This page lists upcoming events taking place in the St. Monica Church Community and around the Archdiocese of Seattle. For information on additional Catholics events, retreats, and programs in the greater Seattle area, we recommend checking out the Archdiocese of Seattle Event Webpage and the Sacred Heart Radio Event Webpage. If you have any questions about this page, please contact Tony Brooks, PA for Communication, 206-232-2900 x.131; tony@stmonicami.org.
(HS) Catholic Youth Convention
Let’s become saints together!
Join us at St. Martin’s University in Lacey on Saturday, November 15, for the annual Catholic Youth Convention, for High School students in the Archdiocese of Seattle. This year’s theme is: Saints in the Making! This faith-filled day includes live worship music, games, keynote speakers, breakout sessions, adoration, and Mass with Bishop Schuster. The cost is $65 per youth (scholarships from the Archdiocese and/or from our Parish Family are available). HOW TO JOIN OUR GROUP: After registering, you must forward your registration confirmation email to sharon@stmonicami.org to confirm your spot in our St. Monica/Sacred Heart group and to coordinate rides to/from the event. A small additional fee will be included for transportation and dinner on the way back. Register by clicking here.
Visit our Emmaus Youth Ministry page for the latest youth ministry details!
KOC Holiday Pie Sale
On the weekend of November 15-16, after all Masses, the Knights of Columbus will be offering pies for the holidays. There will be no set cost, but the Knights will be asking for donations which will go towards supporting the KOC Charities.
Upcoming Funeral Mass
The Funeral Mass for Patricia Currid will be on Wednesday, November 19, at 10AM, at St. Monica Catholic Church.
(MS & HS) Youthsgiving Dinner
Mark your calendars for Thursday, November 20, we are having our Emmaus Youthsgiving! All 6-12 grade members of our Parish Family are invited to join for some thanksgiving classics and an evening of gratitude! And don’t forget our Second Annual Turkey Games! Please click here to RSVP. With any questions, please contact Sharon Phillips (HS Youth Minister) sharon@stmonicami.org or Kelsey Heintz (MS Youth Minister) kelsey@stmonicami.org.
Vocations Benediction
Join St. Monica Parish on Friday, November 21 at 6:00PM for a special evening of Adoration and Benediction for Vocations. Take time to pray for the vocations of Marriage, Holy Orders, and Religious and consecrated life. The Sacrament of Reconciliation will also be available.
(MS & HS) Youth Mass + Dinner
Come celebrate the Feast of Christ the King with us on Sunday, November 23, our liturgical new year's eve! Join us for the 5PM Sunday Youth Mass at Sacred Heart Church followed by a time of dinner and fellowship! Please click here to RSVP. Please fill out the RSVP form by the Saturday prior to Mass so we can be sure to provide enough food for everyone! With any questions, please contact Sharon Phillips (HS Youth Minister) sharon@stmonicami.org or Kelsey Heintz (MS Youth Minister) kelsey@stmonicami.org.
Thanksgiving Day
Our Thanksgiving Mass, on November 27, will be at 10:00AM. (The 7:45AM Mass is cancelled on Thanksgiving.) Beginning next weekend, November 15 & 16, paper bags for food donations will be available in the main vestibule. Take a bag home, fill it with non-perishable food items, and bring it to Mass on Thanksgiving Day for our annual Food Drive.
Walking With Purpose - Advent Special
Our Walking with Purpose women’s Bible Study Group invites you to A Journey into Advent. For women only, this is a 3 week stand alone advent special that invites us to reflect on the Blessed Mother’s sacred role in drawing us closer to Jesus and making His love known. Each week, we will contemplate Mary as the first tabernacle and the first monstrance—the one who carried Christ and continues to lead us to Him. We will use a small verse of scripture each day to pray with, a heartfelt paragraph reflection, a journaling prompt and a prayer. We will meet Thursday mornings to discuss how the Lord has moved in our hearts with these scriptures, learn about traditions to do in our homes and mostly to spend sweet fellowship together as women while we prepare for the Feast of Christmas. Register by clicking here!
Our meetings for this program will be on Thursday mornings from 8:30-10:30AM. These three meetings are:
- December 4: In the St. Augustine Room.
- December 11: In the St. Augustine Room.
- December 18: In the Family Center.
Led & Empowered By The Spirit with Maria Vadia
Save the date for special events featuring Maria Vadia (A Catholic Evangelist, Author, and Spirit-filled Preacher) hosted by the Encounter School of Ministry. On December 5-6, a Transformation Night and Retreat will be held at Holy Family Parish in Kirkland. The theme for this event will be Empowered by the Spirit. Additionally, Maria Vadia will be coming to St. Monica Parish on the evening of Thursday, December 4. The theme for this evening’s talk will be Led by the Spirit, Romans 8:14 “For those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.” More information about these events will be shared in the coming weeks. We hope you’ll plan on attending!
YCP Advent Retreat
Join Young Catholic Professionals Seattle Chapter on Saturday, December 6, for their Annual Advent retreat. Led by Abbot Marion Q. Nguyen, O.S.B., the day will begin with Mass followed by time for prayer, fellowship, and small group discussions. Learn more about this event and the speaker and register today by clicking here.
Sock It to Homelessness & Open House
Socks are critical to the comfort and well-being of homeless people. Imagine what it must be like to have the same pair of nasty, wet socks on your feet, 24-hours a day. Not good. Socks won’t solve our community’s homeless crisis. But socks can keep homeless people hopeful, knowing there are neighbors like you, who care. Operation Nightwatch is collecting new men's athletic socks for our homeless friends. We will have collection bins in St. Monica's church vestibules available through December 7. You can also drop off socks for this ministry any time at the parish office.
Operation Nightwatch will be hosting a Sock It to Homelessness Open House on Sunday, December 7, 2025, from 12:30–2:00PM, at their Shelter Dispatch Center (302 14th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98144). Stop by, drop off the new men’s socks you collected, and hang out if you can. Enjoy coffee, cocoa, and snacks and take a tour of Nightwatch. This is a kid-friendly event. Click here to see their webpage for this event.
Stewardship of Treasure — 2026 Campaign
As we begin our annual focus on the Stewardship of Treasure, we invite you to take a moment to reflect on how God has blessed you over the past year. You will soon receive a letter from Fr. Nagel encouraging you to consider how you might return a portion of those blessings to our parish community. Your generous gifts directly support our mission of helping one another encounter Jesus Christ in meaningful and transformative ways.
There are two options for completing your 2026 Stewardship of Treasure Pledge:
Option One: Fill out one of the commitment cards (found in the church pews) and return it to the collection basket at Mass or to the parish office.
Option Two: Complete our online stewardship pledge form. Click here to access the 2026 Stewardship of Treasure Pledge online form.
If you have any stewardship or giving-related questions, or if you need assistance, please contact the parish office. Thank you!
Spiritual Mentorship — School of Faith
Holy Family School of Faith Institute offers a two-year course of study combining self-paced distance learning courses with in-person sessions offered at Savior Pastoral Center in Kansas City, Kansas. The program aims to form Spiritual Mentors to serve as guide and companion to others on their journey to holiness. It is designed for Catholics who have a desire to develop a deep prayer and sacramental life, to increase their knowledge of the Catholic faith, to grow in the virtues and a desire to help others do the same. For more information on this program, please visit: schooloffaith.com/spiritual-mentorship
ASCEND Eucharistic Revival
This moment is a time to refresh and renew our hearts in hope and ignite a deeper love for the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. The ASCEND Eucharistic Revival is a movement dedicated to renewing love of and devotion to Jesus Christ in the Eucharist. Rooted in prayer, teaching and worship, the event seeks to draw individuals and communities deeper into the mystery of God’s love by better understanding the Real Presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. Through encounters, formation and sacraments, ASCEND inspires the faithful to live and carry Eucharistic joy in this world. By lifting hearts and minds to God, the revival fosters unity, love of neighbor, healing, and a renewed sense of mission in the church today.
Mark your calendars for May 16, 2026 and join us in drawing deeper into the mystery of Christ’s Real Presence in the Eucharist. For details on this special one-day event, to sign up for alerts, volunteer, and/or support ASCEND through donations, please visit
www.ascendeucharisticrevival.church.
Friday Evening Adoration
Don’t forget Friday Eucharistic Adoration and Confessions are offered every Friday, 6PM-7PM in the church. End your work week and start off your weekend right by spending some time in the church adoring Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament!
It’s much more than just Coffee & Donuts!
Don’t pass on the opportunity to join us every Sunday after Mass for an hour of Coffee & Donuts. More than simply an opportunity for a sugary treat and a cup of coffee, this time is an important chance for each of us to form deeper connections with the other members of our parish community. We encourage you to step out of your comfort zone and introduce yourself to someone you don’t know.
Want to help host Coffee and Donuts? Volunteers set-up, facilitate, and clean-up each Coffee & Donuts hour to cultivate an environment where our faith can grow in relationship with each other. If you’d like to help, please contact Gloria Hardy at the parish office at gloria@stmonicami.org or simply talk to one of the volunteers hosting coffee and donuts on a given Sunday.
OCIA Classes Have Begun
Interested In Becoming Catholic? Fr. Nagel would like to invite all those interested in becoming Catholic to learn more about the Faith. OCIA classes started on September 15, but it's not too late to join! Father will be teaching a combined class with St. Monica and Sacred Heart from 6:30-7:30PM on Mondays at Sacred Heart Church (9460 NE 14th St, Bellevue, WA 98004). Interested? Please call Heather at 206-232-2900 ext. 130 or click here to sign up.
Feeling too ill for Mass?
The general obligation to attend Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation is excused for those who are ill or are homebound. If you are unable to attend Mass for valid reason, we encourage you to make use of our Mass Livestream which can be accessed at stmonicami.org/livestream.
Knights of Columbus Meetings
No Summer KOC Meetings: In previous communications, we advertised that the Knights of Columbus would be having a council meeting in July. This was incorrect, as the Knights will have no general member meetings in the months of July and August.
Knights of Columbus want to invite all men of the Parish to join them at their Council meetings held on the first Monday of every month. The meetings are held at 6:30PM in the Parish Office dining room (accessed via the front office entrance).
A life of faith in action, a life of boldness in brotherhood, a life worth living.
Legion of Mary Meetings
The Legion of Mary group meets every Tuesday morning after the 7:45AM Mass in the St. Augustine Room. Legion of Mary is a world-wide movement of lay people, who propose making Faith the goal of their life in an effort to achieve personal sanctity. The virtue of Holiness in the life of the members of the Legion is promoted under the influence of Mary and the Holy Spirit. This becomes the source of inspiration for Legion work, which is under the direction of our Pastor, Fr. Nagel. He has asked the Legion to take Holy Communion to the homebound, providing the Real Presence of Jesus to them.
Cooking for the Homeless
Every Tuesday, volunteers of the Friends of the Needy ministry meet at St. Monica’s kitchen at 10:30AM to cook a four-course hot dinner for later delivery. Want to volunteer? Come for an hour or the afternoon, every Tuesday or as often as you like. Experience the joyful camaraderie in the kitchen from preparing the ingredients to washing the dishes.
Rosary Makers
Rosary Makers is a wonderful group of people who get together every week on Wednesdays in the St. Augustine Room to make Rosaries for the Catholic missions. All are welcome to come and make rosaries or gather the materials to work at home.
Bringing Holy Communion to the Homebound
Every Wednesday morning immediately after the 7:45AM Mass, members of the Legion of Mary bring the Communion to homebound parishioners who are unable to attend Mass in person. If you or a loved one are physically unable to attend Mass and would like to receive Communion, please contact the parish office to receive more information on this ministry.
Friends of the Needy Drivers Needed
Is there anyone who would not help their brother or sister? Christ has said, “the less fortunate are our bothers and sisters”. We are in need of 5 more drivers to help feed the 12 different shelter and food banks that we now deliver food to from our most generous donor Metropolitan Market!
If you could spare just 2 or 3 hours once a month that would fulfill our obligation to feed the hungry. If you volunteer you can choose the day of the month that you would drive each month.
