About Sacred Heart · Caney, Kansas
Sacred Heart is a small Roman Catholic mission parish in Caney, Kansas, in the Diocese of Wichita. It serves roughly 32 families — about 66 individual Catholics — in the southeastern Kansas town of Caney, and is currently pastored by Reverend Robert K. Spencer, who also shepherds the neighboring St. Mary, Moline and St. Robert, Sedan missions. Founded in 1914, the parish offers Sunday Mass, two weekday Masses, regular Eucharistic Adoration on First Sundays and First Fridays, and confession before each Mass. Despite its size, Sacred Heart remains an active, welcoming worship community in Montgomery County, and its mailing address is shared with the Moline parish it is clustered with.
- Established
- 1914
- Patron
- Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Rector
- Reverend Robert K. Spencer
- Diocese
- Diocese of Wichita
Why belong here
Sacred Heart offers a faithful, small-town Catholic community in which it is easy to be known by name. The parish celebrates Sunday Mass at 9:00 AM, weekday Mass on Thursday evenings and Friday mornings, monthly Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on First Sundays and First Fridays, and confession before every Mass — a full liturgical life sustained by just 32 families. As a mission clustered with St. Mary in Moline and St. Robert in Sedan under Father Robert K. Spencer, Sacred Heart brings the stability of an experienced pastor and the warmth of a close congregation to anyone living in or passing through the Caney area.
Mass times at Sacred Heart
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 20 minutes prior to Mass
Adoration times
- First Sunday of the month: 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
- First Friday of the month: 8:30 AM – 9:00 PM
Parish Identity and History
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic mission parish in Caney, Kansas, in the Diocese of Wichita. Founded in 1914, it is one of the longer-established Catholic communities in Montgomery County and has served the faithful of southeast Kansas for over a century. The parish is dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a devotion central to its identity.
- Founded 1914
- Diocese of Wichita (erected 1887)
- Patron: Sacred Heart of Jesus
- Located at 301 N. Hooker St., Caney, KS 67333
Clergy and Pastoral Leadership
Sacred Heart is currently served by Reverend Robert K. Spencer, who pastors the parish as a clustered mission together with St. Mary in Moline and St. Robert in Sedan. The parish office and rectory can be reached at 620-647-3577.
- Pastor: Rev. Robert K. Spencer
- Also serves: St. Mary, Moline (KS) and St. Robert, Sedan (KS)
- Parish phone: 620-647-3577
Pastor History
Public diocesan and historical records identify a notable mid-twentieth-century pastor of Sacred Heart: Father Michael J. Lies, who served the parish and concurrently was the Wichita Diocesan Youth Director from 1945 to 1955. He worked alongside Father Weisenberg, S.J., in developing the Kansas State Sodality Union and statewide Catholic youth ministry.
- Fr. Michael J. Lies — pastor c. 1945–1955; Wichita Diocesan Youth Director
Parish Life and Size
Sacred Heart is a small but active mission: the Diocese of Wichita reports 32 registered families and 66 individual Catholics. Its mailing address is shared with the Moline mission, reflecting the clustered, multi-parish structure common for rural southeast Kansas Catholic communities.
- 32 registered families
- 66 individual Catholics
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 276, Moline, KS 67353
Clustered Mission Parishes
Sacred Heart is part of a three-parish mission cluster in southeast Kansas, all under the pastoral care of Father Robert K. Spencer. The cluster covers Caney, Moline, and Sedan, allowing the small communities to share clergy and resources while keeping their own parish identities.
- Sacred Heart — 301 N. Hooker St., Caney, KS 67333 (620-647-3577)
- St. Mary — 320 N. Main, Moline, KS 67353
- St. Robert — 407 S. Montgomery, Sedan, KS 67361
Location and Directions
Sacred Heart is located in the small town of Caney in Montgomery County, southeast Kansas. From U.S. Highway 75, travelers can reach the church by turning at 2nd Street and going two blocks west into Caney.
- From Hwy. 75 and 2nd Street, go 2 blocks west in Caney
- Street address: 301 N. Hooker St., Caney, KS 67333
- Mailing address: P.O. Box 276, Moline, KS 67353
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Reverend Michael J. Liesaround 1945–1955
Pastor of Sacred Heart, Caney; concurrently served as Wichita Diocesan Youth Director and was active in the Kansas State Sodality Union.