Name of Church St. Alphonsus Church/Church of the North American Martyrs, Seattle
Address 5816 15th Avenue NW, Seattle WA 98107
Phone number 206-784-6464 (St. Alphonsus) or (206) 641-6504 (North American Martyrs)
Website www.stalseattle.org and www.northamericanmartyrs.org
Mass times St. Alphonsus: Saturday vigil, 5 p.m. Sundays, 8 a.m. & 10 a.m. Tuesday, 8:45 a.m. and Wednesday – Saturday, 8 a.m. Martyrs, all Tridentine: 8 a.m. & 11:45 a.m. (high Mass). Monday, Wednesday & holydays, 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:30 a.m. & 12:10 p.m. Fridays, 12:10 p.m. (and 7:30 p.m. on First Fridays). Saturdays, 11 a.m.
Confessions St. Alphonsus: Saturday, 3:30 – 4:45 p.m. Sundays, 7:15 – 7:45 a.m. & 9:15-9:45 a.m. Martyrs confessions are before all Masses.
Names of priests Father Shane McKee of the Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (SOLT), pastor, St. Alphonsus. Father Gerard Saguto, administrator, and Simon Harkins, assistant administrator, Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), serve Martyrs. SOLT also has a convent on the grounds; the sisters serve in a variety of capacities at the parish.
School St. Alphonsus has a K-8 school.
Special activities and groups Altar Society, Knights of Columbus, adoration chapel, Dead Theologians Society, Sancta Vida (pro-life group), Holy Name Society, St. Vincent de Paul Society
Music St. Alphonsus has a magnificent Fritt-Richards organ installed in the church 30 years ago, so you’ll hear ample organ music at the Masses.
Parking No problem.
Acoustics Good, well suited for the organ.
Cry room No, but the vestibule is separated from the main body of the church by glass, and can act as a cry room.
Additional observations St. Alphonsus is located northwest of downtown Seattle. Redemptorist Fathers first served the community in 1891; the first resident priest came in 1901. It’s a traditional style church, with a central tabernacle and representational stained glass windows and statues. Two separate parish communities share the same church building, St. Alphonsus (served by a SOLT priest) and North American Martyrs (served by FSSP priests). All FSSP sacraments are celebrated in Latin using the 1962 Missal. FSSP operates with the blessing of Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain. FSSP, in fact, welcomed him in March for a pastoral visit, during which time he assisted in the celebration of the Mass.
Just wondering why we are looking at churches in Seattle if this site is about California?
THANK YOU! We are traveling to Seattle for the Thanksgiving holidays, by truck, and driving all the way, I need to know where I can attend the TLM while in Seattle. They used to have a Mass or two downtown, but I heard that one is now no longer being offered. I may have to drive an hour, but I don’t care, it’s more than worth it to know about this Mass in Seattle. I am so thankful!
Dear Editors of C.C.D.,
Life Lady has just given me an excellent answer about why you would post information about churches not in our state: it’s a great way to let travelers know about places they can find good worship!
Thanks you!!!!!!!!!!!!
Probably, Suzanne, because lots of the Cal Catholic readers love the traditional Latin Mass, and plenty of us go to Seattle for both business and pleasure. I’m personally glad to have this information and am not sure where else you’d happen across this type of thing in casual reading. I’m sure there is someplace you could look it up on the internet, no doubt, but have you noticed that plenty of our readers are from other states and several from other countries? Most of us travel around a bit, most of us attend Mass regularly, many of us travel throughout the West, and some of us will probably end of seeking out this church someday due to this article.
Google Latin Mass Times. There are at least three lists for all of North America by state/province. They provide name, location, affiliation (diocese or other), etc.
At least that’s a pretty good starting point.
Wikkimissa is a great resource that lists all Traditional Latin Masses in the world. Great for travel.
I have attended the Seattle FSSP mass once. Have never seen so many people at a TLM. I would guess between 400-500. It was wonderful.
Wonderful! Thank you. Take a look at this , all you California Bishops (particularly folks like, say, Bishop Blaire). Make your churches like this, all of them, or at least offer the TLM at every parish at a convenient time each and every Sunday. The blessings will flow.