About St. Michael · Reardan, Washington
St. Michael Catholic Parish is a small Roman Catholic community in the wheat-growing town of Reardan, Lincoln County, Washington, serving the surrounding rural area of the west plains. Established in 1907, it is one of the historic parishes of the Diocese of Spokane and today shares pastoral ministry with neighboring Immaculate Conception in Davenport, St. Francis of Assisi in Harrington, and the Spokane Reservation missions at Ford and Wellpinit under Rev. Brian Sattler. The parish gathers weekly for Sunday Mass at 455 W. Cottonwood Avenue and sustains a faithful local congregation drawn from Reardan and the outlying farms and small communities of the region.
- Established
- 1907
- Patron
- St. Michael the Archangel
- Rector
- Rev. Brian Sattler
- Diocese
- Diocese of Spokane
Why belong here
St. Michael is one of the small, historic Catholic parishes that anchor Lincoln County's rural communities, with Mass celebrated every Sunday at 10:30 a.m. in a familiar, faith-centered setting. As part of the Diocese of Spokane's Davenport-Reardan-Harrington-Spokane Reservation cluster under Fr. Brian Sattler, the parish serves farming families and neighbors across the west plains with regular Mass, the sacraments, and the everyday rhythms of a tight-knit Catholic community. It's the kind of parish where the same families have worshipped for generations and where visitors are welcomed into ongoing rural Catholic life on the eastern Washington plains.
Mass times at St. Michael
Weekly Mass schedule
Identity & Quick Facts
St. Michael Catholic Parish in Reardan, Washington, is a Latin-Rite Catholic community within the Diocese of Spokane, founded in 1907 and named for St. Michael the Archangel (feast day September 29). Sunday Mass is celebrated at 10:30 a.m. at 455 W. Cottonwood Ave., Reardan, WA 99029.
- Founded: 1907
- Patron: St. Michael the Archangel
- Diocese: Spokane
- Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m. (English)
- Address: 455 W. Cottonwood Ave., Reardan, WA 99029
- Phone (parish office via Immaculate Conception, Davenport): (509) 725-1761
History
The parish traces its origins to 1907, when the then-young Diocese of Spokane was establishing missions across the wheat-farming communities of eastern Washington. Throughout the twentieth century it remained a small rural church, providing Mass, baptism, marriage and funeral rites to farm families in Reardan and the surrounding Lincoln County area. In 2007 the parish was formally incorporated as a Washington non-profit public benefit corporation, and over the years its governance has involved both clergy (Fr. Patrick MacMahon, Fr. Roy Floch, Fr. Dale Tuckerman, Fr. Paul Heric, Fr. Steve Warner, Fr. Miguel Gustavo Ruiz Juarez, Fr. Mike Ishida, Fr. Sean Thomas, and currently Fr. Brian Sattler) and lay governors drawn from the local community.
- GCatholic records a founding history of 1907.
- Parish incorporated May 4, 2007 as St. Michael Catholic Parish – Reardan Public Benefit (UBI #602724818).
- Historically part of the 'West Plains Catholic Parishes' grouping with St. Anne (Medical Lake) and Mary Queen of Heaven (Sprague).
- Mail and administration shared at times with PO Box 125, Medical Lake, WA 99022.
Parish Cluster & Pastoral Care
Because of the small population of the surrounding area, St. Michael's is pastored together with neighboring parishes rather than having a resident priest of its own. According to the Diocese of Spokane's priest directory, Rev. Brian Sattler serves as pastor of the cluster that includes Immaculate Conception in Davenport (where the cluster office is located at 1310 Adams St.), St. Francis of Assisi in Harrington, St. Michael in Reardan, and the Spokane Reservation parishes — St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Ford and Sacred Heart in Wellpinit. The cluster office line is (509) 725-1761.
- Immaculate Conception, Davenport (1310 Adams St., Davenport, WA 99122) — cluster hub
- St. Francis of Assisi, Harrington
- St. Michael, Reardan — this parish
- St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Ford (Spokane Reservation)
- Sacred Heart, Wellpinit (Spokane Reservation)
- Sacramental emergency line (historical West Plains Catholic Parishes listing): (509) 998-7093
Contact & Visit
Parishioners and visitors are encouraged to reach the cluster office for sacramental needs, funeral planning, RCIA, baptism or marriage preparation, or to confirm current Mass times for holy days. The cluster's administrative office (Immaculate Conception, Davenport) can be reached at (509) 725-1761, and the parish is located at 455 W. Cottonwood Ave., Reardan, WA 99029.
- Parish address: 455 W. Cottonwood Ave., Reardan, WA 99029
- Parish phone (listed by Diocese of Spokane): (509) 725-1761
- Cluster mailing address (historical): PO Box 125, Medical Lake, WA 99022
- Diocese of Spokane parish directory: https://www.dioceseofspokane.org/parish-directory
Cluster Website & Online Presence
The web address historically associated with the parish (and with surrounding west-plains parishes) is http://www.westplainscatholicparishes.org/. That site currently presents itself as serving St. Anne (Medical Lake) and Mary Queen of Heaven (Sprague) under Fr. Mike Ishida; in earlier diocesan directories, St. Michael Reardan was also named as part of that West Plains grouping. Visitors seeking information about St. Michael are also directed to the Diocese of Spokane's parish directory and priest directory pages.
- West Plains Catholic Parishes website: http://www.westplainscatholicparishes.org/
- Diocese of Spokane parish directory: https://www.dioceseofspokane.org/parish-directory
- Diocese of Spokane priest directory: https://www.dioceseofspokane.org/priest-directory
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Patrick (Pat) MacMahon
Officiated at funeral Masses at St. Michael Reardan (e.g. Margaret P. Edwards, 2010); later listed as an officer of the parish non-profit.
- Rev. Roy Floch
Listed as an officer of the St. Michael Catholic Parish – Reardan non-profit.
- Rev. Dale Tuckerman
Listed as governor of the parish non-profit; identified as Parish Administrator of West Plains Catholic Parishes in the 2021–22 Fig Tree directory.
- Rev. Paul Heric
Listed as governor of the parish non-profit.
- Rev. Victor M. Blazovich
Registered agent for the parish non-profit on its 2007 incorporation.
- Rev. Steve Warner
Listed as governor of the parish non-profit; address in Colville, WA.
- Rev. Miguel Gustavo Ruiz Juarez
Listed as governor of the parish non-profit; later appears in third-party listings as the parish's pastor.
- Rev. Michael (Mike) Ishida
Pastor of West Plains Catholic Parishes (St. Anne Medical Lake, Mary Queen of Heaven Sprague and – in the 2021–22 directory – St. Michael Reardan) at (509) 723-1459. Later transferred to Walla Walla.
- Rev. Sean Thomas
Listed as pastor of the Immaculate Conception Davenport cluster, which included St. Michael Reardan, in the 2023–24 Fig Tree directory.
- Rev. Brian Sattler
Current pastor per the Diocese of Spokane priest directory: pastor of Immaculate Conception Davenport, St. Francis of Assisi Harrington, St. Michael Reardan, and the Spokane Reservation parishes. Parish office line via Immaculate Conception: (509) 725-1761.