Events

Pet BlessingCalling all pet owners! Bring your furry, feathered, and scaled friends to Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church, 705 Michigan Ave., North Fond du Lac, to receive a blessing following the 8:00 am Mass on Saturday, October 2! This blessing in honor of the feast day of Saint Francis of Assisi will take place in the parking lot of the church.  

In honor of Respect Life Month, Holy Family Catholic Community will host the Rachel Rosary in the Sacred Heart Adoration Chapel beginning at 1:00 pm on October 3. Including five Sorrowful Mysteries and one Glorious Mystery, the Rachel Rosary is an intercessory prayer which prays for those who suffer from post-abortion syndrome.

Life Chain SundayJoin us on Sunday, October 3 as we offer one hour silent prayer for the unborn and vulnerable from 2:00 to 3:00 pm on the corner of West Johnson Street and Peters Avenue in Fond du Lac. The event is sponsored by the Fond du Lac Chapter of Wisconsin Right to Life.  Prior to the event, you can also attend the Rachel Rosary beginning at 1:00 pm in the Sacred Heart Adoration Chapel. Including five Sorrowful Mysteries and one Glorious Mystery, the Rachel Rosary is an intercessory prayer which prays for those who suffer from post-abortion syndrome.  

All parents are invited to attend Holy Family’s Building the Domestic Church sessions, which will teach attendees how to take their Catholic faith beyond the church doors and into their home. The first session, set for 6:20-7:20 pm on Wednesday, October 13 at Sacred Heart Church, will discuss the topic “Living as a Catholic Family” presented by Fr. Ryan Pruess and Tom and Martha Endejan. Learn what the domestic church is, what it means to have a Catholic home, and what the role is of a Catholic parent at the session. Childcare will be available for children ages 3 and up. Please drop children off in the gym of Sacred Heart School. 

Holy Family Catholic Community to screen film Roe V. WadeHoly Family Catholic Community will host a screening and discussion of the 2020 film "Roe V. Wade" from 6:00 to 9:00 pm on Friday, October 29. The movie offers a dramatized look at the events that led to the court ruling in the early 1970s. The official description of the film reads "Dr. Bernard Nathanson and Dr. Mildred Jefferson square off in a national battle in this untold conspiracy that led to the most famous and controversial court case in history." Fr. Justin Weber will lead a discussion following the film.   

In your Baptism and Confirmation you received gifts that our world needs. Do you know yours? As you uncover your gifts, you discover that they are important clues to the particular mission God has for you. These gifts of the Holy Spirit, called charisms, enable you to be a channel of God’s love, truth, beauty, mercy, healing, and provision for others. There is no greater joy than living in His power in the blessed intersection of your gifts and the world's need! Join over 100,000 Catholics around the world who have begun to discern their charisms through the Catherine of Sienna Institute's Called & Gifted workshop. Come to Holy Family Catholic Church on October 30 to participate in this workshop! Registration fee for Called & Gifted is $40, which covers materials, continental breakfast, and lunch. No one will be denied due to financial circumstances. A limited number of Holy Family parishioners can use the scholarship coupon code HFFDL$10 to receive $10 off their registration. Space is limited and pre-registration is required. To register, visit https://archmil.regfox.com/called-gifted-103021.

Holy Family Catholic Community to offer "Grief Share: Surviving the Holidays" Join Holy Family Catholic Community as we work to make pillow cases for those in need with our program Creating 'Cases. Volunteers of all ages are needed to cut fabric, design colorful combinations, pin, and sew pillows with sewing machines from 3:45 to 5:15 pm on October 21 and 28 at Holy Family Hall. Pillow cases will go to the "Sleep in Heavenly Peace" bed build, Salvation Army Warming Shelter, St. Katharine Drexel Shelter, and more. To volunteer, please contact Erin Cobb at (920) 921-0580 ext. 301 or ecobb@hffdl.org  

All parents are invited to attend Holy Family’s Building the Domestic Church sessions, which will teach attendees how to take their Catholic faith beyond the church doors and into their home. This session will discuss praying as a family and the importance of it and individual prayer in the home. It will also offer an introduction to how to pray together and examples of prayers to use, as well as cover introducing prayer intentions to children and the role of prayer during Advent. Childcare will be available for children ages 3 and up. Please drop children off in the gym of Sacred Heart School.

Holy Family will host one of 18 Advent Missions taking place throughout the Archdiocese from 7:00 to 8:30 pm on December 1 at St. Mary Church. This Mission, presented by Fr. Jordan Berghouse, is based on The Gift of Sunday, a theological reflection issued by Archbishop Jerome Listecki. The evening will be held to in the context of a prayer service and will highlight the importance of Sunday Mass in living out our faith on a daily basis. Holy Family será el anfitrión de una de las 18 Misiones de Adviento que se llevarán a cabo en toda la Arquidiócesis de 7:00 a 8:30 pm el 1 de diciembre en la Iglesia de Santa María. Esta Misión, presentada por el P. Jordan Berghouse, se basa en The Gift of Sunday, una reflexión teológica emitida por el arzobispo Jerome Listecki. La velada se llevará a cabo en el contexto de un servicio de oración y destacará la importancia de la misa dominical para vivir nuestra fe a diario.