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This week, high school students are invited to join the Holy Family Youth Group for its Halloween Service Night from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Sacred Heart School, 678 Western Ave. The Holy Family Youth Group meets every Thursday, and each week (except the third week of the month) is open to middle and high school students. Next Thursday, October 26, both middle and high school students are invited for Pumpkins & Pies Night from 6:30 to 8:00 pm at Sacred Heart School, 678 Western Ave.

Holy Family would like to send a care package to your college student! The parish wants them to know their Catholic family is supporting and praying for them while they are at college, participating in a year of service, or other immersive learning experience. Please fill out the form at hffdl.org/college by October 21, 2023 and Holy Family will send out packages for them to enjoy!

All high-school age boys are invited to take part in the Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s Wojtyla Day at St. Francis de Sales Seminary in Milwaukee from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, October 28. The day will include a day-long soccer tournament, lunch, and Mass.

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Bring the whole family to Holy Family Hall, 271 Fourth Street Way, on Tuesday, October 31 to learn more about the meaning behind the feast of All Hallows’ Eve (Halloween) in a special presentation by Fr. Matthew Kirk from 5:30 to 6:30 pm! Following the presentation, join the parish for its Solemnity of All Saints’ Day Vigil Mass in Holy Family Church. (Tricks or) treats will be served after Mass!

On Wednesday, November 1, the Catholic Church will celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints, and Holy Family Catholic Community will offer several Masses for this Holy Day of Obligation. The schedule is as follows: 7:00 pm Vigil Mass at Holy Family Church on Tuesday, October 31; and Masses at 7:00 am at Holy Family Church, 9:00 am at Holy Family Church (SMSA), 12:10 pm at St. Mary Church, 6:30 pm at Sacred Heart Church, and in Spanish at 7:00 pm at Holy Family Church on November 1. On Thursday, November 2, the parish will offer a Mass in Spanish for All Souls Day or Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at 7:00 pm at Holy Family Church.

The Holy Family Warming Shelter will open its doors to those who are homeless in our area in mid-November. To care for those in need takes the work of a community. If you would like to assist in this effort, Holy Family is currently looking for people to volunteer or donate meals. Volunteers will be trained prior to starting. To learn more about these opportunities, please visit hffdl.org/warming-shelter. The parish is also seeking donations of specific items which can be purchased through its Amazon Wish List at amazon.com/wedding/share/HFFDL.

Women are invited to join their fellow parishioners on the Holy Family Bus Trip to the Women of Christ Conference on Saturday, November 18. The bus will board in the Holy Family Church parking lot at 6:15 am, leave at 6:30, and travel down to the Brookfield Conference Center. The Women of Christ Conference provides women the opportunity to celebrate their Catholic faith with women from throughout the area. The bus trip will cost $25 per person (an additional $1.75 processing fee if paying online). Register at hffdl.org/women and pay online with credit card or send a check for $25 with “Women of Christ Bus Trip” in the memo line to Holy Family, Attn: Sabina Carter, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac, WI 54937. You must register for the conference separately.

Holy Family Catholic Community’s Living Nativity will return on Sunday, December 3 to Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way. To power this beautiful retelling of the Nativity story, we are in need of volunteers to take on various roles including: assisting in building the set, moving pews, setting up risers, cleaning up, and participating in the Nativity as a shepherd, angel, or other biblical character. If you are interested in assisting, please contact Eva Thelen-Dunphy at the Parish Office at ethelen@hffdl.org or (920) 921-0580 ext. 202.

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Holy Family is looking to provide opportunities for its parishioners with special needs to further engage in the church community. To help the parish do so, Holy Family is asking parishioners with special needs, or those who care for those with special needs, to participate in its survey to help the parish explore possible events and programming.

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Those interested in joining the Catholic Church are invited to sign up for Holy Family’s RCIA program – a process through which non-baptized men and women enter the Catholic Church. Adults from other faith traditions and those baptized Catholic but not raised Catholic are also welcome. The program will begin at the end of this month. To learn more and to sign up, please click button below or contact Sabina at the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 501.

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Children’s Liturgy of the Word has returned to Sunday Masses at 9:00 am at Sacred Heart Church, 200 S. Peters Ave., and 10:00 am at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way. This program provides kids ages 4-7 (who have not received First Communion) with an opportunity to go through the Liturgy of the Word (the Readings, Psalm, Gospel, Homily, and Prayers of the Faithful) but at their level. During the Mass the children leave before the Liturgy of the Word to hear the readings from the Children’s Lectionary instead.

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Looking for something fun to do on Thursday, October 26th? Big Brothers Big Sisters of Fond du Lac County is gearing up for their fifth annual Halloween fundraiser! This year, the Halloweenie Street Party presented by Society Insurance is on Thursday, October 26th from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM in Downtown Fond du Lac. This 21+ fundraising event is all about friends, food, drinks, games, costumes, and a good cause.

Purchase your tickets now to enjoy tasty treats from local businesses, throw axes with Fondy Axe Company, test your speed with the Fond du Lac Police Department, pet some pups with Sandi Paws Rescue, show off your creativity in the costume contest, and so much more all while supporting one-to-one mentoring. All proceeds benefit BBBSFDL to help them find, train, and match volunteer mentors with youth in our community. We hope to see you there!

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