About St. Anne · Blaine, Washington
St. Anne is a Catholic mission church serving the small community of Blaine, Washington, in Whatcom County near the Canadian border. It operates as a mission of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ferndale under the Archdiocese of Seattle's Partners in the Gospel parish-family model introduced in 2024. The mission gathers local faithful for weekly Saturday Vigil Mass at 5:00 pm and a Thursday morning Mass at 9:00 am, sharing office staff and clergy with its parent parish and mission of St. Joachim, Bellingham.
- Patron
- St. Anne
- Rector
- Very Rev. Jeffrey H. Moore (Pastor of Parish Family 2 / St. Joseph, Ferndale)
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Seattle (Parish Family 2 under Partners in the Gospel)
Why belong here
St. Anne offers the people of Blaine a warm, twice-weekly place to encounter the Eucharist close to home — Saturday Vigil at 5:00 pm and Thursday at 9:00 am — alongside sacraments and formation shared with the family of parishes that includes St. Joseph Ferndale, St. Joachim Bellingham, St. Peter Deming, and St. Joseph Lynden. The mission actively ministers to its youngest members through a middle-school youth group that meets Wednesday evenings at 604 H Street, giving families a local way to grow in faith together.
Mass times at St. Anne
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Refer to WhatcomCatholic.org full schedule for confession times at St. Anne, Blaine
About St. Anne Mission
St. Anne is a Catholic mission of St. Joseph Parish in Ferndale, Washington, serving the city of Blaine in Whatcom County. Under the Archdiocese of Seattle's Partners in the Gospel reorganization of 2024, St. Anne belongs to Parish Family 2, led by Very Rev. Jeffrey H. Moore, along with St. Joachim (Bellingham), St. Peter (Deming), and St. Joseph (Lynden). The mission gathers its local Catholic community at 604 H Street, Blaine, two days a week for Mass.
- Type: Mission Church
- Parent parish: St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ferndale
- Parish Family: 2 (Northern Deanery, Archdiocese of Seattle)
- Address: 604 H Street, Blaine, WA 98230
Clergy & Staff
St. Anne's pastoral leadership comes through St. Joseph Parish in Ferndale. Very Rev. Jeffrey H. Moore serves as Pastor of Parish Family 2, with three parochial vicars assisting across the family of parishes. Day-to-day parish-office staff at St. Joseph — listed as Faith Formation Director, Faith Formation Assistant, and Location Manager — coordinate the Blaine mission's ministries and sacramental recordkeeping. (An earlier directory snapshot listed Rev. Francis K. Thumbi as priest administrator at the parish office's contact line.)
- Very Rev. Jeffrey H. Moore — Pastor (Parish Family 2)
- Rev. Stephan Arockia Doss Thomas, H.G.N. — Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Tyler Y. Johnson — Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Gerardo Rodriguez, C.M.F. — Parochial Vicar
- Faith Formation Director, Faith Formation Assistant, Location Manager — shared with St. Joseph, Ferndale
- Rev. Francis K. Thumbi — Priest Administrator (earlier listing at this site)
Sacraments
Because St. Anne is administered with St. Joseph, Ferndale, all sacramental preparation and recordkeeping flows through the parish office at 360-384-3651. An after-hours emergency line (360-733-1388) is published for Last Rites / anointing of the dying. Couples preparing for marriage, parents seeking baptism, and families preparing children for First Communion or Confirmation should contact the parish office to be put in touch with the appropriate coordinator.
- Baptism — contact parish office
- First Holy Communion & Confirmation — parish-coordinated preparation
- Marriage — contact parish office for priest and prep
- Anointing of the Sick / Last Rites — emergency line 360-733-1388
Faith Formation & Youth Ministry
The St. Anne Blaine community runs formation programs for every age through the shared faith-formation team. Adults gather for parish Bible studies and faith-enrichment meetings, while children in Kindergarten through 5th grade attend Wednesday evenings during the school year. Two annual day-camps — ADVENTure Camp before Christmas and Jesus Day Camp in June — serve Pre-K through 5th grade.
- Children's Faith Formation — K through 5th grade, Wednesday evenings
- Adult Faith Formation / Bible Studies
- ADVENTure Camp — Pre-K through 5th grade, Advent season
- Jesus Day Camp — Pre-K through 5th grade, one week in June
St. Anne Middle School Youth Group
St. Anne Blaine hosts a Middle School Youth Group for students in Grades 6 through 8, meeting on Wednesday evenings from 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM at 604 H Street, Blaine. Using YDisciple videos and a guided small-group format, the program pairs snacks and games with thought-provoking questions about life, faith, and being a middle-schooler today — creating a safe space for genuine conversation and friendship.
- Grades: 6–8
- When: Wednesday evenings, 5:30–7:00 PM
- Where: 604 H Street, Blaine, WA
- Curriculum: YDisciple videos + guided small groups
Liturgy & Music Ministries
Lay volunteers from the parish family support Sunday and weekday liturgy through several commissioned roles. Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion bring the Eucharist to the homebound and assist at Mass after completing the required training. Lectors proclaim Sacred Scripture, and altar servers in Grades 3 through 12 assist the priest with books, candles, and gifts at Mass and during Stations of the Cross.
- Ministers of Holy Communion (Extraordinary) — trained and commissioned
- Eucharistic Ministry to the Homebound — confirmed Catholics, commissioned
- Lectors — commissioned, 16 years and older, confirmed
- Altar Servers — Grades 3 through 12
- Altar Linens / Altar Society — weekly laundering and seasonal decorating
Parish Outreach & Social Justice
Outreach is woven into parish life across the family of parishes. The Christmas Giving Garland — a Project Outreach initiative — provides gifts and food to families in need during the Christmas season and depends on volunteer coordinators and donated gifts from the faithful.
- Christmas Giving Garland — gifts and food for families in need at Christmas
- Parish outreach built on the four expressions of ministry: Outreach & Social Justice, Prayer & Worship, Fellowship & Service, Faith Formation
Fellowship, Service & Stewardship
Parish life at St. Anne and across Parish Family 2 is supported by volunteer councils and guilds. Four Ladies Guilds promote fellowship and service, each staffing one Sunday coffee hour a month and caring for church flowers and holy-water fonts for three months of the year. The Pastoral Council advises the pastor in non-financial matters, while the Finance Council advises on administration, management, and parish finances. A Building Maintenance Ministry welcomes volunteers of all trade skills.
- Pastoral Council — advisory to pastor on parish wellbeing
- Finance Council — advisory on administration and finances
- Ladies Guilds — fellowship, Sunday coffee hours, flowers, holy water
- Building Maintenance Ministry — all trade skills, especially plumbing/electrical
- Office Volunteers — periodic help with mailings and office functions
- Website Coordinator — maintains parish digital communications
Visit, Contact & Emergency
St. Anne is located at 604 H Street, Blaine, WA 98230 (with mailing addressed c/o St. Joseph Church, 5781 Hendrickson Ave., Ferndale, WA 98248-9281). The parish office at St. Joseph can be reached at 360-384-3651 during office hours (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 9 am – 2 pm; closed Wednesdays). For an emergency anointing of a dying person, the after-hours line is 360-733-1388.
- Phone: 360-384-3651
- Emergency Anointing / Last Rites: 360-733-1388
- Office Hours (St. Joseph Parish Office): Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri 9 am – 2 pm; closed Wed
- Map & directions: stjosephferndale.org