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On October 1 & 2, we will celebrate the end of this year’s Spiritual Adoption Intercessory Prayer Ministry and a decade of over 1,000 “Prayers offered and prayers answered”. This “baby shower” to support families served by St. Charles’ Gabriel Project, Pregnancy Aid of Tacoma, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Maternity Center. Click for more information and see what items we are collecting.

9/23/22 - Dear St. Charles Parishioners, May you experience the Peace of the Risen Christ. AN INVITATION - On Saturday morning Oct 1 st from 10:00am until Noon, I would like to invite you to two hours of reflection and response to our Parish Mission. We will meet in the Parish Center...

Join the Knights of Columbus for the Oktoberfest 2022 Fundraiser featuring German food, music, an auction and raffle. All net proceeds go to assist Knights of Columbus programs that support the St. Charles community. Click here for more information and to buy tickets.

Save the date for Friday, August 5 from 6:30-8 pm as we celebrate the end of the 2022 Vacation Bible Camps here in our parish center courtyard! We'll gather around the campfire for praise and worship, storytelling, crafts, and s'mores. All families are welcome! Contact Jodie Clark at jclark@stcharlesb.org to learn more.

With Archbishop Etienne's recent assignment for our Parochial Vicar, our community is able to welcome back Fr. Dwight Lewis. Click the title for a few words from Fr. Dwight.

Announcing SUMMER FAITH ADVENTURE - The New Kingdom of David by Holy Heroes. We will be doing a Virtual Vacation Bible Camp this year with a one-day in-person celebration later in the summer. We hope this opportunity will allow you the regular components of a VBC while helping you to keep your social group experiences to a minimum while we ride through this pandemic. Click for more information.

In honor of the Juneteenth holiday, the office will be closed Monday, June 20. Juneteenth is the oldest celebration that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is a celebration of continued societal progress and respect for all cultures and people.⁠The core message of freedom for all continues to live on with the annual celebration of this historic day in United States history. It is a day of reflection, a day of renewal, a pride-filled day...

We have many opportunities to get involved and help around St. Charles. Check out our new Volunteer Opportunities page for the current listing!

This is the synthesis report of all of the discussions we had with our parish community during the Synod Listening Sessions. Please have a look. We will discuss this after Masses the weekend of June 11th and 12th. Please plan to join us.

Your contributions to the ACA support many vital Catholic faith formation and outreach ministries, directly helping those in need and making a real difference in the lives of many. Please consider giving today. To learn more and donate click the title.

Tuesday, May 3, 2:00 PM at St. James Cathedral. Seating at the Cathedral is limited. The Mass will also be livestreamed on Vimeo and Facebook. For more detailed event information, click the title.

We have had reports of strange emails that appear to be from leaders within St. Charles and some of our committees in an attempt to gather more information or to trick the recipient into clicking on a link. If you receive an email that looks suspicious, contact the sender directly to inquire about it. If it is not legitimate, please forward the message to scamreport@stcharlesb.org. Never click links in an email you can't verify.

Malnutrition is widespread in Rwanda, but Gloriose and her husband are doing everything they can to keep their children healthy and set them up for success. From learning to grow a kitchen garden to participating in a micro-savings group, Gloriose and Karekezi know it takes many resources to help their children thrive. How have you helped others access what they need this Lent? Visit crsricebowl.org to learn more.

The Knights of Columbus are sponsoring a parish-wide Lenten retreat on Saturday, March 19th beginning at 8:30 am. Everyone is invited as we encounter Jesus, accompany others, and witness to the Good News through the theme of Discipleship. Click to register online on Eventbrite by Friday, March 18h at 2 pm.

Altar Serving is a very important ministry in the Church and every parish is enriched by having Altar Servers at Mass. This is a great privilege and an opportunity to learn and experience Mass in an intimate way. We invite you to prayerfully discern with your children on becoming a servant of Christ who is willing to commit to serving God and His people around His holy altar. Click for more information and the registration form.

We're very happy to announce that we will resume our youth ministry again and we have some new things in store! Click for more information and the new schedule.

Please join us for one of our upcoming Synod Discussion Sessions. Click to register.

Before all Masses this weekend (January 8/9) the Knights will be collecting warm clothing for Nativity House. They are especially in need of coats, socks, and underwear - please do not donate any children's clothing. Monetary donations will be accepted to buy items. Click the title for a flyer with more information.

Help us make the holiday season a little brighter for local families from Fawcett and Whitman Elementary schools in Tacoma. Instead of dealing with crowded stores during COVID, at the click of a button you can purchase items chosen by the students themselves and have it sent directly to their school! Click the title for the Amazon links.

You're invited to join us before the 10 am Mass each Sunday to pray the Rosary in person. We will also continue to live-stream as we pray the Rosary before the 10am Mass on our Facebook page and YouTube channel the first Sunday of each month. See you there!