Parish Updates Community Updates
Holy Family would like to thank you for supporting our youth as they prepare for the 2026 Steubenville Youth Conference! Your encouragement and generosity help make this amazing experience possible for them.
Just in time for the holiday season, you can order Holy Family’s commemorative 25th Anniversary Wine created by Ziegler Winery for pick up after the 4:00 pm and 10:00 am Masses the weekend of November 8-9 at Holy Family Church. To place your order by Thursday, November 6, call Ziegler Winery at (920) 670-0034 during their hours of operation: 12:00 to 5:00 pm Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday; 12:00 to 8:00 pm Friday; and 12:00 to 3:00 pm Saturday. State that you are ordering for pickup at Mass November 8-9 and at which Mass – either 4:00 pm or 10:00 am – that you will pick up. Your wine will be available following your designated Mass the weekend of November 8-9. Wine is available in dry white (Saints’ Blessing) and red (Testament Reserve) varieties for $22.00 a bottle plus tax to be paid when you order.
Bring the whole family to Holy Family’s Faith & Family Night Wednesday, November 12 at Sacred Heart School! The night will begin with a potluck at 5:30 pm – please bring a dish to pass! The dinner will begin at 5:45 pm. After, at 6:30 pm, parents can attend a Building Your Domestic Church Parent Session and learn more about how the faith can guide us through chaos. During this time, high school students can join Holy Family’s High School Youth Group for Bible Jeopardy!, while elementary-age students play games. Childcare will be available for children ages 3 and up.
Young adults can enjoy free appetizers, grab a free beverage, and connect with others who want to explore their faith in a more meaningful way at Holy Family’s Brewing the Faith Series on Wednesday, November 19. This fall’s series will discuss Catholic Spiritualities and how to incorporate them into our lives with this month’s program focused on the Dominicans Order!
Come celebrate Mass at 6:00 pm at Holy Family, and then go across the street to El Patron Mexican Bar & Grill, 306 Fourth Street Way, for the talk at 7:00 pm.
The St. Peter Altar & Rosary Society is raffling off a handmade crèche. Tickets are $5 each or three for $10. The crèche measures 27 inches wide, 27 inches high, and 22 inches in depth. The drawing will be held on December 1, 2025.
The Holy Family Respect Life Committee will meet on Monday, November 17 at 6:00 pm in the St. Agnes Library. All are welcome.
Come see Holy Family’s beautiful retelling of the story of Jesus’s birth at the Living Nativity at 4:00 pm on Sunday, December 7 at Holy Family Church. This incredible production will include music from Holy Family’s parish’s choirs, live animals like camels, and familiar faces as the Nativity cast. Tickets are now on sale at hometowntickets.com/hf and the Holy Family Parish Office for $18 each plus tax. Children age 3 and under are free, but still must reserve a seat. Seats are limited so get your tickets early!
Reservations are now open for Holy Family’s takeout Thanksgiving meal! Those who reserve a meal can pick it up from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm at Holy Family Church on Wednesday, November 26, 2025. Four hundred meals are available on a first-come, first-served basis and must be reserved by Friday, November 21 by calling (920) 921-0580. When reserving, please specify how many meals you need and if you will be picking up for anyone else. Need is not a requirement to reserve a meal. If you’d like to contribute, Holy Family is seeking donations of applesauce cups as well as monetary contributions to offset the price of the meal. Donations can be brought to the Holy Family Parish Office.
Are you interested in being a small group leader this winter? Call Sabina at the Parish Office (ext. 501) to learn more about how to sign up.
All interested and committed to serving as a lector at any of the Holy Family church sites for the next liturgical year should plan on attending the lector training on Thursday, November 13 at 6:00 pm at Holy Family Church. Continuing lectors should bring their new lector books along with them for this session. New lectors are welcome. If you’d like to lector this year but are unable to attend, please contact Michelle O’Brien at michelleo@hffdl.org. A link with recorded session will be shared with all those unable to attend.
The St. Patrick’s Rosary Guild will sell chili and chicken soup after Masses at Holy Family and St. Mary the weekend of November 15-16. The chicken soup and chili will be available in pints for $6 each and quarts for $12 each. The proceeds will benefit multiple organizations, including the Holy Family Warming Shelter, Fr. Edward Sippel Scholarship, and St. Vincent de Paul.
Holy Family Christian Women will sell Holy Family 25th Anniversary ornaments after Masses at Holy Family, St. Mary, St. Peter, and Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Churches the weekend of November 15-16. Ornaments are $10 each.
Mark your calendars! Holy Family will Celebrate the Holy Family Gala on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, to celebrate the good work you make possible in their parish! This beautiful night will include cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, a gourmet dinner catered by Chef Jack’s, games, silent auction, live music, and special presentation. Table and seat reservations will open in January.
Members of St. George Troop 777, along with members of Fond du Lac Area Catholic Parents for Scouting will be selling 2-foot Christmas wreaths after all Masses at Holy Family Church, St. Mary Church, and St. Peter Church on Saturday, November 29th and Sunday, November 30th. Wreaths will be available on-site after Mass while supplies last for $30 each. Cash and checks will be accepted; please bring exact cash if possible. Donations will also be accepted to support the Troop.
