Serving the Community

Church of the Holy Family is blessed with the 8% fund to be able to do outreach to support low income families in the community with financial support.  The fund is 8% of the total collection from all five of our masses on Saturday and Sunday.

Thank you to all the parishioners who actively give to this ministry!

If you are in need of assistance please call Roxanne Hundsrucker at (248) 349-8553  Our Client hours are 10am- 2pm Monday through Thursday. We do not have client drop in hours unil COVID-19 has passed. If you call we will accomidate you as best we can. We are able to serve the cities of Novi, Wixom, Walled Lake or New Hudson and require proof of low income status (Social Security Insurance/ Disability verification, two paystubs, DHHS letter of apporval or denial).  If you have any questions please contact our Christian Service Director, Roxanne Hundsrucker.

Mercy in Action- Partnership with St. James

When: October 17, 2020

Where: St. James  - Novi
Drop off of items accepted at Holy Family only between:
October 1 through October 13

What: Baby Diaper& Baby Wipe Collection for Another Way Pregnancy Center. 

Please contact Roxanne Hundsrucker at (248) 349-8553 or roxanne@hfnovi.com if you would like to sign up, donate or have any questions.

Please join us in celebrating the Christmas season through singing Christmas carols and handing out gifts to the residents of the Manor of Novi.

When: December 5, 2020 - 9AM-12PM
Where: Manor of Novi (Directly across the street from Holy Family)

How can you be involved?

1. Joining the choir and help sing Christmas carols
2. Volunteer to hand out gifts and spend time with residents

Families are encouraged to come and volunteer! Come bring out the whole family and bring Christmas cheer to those in the community.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please contact Roxanne Hundsrucker at 248-349-8553 or roxanne@hfnovi.com.

Church of the Holy Family volunteers on Saturdays at St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen in Detroit. We assist in making a hot meal for the guests along with a bagged lunch to go.

We always meet at Holy Family at 8AM on the Saturday we are volunteering.

Our current dates for 2020 are:

August 22^nd

October 10^th

December 5^th

We are always in need of donations of:

1. 9x13 sheet cakes
2. 20 dozen cookies
3. Food: creamy peanut butter, jams, jellies, hot coco, canned goods, pasta or rice, and condiments.
4. Clothing: Gently used men, women, and children’s items along with backpacks, purses, and tote bags.
5. Cash donations are always accept, made out to: St. Leo’s Soup Kitchen

Please mark baked goods, food/supplies, and clothing and beauty donations as “Soup Troop” and drop off in the church lobby or parish kitchen on Friday before 4pm or on Saturday morning between 8:00-8:15AM.

If you have any questions or would like to volunteer please contact Nancy Skibinski at nskibinski@hotmail.com.

We welcome up to 50 guests into the parish through the Cass Community Interfaith Rotating Shelter each winter. We provided three square meals along with multiple services such as haircuts, the clothes closet, and other fun activities for our guests. This large scale program requires the support of the entire parish financially and with your time. We will be after masses starting in January asking for your support through gift card and food donations.

If you would like to volunteer or purchase items that are needed for our guests we will post a Signup Genius link here and in the bulletin starting in January.

Our week this upcoming year is: February 29 - March 7, 2020

If you have any questions in the meantime or would like to host an evening meal during the week please contact Roxanne Hundsucker at 248-349-8553 or roxanne@hfnovi.com.

This is one of our biggest programs of the year! We are always in need of many volunteers during the event along with families to assist in purchasing gifts! We are able to support over 100 families last year!

You can be involved in one of three ways:

1. Volunteering on December 16^th, 17^th, 18^th, or 19^th,  2020
2. Sponsor a local family and purchase gifts for them for Christmas
3. Purchase food items for our Christmas food boxes 
    

We will be after masses starting mid/late November to give out the families to be sponsored along with requested food items for donation.  Please also look for announcements and articles in the bulletin.
 

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Please join us in helping wrap Christmas gifts for our Manor of Novi Christmas event!

When: July 23, 2020 from 10AM-12:30PM and 6-8:30PM

Where: Church of the Holy Family- Family Center

What: Assisting in sorting, sizing, and wrapping all the Christmas gifts that are handed out to the seniors at the Manor of Novi Christmas Party on December 5, 2020 from 9AM-12PM.

If you would like to volunteer please contact Roxanne Hundsrucker at (248) 349-8553 or roxanne@hfnovi.com.

We are still in need of Men’s cardigan sweaters if you would like to donate them for this event!

Our Back to School Program partners with Feed the Need to make sure low income children in the community are prepared for school with the materials they need.  We will be collecting items starting June 1, 2020 for Back to School.  

You are welcome to ship your donations directly to the church or pick up items at the store that match the items on the list.  We try and give each child the same quality of items.

If your children are in need of help we will be starting to accept applications on Monday July 6, 2020 for orders.  Please come into our office from 10am-2pm Monday through Thursday to apply and bring a photo ID along with proof of low income status (Bridge Card, Social Security Disability verification, Medicaid/Medicare card, or WIC card).

All clients registered for the program can pick up their back packs on August 17, 2020 between 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM.  If this time does not work for you, please contact Roxanne Hundsrucker.