About Sacred Heart · Wilbur, Washington
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a small Roman Catholic parish in the rural town of Wilbur, Lincoln County, Washington, within the Diocese of Spokane. The parish dates to 1900 and worships at a church on the south hill near the town's water tower at 606 SW Alder Street. Today Sacred Heart is served together with neighboring parishes by a single priest-administrator, sharing pastoral coverage with St. Agnes in Ritzville and St. Joseph in Odessa. It offers a simple weekly schedule of weekday and Saturday Masses, with confessions before the vigil Mass.
- Established
- 1900
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Rev. Jayavel Prasath, HGN (Parish Administrator, appointed effective July 1, 2024)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Spokane
Why belong here
Sacred Heart is a quiet, small-town Catholic parish that brings the Mass and sacraments to the people of Wilbur and the surrounding Lincoln County wheatlands. Parishioners worship in an intimate setting just off SW Alder on the south hill of town, with weekday Masses on Thursday and Friday morning and a Saturday evening vigil with confessions beforehand. The parish is currently linked in a tri-parish grouping with St. Agnes (Ritzville) and St. Joseph (Odessa), so visitors and new families are warmly welcomed by a stable, familiar community that values the rhythms of prayer, the Eucharist, and faithful Catholic tradition in rural Eastern Washington.
Mass times at Sacred Heart
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 4:30 PM – 5:00 PM
About Sacred Heart Parish
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a small Roman Catholic parish serving Wilbur and the surrounding Lincoln County communities in Eastern Washington. It belongs to the Diocese of Spokane and is listed in the diocese's official parish directory at 606 SW Alder Street. The parish traces its origins to around 1900, according to the GCatholic directory, and continues today as a worshiping community offering weekday and Saturday Masses.
- Diocese of Spokane parish directory entry: 'Sacred Heart, WILBUR'
- Listed in GCatholic.org (Church ID 37506)
- Located at 606 SW Alder, Wilbur, WA 99185
- Mailing address: PO Box 106, Wilbur, WA 99185
History
Founded circa 1900, Sacred Heart grew with the Catholic families who settled the wheatlands of Lincoln County. Sacramental records — including the surviving Wilbur Catholic Death Ledger — document the parish's ministry through the 20th century, with funeral Masses and rosaries celebrated at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Wilbur (for example, the 1972 funeral of Robert K. Portch, with Father Bernard Costerman officiating).
- Founded c. 1900 (GCatholic)
- Wilbur Catholic Death Ledger preserves early-to-mid 20th century funeral and rosary records
- Incorporated in 2007 as Sacred Heart Catholic Parish – Wilbur (Washington nonprofit)
Clergy & Tri-Parish Grouping
Since July 1, 2024, Sacred Heart Wilbur has been administered together with St. Agnes in Ritzville and St. Joseph in Odessa by a single priest-administrator. The Bishop of Spokane's 2024 priest assignments named Rev. Prasath Jayavel, HGN (a member of the Heralds of Good News) as administrator of the three parishes. Earlier online listings of the parish recorded Rev. Kenny St. Hilaire as pastor and, before that, Rev. Rory Pitstick and other priests who served the cluster.
- Rev. Jayavel Prasath, HGN – Parish Administrator (effective July 1, 2024)
- Clustered with St. Agnes, Ritzville and St. Joseph, Odessa
- Past clergy noted on parish records/incorporation: Rev. Rory Pitstick, Rev. Brian A. Mee, Rev. Dale Tuckerman, Rev. Victor M. Blazovich (registered agent)
Contact & Directory Information
Sacred Heart's official contact information, as published in the Diocese of Spokane parish directory and diocesan Catholic directory, is listed below. The parish is registered as a Washington nonprofit corporation.
- Street address: 606 SW Alder Street, Wilbur, WA 99185
- Mailing address: PO Box 106, Wilbur, WA 99185
- Phone: (509) 647-2380
- Tri-parish shared line (Ritzville/Odessa): (509) 659-0437
- Diocese: Diocese of Spokane
- Washington UBI: 602723767 (Sacred Heart Catholic Parish – Wilbur)