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Dear NE Seattle Catholic Community,
While Fr. Bill Heric is away celebrating a family wedding, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to belong to a parish family.
Weddings have a beautiful way of reminding us who we are. They gather people from different places, backgrounds, and even perspectives, all centered on something deeper than themselves: love, commitment, and the promise of walking together. In many ways, that’s exactly what our Church is meant to be.
In my role as Director of Communications, I have the unique privilege of seeing the full picture of our parish family. I see the emails, the announcements, the ministries, the moments both big and small. And what continues to stand out to me is this: what we have in common as Catholics is far greater than anything that could divide us.
We are united in the Eucharist. We are grounded in the same Gospel. We share the same desire to grow in faith, to serve others, and to belong to something meaningful. Even when we come from different parishes, traditions, or personal experiences, those differences are small in comparison to the foundation we share.
As we continue walking this journey together as one parish family, especially during this time of coming closer together, I’m reminded how important it is to keep that perspective at the center. Unity doesn’t mean we are all the same. It means we recognize the deeper bond that holds us together.
My hope for all of us is that we continue to lean into that unity. That we choose connection over comparison, and community over division. That we show up for one another, not just in the big moments, but in the everyday life of our parishes.
Even in Fr. Bill Heric’s absence this week, the life of our parish family continues in beautiful ways, through your presence, your participation, and your faith.
Thank you for being part of it.
With gratitude,
Susie Lane
Director of Communications
NE Seattle Catholic Community