Events

On Tuesday, March 19, please join us at Sacred Heart Church as we mark the Solemnity of Saint Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, with a special Mass at 6:30 pm. Adoration and Benediction will follow Mass.    

On Wednesday, March 20, area priests will be available for the sacrament of Reconciliation at 11 parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Milwaukee as part of "Pray, Reconcile, and Rejoice: 12 Hours of Reconciliation." That day, people can have their confessions heard at Holy Family Church from 8:00 am to 8:00 pm. Confessions in Spanish will be heard from 8:00 am to 12:00 pm and 4:00 to 8:00 pm.

Stress is a physiological and psychological response to a change in a situation that the body and mind find to be overwhelming. At 10:00 am on Wednesday, March 27 in Holy Family South Hall, join Mary Jo Neumann, MS, as we discuss stress/anxiety and simple ways to manage symptoms for positive well-being. Please dress in comfortable clothing. To register, please call (920) 921-0580 ext. 101.

Children will have baskets full of Easter fun at Holy Family’s Annual Easter Egg Hunt following the 10:00 am Mass at Holy Family Church on Easter Sunday, March 31! Children will search the Prayer Garden for hundreds of hidden eggs, and in the event of inclement weather, they will hunt in the Holy Family Hall. Children are welcome to bring their own baskets, but bags will be provided. Interested in volunteering?  Volunteers will meet in Holy Family Hall during Communion at the 10:00 am Mass and be assigned two doors, where they will hand out bags to children and release different age groups into the Prayer Garden when it is time for the hunt. They will also assist in decoration clean-up after. In the event of inclement weather, the hunt will take place in the hall. If interested, please contact Eva at ethelen@hffdl.org or (920) 921-0580 ext. 202.    

Join us at Holy Family Church on Sunday, April 7 to celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday, a celebration of our Lord's mercy given to us through the Paschal Mystery of Jesus Christ. The afternoon will include silent adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 2:00 to 3:30 pm, Reconciliation from 2:00 to 4:00 pm, and the Divine Mercy Chaplet at 3:30 pm. Mass will not be part of the celebration. To reduce long lines for Reconciliation, please try to go Reconciliation eight days before or after the feast day. Únase a nosotros en la Iglesia de la Sagrada Familia el domingo 7 de abril para celebrar el Domingo de la Divina Misericordia, una celebración de la misericordia de nuestro Señor que nos ha sido dada a través del Misterio Pascual de Jesucristo. La tarde incluirá la adoración en silencio del Santísimo Sacramento de 2:00 a 3:30 pm, Reconciliación de 2:00 a 4:00 pm y la Coronilla de la Divina Misericordia a las 3:30 pm. La misa no será parte de la celebración. Para reducir las largas filas para la Reconciliación, intente ir a la Reconciliación

You can help to save a life when you donate blood! Holy Family will host a blood drive from 12:00 to 5:00 pm on Wednesday, April 10 at Holy Family Hall. Sign up to donate by visiting https://bit.ly/HFApril24Drive or calling 877-232-4376.     

Join us at Our Risen Savior on Sunday, April 14 after the 10:00 am Mass for our Patronal Feast Day fellowship. We will serve a hot breakfast with desserts. The Patronal Feast Day for Our Risen Savior falls on the 3rd Sunday of Easter (April 14) and will replace the fellowship that would normally occur on the third Sunday of April (April 21).

On Monday, April 15, we will celebrate the completion of St. Mary's bell automation project and 158 years of the bell tolling in downtown Fond du Lac with our St. Mary's Bell Rededication Ceremony! Through this new bell system, the bell will toll on the hour, as well as for funerals and weddings. It will also play the Angelus at noon and 6:00 pm daily.   Join us outside St. Mary's Church at 11:50 am on Monday, April 15 for the bell blessing. A small reception will follow the 12:10 pm Mass inside the church.   PLEASE NOTE: This date is based on current installations estimates and will be updated if needed. Please check back for updates. 

ATTENTION: This presentation was rescheduled from an earlier date and will now take place on Friday, April 26.  Join speaker Anne Auger on Friday, April 26 to explore Mary’s example of peace, how we can emulate it in our own lives, and how amidst the spiritual battle of daily life, we can learn how to find peace in the trials we face big and small. The program will take place from 8:15 to 9:30 am in Holy Family South Hall. Children are welcome and invited to attend.   Anne Auger is a wife and mother of six. She graduated from Franciscan University of Steubenville with a Masters in Theology. She has worked extensively in RCIA, Adult Catechesis, and Religious Education programs throughout the Milwaukee and Madison dioceses, served as an instructor at the Seat of Wisdom Institute in Madison, and has been a keynote speaker at many parishes and Catholic events. She currently lives in Jefferson and serves as her parish’s Director of Religious Education.

Please note: The Holy Family Youth Group now meets on Wednesdays.   Middle and high school students are invited to join the Holy Family Youth Group for some great activities this May! On Wednesday, May 8, come to the Holy Family Warming Shelter, 73 E. First St., to help us close down the Holy Family Warming Shelter for the season and enjoy Popeyes' chicken.   On Wednesday, May 15, we will celebrate and crown our Lady as Queen of Heaven and Earth at our May Crowning at Sacred Heart at 6:45 pm. After the crowning, we will enjoy custard!