Reverend Joseph E. Kurtz, D.D. Bishop | Archdiocese of Louisville

The Marian Committee will hold a First Saturday Devotion on August 3 at St. Ignatius Martyr Church, located at 1818 Rangeland Road. The event will begin with Mass at 9 a.m., followed by the devotion and reconciliation at 9:30 a.m. The devotion will include adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Fatima prayers, the rosary with meditation, and music by Sarah Nettleton Cleary.

St. Margaret Mary Church, situated at 7813 Shelbyville Road, will offer its monthly VENTUS service—eucharistic adoration with modern worship music—on August 7. Adoration will commence in silence at 6:30 p.m., followed by music and confession at 7 p.m., and Benediction around 8 p.m. For more information, contact Dr. Holly Smith at hsmith@stmm.org.

The Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality in Mount Saint Francis, Indiana, is offering two retreats in August. For further details, call the retreat center at 812-923-8817.

Catholic Singles of Louisville, a group for individuals in their 40s, meets on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30 p.m. Members participate in monthly prayer services and social gatherings such as dances, concerts, trivia nights, and game nights. For more information and location details, contact Mike Miller at 572-5240 or mike25k@aol.com.

The Catholic Singles Adults Club for those aged 50 and over will gather to play Putt-Putt on August 4 at 3 p.m. For information and directions, call 553-1476. Additionally, the same club will meet for dinner at Cliff House Pizza on August 11 at 5 p.m. Contact the same number for details.

American Red Cross blood drives are scheduled as follows:

Donors of all blood types are needed urgently; especially type O donors are encouraged to pre-register by calling 1-800-RED-CROSS or visiting redcrossblood.org. Walk-ins are welcome.

Catholic Charities of Louisville is seeking volunteers for data entry work that can be done anytime Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., located at their office on 435 E Broadway. For more information, contact Karen Pate at kpate@archlou.org.

A grief support group known as GRASP (Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing) meets monthly on the second Monday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Holy Trinity Church’s multipurpose building located at 501 Cherrywood Road. For additional information, email Lindacicca@yahoo.com.

Nourish for Caregivers—a program designed for those caring for an aging parent, spouse or loved one—meets every second Wednesday of each month both in-person at St Margaret Mary Church’s Spirituality Center (7813 Shelbyville Road) and via Zoom starting from July's meeting held on August's meeting starts from July's meeting starting from July's meeting starts from July's meeting starting from July's meeting startsfrom July'smeeting startsfromJuly'smeeting startsfromJuly'smeeting startsfromJuly'smeeting startsfromJuly'smeeting startsfromJuly'smeetingstartsfromJuly’smeetingstartsfromJuly’smeetingstartsstartsstartingstartsstartsstartingstartsstaringstartingstartsstarringstartingstartsstaringstartingstarstaringstar

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