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Thursday, September 11, 2025

Holy Family Church and Hall

271 Fourth Street Way

Fond du Lac

Schedule for the Evening:

5:40pm: Rosary
6:00pm: Mass with Fr. Matthew Kirk

After Mass: Social and refreshments

7:00pm: Talk by Mary Carol Zunker, Holy Family Parishioner, about the rosary

7:30pm-8:00pm Rosary making (a free-will offering will be taken to help defray the cost of the rosaries)

8:00-8:15pm Wrap up, small group reminders, Prayer

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You’re invited for summer fun! Join St. Vincent de Paul and the St. Katharine Drexel Shelter for their second annual Family Fun Fair and Brat Fry from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, September 13 at 330 N. Peters Ave. Enjoy carnival style games, prizes, raffle, dunk tank, face painting and Brat Fry. Entry to the event is free with a goodwill donation of cleaning supplies. Tickets to play games start as low at $1 for 4 tickets. Games and events are geared for ages 12 and under. All those under 18 must be accompanied by someone 18 years or older.

Beginning the weekend of September 6-7, Holy Family Church will replace its book bin located in the back of church with Family Mass Bags & Missals. These resources will be located on a table in the Gathering Space by the St. Agnes Library. Families are welcome to take a bag for their small children to look through during Mass and then return after Mass. The missals are for reading-aged kids to assist them as they memorize the Mass responses. Weekly Magnifikids will remain available at all Holy Family Catholic Community church sites on a first-come, first-served basis.

Mary Jo Neumann’s Balance & Mobility Class will return on September 12. The class will help people build their balance and mobility, which will help them feel safer when moving from place to place. The class will meet on Fridays from 9:00 to 9:40 am beginning September 12 at Holy Family Hall. The class is free for parishioners. Spots are limited. Call the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 101 to register. Please note you must be able to walk without an assistive device like a cane, walker, or wheelchair to participate.

Join Holy Family and St. Mary’s Springs Academy in celebrating those who make a difference in our Catholic community at our Cor Unum Awards! The Cor Unum Awards will take place on Wednesday, September 24 at Holy Family Church, and begin with hors d’oeuvres & drinks from 5:00 to 6:45 pm, followed by our Cor Unum Awards Prayer Service at 7:00. The cost is $30 per person. To reserve your spot, please visit https://smsacademy.org/corunum.

Registration for Confirmation Preparation for students entering grades 11 and 12 is open now through September 9. For students who attend a parish outside of Holy Family Catholic Community, an approval letter is required to attend the sacramental preparation program. To sign up, please visit https://form.jotform.com/250337077800150

This fall, connect more deeply with your faith by participating in one of Holy Family’s Small Groups or Bible Studies! Learn about the Acts of the Apostles, the Sunday readings, Mysteries of the Rosary, as well as how we can choose Christ in our world, reach our loved ones who have fallen away from the Catholic Church, and strengthen our relationships in Christ! Groups are offered at various days and times throughout the week to accommodate a variety of schedules. Register at hffdl.org/sm.

The Holy Family Christian Women are looking for new members! All women are welcome to join the group, which meets the first Monday of the month from 6:00 to 8:00 pm in Holy Family North Hall. The group meets September to June. If you bring a guest, you will be eligible for a prize. Our next meeting will take place on Tuesday, September 2 and be a potluck dinner. All current members are asked to bring a dish to share.

Raise your voice in song for the Lord by joining one of Holy Family Catholic Communities parish choirs! They have several choirs for you to join including the Holy Family/Sacred Heart Choir, Our Risen Savior Choir, St. Peter Choir, and Children’s Choir (for children of reading age through eighth grade). Choirs rehearse once a week and lead the music at Mass on a regular basis. Children’s Choir will return on Thursday, September 11 and rehearse weekly from 4:00 to 4:45 pm at Holy Family Church. To learn about these choirs, please visit hffdl.org/choir or contact the Parish Office.

This September, Holy Family Catholic Community pastor, Very Rev. Ryan Pruess, will receive the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s Vatican II Award for Leadership in the Priesthood. The recipient of the Vatican II Award for Leadership in the Priesthood is “a Roman Catholic priest who has shown exemplary pastoral care, service, faith, love, and leadership in his parishes and the Archdiocese (of Milwaukee),” according to the Archdiocese. In celebration of this special recognition, Holy Family is inviting parishioners to join a bus trip to the award ceremony on Thursday, September 25 at 7:00 pm at the Cathedral of Church of St. John the Evangelist in Milwaukee. The bus will leave around 5:00 pm and return after the awards. The bus is free to take, but seats are limited. Each person must fill out a form to reserve a seat. To reserve your seat, please visit hffdl.org/vaticanawards/

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