by Father Jacob Maurer | Sep 10, 2024 | Pastor's post
Bitmoji gets me (though I’d be grateful for a clerical shirt option!) In my homilies this weekend I shared my response to folks’ questions about how things are going now that we’re a couple of months into: “tired”! Not a bad kind of...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Sep 2, 2024 | Pastor's post
This Sunday marks the two-month mark of our new parish family and my coming to the Olympic Peninsula. As I continue to get my bearings – with the help of amazing staff and dedicated volunteers across five churches and our school – it is obvious that there...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Aug 30, 2024 | Pastor's post
I’m still playing catch-up from my time away last week, so this week’s post is brief. Nonetheless, I hope you have a wonderful Labor Day weekend. In addition to praying for all laborers, remember our students in your prayers, who begin school next week...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Aug 24, 2024 | Reflections
Once again, I am pleased to share with you the audio of our monthly parish family townhall gathering. As always, you may watch the video here – and I’ve included the timestamps below for reference & easy access – but the best way to navigate the...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Aug 23, 2024 | Pastor's post
Gall bladder removal – maybe a way to accomplish Ephesians 4:31 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I hope this finds you all well, enjoying the tail of the week and the beginning of the weekend. For myself, this week has been a trip – I hosted my monthly priest support group here...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Aug 17, 2024 | Reflections
Like many Catholics, I come from what many would consider a medium to large size family – I am one of seven children. That simple numbering, however, belies the diversity of situations within! I have an older half-sister, two biological siblings (one in heaven),...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Aug 13, 2024 | Pastor's post
I’ve been thinking a bit lately about leadership: the kind of leaders I admire and the kind of leader I hope to be. There’s any number of lessons to draw on – from my time in the Boy Scouts as a child & young man, being the son of a naval...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Aug 10, 2024 | Pastor's post
At the beginning of this week, Simcha Fisher published an article on her blog titled Sometimes the secret ingredient is time. I’ve never had the pleasure of meeting her, but I would swear she wrote this just for me! More than a few times over the last week...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Aug 9, 2024 | Catholic communities of the Olympic Peninsula (Parish Family 49)
Alliteration can be your friend – it is certain one of mine! Last week I met with the liturgical leaders of most (but not yet all!) of the Catholic Communities of the Olympic Peninsula. After introductions – we have a lot of leaders across our liturgical...
