Lenten Agape Meal 2024

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Holy Family’s Youth Group hosted a Lenten agape meal on March 8th. An Agape Meal is a Christian fellowship meal recalling the meals Jesus shared with disciples during his ministry and expressing the koinonia (community, sharing, fellowship) enjoyed by the family of Christ. For more information about youth group activities, contact Youth Director Ruth Everett at youthministryhfec.org.
 
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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper 2024

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It was a great night for food and fellowship at Holy Family’s 2024 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew prepared a breakfast-for-dinner feast, and Youth Group members managed ticket sales. This event benefits mission trip work by the youth. For more information please contact Youth Group Director Ruth Everett. youthministry@hfec.org
 

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Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper 2023

 
It was a great night for food and fellowship at Holy Family’s 2023 Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. Members of the Brotherhood of St. Andrew prepared a breakfast-for-dinner feast, and Youth Group members managed ticket sales. This event benefits mission trip work by the youth. For more information please contact Youth Group Director Ruth Everett. youthministry@hfec.org
 

View more photos HERE.



Angel Tree Ministry 2022

 
On Sunday, December 11th, students in Holy Family’s Sunday school classes helped sort and organize gifts collected to support students at nearby Fishers Elementary School. The gifts were presented during the 10 AM worship service to be blessed by Father Bruce. For more information about outreach activities at Holy Family, please contact Cathy Gray via the church office. admin@hfec.org
 

View more Angel Tree photos HERE.



Kindness Rocks Walk 2022

 
On Sunday, October 9th, members of Holy Family’s Children’s Ministry and Youth Group programs held their first Kindness Rocks Walk. Kindness rocks are small rocks painted with characters or words of encouragement and hidden in public places for people to find and enjoy. Students painted their Kindness Rocks during the Sunday school kickoff carnival in September.
 
Participants met at the old train station in downtown Fishers and walked the Nickel Plate Trail that runs behind the church. They started with the Hiker’s Prayer, deposited Kindness Rocks along the trail, peeked through the treeline at Holy Family, then finished with a prayer for the community. For more information about activities at Holy Family for children and youth, please contact the program directors.
 
Children’s Ministry – Jolene Johnston jjohnston@hfec.org
Youth Group – Ruth Everett youthministry@hfec.org
 

View photos from the Kindness Rocks Walk HERE.

 
The Hiker’s Prayer
Thank you God for the rising sun.
You’ve granted me another day.
Your grace is amazing; bless you faithful Lord.
The creation sings your praise, and I join the sound.
Heal my tired soul; restore my aching bones.
Lead each step along my path today.
Ease my burdens as I press forward.
Quench my thirst with your living streams.
Like the cool morning breeze, your peace refreshes me.
Steady me on the slippery slopes.
Release me from the ropes that bind me, that hold me back.
Protect me from the viper that hides.
Lift me up from this shadowy valley.
The peak is almost in sight. I am rising above this world.
Into your country, I long to go.
Bless my companions who travel with me.
The trail is rugged and narrow, but you are right beside me.
Thank you God, my trusted Guide.
Glory to your holy name. Amen.


Sunday School Kickoff 2022

On Sunday, September 18th, Holy Family’s Children’s Ministry and Youth Group programs held a kickoff carnival to begin the Sunday school year. Students participated in painting kindness rocks, playing teambuilding yard games, and sharing a snack together in the outdoor picnic shelter. More information about activities for children and youth is available from their directors. All are welcome!
 
Children’s Ministry: Jolene Johnston   jjohnston@hfec.org
Youth Group: Ruth Everett   youthministry@hfec.org
 

View photos from the Kickoff Carnival HERE.



Helping Hands

 
On Sunday, February 20th, students in the Disciples Sunday school class and members of the Holy Family Youth Group gathered to sort, count, and bag hygiene supplies for local friends in need. Their discussion focused on agencies that offer support and additional ways to serve as the heart and hands of Jesus in the community. For more information about outreach programs within Children’s Ministry and Youth Group, please contact one of the program directors. Jolene Johnston (Children’s Ministry) jjohnston@hfec.org or Ruth Everett (Youth Group) youthministry@hfec.org

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Youth Group Snow Tubing: February 2022

 
On Sunday, February 20th, some Youth Group students and parents met with Youth Director Ruth Everett for an afternoon of fun on the snow tubing hill at Koteewi Run Seasonal Slopes in Noblesville. For more information on fellowship activities with Youth Group, please contact Mrs. Everett. youthministry@hfec.org
 

View more snow tubing photos HERE.

 


Celebrating 2021 High School Graduates

 
On Sunday, May 16th, Holy Family celebrated its 2021 high school graduates. The seniors were presented with bibles as well as prayer shawls made by members of Holy Family’s Prayer Shawl Ministry. Both items were blessed by Father Bruce during the 10 AM service. Pictured above with Father Bruce are Hannah Tannas, Mikaila Blake, and Zach Clar. Aaron Lackner was not able to attend the presentation. Father Bruce also blessed all teachers during the service which was also the last day of Sunday school for the spring term. For more information about teens and Youth Ministry at Holy Family, please contact Director Ruth Everett. youthministry@hfec.org
 
 


Earth Day Holy Hike 2021

 
On Sunday, April 25th, Children’s Ministry and Youth Group households enjoyed a Holy Hike at Flat Fork Creek Park in Fishers led by Deacon Cathy Scott. The focus of the walk was thanking God for all creation in honor of Earth Day. Participants enjoyed the various trails, walkways, and treehouses at the park and stopped at various points to pray together. Prior to the walk, several families joined together at the picnic shelter to enjoy lunches that they brought for themselves. For more information about Holy Family’s Children’s Ministry and Youth Group activities, please contact the Directors.
 
Jolene Johnston, Children’s Ministry jjohnston@hfec.org
Ruth Everett, Youth Group youthministry@hfec.org
 

View photos from the Earth Day Holy Hike 2021 HERE.