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Every Friday throughout Lent, February 20 to March 27 (except February 27 when the Way of the Cross will not be offered), follow in the footsteps of Christ to Calvary and reflect on His suffering as our priests lead the Way of the Cross at 6:00 pm at Holy Family, 7:00 pm at Our Risen Savior, and in Spanish at 6:00 pm at St. Mary.

You will have the opportunity to be part of a historic pilgrimage when the “Madre Peregrina” (Pilgrim Mother) statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe passes through the Archdiocese of Milwaukee on its international tour. Holy Family parish is blessed to offer presentations Friday, February 27 to Wednesday, March 4 in which you can learn more about Our Lady of Guadalupe, venerate the statue, pray, and offer petitions. Registration is recommended by visiting https://www.guadalupewi.org/. The statue’s arrival in Fond du Lac will be celebrated with a Mass with Auxiliary Bishop James Schuerman on Friday, February 27 at 6:00 pm. Please note the Spanish Mass at 7:00 pm at St. Mary will not take place that night. We are in need of volunteers to assist during these presentations, as well as with setup and take-down. Duties at the presentations will include assisting with the welcome table, checking-in guests, directing guests to seating, and other hospitality duties. High school students are welcome to volunteer with a parent or guardian! If you’d like to volunteer, please visit www.hffdl.org/event/madre.

Please join the Christian Women Meeting at 6:00 pm on Monday, March 2 in the Holy Family North Hall. The meeting will begin with the Stations of the Cross led by Deacon Dale, followed by a potluck salad meal and meeting. All are welcome to attend.

Great speakers. Powerful experiences. Don’t go alone. Men are invited to attend the 20th annual Men of Christ Conference on Saturday, March 14 at the Miller High Life Theatre in Milwaukee and experience a day of faith, camaraderie, confession, and renewal. The day will include speakers like Jim Wahlberg, Dr. Edward Sri, Dr. John Bishop, Archbishop Grob, and a very special guest this year unlike any other in the history of Men of Christ. The day will begin with optional morning Mass at 7:30 am, and the conference at 8:45, and conclude with a 4:00 pm Mass with Archbishop Grob. To learn more and to register, please visit https://menofchrist.net/2026-conference

Come to Our Risen Savior for the third annual St. Joseph’s Table fellowship on Sunday, March 15 following the 10:00 am Mass.
The St. Joseph’s Table celebration started in the Middle Ages, after answered prayers to St. Joseph ended a devastating drought on the Island of Sicily. Since then, it has remained as a symbolic “thank you” and a renewal of the Sicilian people’s devotion to Saint Joseph. It includes not only special foods, but also an altar set up for St. Joseph and a blessing for the foods prepared. It is a shared celebration with the entire community where the riches of food are given as alms to the poor: traditional etiquette is that no one can be turned away from this table. For the celebration at Our Risen Savior, they will make extra food deliberately to take to local food programs and donate all free will offerings to a local family in need. The meal will include two pasta dishes: spaghetti and Bolognese sauce, and ricotta lasagna. All are welcome to attend! If you are interested in volunteering, please see the sign-up sheets at Our Risen Savior.

Purchase great soups donated by your favorite Fond du Lac restaurants to benefit those in need when you come to Soup du Jour on Saturday, March 21 at Holy Family Church. More than a dozen soups will be available for purchase, with the proceeds benefiting the Holyland Food Pantry and the St. Vincent de Paul of Fond du Lac County. Soups will be available on a first come, first served basis beginning at 1:00 pm in the drive-thru line beneath the canopy entrance on the church’s south side. Soups will be $6 a cup or three for $15 – no cards accepted. If you are interested in volunteering, we are looking for people to help scoop and package soup at 1:00 pm in Holy Family Hall on Friday, March 20, as well as for volunteers to act as carhops on Saturday, March 21 at 1:00 pm. For more information, please contact Valerie at the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 302.

Any man looking to deepen their spiritual life is invited to join Fr. Ryan Pruess on a Men’s Retreat at the Schoenstatt Retreat Center in Waukesha Friday, April 24 to Sunday, April 26. This retreat will focus on prayer and penance for one’s family, especially those in our families who may not be practicing the Faith. The weekend will consist of Mass, communal prayer, confession, individual prayer, Adoration, and Benediction. It will also include time for spiritual reading and walking the beautiful property of the Schoenstatt Fathers and Sisters, which boasts a beautiful old German chapel to Our Lady. The goal will be to equip and refresh men of any age with the spiritual tools to protect and encourage devotion within their families and the Church as true spiritual fathers. The retreat will take place from 6:00 pm on Friday, April 24 to 1:00 pm on Sunday, April 26 at the Schoenstatt Retreat Center in Waukesha. The cost of $150 per person includes lodging, meals, etc.

Save the date! November 2-11, 2026, Holy Family Catholic Community and Fr. Ryan Pruess will travel to Greece and Ephesus to follow in the footsteps of Saint Paul and you’re invited! Highlights of trip include visiting Thessaloniki, Central Greece, Athens, Mykonos, Patmos & Ephesus, as well as a Greek Island cruise! As you visit historic sites like Crete, Philippi, and Santorini, you’ll learn about the ministry of Saint Paul and how he converted the Greeks to Christianity.

The cost per person is $4,495. The trip will include round-trip airfare, motorcoach transportation to O’Hare and back, English-speaking tour guides, entrance fees to all spots on the itinerary, porter service at the hotel (per one piece of luggage), five nights of accommodations in first-class hotels in Greece, and three nights aboard the Celestyal Discovery in standard exterior staterooms, and more! The trip will leave on November 2 from Chicago’s O’Hare Airport and return to Chicago on November 11. To reserve your spot, please visit https://www.petersway.com/1404.html

Registration is now open for the 2026 Summer Football Fundamentals Camp!

The Football Fundamentals Camp is a non-contact camp with emphasis on skills that make the game of football safer and more fun to participate in.

Click Here – Football Fundamentals Camp Registration

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