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Holy Family is in need of Sacristans to serve at the 6:00 pm Wednesday night Mass at Sacred Heart. You do not have to serve every week. If you are interested in serving, please contact Michelle O’Brien at michelleo@hffdl.org or (920) 921-0580 ext. 401.

Help Holy Family Catholic Community make greeting cards to give to those receiving a sacrament on Monday, January 27 in Holy Family Hall! You are welcome to come any time during our sessions, taking place from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 to 4:00 pm. If you have your own adhesive tape or scissors, please bring it. All materials will be supplied.

Widows Welcoming Widows is planning a trip to Appleton to see “All Rise! The Northeast Wisconsin Passion Play” on Saturday, April 12 at 1:00 pm. See the Scriptures come to life through music, dance and drama! Cost is about $25 per person, which includes the show and bus transportation. If interested, please respond to either Chris Rockweit at (920) 517-3888, or Kathy Roehl (920) 921-1939 (Home) or (920) 266-6556 (Cell) by Thursday, January 30.

The Holy Family Priest Team and the newly formed Eucharistic Adoration Committee invite you to join them for a potluck dinner on Saturday, January 25 following the 4:00 pm Mass in the Sacred Heart School Hall. Please bring a dish to pass and a friend or family member to share the gift of Adoration.

On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord—the last feast of the liturgical year commemorating Christ as an infant—Holy Family Catholic Community will celebrate the Feast of Candlemas at all Sunday Masses on February 2. Each Mass will begin at the back of church, where candles will be distributed to everyone in the procession. Parishioners are also welcome to bring candles from home to be blessed. Then, like Christians of old, we will process into Mass with our lit candles.

Holy Family will offer the Blessing of the Throats in honor of Saint Blaise, the patron saint of ailments, specifically throat ailments, following all weekend Masses at each church site February 1-2, and all Masses on the Saint’s feast day, Monday, February 3.

Holy Family will host a fun afternoon of card playing in the Holy Family Hall when the Holy Family Euchre Tournament returns on Sunday, February 16 (inclement weather date: February 23). Sign-in begins at 10:30 am and the tournament will begin at 11:30, with partners randomly assigned. Pre-registration is required by calling the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 101 or by visiting hffdl.org/event/euchre-2025. The cost is $20 per person, which includes food and beverages, and can be paid the day of the event. The tournament will be initially limited to the first 60 people. We may be able to take walk-ins if there are open spots available that day. For more information, please call the Parish Office.

Men are invited to attend the Annual Esto Vir “Crush the Serpent” Conference from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 1 at St. Pius X in Appleton. Do you struggle with not feeling good enough as a man or father, feeling isolated and alone in your faith journey, and living your faith confidently in public? The Esto Vir Men’s Conference will help you to become the courageous man God is calling you to be. Register now at estovir.com. Early-bird pricing ends on January 31.

Would you like to purchase a bottle of the Holy Family Catholic Community 25th Anniversary wine without driving out of town to pick it up? Thanks to Ziegler Winery, for a limited time you can order your bottle and have it delivered to the Holy Family Parish Office for pickup!

The process is simple: call Ziegler Winery at (920) 670-0034 during its hours of operation and state that you are ordering Holy Family’s anniversary wine for pickup at the Parish Office. You will be asked to provide your credit card information over the phone. Orders placed Wednesday through Sunday will be available for pickup at our Parish Office during regular office hours beginning that following Monday afternoon. Bottles are $25 each plus tax. A portion of the proceeds from each bottle sold will benefit our parish. For any questions, please contact Sarah at the Parish Office at sarahr@hffdl.org or (920) 921-0580 ext. 201.

As the Catholic Church celebrates its Jubilee year in 2025, Chris Dudzinski will host a series of talks to help you learn more about the Jubilee and what it means for your life. On Monday, February 3 at 6:30 pm and Friday, February 7 at 12:30 pm (following the noon Mass) at Sacred Heart, Chris will discuss the meaning and history of the jubilee. On Monday, February 17 at 6:30 pm and Friday, February 21 at 12:30 pm at Sacred Heart, he will discuss what the Jubilee means to us in 2025.

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