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Our Lady of Sorrows
Snoqualmie, Washington
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Mass Times
Regular Times Our Lady of Sorrows
Weekend Mass
Saturday: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM
Weekday Mass
Thursdays at 9:00 AM
Confession
Saturdays at 3:45-4:45 pm or by appointment
*NOTE: Priest Day—NO daily Mass or confessions June 23, 24, 25 or 26 at any parish
Week's Schedule
June 10
7:00 am Personal Prayer
6:30 pm Adoration & Rosary
June 11
7:00 am Personal Prayer
June 12
7:00 am Personal Prayer
8:30 am Rosary
9:00 am Weekday Mass
June 13
7:00am Personal Prayer
June 14
3:45-4:45 pm Confession
5:00 pm Mass
June 15
1:00 pm Mass
June 16
3:45-4:45 pm Confession
5:00 pm Mass
Fr. Oakland's Ordination Anniversary — June 12
Fr. Oakland's 15th Ordination Anniversary is on Thursday, June 12th! He will be presiding at 9am Mass at OLOS on this day.
If anyone wishes to send him a note of congratulations beforehand, please feel free to mail it to the parish office or hand it to a staff person.
Farewell Fr. Poje
FAREWELL PARTY FOR FR. POJE — Sunday, June 22, following 1pm Mass
Please join us in celebrating Corpus Christi Mass followed by Fr. Poje's farewell party in the parish hall! This will be Fr. Poje's last Mass at OLOS.
We've been so blessed to have him with us and wish to show him our thanks and appreciation for his wonderful pastoral guidance and ministry.
We welcome potluck donations to supplement the main dish provided -- please feel free to bring any desserts, appetizers, side dishes, more mains... Fr. Poje loves food!
A designated basket for goodbye cards and gifts will be in the entryway hall starting this weekend.
Family Advisory Council Nominations - due June 26
As Fr. Oakland explained in his Pastor's Notes on May 11 and 18 , the PFAC will consist of 3-4 parishioners from each of our three parishes, individuals who are practicing Catholics in good standing with the Church, who attend Mass each week and are active members of their parish community, who have exhibited an ability to listen to others and work collaboratively, and who will seek the good of the entire parish family. This group will play a key role in connecting with each of the parishes and helping Fr. Oakland discern our coming together as one new parish.
To ensure that the PFAC is representative and effective, parishioners are invited to nominate individuals whom they believe meet these criteria and would be strong contributors. You may also self-nominate if you feel called to serve in this capacity. Nominees will be prayerfully considered based on their ability to represent their parish and contribute to the shared mission of our family. Nominations can be submitted via this link: Parish Family Advisory Council Nomination Form
Save the Date! Join Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P. — author, evangelist, EWTN host, and Promoter General of the Holy Rosary — for a powerful Marian Talk at Mary Queen of Peace on July 16 at 6PM. Join us for Mass, followed by a talk and reception in the Marian Social Hall. Click here for more information.
Washington bishops ask federal court to block law that breaks seal of confession
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Jun 6, 2025
SEATTLE — The Roman Catholic bishops of Washington state asked a federal court late Thursday to block a new state law that forces priests to break the sacred seal of confession or face jail time before the law takes effect on July 27.
This legal action follows a lawsuit the bishops filed May 29 against the state of Washington. They say the new law — which requires clergy to report abuse if shared within the sacred confines of the confessional — violates religious freedom protections in the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit also notes that the clergy-penitent privilege is singled out in the law, but protections remain for lawyers and their clients.
The Catholic Church already requires priests to report abuse and neglect to law enforcement and other state authorities — with the only exception for information learned during the sacrament of confession.
“We are committed to protecting the sacrament of confession and believe the purposes of Washington’s mandatory reporting law can be achieved without infringing on the First Amendment rights of clergy,” said Hiram Sasser, executive general counsel for First Liberty Institute, one of the nonprofit public interest law firms representing Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne, Spokane Bishop Thomas Daly and Yakima Bishop Joseph Tyson.
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