Parish Updates Community Updates

Holy Family is bringing back its Summer Bites program, through which we will provide free bagged lunches to children, families, and individuals in need every Tuesday through August 19! This year, we are excited to distribute meals at eight locations.

Are you looking for Catholic resources and activities to grow your knowledge and love of the Lord? Check out Holy Family’s Friday Faithful Finds series on Facebook (@HolyFamilyFDL) and Instagram (@hffdl). Every Friday, we share with you ministries, individuals, businesses, programs, apps, and other resources that can help you and your loved ones, young and old, learn more about Christ and what it means to be Catholic. Be sure to check us out every Friday morning for ideas to inspire your Catholic journey!

In honor of the Solemnity of Pentecost, Holy Family Catholic Community will offer an extended Vigil Mass at the 4:00 pm Mass on Saturday, June 7 at Sacred Heart Church. It will include a few extra readings, Psalms, and prayers, which will help us recall how the Holy Spirit has been at work throughout salvation history.

“Theology of Bohemian Rhapsody” with Chris McGalloway will come to Fond du Lac on Thursday, July 17! Grab a drink at Schmitty’s Oar House, N7044 Winnebago Drive, at 7:00 pm to learn “how we can find God in the music we already listen to, including Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody”, in this short talk about lyrics and music.

All men of the Holy Family Parish are invited to join the Holy Smokes Men’s Group Gathering at the Holy Family Rectory, W4587 Fourth Street Road, on Thursday, June 19. The night will begin at 6:00 pm with evening prayer, followed by dinner at 6:15 pm. Cigars, food, and drink will be provided. The night will end around 9:00 pm. Holy Smokes gatherings will also take place on Thursdays, July 17, August 21, and September 18.

Holy Family Catholic Community is looking for Eucharistic Ministers to bring Communion to those who are homebound in the parish community. If you are interested in helping, please contact Valerie at the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 302.

Sign up your child to take an adventure of Biblical proportions this summer at Holy Family’s Vacation Bible School! Running the mornings of August 4-8, Vacation Bible School invites children entering grades 4K-6 to join a wilderness expedition on which we will explore God’s love through Bible stories, crafts, music, and games. This year, Sacred Heart School will be transformed into an Alaskan wilderness with the theme of “True North: Trusting God in a Wild World.” All adults and students in grades 7 and up can also volunteer at VBS. To register your child or to volunteer, please visit hffdl.org/cf.

In celebration of Juneteenth, the day when slavery officially ended in the United States, the All Saints Gospel Choir from Milwaukee will lead the music at the 4:00 pm Sacred Heart Mass on Saturday, June 14, 2025! Fr. Carl Diedrichs will also preside over the Mass. Please take the chance to listen to this fantastic choir and celebrate Mass!

Beginning on June 20, all Holy Family Catholic Community Eucharistic Ministers who serve the homebound parishioners will be asked to either pick up Holy Communion at Holy Family Church or at Mass. Your service to these ministries is greatly appreciated.

Holy Family Catholic Community will celebrate the final Mass at Sacred Heart before the start of renovations. You can help them mark the beginning of this new chapter in the church’s history with their Mass of Transition and Renewal on Sunday, June 15 at 11:00 am at Sacred Heart Church. After this date, Masses will now take place at the following locations:
• Monday and Friday 12:00 pm Masses: St. Mary Church, 59 E. Merrill Ave., Fond du Lac
• Wednesday 6:00 pm Mass: Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac
• Saturday 4:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 and 11:00 am Masses: St. Mary Church
• Sunday 7:00 am Mass in Spanish: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church

The Sacred Heart Adoration Chapel will remain open through 10:00 pm on Friday, June 20, 2025 and close with Benediction. During renovations. Adoration will be available at Presentation, which will begin at 5:00 am on Saturday, June 21. Adoration will take place every day from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm, except for when Mass is celebrated. Beginning on Thursday, June 26, the 6:00 pm Holy Hour in Spanish and 7:00 pm Holy Hour in English usually held at Sacred Heart will take place at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 705 Michigan Ave., North Fond du Lac. Beginning on June 20, all Eucharistic Ministers who serve Holy Family’s homebound parishioners will be asked to either pick up Holy Communion at Holy Family Church, or at Mass. We thank our ministers, and all of our volunteers, for their service to these ministries.

Middle school and high school-aged young men discerning a vocation to the priesthood are invited to join Fr. Michael Malucha at St. Francis de Sales Seminary’s 2025 Vocation Summer Camps at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin.

Camps are as follows:
• High School Overnight Vocation Camp – Sunday, June 15 at 6:00 pm – Wednesday, June 18 at Noon
• High School Day Expedition – Monday, August 4
• Middle School Day Camps – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturdays, June 21 and July 19 and Tuesday, August 5

For more information or to register, visit thinkpriest.org/events or contact the Vocation Office at vocationoffice@sfs.edu or 414-747-6437.

What: “Wired for Heaven” How to Navigate High School to get to Heaven with Carlo Acutis
Who: Incoming 9th Grade (Public, Private and Homeschooled)
Where: Marian University | Stayer Center | S. National Ave., Fond du Lac, WI
When: Thursday, July 24, 2025 from 9:00am-10:00pm
How: More information coming soon!

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally-funded, state-administered program that reimburses program operators who serve free healthy meals and snacks to children and teens in low-income areas during the summer months, when children do not have access to school meals. For more information on the Summer Food Service Program and the Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) follow the links for more information.

Summer Food Service Program & EBT 2025

Walleye Weekend is Noon Kiwanis’ largest fundraiser of the year, providing the club with the opportunity to donate upwards of $20,000 back to the Fond du Lac community.  Grab a friend or family member and sign up to help cover a shift or two! It’s always an enjoyable time!

Click here to view the volunteer opportunities available!

Kids and teens can explore a variety of art forms—like painting, pottery, mixed media, and more—while building confidence, problem-solving skills, and lifelong creative thinking.

Families who are seeking school supplies assistance must register ahead of time for this program so volunteers can organize and prepare the supplies. Back to School FDL’s registration is online from July 7th – August 5th, 2025 (those who qualify for the assisted-lunch program are eligible to apply for school supplies).

Starting on July 7th you can register for school supplies at these links:  English OR  Spanish. See the flyer below for more information. Please email registration@backtoschoolfdl.org with any registration questions.

Seeking Volunteers   Back to School FDL seeks volunteers to help sort and pack school supplies or to help on Distribution Day. Click HERE if you are interested in volunteering. Feel free to reach out to Back to School FDL via volunteer@backtoschoolfdl.org with any questions about volunteering.

How to Support   Check out www.backtoschoolfdl.org to learn more about how you can support this organization by donating money or school supplies.

We are thankful to share this information with you all as a great resource for the district’s families and an amazing opportunity for all to get involved as we collectively come together as a community. Your consideration of this organization helps prepare all children for school.

The Hartford United Soccer Club is offering area youth the exciting opportunity to play academy and competitive soccer with Hartford’s premier soccer club. Serving communities in and around Hartford including Slinger, Jackson, West Bend, Germantown, Menomonee Falls, Richfield, Horicon, Juneau, Hustisford, Lomira, Mayville and Fond Du Lac, etc.

To learn more and/or register click here!

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