PREPARES of Eastern Washington

02/19/2025

By supporting the annual Open Your Heart Appeal, you are helping incredible ministries like Lamb’s Closet at St. Mary Catholic Church continue to serve families with essential needs. Please consider a donation today! www.preparesforlife.org

02/12/2025

This week look for the 2025 PREPARES Open Your Heart Appeal
in parishes across the Spokane Diocese.
PREPARES-Pregnancy & Parenting Support- is our
Church's promise to care for families from
pregnancy to the child's fifth birthday no matter their beliefs. This program is a way we can "walk our talk"
about celebrating the gift of life and making sure that no child
born or unborn is ever abandoned or alone. Please consider making a donation today! www.preparesforlife.org Catholic Diocese of Spokane

02/07/2025

Meet Charlene and Eric! These wonderful volunteers work hard to bring essentials to families living in Oroville. Charlene is our parish coordinator at Immaculate Conception and has been growing their ministry for just over a year. They serve more and more families each month because of her dedication to walk beside families. Please consider making a donation to the Open Your Heart appeal to support the work of serving the vulnerable in rural communities! https://www.preparesforlife.org/support

02/03/2025

Open Your Heart to support the work of PREPARES across Washington State! Please consider making a donation during the month of February.

01/19/2025

We promise to walk beside those who choose life. A promise that honors life in all forms. ❤️

01/14/2025

As we roll into 2025, we are reflecting on the Christmas love that was shared for PREPARES! The PREPARES Christmas tree on display at the Whitman county Library, Festival of Trees! Thank you to St. Patrick parish volunteers who took on this project bringing awareness to PREPARES and how it serves families in the community.

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas! Thank you to Cataldo Catholic School at St. Augustine for hosting a Christmas celebration for our families! A true example of God’s love for all his children and the importance of welcoming the stranger. ♥️🎄

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving to the volunteers, donors, supporters, and families we serve through PREPARES!

11/26/2024

PREPARES is highlighted in the Catholic Charities Eastern Washington Christmas collection! It is an honor to walk with families to help prepare them for their parenting journey.

This Christmas season, Catholic Charities invites you to walk with us and fulfill Christ's mission to advocate for the poor. The work is difficult, but with your assistance we can live out our faith by doing three simple things: Feed the Hungry, Heal the Hurting and Welcome the Stranger.

Take a few minutes to watch this touching video on how one of our programs is making a critical difference for those who need it most. https://buff.ly/4i2P3dm

Please prayerfully consider a donation to the Christmas Collection: buff.ly/3ATVzCo.

11/06/2024

We were blown away by the incredible work of parishioner's from St. Patrick in Pasco at the St. Vincent de Paul center! Their desire to create a welcoming and supportive space for families was beautiful to witness.

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10/30/2024

Happy Anniversary to PREPARES! Excited to share this video of the work we do in Eastern Washington!

10/30/2024

Knights of Columbus councils are such a blessing to PREPARES! We got a special delivery of warm winter coats from the Knights @ Assumption Catholic Church and St. Mary Catholic Church. What a wonderful gift of generosity to families in need!

10/21/2024

We are in great shape to help families throughout Whitman County! We had a fantastic turnout last week for a very large diaper delivery from Partners INW! Thank you to Partners, and thank you to St. Patrick and Sacred Heart parishioners for showing up to help. Your time, energy and support is of great value and greatly appreciated. The 72,800 diapers were divided between the two parishes to support families in the community. With over 20 volunteers, many of whom are members of Knights of Columbus, pallets were unpacked, vehicles loaded, and storerooms stocked in a very short time. What a blessing! "Start by doing what is necessary, then what is possible, and suddenly you are doing the impossible." -St. Francis

10/18/2024

PREPARES was honored to partner with the Spokane Regional Health Department for a community baby shower today. 97 families came to celebrate their pregnancies and new babies recently born!

10/15/2024

Look what PREPARES has accomplished over the last 10 years! We are so proud to be serving families across the state of Washington. Thank you to the incredible parishioners, donors, and volunteers who are the heartbeat of our ministry!

This video celebrates 10 years of serving families in Washington State from pregnancy to age 5.