The Archdiocese of Seattle today published a list of clergy and religious accused of sexual abuse of a minor who have served or resided in Western Washington.
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“The highlight had to be singing AND dancing with local parishioners to the rhythmic songs in the Swahili language on Christmas morning. While Tanzanians are incredibly poor by western standards, they are amazingly happy and generous with the little they have, and blessed us with gifts of bananas, pineapple, coconuts, and two live chickens!”
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Each January 22 our nation marks the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case which legalized abortion during all nine months of pregnancy. Since that tragic decision, more than 56 million children’s lives have been lost to abortion, and many suffer that loss—often in silence. What can you do? The Bishops ask us to PRAY, GATHER and SHARE.
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Saint Patrick Catholic Church is sponsoring a series of FREE talks open to the public to get to know Pope Francis. The talks will explore his impact on the American Catholic Church and discuss Laudato Si, the Pope’s Encyclical on the environment.
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The seemingly small guesture— the gift of a prayer shawl often has a big impact on the recipient, the gifter and the creator of the prayer shawl.
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Advent and Christmas are very special times for Christians. These liturigical seasons are also extraordinary times of learning in faith formation programs at Saint Patrick Catholic Church. Indeed, the Great Light of Jesus is our guide in our journey always.
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Questions are a normal part of transition. “A family member recently died. How do I go about making funeral arrangements?” is a question we have been hearing recently from the parish community.
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Parishioners will notice something is different in this
packet of Sunday offering envelopes. After all these years we are able to have our own unique full color St. Patrick offertory envelope.
The Sister Parish committees at Saint Patrick Catholic Church and Saint Wenceslaus are preparing for Christmas together. Father Libardo Valencia Hincapie, Pastor of Saint Wenceslaus in Bogota, Colombia—Saint Patrick Catholic Church’s Sister Parish, shared updates on parish life in his community with the Sister Parish Committee in Tacoma in early December 2015.
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Advent is a wonderful time to celebrate the reconciling love and the healing graces our Lord offers us. Like all religious experience, it takes preparation.
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