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Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 20, 2022 for our annual summer youth day to Holiday World in Santa Claus, IN.

Ticket + Bus Fee price is $60. Students who will be in 7th grade in 2022-2023 school year, up through Class of 2022 Seniors are eligible to attend.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/StMMHolidayWorld22

Mark your calendars for Ventus on Wednesday, July 6th! Join us for this beautiful Holy Hour filled with modern music and time with Jesus. Exposition is at 6:30 PM, music and confession will take place from 7-8 PM, with Benediction to conclude the evening.

We are so excited to bring this wonderful evening of reflection and time to sit at the feet of Jesus. 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.

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.

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

WaterStep Shoe Sorting

Join us for a day of sorting shoes for WaterStep on Thursday, 07/14/2022! This is one part of the process of what the organization does to help fund water projects and bring clean drinking water to places all over the world.

Sign up here: https://bit.ly/StMMWaterStep714

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT APPLICATION: July 31, 2022

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.

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.

Two dates are available: Saturday, July 30th or 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

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

We invite all young adults (18-40) to join us for a summer with "The Chosen"! The Chosen is the first-ever multi-season TV show about the life of Jesus. Created outside of the Hollywood system, The Chosen allows us to see Him through the eyes of those who knew Him.

Wednesday evenings, from 6:30-8:30 PM, for snacks, drinks, and fellowship. No prep required, come when you can and as often as you can! Each week will feature a "Chosen Brew" to go along with our weekly discussions.

For more info and to let us know you're in click the button above!

Each month, St. Margaret Mary welcomes everyone to our Special Disciples of Jesus Mass. We hope your family will join us as we invite all Special Needs family and friends to St. Margaret Mary on Sunday, June 26th at 3:00 PM with reception & fellowship following in the Hospitality Room.

We know Mass can be a struggle for many families, so we hope to have a beautiful, unique celebration together where all feel welcome. Just come as you are! Your family will be welcomed with open arms and will hopefully meet other families in similar situations. The Mass will be shorter and geared towards our children. We hope to foster a Catholic community here with fellowship following Mass, so stick around to meet other families and kids.

Mark your calendars for Tuesday, August 2nd at 8 PM, for a Family Night Out at Racing Louisville and Lynn Family Stadium! Buy your tickets now!

We've set up the opportunity to purchase tickets for a group rate through Racing Louisville FC for $24 each (plus tax) in Section 221 (they are reserved together for you all to purchase). Link to purchase tickets is now live!

This very special FREE event is unlike any ever offered in Louisville.

Knowing and understanding the science of our bodies leads to greater appreciation of and respect for self as well as femininity and masculinity, empowers young men and young women to make good choices, leads to better overall healthcare, and provides the impetus for all men and women to live virtuously in every stage/state of life. As humans, we cannot fully understand ourselves individually as male or female if we don’t understand the other.

ALL are invited {Teens @ parental discretion}

St. Gabriel Catholic Church
5505 Bardstown Rd.
Louisville, KY 40291