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The Parish Office is trying to limit the amount of face to face contact so we ask that you please wear a mask when stopping by. We also have labeled boxes in the breezeway between the two sets of double doors for you to drop off anything you need to turn into the Parish Office. We do check these throughout the day. Or please feel free to use the night drop located before the main Parish building entrance on the right. We have been opening up the church everyday usually by 8:00 a.m. for personal visits during the daytime, which is an opportunity for personal prayer or even personal devotions. We are continuing to live-stream our weekday daily Masses at NOON and also our Saturday evening 5:00 p.m. Mass.
Guide Book & Directory UPDATES Update Membership Information Now
Does our Church database have YOUR family membership record correct? Here is your chance to update YOUR record for our annual Guide Book & Directory (if you haven’t already done so). It is time for us to update our database with any changes, additions, or deletions that may have occurred in YOUR family over the past year. Have you changed your phone number? Have you moved? Are you preparing to move soon? Are all of your children still at home and are they all included in your membership record? Do you want your record published? If you have not already informed the Church Office about changes to your record, please let us know now so that the information in the Guide Book & Directory is correct. Deadline is Wednesday, August 3rd. The Church Office number is 502-426-1588. Thank you for your help!
School Supply Collection July 25/26
The Human Needs and Concerns Committee will collect needed school supplies for the children that Sister Visitor and Eastern Area Community Ministries serve. Your help and generosity would be greatly appreciated.
Most Needed: Backpacks (new/gently used), 2 Pocket Folders, Spiral Notebooks, Loose Leaf Paper, Pencil Pouches/Boxes, #2 Pencils, Ink Pens (black, red, blue) Needed: Crayons (8/16/24 packs), Washable Markers, Colored Pencils, Glue Sticks, Highlighters, Blunt Scissors
Cash, Check and Gift Cards are always used by these organizations. Please return all school supplies on the weekend of July 25/26. Place supplies on the identified table in the Parish Hallway. Designated envelopes will be on the table for checks, cash and gift cards. Write checks to either: EACM or Sister Visitor and NOT to Saint Margaret Mary. Place all monetary contributions into the deposit box outside of the PAC. Contact Ellen Venhoff with questions, 548-4835 / ekvenhoff@gmail.com. Thank you for your kindness & support!
Summer Blood Drive
Make your appointment online today to give blood and help save a life! Join us on Monday July 27, between 1:00-6:00 p.m.
Please, join us from the comfort of your own home to discuss Robin Diangelo’s best-selling book, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. According to Wikipedia, this book “discusses many different aspects and manifestations of white fragility that Diangelo encountered in her work as a diversity and inclusion training facilitator.” Father John Judie and parishioner, Susan Sherman will facilitate this study via Google Meet. Participants can join by phone or computer:
WHEN: Mondays, July 27 – Aug. 31 from 7:00-8:30 p.m. |OR| Tuesdays, July 28 – Sept. 1 from 9:30-11:00 a.m. REGISTER / QUESTIONS: Susan Sherman, 502-548-2161 / susherman54@gmail.com
Come & See Session: R.C.I.A.
Interested in becoming Catholic or know someone who is? Questions about the Catholic Faith? We invite you to “Come & See” if the Catholic Church is right for you. The R.C.I.A. is a process for exploring the Roman Catholic faith, teaching, practice, and way of life. It is a process of conversion which includes prayer, learning, fellowship, and discernment within the Christian community. A New Group is starting in August! For more info, please contact Dave Huber, davidhuber@outlook.com / 593-7677 or Dawn Della Bella, ddellabella@stmm.org / 690-2827
COME & SEE SESSION:
Tuesday, July 28th | 7:00-8:00 p.m. | Library (we will practice social distancing protocol)
Archdiocese Safe Environment Training
The Archdiocese of Louisville is committed to ensuring that children and youth who worship, study or participate in church-sponsored activities can do so in the safest and most secure setting possible. In an effort to fulfill this commitment, all employees or volunteers who have contact with children or youth (18 and under) for ANY length of time are required to participate in one of the Safe Environment Training Workshops and have a background check. Trainings have resumed in compliance with local, state & federal government regulations. Things could change at any moment.*FOR THE MOST UP TO DATE SCHEDULE LISTING, click here. To see if you attended the workshop or to find out if your background check is current, please call the Parish Office at 426-1588.
(dates & times are subject to change) UPCOMING TRAININGS:
– July 29, 6:30 p.m. | St. Joseph Catholic Church, Bardstown (limited to 50) | 310 W Stephen Foster Ave – Parish Center (Bardstown, KY)
– July 30, 6:30 p.m. | St. Gabriel (limited to 50) | 5505 Bardstown Rd, – Gymnasium
Habitat House Build – 2020
All CDC regulations are in place, and we are ready to send our Church volunteers to build our 9th Habitat House. It was framed by workers from Whittenberg Construction Co. in May-June. We are grateful they sent their people to Habitat instead of home! Again our build is in the Lake Louisvilla area off Westport Rd. Our group is now the Catholic Quintet, instead of Quartet. St. Bernadette joined Epiphany, St. Albert, SMM & St. Patrick will build our Partner Family’s home. Building this summer will be fun, rewarding, and a little challenging. Temperatures will be taken, Masks will be worn, Distancing will be observed, Hand washing stations are IN, Bring own lunch & bottled water, Work 8:00-3:30 pm, & HAVE FUN!
SCHEDULE Thursday, August 20 | Saturday, September 12 | Thursday, September 24
Each Church will work 1 day in July, August & September with 6 volunteers, plus regular Habitat workers to instruct & assist us. Only 4 days total, so sign up early online here or call Dick/Brenda Gardner at 502-228-0504, Enjoy being a part of this wonderful project!
DivorceCare ONLINE This Summer! DivorceCare is a weekly seminar/support group that helps divorced or separated people heal from the hurt. It provides a warm, caring, and confidential environment in which participants can learn practical information and gain hope for the future. WEEKLY: Wednesdays, 7 – 8 p.m. | Now – Aug. 12 LOCATION: Online DONATION: Free – Join Anytime! TO REGISTER: Contact Denise or visit https://forms.gle/sPmRbgghbcLyh3Mg6 QUESTIONS: Denise Ruiz, 426-1588 ext. 126 or druiz@stmm.org
Please know that you may submit your contributions online, at Mass, mail in or drop off to the Parish Office or in the night drop outside the main entrance.
You are now able to submit your contributions ONLINE. This is a safe & secure way to continue your pledge and support for St. Margaret Mary. You are still welcome to mail in or drop off your donation to the Parish Office or in the locked night drop outside the main entrance to the Parish building. *All current automatic withdrawals are continuing as scheduled. We do encourage parishioners to sign up for the automatic service. The form for that is available online as well. This way of contributing benefits SMM the most because the fees are very minimal.*
Due to COVID-19, the Parish Office has changed their hours to 9:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. Many employees will be working from home for precautionary measures. Some staff members are coming in and when in the office are answering the phones or door bell in the airlock. If you need to speak to a staff member, call us at 426-1588. We remain at your service. Or click here for a list of our employees and their emails. We remain at your service.
Summer Blood Drive
Habitat House Build – 2020
DivorceCare ONLINE This Summer!
