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Join the St. Bernadette's Sodality for the crowning of the Blessed Mother statue after the noon Mass on First Saturday, May 3rd. The crowning will take place at the grotto in front of Holy Family church. The May Crowning of Mary is a Catholic tradition that honors the Virgin Mary by crowning our statue of her with flowers. It's a way to show devotion to Mary and to celebrate her role in the Catholic faith.

Join in Holy Family's Catechesis on Sunday, April 27th at 11 a.m. Dan Jason is a passionate Christian author who wants to journey with you on the road to Heaven. Dan hopes that his faith-based works of literature motivate and inspire each of his readers. As a part-time Christian missionary and leader in the faith, Jason’s second book, entitled THE SAINT NEXT DOOR, is an invitation to recognize Jesus in our neighbor, and God’s holiness in ourselves. Dan will also speak at Holy Family's Divine Mercy Sunday event at 2:15 p.m.

The promise of this day is nothing less than the forgiveness of all sins and punishment due to sin for anyone who is: in a state of grace; is detached from every affection for sin, including venial sin; take part in prayers and devotions in honor of Divine Mercy in the presence of the Eucharist (exposed or in the tabernacle); recite the Our Father and the Creed; and add a devout prayer to the merciful Lord Jesus. 2 p.m. - Speaker Dan Jason, Catholic Author 2:15 p.m. - Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament; Meditations from the Diary of St. Maria Faustina 3 p.m. - Chaplet of the Divine Mercy, Benediction, Veneration of the First-Class Relic of St. Maria Faustina and the Divine Mercy image. Free Resources will be available.

The St. Bernadette’s Young Ladies Sodality will host a Lenten Soup Supper in the Parish Gym after the Stations of the Cross at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, March 21st at Holy Family Parish. Free, and donations are appreciated.

Please take advantage of this opportunity to experience God’s mercy and healing touch in preparation for Easter. -Wednesday, March 26th, 4 - 5:30 p.m. at Church of the Annunciation, Ilion. Thursday, April 3rd, 6 - 7:30 p.m. at Holy Family Parish, Little Falls. - Wednesday, April 9th, 6 - 7 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker, West Winfield. Three priests will be available to hear your confession at each of these locations. You can come any time between the hours listed, and go to any priest you choose. The location of the priests will be posted on the doors of the church. There will be copies of an Examination of Conscience at the entrances of the churches to help you prepare for the sacrament.

Holy Family Parish welcomes those who wish to pray the Stations of the Cross together on Fridays from March 7th to Good Friday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. The Stations of the Cross is a meditative prayer that follows Jesus’s path to Calvary, his suffering, death, and resurrection.

Holy Family Parish and St. Joseph Church would like to initiate the sacred practice of being present in God’s presence. To do so, we are asking people to commit to a certain time slot each and every week. There will be no sign up, just a list of devoted adorers as well as those who wish to be substitutes. This will begin on Wednesdays in June. To learn more, please join us for brunch on Saturday, March 22nd at 11:30 a.m. in the Parish Gym.

Holy Family will host Masses with Ashes on Wednesday, March 5th. All are welcome to join our Catholic family marking the beginning of Lent and observing a time of penance and preparation for Easter. The ashes symbolize repentance, humility, and the human mortality.

Enjoy Fish & Fellowship at our Holy Family Fish Fry with fresh Haddock on Friday, April 4th in the Holy Family Parish Gym from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Many of us have experienced the death of a much-loved friend, spouse, or family member at some point in our lives. How we manage our loss is different for every individual and there is no right or wrong manner in which to grieve. Although grief and bereavement are personal journeys, you do not have to walk that path alone. Holy Family Parish is here to help you cope with the grief of your loss. Our next meeting is on March 10th at 1:30 p.m. All are welcome. Questions, call the Parish Office at (315) 823-3410.

There are no shortcuts to holiness (with the exception of Consecration to Mary). We have to order our passions. It’s so hard to withstand the bombardment of the senses today. Things come at us from every angle: phones, TV, stores, supermarket temptations. All of these sensory things affect our level of happiness.

Join us for an hour of prayer for the sick, the dying, and the Holy Souls in Purgatory on Thursdays at 5:30 p.m. at Holy Family Parish starting February 20th. (Booklets provided.) Prayers will include the Holy Rosary, the Divine Mercy Chaplet for the Dying, the Litany for the Holy Souls in Purgatory, and the Litany of Trust. The remainder of the hour (15-20 minutes) will be an opportunity for silent prayer. When you feel like there is nothing you can do for them­—there is!

Wednesday, March 19th is St. Joseph’s feast day. Holy Family Parish and Saint Joseph Church will recite the Novena to Saint Joseph, from Tuesday, March 11th to March 19th. Brochures will be available in both churches the weekend of March 8th & 9th. Please join us!

Candlemas and Processions will occur at St. Joseph Church and Holy Family Parish Masses on Sunday, February 2. Bring your candle that you wish to be blessed. Holy Family and St. Joseph Church will also be selling blessed, pure beeswax candles with 11-hour burning time after Sunday Masses. The votives are $5 each.

Holy Family Parish and Saint Joseph Church will host a Bible Study during Lent that will focus on using the Bible to understand the Rosary of the Seven Sorrows better. We will be using the book, The Seven Sorrows Bible Study For Catholics. The group will meet in the Holy Family Parish Gym every Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. during Lent. Our first session begins Ash Wednesday, March 5th. We will continue for seven Wednesdays until April 16th. Sign up by February 14th.

To honor mothers who need assistance and do not choose abortion, Holy Family Parish and St. Joseph Church ask you to support Evelyn’s House, a transitional and rehousing program for homeless women aged 16-24 who are pregnant and/or parenting. Evelyn’s House provides a safe, nurturing home with supportive services and community resources for these young women and their children during and after pregnancy so they can become empowered during this transitional life moment.

Holy Family Parish and St. Joseph Church will pray a Novena from January 16th through 24th to protect human life! Also, we will join Catholics nationwide in prayer to protect human life. January 22nd shall be observed as a particular day of prayer for the full restoration of the legal guarantee of the right to life and penance for violations to the dignity of the human person committed through acts of abortion. Please join us at Holy Family Parish for an 8 a.m. Mass. Copies of the Novena will be in church vestibules. For more info, visit respectlife.org/9-days-signup.

As we celebrate the Feast of the Holy Family, so much is unknown about the hidden years of the Holy Family. But like Herman the Cripple, incredible grace and power lay hidden for those years within the walls of that home in Nazareth.

Christmas recalls Christ rising in the East at His first coming, that He comes to us in Word and Sacrament daily, and that He will come again no matter what. “The light shone in the darkness, and the darkness could not overcome it.” (John 1:5) You and I are “The people who sat in darkness [but] have seen a great light.”

Holy Family Parish will once again partner with Catholic Charities of Herkimer County to help bring joy and some gifts to area children. Tags are on the trees located in the front of the church by each of the side entrances. Please take a tag that specifies boy or girl, age and size, items needed, and a wish gift. Please return your WRAPPED gift by the weekend of DECEMBER 14th/15th. Thank you for bringing joy to those in need this Christmas season!