About St. Vincent · Connell, Washington
St. Vincent (also known as St. Vincent de Paul) is a bilingual Roman Catholic parish serving the small farming town of Connell in eastern Washington's Franklin County, as part of the Diocese of Spokane. Established in 1964, the parish ministers to a largely English- and Spanish-speaking community drawn from Connell and the surrounding agricultural area. Since July 1, 2023 it has been pastored as part of a tri-parish grouping with St. Paul the Apostle in Eltopia and San Juan Diego in Basin City under one priest. Weekly life includes Sunday Mass in English and Spanish, a Wednesday morning Mass, a Friday evening Spanish Mass, Eucharistic Adoration, and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
- Established
- 1964
- Patron
- St. Vincent de Paul
- Rector
- Rev. Lutakome "Luta" Nsubuga
- Diocese
- Diocese of Spokane
Why belong here
St. Vincent is a small, welcoming bilingual parish rooted in the farming community of Connell. Members and visitors find a parish that celebrates the Eucharist in both English and Spanish every Sunday, devotes weekly time to Eucharistic Adoration and the Sacrament of Reconciliation, and serves not only Connell but the surrounding Basin City and Eltopia farmlands as part of a tri-parish family of faith. For Catholics in eastern Franklin County, it is a place where the Catholic tradition is preserved in a personal, close-knit setting, with a pastor dedicated to walking with the people across the whole rural cluster.
Mass times at St. Vincent
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Friday 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Adoration times
- Wednesday 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM
- Friday 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Parish Overview
St. Vincent (also listed as St. Vincent de Paul) is a Roman Catholic parish in Connell, Washington, belonging to the Diocese of Spokane. Tucked into the agricultural lands of eastern Franklin County, it is a small, bilingual community offering Mass in English and Spanish every Sunday and ministering across Connell and the surrounding farms. The parish was founded in 1964 and today is part of a tri-parish grouping that also includes St. Paul the Apostle in Eltopia and San Juan Diego in Basin City.
- Parish name: St. Vincent (de Paul)
- Location: Connell, Franklin County, Washington
- Diocese: Spokane
- Founded: 1964
- Pastor: Rev. Lutakome "Luta" Nsubuga (since July 1, 2023)
Parish Staff and Clergy
St. Vincent is pastored as part of a tri-parish family by a single priest serving Connell, Eltopia, and Basin City. Bishop Thomas Daly of the Diocese of Spokane assigned the current pastor in July 2023.
- Rev. Lutakome "Luta" Nsubuga — Pastor (St. Vincent, Connell; St. Paul the Apostle, Eltopia; San Juan Diego, Basin City); appointed July 1, 2023; originally from Uganda; formed at Bishop White Seminary in Spokane.
History of the Parish
The parish was founded in 1964 to serve the Catholic families of Connell and the surrounding wheat-farming country. It later grew into a bilingual community as Spanish-speaking farmworkers and their families became a central part of the local church. Over the years the parish has been grouped administratively with neighboring mission parishes in Eltopia and Basin City — a pastoral arrangement confirmed by Bishop Daly in 2023.
- 1964 — Parish founded (per GCatholic)
- 2007 — Incorporated as a Washington State nonprofit corporation
- 2023 — Reorganized as a tri-parish grouping under one pastor
Bilingual Catholic Life in Eastern Washington
St. Vincent is one of several small rural Catholic parishes across Franklin County that together sustain a vibrant bilingual Catholic presence in the Tri-Cities region's farmlands. Spanish-language liturgy is a regular feature of the parish's week — from the Sunday noon Mass to the Friday evening Mass — and it shares its priest with two other rural mission communities (St. Paul the Apostle, Eltopia; San Juan Diego, Basin City) that also serve Spanish-speaking farm families.
- Sister parishes: St. Paul the Apostle (Eltopia) and San Juan Diego (Basin City)
- Languages: English and Spanish
- Context: dryland wheat and farm-labor region of eastern Franklin County
Visit and Contact
St. Vincent welcomes visitors and new parishioners at its church on S. Dayton Avenue in Connell. Mass times are posted on the parish website, and the parish office can be reached by phone or email for baptism, marriage, and sacramental inquiries.
- Address: 220 S. Dayton Ave., Connell, WA 99326
- Mailing: PO Box 1030, Connell, WA 99326-1030
- Phone: (509) 234-2262
- Email: [email protected]
- Website: https://stvincentconnell.org
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Rev. Victor M Blazovich
Listed as registered agent for St. Vincent Catholic Parish – Connell on Washington State corporate filings dated May 10, 2007, indicating pastor/parochial administrator in that era.
- Rev. Jose Luis Hernandez
Listed as parish pastor on at least one third-party parish directory (JoinMyChurch); no official diocesan record confirming tenure found.
- Rev. Lutakome "Luta" Nsubuga2023–present
Appointed by Bishop Thomas Daly effective July 1, 2023 as pastor of the tri-parish grouping: St. Vincent (Connell), St. Paul the Apostle (Eltopia), and San Juan Diego (Basin City). Originally from Uganda and formed at Bishop White Seminary in Spokane.