings, prayers and reflections.
December 3 at St. Michael, Olympia
December 10 at Sacred Heart, Bellingham
January 14 at St. John of the Woods, Tacoma
January 21 at St. Joseph, Vancouver
All sessions begin at 11am. Learn more | Promotional assets in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Swahili
Parishes can run this campaign anytime in December
Thank you for partnering with Catholic Community Services and Catholic Housing Services as we “light a pathway to hope” for tens of thousands of Western Washington neighbors in need. Click here for campaign toolkit with assets in English and Spanish. Donations can be made at ccsww.org/donatenow.
Share Archbishop Etienne's Advent video through your parish digital channels with an invitation to enter into the Advent season with intention.
Don’t forget to include the link to the archdiocese’s Advent page, archseattle.org/advent. A new video and reflection will be added to the web page each Sunday of Advent. Click here for links to all the weekly videos to share through your digital channels. Click here for all Advent assets. Updated Spanish assets
Archdiocese of Seattle settles five claims from the 1950s, ‘70s and ‘80s
SEATTLE, November 18, 2022 – Today the Archdiocese of Seattle announced final settlements totaling $2,285,000 for five separate claims related to allegations of sexual. Read news release
The Archdiocese of Seattle was featured in a new video series called “The Chair,” celebrating cathedrals, bishops and dioceses throughout the United States. It's free to watch but does require creating a free account to access the Seattle episode and others. Go to https://thechair.vhx.tv/videos/the-chair-seattle-wa | Promotional assets
We are looking for more parishes to welcome Ukrainian families coming to our area. Numbers have grown to 15,000 in Western Washington. So far, three local parishes have formed Welcome Circles, but we need more. To learn how your parish can join the effort, please attend one of the inquiry Events (see details under "events"). Learn more | Read the Northwest Catholic story
Before the end of every calendar year, finance councils should designate the housing allowance for the parish priest(s) for the coming year. Learn more
Welcome Circles for Ukrainian Refugees: Parish inquiry night
November 29 from 7-8pm | St. Vincent de Paul Parish, Federal Way – for southern parishes
November 30 from 7-8pm | St. Michael Parish, Snohomish – for northern parishes
Learn more about north and south event | Promotional assets
November 29 from 9am-12pm | Archbishop Brunett Retreat Center
Training helps participants recognize a person with thoughts of suicide and connects them with resources. Participants don’t need any formal preparation. Learn more | Promotional assets.
