About Immaculate Conception · Earlington, Kentucky
Immaculate Conception Parish is a Roman Catholic parish in Earlington, Kentucky, part of the Diocese of Owensboro. Located at 112 South Day Street in Hopkins County, the parish is notable for its robust Traditional Latin Mass offerings in addition to the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite. Under pastor Fr. David Kennedy and Deacon Michael Marsili, the community celebrates Mass daily in both English and Latin, serving a rural western Kentucky congregation.
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Rector
- Fr. David Kennedy
- Diocese
- Diocese of Owensboro
Why belong here
Immaculate Conception offers something rare in western Kentucky: daily Mass celebrated in both the Ordinary Form (English) and the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form). A small, rural parish with a full weekly schedule — Saturday Vigil, Sunday Masses, and weekday Masses — plus regular Sunday confessions, it provides a faithful liturgical home for those drawn to the richness of the Roman Rite in either form.
Mass times at Immaculate Conception
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sundays at 7:30 AM
Overview & Identity
Immaculate Conception Parish is a Roman Catholic parish serving Earlington and surrounding Hopkins County in western Kentucky. It belongs to the Diocese of Owensboro. Like most parishes named Immaculate Conception, the community honors the dogma that Mary was conceived without original sin. Its patron's feast (December 8) is a holy day of obligation in the United States.
- Patron: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
- Feast Day: December 8
- Diocese: Owensboro
Traditional Latin Mass
The parish is distinguished within the Diocese of Owensboro for its regular celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass (Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite). Latin Mass is offered Sunday afternoons and on multiple weekday mornings, making it a destination for Catholics in western Kentucky and nearby regions who prefer the older liturgical form.
- Sunday Latin Mass: 12:30 PM
- Wednesday Latin Mass: 11:00 AM
- Thursday Latin Mass: 11:00 AM
- Friday Latin Mass: 11:00 AM
Clergy & Staff
The parish is led by Fr. David Kennedy as pastor, with Deacon Michael Marsili assisting. The Diocese of Owensboro listing identifies both as the parish's current clergy team.
- Fr. David Kennedy — Pastor
- Deacon Michael Marsili — Deacon
Location & Contact
The parish is located on South Day Street in Earlington, the small Hopkins County town historically tied to the coal industry of western Kentucky. The mailing address and phone line route through the parish office, which is shared with the Diocese of Owensboro listing.
- Address: 112 S Day St., Earlington, KY 42410
- Phone: (270) 383-4743
- Diocese listing: owensborodiocese.org
- Facebook: facebook.com/icearlington