Holy Family Catholic Church in Woodruff, WI is seeking qualified applicants for a Parish Administrator. Areas of responsibility include personnel, finance, communications, stewardship, and supervision.
Requirements include a Bachelor’s degree, preferably in theology or pastoral ministry or related field and an administrative/business background. Candidates need to be a confirmed Catholic in good standing. Full benefits included. This is a salaried position.
To apply, send or email a cover letter and resume by September 23rd to: Holy Family Catholic Church, 8950 Highway J, Woodruff, WI 54568, [email protected]
Both of our videographers will be out of town this coming weekend, so we won’t be posting a recorded Mass for Sunday, September 27th. Other resources from the Diocese are available in place of our Holy Family Mass and are posted on the Parish website. As we move forward with the installation of our new video Mass recording system, we are seeking volunteers to help record the Saturday 4PM Masses to be shared with parishioners who are unable to attend Mass in person. Volunteers will be stationed in the control room in the back of church, discretely out of view. Computer skills are helpful, but no experience is needed. We’re happy to train. If Scott and Bob can do it, anyone can do it! All that’s needed is a passion to help.
If you would like to join in on this new ministry, please contact Bob King
([email protected]; 608-692-9958) or Scott Bowe ([email protected]; 715-892-0391.)
Click here for the UPDATED Holy Family YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPrJVcQ9moEzLW9oxI3Cg6Q
“Holy-wood” in Your Future?
We may not be able to make you a star in front of the camera, but Holy Family is in need of a few stars behind the camera! If you’ve ever wanted to be a “Holy-wood” producer, this may just be your ticket! We’re seeking volunteers to help video record, edit, and upload our Saturday 4PM Masses to be shared with parishioners who are unable to attend Mass in person. Computer skills are helpful, but no experience is needed; we’ll train even those who aren’t tech-savvy. All that’s needed is a passion to help and to arrive by 3:15PM.
If you feel this is your casting call, please contact Bob King ([email protected]; 608-692-9958) or Scott Bowe ([email protected]; 715-892-0391.) That’s a wrap!
Fr. Jerry will continue recording Sunday Mass which will be recorded at the 4:00 pm Saturday Mass and can be found on Holy Family's YouTube channel.
Please view my new Faith Formation Google Site:
https://sites.google.com/holyfamilywoodruff.org/holyfamilyfaithformation/home
Welcome Back to
Holy Family Mass in a Time of Covid-19
Hearing assist sets are available for use at Mass. Please provide your own ear buds, which can be purchased at stores such as Walmart or can be purchase at Holy Family for $12.00. If interested, please call the office at 715-356-6284.
Place the sets in the “used” basket when you are done and take your earbuds with you.
Let us celebrate and praise God!
The time has come to once again gather and worship together!
Welcome Back! We will have our first weekend of Masses beginning June 13th and 14th. Our times will remain as follows; Saturday: 4:00 pm; Sunday: 8:00 and 10:00 am. We are allowed to have 25% of our total capacity of the main worship area, which means 200 parishioners per Mass. Due to the seating guidelines to maintain the 6’ distance, it may be slightly less. Families that live in the same household may sit together and do not need to maintain the social distance rule.
We are encouraging all adults to please wear a mask when you attend Mass.
We are asking that if you are displaying any signs of illness, (temp. of 100.4 degrees, cough, headache, sore throat, shortness of breath, etc…), or have underlying health issues, that you refrain from attending Mass to protect yourself and others. The bishop is encouraging those of the vulnerable age of 65+ to remain home and continue to celebrate Mass virtually as you have been.
Bishop Power’s dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass as well as the obligation to receive Holy Communion remains in force till further notice.
On the first weekend back at Holy Family, you will notice some changes. The Diocese of Superior, with our best interest and safety in mind, have a few guidelines we need to follow when we come together to worship. We will be sanitizing the worship area between each Mass, which will take extra time, thus no 9:30 Mass on Sunday.
Please read below so that you will be better prepared when you arrive.
Seating: You will be seated by ushers every third pew and six feet apart from non-household members. Those from the same household need no separation when seated. We will start seating in the front of the church and work to the back of the church and by sections. For dismissal, you will be ushered out starting in the back of the church working towards the front and again by sections. This will be similar to a wedding. We would appreciate your patience as this is new to the volunteer ministers too. It may take a couple weeks to “iron out the wrinkles”.
Come early to get a front row seat!
Communion: Please follow the ushers as you go forward to receive. Keep your mask on and use hand sanitizer before you come forward to receive communion. You may only receive on the palm with your hand stretch out so the distributers will not inadvertently touch you. We will continue to NOT use the common cup as before. Once you receive, step aside, lower your mask, take the host, and put your mask back up. Don’t forget to maintain a distance of 6 feet from the person in front of you, unless you’re from the same household.
Music: You will notice that all hymnals, papers, and pencils have been removed. We will have an accompanist and cantor at each Mass for music. The diocese has asked that there be NO choirs or congregational singing at this time. Denise will try not to schedule the hymn, “How Can I Keep from Singing”.
Offertory Collection: We will not be collecting the offering by passing baskets. In the back of the church on a table there will be two baskets to place your offering in. One for the regular, (1st), collection as you enter and another for the second collection as you exit. They will be marked accordingly.
We will continue to NOT hold hands during The Lord’s Prayer.
The following are changes to shorten the Mass to help limit exposure time:
We will not be doing the “Sign of Peace”.
The gifts will not be brought forward.
We will recite the Mass parts instead of singing them.
In order to have time to sanitize the church between Masses on Sunday morning, we are temporarily suspending the 9:30 outdoor Mass. If it rains, that Mass would need to be inside, which doesn’t give enough time to sanitize between the Masses. We apologize for the disappointment, but remember, all of this is short term and for the health and wellbeing for all parishioners and visitors.
Please call Holy Family Catholic Church (715-356-6284) on Monday's and leave your name and number on ext.168 or ext.155. We will return your call within a day. This is a very hard time for many and we will assist you where we can.
THANK YOU and GOD’S BLESSINGS TO ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE GIVEN TO OUR FUND IN THE PAST. WE EXIST TO HELP OTHERS BECAUSE OF YOUR GENEROSITY.
CONTRIBUTIONS: can be made to:“Franciscan Compassion Fund” and sent toHoly Family Catholic Church 8950 County Rd J. Woodruff 54568
Attention “Franciscan Compassion Fund “
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Resources for online daily/weekly Mass
Diocese of Superior https://www.catholicdos.org/
Mass-online.org https://mass-online.org/daily-holy-mass-live-online/
Daily TV Mass https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCi6JtCVy4XKu4BSG-AE2chg
The Basilica https://www.nationalshrine.org/mass/
Church Services tv https://www.churchservices.tv/whats-on-now/
EWTN https://www.ewtn.com/tv/watch-live
Relevant Radio https://relevantradio.com/
The Sunday Mass https://thesundaymass.org/watch-the-sunday-mass/1094-easter-sunday-mass-2020-04-12
Catholic Faith Network https://www.catholicfaithnetwork.org/
Click here for video: https://vimeo.com/99649382
Click here for video: https://vimeo.com/277009974
DEACON ASPIRANT UPDATE
Dear Family of Holy Family,
So much has happened since our last update. Like yourselves, we’ve been challenged this year in ways we
never imagined. And yet, through God’s grace, we continue on our journey of diaconate formation.
At the time of our last update to you (May) we had yet to complete our instruction as first year Aspirants. Our monthly nstructional weekends had been held at St. Anthony Spirituality Center in Marathon, but the
pandemic forced the last few weekends to be conducted virtually. The three of us gathered to study together during those weekends. We were delighted to learn that all of us passed our first-year final exams! During the summer break we continued to get together for morning prayers as well as for mentoring with Fr. Aaron. Along with our wives, we’ve also enjoyed our own social gatherings and continue to reflect how blessed we are that we’ve all grown to become good friends.
We have just started our second year of the Aspirancy stage of formation. After ecessary changes, the St. Anthony Spirituality Center has re-opened and we have returned to in-person instructional weekends. However, the social distancing requirements at St. Anthony mean that our wives will not be able to join us for the weekends which is a major disappointment for all of us. Our formation courses this year include
Introduction to Philosophy, Christian Prayer, Marriage & Family Ministry, Life in Christ, Catechesis that Evangelizes, Youth Ministry Overview, Parish Social Ministry, and Keys to Effective Parish Teamwork. Each of
our formation weekends includes heavy emphasis on prayer, Mass, Morning & Evening Prayer, and networking with fellow Aspirants and Candidates from the three dioceses of Superior, La Crosse, and Madison.
This new year of formation as an aspirant concludes with a period of focused discernment. Before potentially petitioning the Bishop for admittance to the Candidacy stage of formation, we will participate in a retreat weekend and then be called before a scrutiny board to help both us as individuals and the Church discern if we are indeed being called to permanent diaconate. While we are eager to journey through the next four years of formation, one of our great early learnings is that we have a lot to learn! We have a growing appreciation for a Deacon’s three-fold parish community ministry to the Word (evangelizing and teaching), Liturgy (assisting at the altar), and Charity & Justice (serving those in need being a voice for those who are poor, marginalized, and defenseless).
We continue to be most grateful for the support of our wives, Fr. Jerry and the parish staff, Fr. Aaron, the Men’s Faith Sharing Group, and especially you – the faithful of Holy Family. Thank you for your continued
prayerful and financial support. Know that you are always in our prayers.
Jason | Paul | Bob
Extreme Faith Camp is from June 17 through June 21 ... Open to students currently in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. https://catholicdos.org/extreme-faith-camp
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Please click the link below to view the video of the St. Francis prayer walk that is posted on the Catholic Herald's new You Tube channel.
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