2022 Catholic Higher Education Collection

This weekend, September 17-18, our parish will take up the annual collection for Catholic higher education. Catholic colleges and universities strive to form students in the spirit of faith and educate them in the richness of the Catholic intellectual tradition. This collection supports the Catholic University of America as well as the two Catholic universities in our Archdiocese - Bellarmine University and Spalding University.

Altar Server Training

September 16 & 23 (Friday)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m. 

September 19 & 26 (Monday)
2:45 - 3:45 p.m.

September 25 and October 2nd (Sunday)
11:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. 

Altar Servers assist the priest during the liturgy and are scheduled to serve at the daily and weekend Masses on a rotating basis. Any student in grades 5-8 may be a server. 

Attendance at 2 training sessions is required. After training is complete, altar servers will be scheduled with an adult server or experienced youth server as a means for further training.

Please prayerfully consider becoming involved in this important commitment of your Time and Talent. For more information, contact Laura Sullivan, Director of Music & Worship at 425-3940 ext. 148 or lsullivan@stalbert.org.

Daily Mass Lectors Needed

We are in need of additional lectors for the daily morning Mass. The role of the lector is to read the scriptures: that is to praise, glorify, and proclaim the Word of God during the liturgy. Training is provided. Contact Mike Lush at 292-0006.

Children’s Choir News!

The St. Albert the Great Advanced Children’s Choir will be singing at the Cathedral of The Assumption Blue Mass, honoring the City’s First Responders and those who have fallen in the line of duty, on Sunday, September 11th, at noon. Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will be the celebrant. All are welcome to attend!

Baptism

Does your child need the Sacrament of Baptism?  Our next Baptism Rites are scheduled on October 30 at Noon, with Parent Preparation Class on Tuesday, October 25 at 6:30 pm in Church.  Contact Cindy McKinley, Director of Children’s Ministry  cmckinley@stalbert.org

First Communion 

THERE IS A FIRST COMMUNION COMMITMENT MASS at 10:30 am on September 11th! We ask our First Communion candidates and their families to join us for this celebration. 

Confirmation

THERE IS A STUDENT/SPONSOR CONFIRMATION RETREAT on September 17 from 3:00-6:00 pm in the Visitation Hall!  The retreat closes with the Confirmation Commitment Mass at 5:00 pm that evening.

RCIA "Come & See"

Thursday, October 13 at 7pm in the Sacred Heart Center. 

Interested in becoming Catholic? Or know someone who is? Not sure, but would like to explore your questions about Catholicism? We invite you to join the us. A new RCIA group is forming in November.

The RCIA is a process for exploring the Roman Catholic faith, teaching, practice, and way of life. It is a process of conversion which includes prayer, learning, fellowship, and discernment within the Christian community. Sessions take place on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm.

Save the Date!

WOMEN'S WEEKEND OF PRAYER, DISCOVERY AND FELLOWSHIP

November 11/12 (Saturday only is an option) at Mt. St Francis, Indiana. Begins on Friday at 7:00 pm and ends Saturday at 4:00pm. Contact Laura Graven for more information, at lgraven@stalbert.org or 425-3940, EXT. 169 $75 per person/overnight

Waterstep Shoe Collection

August 27th-September 11th

Your Social Concerns committee in conjunction with our Grade School and PREP Program are sponsoring a Gently Used Shoe Drive for Waterstep from August 27th-September 11th. Waterstep uses the profits from selling these shoes to provide Water treatment facilities where desperately needed throughout the world. The shoes are resold to small companies who resell in poorer countries. Please deposit them in the boxes in the gathering space or give them to a child in our school or PREP class.

Supply Collection for KY Flood Victims

Social Concerns will be collecting cleaning supplies for the victims of the Eastern Kentucky floods. Leave donations in the gathering space of church. Items will be picked up after 10:30 Sunday Mass the weekend of September 17-18. See list below.

Loaves and Fishes Thanks You!

The Loaves and Fishes Collection netted 676 lbs. of food for a value of $1,241! The St. Ignatius Food Pantry is very grateful for the donations as their shelves were getting bare. Thank You for your generosity!

Understanding Your Grief

Finding Hope and Healing in Your Heart

A new group is forming on Tuesday afternoons from 12:30 to 2:00pm for ten weeks. We will begin on Tuesday, September 27th in the Sacred Heart Center Room C starting with a meet/greet and hand out of materials. Contact Laura Graven to register at 425-3940, Ext. 169 or lgraven@stalbert.org.

St. Albert School Admission Policy

If you are interested in applying for admission into St. Albert the Great Parish School, please review the dates below to determine when you need to apply for the 2023/2024 school year. Please keep in mind that we will not accept early applications.

Current School Family Registration for New Siblings

The deadline was August 31, 2022. Late applications will be considered in the general pool below.

St. Albert the Great Parishioner Registration Priority

If you are a current and active parishioner at St. Albert the Great, you may apply for 2023/2024 priority enrollment between September 1 - 30, 2022. Length of membership and involvement will be taken into consideration.

Early Registration Open to the Public

Any Catholic or non-Catholic family that applies between October 1 - November 30, 2022 will be evaluated based on the date in which we receive the completed application.

Rolling Registration

We will accept applications after December 1, 2022 on an on-going basis until we reach our class capacity. Once grades are full, we will start wait lists. Applications will be considered based on the date in which we receive the completed application.

Safe Environment Training

The Archdiocese of Louisville is committed to ensuring that children and youth who worship, study or participate in church-sponsored activities can do so in the safest and most secure setting possible. In an effort to fulfill this commitment, all employees or volunteers who have contact with children or youth (18 and under) for ANY length of time are required to participate in one of the 2-hour Safe Environment Training Workshops. No registration is necessary. Sign-in sheets will be available at the workshops.

Upcoming classes:

9/6/22, 6:30 p.m., St. Gabriel, 5505 Bardstown Rd., Gymnasium

9/26/22  6:30 p.m., Holy Spirit, 332 Cannons Lane, Dining Commons

9/27/22  6:30 p.m., St. Bernard School, 7500 Tangelo Drive, Gymnasium

The Archdiocese is now requiring a refresher course for anyone that has a certificate of completion over five years. To take the online refresher course go to https://louisville.cmgconnect.org/ and create a new account. You can access a completion certificate after you finish the training.

Mum Sale

The weekend of September 17th and 18th the 8th Grade students will be selling Mums in the gathering space of church. Mums are $20 each and come in a variety of colors including orange, yellow, red, white, pink, and purple. The proceeds will go towards the 8th grade trip.

SAAM Trivia Night

DECEMBER 3RD, 2022 

Sponsorship Opportunities Available Now! Guarantee you and your friends a table! 

If you would like to sponsor the event please contact trivianight@stalbert.org. 

Louisville Young Catholics Distilled Doctrine

Join Louisville Young Catholics for a young adult (ages 21-40) pub night. This will be held on Monday, September 12 at 7:00 p.m. at 21st in Germantown (1481 S Shelby St, Louisville Ky., 40217). Archbishop Shelton Fabre will come and share his personal testimony to the Catholic faith. This event is free and no reservations are required. For more information on Louisville Young Catholics, visit their webpage at louisvilleyoungcatholics.org.