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Holy Family Catholic Community is now hiring for its Christian Formation Administrative Assistant and Funeral Coordinator roles. The Administrative Assistant will work with those in Christian Formation to organize and support its programs and events, and help with background clerical work, including with Sacraments. The Funeral Coordinator will meet with bereaved families, work with funeral homes, and manage day-of coordination for funerals happening within the parish. The position is up to 15 hours per week, with the schedule dependent on the funerals taking place.
To apply, visit hffdl.org/jobs for an application. Please send your completed Archdiocese of Milwaukee application and resume to Director of Finance & Human Resources Ellen Kant at ellenk@hffdl.org.
Tonight, Thursday, September 12, all women are invited to join our Women’s Ministry Kick-off for a night of fellowship and talks about our faith from 5:40 to 8:00 pm at Holy Family Church. We will begin with the Rosary and Mass with Fr. Kevin Tanel, followed by refreshments and a social in the Hall. Those who attend will hear talks from Founder of Mount Moriah Ministries, Author, Speaker and Expert on grief Maria Notch on “Like Mary, Always a Daughter,” and from Dawn Meyer on “Moments with Mary.” Please contact Sabina at (920) 921-0580 ext. 501 for childcare.
Please join us this Saturday for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross at the 8:00 am Saturday Mass at Holy Family Church.
Registration for First Reconciliation and First Communion Preparation for children entering grades 2-4 who attend Catholic school is still open through September. For more information and to sign up, please visit hffdl.org/cf.
Confirmation Preparation for Catholic School students entering grades 11-12 who will be 16 at the time of Confirmation will close at noon on Friday, September 13. To learn more about this program and sign up, please visit hffdl.org/cf.
Help to support the Holy Family Warming Shelter for a chance to win $10,000. The anticipated operating cost for the shelter this season is to be about $200,000. You can help us defer this cost by participating in our Holy Family Warming Shelter Raffle! Tickets are $20 each or six for $100. The top prize is $10,000, with additional prizes of $3,500, $2,500 and $1,000. Winners will be drawn at 5:30 pm on October 24 at the Holy Family Warming Shelter. Tickets are available to purchase at our Parish Office front desk and can be purchased online at hffdl.org/warming-shelter.
Children’s Liturgy of the word will be returning to Holy Family this Sunday, September 15. It will also be available at Our Risen Savior every 3rd Sunday of the month. This is a great program that includes children in the liturgy by allowing them to hear and discuss Scripture based their level and interests.
On Saturday, September 14, Holy Family will have a presentation given by Fr. Jacob Strand on the man who helped to shape the Catholic Church in Wisconsin. The evening will begin after the 4:00 pm Mass at Holy Family Church. A light dinner will follow the presentation, available for a free will offering. If you would like to attend the dinner, please RSVP by September 9 by contacting Ron Champeny at champenyr@gmail.com or text (920) 960-2959.
All current weekend Altar Servers are invited to join us after the 4:00 pm Mass at Holy Family Church on Saturday, September 21 for an Altar Server Training and Pizza Party. Alter Servers will receive enrichment and pizza from 5:00 to 6:00 pm.
On Sunday, October 6, we will offer a Mass of Thanksgiving for our parish’s new deacon, Marty Ryan, at the 10:00 am Mass at Holy Family Church. After Mass, join us for refreshments and congratulate Deacon Marty Ryan on his ordination.
Holy Family welcomes anyone who may be interested in becoming Catholic to learn more about the faith! OCIA (Order of Catholic Initiation, formerly RCIA) is for those adults who are not baptized, those from other faith traditions, and those baptized Catholic, but not raised Catholic. Come and learn about the true Catholic Faith. Sessions will start in October. Please visit hffdl.org/become_catholic or call Sabina at the Parish Office, 920 921-0580 ext. 501) for more information.
Join Holy Family for an amazing evening celebrating the priesthood at St. Francis de Sales 22nd Annual Seminary Dinner at The Baird Center in Milwaukee on Friday, October 4. Under the theme of “Zeal for the Lord’s House,” the dinner will celebrate the growing seminary as it welcomes more than 90 seminarians this fall. Tickets are $200 per person. A convenient bus ride will be provided free of charge. If you are interested in joining the parish at one of its parish tables, please contact Fr. Ryan at rpruess@hffdl.org.
Oktoberfest will take place on Saturday, September 28 in the Holy Family Prayer Garden. We have multiple opportunities for the community to help make it our best year yet! Makers Market will return to the festival this year. Holy Family has a limited number of spots available for any artisan parishioners to sell their creations. Vendors will be stationed in Holy Family Hall and begin selling at 5:00 pm. Holy Family also invites businesses, organizations and families to donate baskets to our Basket Raffle. Each basket should be worth at least $50 and brought to the Parish Office by September 18. If you would like to further support the event, please contact Eva at the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 202 or ethelen@hffdl.org.
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.
The Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac is holding a FREE touch a truck event Saturday, September 28 from 9 to 12 PM. Families plan to come for lots of trucks to climb in and learn about, balloon art, face painting, activities & a CD Smith Hard Hat to the first 200 kids! Also SEEKING VOLUNTEERS age 14 and up! For more information on the event log on at CMFDL.org. To Volunteer for Play Big at Children’s Museum of Fond du Lac, click here.
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