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June, 2009

Saint Peter the Apostle Parish, Louisville, Ky.

Saint Peter the Apostle parish, located in southwest Jefferson County, serves nearly 5,000 parishioners. It was created on April 8, 2008, the 200th anniversary of the founding of the Archdiocese of Louisville. It serves the south Dixie area of Louisville.

Presentation Academy, Louisville, Ky.

Presentation Academy serves young women in grades 9-12. Founded in 1831 by the Sisters of Charity of Nazareth, it is the oldest continuously operating high school in Louisville.

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz talks with host Reed Yadon about various topics on the new television program, Conversations. Available on television, radio, and via webcast or audio/video podcast. Click for links and more information. NEW: Also listen to Archbishop Kurtz praying the rosary.

Katie McCue and Cameron Lucitt helped repair the Portland-area home of Robert and Jessica Bentley.

Portland family gets help from both near and far

Glenn Rutherford

Youth from Boston join Sister Visitor, Epiphany Church and others to help repair the Bentley family’s house

Robert Bentley was familiar with struggles and poverty long before this latest recession came knocking on everyone’s door.

He and his wife Jessica have fought with hard times for years, hard times made worse when Robert fell off a roof in 2004 and shattered his right leg.

“I was totally disabled,” he said last week, pointing to the artificial limb that is now a part of his life. “We have six girls and a boy, and when I lost my leg things were already bad. Then they got worse.”

Schnitzelburg senior center survives budget crisis

Glenn Rutherford

The $55,000 needed to keep the center open was restored to metro government’s budget

The Senior Wellness Center at Schnitzelburg has apparently dodged a financial bullet.

The $55,000 in Louisville Metro funds necessary to keep the center open has been restored to Mayor Jerry Abramson’s proposed budget. That means the center with the long name — it’s officially known as the Ministries United of South Central Louisville (MUSCL) Senior Wellness Center at Schnitzelburg — will not have to close its doors.

“As far as we know, they’ve restored the entire $55,000,” Brad Castleberry, the center’s director, said last Friday, June 26. “The new budget was approved (by the Louisville Metro Council) on Thursday night.”

Archdiocese of Louisville Calendar

2009 Parish Festival and Picnic Schedule