Performance by les six

at the Cathedral

Tonight, Friday, February 10 at 7:30 pm, les six, a piano/ woodwind quintet will perform a diverse concert featuring music by Blumer, Saint-Saens and the esteemed Kentucky composer, Rachel Grimes. Denine LeBlanc is the pianist in the ensemble and a member of the Cathedral of the Assumption. The concert is free and open to the public.

www.les-six.org

For bios of the artists, please click here.

Cathedral Pet Food Pantry

For some who live on the street or who live alone, closest and most trusted companions have four legs. Since three determined students from Sacred Heart Model worked to establish a Pet Food Pantry in our Daily Lunch Program, those furry companions have also been served. If you wish to contribute dog or cat food when you come to Mass on weekends, there is a labeled container in the hall of the Undercroft level of church for your donations. Thanks!

Lunch guests and other clients of our Social Services Office will be able to call Chuk, 502 -309-2512, to set up appointments to meet with him in our Social Services Office. Other members of the Louisville Catholic Attorneys Group may also be assisting him when needed. Thank you Chuk, for making this possible!  

Lent begins Ash Wednesday, February 22. Join our Cathedral faith community—and nearly 13,000 Catholic communities across the United States—in a transformative Lenten journey with CRS Rice Bowl. You may pick up your Rice Bowl as you leave church. During the 40 days of Lent, we will reflect on the impact of global hunger and climate change on vulnerable communities around the world, and we will pray, fast and give alms to help our sisters and brothers in need. Lent is a season for intentionally slowing down to pay closer attention to our relationship with God, our neighbors and our planet.

The next meeting of the book club will take place on February 13 at 7 pm in the Adult Formation Room on the 2nd floor of parish office. This month’s book is Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson. It is available in e-book, paperback and audio formats. It is also available used.

Seminarian Michael Schultz will be ordained Transitional Deacon at the Cathedral at 11 am on Saturday, February 18. He will also lead the Vespers Service at 7 pm that evening at the Cathedral. Receptions will follow both events. All are invited to celebrate this special day with him. Also, Michael will preach at St. Athanasius, 5915 Outer Loop Circle, Louisville, KY 40219 at the 11 am Mass on Sunday, February 19. 

The Cathedral would also like to congratulate Kenny Nauert, Matthew Millay, Van Tran & Yen Tran who will be having their Ordination on Saturday, March 25 at 11 am.

House Bill 21 - Access to State IDs

As you are most likely aware, our Cathedral Social Services Office regularly helps those who are homeless or without funds with a voucher to obtain a state ID. This has been a priority our parish has championed for at least 12 years. The cost of IDs has gone up. Please see this message from The Coalition for the Homeless:

Kentuckians experiencing homelessness need access to IDs

Official state IDs are an essential key to getting access to housing, medication, employment, and interacting with the world. For someone without a fixed address, getting an official ID is incredibly difficult. People who have been displaced by eviction or have been living on the streets rarely have all the necessary documentation to get this critical credential.  

Our state must make it easier for Kentuckians experiencing homelessness to get a photo ID.

HB 21 updates current law by:

· Reducing the cost for agencies and people experiencing homelessness from $10 to $5

· Allowing 16 and 17-year-olds that are experiencing homelessness to get an ID without parental consent

· Allowing people to renew a driver's license while they are temporarily homeless

Click here if you wish to lend your support House Bill 21.

Kelty Organ Recital

Philip Brisson, Organist

Cathedral of the Assumption

Friday, February 24 at 7:30 pm

Free - Open to the Public

Dr. Brisson will play preludes and postludes of the liturgical year.

Two-Sunday Lenten Offering

March 19 and 25 after 9:30 Mass

Cathedral Undercroft

Presenter: Michael Cirone

What do we know of Paul from his Epistles read each Sunday of Lent?

Why is Saint Paul important to us as Catholics?

Paul’s “Road to Damascus”

The Journeys of Paul



Paul’s Message to the Gentiles... and to us today

Coffee and donuts will be served.

Immaculata Classical Academy’s 2022-2023 Speaker Series

will be hosting Dr. Peter Kreeft on Friday, February 17 at

7 pm. Peter Kreeft, Ph.D., is a professor of philosophy at Boston College. He is a regular contributor to several Christian publications, is in wide demand as a speaker at conferences, and is the author of over 80 books on philosophy, theology, and apologetics. His talk is titled “Raising Saints in the Digital Age." The event will be held at Immaculata Classical Academy, 440 Zorn Avenue. A free wine and cheese reception will be provided.

Men's Retreat

DeSales invites all men in the community to our fifth annual Men's Retreat on Saturday, February 18. The retreat, "Sacrifice," will be led by Fr. Dustin Hungerford '06 and will include small-group discussion and the Sacrament of Reconciliation. The retreat will conclude by celebrating Mass. 

The retreat fee is $10 and includes a light breakfast and lunch. Pre-registration is requested by Wednesday, February 15 by contacting Brian Reilly at 502-883-2436 or brian.reilly@desaleshs.com. 

The event will be held at DeSales High School,

425 W. Kenwood Drive.

Craig A. Ford, Jr. will give the

Seventeenth Annual Thomas Merton

Black History Month Lecture 

at 7 pm, Tuesday, February 21, at Hilary's

on the Bellarmine Campus

His lecture is entitled:

“Thomas Merton’s Letters to a White Liberal,

In a Queer Key.”

This event is free and open to the public.

Craig A. Ford, Jr., is a moral theologian at St. Norbert College, and writes at the intersection of the Catholic moral tradition, queer theory and critical race theory. A scholar-activist, Professor Ford is a sought-out speaker for sexuality and racial justice workshops and seminars, and his current book project seeks to articulate a new theology of sex and gender for the Roman Catholic tradition. In this lecture,

Dr. Ford seeks to place Merton's work into a deeper conversation with anti-racist work and, as the Church confronts the forces of homophobia and transphobia in our day, Dr. Ford will place Merton's work in dialogue with black queer voices past and present. !

St. Louis Bertrand

Rosary Altar Society

Dessert Card Party

St. Louis Bertrand Church Rosary Altar Society is holding its annual Dessert Card Party on Saturday, February 25,

1-4 pm. This event will be held on the church campus

(1104 South Sixth Street, Louisville) in O’Brien Hall

on the 3rd floor. Admission is $5, and lunch is available to purchase. Desserts are free. The event will include special raffles, capitol prizes of $2,000, and two $250 prizes as well as a $500 gift card tree raffle. For questions or reservations of groups of six or more, call

Barbara Klump at 502-634-5559. 

(Charitable Gaming License #ORG0000780)

Franciscan Kitchen Trivia Night

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Doors open at 6:15 pm and Trivia begins at 7 pm

Holy Family Saffin Center (Parish Center)

3938 Poplar Level Road, 40213

100 Questions covering 10 Fun Topics

$20 Entry Fee per player

6-8 players per team

Over 50 Silent Auction Items

To reserve a table, please call the Franciscan Kitchen at 502-589-0140 or Alan Kissel at 502-553-2504 or visit www.franciscankitchen.org to reserve a table and pay online.

No outside alcoholic beverages may be brought in.

Beer and Soft Drinks will be sold.

Bring food and snacks to share at your table.

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