The Giving Tree Ministry is a yearly event whereby gifts are purchased by St. Albert families to support locations within Kentucky as they tend to less fortunate children and adults. 

Christmas trees with ornaments for this ministry are displayed in the Gathering Space in November and available for volunteers to pick up and shop (receiver's name and their desired items/gifts are printed on back of ornaments).

For more information, please contact givingtree@stalbert.org or Linda Blackman at 502-974-5371.

Upcoming Christmas Giving Tree Events & Info

The Social Concerns Christmas Giving Trees are set up in the back of church. The trees are filled with over 500 ornaments representing six different organizations:

• • The Piarist Outreach in Appalachia – Floyd County, KY

  • Church of the Good Shepherd Outreach – Adair County, KY

  • Central State Psychiatric Hospital – Louisville

  • St. John Center– Louisville

  • Lyndon Crossing Nursing Home - Louisville

  • Jefferson Place – Louisville

The Giving Tree works much the same as an angel tree. The ornaments indicate information about the recipient and gift suggestions. Please take an ornament or two off the trees. Some ornaments have multiple gift suggestions. It is not required to get all items listed on the ornament. Please securely attach the ornament tag to the gift and follow the wrapping directions on the back of the ornament. All gifts should be returned by noon on Sunday, December 7th.

For those that prefer online shopping there are a few items on an Amazon wish list for St. John Center and Central State. For delivery, please select Linda Blackman's Gift Registry Address or you may have them delivered to your home and bring them to the church gathering space before December 7th at noon. The St. Albert Giving Tree Wish List can be found at: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1VVPCY83M32UL?ref_=wl_share

Gift Sorters needed! On November 30th and December 7th, the gifts will be sorted by location, carefully marked off a list and placed in large bags so they are easy to transport.  Sorting will begin around 11:45am as we must wait for the gathering space to clear after mass before we begin sorting. Please sign up using the Sign Up Genius Link https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D45A9A828A3F85-60459161-giving.

The Social Concerns Committee thanks you for your generosity! If you have any questions, please email Linda Blackman at givingtree@stalbert.org or text or call at 502-974-5371.

Click the button below to learn more about our Environmental Concerns Ministry!

The Environmental Concerns Committee is dedicated to helping our parish and our community “to protect and preserve” the earth by reducing our impact on the environment. We emphasize the need to reduce, to reuse, and to recycle as much as possible. We work with our parishioners and other committees to provide opportunities to do just that. We actively recycle at parish events, such as the Lenten fish fries and the summer picnic. 

Through our spokesman, Environmental Ernie, we educate parishioners about environmental issues, and provide ideas to help them help the environment. 

We believe in the need to expand our outreach, and seek to work with other organizations and parishes to broaden our scope. In following Pope Francis’s call to action in Laudato Si’, we strive to indeed “care for our common home,” and do all we can to preserve and protect the environment for our children and grandchildren. 

If you would like to join in this service of protecting and preserving the earth, now’s the time to act. The Environmental Concerns Committee of St. Albert the Great parish invites you to join us in our mission. Please contact Mark Wehrley for more information (502) 741-3216 call or text, (502) 456-5176 (call).  

Upcoming Environmental Concerns Events & Info

HOLIDAY LIGHTS RECYCLING

Once again this year, the Environmental Concerns Committee will be recycling old/broken holiday lights. We will collect them on the weekends of December 6th /7th and December 13th /14th. We will also collect them for 2 weekends in January. 

This is a good opportunity for you to get rid of your old lights and help the environment in the process. How many millions of strings of lights have been thrown into landfills in the past? It was all we could do. Times have changed and we now have the ability to depose of these lights in a more environmentally friendly manner. Please bring us your old lights. We’ll take it from there. Remember, you do make a difference, please make it a positive one! 

RECYCLED ADVENT CANDLES

Once again this year, the Environmental Concerns Committee is giving away free Advent candles to everyone. These Advent candles are made from cleaned out plastic candles from St. Albert the Great church. Each has a quote from the Gospel of Luke, reflecting on the events of Jesus’ birth. They are great way to share the joy of the Advent season with your family. They also make great gifts for family members, friends, and anyone celebrating the Advent season. In addition, they help the earth by reusing the plastic candles, and not throwing them in a landfill.

They will be available in gathering space during each Mass the weekend of November 29th and 30th. Please take as many as you like, spreading the joy of Advent and helping the earth in the process. Remember, you do make a difference, please make it a positive one.

Upcoming Knights of Columbus Events & Info

The Loaves & Fishes collects food ten months a year for the following food pantries:    

Sr. Visitor Center

Contact Person: Ray Schmitt

2235 West Market Street

Open Monday - Friday 10am - 2:30pm

St. Vincent de Paul  

Contact Person: Lou Ann West

1026 S Jackson Street

Open Tuesday & Thursday from 9am - 12pm

St. Ignatius Helping Hand 

Contact Person: 

1818 Rangeland Road

Open Tuesday & Friday 10am - 1pm

Eastern Area Community Ministry (EACM)

Contact Person: Dennix Roux

9104 Westport Road  

Open Monday - Thursday 10am - 2pm

Schuhmann Center

Contact Person: Berndette Cooper

730 East Gray Street

Open Wednesday & Thursday 9am - 11:45am

Each organization receives two deliveries per year. 

Upcoming Loaves & Fishes Events & Info

HEARTFELT THANKS FROM LOAVES & FISHES!

Once again, St. Albert Parish & School has shown just how GREAT our community truly is! Thanks to your generosity, we assembled an incredible 125 Thanksgiving baskets—each one including a $25 Kroger gift card to help families purchase a turkey or ham. EACM was deeply moved by your kindness.

In addition, four carloads of extra food were delivered to the Schuhmann Center food pantry, where it was received with heartfelt gratitude.

Thank you for spreading the spirit of gratitude and kindness this holiday season. Our next Loaves & Fishes food drive will take place in February.

Finally, we extend a special shout-out to the Social Concerns Ministry and to Mary Jo Burke, whose leadership and dedication to fighting food insecurity have blessed our parish for more than a decade. As she completes her final year as chair, we offer her our sincere thanks and appreciation.