About Saint Edward · Owenton, Kentucky
Saint Edward Catholic Mission is a small Catholic mission church located at 1335 State Highway 22 East in Owenton, Kentucky, in the rural countryside of Owen County. It is a mission of St. Joseph Parish in nearby Warsaw, Kentucky, and together the two faith communities describe themselves as striving 'to support one another on the Way, in being disciples of Christ Jesus and leading others to that discipleship.' Established in 1958, the mission falls within the Diocese of Covington (South West Deanery) and is currently served by Rev. James P. Schaeper as Parochial Administrator. Like most rural missions, it offers a focused weekend and weekday Mass schedule, with the wider sacramental and faith-formation needs of its families being met in close cooperation with the mother parish of St. Joseph in Warsaw.
- Established
- 1958
- Patron
- Saint Edward
- Rector
- Rev. James P. Schaeper (Parochial Administrator)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Covington (South West Deanery)
Why belong here
Saint Edward Mission offers Catholics in rural Owen County a regular, local place to worship without driving into a larger town: Sunday Mass at 8:00 a.m. and Friday morning Mass at 8:00 a.m., with confessions before Mass or by request. It is intentionally small and family-friendly, linked to the larger St. Joseph Parish in Warsaw so that faith formation, sacramental preparation, and pastoral care are coordinated across both communities. Visitors are welcomed into a handicap-accessible country chapel in the Diocese of Covington, served by a parochial administrator who can also be reached at the shared parish office at (859) 567-2425.
Mass times at Saint Edward
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Before Mass
- By request
About Saint Edward Mission
Saint Edward Catholic Mission is a small country Catholic chapel located on State Highway 22 East in Owen County, Kentucky, just outside the county seat of Owenton. It is not a self-governing parish but a mission of St. Joseph Catholic Parish in Warsaw, KY (Gallatin County), and the two communities operate as a single pastoral unit under the Diocese of Covington. The mission was established in 1958 to serve Catholic families scattered across the rural hills and farmland of Owen County. Its mailing address, phone line, and website are all shared with St. Joseph Parish in Warsaw.
- Mission established: 1958
- Type: Mission (of St. Joseph, Warsaw)
- Deanery: South West, Diocese of Covington
Mass & Worship Schedule
As a mission church, Saint Edward keeps a simple and consistent schedule centered on the Sunday obligation and a midweek weekday Mass. The community gathers for Sunday Mass each week at 8:00 a.m. and for a weekday Mass on Friday mornings at 8:00 a.m. There are also seasonal Masses — a 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening Mass is offered only on the eve of two holidays, the Fourth of July and Labor Day weekend, and holy days are marked with a 5:30 p.m. vigil Mass the evening before. The wider daily Mass schedule of the combined parish is celebrated at St. Joseph in Warsaw (Tuesday 8 a.m., Wednesday 10 a.m. with Adoration, Confessions, and Benediction, Thursday 10 a.m., Saturday 4:30 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m.).
- Sunday: 8:00 AM
- Friday: 8:00 AM
- Saturday vigil before holidays: 6:30 PM (Fourth of July, Labor Day)
- Holy Day vigil: 5:30 PM
- Additional Masses available at St. Joseph, Warsaw
Parish Leadership & Staff
Saint Edward Mission is currently served by Rev. James P. Schaeper, Parochial Administrator, who is also listed as 'In Residence' at the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption in Covington. As a mission, the church does not maintain a separate office — all administrative contact is handled through the St. Joseph Parish office in Warsaw. A local Parish Council Convener, Mr. Darrel Humphrey, coordinates the lay life of the mission from his home address on Davis Lake Road in Owenton, and questions about religious education (D.R.E.) are directed through St. Joseph Parish in Warsaw.
- Parochial Administrator: Rev. James P. Schaeper
- Parish Council Convener: Mr. Darrel Humphrey (650 Davis Lake Rd., Owenton, KY 40359-8559)
- D.R.E.: contact St. Joseph Parish, Warsaw
Faith Formation & Religious Education
Because Saint Edward Mission does not run its own CCD or religious-education program, children and adults preparing for the sacraments are referred to St. Joseph Parish in Warsaw. Parents seeking baptism preparation, first Communion, confirmation classes, or adult faith formation (OCIA/RCIA) should contact the St. Joseph Parish office during business hours. This intentional coordination is part of the mission's design — it keeps a single, well-staffed formation program viable for both communities rather than splitting resources between two small congregations.
- DRE services coordinated through St. Joseph Parish, Warsaw
- Phone: (859) 567-2425
Sacraments
The celebration of the Eucharist and Reconciliation at Saint Edward Mission is described above. For other sacraments — Baptism, Matrimony, Anointing of the Sick, Confirmation — parishioners are encouraged to contact the St. Joseph Parish office in Warsaw, which schedules these celebrations across the combined parish. Holy Day Masses are offered at the mission (5:30 p.m. vigil) and at St. Joseph in Warsaw.
- Baptism: contact St. Joseph Parish office
- Marriage: contact St. Joseph Parish office
- Anointing of the Sick: by request through St. Joseph Parish
Visiting Saint Edward Mission
Saint Edward Mission sits in the rolling country of Owen County, north-central Kentucky, on State Highway 22 East — a rural two-lane road that runs east from Owenton toward the surrounding farms. The diocese directory confirms the church is handicap-accessible. Visitors driving from Warsaw can take US-42 east and then KY-22, or simply follow KY-22 east from downtown Owenton past the town limits; the chapel is on the south side of the highway. The mission's published mailing address — P.O. Box 495, Warsaw, KY 41095-9003 — reflects the fact that the Warsaw post office handles the mission's mail.
- Address: 1335 State Highway 22 East, RR-4, Owenton, KY 40359-9003
- Mailing: P.O. Box 495, Warsaw, KY 41095-9003
- Phone: (859) 567-2425
- Handicap Access: Yes
History & Heritage
Saint Edward Mission was founded in 1958 as a diocesan mission to bring Mass and the sacraments within reach of Catholic families in Owen County, a sparsely populated rural county north of the Kentucky River. From its beginnings it has been yoked to St. Joseph Parish in Warsaw — a much older parish along the Ohio River in Gallatin County — so that a single priest-pastor team could serve both communities. The mission is part of the South West Deanery of the Diocese of Covington, a grouping of small northern-Kentucky faith communities originally established when the diocese was expanding its pastoral reach into rural counties in the mid-twentieth century.
- Year established: 1958
- Affiliated parish: St. Joseph, Warsaw (Gallatin County)
- Diocese: Covington
- Deanery: South West
Contact Information
Saint Edward Mission shares all of its contact points with St. Joseph Parish in Warsaw. The combined parish office is the single point of contact for Mass intentions, sacramental scheduling, religious education registration, hall rentals, and general pastoral questions.
- Phone: (859) 567-2425
- Address: 1335 State Highway 22 East, Owenton, KY 40359
- Mailing: P.O. Box 495, Warsaw, KY 41095-9003
- Website: https://www.stjosephstedwardky.org/