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Consider Masking at St. Leo’s

As a parish community, we wish to continue to protect each other and keep others as safe as possible through these difficult times. In the spirit of community health, St. Leo Parish is encouraging those who wish to worship in person to wear a mask while in church. This step will help reduce the risk …

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St. Leo’s Food Connection is in Need of Volunteers

The National Guard has been assigned to serve at the Food Connection through most of the pandemic, but they are now pulling out and all troops will be gone by the end of the month. The Food Connection is a vital ministry of the parish and needs our support. If you have some time to …

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St. Leo Welcomes Deacon Tom O’Loughlin

Deacon Tom O’Loughlin We are excited to welcome Deacon Tom O’Loughlin to St. Leo’s. He will be serving as a deacon beginning July 1st. Read about Tom O’Loughlin and his journey to joining the St. Leo clergy team Click Here. We look forward to having him with us starting this summer!

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Tune in for Xavier’s Ordination

Xavier’s Ordination will take place on June 12th at 10AM. Tune in to pray and and be a part of this momentous occasion (link to live stream below). *In the meantime Xavier has shared his path to priesthood. Learn what Xavier Benavides SJ has to say on why a Jesuit’s path to priesthood can take …

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St. Leo Welcomes Perry Petrich, S. J.

Perry will be back home in Tacoma for his summer break and will be helping out with sacramental ministries at St. Leo and Sacred Heart for the month of June and the first half of July. You may remember that Perry celebrated his Mass of Thanksgiving at St. Leo last July.  Fr. Perry Petrich, S.J. …

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Ignatian Year Begins – Virtual Mass at St. Leo

May 20, 2021 opens the Ignatian Year for all Jesuits. We will be celebrating the 500th Anniversary of the injury of Ignatius at Pamplona in 1521 on May 20th with a virtual mass. This mass will begin at 7PM and will be live streamed to St. Leo’s YouTube Channel. (Mass will begin at scheduled time …

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Vaccination Clinic at Sacred Heart

On Saturday May 15th a vaccination clinic will be held at Sacred Heart Parish from 1-5 PM. If you would like to register Click Here . All individuals 16 and older are welcome to register at this time. (16 &17 year olds must be accompanied by a guardian).

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Prayers for Essential Workers

Prayers for Essential Workers During the Feast of St. Joseph the Worker. There are more than 5 million undocumented immigrants—nearly 3 in 4 of those in the workforce—working alongside their neighbors to keep the country safe amid the coronavirus pandemic.* Find prayers to pray for the 5 million undocumented essential workers who are in need …

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St. Leo Welcomes Xavier Benavides, S. J.

St. Leo is excited to welcome Xavier to the clergy team here at St. Leo and Sacred Heart Parishes. We are looking forward to having him join our communities this summer. Xavier has sent in some information to share about himself below. Xavier Benavides was born in San Antonio, TX and is part of the …

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