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)

Saint Peter Tenino 

Sunday: 8:00 am
First Friday: 9:00 am

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.

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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 9, 2024 - Immaculate Conception BVM (HDO)
9:00AM              Mass at St. Peter (Tenino)
PARISH OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON
7:00PM               Mass at St. Columban

Tuesday December 10, 2024
9:00AM              Daily Mass
6:30PM              Spanish Prayer Group - Church

Wednesday December 11, 2024
9:00AM               Daily Mass
10:00AM              Bible Study - St. Peter
PARISH OFFICE CLOSES AT NOON - STAFF MTG

Thursday December 12, 2024
9:00AM                Daily Mass
Intentions for: Rodney Ross
9:30AM                 Altar Society Church Cleaning
6:00PM                 Choir Practice - Church
6:30PM                 Christmas Choir Practice - Church

Friday December 13, 2024
9:00AM                 Daily Mass

Saturday December 14, 2024
3:30-4:15PM         Confession
5:00PM                 Anticipatory Sunday Mass

Sunday December 15, 2024 - 3rd Sunday of Advent
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
12:00PM                SVDP Distribution of Christmas Assistance - Hall