2400 South Franklin St. Decatur, IL 62521

www.decaturholyfamily.com

Holy Family

Parish

July 23, 2017

16th Sunday in Ordinary Time

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

Led by the spirit and example of the Holy Family, our parish community embraces as its mission the salvation of all people. Rooted in the celebration of the Eucharist, we go forth to serve, to educate, and to live daily the message of Jesus Christ.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Laura Allen, Allen Arndt, Iris Bloomfield, David Bowman, Susie Christopher, Pat Collins, Marie Davis, Paul Fleckenstein, Lacey Gregory, Pat Hamilton, Rick Harmon, Eleanor Jackson, Dave Kel-mel, Sondra Massey, Ruth McCollom, Eileen Milligan, Dorothy Mitchell, Kaye Moser Norlin, Bernie Naber, Charles Patrick, Charlie Pohlman, Mae Rehfelt, Greg Saloka, Jr., Dill Sampson, Delmar Sandage, Paul Scherer, Jack Schram, Margaret Schram, Terri Schram, Annette Schroeder, Jamie Schroeder, John Paul Steil, McKinley Turner, James Waymack, Garnet Woolard

DEAR HOLY FAMILY PARISHIONERS: This is my annual vacation column about Mass & our faith. So, please keep read-ing! One of the great high-lights of a person’s or family’s year is vacation. We all have wonderful memories of going on a vacation with family & friends—-going to the amusement park, flying on an airplane, walking along the ocean shore, visiting our parents or siblings. It is a time to relax, have fun, sightsee, & enjoy good food. But, as I have said before many times, there is never a vacation from the Lord or from attending Mass! Never are we to take time away from the Lord. Never are we to get away from the “work” of our faith. Just the opposite. We are to relax & be with the Lord! And the main way we do that is by attending & celebrating Mass, taking that special time to be with the Lord Jesus—-hearing His Word, dining upon His Body & His Blood, & savoring His Presence. The Eucharist can bring us the refresh-ment we need in our spiritual lives. Doing that can bring back wonderful memories. Doing that can be fun & cause us to celebrate. Doing that is a way to see the light of Jesus Christ. Doing that will enable us to dine upon the richest of all foods. May each of us check our schedules to see if we have scheduled time with the Lord, never away from Him. One final reminder—-if you go on vacation, there are Catholic churches available close by. Call ahead & plan Mass time, just like you plan for other events. Or go online to the site listed below. See you in church! YOUR PASTOR, FATHER JOE

A NOTE FROM OUR DEACON: It can be a temptation for each of us to put our per-sonal value in what we are able to do and accomplish, at least I know that is true for me. Instead of letting God tell me who I am (His beloved son), I try and find my identity in the things and work that I do. I have nothing against work! In fact I believe that working hard and being faith-ful to our responsibilities is a way to love and serve God, but at the end of the day, we are defined by God’s love for us, not by what we accomplish. A Saint who shows us this in a real way is one you may have never heard of, Saint Anna Schaffer. Anna was born in Bavaria in the late 1800’s. Her father was a carpenter, but died young which led the family to live in extreme poverty. Anna had to drop out of school to work in a laundry, hoping to one day enter a religious community. Tragically, she was burnt badly in an accident at work, making her bedridden at the age of eighteen for the rest of her life. But there was no bitterness in Anna; instead, she chose to live for God in the circumstances and suffering life gave her. An abbot would bring her Jesus in The Eucharist daily, and she would knit clothes for others, write letters, and offer consoling words and prayers for townspeople who came to see her. She considered her suffering, knitting and letters to be the keys that would open her door to Heaven. She died of cancer at the age of 43 and was canonized a Saint by Pope Benedict in 2012, who said that Anna’s “suffering became a missionary service” in her life. To-day. thousands of miracles have been attributed to her intercession--all from a girl from a poor family who could not get out of bed; all because she had the courage to love Jesus in the concrete circumstances of her life.

“Thirsting for God?”: Do you know someone not bap-tized or baptized in a non-Catholic Christian tradition, who is thirsting for what it means to become Catho-lic? Do you know someone already Catholic but has not yet received Confirmation & Communion? They may be thirsting too! The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) is a place to ask questions and seek understand-ing. Weekly “no obligation” inquiry sessions start in mid-September. Please direct questions to Sr. Janet at janet.pfile@comcast.net or 217-423-0240.

PLAN AHEAD FOR MASS DURING VACATION When you are away from home and do not know where or when Sunday Mass will be celebrated, go to:

www.masstimes.org The web site will give all the local churches & Mass times and even connect you to a church’s website.

HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass.

Interested in becoming a member of Holy Family?

The process is easy—there are new member forms on the credenza in the Elderly Room in church, the room to the right as you enter. Just complete the form & then mail to the rectory or drop in the weekly collection. Please call the rectory office with any questions.

HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL MINISTERS

July 29 & 30, 2017

SATURDAY, 4:30 p.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Sandy Cole, Noreen Duncan, Mark Barthelemy, Peg Phipps, Amy Jedlicka, Brenda Duncan, Debbie Alexander GIT BEARERS: Bill & Chris Matuscak GREETERS: Tim Altherr Family READERS: Connie Magoulias & Steve Rathnow SERVERS: Riley Donath, Danielle Pettus, Lindsey Ohl USHERS: Tyler Ohl, Tony Douglass, Gary Durbin, John Duncan SUNDAY, 8:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Deacon Rob, Aaron Ross, Judy Saloka, Sandy Murray, Marvin Hughes, Zach Fitzgerald, Sue Schneider GIFT BEARERS: Bill & Becky Heitz GREETERS: Mary Vemmer Family READERS: Bob Frey & Hannah Hollis SERVERS: Lindsey Scherer & Grace Lees USHERS: Mike Lees, Terry Schneider, Jake Warrick, Kevin Peters SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Deacon Rob, Ilene Berger, Leo Berger, Mary Gay Stone, Howard Stone, John Hogan, Janet Hogan GIFT BEARERS: Mike Kernaghan Family GREETERS: Joe Wagner Family READERS: Ryle Frey & Karen Barding SERVERS: Cameron Kernaghan, Carson Kernaghan, Caleb Kernaghan USHERS: Charlie Graham, Matt Naber, Lynn Brinkman, Mike Kernaghan

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Ex 14:5-18; Ex 15:1bc-6; Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Mt 20:20-28 Wednesday: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Thursday: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Dn 3:52-56; Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Ex 20:1-17; Mt 13:18-23 Saturday: Ex 24:3-8; Jn 11:19-27 Sunday: 1 Kgs 3:5, 7-12; Ps 119:57, 72, 76-77, 127-130; Rom 8:28-30; Mt 13:44-52 [44-46]

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASSES

Monday, August 28 at 6:00 p.m.

All parents of children who are attending Holy Fam-ily School & who will be volunteering at the school will need the class. Grandparents are also encouraged to take the class. If you are thinking of volunteering, we encourage you to take this class. You only have to take it once, and after your background check, you are ready to volunteer! Please call the rectory at 423-6223 to sign up. Classes may also be offered in other parishes. Log onto www.dio.org/safeenvironment/scheduled-training.html for dates.

Visit Holy Family’s website: decaturholyfamily.com

FORMED.ORG is for being formed in our Catholic Faith. To get started, go to www.formed.org & click on “Register”. Our case sensitive parish code JMN63Q. PARISH MISSION THIS FALL!: Mark your calen-

dars NOW for Sept. 10-12 for our next Parish Mission. Each night at 6:30 we will have one of our former dea-cons, now priests, enlighten us. Fr. Marty Smith, Fr. Braden Maher, & Fr. Michael Friedel will be our leaders!

MONDAY, July 24 7:30 a.m. Bill Collins (Debbie & Rick Highcock) TUESDAY, July 25 7:30 a.m. Chris Olson (Joe & Carol Despres) WEDNESDAY, July 26 7:30 a.m. Leon Vemmer (Dan Norton Family) THURSDAY, July 27 7:30 a.m. Paul & Pat Hogan (Hogan Family) FRIDAY, July 28 7:30 a.m. Betty Kusnerik (Whalen & Valerie Vancil) SATURDAY, July 29 4:30 p.m Tom Cantwell (Dan & Cindi Larson) SUNDAY, July 30 8:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners 10:00 a.m. Tom & Teri Hogan (Hogan Family)

THE MONDAY MORNING MOMS GROUP is look-ing for volunteers to help with childcare. Meetings are the third Monday of the month, and help would be needed from 8:45 until 11:15 am. Volunteers must have taken Protecting God's Children and do not need to commit to every month. Please contact Kari Ferguson for more in-formation (kari.kileen@gmail.com).

HAPPY 60TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY to Nick & Carol Neiers.

UPDATING OF MILITARY BOARD: Those parish-ioners who have names on our military board in the church vestibule, please see if your loved one’s name needs to be updated, deleted, or changed, or if a new name is to be added. Call Erica Cheatham--972-9989.

ROSARY is prayed 20 minutes before each daily Mass. Come & pray & stay for Mass.

PRAY FOR OUR SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. MAY THE LORD GRANT THEM SAFETY.

INCLUDE HOLY FAMILY IN YOUR WILL & as a Memorial at the time of the death of a loved one.

CATHOLIC RADIO—WDCR 88.9/96.5 FM

ST. MARY’S WIDOWED SUPPORT GROUP will meet Thurs., July 27th at 11:30 a.m. at Four Star Family Restaurant. All widows & widowers are welcome! For more info., call 428-7733.

PRAYER LINE REQUESTS: Rosanna Frey, 429-6657, or Barb Lesyna, 428-0058.

HOLY FAMILY DECATUR LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

SICK LIST POLICY: Names submitted will be re-moved after 4 weeks unless resubmitted. The new names added each week will be in BOLD for 1 week.

SCHOOL PHYSICALS: Illinois state law requires all students entering Kindergarten & 6th grade to have a completed physical exam and required immunizations BEFORE the first day of school. Please make an ap-pointment with your child’s healthcare provider now.

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of July 15 & 16, 2017 Envelopes…………………….$ 13,257.00 Building Fund………………...$ 37.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 1,031.00 Franciscan Mission Appeal….. $ 2,367.00

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HFCS FAMILIES 2017-2018....our Back-to-School information is available now! Each family has a FAM-ILY folder with their name on the outside. If you did not pick yours up yet, please pick it up at the school. If you have any questions regarding the FAMILY folder, please call the school office at 423-7049 or email Mrs. Alexan-der via FastDirect.

Mass Schedule Weekend Liturgies Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. & 10:00 a.m. Weekday Liturgies Monday 7:30 a.m. Tuesday 7:30 a.m. Wednesday 7:30 a.m. Thursday 7:30 a.m., and during school year 2:00 p.m. Friday 7:30 a.m.

Holy Day Liturgies Masses 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and during school year 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 5:30 p.m.

Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday at 3:30 p.m. or by appointment.

Communion Calls Please contact the parish office to make arrangements.

Sacrament of Baptism Arrangements for Baptisms are made by calling the parish office. Participation at the Baptismal Preparation Class for parents is a requirement for the celebration of the sacrament.

Sacrament of Marriage Arrangements for all weddings must be made at least six (6)months in advance. Please call the parish office.

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) Classes for those interested in joining the Catholic faith begin in the fall of each year and continue through the Easter season. Please call Sr. Janet to inquire about the sessions.

Staff

Very Reverend Joseph Molloy……………………..Pastor Rev. Mr. Rob Johnson……………………...……...Deacon Sister Janet Pfile, O.P…………………Pastoral Associate

Email: janet.pfile@comcast.net Mrs. Joanne Kater.....................................Parish Secretary

Email: holyfamilychurch1@comcast.net Mrs. Debbie Alexander.........................................Principal

Email: dsalexander09@aol.com Ms. Lisa Roddis……………………..…...School Secretary Mrs. Patrice Hunt..……..………………PSR Coordinator Mr. Peter Miller…………... Director of Music Ministries Mrs. Ann Carr…..……..…………...….Business Manager Rectory.............423-6223 Rectory Fax......423-6237 School...............423-7049 School Fax........423-0137 Pastoral Associate...423-0240 Convent……….429-5931