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Every February, we celebrate Black History Month.  This month, as part of your observance, consider reading the U.S. Catholic Bishops new pastoral letter against racism entitled “Open Wide Our Hearts: The Enduring Call to Love”. Click above to learn more and access the document.

You are invited to a presentation on mental health on Wednesday, February 20th from 12-1:30pm at the Bethaday Community Learning Space (605 SW 108th St, Seattle).  The speakers will include representatives of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and Navos. Click above for more information and to RSVP.

As part of their Ignatian Spirituality for Men Series, the Ignatian Spirituality Center invites all men to an Interfaith Dialogue on Saturday, February 23 from 8:30 am-12:00 pm at St. Joseph Parish Center, Seattle. Register by February 20th. Click above for more details.

Click above for a list of emergency locations to help those who are unsheltered during this cold weather.

If you or a friend are a Federal Employee adversely impacted by the government shutdown, know that St. Vincent de Paul is here to help.  SVdP wants all to know that they can help with food, free clothing, personal hygiene supplies, etc. Click above for more details.

The Pastoral Center (or office) Hours: Monday - Thursday, 8:30am to 4:00pm and Friday's 8:30am to 3:00pm. If you just need to drop something off, you can put it in the mail drop to the left of the front door, by the bench. 

RAVE To Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in West Seattle for the most beautiful outdoor Christmas tree I’ve ever seen. It lights up the corner of 35th Avenue Southwest and Southwest Myrtle Street and takes my breath away every night when I’m driving home.

A BIG THANK YOU to all who were able to contribute gifts to local Sanislo Elementary families. We collected 16 sets of gifts to meet the needs and wants on all the tags. We also collected 4 grocery gift cards for several homeless families at the school. Thank you as well to all who supported our gift card drive for Catholic Community Services' Santa Teresita housing! We collected 119 gift cards, which added up to almost $3000! Parents and guardians will now have the opportunity to buy just the right gifts for their children. Thank you for your generosity and for making the holidays a little brighter for some of our neighbors in need. You helped Christ's light shine brightly this year!

OLG makes kits to hand out to those in need you encounter on the streets.  We are currently collecting items for our kits.  Please consider click above for a list of needed items. Feel free to take kits from the church or parish office to hand out as well! 

Your voice makes a difference. Raise it today!  Right now, your members of Congress are evaluating the funding levels for critical accounts in the FY19 budget that support migrants and refugees around the world. The U.S. Catholic Bishops oppose cuts to foreign aid and want to ensure that Congress is funding these lifesaving programs at the highest levels possible. Send a pre-written, editable action alert by clicking above.

How do we dialogue in this present time of a deeply polarized society? The Life, Peace and Justice Commission would like to begin a learning process to develop dialogue around issues which the Gospel calls upon us to address but which so often lead to a fruitless polarization rather than a "credible witness to a reconciled life."  We invite you to take a brief survey to select issues which you would like to enter into a dialogue about with those who do not necessarily share your view. Click above to access the survey.

Put together a fun assortment of items to be delivered to isolated adults in King County that are served by CCS Volunteer Chore Ministries. Bring your box/bag back on our Feast Day Weekend (December 1-2) for a special blessing. Click here for more information.

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee recently passed The Protecting Girls’ Access to Education in Vulnerable Settings Act out of committee and it needs your voice to pass in the Senate!  Children who are refugees have witnessed violence and lost homes or loved ones.  Most have been out of school for years.  Education is essential to building hope for the future and healing trauma. Click above for a pre-written, editable action alert.

You are invited to gather at St. James Cathedral (910 Marion St., Seattle) on Thursday, November 8 at 5:30pm for a special Mass in memory of the men and women who died on the streets, in shelters or hospitals, or by violence in our community this past year. Please join to honor their memory, to celebrate their lives, and to pray for them. A Simple reception will follow. All are welcome to bring winter hats, gloves, and scarves to be distributed to those in need.

Highlighting the sacredness of human life, the Catholic Bishops of Washington State issued a statement today endorsing Initiative 1639 on gun violence prevention.  The Bishops acknowledged the importance of individual liberties such as gun ownership, while pointing out that the U.S. Catholic Church has long supported reasonable measures to ensure a higher level of public safety.  Click above for more details.

Right now, your members of Congress are evaluating the funding levels for critical accounts in the FY19 budget that support migrants and refugees around the world. The U.S. Catholic Bishops oppose cuts to foreign aid and want to ensure that Congress is funding these lifesaving programs at the highest levels possible.  Your voice makes a difference. Raise it today!  Click above for a pre-written, editable message.

One of OLG’s RSVP groups has been working with the non-profit ‘Communities in School’ on site at Denny International Middle School over the past 4 years. The program is starting a new initiative to provide workshops for parents and students.  Do you have a special skill or interest you could share with a diverse group of parents?  This onetime, 2 hour-commitment will be held sometime in the coming months on a date that works for your schedule. Click above for more details.  

As part of our recent Youth Migrant Project trip, OLG teens collected donations for migrant families in the Skagit Valley.  One recipient, Catholic Community Services’ Farmworker Center asked us to thank the OLG community, saying, “Please give our warmest appreciation to the entire community; especially the youth…[T]hank you for your generous support of the work that the CCS Farmworker Center is doing here in Skagit Valley.  We could not do the work we are doing without the support of parishes around the Archdiocese.  May God continue to bless abundantly the faith community at Our Lady of Guadalupe.” 

Each Lent, parishes across the Archdiocese participate in Catholic Relief Services’ Rice Bowl program.  This year, through the generosity of parishioners like you, the Archdiocese collected over $550,000!  This is the highest donation total ever for our Archdiocese and one of the largest in the country!  75% goes to CRS’ life-saving programs overseas while 25% (over $137,500) will be distributed to hunger-alleviation programs in our area.  Over 280 grants were given out locally in 2018, including two for our parish garden and meal program. Click above to learn more.

This Sunday, October 14, Blessed Oscar Romero will be canonized a saint alongside Pope Paul VI.  He is the first saint from El Salvador.  Learn more about his life and the current reality in El Salvador by clicking above.