The Fruits of our Synodal Listening |
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On the July 2022 episode of the "What's New in ArchLou" podcast, meet Vice Chancellor Tink Guthrie, our Archdiocesan Synod Coordinator, as he shares the fruits of our local Synodal listening. New episodes of "What's New in ArchLou" will be available on the first Tuesday of each month in both video and audio only here.
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Click here to read "Journeying Together" the Archdiocesan Synthesis report, Archbishop Shelton's cover letter for the Synthesis report, and reflection questions on the Synod Synthesis report.
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Newly Formed Archdiocesan Young Adult Board Kicks off its Inaugural Meeting |
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By Sarah Warner, Co-coordinator, Young Adult Board
Grounded in prayer, the Young Adult Board seeks to provide opportunities for young adults to encounter the love of Jesus Christ and His Church by listening to and voicing the needs of the young adult faithful within the Archdiocese. Evangelization, missionary discipleship formation, and the ongoing promotion and growth of pastoral ministry among young adults are at the forefront of the Young Adult Board’s mission. At the inaugural meeting held on June 22nd, Hannah Marks (St. Bernard), a board member, stressed the importance of “meeting people where they are at in their faith.” Similarly, another board member Sydney Greif (Our Mother of Sorrows), expressed a strong desire to spread hope and build up the community by remarking, “What can I be a part of and take in?”
Thirteen members appointed by Archbishop Fabre make up the Young Adult Board. Each member represents the diverse young adult population within the Archdiocese in geography, age, ethnicity, marital status, and ministry. Currently, the board has two Co-coordinators, Elizabeth Hobson (Holy Family) and Sarah Warner (St. Louis Bertrand); they share responsibility for facilitating meetings, planning agendas, and submitting reports to Archbishop Fabre. Additionally, Hannah Marks serves as the board’s Secretary. As the board prayerfully grows and discerns, it expects to create other functionary positions as may be discerned, such as Parish Outreach, Communications, Development, etc. Interestingly, the Young Adult Board does not only serve in an advisory capacity, but is also a working board tasked with furthering the Archdiocese’s vision to work closely with parishes and other agencies to empower young adults to live as disciples of Christ.
Aside from reaching out to local parishes, the Young Adult Board sees one of its first steps is to create a greater awareness of existing archdiocesan agency offerings available to young adults as well as Catholic young adult groups and apostolates throughout the Archdiocese. Accordingly, by journeying with the Office of Youth and Young Adults, the Young Adult Board will assist with meeting the objectives of the Archdiocese’s four-year agency plan for young adults. The plan consists of five main goals: to promote the importance and value of young adults, to engage mentors and catechetical leaders in sharing their faith with young adults, to present key catechetical themes in diverse ways to diverse young adult audiences, to provide more significant opportunities for young adults to celebrate their faith, and for the Archdiocese to always remain attentive to the needs of the young adult faithful.
People within the Archdiocese wishing to contact the Young Adult Board with any questions, concerns, comments, or ideas should contact the Office of Youth and Young Adults at [email protected] or call (502) 636-0296.
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See a welcome message from our Vocation Director, Very Rev. Martin A. Linebach, V.G., for any man or woman considering life as a priest or religious sister. |
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Visit our Vocation homepage here. |
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June 24
@ArchbishopFabre:
On this Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, I invite you to read the statement of the Bishops of Kentucky on today’s life-affirming decision by the Supreme Court:
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7/27/22 1:00 p.m.
(See link for cost/registration)
8/3/22 9:00 a.m.
(See link for cost/registration)
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Resources & Recommendations |
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This month, we're highlighting some helpful and timely resources for Catholics throughout the Archdiocese. We encourage you to check out the resources below.
Walking with Moms in Need
Catholic Charities and the Office of Family and Life Ministries are inviting parishes to establish volunteer committees to accompany pregnant women or struggling families – not unlike the way that many of our parishes are already accustomed to assisting resettled refugee families. Information sessions about this new program will be offered in July, with a virtual session in August. These sessions are designed to share more information so that parishes can make a decision about participating. Extensive training will be offered this fall for parishes that join this effort.
If you are interested in helping out with this project, please be in touch with your parish. Parishes will be organizing groups to attend listening sessions. These information sessions will be held:
- Saturday, July 23, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the Holy Trinity Parish (501 Cherrywood Road, Louisville) Multipurpose Building.
- Thursday, July 28, 2022, 2:00 p.m. in the St. Gabriel Parish (5505 Bardstown Road, Louisville) Loft.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2:00 p.m. by Zoom. (Please email [email protected] to obtain the link.)
Your parish office will submit the names of those who are attending.
Donate to Fill Backpacks with School Supplies
Catholic Charities of Louisville is collecting for backpacks fully loaded with school supplies to go to nearly 700 children. Won’t you help us ensure that these young students have everything they need to succeed in class? See the full list of items here. Contact Toni at [email protected] or (502) 637-9786, ext. 316 to schedule a time to drop off your donations now through July 26.
Donate to Catholic Charities of Louisville’s Food Pantry
Visits to our food pantries have tripled in the last year and continue to rise. Please consider joining us in providing life essentials to neighbors in need by donating food, personal care items, or money. See a list of our most-needed items here. At that page, click on the listing of more extensive needs and see the listing under Sister Visitor on page 7 of that document. Contact Sister Paris at [email protected] to schedule a drop-off of your items.
Check the Archdiocesan Calendar for Faith Formation Opportunities
Please check the calendar for faith formation, youth ministry and other training/formation events here.
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