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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 Catholic Community will mark the Feast of Saint Matthias, Apostle at the 6:00 pm Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Wednesday, May 14. Please note this Mass will use incense.

Holy Family Catholic Community invites any high school student to come hang out and relax with games and camaraderie at our next youth group event on Wednesday, May 14. Meet us in the Sacred Heart School Basement for some fun from 6:30 – 8:00 pm.

On Thursday, May 15, Holy Family Catholic Community will offer Safe Environment Training for parish and St. Mary’s Springs Academy volunteers from 6:00 to 9:00 pm in the Holy Family Board Room, 271 Fourth Street Way. Safeguarding Training is a one-time class for all adults age 18 and older that may want to volunteer for anything with minors. We encourage anyone who may at some point be interested in volunteering to become Safeguard trained, especially parents who may want to volunteer with activities and programs their children are involved in, such as Vacation Bible School, Christian Formation, and Retreats. By taking this Archdiocese of Milwaukee required training, you can have your certification ready for whenever a volunteer opportunity arises. Once you complete your training and a background check, you will need to be recertified every five years with a shorter review session that at this time can be completed online.

The next Holy Family Catholic Community Hospitality Sunday will be on Sunday, May 18 at Sacred Heart, Holy Family and Presentation. They will not have their normally scheduled fellowship on Sunday, June 15 so that others may celebrate Father’s Day. There will be a special Hospitality Sunday on Sunday, June 22 at St. Mary site only, with the start of the new Mass schedule. They will return to the normal Hospitality Sunday schedule on Sunday, July 20 at St. Mary (during renovation of Sacred Heart), Holy Family and Presentation.

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.

Camp de Sales 2025, Vocation Summer Camps Fr. Michael Malucha will host vocation camps for middle school and high school aged young men. All camps will be held at Saint Francis de Sales Seminary. Please invite qualified young men from your parish for these camps. For more information, or for registration, please visit thinkpriest.org/events or contact the Vocation Office at vocationoffice@sfs.edu or 414-747-6437.

High School Overnight Vocation Camp Sunday, June 15 at 6 p.m. to Wednesday, June 18, at noon High School Day Expedition Monday, August 4 Middle School Day Camps Saturday, June 21, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, July 19, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday, August 5, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

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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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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/.

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!

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