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Mark your calendars because in just a few weeks will be our annual parish picnic! ⁠On Sunday, August 18 from 1 - 3pm, we will continue our tradition of thanking our community with some summer fun. ⁠This is a great opportunity to invite a friend or family to show them our parish community, meet other parishioners, relax, and enjoy a meal! ⁠Stay tuned for more info.

It's time to start cleaning those closets and collecting those treasures to donate to the annual St. Charles Rummage Sale benefiting the Shoes for the Children Program. The sale dates are August 1-3. We will begin collecting donations after all Masses the weekend of July 27 & 28 and Monday, July 29 to Thursday, August 1 from 9am-4pm. Questions? Contact Marilyn Leonard at 253-686-1659.

The leadership of Associated Ministries' Interfaith Group is united for the good of the community and has decided to come together in service. St. Charles, Temple, the Islamic Center, and several other Christian Churches are asked to team up for a great cause this year.

The families of St. Charles and St. Leo will celebrate the Olympics going back 100 years to Paris. Come and join us in the courtyard on Saturday, July 20 - doors open at 8:15 PM, movie begins at 8:30 PM. Click for the flyer.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, With the upcoming attorney general hearing, I feel an urgent need to address the accusations that the Archdiocese of Seattle is “not cooperating” with Attorney General Bob Ferguson regarding his subpoena, despite our efforts to be transparent and collaborative. You can find the pre-hearing media statement about the Attorney General Subpoena at https://archseattle.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Pre-Hearing-Media-Statement-7.11.2024-Final-min.pdf.

Join us for the Local Eucharistic Congress on July 20: 11 a.m. -3 p.m. here at St. Charles Borromeo. This summer, Catholics will travel from every corner of our archdiocese to experience the real presence of Jesus Christ. This local Congress includes all of the activities that are taking place at the national event: inspirational talks, adoration, praise & worship music, prayer, a Eucharistic procession and Mass. Click for more information.

Click to read a letter from Archbishop Etienne as we begin the implementation phase of our Partners in the Gospel strategic pastoral planning effort. This effort was designed to reorganize the structure of our parishes so that we can make more effective use of our resources — the people, the infrastructure, the finances, and more — to better achieve our Catholic mission.