Holy Family

Parish

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

Led by the spirit and example of the Holy Family, our parish community embrac-es 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.

ROSARY is prayed 20 minutes be-fore each daily Mass, except Thurs-day. Come, pray, & stay for Mass.

THE WORD OF GOD IS AVAILABLE 24/7 on Decatur Catholic Radio WDCR FM 88.9/96.5

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

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HOLY FAMILY WEBSITE: decaturholyfamily.com

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., 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 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: dalexander@hfcschool.org

Ms. Lisa Roddis…………….….....School Secretary Mrs. Diane Keller..…….…….……PSR Coordinator Mr. Peter Miller……... Director of Music Ministries Mrs. Ann Carr..…….………...….Business Manager

Rectory………….....423-6223 School……...............423-7049 School Fax................423-0137 Pastoral Associate….423-0240 Convent……….…....429-5931

Holy Family Parish 2400 S. Franklin St. Rd.

Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 423-6223

ADORATION is on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please sign up for a 30-minute slot on the sheet in the vestibule. Any ques-tions, call Sandy Yelovich, 855-1196.

DEAR HOLY FAMILY PARISHIONERS: Isn’t LIFE great? I mean the fact that we are living & breathing as we read this. Too often all of us take it for granted. Too many times we don’t even pause & listen to the breath of life inside us. Too often we fail to say “thank you, Lord” for gifting us with LIFE. October is RESPECT LIFE MONTH in our Catholic Church. This is a time to call to mind how we as Catholics promote & respect life. Our life is a wonderful example of the love of God. God did not have to give us life, but He did. Our responsibility is to show Him in return that we respect ALL LIFE & care for it to the best of our ability. Are we people who respect life in ALL FORMS at ALL TIMES? We are challenged to have a CONSISTENT & ALL-ENCOMPASSING stance of being PRO-LIFE. PERIOD. We are to respect life in the womb at ALL times; to NOT be mercy killers & end life; to be respectful of life EVEN on death row; to be AGAINST embryonic stem cell research; to be an ADVOCATE for the poor; to seek PEACEFUL solutions, not war; & to RESPECT the environment. And I think we can agree that abortion is one of the most blatant EVILS in our age. When we pray, this issue SHOULD be FIRST & FOREMOST in our minds & on our hearts. May we use each day of October to call ourselves to be life-givers to all people & in all situations. May we pray for those condemned to die. May we pray for those who advocate euthanasia. May we pray for those who are starving, victims of racism & intolerance, the homeless & poor, the unemployed, & victims of war. May we pray for those contemplating abortions & those who live with the guilt & emptiness from having abortions. May world leaders who promote slavery & human trafficking be on our list of prayer intentions. May we pray for those who destroy embryos for research & for the em-bryos destroyed. May we pray for those who murder & torture in the name of religion. May we pray for those who destroy God’s Creation in any way. Let us pray—-LORD OF ALL LIFE, HELP US TO BE THANKFUL FOR THE GIFT OF LIFE ITSELF. HELP US TO APPRECIATE EACH BREATH & DAY GIVEN TO US. EXPAND OUR HEARTS, MINDS, & SOULS SO THAT IN EACH SITUATION & WITH EVERY PERSON WE MAY PROMOTE LIFE & RESPECT THAT LIFE IN A DEEPER WAY. Amen.

PLEASE PRAY for our 3rd graders as they prepare for 1st Communion & Confir-mation, & for our 8th graders seeking Confirmation. Bishop Paprocki will be here on Oct. 27th for these sacraments. YOUR PASTOR, FATHER JOE

P.S. Please pray for the repose of the soul of Lori Samples, mother of Zach Samples, who is a seminarian for our diocese from OLHS in Mt. Zion. May she be in the eter-nal peace of heaven, & may Zach, his father & sister, & all the family be comforted at this time.

EVER THOUGHT OF BEING A PRIEST? God may be calling you right now to serve Him by being a priest for the Diocese of Springfield. If you may be interested, call Fr. Joe at 423-6223. He’d be happy to guide you in your discernment. Let us continue to pray for more priestly voca-tions, especially from Holy Family Parish!!!.

BRAVO to all of us as we celebrate our 60th An-niversary as a parish this weekend! For 6 dec-ades we have been providing faith, education, outreach & prayer. May our Lord & the Holy Family continue to inspire us, mold us, challenge us, & love us as a faith community. THANKS to our Pastoral Council for their work for this cele-bration weekend, to CHRIS BRIGHT for the food & to those who decorated, served, attended & brought des-serts. Also, thanks to those who helped with the prayer cards & marketing of this important cele-bration. We’re grateful to all pa-rishioners of HF, especially our Charter Members. Long live Holy Family Parish!!!!

PLEASE have Holy Family in your will or as a me-morial at the time of a loved one’s death. Also, have our parish as a beneficiary in your insurance policy. Thank you for remembering Holy Family Parish!!

F.Y.I.: In the Elderly & Disabled room in church, the room to the right as you enter, has a credenza in it with several items of interest on it--1) New member forms to become a member of the parish. You may fill one out & then mail to the rectory or drop in the collection. 2) Extra collection envelopes if needed for the particu-lar month.

HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass. See Fr. Joe for details.

PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS! All the ad-vertisers on the back page support our bulletin’s printing each week. Please support them!

REMINDER: If you go to Mass at another parish in the area, you can put your Holy Family collection envelope into the collection basket at that church & they will mail it back to us. Thank you!

DIOCESAN CHILD ABUSE REPORTING AND INVESTIGATION NUMBER IS (217) 321-1155.

K.C. BREAKFAST will be on Oct. 13th at the Hall downtown. They will serve from 8:00 to 11:30 a.m.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASSES AT ST. JAMES PARISH HOUSE

(742 E. Clay St.)

Thursday, October 10, 2019 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 6:30 p.m.

All parents of children who are attending Holy Family School & anyone who will be volunteering at the school or parish will need the class. Grand-parents are also encouraged to take this 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 St. Patrick’s office at 429-5363 to sign up.

DON’T FORGET to invite someone you know back to Mass! You can be a great ambassador for our parish. Let us fill the pews of Holy Family!!

Lord of Creation & Salvation, we need you now more than ever. We, the Church, are hurting. Increase our faith in Your presence in the Church at this time. Heal our hearts; encourage us in our faith; deepen our commitment to You; enliven us with a renewed love for all that is good & holy. Never let any of us de-part from You or the Catholic Church, our true home. AMEN.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SISTER PARISH.

ALMIGHTY GOD, GIVER OF ALL LIFE, WE BEG YOU TO CHANGE THE HEARTS AND

MINDS OF MANY OF OUR STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS WHO PROMOTE THE SIN AND EVIL OF ABORTION. PLEASE MOVE THEM TO SEE THE ERROR OF THEIR STANCE, AND TO REALIZE HOW THEY ARE ALLOWING THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS. HELP US, AS CATHO-LIC CHRISTIANS, TO PROMOTE LIFE IN THE WOMB AND OUTSIDE THE WOMB. MAY ALL OF US WHO BREATHE AND LIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD ALLOW OTHERS TO DO THE SAME, NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU CREATED ALL LIFE. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE LIFE. PERIOD. AMEN.

CARING & SHARING is Oct. 12th & 13th. Please be generous in donating non-perishable food items for the poor & hungry, placing them in the church vestibule. You can give money, too. Make checks out to “Catholic Charities.” THANKS to those who deliver the food!!

PRAY for the repose of the soul of Lori Samples. May she rest in peace & her family be comforted.

BAPTISMAL CLASS on Nov. 3rd at 11:15 a.m. Email Sr. Janet, janet.pfile@comcast.net, or call 423-0240.

SICK LIST POLICY: Names will be removed after 4 weeks unless resubmitted. New names added each week will be in BOLD for 1 week.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Shannon Cole Barker, Erwin Behme, Donna Benting, Jamie Brown, AnnMarie Bruah, Dave Bruah, Susie Chris-topher, Cindy Crawford, Carol & Joe Despres, Tom Durbin, Terry Ellis, Cinda Farris, Randy Frey, Clarence Genenbacher, Kim Genenbacher, Floyd Grove, Rick Harmon, David Heinz, Cathy Helfrich, Eleanor Jackson, Marcella Lindgren, Sarah Lidy, Perry Marchisello, Bob Moore, Steve Reeter, Mary Reynolds, Katherine Riess, Sally Riley, Annette Schroeder, Rachel Tillman, Jennifer Titus, Gene Velchek, Laverne Wade, Erv Walter, Barb Whitsel, Beth Williams, Mike Williams

CONTEMPORARY GROUP will sing on Sun., Oct. 20, 10:00 a.m. Mass. PARISH CHOIR will sing on Sat., Oct. 12, 4:30 p.m. Mass.

PROJECT LINUS BLANKETEERS will meet Oct. 10th at 1:30 in the Parish Center. If you would like to donate funds, please call Mary Lou Vaughan at 864-0421.

MEETINGS: Next Pastoral Council---5:15 p.m., Oct. 14; School Board—5:30 p.m., Oct. 9th.

Forgive with grace.

ANNUAL CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL

We are the parish family of Holy Family. And our parish is part of the larger family of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois. And our Diocese is part of the larger universal Catholic Church. Our Annual Catholic Services Appeal (ACSA) is an example of the local Church helping the Diocesan Church. We are part of something larger than ourselves, so we are called to help our Diocese, too. And by helping our Diocesan Church, we are enabling our local Church of Holy Family, whose 60th anniver-sary we celebrate this weekend in a special way, to meet our assessed (must be paid) goal of $76,362. Please make your generous contribution to this Appeal today! There are envelopes on the counter in the church vestibule if you need one. THANK YOU!!!

ANNUAL LIFE CHAIN, Sun., Oct. 6th, from 2:30 to 3:30 P.M. You may pick up Pro-Life signs at 2:00 in St. Patrick Church basement. All pro-life people are being asked to take a place along Franklin St. or Eldorado St., to stand for 1 hour with signs that show your position against abortion and supporting women and children. For more info., call 864-5422.

PRAY for our HFCS Junior High students this Fri-day as they make a retreat. May Jesus touch their hearts & minds & souls.

THANK YOU to George Johns & Pride Cleaners for laundering several vestments & all of the server albs recently. What a generous display of steward-ship. We are grateful, George!

ST. TERESA H. S. will hold an open house for 6th, 7th & 8th graders and high school transfer students on Tues., Oct. 15 from 5-7 p.m. RSVP by calling 875-7950 or at stteresa.org/openhouse.

LEGION OF MARY-America needs Our Lady of Fatima. A rosary & prayers will be said on the steps of St. Patrick Church on Sat. Oct. 12th at 10 a.m.

EPIC NEWS!!!! As was said in a previous bulle-tin, the 4 Catholic parishes of Decatur have decid-ed to have ONE Youth Group. Adults from the parishes have met & put together a wonderful schedule of sessions, topics, & projects. How grateful we are to them for their work. NOTE: The 1st session of this city-wide group will be HERE on Sun., Oct. 20th at noon in the Parish Center. This is open to Junior High & High School students from the 4 parishes. Any questions, call Deena at 855-9845.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jon 1:1-2:2, 11; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1-4; 2 Tm 2:8-13; Lk 17:11-19

MONDAY, Oct. 7 7:30 a.m. Sanctity of Life (Lorraine Howard) TUESDAY, Oct. 8 7:30 a.m. Cindy Umfleet Suel (Greg & Maureen Hooks) WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9 7:30 a.m. Steven Holthaus (Sharon Bowman) THURSDAY, Oct. 10 2:00 p.m. Margaret Howley (Phyllis Heckman) FRIDAY, Oct. 11 7:30 a.m. Basil French (Nancy Norton) SATURDAY, Oct. 12 4:30 p.m. Tom Cantwell (Christopher & Mary Alice Johns) SUNDAY, Oct. 13 8:00 a.m. Jonathan Madding (Randy & Bonnie Flemming) 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners

Mass Ministers October 12 & 13, 2019

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of Sept. 28 & 29, 2019

Envelopes…………………….$ 9,979.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 120.00 Building Fund………………...$ 30.00

Christmas 1961

Above—The church built in 1961 was later converted to a par-ish center and gymnasium. Below—The “new church” built in 1976 included seating for 650, a small weekday chapel and a cry room.

Construction of the current church begins.