Saints Philip and James Parish

About this church

Saints Philip and James Parish in Canal Fulton celebrates a Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m., when children from prekindergarten through fourth grade can join an age-appropriate Liturgy of the Word. Daily Mass is published for Wednesday and Friday at 8:30 a.m., and confession is heard Saturday from 4 to 4:45 p.m. The parish website links visitors to its current bulletin and diocesan Mass finder, which should be checked for the complete weekend, holy-day, and seasonal schedule.

The parish's roots reach to Catholic families living around Canal Fulton by 1812. Visiting priests celebrated Mass in homes before a log church was built, and the first resident pastor arrived in 1862. The campus eventually included a rectory, school, and cemetery; after a destructive fire, Christmas Mass returned to the rebuilt church in 1948. Present parish life carries the vision of becoming an evangelizing people who share the good news with families, parish, and community. Religious education and youth ministry support formation, while an intergenerational Kentucky Work Week brings teenagers and adults to supervised home-repair projects in Beattyville. Families can choose the 9:30 Sunday liturgy for the published children's option, while visitors needing a different Mass time should verify it through the bulletin rather than rely on an incomplete directory schedule.

Researched from the church’s official website and reviewed August 26, 2026. Sources: Official homepage, Mass, confession, children’s liturgy, formation, and parish v · Official history page, early Catholic families, resident pastor, campus, school, · Official mission-trip page, Beattyville home repair, ages, supervision, and part · Official contact page for current parish and schedule questions

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