About St. Mark · Waitsburg, Washington
St. Mark Catholic Parish is a small rural Roman Catholic parish in Waitsburg, Washington, serving the Catholic faithful of this agricultural community in southeastern Washington's Walla Walla County. Founded in 1888 and part of the Diocese of Spokane, St. Mark is grouped with two neighboring parishes—St. Joseph in Dayton and Holy Rosary in Pomeroy—under a shared pastoral team led by Fr. Steve Werner. The parish offers Sunday evening Mass and a midweek Tuesday liturgy, along with Eucharistic Adoration, religious education, and outreach through groups such as the Women's Altar Society and the Men's Study Group.
- Established
- 1888
- Patron
- St. Mark the Evangelist
- Rector
- Fr. Steve Werner
- Diocese
- Diocese of Spokane
Why belong here
St. Mark offers the kind of close-knit, small-town Catholic community that is increasingly rare: a parish where members know one another by name and gather for a Sunday evening Mass and a midweek Tuesday liturgy in the rural Touchet Valley. Under the pastoral care of Fr. Steve Werner, who serves the linked parishes of Waitsburg, Dayton, and Pomeroy, St. Mark supports active parish life through the Women's Altar Society, a Men's Study Group, religious education, Eucharistic Adoration, and outreach to the wider Walla Walla County community.
Mass times at St. Mark
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Tuesday after the 4:30 PM Mass (about 5:00 PM)
- By appointment
Adoration times
- Eucharistic Adoration offered (times posted by the parish — contact the parish office for the current schedule)
About St. Mark Parish
St. Mark Catholic Parish is a small rural Roman Catholic community in Waitsburg, Washington, founded in 1888 and part of the Diocese of Spokane. The parish is grouped with St. Joseph in Dayton and Holy Rosary in Pomeroy as a tri-parish cluster under shared pastoral leadership. Worship is celebrated in English in the Roman (Latin) Rite, with a Sunday evening Mass and a Tuesday afternoon Mass.
- Parish: St. Mark Catholic Parish – Waitsburg
- Founded: 1888
- Diocese: Diocese of Spokane
- Rite: Roman-Latin
- Clustered with St. Joseph, Dayton and Holy Rosary, Pomeroy
History
Catholic worship in Waitsburg dates to 1888, when the parish was established to serve the agricultural community of the Touchet Valley in southeastern Washington. The parish is today part of a coordinated tri-parish cluster with neighboring Dayton and Pomeroy, sharing pastoral and administrative support.
- Parish origins: 1888
- Region: Touchet Valley, Walla Walla County, Washington
- Incorporated as a Washington nonprofit in 2007
Tri-Parish Cluster: Waitsburg, Dayton, and Pomeroy
St. Mark is one of three Roman Catholic parishes ministering to the rural communities of southeastern Washington under a shared pastoral team and a common website at rcparishes.org. The three parishes share an administrator (Fr. Steve Werner), a single mailing address (PO Box 3, Dayton, WA 99328), and a joint parish foundation.
- St. Mark – Waitsburg (405 W 5th St., Waitsburg, WA 99361)
- St. Joseph – Dayton (112 S First St., Dayton, WA 99328)
- Holy Rosary – Pomeroy (634 High St., Pomeroy, WA 99347)
Pastoral Team
The tri-parish cluster of Waitsburg, Dayton, and Pomeroy is led by Pastor Fr. Steve Werner, who serves the three parishes from the Dayton rectory. The shared team coordinates sacramental preparation, religious education, and outreach across the Touchet Valley.
- Pastor: Fr. Steve Werner
- Pastor email: [email protected] (St. Joseph, Dayton)
- Parish email: [email protected]
Sacramental Schedule
Reconciliation is offered after the Tuesday Mass or by appointment with the pastor. The parish also celebrates First Reconciliation, First Communion, Confirmation, and Marriage through sacramental preparation programs coordinated across the three-parish cluster.
- Reconciliation – Tuesday after the 4:30 PM Mass (about 5:00 PM)
- Reconciliation – By appointment
- Sacramental preparation for baptism, marriage, and other sacraments available through the parish office
Parish Ministries & Organizations
St. Mark encourages active participation through groups and programs that foster spiritual growth, fellowship, and outreach within the parish and the broader Touchet Valley. Religious education is offered for parishioners of all ages.
- Women's Altar Society
- Men's Study Group
- Religious education
- Eucharistic Adoration
- Touchet Valley outreach and collaborative projects
Contact & Visit
St. Mark is located at 405 W. 5th Street in Waitsburg, four blocks west of Main Street. The parish shares its mailing address and phone line with neighboring St. Joseph Parish in Dayton, and full information is available on the tri-parish website at rcparishes.org.
- Address: 405 W 5th Street, Waitsburg, WA 99361
- Mailing: PO Box 3, Dayton, WA 99328
- Phone: (509) 382-2311
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: http://www.rcparishes.org/