Parish Updates Community Updates

Sacred Heart Adoration Chapel, 200 S. Peters Ave., will reopen this Sunday, May 3 following the 11:00 am Mass at Sacred Heart. We invite everyone to experience the peace of Adoration in the chapel, which will be open from 4:00 am to 10:00 pm each day, except during Masses. To learn more, please visit hffdl.org/adoration.

This summer, Holy Family needs help to feed children, families, and other individuals in need of a meal through our Summer Bites lunch program. Every Tuesday, from June 9 to August 18, 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, the parish needs your help! Over the next few weeks, Holy Family will collect donations of specific items to pack lunches. They will collect the following items on the listed weekends at the Parish Office, 271 Fourth Street Way:

• May 2-3: Single-serve granola bars, cookies, Graham crackers, and fruit snacks
• May 9-10: Brown bags and Ziploc sandwich-size bags, and jars of peanut butter and jelly
• May 16-17: Single-serve chips and crackers
• May 23-24: Fruit cups, applesauce cups, and boxes of raisins
• May 30-31: 8 oz. bottles of water and juice boxes

As the Holy Family Priests travel to Milwaukee to celebrate the ordination of our Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s newest priests, they will not offer Confession on Saturday, May 16 following the 8:00 am Mass at Holy Family. Thank you for your understanding.

Make a double play of your night when you watch the Fond du Lac Dock Spiders take on the Green Bay Rockers and support the Holy Family Warming Shelter at the Dock Spiders’ Faith & Family Night on Friday, June 5! The game begins at 6:35 pm. That night Warming Shelter staff and volunteers will be at Herr-Baker Field, 980 E. Division St., sharing information about the shelter and how to get involved. They will also host a 50/50 raffle with proceeds benefiting the Warming Shelter. Bring the whole family to enjoy a game of baseball and stay after for a fireworks show! Tickets are now available! For an all-you-can-eat experience, join us on the Rooftop Dockyard. Tickets are $33 each and include admission, food, and two drinks. To purchase this ticket, please contact Director of Human Concerns Erin Cobb at ecobb@hffdl.org  by Friday, May 15. For all other tickets, please visit hffdl.org/event/wsdockspiders26 and if prompted, use the promo code Holy26.

Beginning the weekend of May 30/31, Sunday Mass at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church will be offered at 10:30 am rather than 10:00 am in order to give priests more time to get between churches. Thank you for your flexibility and patience.

In honor of Fr. Edward Sippel, the parish (with support from the St. Patrick Rosary Guild) will award two $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school students who, along with their parent(s), have been registered members of Holy Family Catholic Community for at least one year prior to applying for the scholarship. Students must have received the Sacrament of Confirmation to be eligible to apply. Students must have successfully completed high school in the spring of 2026 and be entering their first year of continuing education at either an accredited university/college or technical college. Application and materials are due by May 8, 2026. For
more information, please visit hffdl.org/scholarship

On Wednesday, May 6 at 6:30 pm at Sacred Heart Church, join speaker Al McCauley for his presentation “Mary – Our Most Gracious Advocate.” Catholics have a deep love for, and devotion to, Mary, which is often misunderstood. By studying her presence in the Gospels–and through the lens of Catholic art–we can better understand Mary’s role in salvation history and appreciate her advocacy on our behalf.

Mark your calendars for Vacation Bible School, Holy Family’s one week Bible Camp, coming up August 3-7, 2026. Kids going into 4k-6 grade in the fall get to join in an adventure of strength and heroic courage at “Hero Central: Where all our Hero’s are Saints.” Kids going into grades 7-12 and adults are invited to join in the fun as volunteers! Stay tuned for registration and volunteer sign up starting May 5!

If you are expecting to bring new life into the world in the next six months you are probably thinking about baptism. It this is your first child, plan ahead to sign up and attend a Sacrament of Baptism preparation class. Sessions are typically scheduled on the first Monday of the month from 6:30-7:30 pm at Holy Family, 271 Fourth Street Way. Meeting with a priest team member is also required. Whether you are expecting your first or your fifth child, requests to schedule a baptism are made through our online registration form. To sign up for a class or schedule a baptism go to our website https://www.hffdl.org/baptism/.

The 20th annual MACC Fund Invitational is a high school golf championship held at Erin Hills and The Club at Lac La Belle, hosted by Arrowhead High School, to fight childhood cancer and related blood disorders!

Since 2007, the MACC Fund Invitational has raised over $1.2 MILLION dollars for childhood cancer and related blood disorders research, thanks to generous folks like YOU!

This year SMSA’s Golf team is honored to participate in this special event, not only to compete against some of the best high school golf teams in Wisconsin, but most importantly, to make a BIG impact on the lives of kids battling cancer and related blood disorders.

Your support of our team helps the MACC Fund continue the critically important mission of finding a CURE for childhood cancer and related blood disorders by providing funding for RESEARCH! Research is the only path to finding a cure, and your support, large or small, will play a large roll in furthering their work.

To show your support, please visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/st-marys-springs-academy-6?newPage=true

Thank you for your support and generosity!

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