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NEW SMALL GROUP Hiking with Fr. Bob! Love to hike? Enjoy exploring the outdoors? Fr. Bob is launching a new Hiking Small Group for our parish family—a great way to connect with nature, grow in community, and deepen your faith on the trail. Join us for an info night on Tuesday, July 15 at 7:00 pm Assumption Parish – St. Joseph Room (next to the parish office) All ages and ability levels are welcome. Come learn more and take the first step toward a new adventure!

True Heart for Dating Catholics is a video-based course from Sacred Story Institute that offers faith-filled guidance on dating and relationships. It helps Catholics navigate love with clarity, virtue, and purpose. Click on the image to learn more.

Join YCP Seattle and Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P.—author, evangelist, EWTN host, and Promoter General of the Holy Rosary—for a powerful evening of reflection and renewal. Discover how Marian devotion rewires the soul for deeper friendship with Jesus in this special Executive Speaker Series. In this inspiring Marian Talk, you’ll learn how the Rosary is intimately connected to the virtue of hope—a true Christian measure of resilience. Location: St. Monica Catholic Church 4311 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040 on Monday, July 14, 2025. Click for the link to our registration page. Looking forward to seeing you all soon!

Looking for a fun and meaningful summer project with your kids? Help support our neighbors in need by making sandwiches or hard-boiled eggs for St. Francis House! Here’s how to help: Please wash hands before preparing food. Use inexpensive bread and fillings like lunch meat, cheese, tuna, peanut butter & jelly. No need to add mayo or mustard. Wrap each sandwich in a baggie, then place back in the original bread bag. We’re also grateful for donations of hard-boiled eggs, Cutie oranges, bananas, small apples, and cheese sticks. Every weekday, St. Francis House serves over 150 people, and your generosity makes a real impact! NEW Drop-off Times: St. Bridget: Mondays, 1–2 PM Our Lady of the Lake (OLL): Thursdays, 9 AM Donors from Assumption and St. Catherine parishes, please bring your donations to either St. Bridget or OLL. Questions? Contact Mary Jo Gasparich at [email protected] or Maria DeSouza at [email protected]. Thank you for sharing your hearts—and sandwiches—this summer!

Join YCP Seattle and Fr. Lawrence Lew, O.P.—author, evangelist, EWTN host, and Promoter General of the Holy Rosary—for a powerful evening of reflection and renewal. Discover how Marian devotion rewires the soul for deeper friendship with Jesus in this special Executive Speaker Series. In this inspiring Marian Talk, you’ll learn how the Rosary is intimately connected to the virtue of hope—a true Christian measure of resilience. Location: St. Monica Catholic Church 4311 88th Ave SE, Mercer Island, WA 98040 Click for the link to our registration page.

Due to the new Sunday Mass time change, our Bible Study class will now start at 9:30 am on Sunday mornings, and end at 10:45 am, in time for the 11:00 am Mass. All are welcome to join us in the Benincasa office conference room, beginning July 6!

You're warmly invited to join us on Wednesday, July 9, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Bridget’s for our Social Seniors gathering. Come enjoy a relaxed morning of coffee, conversation, and community—plus cookies and treats to share! Whether you're a regular or a first-timer, all are welcome to connect, laugh, and enjoy good company. We’d love to see you there!

A St. Vincent de Paul Donor Appreciation Event was held on Saturday, June 7th, at St. Catherine Victoria Hall. This was to thank our donors from all four parishes for their financial contributions to SVdP. There was good attendance, good food, and good fellowship. There were 12 SVdP trivia questions to challenge the attendees, and several people got 11 answers correct. Bravo! Sincere thanks to all our SVdP donors, and sincere thanks to the students and families of our three parish schools who provide donations of food and personal hygiene items for our pantries.

Sign up for Tent City 4 Suppers on June 22 and July 27 Our NE Seattle Catholic Community of parishes will provide supper for 70 adults and children at Tent City 4 at their new site, 12531 28th Ave. NE, Seattle, WA 98125 (next to the Lake City Library), on Sunday, June 22, and Sunday, July 27. Please deliver food, beverages, and paper products between 5:00 and 5:30 PM. The site is just north of the Lake City Library on the old Lake City Community Center site—parking on 28th Ave. NE is accessible in front of Tent City. Sign Up Genius link to sign up to provide an ingredient for the meal. Continue reading...

Extra Extra - Read all about it! Pick up the first edition of the Social Justice Ministry Newsletter at the back of church, near the bulletins. Read the summer edition for info on how our NESCC community is actively caring for those in need. Also book suggestions and travel tips to keep social justice in mind this summer.