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YOUTH GROUP NEWS

Join us for the Winter Jam Concert, February 3 at Freedom Hall.  Show time is 7:00 p.m., doors open at 6:00 p.m.  We will make plans to go as a group, contact Joan Huber no later than January 28 to reserve your spot.

High School 9th through 12th graders are invited to the 30 Hour Famine kickoff meeting on Sunday, January 29, 10:45-11:30 a.m. in the Youth Room in the basement of the Patterson Building.  The 30 Hour Famine will be March 30-31.

Check out other events on the Youth Group page.


The University of Notre Dame Women's Liturgical Choir will sing for the 5:30 p.m. Mass on Saturday, February 4.  Cathedral parishioner Julie Steiner is part of  this choir.  Please  extend a warm Cathedral welcome to these young ladies!

Colin AndrewsJoin us to hear internationally acclaimed organist, Colin Andrews, in concert Friday, February 10 at 7:30 p.m. His recital entitled, “A Tale of Three Cities: London, Leipzig, and Paris,” will feature works by Bliss, Patterson, Bach, Messiaen and Bonnet.  Colin Andrews is Adjunct Professor of Organ at Indiana University.  This is the third of this season’s Kelty Endowed Organ Recital Series. The concert is free and open to the public and will be followed by a reception in the Undercroft.

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Pastor's Welcome Print E-mail

On behalf of Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz and as pastor, allow me to welcome you to our Cathedral of the Assumption web site.  Ours is a community of faith that dates back to the dedication of the Cathedral in 1852. Serving as the mother church of the diocese we strive for prayerful excellence in worship, challenging lifelong faith formation, and an active role in Jesus’ “foot washing” service to our neighbors. Located in the central business district of downtown Louisville, our parish of 1100 registered households (and 200 associate households) whose addresses are in 90 zip codes in Louisville and Southern Indiana, welcomes a broad outreach to the larger religious and civic communities of Louisville.

Here at the Cathedral of the Assumption we seek to nurture the unique call of every person to become a partner with God in the great mission of Jesus Christ. We consider the Cathedral “home” to every Catholic in the Archdiocese of Louisville and welcome all who come to our doors. You are invited to find in us an oasis of prayer, a beacon of social justice, and a family where no one needs to be invisible because of their race, social or economic background, marital status or sexual orientation.

The Cathedral staff and I are glad to be of service to you in any way that we can. This web site can provide you with an insight into the many avenues of grace and service that the Cathedral enjoys. Please feel free to contact us by e-mail or by telephone if you have questions about the parish or questions about how to become a registered active member. If you are interested in becoming Catholic our Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults provides a flexible, but well-honed process to work with the Holy Spirit to prepare you to receive the sacraments of Baptism, Eucharist, and Confirmation in the Roman Catholic tradition.

Again, welcome to our web site! May God bless the good work He has begun in all of us.

(Very Rev.) Jeffrey S. Nicolas, Pastor

 
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    Steiner-Reck Organ
    The 42 rank tracker organ has mechanical key action, and electric stop action.  The gothic style casework is made of hand-carved mahogany.


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    Garden of Benevolence
    The stained-glass window in the garden was commissioned by the Cathedral Heritage Foundation during the 1994 rennovation of the Cathedral.

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    Wood-carved Bosses
    The ornate woodcarvings or bosses on the ceiling were originally installed as a means for ventilation into the attic.

      

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    Arched Windows
    The Cathedral is designed in Neo-Gothic style. The
    arched windows of hand-painted glass allow sunlight to create beautiful images through-out the nave.