Welcome to Saint Columban Parish. We proclaim the Roman Catholic faith to the cities and towns of McKenna, Rainier, Roy, Tenino, and Yelm and to the communities of Clearwood, McIntosh, Nisqually, and North Yelm in southeast Thurston County and southwest Pierce County in Washington state.

St. Columban Parish & St. Peter Mission are now part of a new parish family with Sacred Heart Parish in Lacey within the Archdiocese of Seattle.

Mass Times

Saint Columban Yelm

Sunday: 10:30 am
Saturday: (Sunday anticipatory Liturgy): 5:00 pm
Daily Mass: Tuesday - Friday: 9:00 am (Except First Friday and cancelled March 28, April 17 & 18)

Easter Vigil Saturday, April 19: 8:30 p.m. (NO 5p.m. Mass)
Easter Sunday Mass, April 20: 10:30 a.m., Egg hunt follows in the hall

Saint Peter Tenino

Sunday: 8:00 am
First Friday Mass March 7:
9:00 am
Easter Sunday April 20: 8:00 am

In our Parish Family: Sacred Heart Lacey

Please see sacredheartlacey.com

 

Confession

Fridays of Lent until April 11: 5:30p.m. at St. Columban
Saturday:
 3:00-4:30 pm at St. Columban (Extended time for Lent)
Sunday: 7:00-7:45am at St. Peter
By appointment: Call 360-458-3031 x6 to schedule
(Link to an Examination of Conscience)

Eucharistic Adoration

First Friday Devotions: 6:30 pm at St. Columban (Cancelled March-May, Resumes June 6)
(Download Prayer Booklet)

Eucharistic Adoration in our Parish Family at Sacred Heart Lacey: Thursday following 9 a.m. Mass until Saturday 4:30 p.m. in the St. Frances of Rome Chapel. Call 360-491-0890 for more information and for door code.

Anointing of the Sick

Call 360-458-3031 x6.

Sacramental Emergencies

Leave a message 360-704-7051

A Community of Faith

St. Columban Parish Church
506 First Street S
Yelm, WA 98597

Charities

For assistance please leave your name, phone number, and details of your need to 360-458-1904. Please be patient as our St. Vincent volunteers check voicemails and assist others. 

Our community has grown since its origins at the former St. Margaret Mary Church in McKenna, and our current church in Yelm is named for the Irish-born 6th century missionary to Europe Saint Columbanus. We have also been present in Tenino since 1891 through Saint Peter Mission, named for the apostle and first pope.

Parishioners contribute their time, talent, and treasure to support several ministries, which include the Altar Society, the Daughters of Mary, the Knights of Columbus, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Connect with us

Parish Office

All office needs for parishioners of both locations are handled at St. Columban.
⛪ In-person Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 9:30 am - 2:00 pm / Friday by appointment
☎️ Phone: 360-458-3031 x2 (Spanish x5)
📧 Email: [email protected]

Sacramental Emergencies: 360-704-7051 This is only to contact a priest when someone in imminent danger of death is in need of the sacraments.

This Week

Monday March 31, 2025
7:00PM               Rosary Prayer Group - Church

Tuesday April 1, 2025
9:00AM                 Daily Mass
Repose of the Soul: Wendy Chappell RIP
6:30PM                 Spanish Prayer Group - Church

Wednesday April 2, 2025
9:00AM                Daily Mass
Repose of the Soul: Betty Deck RIP
10:00AM               Bible Study - St. Peter

Thursday April 3, 2025
9:00AM                 Daily Mass
9:30AM                 Altar Society Church Cleaning
6:00PM                 Choir Practice - Church
6:30PM                 Bible Study - RE Bldg.

Friday April 4, 2025
9:00AM                First Friday Mass - St. Peter
5:30PM                Confession - Church
6:00PM                Stations of the Cross - both locations
6:30PM               
Soup Supper - both locations
At St. Columban the Soup Supper will be hosted by
the Altar Servers

Saturday April 5, 2025
3:00-4:15PM         Confession
5:00PM                 Anticipatory Sunday Mass

Sunday April 6, 2025 - 5th Sunday of Lent
7:30-7:45AM        Confession
8:00AM                 Mass at St. Peter Mission (Tenino)

9:00-10:15AM        Religious Ed & Confirmation Classes - RE Bldg/Hall
10:30AM                 Mass at St. Columban
11:45AM                  Daughters of Mary Fellowship
- Hall
12:00PM                  Rehearsal for Palm Sunday - Church