THANK YOU!
Our Youth Group wishes to express deep gratitude, appreciation, and thanks to all the parishioners who have been so supportive of them with their fundraising this past year!



NEW PARISH APP COMING SOON!

In the coming weeks Holy Family Catholic Church will launch our own app for iPhone and Android smart phones. This will allow us to better communicate with you throughout the week and keep you updated with relevant parish news or updates. The app is very well designed and very intuitive. It will be a great resource for parishioners by providing daily Mass readings, Catholic news and prayers, convenient prayer and Confession reminders, our bulletins and more. We hope for our new app to be a tool for fostering stronger parish life at Holy Family Catholic Church!

TENTATIVE (AS OF THIS PRINTING) FR. LUCAS’ LAST HOLY FAMILY MASS AS OUR OFFICIANT IS SUNDAY, JULY 19TH:
Ssssh! Plans are underway to organize a nice social-distance-approved farewell! Led by CCW & assisted by our Finance & Pastoral Councils, as well as our entire Parishioners, it is sure to bring a smile to his face! Please do contact Rosa Montano at montano_rosa1@hotmail.com or Donna Kelsey at ronanddonnawy@yahoo.com for specific details and to see how you can help!





EVERYDAY STEWARDSHIP, RECOGNIZE GOD IN YOUR ORDINARY MOMENTS:
Faith Like a Child. If you Google Search recommendations on how to raise generous children, almost every list of ideas begins with (or at least contains) the directive for adults to be good models of generosity themselves. Our children learn from our actions much more than from our words. Of course, when I think back over the years while my children were growing up, I think I may have learned as much from them as they learned from me. There is a time between early childhood and middle school where a child seems to be freer to give and share than at any other time in life. It is around the age of First Communion when the cries of “mine” turn to laughter and smiles, and the urge to be a part of something bigger than oneself leads to sharing. Before you know it, the child hits the pre-teen years, and once again, he or she becomes the center of the universe. I believe that the previous paragraph is all true, however, the stages described seem to repeat themselves throughout adulthood. Don’t you agree? Sometimes we fall into seeing ourselves as the center of the universe, or we become consumed by our state in life or with what we have acquired. Also, we at times are generous and loving people. It is sin that draws us back into ourselves and away from any meaningful life of stewardship and generosity. In order to be freed for love, we need role models to help us see what really matters. We need to reflect on the example of many of our brothers and sisters in Christ. And, yes, we need to look to children who may be at the point in their lives where sharing is fun, and love is something in abundance. ©LPi — Tracy Earl Welliver, MTS

 

FR. LUCAS’ LAST HOLY FAMILY MASS AS OUR OFFICIANT IS SUNDAY, JULY 19TH:
Ssssh!
Plans are underway to organize a nice social-distance-approved farewell! Led by our CCW and assisted by our Finance and Pastoral Councils, as well as our entire Parishioners, it is sure to bring a smile to his face! Please contact Rosa Montano at montano_rosa1@hotmail.com or Donna Kelsey at ronanddonnawy@yahoo.com for specific details and to see how you can help!



REQUEST FOR BIDS:

Holy Family Catholic Church Parish is formally inviting Contractors to provide bids for roof modifications to Holy Family Church. Drawings are available for pickup, at the office, at 78 Friesian Circle, Thayne, WY after 1PM on Sunday, July 4, 2020. PDF versions will be available by email from Victor Padilla (HFCCMaintenance@gmail.com). Interested contractors can provide sealed bids on or before 4 PM July 21, 2020. Packet should include Contractor’s understanding of scope of work, schedule, and bid in a Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) format. Contractor will also provide the following information within packet: Company Name/Mailing & Street Address, City, State, and Zip Telephone Email Address Contact Person Contractor License number Happy Dog Days of Summer! July is: National Blueberry Month National Anti-Boredom Month National Hot Dog Month National Ice Cream Month National Picnic Month

MASS RESERVATIONS:
Please continue to email your requests with the names of everyone in your group along with a phone number to Pam Padilla at hfccofficemanager@gmail.com.





Friendly reminder, the Governor has asked that everyone mask up. Thank You!

Holy Family Living and Giving in Christ:
Many thanks to all who are participating through giving and prayer. Your generosity helps the Church fulfil her Pastoral Ministries. May God reward you immensely! If you haven’t pledged to date, you may return your pledge form to the diocese or to Holy Family Parish Office. You also may donate online at www.livingandgivinginchrist.org. then click where it says: DONATE HERE. 

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When is the Dog Days of Summer?
July 3 to August 11

Wow, it's sure hot & muggy. That's because we're in the Dog Days of Summer, the hottest, muggiest days of the year. As the song goes "roll out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer". If you are feeling the effects of hot, muggy, sultry, "weather that you can wear", you can be certain that you are in the Dog Days of Summer. It is also a period of drought and occasional strong thunderstorms. By definition, the Dog Days Summer are the hottest and steamiest part of summer. Typically, this is the period when Sirius, the Dog Star, rises at the same time as the Sun, from July 3 -August 11. When the Dog Days of Summer arrive, it's time to do those memorable summer time activities, that help us to keep our cool. They include: Take a dip in the pool. Go to the beach. Take the kids to a water park. Watch the sultry days go by in a cozy hammock. Laze under a shady tree. Quaff your thirst with a frozen summer drink. Go to an evening baseball game. Whatever your favorite pastime for the Dog Days of Summer, we do not believe it should be spent indoors all day long, in air conditioned comfort. Rather, get out and enjoy the hot weather while it is here. After all, the days are already growing shorter, and you know what that ultimately leads to......

History and Origin of the Dog Days of Summer Day: God made these dog days for us to either enjoy, or suffer through ...depending upon your point of view. It was the ancient Romans who defined the period between July 3 -August 11 as the dog days. Typical of many ancient cultures, the Romans used a relationship between the stars and the sun to define the exact period of time.

July 6th ~ National Fried Chicken Day is a day to enjoy crisp and tasty, finger licking good fried chicken. Fried chicken is one of America's favorite meals. Sure, we all know that fried foods are not good for us. But, fried chicken tastes ohhhhh so good. We just can't resist having it on a regular basis! Chicken Trivia: When it was first cooked and served, Fried chicken was a sign of wealth * The chicken came before the egg. At least, we're pretty sure it did* There are 26 people in the U.S. listed on whitepages.com with the last name "Chicken". None have the first name "Fried” * The fear of chickens is called Alektorophobia * Modern domesticated chickens are descendants of the red jungle fowl of India and Southeast * More than half of all chicken entrees ordered in restaurants are for fried chicken * KFC was first known as "Sanders Court and Buffet" * Chickens were originally domesticated and bred for cockfighting, not for food * Waste made by a chicken in its lifetime can make enough electricity to run a 100 watt bulb for five hours!

July 11th ~ Cheer Up the Lonely Day is an opportunity to make a lonely person happy. Any time you can make someone happy, you've done a good thing, and should be proud of yourself. Lonely people have few friends and loved ones. They may have lost loved ones over the years. They may be elderly. They see people on an infrequent basis. Spend some time today cheering up lonely people. It's easy to do.....just spend some time with them (in these times via a phone call or a Facetime chat!) If you visit, bring happy things to talk about. Keep the conversation upbeat, and lively. When you leave, let them know you enjoyed the stay. Sending cards is another great way of reaching out to the lonely!

The Origin of Cheer Up the Lonely Day: According to L.J. Pesek, Cheer Up the Lonely Day was created by her father, Francis Pesek from Detroit, Michigan. She told us that he "was a quiet, kind, wonderful man who had a heart of gold. He got the idea as a way of promoting kindness toward others who were lonely or forgotten as shut-ins or in nursing homes with no relatives or friends to look in on them." Francis Pesek chose this day, because it was his birthday. This holiday is always held on July 11.

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