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Pack Food. Build Community. Share a Drink. Join us for fun & fellowship, packing food for distribution while enjoying BBQ. **Bulk donations of rice & beans (kidney, pinto, black) are welcome.** Costco, US Chef Store, & Winco have the best prices for bulk. DOING GOOD NEVER TASTED SO GREAT BREWS MAY 21, 6 - 8 PM BICHSEL HALL, ST. LEO PARISH 710 S. 13 ST, TH TACOMA, WA 98405

Join us for this quarterly panel presentation and group dialogue. May's topic: PEACE. What do religious tests from three different traditions say about peace? What is peace to you? When: Wednesday, May 13 | 7:00-8:30PM Where: Temple Beth El 5975 S. 12th Street | Tacoma 98465 Register via QR code!

✨ United in the Eucharist, United for Migrant Dignity ✨ Join us this Memorial Day, Monday, May 25th for a powerful gathering of faith, prayer, and solidarity. St. Leo Church → NW Detention Center (Tacoma, WA) 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM Come together with Catholics and people of goodwill across Western Washington for Mass and a Eucharistic Procession led by Archbishop Etienne. Together, we will witness Christ’s presence and stand in prayerful support of migrants and asylum seekers. Let us walk as one Body of Christ—lifting our voices, our prayers, and our hope for dignity and justice. All are welcome. Register here: bit.ly/421rBq5

Join us in prayer and solidarity Pax Christi Tahoma invites you to a monthly rosary for our immigrant brothers and sisters. 2nd Friday of each month 4:00 PM ICE Detention Center, Tacoma Let your faith be bigger than your fears.

Icon and Relic of St. Kateri Tekakwitha Kateri Circle Mass May 24, 2026 1:30 pm St. Leo All Are Welcome

It is now time to work together towards a shared mission. Our next set of listening sessions will be covering the topic of: “Who do we want to become?” Saturday June 6 St. Leo | 3:00-4:30 pm St. Charles | 6:15-7:45 pm All are welcome at either session.

Pray with us in solidarity with our immigrant brothers and sisters.

As we continue our focus on the Stewardship of Treasure, your pledge to St. Charles Borromeo Parish or St. Leo the Great helps us carry out our mission: to help others encounter Christ.

UPDATED Parish Family Listening Sessions! We want to hear from YOU! Join us as we come together to reflect on our gifts, our values, and what matters most to our parish family. Your voice helps shape our shared future.

Today, the Archdiocese of Seattle announced the addition of a new name — Robert Corrigan — to the official list of Clergy and Religious Brothers and Sisters for Whom Allegations of Sexual Abuse of a Minor Have Been Admitted, Established or Determined to be Credible. Click to read the full press release.

On Friday, June 27 our parish family held the first listening session in regards to the Partners in the Gospel process. Click to be directed toward our Partners in the Gospel page where you where will find the session's overview, transcripts, and comment cards.

District judge rules priests cannot be forced to violate sacramental seal. The law at issue in Etienne v. Ferguson, which was set to take effect on July 27, required clergy to report abuse shared within the sacred confines of the confessional. Click to read the full press release.

The Catholic bishops of Washington state and a group of priests were in federal court today asking the court to block a new state law that forces priests to face jail time unless they break the sacred seal of confession. The law at issue in Etienne v. Ferguson, set to take effect on July 27, requires clergy to report abuse if shared within the sacred confines of the confessional. Click to read the full press release.

Thank you again for your participation in the Season of Service – a way for everyone to participate in the 175th Anniversary celebration of the Archdiocese of Seattle. On May 31st, we celebrated the anniversary with a procession, Mass and a reception.

Click to read the Northwest Catholic article "‘Turning our kids over to Jesus’: Millions of Monicas pray loved ones return to church," mentioning our very own Millions of Monicas ministry. These dedicated women gather to pray for their children, family members, and friends who have left their faith in hopes of their return.

In July 2024, the Archdiocese of Seattle formed 60 parish families from 136 parishes. This was a milestone in the Partners of the Gospel strategic pastoral planning process focused on reenvisioning parish life in a new structure. Click for more on our one year update.

On Friday, May 30 our parish family held the first listening session in regards to the Partners in the Gospel process. Click to be directed toward our Partners in the Gospel page where you where will find the session's agenda, summary, comments, presentation, and recording.

Click to read the letter to the lay faithful from our Washington State Bishops regarding the provision that seeks priests to violate the Seal of the Confessional in some circumstances.

You're invited to a series of informal, monthly ZOOM conversations about how we live out our Catholic identity in everyday life. Each ZOOM conversation will be about a different topic and held the first Sunday of every month from 6:30PM-8PM via ZOOM, but the first gathering is TBD. Please sign up for convos on forms in the vestibule before and after weekend masses starting this weekend, May 17th and 18th. On the forms, please leave Fr. Marc your legibly written name and email address. More detailed info will be posted in the bulletins and on websites in a couple weeks, so stay tuned.