About St Matthew · Morning View, Kentucky
St. Matthew is a small Roman Catholic country parish nestled along Decoursey Pike in rural Kenton County, Morning View, Kentucky. Part of the Diocese of Covington, it is served by Fr. Joshua Lange and offers a faithful schedule of Masses throughout the week, including daily morning Mass, a Saturday Vigil, and Sunday liturgy, along with the Sacrament of Reconciliation and Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration. The parish is known for its warm, family-style welcome, beloved traditions like the May Crowning and the annual cemetery blessing, and a tight-knit faith community that visitors are openly invited to join.
- Patron
- St. Matthew (the Evangelist/Apostle)
- Rector
- Fr. Joshua Lange
- Diocese
- Diocese of Covington
Why belong here
St. Matthew is the kind of country parish where people know each other by name. It offers the full rhythm of Catholic life — daily morning Mass, a Saturday Vigil and Sunday liturgy, regular Confession, Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, First Friday devotions, an annual May Crowning, Stations of the Cross, the Holy Rosary, and a cherished cemetery blessing — supported by an active CCD religious-education program, an adult Bible study, a vibrant prayer list, and a fall parish festival. Visitors are warmly welcomed to register after Mass and to make this small faith family their parish home.
Mass times at St Matthew
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Saturday 4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 8:50 AM
- Friday 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM (1st Friday after Mass)
- Thursday 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (per June 2023 bulletin, during adoration hour)
Adoration times
- Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration (adoration chapel open around the clock)
- Thursday 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM (scheduled communal adoration hour, per June 2023 bulletin)
Welcome to St. Matthew Parish
The parish's homepage opens with a personal invitation from the pastor: 'We are a small country parish and welcome all visitors to come worship with us.' Visitors who wish to register as parishioners are invited to see Father, Linda Fryman, or Lisa Cooper after Mass to complete a registration form, and anyone curious about the Catholic faith is invited to call the rectory (859-356-6530) or speak with Fr. Lange after Mass. The site emphasizes St. Matthew's identity as a 'faith family that welcomes all to join and get to know us.'
Pastoral Staff & Parish Volunteers
The current pastor listed on the official Staff page is Fr. Joshua Lange, reachable via the rectory phone (859-356-6530) and email at [email protected] (a secondary email [email protected] also appears on the staff page). Beyond the pastor, the parish is served by a tightly woven group of lay ministers whose names appear on every bulletin — a hallmark of small-parish life in the Diocese of Covington.
- Fr. Joshua Lange — Pastor (email: [email protected], phone 859-356-6530)
- Linda Fryman — Bulletin / Prayer List coordinator (859-240-2377)
- Roseanne Rawe — Religious Education / CCD (859-635-1572)
- Patty Neuspickel — Parish History & Cemetery information (859-472-2508)
- Lisa Cooper — parish registration
- Matthew Wiseman — Adult Bible Study leader (Monday evenings)
Pastoral Succession
The parish does not publish a formal 'former pastors' page, but bulletins and diocesan coverage give a reliable outline of recent and historical pastoral leadership. Fr. Thomas Patrick Robbins, who later died in March 2025 at age 76, served as pastor of St. Matthew from 1987 to 1996 and was remembered at his funeral Mass by Bishop Iffert and Father Baiju. He was followed in later years by Fr. Jacob Straub (listed as pastor on bulletins from 2021 through 2024), and presently by Fr. Joshua Lange, who is the priest named on the current Staff page and referenced in the homepage welcome.
- Fr. Thomas Patrick Robbins — pastor 1987–1996 (per Diocese of Covington Messenger, April 11, 2025)
- Fr. Jacob Straub — pastor listed on bulletins c. 2021–2024
- Fr. Joshua Lange — current pastor (per official Staff page)
Parish Ministries & Faith Formation
A top-level menu item, 'Parish Ministries,' leads to information about the parish's CCD religious-education program for the 2025–2026 year and other lay-led initiatives. Bulletins highlight an adult Bible study series led by Matthew Wiseman that meets at the church on Monday evenings at 6:30 PM, the prayer-list ministry, and an active CCD/RE program under Roseanne Rawe. The festival, the Domestic Needs Collection, and special outreach for local families in crisis (such as the labor-day weekend collection for a neighbor whose house had burned down) are also parish-wide ministries.
- CCD / Religious Education 2025–2026
- Adult Bible Study (Mondays 6:30 PM, led by Matthew Wiseman)
- Prayer List ministry
- Annual Parish Festival (September)
- Domestic Needs Collection
- Local emergency / outreach collections
- DPAA (Diocesan Parish Annual Appeal) support
Devotions & Parish Traditions
The parish website links to a range of devotional resources and the parish keeps several traditions that mark its calendar year. The homepage and bulletins reference Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration, First Friday devotions, the May Crowning (a Marian devotion held each May), Stations of the Cross during Lent, the Holy Rosary, and the annual Cemetery Blessing for the parish cemetery. Online prayer resources accessible from the parish site include the Act of Spiritual Communion, Morning Prayers (Lauds), and Evening Prayers (Vespers).
- Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration
- First Friday devotions
- May Crowning
- Stations of the Cross
- Holy Rosary
- Annual Cemetery Blessing
- Morning Prayers (Lauds) and Evening Prayers (Vespers) — online
- Act of Spiritual Communion — online
Bulletins
The parish keeps an archive of weekly bulletins stretching back several years and posts the most recent bulletin on a dedicated page. Available bulletins online include issues from 2020 through the current year (2026 at the time of the most recent posting). Each bulletin carries the weekly Mass schedule, Mass intentions, prayer list, birthdays and anniversaries, parish announcements, the DPAA update, festival planning notes, and a back-page section of information about ministries.
- Bulletins for 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, and 2026 posted
- Latest bulletin linked from the homepage (PDF)
- Bulletin submission deadline: Friday afternoon ([email protected])
Diocese & Wider Church
St. Matthew Parish belongs to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Covington, which covers much of northern Kentucky; the parish is listed in the diocese's official 'Find Parishes' directory at 13782 Decoursey Pk., Morning View (Kenton County), 41063. The parish actively participates in the Diocesan Parish Annual Appeal (DPAA), with goals announced each year (e.g., $13,000 for 2026) and progress reported in the bulletins.
- Diocese of Covington — listed in the official parish directory
- Address on diocesan record: 13782 Decoursey Pike, Morning View, KY 41063
- Participates in the annual DPAA campaign
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Fr. Thomas Patrick Robbins1987–1996
Pastor of St. Matthew Parish, Morning View; concurrently part-time faculty at Bishop Brossart High School, Alexandria; previously associate pastor at Holy Cross Parish, Covington (1974–1983) and faculty at Bishop Brossart (1983–1987). Died March 19, 2025, age 76.
- Fr. Jacob Straubapproximately 2021–2024
Listed as pastor on parish bulletins 2021 through August 2024; cell 859-445-2436.
- Fr. Joshua Langecurrent (as of 2025–2026 bulletins)
Current pastor; listed on the official Staff page with email [email protected] (or [email protected]) and rectory phone 859-356-6530.