About St. Joseph the Worker · Yacolt, Washington
St. Joseph the Worker is a Catholic mission church serving the small town of Yacolt, Washington, in northern Clark County near the foothills of the Cascades. It is administered as a mission of Sacred Heart Parish in nearby Battle Ground, together with three other worship sites that make up Parish Family 44 under the Archdiocese of Seattle's Partners in the Gospel pastoral planning initiative. Sunday Mass is celebrated at the Yacolt mission weekly, with weekday services, reconciliation and adoration coordinated across the parish family. The mailing address for all parish business is shared with Sacred Heart in Battle Ground, reflecting the mission's status as part of a larger pastoral family rather than a self-contained parish.
- Patron
- St. Joseph the Worker
- Rector
- Rev. Temo Ramirez (Pastor of Parish Family 44)
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Seattle
Why belong here
St. Joseph the Worker offers the small Yacolt community a weekly Catholic Mass in an intimate mission setting, supported by the wider Sacred Heart Parish Family 44 of five worship sites across north Clark County. Worshippers share in weekday Masses, rosary, reconciliation and Eucharistic adoration that rotate among the churches, and benefit from parish staff including a Director of Religious Education, a Facilities Manager and a Pastoral Assistant for Administration. It is a friendly mission where parishioners of Sacred Heart, St. Philip, St. Mary of Guadalupe and St. John the Evangelist worship together across the Battle Ground, Yacolt, Woodland, Ridgefield and Vancouver area.
Mass times at St. Joseph the Worker
Weekly Mass schedule
About St. Joseph the Worker Mission
St. Joseph the Worker is the Catholic mission church serving Yacolt, Washington, a small community in northern Clark County in the Archdiocese of Seattle. The mission operates under Sacred Heart Parish in Battle Ground and is one of five churches that form Parish Family 44. Its mailing and administrative correspondence is handled through the Battle Ground parish office.
- Patron: St. Joseph the Worker
- Type: Mission (not an independent parish)
- Deanery: Southern Deanery, Archdiocese of Seattle
- Parish Family 44, formed in 2024 through Partners in the Gospel
Parish Family 44
In 2024, the Archdiocese of Seattle grouped parishes into parish families under the leadership of one pastor through Partners in the Gospel, a strategic pastoral planning process. St. Joseph the Worker at Yacolt was placed into Parish Family 44 alongside four other worship sites in the north Clark County area. All administrative, sacramental and faith-formation services for the mission are coordinated through Sacred Heart in Battle Ground.
- Sacred Heart, Battle Ground
- St. Joseph the Worker, Yacolt
- St. Philip, Woodland
- St. Mary of Guadalupe, Ridgefield
- St. John the Evangelist, Vancouver
Clergy
The mission is served by the pastoral team of Parish Family 44. The pastor leads the entire family of churches, supported by two parochial vicars who rotate through the five worship sites.
- Rev. Temo Ramirez — Pastor
- Rev. Nicholas Kayongo — Parochial Vicar
- Rev. Vu P. Tran — Parochial Vicar
Parish Staff
Lay staff supporting the parish family — including St. Joseph the Worker — are based at Sacred Heart in Battle Ground. They handle faith formation, facilities, finance and administration across all five worship sites of Parish Family 44.
- Director of Religious Education (Debbie Wilson)
- Director of Pastoral Ministries — Jessie Sanchez Guzman ([email protected])
- Facilities Manager / Supervisor — Doug Moschetti ([email protected])
- Pastoral Assistant for Administration — Garri Linardos ([email protected])
- Administrative Assistant — Debbie Adams ([email protected])
Sacraments
Because St. Joseph the Worker is a mission of Sacred Heart, the celebration of sacraments such as Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Matrimony and funerals is coordinated through the Battle Ground parish office. Call the parish office at (360) 687-4515 for information about scheduling a funeral Mass or other sacramental needs.
Location and Contact
The mission church is located on West Jones Street in Yacolt. All mail and deliveries for the parish family are directed to Sacred Heart in Battle Ground.
- Worship Site Address: 200 W Jones St., Yacolt, WA 98675
- Mailing: c/o Sacred Heart Church, P.O. Box 38, Battle Ground, WA 98604-0038
- Delivery: c/o Sacred Heart Church, 1603 N Parkway Ave., Battle Ground, WA 98604-8110
- Phone: (360) 687-4515
- Email: [email protected]
- Office Hours: Monday–Friday, 9:30 am–1:30 pm
Visiting and Getting Involved
Newcomers to Yacolt and the surrounding rural communities are welcome at St. Joseph the Worker Mission. To register as a parishioner, learn about faith formation for children and adults, or volunteer with the parish family, contact the Battle Ground parish office.
- Parish registration available through Sacred Heart Parish
- Partners in the Gospel initiative shapes parish family life across the five worship sites