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On the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord—the last feast of the liturgical year commemorating Christ as an infant—Holy Family Catholic Community will celebrate the Feast of Candlemas at all Sunday Masses on February 2. Each Mass will begin at the back of church, where candles will be distributed to everyone in the procession. Parishioners are also welcome to bring candles from home to be blessed. Then, like Christians of old, we will process into Mass with our lit candles.

Holy Family will offer the Blessing of the Throats in honor of Saint Blaise, the patron saint of ailments, specifically throat ailments, following all weekend Masses at each church site February 1-2, and all Masses on the Saint’s feast day, Monday, February 3.

Join your child in a video lesson and craft following the 9:00 am Mass at Sacred Heart on February 9. In 15 minutes, you’ll learn something new about St. Katharine Drexel and have a fun craft to take home!

Holy Family will host its next Building Your Domestic Church Parent Session on Wednesday, February 12 in the Sacred Heart School Hall. Fr. Matthew will present, along with a guest couple, on the topic – Living in a Mixed Faith Family. If you struggle with a spouse, family or extended family that is not Catholic or maybe even Christian, we invite you to attend. Childcare will be available for ages 3 and up in the Sacred Heart School Gym.

Holy Family will host a fun afternoon of card playing in the Holy Family Hall when the Holy Family Euchre Tournament returns on Sunday, February 16 (inclement weather date: February 23). Sign-in begins at 10:30 am and the tournament will begin at 11:30, with partners randomly assigned. Pre-registration is required by calling the Parish Office at (920) 921-0580 ext. 101 or by visiting hffdl.org/event/euchre-2025. The cost is $20 per person, which includes food and beverages, and can be paid the day of the event. The tournament will be initially limited to the first 60 people. We may be able to take walk-ins if there are open spots available that day. For more information, please call the Parish Office.

Take a night off of cooking to support Holy Family’s high school students’ trip to the Steubenville Youth Conference this summer in Joliet, Illinois, by eating at Culver’s at 969 E. Johnson St. from 5:00 to 8:00 pm on Monday, February 24. A portion of the sales from that night will benefit the students. If your child is interested in participating in the conference, please fill out the interest form at https://bit.ly/HFSteubenville2025 or contact Angie Bestul at angieb@hffdl.org.

Men are invited to attend the Annual Esto Vir “Crush the Serpent” Conference from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm on Saturday, March 1 at St. Pius X in Appleton. Do you struggle with not feeling good enough as a man or father, feeling isolated and alone in your faith journey, and living your faith confidently in public? The Esto Vir Men’s Conference will help you to become the courageous man God is calling you to be. Register now at estovir.com. Early-bird pricing ends on January 31.

As the Catholic Church celebrates its Jubilee year in 2025, parishioner Chris Dudzinski will host a series of talks at Sacred Heart Church to help others learn more about the Jubilee and what it means for your life. On Monday, February 10 at 6:30 pm and Friday, February 14 at 12:45 pm (following the noon Mass) at Sacred Heart, Chris will discuss the meaning and history of the Jubilee. On Monday, February 17 at 6:30 pm and Friday, February 21 at 12:45 pm (following the noon Mass) at Sacred Heart, he will discuss what the Jubilee means to us in 2025. The talks taking place on Monday and Friday of the same week will cover the same content, so you only need to attend one.

Would you like to purchase a bottle of the Holy Family Catholic Community 25th Anniversary wine without driving out of town to pick it up? Thanks to Ziegler Winery, for a limited time you can order your bottle and have it delivered to the Holy Family Parish Office for pickup!

The process is simple: call Ziegler Winery at (920) 670-0034 during its hours of operation and state that you are ordering Holy Family’s anniversary wine for pickup at the Parish Office. You will be asked to provide your credit card information over the phone. Orders placed Wednesday through Sunday will be available for pickup at our Parish Office during regular office hours beginning that following Monday afternoon. Bottles are $25 each plus tax. A portion of the proceeds from each bottle sold will benefit our parish. For any questions, please contact Sarah at the Parish Office at sarahr@hffdl.org or (920) 921-0580 ext. 201.

Breakfast with Women: Energizing Spirits will be held on March 6, 2025, in downtown’s historic Hotel Retlaw. The breakfast will provide a sacred space to explore the themes of fear and faith, the challenges of change, and the power of shared stories. As we stand on the edge of what is to come, we will embrace the possibility that the future is not something to fear, but something to face with integrity and a heart full of hope. Key highlights of the gathering include guided reflection and spiritual mirroring. Lead by Sister Doris Klein, the group will delve into the themes of her published piece “Risk the Sacred Journey,” focusing on how we can trust in the unfolding journey, even when the path ahead feels uncertain. Afterward, each participant will explore their own sacred journey with a table partner using “spiritual mirroring” to share personal stories of faith, doubt, courage, and transformation.

Check-in and breakfast will be available at 7:30 a.m. The event will start promptly at 8:15 a.m. with presentation and discussion until 9:30. Attendees are welcome to stay for continued conversation with others until 10:00 a.m.

Visit www.csasisters.org/breakfast to purchase your $15 ticket before March 1, 2025.

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