Author: Sandra Barton Smith

Office of Marriage and Family Life

The Office of Marriage and Family Life serves as a wonderful resource for our Catholic schools! The Office of Marriage and Family Life proclaims the Good News of Jesus Christ’s […]

Let’s get ready for UNIFIED ROBOTICS!!! Fall 2019

Dear Catholic School Leadership, Join us in creating unified teams for this year’s Unified Robotics season through Special Olympics of Washington. All are invited and welcome! Become a partner! Dedicated […]

Missionary Discipleship Institute for Our 7th Graders

Missionary Discipleship Institute 2019 – 2020 “Dear young people, the Lord, the Church, the world are waiting for your answer to the unique call that each one receives in this […]

Memo of Understanding – Gonzaga, Fulcrum Foundation, and OCS

Catholic schools partnership targets service to diverse learners Archdiocese of Seattle Catholic Schools, Gonzaga University, Fulcrum Foundation GU-FF-OCS MOU Poster The Archdiocese of Seattle Office for Catholic Schools is joining […]

Pastoral Care and Outreach Updates – June 2019

A Message from our Bishops: The Immigration Crisis June 27, 2019 For many years there has been a growing national consensus that the U.S. immigration system is severely flawed and […]

WABIDA FAMILY FAIR – August 14, 2019

SAVE-THE-DATE for WABIDA FAMILY FAIR – August 14, 2019 The Washington State Branch of the International Dyslexia Association (WABIDA) serves as a resource for individuals and the groups seeking information […]

October is Mental Health Awareness Month!

3rd Annual Mental Health Summit at the University of Washington – Join us on Tuesday, October 29th for this amazing day!  The mission of the Washington Mental Health Summit is […]

Laudato Si Gathering – July 9, 2019 11 – 2 PM

Tues., July 9, 11am-2pm St. James Cathedral,Pastoral Outreach Center 907 Columbia St., Seattle (Limited parking at O’Dea High School) Pizza lunch ($5 donation) or bring your own lunch! RSVP: Patrick […]

Pastoral Care and Outreach Updates – June 2019

Pastoral Care & Outreach: A series of pastoral ministries that provide spiritual care and resources while developing mutuality and kinship with people on the margins. Our ministries include: Criminal Justice […]

Missions Good News Newsletter – June 2019

The LAST edition of our Good News newsletter is at the printer and also available now [r20.rs6.net] online (along with other current items of interest) at www.seattlearchdiocese.org/Missions [r20.rs6.net]. As has […]

Final Message from the Missions Office – June 6, 2019

   As we communicated to you on April 15th [campaign.r20.constantcontact.com], the Missions Office and its staffing positions will be eliminated effective June 30, 2019. The official announcement from the Chancery […]

Pastoral Care Ministries – May 2019 Update

Sharing the Journey:  2019 Immigration Summit Poster Third Annual Catholic Immigration Summit Saturday, June 8, 2019 8:30am Registration 9am-3pm Program 3-4pm Mass New location! St. Catherine of Siena Parish 814 […]

OSPI The ARTS New and Notes – May 2019

Welcome to The Arts News & Notes from The Arts Office at OSPI. Please share with colleagues and friends who are interested in the arts, and thank you for your […]

New Schools for the 2019 – 2020 DESTINY Library Consortium

Dear Principals and Librarians, Welcome to year 12 of the Follett – DESTINY – OCS Partnership! The DESTINY Library Consortium secures all services from Follett Software Company and Follett Hosted […]

Mental Health OSPI – OSSI Resources- May 2019

OSSI’s monthly newsletter provides accessible resources and connects readers to best practices at the state, regional and local level that are improving student outcomes. May focus: Mental Health Setting the […]

WSCC 2019 Catholic Advocacy – 2019 Legislative Recap

  On the final day of the 2019 Legislative Session, lawmakers passed Washington state’s biennial budget and adjourned just before the stroke of midnight.  For the WSCC, this session was […]

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month!

Happy Mental Health Awareness Month! One of the GREAT things about this article are all the resources linked to other resources.  The links lead to a treasure trove of great […]

WSCC 2019 Catholic Advocacy Bulletin #16

WSCC to Search for New Executive Director Joe Sprague, Executive Director of the WSCC since 2017, is returning to the state of Alaska for a unique career opportunity in aviation […]

WSCC 2019 Update – Honoring Sister Sharon Park

Executive Director Farewell The past week has seen the impact of past and current efforts of the team at the Washington State Catholic Conference (WSCC).  Just yesterday, Sr. Sharon Park, […]

NAMI Walk for Mental Health in Kirkland – June 8, 2019

An open letter and invitation from Trez Buckland, member of the Mental Health Ministry Committee, Archdiocese of Seattle. Washington is 47th in the nation for care for the mentally ill […]

FREE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASSES! May 10 and June 14

FREE MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AID CLASSES!             NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) has openings for Mental Health First Aid Classes Friday, May 10th   8:00am – 5:00pm Friday, June 14th […]