3rd Sunday of Lent

Carolyn Kannapel • March 4, 2026

Pastor’s Notes for 08 March 2026 – 3rd Sunday of Lent

Facility Updates - I wanted to apprise the parish of a few planned parish updates and projects.

    In the coming weeks, you will start seeing some minor repairs and improvements to the drainage & swell that goes around our sports field and playground area. We will be regrading the ditch in an effort to allow proper grade and drainage. We have a problem of water ponding right at the playground equipment. Last summer, we invested in the new playground structures, but now we have water saturated mulch and standing water much of the year. This is not entirely a new issue. All the water from the west “back” gym parking lot and much of the roof water flows first to the southeast (towards the playground) and under the primary school wing via culvert. This directs the vast majority of our surface rainwater first to the playground area. It then makes its way, via the existing infilled ditch around our sports field along the parking lot all the way back out to Daisy Lane. It is far from ideal. We are hoping to help the process. Koetter Construction will be assisting with this project.

     

     This past Wednesday, I had a Pre-Construction meeting with Arsee Engineers (Indianapolis) and B&L Metal Roofing Contractors (Bloomington) to prepare for two new building roofs to be installed this summer. We will be doing a complete tear-off down to the existing structural deck of the 1954 wing roof (over the cafeteria) and the 1964 wing roof (over the humanities & middle school). Both roofs have been re-roofed at least two times. The second re-roof was done over the first roof. The new ‘rubber’ roofs will have guaranteed 30-year life warrantees. The work will begin the Tuesday after Memorial Day with completion by the end of August 2026. Please be patient with the construction traffic & material storage this summer. These contracts are for a total of $568k. The funds will come from existing parish savings.


     Arsee Engineers did a roof study of all the existing parish buildings during the spring of 2024. These two roofs were flagged as the most pressing. There is evidence of water penetrating the roofs currently. While we are not experiencing much damage to the interior, they must be addressed. The study was not favorable to any of our roofs. They all need attention in the next 3-10 years, depending on which roof.

 
Holy Family is blessed by your generous past and present financial support. This makes possible such substantial and necessary facilities work without the need of a major capital campaign or special request. Please continue in your generosity, so we continue to not only build up the temple of our souls in worship of God, but maintain the various building temples where we live, learn, and have liturgy.


     We are moving into Spring. That means an increased risk of strong storms and tornadoes. If a strong storm or storm warning siren were to sound during Mass or another parish event, our evacuation storm safety locations are the interior hallways outside the cafeteria and along the humanities/middle school building. Implementing an evacuation will be facilitated by Father Gries, ushers, and other liturgical ministers designated for that Mass. Any parishioner trained is expected to assist in one of the areas. If weather and time permits, everyone on St Mary side of church (left facing altar) will exit through the doors to the left of the sanctuary outside and then back into the school through the first set of doors into the hall behind church and proceed to the refuge areas near the school office. Everyone on the St Joseph side of church (right) will exit through the cry room doors. People needing assistance go into the hall between the cry room and the cafeteria. Others will proceed left through the hall to the areas near the school office. If weather or time prohibits going outside, everyone will use the cry room lobby doors. If time or conditions do not allow an evacuation, everyone will be instructed to seek refuge between the pews and protect their heads. While I pray none of this is needed, it's good to be prepared.



Nothing Less than saints for the Holy Family of God.

Holy Family, Under the leadership of St Joseph the Carpenter, Pray for us.

~ Fr Jeremy M. Gries

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By Carolyn Kannapel • August 26, 2026
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Parishioner Mary Lopp Passes Away

By Carolyn Kannapel • August 24, 2026
Mary Ann Lopp, who was born on the 11th of May, 1937 in Corydon, Indiana, gently passed away on August 22, 2026 at Harrison Healthcare, with her family by her side. She worked for several years as a cafeteria worker for South Harrison Community School Corporation at South Central School. She was a lifelong and dedicated member of St. Peter’s Buena Vista Catholic Church and, later in life, attended Holy Family Catholic Church. She enjoyed tending to her garden, traveling, and going dancing at the Wagon Wheel. Above all, she adored her family and treasured the time she spent with them. She was rarely without her camera, always ready to capture the special moments and memories she shared with those she loved. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August 29, 2026, from 9:30 AM until 11:30 AM at Gehlbach & Royse Funeral Home (318 East Chestnut Street, Corydon, Indiana, 47112). A Mass of Christian Burial will follow, starting at 1:00 PM at Holy Family Catholic Church (129 West Daisy Lane, New Albany, Indiana, 47150).

Parishioner Janet Krininger Passes Away

By Carolyn Kannapel • August 21, 2026
Janet Therese (Dallmann) "Noni" Krininger passed on August 18, 2026, at the age of 91. She was born September 2, 1934, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the late Arthur and Rose Schelp Dallmann. She was in the graduating class of 1952 of the old Holy Rosary High School in Louisville with classmates still meeting monthly. Janet was a longtime resident of New Albany, a member of Holy Family Catholic Church.  Visitation will be held at Kraft Funeral Service, 2776 Charlestown Rd, New Albany, Indiana 47150, on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm. A Funeral Mass will be held at Holy Family Catholic Church, 129 W Daisy Ln, New Albany, Indiana 47150, on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at 11:00 am. Final resting place will be at Holy Trinity Catholic Cemetery in New Albany.

Parishioner John "Lester" Clemons Passes Away

By Carolyn Kannapel • August 21, 2026
John “Lester” Clemons, 90, passed away on Tuesday, August 18th, 2026. John found joy in the simple things in life. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, gardening, antiques, and collectibles. He would never miss a good yard sale and was also an avid Kentucky Wildcat fan. Above all, he cherished the time he spent with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30 a.m., on Tuesday, August 25th, at Holy Family Catholic Church- New Albany, 129 W Daisy Lane, New Albany, IN 47150 with burial to follow in Louisville Memorial Gardens West Cemetery. His visitation will be from 2- 7 p.m. on Monday, August 24th, Ratterman Southwest, 4832 Cane Run Rd., Louisville, KY, 40216. There will also be a viewing from 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday before procession to Holy Family Catholic Church.

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18th Sunday In Ordinary Time- Letter from Abbi Harbeson, DMO

By Carolyn Kannapel • July 29, 2026
How Do You Share the Gospel? This weekend, the Holy Family Evangelization Team hosted an Evangelization Crash Course for the leaders of the ministries of our parish. This morning of training and learning was an awesome opportunity to remind our leaders of the Gospel mandate: “Go and make disciples of all nations…” And that mandate is not just for those who lead or volunteer for our ministries here at Holy Family. The Great Commission applies to each of us. As baptized Christians, we have taken on the role of sharing the Gospel with the world, just as Jesus commanded His disciples in Matthew 28 before He ascended into Heaven. For many of us, that command is overwhelming. Our minds may jump to the fear of what it means to share the Gospel with another. Perhaps we think that we must memorize Scripture or understand the Catechism and all of the Church’s teachings before we can evangelize. Allow me to remind you that is not the case. While we must immerse ourselves in Scripture and Tradition, these are meant to aid us in our discipleship, not to be prerequisites for it. The simplest way to evangelize? Live! The Catechism of the Catholic Church sheds light on this reality: “Lay people also fulfill their prophetic mission by evangelization, ‘that is, the proclamation of Christ by word and the testimony of life .’ For lay people, ‘this evangelization…assumes a specific character and peculiar efficacy because it is accomplished in the ordinary circumstances of the world’” (CCC 905.) The Church herself tells us that while the mandate to share the Gospel is an incredible and necessary responsibility, its efficacy is dependent on the ordinary. This makes the task much less daunting! How do you live the “ordinary”? How do your day-to-day activities and responsibilities represent the Gospel? How can you make the Gospel more present in your daily life? This week I hope you will think of each moment–your drive to work, your grocery store run, your office, your coffee date with a friend, dinner with your family–as an opportunity to share the Gospel. No quotations of Scripture or a lesson on morality needed. Instead, LIVE the Gospel. Mother Mary, the first evangelist, pray for us. In His Joy, Abbi Harbeson, Director of Mission and Outreach

Parishioner Joseph Marguet Passes Away

By Carolyn Kannapel • July 29, 2026
Joseph Isadore Marguet, 94, passed away peacefully on July 2, 2026, at The Villages at Silvercrest in New Albany, Indiana . Born February of 1932, in New Albany, Indiana , Joe was the eldest child of Joseph and Esther Marguet, followed by his beloved siblings, Frank ("Frankie") Marguet and Miriam (Mimi) Paris. New Albany was home for most of his life and remained the community he loved deeply. Please join us at 11 a.m. on August 8, 2026, to celebrate Joe's long and full life with a Catholic mass at Holy Family Church, 129 W Daisy Ln, New Albany, IN 47150. Doors open at 10 a.m.