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Holy Family Catholic Community is hiring for its part-time Christian Formation Administrative Assistant role. To learn more and find application materials, please visit hffdl.org/jobs.

Beginning Friday, May 2, 2025, Holy Family Catholic Community will partner with SSM Health to offer a monthly First Friday Mass at noon in the St. Anges Chapel, 430 E. Division St. All are welcome to attend this Mass.

While you can access the chapel from any of St. Agnes Hospital’s entrances, the closest is via the east entrance lobby. If you would like to make a Mass Intention for this Mass, please contact Terry at the Holy Family Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 101.

Holy Family Catholic Community would like to invite all current 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students to a field trip to the Fatima Shrine and Basilica on Sunday, May 4. This trip will count for your Sunday obligation as Fr. Matt will be having Mass at the Basilica. All those attending can meet in the Sacred Heart Church Parking Lot by the Victory Center. We will begin boarding the bus at 11:15 am and depart at 11:30 am. Please note, from past experience, the bus company will leave right on time and will not wait. We plan to arrive back to Sacred Heart Church Parking Lot around 5:30 pm. A permission slip, due April 28, and $10.00, is required to attend the trip to cover the cost of the Taco Lunch.

The Basilica also asks that you bring a non-perishable food item to cover the cost of the tour. To register, please click here.

The 12:00 pm Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Monday, May 5 will be cancelled due to the Spring Priest Assembly. All other Holy Family Catholic Community Masses that week will take place as scheduled.

This summer, Holy Family will help to feed children, families, and other individuals in need of a meal through their Summer Bites lunch program. Every Tuesday, from June 10 to August 19, Holy Family will provide hundreds of meals to be distributed at several locations throughout the city. The goal of the program is to reach all who are in need of food, particularly children and families who rely on school meals, by offering free bag lunches at every corner of our community.

To provide these meals, they need your help! Over the next few weeks, they will collect donations of specific items to pack lunches. The weekend of, May 10-11, Holy Family will collect donations of fruit cups, raisins, peanut butter, and jelly. All donations can be dropped off at the Holy Family Parish Office during office hours.

Register your children now for Holy Family’s Faith Formation Summer Program. This two-week program invites children currently in grades K-7 at public school to encounter Christ through opportunities to learn from priests and catechists in the classroom, worship our Lord through song, and celebrate Mass with a Bishop. The program will run from June 9-20 at Sacred Heart School and is offered as either an AM session (8:30 to 11:30 am) or PM session (12:30 to 3:30 pm). Early-bird registration ends May 5. To register, please visit hffdl.org/cf.

Join Holy Family Catholic Community for a beautiful family event honoring the Queen of Heaven at our May Crowning on Wednesday, May 7. Families are invited to bring a flower to place before our Lady at 6:45 pm, following the 6:00 pm Mass at Sacred Heart Church, in the Sacred Heart Church Grotto. First Communicants are encouraged to wear their First Communion outfits. In case of inclement weather, the event will take place in the Adoration Chapel.

Why do we crown Our Lady, and what is the theological basis for her coronation? Fr. Matthew will discuss this at his talk “He is Truly Risen” Wednesday evening at Sacred Heart Church on May 7. The talk will take place following the 6:00 pm Mass and the Holy Family May Crowning Event for families. Following the talk, young adults are invited to enjoy a bonfire and games at the Victory Center.

The Fond du Lac Chapter of Wisconsin Right to Life will host its Mother’s Day Roses for Life Campaign at all Holy Family sites on Saturday and Sunday, May 10-11. Your donation helps the Fond du Lac Chapter of Wisconsin Right to Life continue to educate and raise awareness for the sanctity of life.

Holy Family is accepting nominations for one of their Parish Trustee positions. Trustees serve the Holy Family parish as advisors, overseers, and councilors, entrusted with assisting the pastor in caring for the corporate well-being of the parish. The parish has two trustees that serve the parish and are elected to two-year terms (July 1, 2025-June 30, 2027). Any registered member of Holy Family who is a practicing Catholic and over the age of 25 is eligible to be a nominee for parish trustee. Nominees must submit a written nomination form, signed by at least 10 parish members, to the parish office no later than noon on Friday, May 30 to be included in the trustee election. There are no nominees at this time. To receive a nomination form, please visit the Parish Office or hffdl.org/trustee.

Are you already Baptized, and have already received Reconciliation and First Communion in the Catholic Church? Are you wanting to be confirmed in the Catholic faith? Holy Family will offer a six-week session, using Matthew Kelly’s Four Signs of a Dynamic Catholic, along with small group discussions on varying topics, to learn more about the faith. The group will meet in Holy Family South Hall on Wednesdays from 6:00 to 8:00 pm. The introduction session will take place on May 28, with regular weekly sessions to take place August 27-24.

In celebration of the Catholic Church’s Jubilee Year of Hope, Holy Family Catholic Community will have prayer cards available at each of the church sites for you to take home with you and pray with throughout the year. Please only take one card per family.

Do you enjoy gardening? Holy Family Catholic Community is looking for gardeners to assist with the flower beds at the Holy Family Rectory. Hours are flexible and the work is priceless! There is much work to be done and many hands make light work. If you are interested in assisting, please contact Jean at schram@charter.net or (920) 948-2877.

Those interested in participating in the 2025 March for Life Wisconsin the afternoon of Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Madison are invited to join the bus trip organized by the March. The bus will stop in Fond du Lac on its way to Madison. The cost is $10 per person or $30 per family through May 8, 2025. After that, it will go up to $15 per person and $45 per family. For more information and to register, please visit marchforlifewisconsin.org/bus-registration/.

Please join the FDL Chapter of WI Right to Life for a FREE children’s event this Saturday at the FDL Public Library.

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