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St. Joachim, Lummi
2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage Site
- Thursdays 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
- Sundays 8:00 am – 12:00 noon
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Registrations
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ACS Harvest Festival
Assumption Parent Teacher Conference invites you to the Assumption Catholic School Harvest Festival! Join us on Saturday, September 20, 2025 from 5 to 7:30pm for games, bounce houses, face painting, a bake sale, raffles, a BBQ dinner, and beer & wine.
Please see the event flier for details and the order form.
Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila
The Filipino Ministry of Whatcom County invites you to celebrate the Feast of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila on Sunday, September 28, 2025, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ferndale. The mass will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a few Filipino liturgical hymns. Following the Mass, please join us for a potluck lunch reception in the parish hall, where you can also enjoy a Filipino cultural dance presentation. If you have any questions, contact Tess Bandolon.
We hope to see you there!
Potluck Plan
St. Joseph, Lynden, and St. Peter: Side Salads or side dishes
St. Joseph, Ferndale, and St. Anne: Desserts
Assumption: Main Dishes
Sacred Heart: Individual chip bags or prepared fruits/veggies
Welcoming New Priests to Our Parish Family
- New Parochial Vicar: Fr. Gerardo Rodriguez, CMF (starting July 1, 2025)
- Also Joining in Residence: Fr. Manuel Villalobos, CMF
- Grateful Farewell: Fr. Francis Thumbi begins a new assignment in Seattle
Beginning July 1, 2025, our parish family will welcome Father Gerardo Rodriguez, CMF, as a new parochial vicar, and Father Manuel Villalobos, CMF, in residence. Both are Claretian Missionaries who bring with them a spirit of service and will minister in both English and Spanish. We are deeply grateful for Father Francis Thumbi’s years of generous service and ask you to keep him in prayer as he begins his new role in Seattle. While change can be bittersweet, this is also a moment of grace and new beginnings for our community. Let us extend a warm and prayerful welcome to our incoming priests!
Letter from Archbishop Etienne announcing the priest assignments
Letter from Pastor Fr. Moore regarding the priest assignments
Join Women’s Connect
Women’s Connect is a ministry of Whatcom Catholic and seeks to draw all women in the parish into a deeper relationship with the Lord Jesus and each other. We hold weekly Bible Studies on a Thursdays 7:00pm – 9:00pm in the Assumption Library and every 3 months we hold a special social event with a fun activity and a spiritual message.
Join us! For more information, visit womensconnect.live.
Make Thursday nights a time to connect, renew, and be inspired. All are welcome!
The latest from our pastor, Fr. Jeffery Moore:
- Holy Days of Obligation
- Reflections from Vacation
- Recent Book Recommendations
Partners in the Gospel
Archdiocese of Seattle Official Partners in the Gospel webpage
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Parish News
- St. Joachim: A 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage Site! ✨Did you know that St. Joachim has been named a pilgrimage site for the 2025 Jubilee? This is a special opportunity to deepen your faith and be part of something truly meaningful! 🌍 Pilgrims from across the archdiocese are invited to visit our beloved church. 🙏 Gain a Plenary Indulgence for yourself or a soul in purgatory. ⛪ Help restore this sacred space, preserving its rich history and spiritual significance… Continue reading St. Joachim: A 2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage Site! ✨
- THE ROSARY – Learn How to Pray and Why We PrayTHURSDAY NIGHTS BEGINNING MARCH 6TH | 5-7PM ST. JOACHIM CATHOLIC CHURCH 4195 LUMMI SHORE ROAD Rosary nights are intended to support St. Joachim’s Pilgrimage outreach to members of the Parish, Lummi Nation and Visitors from beyond. Our goal is to share the history and purpose of the Rosary with the Community as a Community. Every week we will have Mass at 5pm, share a community meal following Mass and then have… Continue reading THE ROSARY – Learn How to Pray and Why We Pray