South Sound Deanery
Aberdeen area, Olympia area, Southwest area, Morton. General description below.
Why visit our Deanery? We are a short drive from some of the nicest cities and most beautiful scenery in the US. You can see some links and photos of our Pacific Northwest Region, and nearby Cascade Volcanoes. You might also find interesting the Recrational opportunities in East Lewis County. You can also check the Mass schedula listing from the Archdiocese of Seattle.
The Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle covers all of Western Washington state and the South Sound Deanery is one of 10 deaneries within the Archdiocese. This deanery runs from the Pacific Ocean to the bottom of Puget Sound to Mt. Rainier then south to include all of Lewis County. The boundary cuts back to the ocean and includes the Long Beach peninsula. The red box on the map indicates the approximate location of the deanery.
This deanery consists of a number of different types of parishes, with ministries that reflect the people and economy of their local communities. There are large urban parishes in Olympia and Lacey. Commercial and recreational fishing is important along the coast; logging has been the mainstay of the rural economies, with tourism important in some areas. There is some farming. These parishes tend to be small and struggling, especially with restrictions on logging and fishing. Multicultural ministry is a growing reality.
Because we have fewer and fewer priests, ministry within the deanery has moved more and more away from the previous norm of a priest pastor for each parish. By the year 2005 we may only have 10 priests to serve this entire deanery.
Grays Harbor County • Port of Grays Harbor
Aberdeen, WA
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Lacey
Holydays - 9 am or 10 am, 7:00 pm
St. Martin's Abbey , is a community of Benedictine men located in Lacey, WA. "Lifelong formation in vows, common liturgical prayer and work is our response to God's invitation to follow Christ so that in all the things we do, God may be glorified. Our service to the Church includes Saint Martin's College, pastoral care of the sick, and parish ministry."
St. Placid Priory, is a community of Benedictine women, and Spirituality Center. "The Priory and The Priory Spirituality Center retreat center/guest house are nestled in 33 wooded acres that seem miles away from the hustle and bustle of the city."
Olympia is also the Washington State Capitol: Home Page for Washington State.
Centralia - Chehalis
St. Joseph
Seaview
1st and 3rd Saturdays at 5:30 pm, and on the Second and Fourth Sundays mass at 9:30 am.
9:30 am on the First and Third Sundays.
Byzantine Catholic Parish
that is part of the
Eparchy of Van Nuys.
St. George Byzantine Catholic Church 9730 Yelm Highway Olympia, WA 98513 Administrator: Fr. Michael Durka Phone: 360-413-5651 Schedule of Divine Services: Saturday - Vespers 6:00 PM Sunday - Matins 8:30 am, Divine Liturgy: 10:00 AM Mon. 8 am, Wed. 11 am, Thursday 9 am, Fri. 8 am, Sat. 9 am.
Mon. 8 am, Wed. 11 am, Thursday 9 am, Fri. 8 am, Sat. 9 am.
All information presented here is privided "as is". Phone numbers can change, personnel can move, the schedules for religious services, etc. can all be revised at any time and those changes may not be reflected here. We hope you will visit, but contact the parish that interests you to make sure of mass times. You can also check the Mass schedula listing from the Archdiocese of Seattle. This page is part of the Sacred Heart Parish web site. For comments you can Mail the Pastor!