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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.

Confirmation candidates and their sponsors are required to attend one of the two meetings scheduled at Sacred Heart Church after Mass. The first meeting is scheduled for Sunday, September 22 at 12:00 pm. The second meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 25 at 6:40 pm. If you haven’t chosen a sponsor yet, please do so as soon as possible and fill out the form at the Holy Family Website. You can also make payments online at the Holy Family Website under Christian Formation or mail a check to Holy Family Attn: Angie Bestul.

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.

Building Your Domestic Church Parent Sessions will be returning to Sacred Heart Church on October 9. Each week, one of Holy Family’s priests will present a topic along with a guest couple in reference to raising children in today’s society. This is a great time to learn how to take your Catholic faith beyond the Church doors and into your home. These sessions will run on the 2nd Wednesday of each month, from October through March, at Sacred Heart Church from 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm. Please note, there will be no session during the month of December.

All high school students can help people in need with our Holy Family High School Youth Group! Teens, clean out your closet and bring in items to Sacred Heart School to donate to St. Vincent de Paul on Wednesday, September 25, from 6:45 to 8:00 pm. Snacks will be provided.

Children ages 4-7 who have not yet received their First Communion are invited to learn about the Liturgy of the Word at their level with our Children’s Liturgy of the Word program! Children leave before the Liturgy of the Word to hear the Readings from the Children’s Lectionary instead. The program is offered at the 10:00 am Holy Family Mass, as well as at the 10:00 am Our Risen Savior Mass on the third Sunday of the month. It will return to the 8:30 am St. Peter Mass on October 6, as well as to 9:00 am Sacred Heart Mass that month.

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.

From the biergartens of Bavaria to the Prayer Garden of Holy Family, Oktoberfest will return to Holy Family Church in two weeks! The festival will begin at 4:00 pm with a special bilingual Mass featuring Readings and music in German and English. At 5:00 pm, come to the Prayer Garden, where you will find the Oktoberfest staples, like bratwurst, potato salad, beer, and German and Austrian folk music from the band Dorf Kapelle! You will also enjoy nachos, corn cocktails, soup from Mr. & Mrs. Catering, and homemade desserts, as well as activities like an inflatable obstacle course, facepainting, balloon animals, the Cristo Rey Ranch petting zoo, visits from local law enforcement patrol vehicles, cotton candy, and new this year, horse-drawn carriage rides and inflatable axe throwing! You will also have the chance to win baskets in our basket raffle and shop for unique items from local artisans at our Makers Market. Admission is free, with food, and raffle tickets available for purchase.

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.

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.

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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.

Packer Party – October 6, 2024
Beer and BBQ – October 26, 2024
Pancakes with Santa – December 15, 2024

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