Auction
The annual auction is our main fund-raising activity that builds community and friendship as well. Held in May, the the auction includes a silent and live auction as well as festive food and beverages.

Needs: People who are willing to help in one of the following committees/areas: the procurement committee solicits businesses for donations; the decoration committee prepares the space; the data entry committee records items in the data base for the catalog; the kitchen crew prepares and serves the food.
Contact: Parish office 206-329-2960.

Cabrini Ministers
Parishioners who have attended the 6-month Cabrini Ministry training program, provide compassion and care for those in the parish who are experiencing life’s burdens. Our ministers visit the homebound and the sick, but are also available to provide spiritual and emotional support to those grieving a loss or facing other challenging situations. The ministers meet as a group for support and connection 2-3 times a year.

The Cabrini training, which begins in October, offers sessions in listening skills, lay presiding, ministry to the homebound and dying, and ethics. The training process addresses both pastoral skills and spiritual formation to provide the minister with a comassionate and nonjudgmental resence to those to whom minister.
Contact: JoAn Choi at the Parish Center

Care Ministry
This ministry provides a caring, practical response to parishioners in emergency situation. Volunteers provide rides to medical appointments, meals or other practical help.

Needs: A coordinator of the ministry; volunteers to provide practical assistance.
Contact: JoAn Choi at the Parish Office.

Coffee Hour
One of our main ways to build community, this ministry gives people the opportunity to meet socially after both masses. Coffee Hour Hosts set up and clean up on a rotating basis. Also several volunteers pick up and deliver the doughnuts early Sunday morning.

Needs: Coffee hour hosts who make coffee, se out doughnuts and clean up; people to pick up doughnuts and juice by 8:30am on Sunday morning.
Contact: Chuck Treser 206-789-6107

Funeral Receptions
We offer bereaved families the opportunity to gather with family and friends after funerals at a reception in the Social Hall. Volunteers set up, serve and at

Needs: People to set up, serve, make phone calls and clean-up or to provide food for funeral receptions.
Contact: Kathleen Cunningham 206-324-2636

Prayer Network
The network is a ministry of praise, petition and thanksgiving. Members of the network commit to praying daily for the specific requests of parishioners and the welfare of the parish. Requests are called in to the head of the network and made known to the pray-ers through a phone tree. This ministry allows those who have a deep devotion to prayer to be able to provide focused prayer support for those experiencing difficult situations.

Needs: People who know the power of prayer and are committed to daily prayer.
Contact: John Farrell 206-937-9580

Senior Adult Ministry
Three activities are held each year for the senior adults of the parish offering them an opportunity to gather for spiritual support and friendship.—a Lenten soup lunch, a summer picnic and a Thanksgiving lunch. Each is held in conjunction with the celebration of Mass and Anointing of the Sick.

Needs: Volunteers to prepare and serve luncheons; contributions of prepared foods for the luncheons.
Contact: Kathleen Berry 206-325-8356

Welcome Ministry
We strive to provide a welcoming environment for all who come to St. Patrick’s. This ministry assures that there are greeters at each mass to welcome people as they arrive, hand out bulletins and encourage the use of nametags. Newly registered parishioners are sent welcome letters and receive a phone call by a parishioner that lives in their neighborhood.

Needs: Greeters for the Sunday Masses; people willing to call newcomers.
Contact: John Hale jehale@earthlink.net

Parish Socials
These events provide an opportunity through the year for parishioners to celebrate together. The current Socials are: Epiphany Potluck; talent show on the Saturday before Ash Wednesday; St. Patrick’s Day party; Pentecost Potluck; Parish picnic in summer; Parish Camp in September and Octoberfest.

Needs: People to coordinate events; help with set-up, serving and clean-up.
Contact: Parish Office 206-329-2960.

Receptions
We offer receptions after Christmas Eve mass, the Easter Vigil, First Communion, Confirmation and Baptisms. These provide an opportunity for parishioners to continue the liturgical celebration in a social context.

Need: Help with planning and coordinating the receptions.
Contact: Parish Office 206-329-2960.

Rides to Church
This ministry enables parishioners who are elderly or disabled to participate in Sunday Mass. Rides re provided for the 10 am mass. Drivers rotate through the month.

Needs: People willing to provide a ride to and from church on Sunday morning, once a month or as needed.
Contact: Kathleen Berry 206-325-8356