Saint Michael Parish

06/09/2026

🌊 DIVE DEEP — and bring a friend! 🤿

Vacation Bible School 2026 is calling all volunteers!

📅 August 10–14 | 9am–12:30pm
📍 Westside Chapel
✝️ Theme: Dive Deep — Trusting God in Every Wave

With 102 registered kids and a brand-new coordinator — Georgie Niles — VBS is going to be incredible this year. But we need more hands on deck! Roles include:

🐠 Group Leaders
🐙 Station Leaders
🎵 Worship/Music Leader
✅ Check In/Check Out
🔧 Set Up & Breakdown
🌊 Floaters & Helpers

All experience levels welcome. Any time you can give is a gift.
📧 [email protected]
🔗 Or register via SMP Connect - Link in comments

06/08/2026

🙏 Praise be to God! 🙏

On June 6, 2026, the Archdiocese of Seattle welcomed two new priests: Fr. Simon Stehr and Fr. Damian-Joseph Rappuhn, OSB.

One of the most beautiful visible signs of ordination: the stole. A deacon wears it over the left shoulder, crossed at the body, resting at the right hip. At the moment of ordination, it moves — straight down from both shoulders. From the left to the right. A simple shift of cloth that carries the weight of a lifetime's yes. ✝️

"The deeper your bond with Christ, the more radical your belonging to all of humanity."

Please keep Fr. Simon and Fr. Damian-Joseph in your prayers as their priestly ministry begins!

Ad multos annos! 🎊🔥🙌

📷 Joshua

06/06/2026

Praise be to God for the Mass of Priestly Ordination today! We are so looking forward to welcoming our two new priests later this morning!
What a grace-filled day for our archdiocese and for the Church. Please keep our newly ordained in your prayers as they begin this sacred ministry — and join us in giving thanks to the Lord for the gift of the priesthood!

"You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit." — John 15:16

Join us this Saturday, June 6, 2026, as Deacon Simon Stehr will be ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Seattle, and Brother Deacon Damien‑Joseph Rappuhn, OSB, will be ordained for the Benedictine community of St. Martin’s Abbey. Learn more here: https://ow.ly/WKSO50YYt5i

05/30/2026

What is God calling us to become?

On Wednesday, Fr. John-Patrick DePalma gathered our Saint Michael Parish community for our State of the Parish event — No One Walks Alone — a night of prayer, vision, witness, and Eucharistic Adoration.

Rooted in our mission to Place God First in All Things, we are committed that every person shall be seen, supported, and accompanied in love — and come to a transformative encounter with Jesus Christ.

Hear from our leaders on Pastoral Care, Liturgy & Prayer, Faith Formation, School Ministry, and Facilities — along with a deeply moving witness talk and Eucharistic Benediction.

Our guiding framework this year is CARE
💛 Compassion · Accompany · Respond · Encourage
🎥 Watch the full recording here:https://youtu.be/5P4DEs4jYfQ
🙏 Share a comment or get involved: https://archseattle.ccbchurch.com/goto/forms/8173/responses/new

What is God calling us to become? On Wednesday, May 27, Fr. John-Patrick DePalma gathered our Saint Michael Parish community for a State of the Parish event ...

05/30/2026

Thank you for sharing Deacon!

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Memorial Day — A Day to Remember with Reverence

There is a stillness that comes on days like this — a quiet that asks something of us. Not just a pause from our weekend, but a deeper reckoning with what has been given on our behalf.

Memorial Day is not simply a national holiday. For those with eyes of faith, it is a solemn invitation to contemplate the sacred dignity of sacrifice. Across battlefields, in distant lands, in the silence of the sea and the roar of the air — men and women surrendered the tomorrow they deserved so that others could live theirs.

Christ Himself called this the highest form of love: "No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends" (John 15:13). The fallen did not merely fulfill a duty — they imitated, however imperfectly and yet profoundly, the very love that hung upon the Cross.

St. Francis of Assisi wrote: "Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received, only what you have given: a full heart enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice and courage."

Those we remember today gave exactly that — a full heart. Enriched by service. Surrendered in sacrifice.

Today, light a candle. Say a prayer. Speak their names aloud if you know them. And if you do not know them by name, know them by their gift — the freedom in which you draw breath today.

Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. 🕯️

Drop a 🙏 below to honor a fallen service member today — and feel free to share a name in the comments.

05/21/2026

Your parish family is growing. Your story matters. Come hear where we're headed. 📅 May 27 · 6:30 PM · No One Walks Alone 🙏

05/18/2026

Your doubt doesn't disqualify you from the mission.

Fr. Mamba reflects on one of the most honest moments in all of Scripture — and what it means for you and me today.

📍 Saint Michael Parish — Olympia, WA

05/16/2026

🅿️🏃‍♀️Parish Notice 🏃🅿️

Capital City Marathon happening this weekend. It will impact parking and travel times for our 7:30 AM & 9:30 AM Mass times.

Prayers for all the runners! St Sebastian, pray for us

Please plan ahead and allow extra time for parking and arrival. Thank you! 🙏

05/15/2026

In this moving moment from the homily, Father recalls a childhood day of discouragement, tears, and consolation beside his mother on a neighborhood rock. More than 50 years later, that same rock remains—steady and unmoved.

For him, that rock became an image of Christ: firm, faithful, and present in moments of sorrow. And through the tenderness of his mother, he came to recognize something of God’s own steadfast love.

A beautiful reflection for Mother’s Day, and a reminder that Christ often meets us through the people who hold us when we are weak.