The Archdiocese of Indianapolis will again host the National Catholic Youth Conference November 20-24. Click link above for more info and registration form.

WOLF PACK APPALACHIAN MISSION TRIP FOR HIGH SCHOOL (incoming Juniors, Seniors, and graduating Seniors) A Deanery service week that provides hands-on experience in reaching out to community members in one of the region’s poorest areas, July 14-19.  Cost is $330.00, includes lodging and meals. Register online at www.nadyouth.org.  Early registration deadline and $100.00 deposit due May 3.  

Plans for Vacation Bible School are underway!  The theme this year will be getting to know God better and growing in friendship with Him.  It will take place on Tuesday, June 18 through Thursday, June 20, from 9:00-11:30 each morning and is for children entering preschool through entering grade 5.  For registration form, supply wish list and volunteer info click the link above.

FAITH IN ACTION, June 17-21, 2013, gives participants a chance to make concrete connections between love of God and love of neighbor.  Work alongside other deanery youth in the community on projects promoting human dignity, service, spiritual formation, community, and good, clean fun. Cost is $245.00, includes lodging and meals. Register online at www.nadyouth.org.  Early registration deadline and $100.00 deposit due May 3.   

Fiesta Fridays College Gatherings - All College-Age young adults are invited to join us for Fiesta Fridays - an opportunity to gather with Catholic young adults for faith, fun, food, and a fiesta! Every 1st and 4th Friday in June and July (June 7 & 28, July 5 & 26, Aug. 2) at 1013 Pebble Creek Drive in Jeffersonville. Pool and Patio opens at 2PM, dinner is served at 5:30. For more info contact Leah@nadyouth.org.

MOMS – Ministry of Mother’s Sharing -take time I the journey to renew. Time to discover and affirm all you are today, and all you desire to be. Sessions are Wednesday mornings 9am – 10:30am beginning June 5 through July 24. Babysitting will be provided. You can find a registration from on www.nadyouth.org/Our Ministries/Young Adult/MOMS. Please register by May 31. For more info contact marlene@nadyouth.org

Prime Timers will not have a May meeting, so please plan to attend Sunday, June 2, at 1:00 p.m. in Wagner Hall. All over 55 are welcome to attend. Doris and Gene Freiberger will host the meeting, and barbecue will be served. Please bring a side dish, salad, or dessert. Fifty-Fifty Drawing, Door Prizes, and games too! Call President Charlie Wilbert at 945-1030 for more information.

Young Adult Louisville Bats Game -  Come check out a Bats Game with other Deanery Young Adults - May 30 5:30-7:00 is $1 Bud and Bud Lights, Live Music... game starts at 6:35... order tickets from Catholic Youth Ministries or online at www.nadyouth.org by Friday, May 24th...  cost of tickets - $7.00 each.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help School has been recognized by the Indiana Department of Education as a 4-Star School. In order to achieve this designation, a school must be in the top 25th percentile of schools in ISTEP+ testing results. A total of 313 schools received the award throughout the state.

Baby Bottles will be located at all exits of the church beginning Mother’s Day weekend and we ask that they be returned by Father’s Day weekend. Collected change or checks will benefit St. Elizabeth’s Home and the Indianapolis Archdiocese Pro Life Office.

Click the link above for Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic School Job Openings for the 2013-14 School Year.

Theology on Tap is an informal gathering for young adults 22-39 to share and discuss issue of life and faith.  Our Easter Series will be  My Church Believes What?  Tuesday nights during Easter from 6:00 - 7:15 at Chili's Restaurant on Lewis & Clark in Clarksville.   For a full list of topics and dates go to www.nadyouth.org/Our Ministries/Young Adult/Theology On Tap.  

Find yourself constantly on the go? Life a little too crazy? Wanting some time to simply BE? How about taking just an hour out of your week to get back on track? Every Wednesday evening from 9 pm to 10 pm all young people are invited to an hour of quiet prayer in the Parish Activity Center (old convent) chapel at Holy Family, 129 W. Daisy Lane, New Albany, Indiana. Come rest in the Lord’s arms for a few moments. You’re invited to try this kind of prayer experience. Guaranteed that Christ will be there waiting for you.

UPCOMING RETREATS AT THE MOUNT February 9 -Couples Retreat Day, “Gifts for the Journey”. Retreat. Visit our website for more information. Call 812-923-8817 to register. Retreat Weekends for Women Prayer and the Arts – February 15-17, 2013 The Second Half of Life – April 5-7, 2013 A Silent Spring Fling – May 24-26, 2013 Friday evening at 7:00 pm until Sunday afternoon at 2:00 pm. Private room with shared baths. Supper and lunches included. Cost is $150.00 To reserve your place or for more information, please contact Lynn Reker at Mount St Francis Retreat Center, 812-923-8817.  

ATTENTION High School Students! Are you currently a 9th-11th grader? Have you ever thought about how you could respond to the call to be a “good steward?” One Bread One Cup is a summer leadership training conference offered by Saint Meinrad School of Theology designed to identify ways that your particular gifts are needed by your parish community. Check out the conference information video at http://www.saintmeinrad.edu/youth/. Our parish will send a group of teens to this conference and we’d love for you to be part of it. Contact Tammy Becht at tbecht01@bellarmine.edu for more information.