Sunday, December 8
8:30 am—noon in Holy Family Hall

Featuring all-you-can-eat pancakes, sausages, applesauce, coffee, juice, and milk.

Carry-outs available!
You can also purchase our famous Popcorn Balls!

Adults: $6.00
Children under 12: $3.00
Age 2 & under are Free

 

Join us at the 5:30 pm Mass at Holy Family for our annual celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thrusday, December 12. This feast recalls the apparitions of Mary at the hill of Tepeyac in 1531 to the convert, St. Juan Diego. She was declared the patroness of the Americas by Pope Pius XII, and the day was raised to the rank of Feast for all the countries of the Americas in 1999. The Mass will feature the laying of roses by the image of Our Lady and native dancing from our Hispanic community. A social will follow in the hall after Mass, featuring dancing, food, and music!

Bring your little ones to the 4:15 pm Mass on Saturday, December 14, for a very special evening with Fr. LoCoco! After Mass, Fr. John will greet children in the Hall for a fun evening of story-telling; complete with cocoa and cookies.

 

Please join us for a very special Christmas concert featuring the Holy Family Music Department staff and choirs!

This free concert will feature our talented staff musicians, Holy Family Combined Choirs, Handbell Choir, Children’s Choir, and a very special organ performance by Director of Liturgy and Music, Paul Thelen.

Musical selections will reflect the Advent season, as well as Christmas favorites. A free will offering will be collected at intermission, with all proceeds aiding the music department.

Sunday, December 15, at 4:30 pm in Holy Family Church.

 

The next Holy Family sponsored Blood Drive will take place on Wednesday, December 18 from noon to 5:00 pm in Holy Family Hall.

Pre-registration is very helpful so that there is enough staff from the Blood Center to serve everyone in a timely manner. To register, go to donor.bcw.edu/donor.

Blood is Life! Everyday ordinary people are saved by some extraordinary people. People who gave blood! Your donation could be the most valuable gift you ever give. Just ask anyone who has ever received blood. Please be a hero to someone in need!

If you've ever wondered if you are eligible to give blood, check out the attached PDF for more information and come and save a life if you can!

Christmas Eve—Tuesday, December 24
    4:00 pm    Sacred Heart
    4:00 pm    St. Mary
    4:00 pm    St. Peter
    4:15 pm    Holy Family
    6:00 pm    Presentation
    7:00 pm    St. Mary (Spanish)
    10:30 pm  Holy Family (incense free)
    Midnight    Sacred Heart

Christmas Day—Tuesday, December 25
    8:00 am    St. Peter
    9:00 am    Sacred Heart
    10:00 am  St. Mary
    10:00 am  Our Risen Savior
    11:00 am  Holy Family

Prelude music begins 15 minutes before each Mass. Please come early and enjoy!
Use of incense is at the discretion of the presider

Christmas Seating
One of the great joys of the Christmas Holy Day is getting families together from near and far. It’s wonderful when they can attend Mass together, as well. As we all know, THE most crowded Masses are the earliest ones on Christmas Eve. Our ushers are put in the “no-win-situation” of trying to find seating for parishioners when individuals have staked out entire pews, “saving them for family members.” This is unfair for all those people who come early and have to stand anyway. Once again, at all of our Christmas Masses this year, it will be strictly – FIRST COME, FIRST SEATED – meaning no one will be allowed to save seats. The only exception will be one or two pews on the side aisle; a reservation for which was part of our Gala silent auction items. Please instruct your family members accordingly, or consider coming to Mass at 10:30 pm, Midnight Mass, or on Christmas Day itself when there’s room for everyone to be seated. Thank You.