April 2, 2022
We Welcome our New Archbishop!
Nearly 3,000 people of the Archdiocese of Louisville, including hundreds of clergy and religious, welcomed their new shepherd, Archbishop Shelton Joseph Fabre, as he became the 10th bishop and fifth archbishop to lead the historic region of central Kentucky.
Quoting Pope Francis, the papal nuncio told the new archbishop, "It is imperative to remember that the people of God are hoping to find shepherds in the style of Jesus.”
Click the button below to view a news release from the Record on the Archbishop's Installation Mass.
Additionally, congratulations on a beautiful job to the Children's Choir from St. Margaret Mary Catholic School and the youth and adults who sang with the adult choir for the Installation Mass. You all did a wonderful job and represented our music ministry here at St. Margaret Mary wonderfully!
Youth Ministry Schedule for April
Sunday, April 3, 2022 - No Sunday Night Gathering - Spring Break
Monday, April 4, 2022 - Spring Break Service for Ronald McDonald House
Wednesday, April 6, 2022 - Spring Break Fun at Mega Quest!
Sunday, April 10, 2022 - Palm Sunday - Holy Week Movie Night - Join us Sunday evening for a Holy Week inspired film for "Risen". Fellowship in the Hospitality Room immediately following 5 PM Mass, Movie Start time 6:30 PM. Open to Jr. & Sr. High youth. Pizza provided, so please RSVP!
Sunday, April 17, 2022 - Easter - No Sunday Night Gathering
Sunday, April 24, 2022 - Divine Mercy Sunday - April Social Wrap Up - Details will be coming soon for our end of April social gathering!
Spring Break Opportunities at StMM
Snack Bags for Ronald McDonald House
Join us on Monday, April 4th from 11 AM - 12 PM for a Spring Break Service Opportunity!
Join us in the Warming Kitchen at St. Margaret Mary to assemble Snack Bags for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House. Please sign up below to RSVP and to let us know which items you will bring to help fill our Snack Bags!
This opportunity is limited to 10 youth and 1 additional adult chaperone. It is open to JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH YOUTH!
Join us for Spring Break Fun at Louisville Mega Cavern!
Join St. Margaret Mary YM at Malibu Jacks this Spring Break for an outing to Louisville Mega Cavern!
Come enjoy the ONLY fully underground aerial ropes challenge course in the world! Mega Quest is one of only twenty courses of its kind in the USA!
Join us Wednesday, April 6th at 12:15 PM for two hours of adventure on the course! Discounted cost of only $15! Open to JUNIOR AND SENIOR HIGH!
Grab a friend, sign up below, and join us for an afternoon of fun!
This event is limited to the first 10 youth who sign up. Deadline to sign up is Tuesday, April 5th at Noon.
Upcoming Prayer Opportunities at St. Margaret Mary
Lenten Holy Hour: Ventus
Mark your calendars for Ventus on April 6th! Join us for this beautiful Holy Hour filled with contemporary music, the opportunity for confession, and concludes with Benediction. We are so excited to bring this wonderful evening of reflection and time to sit at the feet of Jesus, especially as we enter into Holy Week the following week.
Come join us, our community, and Jesus, as we adore the very Source and Summit of our Catholic faith. Everyone is welcome, youth, young adults, adults, families, singles, married, and most importantly, you. You are welcome and invited for this special evening.
Exposition is at 6:30 PM, music and confession will take place from 7-8 PM.
Holy Week & Easter Schedule
Tuesday of Holy Week, April 12th
Archdiocesan Chrism Mass- 7:00 p.m. @ Cathedral of the Assumption (livestream)
Wednesday of Holy Week, April 13th
Closeout Eucharistic Adoration with Vespers
Holy Thursday, April 14th
8:15 a.m. – Morning Prayer Service
7:00 p.m. – Mass of the Lord’s Supper (livestream)
Eucharistic Adoration after evening Mass until 10:00 p.m.
Good Friday, April 15th
8:15 a.m. – Morning Prayer Service
9:30 a.m. – School Stations of the Cross
Noon to 3:00 p.m. – 7 Last Words of Christ in Church
3:00 p.m. – Stations of the Cross
7:00 p.m. – Celebration of the Lord’s Passion (livestream)
Holy Saturday, April 16th
10:00 a.m. – Blessing of the Food Baskets
8:00 p.m. – Easter Vigil in the Holy Night of Easter
Easter Sunday Masses, April 17th
8:00 a.m. (livestream)
10:00 a.m. (Church & Gym)
12:00 p.m.
*No 5:00 p.m. Sunday Mass*
Mission Trip: Alive In You!
June 28th - July 3rd | Knoxville, TN
If you've been to NCYC or Catholic Heart Workcamp, Alive in You is going to have a similar feel. If you've never been on a Mission Trip before, this is a perfect one to start out on! We stay as a group the week and it's a great mix of fun, service, and faith!
Part Conference. Part Service Camp. 100% Catholic.
For more info: https://aliveinyou.com/
Every day at Alive in You will be a new adventure. Your days will be packed with awesome praise and worship music, prayer, motivational speakers, service, and education about our Catholic faith. Your group will also have time to come together daily and grow closer while experiencing Christ at Alive in You.
Alive in You is open to all current 8th-12th graders! Thanks to parish support, without needing to fundraise, our cost this year will be $250 for Alive in You!
Did you know? There's still time to sign up! We have 6 spots for young people! Sign Up with a $100 Commitment Fee that is refundable if we don't get at least 4 students to sign up.
Unfortunately, we are quickly approaching the end of March and the original deadline to sign up and we haven't had anyone sign up. I am working to figure out why. If you could take a brief moment to fill out this poll and help me gather more information that would be greatly appreciated.
We are considering moving the trip to the following week, July 5-10th in Indianapolis, IN. The poll will help us decide if we should! Please fill it out!
We're Creating a Youth Core Team!
YCT is a volunteer opportunity to take a leadership role with our St. Margaret Mary Catholic Community Youth Ministry program.
Students on YCT are committed to serving our parish through their own relationship with Christ and planning and running Youth Events throughout the year to lead others closer to Christ.
Youth in 7th-12th grade as of 2022-2023 school year may apply to serve on YCT. This is a one year commitment from August 2022 - June 2023. We will meet once a month on a date/time decided by the team. These meetings will help us plan for upcoming events and opportunities for growing our program.
Core Team members specifically are called to love and reach out to other youth in our community, especially those younger. You will help plan and lead events, build friendships with younger teens and your peers, doing your best to be the role models showing an example of what it means to be a young person following Christ in our complicated world.
Application Deadline is July 31, 2022 at Midnight. Students will be notified in August of acceptance onto YCT for 2022-2023.
Sign Up for Flocknote!
St. Margaret Mary Parish is moving to Flocknote! As I sent out previously, this system lets us communicate even better with our parishioners via email and text capabilities.
You do not have to create an account with Flocknote to get the emails; however, it does let you view previous emails sent, sign up for specific groups, and make sure your information is up-to-date. So I highly encourage it if you can! Additionally, there is an app for your phone that will let you view all of this information as well.
If you haven't signed up yet, feel free to use the form and sign up! We want to make sure you and your family are staying up to date on all the latest youth ministry opportunities here at St. Margaret Mary.
Important Links to Know About
We have a new webpage for our youth and young adult ministry here at St. Margaret Mary! It has all the links for current and upcoming events, plus permission slips. We also have a new Facebook page! Follow, like, and stay up to date on all the things going on!
Peace in Christ,
Emileigh Ledgerwood
Youth & Young Adult Ministry Coordinator
St. Margaret Mary Catholic Community