Current Announcements

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Ways to help the victims of Hurricane Melissa

The full extent of Hurricane Melissa’s destruction is becoming clear after the powerful storm swept across Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. At its peak, Hurricane Melissa reached sustained winds of 185 mph, making it one of the most intense Atlantic storms in more than a century — surpassing even Hurricane Katrina.

In Jamaica, which suffered the greatest impact, the Catholic Church, through Caritas Antilles and local dioceses, is leading emergency response coordination with Catholic Relief Services. More than 2,000 kits — including water, sanitation, hygiene supplies and essential items — were prepositioned by CRS in St. Lucia for a crisis just like this. Trained volunteers are now deployed in shelters and communities, ensuring timely and ethical humanitarian assistance. Your generosity is needed to support these efforts. If you are willing to help here are a few ways to do that. Thank you for your generosity.

 How to Help:

• Donate online: crs.org/donate/hurricane-melissa

• Donate by phone: 1-877-HELP-CRS

• Donate by check: Catholic Relief Services, Hurricane Melissa, Tipton, IA 52772-0517

• OR you may drop your check at either parish office and we can forward it.

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Weekend mass schedule

Saturday — 4:30 p.m. — Holy Cross

Sunday — 7:30 a.m. — St. Cloud
9:00 a.m. — St. Mary
10:30 a.m. — St. John

See full schedule

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We are Our Lady of the Holyland, located in the northwest corner of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee. In 1841, Fr. Caspar Rehrl along with pioneer families from Germany founded St. John the Baptist Parish in Johnsburg, Wisconsin. Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish in Marytown was established in 1849. That same year Fr. Rehrl, the "Apostle to the Holyland" built a log chapel under the patronage of St. Nicholas to serve the German immigrant farmers in nearby Mount Calvary. Renamed Holy Cross, this parish would eventually become three parishes with the establishment of St. Claudius (later St. Cloud) in St. Cloud and St. Joseph in St. Joe. The 3 communities were reunited and became St. Isidore the Farmer Parish in 2010.

Today, the 5 churches which make up Our Lady of the Holyland Parish work together so that we might be a stronger and more vibrant community of faith.

The Capuchin Franciscan friars of the Province of St. Joseph have been serving the people of the Holyland since 1857. Today Capuchin friars serve the people of the Holyland: Fr. Paul Koenig, OFM Capuchin as pastor and Fr. Baudry, OFM Capuchin as sacramental minister.

Please join us as we work to become better disciples of Jesus Christ in our Holyland!