6th Sunday of Easter

Maria Hayes • May 20, 2025

Christ has Risen, as He said He would, Alleluia!!!

 

What a difference a few days makes. Last week was the close of another amazing school year. We had our annual Field Day, 8th Grade Awards, & 8th Grade Graduation. With the start of Memorial Weekend, the parish campus watches the departure of school students and the arrival of various construction crews. It seems that summer break should just be called construction season. We do work throughout the year, but certainly, we take advantage of the longer student absence to do more extensive work.

On Monday, June 2, folks from Koetter Construction will be arriving to begin the two-week demolition on the old boiler smokestack. For safety reasons, we will have to disconnect the electrical power to the church, cafeteria wing & middle school wings of the building. All the power for those areas enters the building for distribution through the old boiler – now mechanical – room. Duke Utilities determined the proximity of the lines and need for an extensive personnel lift to be too close, so the system will have to be de-energized. This discovery last year during the Seventy & Strong Church refresh work is the primary reason the demolition did not take place last year. Fortunately, the Fr Marchino Gym is on a separate electrical feed, and we plan to continue with Masses in the Gym for the weekend of June 7-8th.

You may have noticed the huge pile of playground equipment sitting in the yard next to the Parish Office Building since April 23. With the start of summer break, work will commence installation of the new playground equipment. There will be one unit where the existing playground equipment is located. A new set east of the existing, near where the outdoor volleyball court is located. Plus, a new swing set in the northwest corner of the sports field where the current sunshade is placed. This upgrade is partially funded by generosity from parents & patrons at the HFS Gala back in February. It is also a response to the increased enrollment at HFS.

Memorial Day

Please pause this weekend to pray for and remember

those who gave all, for all of us.

 

Eternal Rest Grant unto them O Lord,

and let Perpetual Light shine upon them.


May they rest in peace.

 

Congratulations to Cody & Makenzie

Married at Holy Family Saturday May 24!

Know of our prayer for you both.

 

Nothing Less than saints for the Holy Family of God.

Holy Family, Living Resurrection Glory, Pray for us.

~ Fr Jeremy M. Gries

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By Carolyn Kannapel • February 25, 2026
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By Carolyn Kannapel • February 4, 2026
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Parishioner Doris Wilson Passes Away

By Carolyn Kannapel • January 29, 2026
Doris adored being Mom, Grandma, and Gigi to her beloved children, grandchildren, and great-grandsons. We loved her more than anything and will miss her so much. She enjoyed making our favorite foods (including her chicken salad, fresh tomatoes with cottage cheese, mouse sandwiches, curly noodles, chili, fruit faces, sunshine salad, meringue pie with “syrup,” and chocolate pudding pie), sewing (especially our Halloween costumes), throwing helicopter seeds, seeing our performances and games, watching the UK Wildcats play, and spending time with her family. Providence alumni may remember her smiling face and helping hand behind the desk in the front office, where she served as secretary for many years. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on February 3, 2026 at Newcomer Cremations, Funerals & Receptions (3309 Ballard Lane, New Albany, IN 47150). Her Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on February 4, 2026 at Holy Family Catholic Church (129 W. Daisy Lane, New Albany, IN 47150), with burial to follow at Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery.

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By Carolyn Kannapel • January 29, 2026
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Lenten Adoration

By Carolyn Kannapel • January 28, 2026
Adoration will be every Monday - Friday during Lent, and the first week of Easter. By signing up for an hour, you are committing to that day and time for each week of Lent and the first week of Easter.

Parishioner Evelyn Baumann Passes Away

By Carolyn Kannapel • January 23, 2026
Evelyn Rose Baumann, 102, passed away on January 20, 2026, at the Waters of Georgetown in Georgetown, Indiana. Evelyn was born on February 3, 1923, to the late Martin Libs and Caroline Zimmerman Libs. Evelyn retired from Floyd Memorial Hospital after being a loyal and caring nurse for 22 years. She was a devoted catholic and attended Holy Family Catholic Church, New Albany, Indiana. She was a proud member of Holy Family's quilting group. Evelyn also enjoyed working jigsaw puzzles, playing cards, making crafts including counted-cross stitch, and was an excellent seamstress. Evelyn in preceded in death by her parents; her loving husband, Irvin "Bud" Baumann; her siblings, Irvin Libs, Raymond Libs, Bertha Eckert, Mary Morthorst, Dorothy Sprigler, Sister Dolorita Libs, and Anna Lee Gesenhues. Evelyn is survived by several loving nieces and nephews; and many extended family and friends.  A funeral mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, Daisy Lane, New Albany, Indiana, on Friday, January 30, 2026, at 11:00 am and Evelyn will be laid to rest at Saint Mary's of the Knobs, Floyds Knobs, Indiana.

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By Carolyn Kannapel • January 21, 2026
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