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Get ready to have a great time full of fall fun when you attend Holy Family Catholic Community’s Oktoberfest this Saturday at Holy Family Church and Prayer Garden, 271 Fourth Street Way! Join us at 4:00 pm to experience a special English/German Mass in Holy Family Church. Following Mass, around 5:00 pm, the party will start with live music from the well-known German folk group, Dorf Kapelle, the parish’s new Makers Market, basket raffles, and activities for adults and kids, including an inflatable obstacle course, giant Connect Four, child-safe “axe” throwing, and a petting zoo teeming with cute farm animals! Come hungry, as the menu will include brats, potato salad, nachos, homemade desserts, cotton candy, and soup, as well as beer and soda. Stay until 8:15 pm for a chance to take home a cash prize in our free general knowledge trivia game!

As you enjoy the festivities, you will have the chance to support the Holy Family Warming Shelter with a donation to the shelter’s sock drive! The parish is collecting donations of new, warm adult socks that are at least ankle-length or above. All donations can be dropped off at the Warming Shelter table or at the Holy Family Parish Office.

The event is free to attend, but food, raffle tickets, and drinks will be available for purchase.

In honor of Saint Francis of Assisi’s feast day, all pets are welcome to come to the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church parking lot, 705 Michigan Ave., North Fond du Lac, on Saturday, October 7 following the 8:00 am Mass to receive a blessing!

Pray for our country during Holy Family’s Eucharistic Procession and Rosary Rally at 2:00 pm Sunday, October 8. The Procession with the Blessed Sacrament will begin at St. Mary Church, 59 E. Merrill Ave., and end at Veterans Park on the corner of Main Street and Western Avenue. In the event of inclement weather, the rally will take place at St. Mary’s Church.

Parents are invited to join their child to learn about St. Therese of Lisieux at Holy Family’s Faith Builders Club for Kids following the 10:00 am Mass at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way, on Sunday, October 8! In about 15 minutes, children will learn more about their faith and make a fun craft to take home!

All are encouraged to learn about what it like to be homeless by attending a screening of the documentary “The Invisible Class,” presented by Holy Family, Fond du Lac Area United Way, and Marian University, at 5:30 pm on Monday, October 9 at the Marian University Stayer Center. The documentary will show the experience of the homeless in America and examine its causes.

Are you looking to sign up your second grader for First Reconciliation and First Communion Sacramental Preparation? Registration closes on Tuesday for this program at Holy Family Catholic Community. All children who entered second grade this school year can enroll. Please remember that sacrament preparation is not conducted through SMSA but through your local parish.

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Learn how to take the Catholic faith out of the doors of the church and into your home at Holy Family’s Building the Domestic Church sessions, beginning on Wednesday, October 11 at Sacred Heart Church, 200 S. Peters Ave.! Running from 6:20 to 7:20 pm, each session will include a lesson on the night’s topic by a priest, a sharing from a parish couple, a challenge to live out the topic, and free resources to take home.

The topic of the October 11th session is “Getting Your Kids to Heaven – Fostering their Vocation” and will feature Fr. Matthew Kirk.

Holy Family will offer Altar Server training from 8:00 to 10:00 am on Saturday, October 14 at Holy Family Church, 271 Fourth Street Way, for any children who are new to Altar Serving or who are in need of a refresher. This is open to boys and girls in the 3rd grade or older that are interested in serving for Saturday or Sunday Masses at any of our church sites. All young disciples of Christ – siblings, cousins, grandchildren, or friends – whose families are Holy Family parishioners are all welcome!

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!

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 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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Are you wondering what path God has in mind for you? See what awaits you in the Catholic Church by joining Holy Family’s RCIA program. RCIA is 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.

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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.

Do you want to learn more about your faith or the Catholic Church? Do you want to deepen your knowledge as part of a community of your fellow parishioners? Register now for Holy Family’s multiple Bible Studies and Small Groups! Programs are offered at a variety of dates and times. To learn more about the parish’s fall offerings and sign up for classes, visit hffdl.org/sm.

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