PARISH POST
April 20 - April 26, 2023
our mission: TO INSPIRE PEOPLE TO LOVE, SERVE, AND KNOW GOD AND ONE ANOTHER.
In This Issue:
WORSHIP
Mother’s Day Mass Intentions
If you would like to offer up in prayer an intention at the Mother’s Day weekend Masses this year, envelopes are due by Sunday, May 7th.
Saint Vincent de Paul
In this Sunday’s Gospel, as we hear the story of the disciples on the road to Emmaus, we also come to know that our daily reaching out to our neighbor is our daily walk with the risen Christ; we recognize him in others.
There will be a second collection on the weekend of April 29th & 30th to benefit our Saint Vincent de Paul Society.
TITHES & OFFERINGS
RECEIVED AS OF April 16:
Cash & Check: $12,233.50
Online Giving: $8,402.00
Total Rcvd as of April 17th for FY 2022-23: $1,287,204.53
Needed Budget as of April 17th for FY 2022-23: $1,273,557.18
Total Over/Under Budget: $13,647.35
Thank you to all who have blessed St. Albert the Great with gifts of treasure! It is through your generosity that our parish is able to meet our financial obligations and continue God's work of supporting and serving our community and those in need.
HOW CAN I GIVE TO ST. ALBERT?
Use Online Giving (scan the featured QR code, visit www.stalbert.org, or download the Give+App--available free in Apple and Android app stores).
Text 877-254-4667 your gift amount and follow the prompts. Click here for more information about Text-to-Give.
Mail gifts of treasure to the Parish Office. Our mailing address is 1395 Girard Drive, Louisville, KY 40222.
Drop off donations to the Parish Office or leave securely in the black security mailbox located on the brick wall to the immediate left of the Parish Office entrance doors.
Planned Giving: Visit https://stalbert.org/giving for more information.
Please call 425-3940 with any questions about giving.
STOCK DONATIONS
Another way you can give to the Parish is through gifts of stocks, bonds, and mutual funds. Please contact lbrunner@stalbert.org for more information about this type of donation.
LIFELONG FORMATION & EDUCATION
Baptism
If your child needs to be baptized, please contact Debbie Koeberlein the Parish Office at 502-425-3940 ext 110.
SOCIAL CONCERNS
Loaves & Fishes
Next month’s collection will benefit Eastern Area Community Ministries. Please drop off your items any time before the 10:30am Mass on that Sunday. Items in high demand include peanut butter, pasta, canned vegetables and fruit, and canned meat - including tuna. Diapers and baby wipes are always needed for our Good Start for Kids Program.
Save the Date! Red Cross Blood Drive
SUNDAY, APRIL 30th
8AM - 12:30PM IN THE PLC
You have the power to save a life in your hands and “pay forward” your gratitude for good health!
The Social Concerns Team and the St. Albert school children are sponsoring our quarterly Red Cross blood drive in the Parish Life Complex on Sunday 4/30/23 from 8am until 12:30pm. Appointments are recommended but not required. Social distancing will be encouraged and masks are optional.
For appointments, please call Mary Jo Bird at (502) 552-2093 or email kybirdsnest@aol.com. Appointments can also be made directly with the Red Cross at 1-800-RED-CROSS or online at www.Redcrossblood.org.
Donors who register are also encouraged to fill out the “Rapid Pass” online within 24 hours of their donation to expedite the donation process.
Catholic Charities Migration and Refugee Services Program
After a slow few years in the resettlement world, arrivals are picking up at a rapid pace. Our program expects to resettle 120 refugees in the month of April alone. That is 120 people who we will welcome with a safe, comfortable apartment stocked with all the furniture and household items they need to start a new life. But none of this will be possible without your help! We are in urgent need of furniture and home goods for our new neighbors. Will you help us make a house a home?
There is an urgent need for
Dining / Kitchen Tables
End Tables
Couches (no sectionals or sleep sofas)
Adult Bikes
Housing Units
No clothing please
Schedule Pick Ups and Drop Offs
We will come to your home to pick up these items. The timing is dependent upon the truck’s availability. Call 502-636-9263
Open Drop Off Time: SATURDAY APRIL 29 from 9-11am
Come by our 2200 Market Street location. Volunteers will be there to help unload your items. Contact us if you plan to drop off that day, call 502-636-9263 or email donations@archlou.org.
Little Way Mother's Day Card
For 39 years, Little Way has been serving women and men who find themselves in the crisis of an unexpected pregnancy. Your support allows Little Way to offer their services free of charge.
As we celebrate Mother's Day, please consider a Gift of a Holy Mass Offering. With your donation, your mother’s name will be offered in a Mass by Archbishop Shelton Fabre. What a beautiful thank you to our mothers! This gift can be made “In Memory” or “In Honor” of your mother. A beautiful Mother’s Day Card will share with her the details of your gift. Children’s Coloring Cards are also available.
Cards will be sold in the back of church on the weekend May
PASTORAL CARE
NAMI Family Support Group
The group provides a safe space for family and friends of people with mental health conditions to receive knowledge, encouragement and support. Second and fourth Sunday of the month at 7:00pm (PLC). The next meeting will be April 23rd. Please share with friends and family outside the parish. Contact blair.mcbride.ky@gmail.com or gllm3112@gmail.com
STEWARDSHIP
PPC Nominations
It is a great pleasure to announce that it is time to begin the process of identifying new members for the Parish Pastoral Council (PPC). In consultation with the Pastor, the PPC actively listens to and identifies the needs and concerns of the parishioners and develops a parish pastoral plan to respond to these needs working closely with the parish staff. The Council also seeks to implement the plan by seeking the involvement of parishioners.
Potential parishioners should possess the following qualities:
A desire for spiritual growth in themselves and the Parish
An enthusiasm about the future direction of the Parish
A willingness to listen, to speak honestly and to work toward consensus
The ability to inspire and empower others to delegate
Flexibility and openness with people and ideas
What we are asking of you is the following:
Consider if you have the above qualities, and if so, prayerfully consider nominating yourself
Consider others within the Parish that you feel exhibit the above qualities and nominate them (with their approval)
Timeline:
Nomination identification is open until the last information session has been completed; expected to be May 14, 2023
Nomination Sessions - 9:30AM - 10AM
May 7, 2023
May 14, 2023
At these sessions all nominees will learn about the role of the Parish Pastoral Council. After these sessions, all nominees will be asked to reflect and pray on this information and discern whether or not they feel called to the ministry of service and leadership.
New members will be identified on May 28, 2023 at 10:30 Mass, Pentecost Sunday. The new pastoral council members will be blessed by the community on June 4, 2023.
Nominations can be sent to karen.m.b.arndt@gmail.com subject line: PPC Nomination, or can be brought to the Parish office.
Prayer, Participation, Generosity
Stewardship, quite simply, is recognizing that everything we have and everything we are is a gift from God, and being grateful for and generous with those gifts. Stewardship can be emotional support, hospitality, volunteer time, gifts in kind or monetary. Our stewardship renewal will be starting in April. Through gratitude and generosity, we open our heart and invite the Holy Spirit into our life!
COMMUNITY
GAP Club News
It’s time to put together our Summer Adult Kickball League and we are looking for teams. We play on Friday Nights and the league will start June 2nd and will run for 9 weeks. This is a fun, competitive league!
Get some friends together, bring the kids and all enjoy grilled hot dogs, hamburgers, fries, soft drinks and adult beverages! For more information or to register a team contact John Weaver at jmwjr54@gmail.com
Summer Picnic
The church picnic booths will be painted before the picnic. To prepare for the painting, volunteers are needed to sand the rust off of the metal poles on the evening of Wed, April 26, from 6-8 PM. Please sign up at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D44A8A82BA4F85-sanding.
School News
The following St. Albert the Great graduates made the Honor Roll. Congratulations guys! Your Viking family is very proud of you!
Trintiy High School Honor Roll
Principal’s List
Logan Bryant
Maxwell Case
Caleb Caudill
John Corbett
Maxwell Corbett
Joseph Eng
Matthew Federico
Griffin Gould
Aaron Grimm
Caleb Grimm
Tommy Hall III
Trent Jones
Parker Konigsberg
Benjamin McBride
Noah McQuillen
Jacob Meiners
John Meiners
William Mercke
Mason Molinari
Michael Murphy
Albert Ngyuen
Paul Nguyen
Christopher Raymer
Daniel Roche
Grant Sherman
Tyler Solon
Samuel Travelstead
Martin Wicinski
First Honors
Kemper Ball
Graham Botner
Jackson Heim
Jackson Hepner
Benjamin Hertel
Mitchell Jacks
Daniel Lusardo
Aaron Pontrich
Tucker Puryear
Tobias Rauen
Nicholas Seawood
Brandon Stafford
Logan Tenkman
Liam Wahl
William Younger
Second Honors
John Danahy
John Darby
Wesley Gardner
Austin Goodloe
Gavin Howard
John Leith
Benjamin Lynch
Nicholas Mattingly
John Oliver
Jacob Pontrich
Jonathan Raymer
Lucas Santamouris
Raymond Schmitt
Octavian Sedita-Beauchamp
Jacob Tyler
Ryan Whelan
St. Xavier High School
Principal’s List
Will Hanke
Rante Olazo Ilagan
Andrew Larkin
Ethan Lazarewicz
Xavier McMahon
Chidubem Ozor
Marco Quintero
Reece Sutton
Christopher Turner, Jr.
Austin Uhrhan
First Honors
Andrew Hiland
Harper Reed
Jacob Schulz
Collin Vermost
Second Honors
Jackson Bates
Tate McLaren
Ty Starke
Trent Taylor
Hayden Vermost