News - March 2013

On March 22nd, OLG closed the parish office so staff and parishioners could travel to Olympia to participate in Catholic Advocacy Day. Fr. Jack, the staff, and a good number of parishioners attended the event, where participants prayed together, got briefed on current legislative issues and priorities, and met with their legislators to advocate for health care, housing, economic justice and religious liberty. It was a great experience and we look forward to going again next year!

Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish has initiated a new English language tutoring ministry to serve adult, low income immigrants and refugees in our neighborhood. We already have two pairs meeting and are looking to expand.

On Saturday, 3/9, families from OLG gathered to discuss Simple Living as a Family. This is one session in a series called "Parenting for Peace and Justice", a program of the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center. As part of their gathering, they brainstormed ways to resist commercialism...

Did you know that OLG is a “plastic free” campus where plastic water bottles, soda containers and other plastics are to be eliminated as much as possible? Ever wondered why? While extremely convenient, plastics pollute the environment (it takes about 450 years for a beverage bottle to disintegrate) and cause health issues as they break down and re-enter the global food chain. Catholic social teaching calls us to Care for God’s Creation.

Too many people in Washington State are homeless, and too many more pay too much for the housing they do have. There isn’t enough affordable housing to go around, so many families are forced to pay more than 50% of their income toward rent –only one big illness, accident, or sick child away from homelessness.

Catholic Community Services is looking for new volunteers for their Youth Tutoring Program at High Point. With as little as 2 hrs/wk, you can make a big difference in a child’s life.

West Seattle Baptist (4157 California Ave SW) is now hosting a free Foodbank, Thrift Store and Community Lunch every Friday at noon. Volunteers are welcome to help serve.

Join the Washington State Catholic Conference (the Public Policy Voice for the Washington State Bishops) in urging our state representatives to provide access to higher education for DACA qualified students by supporting House Bill 1817.