August 4, 2022

Upcoming Service Opportunities

Service opportunities are open to all 7-12th grade youth of the St. Margaret Mary Community (and friends) as of the 2022-2023 school year unless noted otherwise.

Hand-In-Hand Fall Break Appalachian Immersion Trip

Note: This trip is open to 8th grade youth of 22-23 school year as part of the opportunities for our Confirmation program.

Amidst stunning mountains and deep, shaded hollows, Appalachia is home to generations of proud families, many wrestling with the despair of extreme poverty. Hand-in-Hand helps ease their burdens by providing home repairs and food support. They operate a retreat center in Auxier, Kentucky and their service area includes Floyd, Johnson, Magoffin and Martin counties.

Volunteers, guided by local contractors, fuel their home repair program. Groups come from neighboring cities and states to stay at the Auxier Center to enjoy the beauty of the Appalachian Mountains, and offer a helping hand to the region. Their financial support and willingness to lend a hand is critical to the success of our program.

Who: 8th Grade (22-23 School Year)

When: October 13-15th

Cost: $200. Scholarships Available.

Note: The cost of this trip is $200. If a student is unable to attend due to financial reasons, please contact Emileigh Ledgerwood at eledgerwood@stmm.org to discuss assistance.

Deadline to sign up is August 12, 2022.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/StMMHiHFall22

Franciscan Kitchen Volunteers

Join us as we help prepare food and then serve the people of this community. It's all hands on deck to provide a hot meal for our brothers and sisters in Christ.

Our next service date is Saturday, August 13th.

Sign up below to join us. Adult Chaperone must be Safe Environment Trained to participate. Permission Slips will be emailed out closer to the date as well as being posted below.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/StMMFK22

Youth Core Team Being Formed!

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.

Around the Parish

Confirmation Information 2022-2023

Rising 8th grade families, if you did not attend either Confirmation Session, please stop by the Parish office to pick up a packet and prayer/service booklet. Please come by ASAP to pick up this information!

We are still finalizing details like the exact date for Confirmation with the Archdiocese. Please be working on your service and prayer booklets. I will be reviewing them the first week or so of school to check in and see how you did over the summer.

As a reminder, you can and should be completing service experiences now. The prayer portion of your booklet asks for you to record prayer experiences and Mass journals over the summer as well. We have several prayer opportunities like the upcoming Sarah Hart concert this Sunday at 6:30 PM and VENTUS on Wednesday July 6th from 6:30-8 PM. There are multiple upcoming service opportunities like Franciscan Kitchen, WaterStep, Cemetery Clean Up, Saturday Serve, and our Fall Appalachian trip with Hand-in-Hand. You can find all current sign ups posted here: https://bit.ly/StMMSignUp.

All Confirmation information can be found here: https://bit.ly/StMMConfirmation

Coming this Fall: High School Bible Study!

Starting this fall, on Sundays from 11:30 a.m. – 12:35 p.m (the same time as PREP), StMM will be offering a high school group to gather for study, prayer, and fellowship. We will kick start our year with the new study from Mark Hart (The Bible Geek). More info on how to register will be coming soon!

Venture: The Bible Timeline for High School introduces teenagers to the “big picture” of salvation history in a way that is simple to understand and easy to teach. It uses the revolutionary Great Adventure Bible Timeline® Learning System that hundreds of thousands of Catholic adults have used to learn the Bible. This eight-lesson program will get teens to open their Bibles and learn the story of salvation history—from Genesis to Revelation—with a focus on God’s covenants and biblical characters. Once teens understand the Bible, their faith will become a relevant and indispensable part of their lives.

Young Adult & Family Opportunities

Upcoming Louisville Young Catholics Opportunities

For more info: https://louisvilleyoungcatholics.org/upcoming-events/

Important Links to Remember

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