support meeting begins Sunday, March 10 on a weekly basis at St. Raphael the Archangel Catholic Church, 2141 Lancashire Ave. in the Raphael Room at 6:00 pm. For more information, contact mmeeks13@bellsouth.net or 502-609-0926.
Assumption High School’s Junior Class Beta Club members will be hosting the 17th Annual “Senior Prom: That’s Amoré” for senior citizens on Saturday, March 23, 2019, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the Assumption gym. The Prime Time Band with Horn will play music enjoyed by the seniors. There will be food and dancing at no cost. Please call in advance to reserve your place: Terry Langley or Erica Lasley, Assumption High School (502) 271-2531.
Next weekend, we will take up the annual Black and Indian Mission Collection. This collection exists to help diocesan communities build the Church and preach the Gospel of Jesus among the African American, Native American, and Alaskan Native people of God. Your donations help fund parish-based catechetical programs, support teacher and catechist professional development, encourage vocations to the priesthood and religious life, and create diocesan structures, such as our own archdiocesan Office of Multicultural Ministry, that support ministry and evangelization in these diverse cultural communities. Please be generous.
For the March episode of Conversations with Archbishop Kurtz, Chancellor Dr. Brian Reynolds and Archbishop Kurtz discuss Pope Francis’ Lenten message and a new video series, Work of the People: The Catholic Mass, produced by the Archdiocese to highlight the role of the assembly in the Mass. Archbishop also welcomes guest Father Wayne Jenkins to talk about the role of the pastor and how it has changed over the years.
4:00 to 7:00 pm in the Gym Lenten Fish Frys are starting every Friday through April 12. Dine in or Carry out. We offer Baked and Fried Fish, Rolled Oysters, Shrimp, Bratwurst and PLENTY of side items for you to choose as well as a variety of desserts. The proceeds of our Cake Wheel benefit various non-profit groups. License 000119
Join St. John Center for Homeless Men as they carry on the traditions from the 1920s Harlem Rent Parties, when neighbors would come together for a party to raise rent for their neighbors. St. John's housed 193 men this year...let's raise rent and help even more men into housing next year. The event will be on Saturday, March 2 from 7 - 11 p.m. at the Mellwood Art Center. Enjoy food, drink, music, auction and raffle. Event tickets and raffle chances are on sale now. Hurry, they are selling fast. www.bidpal.net/rtr.
Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services is looking for individual and/or groups of volunteers for our Family Learning Center at St. Ignatius Martyr (1816 Rangeland Road) Mondays - Thursdays from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm. This program provides free English classes, homework help, and daycare for refugee and immigrant families around Louisville. We are looking for volunteers to help tutor adults one on one, provide homework assistance for school-aged kids, and assist with daycare on site. This is a great way to meet our new neighbors in the community and get involved! Please contact Katie Norton at knorton@archlou.org or at 502-636-9263 ex. 120 to sign up today!
We invite you to join us in our commitment in continuing to provide our students excellent programs that will ensure their personal success. Please consider a gift to our Annual Fund, JPIIA; Preparing Our Youth Today for Tomorrow’s World. All monetary gifts are tax deductible. Your monetary gift may be sent to: John Paul II Academy, Attn: Lynn Wilt 3525 Goldsmith Lane, Louisville, KY 40220
The picnic will go on as it has every year. We are looking for a person or a couple of people who might work together to take on this project….the volunteer job of a lifetime! Call the parish office.
Starting Tuesday, February 12 from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in Barth Hall. Cards, Dominoes, Board Games, etc. For more information, contact Barbara Heil-Goff. 502-299-3875.
Callers have asked about how parishes can provide help to federal employees during the government shut-down. Of course, many parishes are providing assistance to federal employee parishioners from the parish directly or through the parish St. Vincent de Paul chapter. For federal employees in Jefferson County, assistance also is being provided through the area community ministries and other agencies. It is suggested that people seeking help call the Metro United Way Hotline at 211, and they will be directed to the appropriate community ministry or other social service agency. In Louisville, St. Vincent de Paul’s Open Hand Kitchen at 1026 South Jackson St. is open seven days a week for lunch at noon and at 5:00 p.m. for dinner. Families may also stop by the food pantry from 9:00 a.m. until noon. For parishes outside Jefferson County, if you are seeking more information about community resources, please be in touch with Lucio Caruso at Catholic Charities, 502-637-9786 or lcaruso@archlou.org. Let’s pray that this ends soon. In the meantime, if you become aware of other resources or community-wide events, please let us know, and we will try to get the word out.
Couples celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20 & 25 years of marriage in 2019 and their families are invited to a Diocesan Mass of Thanksgiving, celebrated by Archbishop Joseph Kurtz. Saturday, February 16, 4:00 p.m., St. Raphael Parish, 2900 Bardstown Road. Call the parish office to register. Registration deadline is Wednesday, February 6.