Immaculate Conception Parish (St. Jude's Mission)

Immaculate Conception Parish (St. Jude's Mission) Immaculate Conception Parish includes Immaculate Conception Church in Elkton and Saint Jude Mission Church in North East, MD.

We are a Roman Catholic Church whose community is filled with a lively and welcoming spirit. We strive to embrace and strengthen our parish family through beautiful liturgies, engaging religious education programs for children and adults and meaningful social justice work. Our parish consist of two churches - Immaculate Conception Church in Elkton, Maryland, and our mission Church - St. Jude Missi

on Church in the town of North East, Maryland. For over 175 years, the people of Immaculate Conception Parish/St. Jude Mission Church have worked and worshipped together for the greater glory of God. Our parish has a wonderful history, and many people have been a part of that heritage given to us by those who have gone before us and who left a legacy of love. As we continue that legacy, we invite you to worship with us, grow in faith with us, celebrate with us, and possibly find your spiritual home with us.

06/24/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Reflections with Fr. Rich | June 24, 2026

06/23/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Reflections with Fr. Rich | June 23, 2026

06/23/2026

JUNE 23 + Today is the Feast Day of Spiritual Warrior Saint Etheldreda + Pray for us

Etheldreda, also known as Audrey, was Queen of Northumbria. While still very young, she was given in marriage by her father, King of East Anglia, to a prince, who gave her a piece of land locally known as the Isle of Ely. She became a widow after three years of marriage but the marriage was never consummated as Etheldreda had taken a vow of perpetual virginity.

She was forced to marry again due to political reasons, this time to the heir of Oswy, King of Northumbria. Throughout her 12 years of marriage, she kept her virginity, as if living with her brother, not her husband, and she gave much of her time to devotion and charity.

Her husband knew of her vow, but grew tired of living as brother and sister, and began to make advances on her, but she refused him. He tried to bribe the local bishop, Saint Wilfrid of York, to release her from her vow but Wilfrid refused, and instead helped Etheldreda escape to a promontory called Colbert’s Head. A high tide then came in – and stayed high for seven days — it kept her separated from her husband and was considered divine intervention. Her husband finally gave up, the marriage was annulled, and Etheldreda took the veil. She spent a year with her niece, Saint Ebbe the Elder and founded the great abbey of Ely, where she lived an austere life.

During this time, Etheldreda only ate once a day, except on feast days or while she was sick, and wore only clothes made of wool. After midnight prayers, she would always go back to the church and continue praying until morning.

Etheldreda took pain and humiliation as a blessing – on her death bed, she thanked God for an illness that had painfully swollen her neck, which she considered to be punishment for having vainly worn necklaces with jewels as a young lady.

She died on June 23, 679, and was buried in a wooden coffin, as she had asked. When Etheldreda’s body was moved to a stone coffin, it was found incorrupt and her neck was perfectly healed, according to physicians.

06/22/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Reflections with Fr. Rich | June 22, 2026

Counting our blessing’s every day for these wonderful men who answered the call. A Happy Father’s Day to Fr. Rich, Fr. ...
06/21/2026

Counting our blessing’s every day for these wonderful men who answered the call. A Happy Father’s Day to Fr. Rich, Fr. Gerry and Fr. Gebhart.

06/21/2026

12th Sunday in Ordinary Time. June 21, 2026. Music used with permission under One License

06/20/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Reflections with Fr. Rich | June 20, 2026

06/20/2026

JUNE 20 + Today is the Feast Day of Spiritual Warrior Saint Silverius - Pope and Martyr + Pray for us

Silverius was described as a humble man, a “lamb among wolves” caught in the middle of political ploys and falsely accused of treason. When we find ourselves the victims of false accusations, may we, like Silverius, put our trust in the Lord and say: “When evildoers assail me, uttering slanders against me, my adversaries and foes, they shall stumble and fall.” (Psalm 27:2).

Silverius was a subdeacon, when, on the death of St. Pope Agapetus, he was named pope by King Theodehad of Italy. By the time he was consecrated, he had been formally accepted by the Roman clergy.

Silverius soon incurred the wrath of the Empress Theodora when he refused to accept the heretical monophysites Anthimus of Constantinople and Severus of Antioch who had already been excommunicated by the previous pope. (The monophysites denied the human nature of Christ.) Silverius knew what it meant to oppose the strong-willed empress and is said to have remarked that by signing the letter of refusal to her request, he was also signing his own death warrant.

In an attempt to save Rome from further destruction by the General Vitiges, Silverius invited the Byzantine commander Belisaurus into the city. Unfortunately, Belisaurus’ wife Antonina was as much a scheming woman as Theodora, and in order to gain the Empress’s favor, Antonina urged Belisaurus to remove Silverius on the false accusation that he had conspired with the Goths. Silverius was kidnapped and the Archdeacon Vigilius (Theodora’s favorite), was wrongly named the new pope.

When the Emperor Justinian received a message from the bishop of Patara telling him what had happened, he immediately gave orders that Silverius be returned to Rome and reinstated in the Holy See. But soon after his return to Italy, Silverius was captured by Vigilius’s supporters and imprisoned on the island of Palmaria. He did not survive long in prison and was either murdered by one of Antonina’s hired assassins or was left to die of starvation. The year was 537, and Silverius had served less than two years in office.

06/19/2026

Sacred Heart of Jesus Reflections with Fr. Rich | June 19, 2026

06/19/2026

JUNE 19 + Today is the Feast Day of Spiritual Warrior Saint Juliana Falconieri — the "Saint of the Holy Eucharist" and the Patron Saint of bodily ills, sick people and sickness + Pray for us

Born in 1270, Juliana belonged to the noble Falconieri family of Florence, Italy. Her uncle, Alexis Falconieri, was one of the seven founders of the Servite Order. Under his influence, she decided at a young age to follow the consecrated life. After her father's death, she received the habit of the Third Order of the Servites. She remained at home until her mother's death and then Juliana and several companions moved into a house of their own. This became the first convent of the Sisters of the Third Order of Servites. The sisters devoted themselves especially to the care of the sick and other works of mercy. Juliana would serve as Superior until the end of her life.

It is said that Juliana would often fall in to long moments and hours of ecstasy. She cared for the sick in the streets, homes, and in hospitals and was known for using her own lips to suck out the infection of her patients open sores without fear of contracting any illness. Truly a magnificent act. Juliana directed the community of Servite Tertiaries for 35 years and was more of a servant to her subordinates than a mistress.

A miracle mentioned in the liturgical texts for her feast day, is said to have occurred at Juliana's death. At this time, unable to receive Holy Communion because of constant vomiting, she requested the priest to spread a corporal (the square white linen cloth upon which the Sacred Host and chalice are placed during the celebration of Mass) upon her chest and lay the Eucharistic host on it. Shortly thereafter, the host disappeared and Juliana died. The image of a cross, just like the one on the host, was found on her breast.

Immediately after her death she was honored as a saint.

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Elkton, MD
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