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 30, 2024
7:00PM              Rosary Prayer Group

Tuesday December 31, 2024 - NEW YEARS EVE
NO DAILY MASS
NO OCIA CLASS
NO SPANISH PRAYER GROUP
5:00PM                 Mass for Mary, Mother or God - St. Peter (Tenino)
5:00PM                 Mass for Mary, Mother of God (Bi-Lingual) - Sacred Heart (Lacey)
6PM- 8:00PM      Winter Clothes Closet - Sm. Hall
11PM-12AM           Adoration & Prayer - Church
hosted by our Rosary Prayer Group

Wednesday January 1, 2025 - MARY, MOTHER OF GOD (HDO)
PARISH OFFICE CLOSED
NO BIBLE STUDY - St. Peter
9:00AM                 Mass at St. Columban *w/Incense
9:00AM                 Mass at Sacred Heart (Lacey)
6PM- 8:00PM      Winter Clothes Closet - Sm. Hall

Thursday January 2, 2025
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 January 3, 2025
9:00AM                 First Friday Mass - St. Peter (Tenino)
6:30PM                 First Friday Devotions - St. Columban

Saturday January 4, 2025
3:30-4:15PM         Confession
5:00PM                 Anticipatory Sunday Mass

Sunday January 5, 2025 - EPIPHANY OF THE LORD
7:30-7:45AM        Confession
8:00AM                 Mass at St. Peter Mission (Tenino)

9AM-10:15AM       Religious Ed & Confirmation Classes
10:30AM                Mass at St. Columban *w/Incense
Be sure to pick up your Blessed Chalk for your annual
home blessing after all Masses!