Saturday

Sunday  

Sunday  

Sacrament of Reconcilliation Saturday at 9:00 am

 

Christian Formation

 

HOLY FAMILY PARISH SCHOOL

Holy Family Parish boasts a healthy and vital parish grade school, K-4 through 8th grade. For further information on admission, schedules, tuition, etc. please call or email the School Principal. The School Office is open Monday-Friday during the school year from 7:30 am until 3:30 pm. Summer hours vary.

Tuition rates for parishioners are based upon the return of a Parish Covenant and a Time and Talent form. In addition, to qualify for the parishioner rates, our Parish Council has set a $600 stewardship to the parish. Those families who need financial aid are asked to speak to the Director of Administrative Services as soon as possible. Registration normally takes place in mid-April. Registration in the parish school is open to non-parishioners at a different tuition schedule and availability basis.

A Parish School Board, comprised of nine members, assists the principal and pastor in making policy for the school.

 

RELIGIOUS EDUCATON
ELEMENTARY LEVEL

Holy Family offers Religious Education for grades 3K through 8th grade. Grades 5K - 8 classes meet on Sunday mornings at 9:10 from late September through early May. 3K and 4K meet from 10:30-11:30. The exact calendar varies each year and can be obtained from the Religious Education Office. Volunteer catechists and aides give their time and talent and love of Christ, the Church and children in order to make this program academically sound and educationally stimulating. Each grade focuses on a specific theme:

I Am Special (Publisher: OSV)
3K	Creation and the Uniqueness of each Child
4K	Friendship with Jesus, How to Pray
Walking By Faith (Publisher: Brown-ROA)
K5	Creation - God's Love for us
Grade 1	God - The three persons of the Trinity
Grade 2	Jesus Christ - The Eucharist
Grade 3	The Church and Our Creed
Grade 4	Christian Morality and Reconciliation
Grade 5	The Sacraments
Grade 6	Salvation History
"Connect" (Publisher: Silver Burdett) and Catholic Study Bible
Grade 7	The New Testament
	Catholic Doctrine
	Meditation and Prayer
	Taking our faith into the world through service to residents at the Catholic Home
Grade 8	"The Challenge of Relationships"
	"The Question of Morality"
	"Responding to Social Issues"
	"What does it mean to be Catholic?"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Religious Education classes take place in the parish school and Kerstein Center (office building). Fees for the program are determined by the return of the Parish Covenant and Volunteer form. Non-parishioners are welcome on an availability basis.

A Religious Education Advisory Board of parents and catechists assists the Director and pastor in assuring the quality, stability and running of this program. The Board meets monthly during the school year.

ADVISORY BOARD MEETING MINUTES

The Religous Education Registration form and Volunteer form requires either Word or Adobe Acrobat.

 

HIGH SCHOOL YOUTH MINISTRY
LIFE-TEEN

What is LIFE TEEN? It’s the Catholic Church and teenagers like you have never seen before.
It’s Sunday evening at 6:00pm.
It’s lively music. It’s spirited prayer.
It's silence to listen to Jesus speak to your heart.
It’s a way to hear about God in new and exciting ways.
It’s about faith.

On designated Sundays, we celebrate a LIFE TEEN Mass. It has awesome music, all lead by parish teens. It’s prayerful and fun. It is celebrated primarily for high school students, but people of all ages are welcome. If you’re in high school, we’ve got tons of other opportunities for you as well – socials, service opportunities, Bible studies, education nights, hot issue nights, mission trips, retreats and open gym. It doesn’t matter whether or not you are Catholic or a member of Holy Family Church. You are welcome! (And it doesn’t cost anything either!)

You are invited to come and join us. Come and see what we are doing. You’ll find your friends here. Bring a friend with you. We are always eager to see new faces at every LIFE TEEN event.

www.lifeteen.org

 

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INIATION OF ADULTS
RICA

Since 1972, the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults has been the Catholic Church's official process for initiating unbaptized adults into the body of Christ. It is also the avenue for members of other Christian faith traditions to be welcomed into full communion in the Catholic faith. The focus of RCIA is not just instruction in the faith, but rather a journey in faith, a process of conversion within the community of faith. This process of conversion can begin whenever an individual feels called by God to "inquire" about living the faith with members of the Church. Each stage of the journey is marked by a series of rites. The journey peaks but does not end at the Easter Vigil with the celebration of the Sacraments of Initiation; Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. As in the early Christian communities, this journey is not made alone. Sponsors accompany the individual on their journey. They should be practicing and confirmed Catholics. Often parishioners are available as sponsors.

Sessions are held weekly from September through the Easter Season and are facilitated by members of the parish and the RCIA team. Topics include The Sacraments, Scripture, How We Grow in Faith, Church History, Prayer and Worship, Christian Morality and Social Justice.

 

ADULT CONFIRMATION

Holy Family offers Adult Confirmation for those who have not received the sacrament and are college age or older. Sponsors accompany the individual on their journey and should be practicing and confirmed Catholics. Often parishioners are available as sponsors. Topics are covered in light of the candidates having received the Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist and include The Sacraments, Scripture, How We Grow in Faith, Church History, Prayer and Worship, Christian Morality and Social Justice. Celebration of the sacrament occurs during the Easter Season. Sessions are held at Holy Family and in collaboration with the North Shore parishes.

 

ADULT FORMATION

Since discipleship is the goal of all ministry, it is important that all people have the opportunity to continue growing in faith, both in practice and intellectually. Holy Family Parish offers a wide variety of opportunities at various times. An Adult Formation Committee assists in determining topics and speakers. There is an on-going Bible Study as well as special programs during Lent and other times during the year. Most programs are financed by donations. Past events.

 

VOCATIONS

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee sponsors Saint Francis Seminary as its center for preparing men for the priesthood and diaconate and men and women for professional lay ministry in the Church, in the Roman Catholic tradition. As a community of prayer, worship and learning, the Seminary provides prospective ordained and lay ministers with the spiritual foundation, theological understanding, and pastoral competencies required to serve collaboratively and effectively in a Church and society of many races and cultures. Through its faculty and students, and through its library services, the Seminary also extends its resources to the Archdiocese and to the wider Church.