News - April 2020

Get some fresh air and exercise by helping out with Day of Service projects that were cancelled on the OLG campus. Help get our gardens ready to grow fresh fruits and veggies for the West Seattle Food Bank by weeding, spreading mulch, pruning, etc. Click above to sign up.

With another election cycle in full swing, we are invited to consider what it means to love our neighbors in the midst of a divisive climate. We are called to bring the best of ourselves and our faith to the public square. The U.S. Catholic Bishops invite Catholics to pledge to civility, clarity, and compassion in the public square and to call on others to do the same. Click above to take the pledge and learn more.

By this time of year, we are usually collecting applications for the Youth Migrant Project summer mission trip for teens (graduating 8th graders through graduating seniors). Due to COVID-19, we are not sure whether the program will run this summer. We will share an update as soon as possible. Even if the regular program isn’t possible in its entirety, we hope to do something to assist the essential farmworkers and their families as they labor to put food on our tables!

We prayed, fasted and gave alms—and now we celebrate the Risen Lord! Our Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl challenges us as we begin the Easter season to share what we have with our global family. Remember to turn in your Rice Bowl funds. Click above for more details.

As we enter Holy Week, we celebrate the gift of the Eucharist as our heavenly food. We continue to reflect on the challenge of global hunger. How does our faith inspire us to share the gifts that God has bestowed on us? Since we will not gather in person on Holy Thursday, the day we usually collect our Rice Bowl donations, we ask you to please donate online or to mail/drop a check off at the OLG Pastoral Center. Click above for more details.

Our Safe Parking program is now fully up and running with three guests each night! We will limit the program to these three spots for the time being. It is exciting to see this moving forward when so much else has necessarily been canceled! Thank you for your support. If you are interested in volunteering with this program, contact Jennifer at [email protected].

KOMO 4 produced this video to show Seattle's spirit during this difficult time. It is filled with hope and encouragement, all within our neighborhoods. "We got this Seattle!"