Saint Martin of Tours Flaherty

Flaherty, Meade Co.
Established 1848
Registrations: 532

Address

Saint Martin of Tours Church
440 St. Martin Rd.
Vine Grove, KY 40175-8617

Parish Information

Phone: (270) 828-2552
Fax: (270) 828-2562
Email: stmartinfl@bbtel.com
Website: http://www.stmartinfl.org/

St. Martin of Tours Parish Flaherty

Clergy

Pastor: Rev. Jeffrey G. Hopper
Permanent Deacon: Joseph D. Calvert

Pastoral Staff

(An asterisk by staff’s name indicates that he or she is a volunteer and cannot be routinely reached at the parish office. For questions about this area of ministry, please contact the parish office.)

Faith Formation: Gloria Ritter
Youth Ministry/ Office Administrator: Katie Hobbs
Worship Director: Ron Simons*
Music Directors: Billy Joe Vowels* and Barbara Wilkins*
Business Manager/Bookkeeper: Renee Jenkins
Secretary: Donna Schenck

Mass Schedule

Sundays — Sat evening: 5:30 p.m.; Sun: 9:30 a.m.
Holy Days — See bulletin
Daily — Tue, Thu: 9 a.m.

Reconciliation

Thursdays — 5 p.m.-6 p.m.

Eucharistic Adoration

Thursdays — 5 p.m.-6 p.m.

History

As Catholics settled in the southeastern area of Meade County, Mass was offered in private homes. When the numbers grew larger, plans for a church building were made. The church, named St. Martin of Tours, was dedicated in 1848. The first pastor was Father Charles Ignatius Coomes. Soon an addition was built, and, when the rectory burned, a new one replaced it in 1879.

With stone quarried from across the church property and brick fired on the lot, a new church (the one standing today) was completed in 1894. In 1935 a house was built from the leftover stone, and a bell was installed in 1901.

In the 1920s a white frame school was erected for grades one to eight, including living quarters for the Ursuline Sisters of Mount St. Joseph. In 1935, Flaherty High School was erected with volunteer help from parishioners. School buses were purchased and dormitories provided for high school girls from neighboring parishes. A new brick school was built in 1959.

In 1961 St. Sebastian in Muldraugh, Kentucky became a mission of St. Martin, and more renovations took place, including adaptations to accord with Vatican II. In 1969 the high school was consolidated with Meade County, and the building was made into a parish hall. After 1983, the school closed, and the original white frame building was remodeled into St. Martin Center.

With more than 15 years of history, St. Martin remains a community of about 1,278 parishioners of deep faith who are committed to bringing God’s kingdom on earth.

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