Posted on Dec 14, 2022 in Children, Christian Education, Outreach, Worship, Youth Group |
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.
Posted on Oct 20, 2022 in Children, Christian Education, Outreach, Worship, Youth Group |
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.
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.
Posted on Feb 20, 2022 in Children, Christian Education, Outreach, Youth Group |
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.orgView more photos HERE.
Posted on Nov 8, 2021 in Children, Fellowship, General, Outreach |
Photos credit: Ruth Everett
On Friday, October 29th, Holy Family hosted its second annual Trunk or Treat. This year’s event was held in the parish hall due to rainy weather. Eleven Holy Family households hosted decorated booths for children to trick or treat safely indoors. Great fun was had by all. For more information about Holy Family’s events for children, please contact Children’s Ministry Director Jolene Johnston.
jjohnston@hfec.org.
View more Trunk or Treat photos HERE.
Posted on Sep 9, 2021 in General, Outreach |
Holy Family is now part of the Free Little Library network. This beautiful library (complete with a steeple!) is located on the west side of the building. This beautiful piece was built by Mark McDaniel and paid for by an anonymous parishioner donation. Marcus Dial, Holy Family’s Senior Warden, coordinated the project and assisted with installation. Feel free to drop off books for all ages. While you’re there, take a look and enjoy a book!
Posted on Nov 6, 2019 in Outreach, Youth Group |
On Sunday, November 3rd, members of this year’s Mission: Immersion crew shared stories and experiences from their mission work in Elwood, Fishers, and Indianapolis. Marty Blake, Youth Director during the trip, led the presentation. To view slides and photos from the presentation, please click
HERE. For more information about mission work at Holy Family, please contact Youth Group Director Ben Paden.
youthministry@hfec.org
Posted on Oct 30, 2019 in General, Outreach |
On Sunday, October 27th. Holy Family hosted a Halloween weekend blood drive that would make any vampire happy. Parish members and those in the community were invited to donate blood from 9 AM – 2 PM. More photos from the blood drive can be seen
HERE. For more information about outreach projects at Holy Family, please contact Deacon Cathy Scott.
cscott@hfec.org
Posted on Jul 2, 2019 in General, Mission Trip, Outreach, Youth Group |
In the summer of 2018, Holy Family’s youth group and friends from St. John’s Episcopal Church in Johnson City, TN started a paved path for the community garden in Elwood, IN. The work crew was presented with the beginnings of a path and pallets of restored brick from the streets of downtown Elwood.
Following one day of hard work, the path had a decent start. One year later, the path is fully complete, and the garden boxes are full! Thanks are extended to all who worked on the Serving in the Circle City mission trip crew of 2018 and all those who support their work. More information about Holy Family’s youth outreach work is available by
email.
Posted on Jun 8, 2019 in General, Outreach, Social Justice, Worship |
On a glorious morning filled with sunshine, Holy Family joined with over 200 members of the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis and the Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana to walk in the 2019 Pride parade. The morning began with a prayer service held in English and Spanish. Walkers carried Episcopal flags and handed out fans, stickers, and stress balls emblazoned with messages of God’s love for all. For more information about Holy Family’s “Believe Out Loud” welcoming mission, please contact The Reverend Bruce W. Gray
bgray@hfec.org (rector) or The Reverend Cathy Scott
cscott@hfec.org (deacon).
More photos from the Pride parade can be seen
HERE.
Posted on Apr 29, 2019 in General, Outreach, Social Justice |
On Saturday, April 27th, Holy Family hosted the newly-formed community group HSEqual. This group, made up of primarily Hamilton Southeastern School District residents, is in support of the school district adopting a non-discrimination policy that is fully inclusive of and protective of all students, including but not limited to race, gender identity, and sexual orientation. Several women from the HFEC Daughters of the King chapter, including Deacon Cathy Scott, provided a welcoming environment and beverage hospitality for HSEqual’s first meeting that had over 70 attendees. To view Holy Family’s welcoming statement, click
HERE. For more information about HSEqual, click
HERE to view their Facebook page.
