Free employment assistance classes to be offered Sept. 9, 16 and 23

Anyone who is in need of employment assistance is invited to a series of three free classes to be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Sept. 9, 16 and 23 at the Cathedral of the Assumption’s Patterson Education Center, 424 S. Fifth St. in downtown Louisville.

Free parking is available after 6 p.m. in a public garage across the street from the Patterson center.

Volunteers from Catholic churches with expertise in job search strategies will conduct the classes. Topics addressed are dealing with job loss, resume writing, networking, interviewing, job search skills and financial concerns.

For information and registration, contact Peggy McCarty at Catholic Charities at 637-9786.

Carmelite Nun to profess vows

Sister Marion of the Sacred Heart Janis Picciano, a native of Long Island, N.Y., will make her solemn profession of vows as a Discalced Carmelite Nun on Sunday, Sept. 5, at the Carmelite Monastery Chapel, 1740 Newburg Road.

The profession Mass and veiling ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. and is open to the public. Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz will be the principal celebrant at the Mass. Priests who wish to concelebrate are welcome.

Contemplative Outreach of Kentucky schedules enrichment weekend

Contemplative Outreach of Kentucky will have an enrichment weekend Sept. 17 and 18 in Louisville.

On Sept. 17, Sister of Charity of Nazareth Emily Nabholtz will speak on “Nurturing Our Call to Contemplation” at 7 p.m. at Our Lady of the Woods Chapel on the campus of Bellarmine University, 2001 Newburg Road. The suggested donation is $10.

On Sept. 18, Maureen Kelly will give a workshop on “The Jewish Mystical Tradition” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Social Room at the Ursuline Motherhouse, 3115 Lexington Road. The suggested donation is $25.

The deadline for registration is Sept. 8. For information and registration, call Dr. Elayne Roose at 451-1738.

Bible study planned at 2 churches

A three-week Bible study program for adults, “Stories of Daniel: Inspiration and Advice from the Book of Daniel,” is planned at two Louisville Catholic churches.

The program will be offered at Church of the Ascension, 4600 Lynnbrook Drive, at 7 p.m. on three Sundays — Sept. 19 and 26 and Oct. 3.

The same program also will be held at St. Athanasius Church, 5915 Outer Loop, at 7 p.m. on three Wednesdays — Sept. 22 and 29 and Oct. 6.

Karen Purnell will be the facilitator for the programs, which are open to the public. No pre-registration is required.

Shively Area Ministries plans concert and banquet at Incarnation Church

Shively Area Ministries’ annual banquet and concert, entitled “The Music of Ministry,” will be held Thursday, Sept. 30, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at Incarnation Church, 2229 Lower Hunters Trace.

Featured will be the Masterpiece Brass Quintet and The Monarchs.

Incarnation Church will be honored at the banquet for its faithful support to the ministries. Others to be honored as long-time partners in ministry are St. Lawrence Church parishioners Betty and Bob Bradley, St. Agnes Church parishioner Virginia Brown, Beechmont Christian Church members Angie and John Hare, and Chapel Hill UCC members Laverne and Bud Britt.

Incarnation, St. Lawrence and Mary Queen of Peace are Catholic Church members of Shively Area Ministries.

Tickets for the banquet and concert are $25 and must be purchased by Sept. 15. For information, call 447-4330, ext. 23.

Veritas Society to offer fall classes

The Veritas Society, a lifelong learning institute sponsored by the Bellarmine University School of Professional and Continuing Studies, will begin its fall schedule of classes on Sept. 27. Classes continue through Nov. 4.

A reception and orientation for new and returning participants will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 15, in the Knight’s Hall lobby at the Bellarmine campus on Newburg Road. Individuals will be able to learn about and register for courses.

For information, or for a course catalogue, call 272-8374.

The Veritas Society also will offer a “Lunch and Learn Series” beginning at noon Monday, Sept. 27, with a presentation by Dr. Adewale Troutman, director of the Louisville Metro Department of Health and Wellness. Five other programs in the series will be held at noon on successive Mondays.

The cost for the series is $60 per person; individual sessions are $11 per person. For information and reservations, call Patty Murrell at 272-8374.

Eagle Scout project helps children’s home recycle

Tyler Skaggs, a senior at St. Xavier High School, has constructed and donated to the St. Joseph Children’s Home two wooden recycling cabinets as part of his Eagle Scout project.

Skaggs, 18, was honored at the home Aug. 29 when he and his family met with St. Joseph board president Gene Eckert and past president John Straub.

The cabinets house plastic bags to hold items to be recycled, such as paper and aluminum products. Skaggs wanted to do something to help the children’s home because he had a great-uncle who grew up there, and his family has long been supporters of the home and its efforts to care for abused children.

Sally Walko, development associate for St. Joseph, said the cabinets are painted in bright, primary colors and are popular with both the children who reside at the home on Frankfort Avenue and with the staff.

Middle school mixer

St. Bernard School, 7500 Tangelo Drive, will host a mixer for middle school-aged students from 8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 11.

Appropriate dress is required, and parents must pick up their children at the gymnasium door. Tickets are $8, and a maximum of 480 tickets will be sold only at the day and time of the mixer. For information, call the school at 239-5178.

Following are anniversaries of the deaths of priests of the Dioceses of Bardstown and Louisville and the Archdiocese of Louisville that occur in the coming week. These are listed each week so they may be remembered in prayers.

Sept. 5

Father Joseph J. Rives, 1971, born in Lebanon, Ky., in 1895 and ordained in 1920 at St. Meinrad Abbey; a pastor in Reed, Cloverport and Louisville; a pastor of St. Frances of Rome Church.

Sept. 6

Father Francis M. Burch, 1968, born in 1900 in Fancy Farm, Ky.; ordained in 1929 in Louisville; a pastor in Finley (1933-37) and Holy Cross, Ky. (1937-1968) parishes.

Sept. 7

Father Thomas W. White, 1918, born in Ireland in 1858 and ordained in 1881 at Preston Park Seminary Chapel; professor at seminaries and first pastor of St. Frances of Rome Church (Louisville) for 31 years.

Msgr. J. William McKune, 1969, born in 1915 in Louisville and ordained in 1940 in Switzerland; degrees of J.C.L. (Catholic University) and S.T.L. (Innsbruck); longtime member of The Record staff (1946-1961); a pastor of St. Thomas More Church (1961-1969) and St. Aloysius Church in Pewee Valley (1969).

Sept. 8

Father Joseph Rogers, 1846, born in 1797 in Fairfield, Ky., and ordained in 1823 by Bishop Benedict Flaget; taught at St. Joseph College; served in Axtel (1830-1836); returned to St. Thomas Church; died at the age of 50.

Father Richard E. Hommrich, 1976, native of Louisville born in 1910, ordained in 1934 in Rome; a pastor in Shelbyville and in Louisville at St. Mary Magdalen, St. Denis and Holy Name parishes; uncle to Father Thomas Hommrich.

Sept. 10

Father William Martin Buckman, 1908, born in 1849 in Stithton, Ky.; ordained in 1880 at Louisville Cathedral; first resident pastor in Fredericktown and a pastor in New Haven; had three sisters who were Sisters of Loretto.

Father James Dalton, 1971, from Ireland in 1909; ordained in 1934 by Archbishop John Floersh; a pastor of St. Thomas Church (Bardstown) and St. Patrick Church (Louisville) and founding pastor of St. Martha Church (Louisville); had one uncle and one brother who were also priests.

Necrology is prepared by Father Dale Cieslik, archivist of the Archdiocese of Louisville.