Welcome!
Holy Family Catholic Community
in Middletown MD
Welcomes You To Our Homepage!
We hope you will find the information on our website a valuable tool in learning more about Holy Family and the opportunities for you to become an active part of our faith family. We invite you to our weekly worship on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. or Sunday at 9:00 a.m. or 11:00 a.m. We offer a special Liturgy of the Word for children ages pre-K through grade 4 at both Sunday liturgies. Please join us!
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To See Photos from the Blizzard of 2010, Click on the Photos link on the right.
Parish Inclement Weather Policy
- Daily Mass or Communion Service – If Frederick County Schools are closed or have a delayed opening, there will be no morning mass or communion service. Check Channel 18, FCPS.
- Sunday Mass – If there is winter precipitation, call the parish office and listen for the voicemail prompt for weather related announcements or check the parish website: www.hfccmd.org.
- Meeting/Events/Religious Education – If Frederick County schools are closed due to inclement weather, there will be no parish activities or religious education. If Frederick County schools close early, there will be no evening activities or Religious Education. Call the parish office and listen for the voicemail prompt for weather related announcements or check the parish website: www.hfccmd.org or check Channel 18, FCPS.
Question Of The Week . . .
With the “Question of the Week”, we hope to engage the entire parish in prayerful discernment of the readings each week. We encourage parishioners to incorporate this practice into religious education, youth ministry, sacramental prep, homilies, and parish meetings. Of course the primary place we hope to see this happen is within the home. It is our hope that discernment will take place individually, as a parish and within families. The question of the week will be presented in an age appropriate format so that our children can participate as well.
Question for Adults: Lent is a time to look inward and do some spring housecleaning. How do you feel called to conversion this year?
Question for Children: God wants your faith to result in good living. What steps can you take during Lent to make sure that happens?
Reading I: Exodus 3: 1–8a, 13–5 God’s name is: “I AM WHO AM”.
Reading II: 1 Corinthians 10: 1–6, 10–12 What is written about Moses is to help us.
Gospel: Luke 13: 1–9 Jesus tells us to repent.
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Here are a few of the
local parishes and their daily Mass schedules.
You are most welcome to attend.
| St. John’s, Frederick (112 East Second Street) | Mon-Fri 6:30 am; 8:00 am; Sat 8:00 am |
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| St.Joseph-on-Carrollton Manor, Buckeystown (5843 Manor Woods Road) | Mon, Tues, Wed 9:00 am First Fridays 10:00 am |
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| St. Timothy’s, Walkersville (8651 Biggs Ford Road) | Tues, Wed, Thurs 9:00 am Fri 12 noon |
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| St. James, Boonsboro (127 N. Main Street) | Mon 11:30 am; First Fridays 11:30 am |
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| St. Katharine Drexel, Frederick (8428 Opossumtown Pike) | Mon 10:30 am, Tues 9:15 am Fri 6:15 am (2nd & 4th Monday at Nursing Home) |
Year For Priests June 19, 2009 – June 19, 2010
In March 2009, the Holy Father addressed the Congregation for Clergy and declared "to encourage priests in this striving for spiritual perfection on which, above all, the effectiveness of their ministry depends, I have decided to establish a special "Year for Priests" that will begin on 19 June and last until 19 June 2010. In fact, it is the 150th anniversary of the death of the Holy Curé d'Ars, John Mary Vianney, a true example of a pastor at the service of Christ's flock."
Cardinal Claudio Hummes, prefect of the Congregation for Clergy, has indicated that "the 2009-10 Year for Priests will demonstrate that the Catholic Church "is proud of her priests, loves them, honors them (and) admires them."
Throughout this year, the "youngchurch" of the Archdiocese of Baltimore will be honoring their priests. Please take this year of opportunity to honor and thank the priests in your life.
