The secondary apostolate of the Fathers of Mercy is the staffing of “small, preferably rural parishes.” Our Congregation currently staffs two rural parishes in the Archdiocese of Louisville in the state of Kentucky.

St. Helen Church, Glasgow (Barren County), with it’s mission church, Our Lady of the Caves, Horse Cave (Hart County) have been under the pastoral care of our community since 1952.

The pastor of St. Helen and Our Lady of Caves parishes is Father Ben Cameron, CPM. He is assisted by Father Joel Rogers, CPM, and Fr. Peter Stryker, CPM.

St. Helen
(Glasgow)

Our Lady of the Caves
(Horse Cave)

Fathers of Mercy assigned to St. Helen and Our Lady of the Caves: