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On Friday, November 1, Holy Family Catholic Community will celebrate the Solemnity of All Saints, and offer several Masses for this Holy Day of Obligation. A Vigil Mass will be offered at 7:00 pm on Thursday, October 31 at Sacred Heart. This Mass will include incense and be followed by Eucharistic Adoration and the Litany of Saints. After, parishioners are invited to participate in our All Saints’ All-Night Vigil. Adoration will continue through the night and conclude at 11:45 am with benediction prior to the 12:00 pm Mass at Sacred Heart the next day. On Friday, there will be Masses at 7:00 am at Holy Family, 12:00 pm at Marian University, 6:00 pm at Sacred Heart, and in Spanish at 7:00 pm at Holy Family. If you are interested in signing up for an hour of Adoration, please contact Lisa Sutton at (920) 579-2895. You can stop in at any point throughout the night.

On Saturday, November 2, Holy Family Catholic Community will celebrate All Souls’ Day, also called the Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, a day dedicated to praying for our beloved dead. In addition to the 8:00 am Mass at Holy Family, there will be a Mass at 10:00 am Our Risen Savior and 12:00 pm at St. Peter. Following the Masses at Our Risen Savior and St. Peter (both of which will use incense), there will be a procession through their cemeteries to pray for our beloved dead. Lastly, there will be a Mass in Spanish for All Souls’ Day or Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) at 10:00 am at Holy Family.

Holy Family Catholic Community will remember parishioners who passed away at the 8:00 am Mass on Sunday, November 3 at Holy Family Church. All are welcome.

You are invited to pray for life as part of Sheboygan’s 40 Days for Life campaign ending on November 3. You are invited to join the vigil outside of the Planned Parenthood on 909 South Taylor Drive, Sheboygan. To sign up to take an hour of vigil from 7:00 am to 7:00 pm, please visit 40daysforlife.com/en/sheboygan. You also are invited to participate in their closing rally at 6:00 pm on Sunday, November 3. Bring your candles, flashlights or lanterns to pray silently and as a group as we close out the final hour of Day 40.

Confirmation Candidates please remember to fill out the form for Saints and Sponsors. Below are the links for each form.

Saints: https://form.jotform.com/242606176256155

Sponsors: https://form.jotform.com/231776873670165

This week, the Holy Family Warming Shelter will open to care for single adults experiencing homelessness in our community. If you would like to assist in this mission, there are many opportunities for you to help! For more information on how to participate in these opportunities, please visit hffdl.org/warming-shelter. There is currently a need for people to volunteer at the shelter. Mornings and Saturday nights are the most urgently needed. Volunteers will receive training.

If you would like to donate to the shelter, there is currently a need for meals. Lastly, the shelter is also in need of donations of new towels, laundry detergent, full-size shampoo, hand sanitizer, and disinfecting wipes. These donations can be dropped off at the Holy Family Parish Office. If you would like to donate an item and have it shipped directly to the Parish Office, please check out the Amazon Wish List at www.amazon.com/wedding/share/hffdl which features the shelter’s most needed items.

Is your family living out the Gospel message in both word and deed? Find out how your family can serve others living out the Gospel message of love and compassion in your community at the next Building Your Domestic Church Session for Parents on Wednesday, November 13. The session will take place in the Sacred Heart School Hall from 6:30 to 7:30 pm, and include a talk from Fr. Ryan as well as a couple from the parish.

You will also receive free resources to take home. Childcare will be available in the Sacred Heart School Gym for children ages 3 and up (there will be no diaper changing).

Are you or someone you know grieving? The holiday season can be difficult for those who have lost a loved one. To help you through this time, Holy Family will host Grief Share’s “Surviving the Holidays” seminar at 4:00 pm on Wednesday, November 13 in the Holy Family Board Room. Call (920) 921-0580 ext. 305 or email mdenzin@hffdl.org to reserve your spot.

Women are invited to join their fellow parishioners on the Holy Family Bus Trip to the Women of Christ Conference on Saturday, November 16. 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 throughout the area. The bus trip will cost $25 per person (an additional $1.75 processing fee if paying online) and St. Mary’s Springs Academy employees, young adults, and Holy Family staff/catechists travel free.

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. Please register for event separately.

All volunteers, from any Holy Family parish site, are invited to come to Holy Family’s annual Volunteer Appreciation Packer Party on Sunday, November 17 in the Holy Family Hall following the 10:00 am Mass. If you volunteer in any capacity at the parish, be it as an Usher, Choir Member, Catechist, or with lawn care, Human Concerns, or bringing Communion to the homebound, we want to celebrate you and your family! There will be a main dish, snacks, and soda available and the Packer versus Bears Game playing on the large wall screen in the hall. Door prizes will be drawn at half-time. Come for the fun and encourage other volunteers to join you!

Please RSVP by calling (920) 921-0580 ext. 101 by November 14.

All children are invited to help us celebrate this holiday of gratitude with a Thanksgiving Coloring Contest! Children in grades P3-5 can participate in this contest and will be separated into three age brackets: P3-K4; K5-2, and 3-5. You can pick up a coloring sheet at any of the Holy Family church sites or print off a copy at hffdl.org/coloring beginning November 1.

All submissions must be returned to the Parish Office, 271 Fourth Street Way, Fond du Lac, WI 54937, or to our church sites by Sunday, November 17 with all the information on the back of the sheet filled out. There will be three winners in each category, and each will receive a Culver’s gift card and be contacted prior to a public announcement.

Every year, donations help to decorate each of the Holy Family church sites at Christmas with beautiful flowers. If you would like to donate to these flowers in memory or in honor of someone, we invite you to send in your donation with the names of those you wish to honor/remember listed in or on the envelope. If you receive weekly donation envelopes from Holy Family, you can use the included envelope for Christmas Flowers to make your donation. Please have all donations submitted by Wednesday, December 4.

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FDLSD Comm Ed & Rec Dept presents:

Holiday Wonder Arts & Crafts Expo

Saturday, November 2, 2024

9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

$2 admission (kids 10 & under free with paid adult)

Held at the Fond du Lac County Fairgrounds Recreation Center. Booths with wonderfully handmade items such as unique holiday decor, lanterns, pickled veggies and caramels, wood signs, jewelry, and much more!

Like and follow our Facebook page at: Art & Craft Expos – Fond du Lac Recreation Dept for event information and reminders. We have been featuring a Vendor of the Day along with photos of their amazing handmade crafts.

CMFDL is excited to announce two upcoming events for Families. Super Saturday, where kids can dress up as their favorite super hero and enjoy various challenges at this FREE event, or included with admission. It runs 9-4 on Saturday, November 16th.

Also, coming up this holiday season is CMFDL’s annual Holiday event, this year’s Snowflake Spectacular will be held on Saturday, December 14th from 9am to noon. FREE for members, $10 for non-members.

Both events have opportunities for VOLUNTEERS! To volunteer please complete the google form by clicking here.

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