News - February 2019

For better or worse, the issue of Immigration is the front headline most days. Lost sometimes in the conversations about border security are the people who are being currently detained in a system that is desperately in need of reform.  For many of us, it’s hard to comprehend what those who are detained face in our legal system.  Therefore, St. Joseph’s is hosting “THE DETENTION LOTTERY”, an Immersive Courtroom Drama by Margaret O’Donnell to educate ourselves on Thursday, March 7th from 7-9pm. Click above for more details.

Join our faith community – and more than 14,000 Catholic communities across the United States – in a life-changing Lenten journey of encounter with Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl. Get your Rice Bowl at any of the Ash Wednesday services, in the school, or in the parish office. During the 40 days of Lent, we will encounter the needs of the world. Remember to download the CRS Rice Bowl app!

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.