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Daylight saving time in 2026 in the state of Washington ends on Sunday, November 1, 2026, at 2:00 a.m. local time,

when clocks "fall back" one hour to 1:00 a.m., returning the U.S. to standard time.

FROM FR. OAKLAND

I once received a call on the emergency line about 20 minutes before the beginning of the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion. The man’s mother had passed away, and he was trying to find a priest to come and bless her, calling church after church to no avail. I told him that he was very unlikely to get ahold of anyone at this point as we were all heading into our churches for the somber celebration, but if he could wait I would come later that night. 

After things wrapped up at the church, I started making my way to Queen Ann from West Seattle, admittedly thinking about the 20 or more churches that were closer. It was a dark, quiet night on the streets. When I arrived, the man rose to greet me - he had been sitting and drinking some tea. His mom was lying in a small regular bed in the front room. He had some music on, which I recognized. He and his mom loved to go to the opera and actually had tickets for the following week he said. He had decided to keep vigil with her through the night, and listen to various settings of the Requiem Mass. It was beautiful.

As we read the story of the last hours of the life of Christ, he sat with his mom through hers.  As Mary kept watch with her dead son, so he was keeping watch with his dead mother while listening to the funeral prayers of the Church. It was Good Friday.

Partners in the Gospel Listening Sessions

First Session: Tuesday, October 27 | 7PM | Fr. McGirl Hall, SJ

We are now starting Phase 3 of our Partners in the Gospel journey. During this time, we will be asking "Who does God want us to become?" This is our opportunity to envision what our new one parish could look like. This is more than just some tweaks or adjustments, or looking at the opportunities that were identified in Phase 2, but to really envision what the parish could look like in ten years, for example, striving towards an ideal and our bigger purpose. We will also be brainstorming some possible key initiatives necessary as a part of this. The PFAC will take this information to write a parish Vision Statement and identify 4-6 key initiatives. Please see the Listening Session schedule and invite those you know to participate.