About St. Eulalia · Coudersport, Pennsylvania
St. Eulalia Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Coudersport, the seat of Potter County in north-central Pennsylvania. Founded in the early 1880s to serve Irish Catholic settlers of the 1840s and now pastoring the entire county (with the exception of two northwestern townships) under the Diocese of Erie, the parish is headquartered at a brownstone church on East Maple Street and shares a pastor with St. Gabriel the Archangel in Port Allegany. Today St. Eulalia serves four worship sites — the parish church itself, Sacred Heart Mission in Genesee, and the formerly independent parishes of St. Augustine in Austin and St. Bibiana in Galeton — and welcomes Catholics and visitors to its Sunday Eucharists, faith-formation programs, and devotional life.
- Established
- 1883
- Patron
- St. Eulalia of Barcelona
- Rector
- Very Rev. Richard J. Allen
- Diocese
- Diocese of Erie
Why belong here
St. Eulalia offers the only regular Sunday Catholic worship in Coudersport and acts as the spiritual home for virtually all of Potter County. Visitors and parishioners find a full sacramental life — Saturday Vigil and Sunday Mass, weekday Masses listed in the bulletin, Saturday confessions, First Saturday devotions, a weekly Sunday Rosary Walk, Eucharistic Adoration on First Fridays, and ongoing faith formation for K-5 children — alongside an active social calendar with monthly parish socials, a Chicken Barbecue fundraiser, cemetery cleanups, and ministry groups including the Catholic Daughters, Saint Agnes Guild, and Coudersport Knights of Columbus. The parish also welcomes new members; you can join simply by calling the parish office to register your family.
Mass times at St. Eulalia
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday: 3:15 PM at St. Eulalia
- Sunday: 9:30 AM at Sacred Heart
- By appointment
Adoration times
- First Friday Adoration with Mass to follow (per parish bulletin; see also Discover Mass listing: Friday 9:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m. on First Fridays)
Parish History
Catholic life in Coudersport traces to Irish immigrants of the 1840s who, for nearly forty years, were visited roughly every three months by a priest from Saint Mary Parish in Sartwell. The parish was established in 1883, the first wooden church built in 1885 on Keating-donated land and named for the family's deceased daughter Eulalia. A larger brownstone church replaced it around 1902, and the parish gradually absorbed responsibility for the surrounding missions: Saint Augustine in Austin, Saint Bibiana in Galeton, and Saint Germain in Germania, often served by visiting Benedictine priests from Elk County. After a 2009 partnership with Saint Gabriel the Archangel in Port Allegany began sharing a pastor, the Diocese of Erie in 2017 formally merged Saint Bibiana Parish into Saint Eulalia, making the parish the territorial Catholic parish for virtually all of Potter County.
- 1883 — Parish established in Coudersport
- 1885 — First wooden church built on Keating-donated land and named 'St. Eulalia'
- c. 1902 — Current brownstone church erected on East Maple Street
- 2009 — Begins sharing a pastor with Saint Gabriel the Archangel, Port Allegany
- 2017 — St. Bibiana Parish, Galeton merged into St. Eulalia by decree of Bishop Persico
Worship Sites
St. Eulalia Parish administers worship at four sites across Potter County. The parish church in Coudersport is open daily from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for personal visitation, and its affiliated mission churches continue to celebrate Mass on the schedule below.
- St. Eulalia Church — 6 E. Maple St., Coudersport, PA 16915 (parish church)
- Sacred Heart Mission — 263 Main St., Genesee, PA 16923 (Sunday 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday 6:00 p.m.)
- St. Augustine Church — 33 Turner St., Austin, PA 16720 (secondary church)
- St. Bibiana Church — 111 Germania St., Galeton, PA 16922 (secondary church)
Faith Formation & Religious Education
The parish runs a K-5 Faith Formation program for children and youth, with Confirmation preparation offered for older students. The Diocese of Erie lists Michelle Valenti as Religious Education Leader.
- K-5 Faith Formation Class (Sunday mornings)
- Two-year sacramental preparation cycle beginning in First Grade, with First Penance in December and First Communion in May of Second Grade
- Confirmation (typically celebrated by the bishop at the parish)
- Youth RCIA preparation for teens
Parish Ministries & Service
St. Eulalia supports a wide range of lay ministries and outreach programs. Music ministry is coordinated by Gloria Richardson and parish operations by Wendy Jo Willenbecher.
- Catholic Daughters of the Americas (monthly meetings)
- Saint Agnes Guild
- Coudersport Council, Knights of Columbus
- Music Ministry / Liturgical Music
- Maternity Closet (outreach)
- Community Kitchen (outreach)
- Saint Eulalia Cemetery committee and annual spring cleanup
- Monthly parish Social
- Annual Chicken Barbecue fundraiser
- iGiveCatholic (year-end giving campaign directed at parish projects such as air-conditioning the Gathering Space and repairs at Sacred Heart)
Prayer & Devotions
Beyond weekend Masses, the parish gathers for several regular devotions. Most take place in addition to — not instead of — the regular weekday and Sunday schedule posted in the bulletin.
- First Saturday Devotions
- Eucharistic Adoration and Mass on First Fridays
- Weekly Rosary at Sacred Heart (Tuesday evenings 6:00–6:30 p.m.)
- Saint Eulalia Rosary Walk on the walking trail behind UPMC Cole Wellness Center (Tuesday evenings)
- Monthly Social after Sunday Mass
Clergy & Staff
Pastoral and staff leadership for the parish is published by the Diocese of Erie.
- Pastor: Very Rev. Richard J. Allen
- Parish Support Staff: Wendy Jo Willenbecher
- Faith Formation / Religious Education Leader: Michelle Valenti
- Liturgical Music Contact: Gloria Richardson
Visit, Register & Get Involved
Visitors and new parishioners are warmly welcomed at all weekend liturgies. The parish notes that anyone wishing to join the parish family can do so by calling the parish office; parishioners are likewise encouraged to deepen faith and 'love and knowledge of Jesus Christ, The Way, the Truth, and the Life' through the parish's many ministries and social gatherings.
- St. Eulalia Church is open daily 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. for personal prayer
- New parishioners: register by calling the parish office at (814) 274-8646
- Office email: [email protected]
- FORMED digital faith-formation platform linked from the parish website