Patty Bowman has been a parishioner of St. James Cathedral since 1994, and joined the cathedral staff in 2000. As Director of Social Outreach, Patty oversees the outreach ministries at St. James, as well as the cathedral’s social justice education and advocacy efforts. In particular, Patty works with the Emmaus Companions and coffee hour hospitality ministries, the Solanus Casey Center, and our Environmental Justice Committee. Patty also coordinates the JustFaith programs at St. James, and is a member of the Life, Peace and Justice Committee. She has served on the Welcome Back team, the RCIA team, and the Development Committee. Patty has a particular interest in Scripture, and for several years was adjunct faculty with Seattle University’s Scripture and Leadership Program.

Patty was an attorney in Seattle for many years prior to joining the staff at St. James Cathedral. She is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Law School, and holds masters degrees in Pastoral Studies from Seattle University and in Biblical Studies from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. She is originally from Montana, and is happy to have traded snow for rain.

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Suzanne Lee joined the cathedral staff in September 2010. As Pastoral Assistant for Social Outreach, she coordinates the cathedral’s Winter Shelter for homeless men, dinners for the homeless through Operation Nightwatch, sandwiches for St. Martin de Porres Shelter, the cathedral conferences of St. Vincent de Paul, our Pregnancy Support Ministry, Volunteer Chore Services, and the Aids Care Team. She is a member of the Housing Advocacy and the Life, Peace and Justice Committees.

Suzanne was born in El Paso, Texas, the fourth of ten children, all of whom arrived at the doorstep of their bewildered parents within the span of ten years. In the high desert of the Southwest, she enjoyed dry heat, sunshine 365 days a year, and flaming sunsets over the majestic purple Rockies.

In the early 70’s, she attended the University of San Francisco, where she fell under the influence of Msgr. John Tracy Ellis, the distinguished Catholic Church historian, who famously challenged American Catholics to a higher standard of intellectual life and to more active participation in in the public square. After college she worked in Washington, D.C. as a legislative aide to a member of Congress before returning to California, where she earned a Masters in English literature at UCLA.

Suzanne and her husband, Brian Lynch, moved to Seattle 1983. They have four children, Barney, Siobhan, John and Maria.

While raising her family, Suzanne served in various Catholic ministries. She was a case manager for the Pregnancy Support Program of Catholic Community Services (CCS) of King County, and later directed the CCS’ advocacy efforts throughout Western Washington. At the Intercommunity Peace and Justice Center, Suzanne edited the quarterly journal, A Matter of Spirit. Most recently, she served as Pastoral Assistant for Outreach at Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Seattle.

To recharge her batteries, Suzanne loves to read books by dead authors, tend her rose garden, cycle along the water, and hang out with her new grandson, Tommy.

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Jim and Jill McAuliffe are co-directors of the Cathedral Kitchen.

Jim McAuliffe has been a Cathedral parishioner since 1999, and has been on the Cathedral staff since 2006. He is co-Director Cathedral Kitchen and holds a Masters Degree from Seattle University in Elementary Education.
 
Jill McAuliffe has been a Cathedral parishioner since 1999, and has been co-director of the Cathedral Kitchen since 2007. She holds a B.S. from University of Oregon in Interior Architecture.
 
Jim and Jill were volunteers at the Kitchen for 10 years before becoming its Co-Directors in 2007. They share in the love of adventure and travel.