Mass & Communion Service Schedule  

* Friday, Sept. 1, Communion Service, 8:30am

Saturday, Sept. 2, Communion Service, 8:30am
Saturday, Sept. 2, Evening Mass, 5:00pm

Sunday, Sept. 3, Sunday Masses, 8:00am & 10:30am (NO PREP)

Monday, Sept. 4, Communion Service, 8:30am
Parish Office Closed for Labor Day Holiday

* Tuesday, Sept. 5, Communion Service, 8:30am

* in lieu of daily Mass 

Adult Choir

“The choir enhances the beauty of the liturgy by contributing a musical dimension to the celebration that the congregation alone cannot achieve” (Sing to the Lord: Music in Catholic Worship, USCCB).

The new choir season is about to begin! Rehearsals are held every Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. The choir sings at the Sunday 10:30 a.m. beginning on September 6th. New members are always welcome. 

For more information, contact Laura Sullivan, Director of Music and Worship at 425-3940 ext. 148 or lsullivan@stalbert.org.

2023 Catholic Higher Education Collection

On the weekend of September 16-17 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.

Jesus Christ invites us to return to the source and summit of our faith in the celebration of the Eucharist. The National Eucharistic Revival is a movement to restore understanding and devotion to this great mystery by helping us renew our worship of Jesus Christ in the Eucharist.

RCIA Program Needs Help

Our next session of RCIA ( Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) is right around the corner. This season we will have the largest group of adults inquiring about our faith, that we have ever had at St. Albert. Very exciting times!, but the team needs some help and NO this is not about attending every weekly meeting from October thru March! 

We are looking for folks who would help with organizing refreshments for parts of our meetings. We need some help in organizing two simple dinner meetings we have planned. We need some help in finding sponsors, with emphasis on active parishioners with school age children to match with similar inquirers. We need someone to coordinate service projects for the inquirers to be involved in.

Our goal is to immerse this group into Parish Life as soon as we can, and to get them involved in Parish Activities and Service Work.. You may not know it, but you and the entire Parish Community are part of the RCIA program as well. When we as a community of believers come together to celebrate the Eucharist and do good works, we represent the true meaning of RCIA. You set the example for them to follow.

Simply put... we need them... and they very much need us!

If you are moved to help in this ministry, please call Steve Teaford- 502-523-0153 or email at steve.teaford@gmail.com

New RCIA Group Forming

Thursday evenings at 7pm beginning in October. 

RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) is a program for adults who wish to become Catholic. We offer an opportunity to come together in a small group to learn more about the Catholic faith. Sessions focus on the scriptures, teachings and experience of the Church and prepare individuals to celebrate the Sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist during the Easter season. You are welcome to participate in the process with your questions, your insights and your faith story in a warm accepting setting. You will be accompanied on your spiritual journey by a Catholic sponsor who is there to help answer questions and support you. For information please contact Deacon Mark Preischel at 297-2406. Sessions take place on Thursday evenings from 7:00-8:30pm in the Sacred Heart Center.

Baptism

Does your child need the Sacrament of Baptism?  Our next Baptism Service is scheduled for Sunday, October 15th at noon, with the Parent Baptism Class on Thursday, October 5th at 6:30pm in church. If your child needs to be baptized, please contact Sr. Sarah Yungwirth at syungwirth@stalbert.org or 425-3940 ext. 109.

First Communion 

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

Confirmation

THERE IS A Confirmation Commitment MASS on Saturday, September 16th at 5:00pm! We ask our Confirmation candidates and their families to join us for this celebration. 

Loaves & Fishes

September 2nd & 3rd

Our next Collection will benefit St. Ignatius Martyr Food Pantry. Items of need are soup, canned vegetables, rice beans, tuna, cooking oil, pasta, tomato sauce, laundry soap, shampoo, toilet paper and diapers.

Waterstep Shoe Collection

AUGUST 19th - SEPTEMBER 3RD
Collection Boxes are located in Church and School!

Our Social Concerns committee in conjunction with our Grade School and PREP Program are sponsoring a Gently Used Shoe Drive for Waterstep from August 19th-September 3rd. 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.

Saint Vincent de Paul

Today, we hear Jesus say to us, “For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.” The challenge is to let go so God can lead us. 

Through your gifts, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul enabled the poor to experience Jesus’ presence by assisting them with food, utilities and housing. Thank you! 

Maui Wildfire Relief

Devastating wildfires on the island of Maui have killed more than 100 people and caused thousands more to evacuate. If you are looking to help families recover from the fires, consider a donation directly to Catholic Charities USA. 100% of your gift will be sent where it’s needed most! 

Online donations can be made at their website www.catholiccharitiesusa.org. Those who wish to write checks may send directly to Catholic Charities USA, 2050 Ballenger Ave, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314. Checks should include a notation for Maui Wildfires on the “For” line. 

Are you or someone you love chronically ill and in need of spiritual support? Are you a caregiver for someone chronically ill and wish to feel God’s increased presence?

The one day retreat will be held on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at the Nazareth Retreat Center, 1Hwy 31E, Nazareth Ky 40048 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Attendance is free, but pre-registration is required.

For more information or to register, contact Denise Bouchard in the Family Ministries Office at (502) 636-0296 or by email at dbouchard@archlou.org.

Flower Ministry

September 23rd & 24th

Let our parishioners know you care by bringing a flower to one of our ill, homebound or bereaved. Just choose a flower with name and card attached provided by your Pastoral Care Team and deliver. It’s that easy! Thanks for spreading the love!

Elizabeth Ministry

The Elizabeth ministry is an outreach ministry in which volunteers in the parish provide meals for a new mother/family to provide support and congratulations upon the arrival of their new baby. If you are intrested in more information please contatc Audra Kenyon at 502-599-8909 or abkenyon@gmail.com

Coats for Kids

September 9th & 10th

The Knights of Columbus Bishop Flaget Council #13053 is working with Catholic Charities to provide 700 winter jackets for children in the Louisville area this winter. These high quality winter jackets are purchased directly from Knights of Columbus Supreme in New Haven, CT for a cost of $20 each. To date, we have received donations of approximately $8,000 or 4oo jackets. Help them reach their goal of providing 300 additional winter jackets to children in our Louisville community. Donate in the back of church the weekend of September 9th & 10th.

Fall Mum Sale

Start your fall garden while also helping send the 8th graders on an East Coast Expedition in April! 

Choose from a variety of mums, including red, yellow, white, pink, purple and orange. Place your order by September 4 on the St. Albert online store, https://store.stalbert.org/

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.

If you have never attended an IN PERSON Safe Environment Training Session, you will need to do so. 

9/5/23, 6:30 p.m., Holy Spirit, Dinning Commons

9/6/23, 6:30 p.m., Holy Trinity, Church

9/18/23, 6:30 p.m., St. Patrick, Schindler Hall

The Archdiocese is now requiring a refresher course for anyone that has a certificate of completion over five years. If you have attended the in-person session (and we are able to verify your certificate), you may complete the online refresher course.  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.

Save the Date! St. Albert Ministry Fair 

Sunday, September 17th after the morning Masses

God has given every member of St. Albert a unique talent or wisdom to share! Come to the St Albert Ministry Fair to learn how you can share the talents you have been given and meet other members who have similar interests to you. (singing, teaching, community outreach, leadership, cooking, landscaping, decorating, athletics and many more...) Ask questions and discover where God is calling you to serve!

Parish Performance Letter and Budget Report

Dear Parish Family,

To view the parish peformance letter and budget report click on the button below. The numbers update you on our past financial and current budget year and show the parish’s normal operating income and expenses. The first two columns show July 2022 through June 2023 and the third column the new budget for July 2023 through June 2024. Also given below are the number of Sacraments celebrated at St. Albert in the past year and the number of registered members in the parish.

Thank you for your financial stewardship, which allows parish finances to be sound. Please consider increasing your tithing this year and moving your tithing to direct bank debit, so that your giving can be consistent. Contact Cheryl Harper in the parish office (x107) to arrange direct debit, or go to the “Online Giving” button on the St. Albert website: www.stalbert.org