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Are you a high school student looking for an experience that will evangelize, equip, and empower you to become a radical and joyful disciple? Then consider joining Holy Family for the Steubenville – Joliet Youth Conference next June. Enjoy keynote speakers, praise and worship, Eucharistic Adoration, Reconciliation, and much more at the Conference! Registration is now open on our website at hffdl.org/hs. Don’t wait! Spots are limited.

Families can come together and learn about living as a faith-filled family Wednesday, November 11 at Sacred Heart School. The evening will begin with a potluck in the Sacred Heart School Gym from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. Please bring a dish to pass! From 6:30 to 7:30 pm, there will be something for everyone! Parents can attend a workshop on staying rooted in your own faith, while grades 1-4 will have fun with faith-based activities. Students in 5th–7th grade are invited to join Holy Family for Open the Word, a night to grow in faith, ask questions, and explore the Bible together in the Sacred Heart Victory Center. Students in grades 8-12 will head into the basement to play a game of Jeopardy! Please note: Childcare is available for children ages 3+, no diapers please.

Upcoming Dates: November 11 • January 13 • March 10

Pray with Holy Family Parish as they devote 40 hours of Adoration to the Lord at Sacred Heart Church from Friday, October 30 to Sunday, November 1 in preparation for the Solemnity of All Saints. This will begin with a Votive Mass to the Most Blessed Sacrament and Vespers at 4:00 pm on Friday, October 30 at Sacred Heart Church and conclude at 7:00 am on Sunday with Mass in Spanish for the Solemnity. There are various devotions offered throughout the time. Each of the 40 hours will be offered for a different intention, such as our armed services, youth, immigrants, and clergy. Sign up is not required! Simply come as you are and spend time in Christ’s presence. All are welcome! To learn more about each hour’s intention, please visit hffdl.org/event/40hours.

The Milwaukee Brewers are in the World Series! If you have Brew Crew fever, listen to the latest episode of Holy Family’s new podcast, Shores of Faith, and hear Fr. Ryan Pruess talk with longtime KFIZ Sports Director Chuck Freimund about his storied career and his time covering the Milwaukee Brewers. As the only active media member who covered the Milwaukee Brewers at the 1982 World Series and continues to cover them today, Freimund has many stories from his time with the Brew Crew, as well as from covering other Wisconsin sports from high school to the major leagues. Listen as he and Fr. Ryan talk about the incredible way Chuck began his career, the nostalgia and heart of high school sports, his experience working with Bob Uecker, the culture of travel sports, a time when box seats at County Stadium were only $6, and his favorite broadcasts. Listen to the episode now on your favorite podcast platforms, as well as by visiting hffdl.org/shores.

On Monday, November 2, Holy Family will celebrate All Souls’ Day, also called the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, a day dedicated to praying for our beloved dead. Holy Family will offer several Masses that day, including at 7:00 am at Holy Family, 8:00 am at St. Peter, 9:00 am at Our Risen Savior, 10:00 am at the St. Charles Cemetery Chapel, and 12:00 pm at Sacred Heart. Following the Masses at St. Peter, Our Risen Savior, and St. Charles Cemetery, we will process through their cemeteries to pray for those who have passed. We will also mark Dia de los Muertos that evening at our 6:00 pm Mass in Spanish at Holy Family, which will feature a mariachi band.

As we prepare for All Souls Day/Dia de los Muertos, Holy Family would like to remember your loved ones who have passed. You are invited to write their names in “The Book of the Names of the Dead” in the Gathering Space at Holy Family Church. The parish will then remember them at their Dia de los Muertos Mass on Monday, November 2. From October 30 to November 22, you can also add the names of your loved ones to a Remembrance Journal located just outside the Sacred Heart Adoration Chapel. Throughout November, the parish invites everyone, especially those spending time in Adoration, to join them in praying for these loved ones and all the souls in Purgatory.

This November, Holy Family’s Faith Builders Club for Kids at Holy Family and Sacred Heart will learn about the Communion of Saints! Kids and families are invited to join us after Mass for this VBS-style 15-minute program to watch a short video lesson and make a fun craft to take home. It will take place following the 9:00 am Mass at Sacred Heart on Sunday, November 1 in the Hospitality Room, and following the 10:00 am Mass at Holy Family on Sunday, November 8 in the Fireside Room.

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Join the Sisters of St. Agnes for contemplative prayer on one Sunday each month from 4-5 p.m in the CSA Chapel (320 County Rd K, Fond du Lac, WI 54937).

The prayer time begins and ends with a prayer. Silence is maintained in the interim to allow for personal prayers. This prayer is for our country, for peace in the world, and for family and friends.

Join us for your special needs and graces. All are welcome to participate for the hour or a portion of it.

Please arrive by 4pm.
Remaining dates for 2026 are November 15, December 13.

The Mission Integration Committee of Marian University is pleased to present a speakers series focusing on Catholic Social Teaching. Each session will focus on a single theme of Catholic Social Teaching and explore it through the lens of a CSA Corporate Stance and a Marian major. The series will take place from 3-4 p.m. in Marian University’s Stayer Auditorium. Each session is free and open to the public and will be livestreamed to the CSA YouTube Channel: www.youtube.com/@csasisters

October 27 Theme: Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
CSA Corporate Statements: Women and Church in Society
CSA Speakers: Sr. Julie Ann Krahl
Division/Major: Taylor Bufton – Counselor

Save the dates for the rest of the series and visit www.csasisters.org for additional details.
November 17 Theme: Rights and Responsibilities
January 26 Theme: We are One Human Family
February 23 Theme: The Dignity of Work and the Rights of Workers
March 23 Theme: Care for God’s Creation
April 13 Theme: Life and Dignity of the Human Person