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Our Lady of Sorrows
Snoqualmie, Washington
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Fr. Matthew Oakland share his experience:
" I would not be a priest today if it weren’t for ministries supported by the Annual Catholic Appeal. The new youth group that started my freshman year of high school played such an important role in helping me own and grow in my faith. Similarly, in my two years at Western Washington University, the Newman Center provided a home, a place of worship and lasting friendships, and a seed bed for a great many vocations to the priesthood and married life. The ACA supports our youth and young adult programs, our CYO camps, as well as our college campus ministries. It paid for my seminary formation, so I could focus on giving my life as a priest in service to God and His people. One of my favorite opportunities in West Seattle was to visit the cargo ships that bring in so many of the goods we use each day, to pray and offer Mass with the dozen or so crew members. We have an entire ministry program dedicated to serving these individuals who are away from home, a ministry which is supported by the ACA.
The Annual Catholic Appeal helps meet the spiritual and practical needs of our faith community throughout Western Washington, assisting parishes and schools and ministries beyond. Your support makes a difference not just in my life, but in the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in these and other ways. "
Our parish goal for 2025: $41,100.
Our Project: buy a new keyboard for use during Mass (our old one broke and our current one has been on loan for the last 18 months)
Together in Faith ACA 2025
Archbishop Etienne
Feast of Saints Philip and James
The Feast of St. Philip and St. James on May 3 is one of the five feasts and solemnities during the Easter season.
St. Philip was born in Bethsaida in Galilee and was one of the 12 Apostles that Jesus called. Immediately, Philip began to convert others, finding his friend Nathaniel and telling him that Jesus was the one whom Moses and the other prophets had foretold.
James the Lesser is called “Lesser” because he was younger than the other Apostle by the same name, James the Great. James the less was related in some way to Jesus, and after Jesus’ Ascension into heaven, he became the head of the Church in Jerusalem. He was martyred in the year 62.
To learn more about ways to celebrate throughout the Easter season, click here.
Source: Catholic News Agency
Mass Times
Regular Times
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
Week's Schedule
April 29
7:00 am Personal Prayer
6:00 pm Adoration & Rosary
April 30
7:00 am Personal Prayer
6:00 pm Sacramental Prep
May 1
7:00 am Personal Prayer
9:00 am Mass
6:00 pm Sacramental Prep
May 2
7:00 am Personal Prayer
May 3
3:45-4:45 pm Confession
5:00 pm Mass
May 4 3rd Sunday of Easter
12:00 pm Faith Formation
1:00 pm Mass
1:00 pm CLOW
2:30 pm Younth Group
Archdiocese of Seattle
Season of SERVICE
Let's hit 175,000 volunteer hours!
From March to May 2025, Catholics across Western Washington are volunteering together to reach 175,000 hours of service, as part of the Archdiocese of Seattle's 175th anniversary. Join us and report your hours here Season of Service - Archdiocese of Seattle
Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Conference
The 12th Seattle Catholic Men's Conference will be hosted by Holy Rosary Parish in Edmonds, WA, on May 24, 2025. To learn more and the register, visit seattlemensconference.org. For questions, contact conference co-chairs James McCullough (206-235-6526) or Soren Suver (631-374-8121).
Past conclaves give idea of when to watch for smoke from Sistine Chapel
By
Cindy Wooden, Catholic News Service
Apr 28, 2025
VATICAN CITY — The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect a new pope use smoke signals to communicate with the outside world.
Black smoke indicates they have cast their votes without anyone garnering the necessary two-thirds majority, while white smoke confirms that the Catholic Church has a new pope.
The best time to be in St. Peter’s Square to see the smoke is just after 7 p.m. the first day of the conclave, May 7; and on the following days at 10:30 a.m. and noon, and again at 5:30 p.m. and just after 7 p.m.
Predicting when the smoke will rise from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel is not an exact science. The time needed for the cardinals’ prayers, discussions and vote counting can vary.
To continue reading: Past conclaves give idea of when to watch for smoke from Sistine Chapel - Northwest Catholic: Read Catholic News & Stories
White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was elected the 266th Roman Catholic pontiff. Details surrounding the pope’s election and other events can be found in the Vatican's recently published annual report of activities in 2013. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
White smoke billows from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel March 13, 2013, at the Vatican. Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, was elected the 266th Roman Catholic pontiff. Details surrounding the pope’s election and other events can be found in the Vatican's recently published annual report of activities in 2013. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
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