Parish Updates

Holy Family Thanksgiving Schedule – November 26th 

Celebrate Thanksgiving with Holy Family on Thursday, November 26th by attending the 9:00 a.m. Mass at Holy Family Church. Confession will not be offered before or after the Mass. Adoration and Confession also will not take place at Our Risen Savior the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.


Holy Family for Advent’s Men Retreat – December 5th

Holy Family Catholic Community will host an Advent Men’s retreat on Saturday, December 5th from 7:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Holy Family Church site, 271 Fourth Street Way. The retreat will include confession, adoration, the rosary, and Mass, as well as talks on topics such as “Why am I Catholic” and “Taking Back Sunday”; Please RSVP by emailing Fr. Edward Sanchez at esanchez@hffdl.org or Jim Sutton at family72289@gmail.com.


Advent Giving Tree – Drop Gift off by December 6th

The time has come for Holy Family’s Advent Giving Tree! Starting this weekend, parishioners can choose a tag off the Holy Family Advent Giving Tree and buy a gift for a child. Each tag represents one of 560 Fond du Lac County children who are in need this season. Are you homebound and unable to pick up a toy for the Advent Giving Tree? Contact the Holy Family Parish Office and have a staff member pick a tag for you. You then can order the toy online and have it sent directly to Holy Family, 271 Fourth Street Way. All gifts for the Advent Giving Tree must be brought to the Holy Family sites from which the tag is taken by Sunday, December 6.


Blessed Bites in Need of Gloves and Hats

This week, Holy Family is asking for donations of gloves and hats for Blessed Bites, its program which provides to-go meals, canned goods, and hygiene/cleaning items to those in need each Monday at St. Mary Church, 59 E. Merrill Ave., from 4:30 to 5:30 pm — or until meals are gone. For more information, please click here.


Among Us:

Holy Family hosts weekly prayer for high school students (9-12 th grade). These evenings of adoration and reflection are a great way to destress and slow down from the craziness of life in order to encounter our Lord.

  • Cor Jesu: First Thursday of each Month, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Saint Mary’s Downtown
  • Among Us: Every Thursday (except first Thursday), 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Holy Family Church
  • Sign up here if you would like to receive notification emails about Among Us and Cor Jesu!

CONFIRMATION WEBSITE: Logistic details regarding 2020-21 Confirmation can be found on our confirmation website click here.


Christian Formation and Sacraments schedule

To see if your child has Holy Family Sacramental Preparation or Confirmation this week, please click here.


Join Holy Family Priests for video series – On Wednesdays

Tune into Holy Family Catholic Community’s Facebook page, website, and YouTube Channel each week to check out its new video series with Holy Family priests. On Wednesdays, learn more about saints of the Catholic Church with Fr. John LoCoco, and on Fridays, prepare for Sunday Mass with Fr. Edward Sanchez as he delves into the Gospel.


Come visit St. Agnes Library

Looking for a book to expand your knowledge on the Catholic faith? Visit the Holy Family St. Agnes Library during the Parish Office’s regular hours – from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 7:30 a.m. to noon on Friday – and check out a book. All returned books are held for a week before returning to the shelf.


Community Updates

FdL School District Lunch Update

Dear Fond du Lac School District Families,

 

All of our students and local children not enrolled in our District are eligible to receive free breakfast and lunch for each school day through a special USDA program. These meals are now free until June 30, 2021, or until the USDA funds run out.

 

If you are remote learning, students and local children are able to access weekly meal packs on a pick-up basis. Families can pick up the weekly meal pack on Monday, November 23, 2020, from 11:00 am – 1:00 pm at the following locations: 

 

  • Chegwin Elementary School (109 East Merrill Avenue, Fond du Lac)
  • Riverside Elementary School (Gym Doors, 72 West 9th Street, Fond du Lac)
  • Sabish Middle School (100 North Peters Avenue, Fond du Lac)

 

Please note, there will be no meal pickup on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

 

In order to help our food service staff plan, please pre-order your weekly meal pack by clicking here. (Pre-ordering is preferred but not required.)

 

More details can be found on our website by clicking here.

 

We are happy to provide these free meals for all children, ages 18 and under as federal funding is available.

 

Thank you for your continued support of our Food Service program!