Staff Member: Fr. Philip Raether
Fr. Philip Raether
Parochial Vicar
Phone: 360-876-2762
Fr. Phil graduated from Mount Angel Seminary in Oregon and was ordained June 12, 2004 for the Archdiocese of Seattle. He just celebrated his twentieth anniversary at his last assignment at Our Lady of Fatima parish in Seattle. He has served in various parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Seattle including several parishes and missions in Lewis County and Pacific County and Oak Harbor and Coupeville on Whidbey Island.
--"I believe our God loves us intensely and gently and I try to convey this theme in my preaching and way of living. I look forward to our working together to spread the Good News on the Kitsap Peninsula."
What is a parochial vicar you might ask; "A parochial vicar is a priest assigned by his archbishop to a parish or parish family to assist a pastor in the care of the faithful. Parochial vicars are priests who render their services in pastoral ministry as co-workers with the pastor in common counsel and endeavor with him and also under his authority.” (Code of Canon Law, c. 545 §1)
