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 (No 9 a.m. Mass Dec 24-27, Jan. 3)

Wednesday, Jan. 1 (Solemnity of
Mary, Mother of God; Holy Day of Obligation): 9 a.m.
The Church will be open for prayer on New Year's Eve, Tues., Dec. 31 at 11 p.m.

Saint Peter Tenino

Sunday: 8:00 am
First Friday, Jan. 3: 9:00 am

Tuesday December 31 (Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God; Holy Day of Obligation): 5 p.m.

Confession

Saturday: 3:30-4:30 pm at St. Columban
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: 6:30 pm at St. Columban
(Download Prayer Booklet)

Anointing of the Sick

Call 360-458-3031 x6.

Sacramental Emergencies

Leave a message 360-704-7051

A Community of Faith

St. Columban Parish
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 December 23, 2024
5:30PM-7PM    Choir Practice for all Christmas Masses - Church
7:00PM              Rosary Prayer Group

Tuesday December 24, 2024 - CHRISTMAS EVE
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
NO 9:00AM MASS
NO OCIA CLASS
NO SPANISH PRAYER GROUP
WINTER CLOTHES CLOSET CLOSED
5:00PM       Mass at St. Peter Mission (Tenino)
7:30PM       Mass at St. Columban *w/Incense
Caroling starts 30min prior to each Mass

Wednesday December 25, 2024 - CHRISTMAS DAY
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
NO 9AM MASS
NO BIBLE STUDY - St. Peter
WINTER CLOTHES CLOSET CLOSED
12:00AM              Midnight Mass at St. Columban *w/Incense & Candlelight
10:30AM              Mass at St. Columban *w/Incense
Caroling starts 30min prior to each Mass

Wishing all of our parishioners and their
loved ones a blessed Christmas!

Thursday December 26, 2024
NO DAILY MASS
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
9:30AM                 Altar Society Church Cleaning
6:00PM                 Choir Practice - Church
6PM- 8:00PM      Winter Clothes Closet - Sm. Hall
6:30PM                 Bible Study - Sm. Hall

Friday December 27, 2024
NO DAILY MASS

Saturday December 28, 2024
3:30-4:15PM         Confession
5:00PM                 Anticipatory Sunday Mass

Sunday December 29, 2024 - HOLY FAMILY (Jesus, Mary, & Joseph)
7:30-7:45AM        Confession
8:00AM                 Mass at St. Peter Mission (Tenino)

No Religious Ed or Confirmation Classes
10:30AM                Mass at St. Columban *w/Incense