About St. Jude the Apostle Mission · Lincoln, Montana
St. Jude the Apostle Mission is a small Catholic mission church serving the community of Lincoln, Montana, in the Blackfoot River valley. It is a dependent mission of the Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle in Helmville, sharing clergy and staff with that parish and with Living Water Mission in Seeley Lake. The three communities — Helmville, Lincoln, and Seeley Lake — are administered together under the Diocese of Helena and share a common website (thomasandjude.org), weekly bulletin, and pastoral team. St. Jude itself hosts a single Sunday Mass each week at 11:00 AM and serves as the sacramental home for Catholics in the Lincoln area.
- Patron
- St. Jude the Apostle (also known as Thaddeus), one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, traditionally venerated as the patron saint of desperate situations and lost causes.
- Rector
- Father Józef (Jozef) Perehubka (Parish Administrator)
- Diocese
- Diocese of Helena
Why belong here
St. Jude the Apostle offers Lincoln-area Catholics a warm, intimate Sunday worship community at the heart of the small Blackfoot Valley town, with the security of a larger parish cluster behind it. Visitors will find a priest who also serves the neighboring missions of St. Thomas in Helmville and Living Water in Seeley Lake, a published weekly bulletin, and the full sacramental life of the Diocese of Helena — including Reconciliation before or after Mass, Holy Day Masses as announced, and the support of an experienced parish secretary. For anyone moving to or passing through Lincoln, MT, it is a faithful, traditional Roman-Latin parish rooted in this rural Montana community.
Mass times at St. Jude the Apostle Mission
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sundays 10:30 AM – 10:55 AM (before the 11:00 AM Mass)
- Before or after any Mass, or by appointment (call 406-793-5697)
Adoration times
- Sundays 8:15 AM – 8:45 AM (at St. Thomas the Apostle, Helmville, before the 9:00 AM Mass)
St. Jude the Apostle Mission — Lincoln, Montana
St. Jude the Apostle Mission is the Catholic mission serving the small mountain town of Lincoln, Montana. As a dependent mission of St. Thomas the Apostle Parish in Helmville, it shares its priest, secretary, bulletin, and website with that parish and with Living Water Mission in Seeley Lake. Together the three form a tight-knit rural parish cluster in the Diocese of Helena. Mass at St. Jude is celebrated every Sunday morning at 11:00 AM, with Confessions heard beforehand and by appointment.
Cluster Parish: Saints Thomas & Jude
The combined cluster is administered as 'Saints Thomas & Jude' with a single shared website at thomasandjude.org and one bulletin. The cluster's mailing address and parish office are based in Helmville (St. Thomas the Apostle, 108A Main St., P.O. Box 90, Helmville, MT 59843). Office hours in Helmville generally follow daily Mass, and visitors can call the parish office for appointments.
- Parish office phone: 406-793-5697
- Email: [email protected]
- Administrator: Father Józef Perehubka
- Bookkeeper/Secretary: Maureen 'Mo' Mannix
Clergy & Staff
The mission is served by Father Józef Perehubka, a priest from Poland who has served in the Diocese of Helena for over 15 years. He was assigned to the Saints Thomas & Jude / Living Water cluster in July 2023, when he was transferred from St. Ann Parish in Bonner. Maureen ('Mo') Mannix serves as bookkeeper and secretary for the combined cluster and is the main point of contact for parish business; she can be reached at [email protected] or (406) 793-5834 / (406) 461-0084.
- Father Józef Perehubka — Parish Administrator (2023–present)
- Maureen 'Mo' Mannix — Bookkeeper/Secretary
- Father Jeff Fleming — listed as pastor of the cluster in the 2020–21 Diocese of Helena directory
Diocese & Canonical Status
St. Jude the Apostle Mission belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena and is canonically a Mission of the Parish of St. Thomas the Apostle, Helmville (GCatholic Church ID 37671). It celebrates the Roman (Latin) Rite. Holy Day Masses and other special liturgical celebrations are scheduled 'as announced' through the parish bulletin.
- Diocese: Diocese of Helena
- Rite: Roman-Latin
- Parent parish: St. Thomas the Apostle, Helmville
- Type: Mission (not an independent parish)
Bulletin & Communications
A weekly parish bulletin for the entire Saints Thomas & Jude / Living Water cluster is published on the thomasandjude.org website under the 'Bulletin' menu. Recent bulletins from 2019, 2020, 2024, and 2025 are archived there for parishioners who wish to read announcements, liturgical schedules, and reflections. The parish also maintains a Flocknote email/messaging signup and a Facebook page linked from the site.
- Online bulletin archive: thomasandjude.org/bulletins
- Flocknote messaging signup (linked from homepage)
- Parish Facebook page
Visiting St. Jude in Lincoln
Lincoln is a small Blackfoot River valley community on U.S. Highway 200 between Helena and Glacier National Park. St. Jude's mission church sits at 100 Main Street (Hwy 200) in the heart of town and is identifiable by its central location. Travelers and seasonal residents are warmly welcomed to the Sunday 11:00 AM Mass; those in need of the sacrament of Reconciliation should arrive by 10:30 AM or call ahead to arrange an appointment.
- Sunday Mass: 11:00 AM (English)
- Confession: Sundays 10:30–10:55 AM, or by appointment
- Address: 100 Main St., Lincoln, MT 59639
- Phone: (406) 362-3210
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Father Jeff Flemingthrough at least 2020–21
Listed as pastor of St. Thomas the Apostle / St. Jude the Apostle / Living Water Mission cluster in the 2020–21 Diocese of Helena congregation directory (The Fig Tree).
- Father Józef PerehubkaJuly 2023–present
Transferred from St. Ann Parish in Bonner to serve as Administrator of the Helmville–Lincoln–Seeley Lake cluster.