Parish Updates Community Updates

Holy Family Catholic Community is looking for Eucharistic Ministers to bring Communion to those who are homebound in the parish community. If you are interested in helping, please contact Valerie at the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 302.

To honor those who gave their lives for our country, Holy Family will offer multiple Masses on Memorial Day, Monday, May 26, including at: 8:00 am at Holy Family Church; 8:30 am at Calvary Cemetery, 686 Fond du Lac Ave. (Rosary Walk at 8:00 am); and 9:00 am at St. Charles Cemetery, W4287 Golf Course Drive. In observance of the holiday, the Holy Family Parish Office will be closed on May 27 as well.

Holy Family Catholic Community will offer a brief, 30-minute orientation at 6:30 pm on Thursday, May 29, 2025 for all Sacred Heart Lectors, Sacristans, and Eucharistic Ministers to get acclimated at St. Mary Church.

If you are a past or present leader of Holy Family Community Small Groups or if you are interested in becoming a Small Group leader this fall, please consider attending their Small Group Leader Gathering on Tuesday, June 3 from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. To RSVP, please visit hffdl.org/sm.

Young adults are invited to enjoy free appetizers, grab a beverage, and connect with others who want to explore their faith in a more meaningful way when the Holy Family Brewing the Faith series kicks off on Wednesday, June 4! Fr. Matthew will share how young adults can ignite holiness in their dating lives at El Patrón Mexican Bar & Grill, 306 Fourth Street Way, from 7:00 to 8:30 pm.

Holy Family’s new crucifix has arrived! Through the generosity of several benefactors, the new crucifix was designed to fit harmoniously within the church’s architecture and will be suspended over the altar, so it is visible to all entering the church. In celebration of Pentecost, Holy Family Catholic Community will bless the new crucifix at the 4:00 pm Mass on Saturday, June 7 and 8:00 am and 10:00 am Masses and 12:00 pm Mass in Spanish on Sunday, June 8 at Holy Family Church.

Help give St. Peter a “spring cleaning” on Monday, June 9 starting at 8:30 am. All are welcome to help clean the church, including students. Come when you can and stay as long as you want.

In celebration of Juneteenth, the day when slavery officially ended in the United States, the All Saints Gospel Choir from Milwaukee will lead the music at the 4:00 pm Sacred Heart Mass on Saturday, June 14, 2025! Fr. Carl Diedrichs will also preside over the Mass. Please take the chance to listen to this fantastic choir and celebrate Mass!

Holy Family Catholic Community will celebrate the final Mass at Sacred Heart before the start of renovations. You can help them mark the beginning of this new chapter in the church’s history with their Mass of Transition and Renewal on Sunday, June 15 at 11:00 am at Sacred Heart Church. After this date, Masses will now take place at the following locations:
• Monday and Friday 12:00 pm Masses: St. Mary Church, 59 E. Merrill Ave., Fond du Lac
• Wednesday 6:00 pm Mass: Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac
• Saturday 4:00 pm and Sunday 9:00 and 11:00 am Masses: St. Mary Church
• Sunday 7:00 am Mass in Spanish: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church

The Sacred Heart Adoration Chapel will remain open through 10:00 pm on Friday, June 20, 2025 and close with Benediction. During renovations. Adoration will be available at Presentation, which will begin at 5:00 am on Saturday, June 21. Adoration will take place every day from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm, except for when Mass is celebrated. Beginning on Thursday, June 26, the 6:00 pm Holy Hour in Spanish and 7:00 pm Holy Hour in English usually held at Sacred Heart will take place at Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 705 Michigan Ave., North Fond du Lac. Beginning on June 20, all Eucharistic Ministers who serve Holy Family’s homebound parishioners will be asked to either pick up Holy Communion at Holy Family Church, or at Mass. We thank our ministers, and all of our volunteers, for their service to these ministries.

Middle school and high school-aged young men discerning a vocation to the priesthood are invited to join Fr. Michael Malucha at St. Francis de Sales Seminary’s 2025 Vocation Summer Camps at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary in St. Francis, Wisconsin.

Camps are as follows:
• High School Overnight Vocation Camp – Sunday, June 15 at 6:00 pm – Wednesday, June 18 at Noon
• High School Day Expedition – Monday, August 4
• Middle School Day Camps – 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturdays, June 21 and July 19 and Tuesday, August 5

For more information or to register, visit thinkpriest.org/events or contact the Vocation Office at vocationoffice@sfs.edu or 414-747-6437.

Holy Family is now hiring for a part-time Administrative Assistant. This position will work with the Christian Formation Ministry to organize and support its programs and events, and with the Worship Ministry to maintain and schedule Liturgical Ministers across our church sites. The person in this part-time role will help with background clerical work and record maintenance, including sacraments, Christian Formation program registrations, and more. They will coordinate baptisms, the parish’s Safeguarding program, and reservations and transportation for various programs, and the scheduling of Liturgical Ministers for weekend Masses, liturgical seasons, and special feast days. To learn more and apply, please visit hffdl.org/jobs.

Thank you to everyone who has donated items to the Holy Family Summer Bites program that helps provide hundreds of meals every Tuesday in the summer to children, families, and other individuals in need.

If you would like to contribute the weekend of May 31 to June 1, Holy Family will collect donations of fruit cups, granola bars, and sandwich-size Ziploc bags to include with lunches. All donations can be dropped off at the Holy Family Parish Office during office hours.

What: “Wired for Heaven” How to Navigate High School to get to Heaven with Carlo Acutis
Who: Incoming 9th Grade (Public, Private and Homeschooled)
Where: Marian University | Stayer Center | S. National Ave., Fond du Lac, WI
When: Thursday, July 24, 2025 from 9:00am-10:00pm
How: More information coming soon!

Children will have a great time learning about God’s love for us with games, music, crafts, and Bible story time when Holy Family’s Vacation Bible School returns mornings August 4-8 at Sacred Heart School! This summer adventure is for children entering 4K through third grade, as well as for our Junior Explorers in fourth through sixth grade who help in the classroom and with the service project.

Registration is now open! To sign up, please visit hffdl.org/cf. Anyone in 7th grade or older is welcome to volunteer at the program. For more information, please contact Trisha at trishaz@hffdl.org or fill out our volunteer form at hffdl.org/cf.

The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) is a federally-funded, state-administered program that reimburses program operators who serve free healthy meals and snacks to children and teens in low-income areas during the summer months, when children do not have access to school meals.

Summer Food Service Program 2025

Walleye Weekend is Noon Kiwanis’ largest fundraiser of the year, providing the club with the opportunity to donate upwards of $20,000 back to the Fond du Lac community.  Grab a friend or family member and sign up to help cover a shift or two! It’s always an enjoyable time!

Click here to view the volunteer opportunities available!

Kids and teens can explore a variety of art forms—like painting, pottery, mixed media, and more—while building confidence, problem-solving skills, and lifelong creative thinking.

The Hartford United Soccer Club is offering area youth the exciting opportunity to play academy and competitive soccer with Hartford’s premier soccer club. Serving communities in and around Hartford including Slinger, Jackson, West Bend, Germantown, Menomonee Falls, Richfield, Horicon, Juneau, Hustisford, Lomira, Mayville and Fond Du Lac, etc.

To learn more and/or register click here!

Families who are seeking school supplies assistance must register ahead of time for this program so volunteers can organize and prepare the supplies. Back to School FDL’s registration is online from July 7th – August 5th, 2025 (those who qualify for the assisted-lunch program are eligible to apply for school supplies).

Starting on July 7th you can register for school supplies at these links:  English OR  Spanish. See the flyer below for more information. Please email registration@backtoschoolfdl.org with any registration questions.

Seeking Volunteers   Back to School FDL seeks volunteers to help sort and pack school supplies or to help on Distribution Day. Click HERE if you are interested in volunteering. Feel free to reach out to Back to School FDL via volunteer@backtoschoolfdl.org with any questions about volunteering.

How to Support   Check out www.backtoschoolfdl.org to learn more about how you can support this organization by donating money or school supplies.

We are thankful to share this information with you all as a great resource for the district’s families and an amazing opportunity for all to get involved as we collectively come together as a community. Your consideration of this organization helps prepare all children for school.

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