Parish News & Announcements
While Masses are suspended, we will not be publishing a traditional bulletin. Please share this information with those who may not follow us online. You can also sign up for our weekly email here to get this content directly in your inbox.
Each Friday in May, we will be live streaming a Rosary on Facebook Live. May is a month that Catholics show their love and devotion to Mary in a particular way. The stream will begin at 6pm on the Holy Family Parish Facebook page.
Pope Francis is encouraging families to "rediscover the beauty of praying the Rosary at home in the month of May." He has provided two prayers to Our Lady that can be prayed at the end of the Rosary during this month. Read his letter and access the prayers here.
On Friday, May 8th, Holy Family School will hold their traditional May Crowning. The service will be live streamed on the Holy Family School Facebook page at 9am. Once the stream is started, it will be shared to the parish Facebook. Soon after the stream ends, it will be posted on YouTube as well.
St. Vincent de Paul Update
Your Saint Vincent de Paul Society would again like to thank you for your prayers and donations during this very strange time. While we are navigating through oceans of uncertainty, we frequently encounter islands of hope and comfort. Like this last week, while a volunteer was purchasing some supplies for our food pantry at Grant Line Walmart. Seeing the bulk quantities of items, the checkout clerk asked the volunteer if this food was going to help people in need? When the volunteer responded yes, the clerk asked him to go back into the store and get $25 more in supplies and she would pay for it herself. Helping others that we will likely never meet or can pay us back is our calling as Catholics, as followers of Christ!
As a reminder, our St. Vincent food pantry donation box has been relocated to the drop off area at the In Heaven’s Eyes building on the East end of campus. In May, we would love for you to donate canned fruit or anything you find on discount or sale. Thank you again for your prayers!
Moving Forward from Pandemic
Archbishop Charles C. Thompson addresses moving forward from the pandemic in a letter to the faithful: www.archindy.org/archbishop/pandemic2020.html
Join us each Sunday on Facebook Live for Mass!
Liturgy guides with the readings and music for each Sunday will be available at holyfamilynewalbany.com/covid19. Download or view them on your phone to follow along while live streaming. Guides for the 3rd Sunday of Easter are here:
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Like and follow us on Facebook to be notified when we go live. We will begin the stream 5 minutes before the scheduled time so you pray in silence before we begin.
Not on Facebook? No problem! All our live streams are now available even without an account. Go to our Facebook page and click on the "Live" tab (on the left on computers). The video will also be available on holyfamilynewalbany.org/covid19 by 10am each Sunday.
Youth Ministry
Virtual Middle School Bible Studies
Our Monday night Bible studies open to 6th-8th graders are continuing! Abbi and the students are having lots of fun catching up and praying together. Students who have not participated before are invited to join!
When: Mondays, 6-7pm
Link to join: https://meetingsamer6.webex.com/meet/abbihamm97
Questions? Email Abbi Hamm at ahamm@holyfamilynewalbany.org
Summer Daze is a series of service and social events put on by Catalyst Catholic in collaboration with deanery parishes. It's open to rising 6th graders through outgoing 8th graders. The cost is $25 per day and your children can attend as few or many as they like. Full info and registration can be accessed on this page.
Online Giving
Your continued financial support is needed and appreciated during this time. If you are able to continue to give your weekly donation during this time, please consider signing up for our online giving program through Faith Direct.
You may also mail your weekly envelope to our office:
Holy Family Parish
129 West Daisy Lane
New Albany, IN 47150