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The Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry and its African Ministries offer a Swahili Mass (Kiswahili Misa) on the 3rd Sunday of the month at 2:00 p.m., St. Martin de Porres Catholic Church located at 3112 West Broadway, Louisville, KY 40211. Join Fr. Deogratias Ssamba, A.J. for the Mass. All are welcome! Swahili is a Bantu language widely used as a lingua franca (a language that is adopted as a common language between speakers whose native languages are different) in East Africa and having official status in several countries. Many members of our African Catholic community speak Swahili. For further details, please call the Office of Multicultural Ministry at 502.471.2146.
The Safe Environment trainings are important training sessions designed to promote a safe, respectful, and inclusive environment for all. This training, along with an Archdiocese of Louisville issued background check, is mandatory for anyone working with children. Even if you think you will be working with children in the future, but are unsure, you are strongly encouraged to take advantage of these sessions. The trainings begin promptly at 6:30 p.m.
For more information, contact Martine Siegel at msiegel@archlou.org or call (502) 636-1044.
Presenter: Annette Mandley-Turner, Executive Director, Archdiocese of Louisville Multicultural Ministry Office
Cost: $10.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Preregistration is required. Contact Lynn McDaniel at lmcdaniel@archlou.org or (502) 636-0296, ext.1267.
Catechist Credit: 3 hours apply toward Theology in the content area of Culture/Diversity
Our faith community is enriched when we walk in the shoes of one another, entering the joy, struggle, and wisdom of cultures beyond our own. Embracing diversity means listening with humility, learning with curiosity, and reflecting God’s image through every voice, tradition, and story. It invites us to share in worship, hospitality, and service in ways that honor differences while uniting us in love, justice, and solidarity. By stepping into unfamiliar cultural contexts—through cuisine, music, language, and rituals—we deepen our faith, broaden our understanding, and become a more welcoming family for all who seek God.
Join Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre for the annual Green Mass at St. Raphael the Archangel Church on September 25 at 6:30 p.m. This will be the first Mass celebrated in the archdiocese under the new Mass for the Care of Creation formulary issued by the Vatican in July.
Following Mass, there will be a reception with light refreshments in the school cafeteria. Area high school environmental student groups will present projects demonstrating their care for our common home.
Presenter: Adam Zoeller, Theology Teacher, Sacred Heart Academy
Cost: $10.00 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Preregistration is required. Contact Lynn McDaniel at lmcdaniel@archlou.org or (502) 636-0296, ext.1267.
Catechist Credit: 3 hours apply toward Catechetics
In light of Pope Leo’s recent comments supporting the use of media literacy in formation, this session will explore the opportunities associated with film to supplement middle and secondary school theology courses. The use of break-out rooms and faith sharing will be used to analyze media that engages today’s youth.
Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will celebrate Mass and the Rite of Admission to Candidacy for 13 men in diaconal formation on Saturday, September 27 at 9 a.m. at Saint Peter the Apostle Church.
The Archdiocese of Louisville’s Office of Multicultural Ministry and its African Ministries offer a Kirundi/Kinyarwanda Mass on the 4th Sunday of the month, at 12:00 p.m., St. Thomas More Catholic Church located at 6105 South Third Street, Louisville, KY 40214. Join Fr. Expedito Muwonge for the Mass. All are welcome! Kirundi, also known as Rundi, is a Bantu language and the national language of Burundi. It is a dialect spoken in Rwanda and adjacent parts of Tanzania, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, as well as in Kenya. Kinyarwanda, Rwandan or Rwanda, officially known as Ikinyarwanda, is a Bantu language and the national language of Rwanda. It is a dialect of the Rwanda-Rundi language that is spoken in Burundi and adjacent parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. Many members of our African Catholic community speak both languages. For further details, please call the Office of Multicultural Ministry at 502.471.2146.
Join us as Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre celebrates a Blue Mass honoring the dedication and sacrifices of active, retired, and deceased Central Kentucky first responders. Father Jeffrey Shooner, archdiocesan vicar general, will preach.
Let us come together to pray for life, charity, justice, and peace! People from every religious tradition and faith conviction are invited to attend.
The annual Red Mass will be celebrated on Wednesday, October 1 at the Cathedral of the Assumption in Louisville at 12:15 p.m. Please join the legal and judicial communities for the 10th consecutive Mass of the Holy Spirit invoking God’s blessing and guidance on all those in the legal profession. Archbishop Shelton J. Fabre will serve as the principal celebrant and homilist.
Presenter: Art Turner, Office of Faith Formation Director, Archdiocese of Louisville
Cost: $10 (check payable to ALMI)
Registration: Preregistration is required. Contact Lynn McDaniel at lmcdaniel@archlou.org or (502) 636-0296, ext.1267.
Catechist Credit: 2.5 hours applies toward Theology in the content Scripture
This class is a survey of the primary themes of Scripture and how they are relevant to our lives today.