2400 South Franklin St. Decatur, IL 62521

www.decaturholyfamily.com

Holy Family

Parish

May 28, 2017

The Ascension of the Lord

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 SERVICE MEN AND WOMEN. MAY THE LORD GRANT THEM SAFETY.

EVER THOUGHT OF BEING A PRIEST?

God may be calling you at this very mo-ment to serve Him by being a priest for the Diocese of Springfield. Our Catholic Church needs more priests. If you may be interested, call Fr. Joe at 423-6223.

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.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Florene Alcorn, Laura Allen, Allen Arndt, Frances Bretz, Susie Christopher, Marie Davis, Paul Fleckenstein, Lacey Gregory, Pat Hamilton, Rick Harmon, Eleanor Jackson, Anna Jeffrey, Dave Kelmel, Kathy Kirby, Sarah Lidy, Sondra Massey, Eileen Milligan, Jim Murray, Bernie Na-ber, Reagan Miller, James Moore, Kaye Moser Norlin, Charles Patrick, Charlie Pohlman, Steve Reeter, Mae Rehfelt, Lucy Riley, Greg Saloka, Jr., Delmar Sandage, Paul Scherer, Jack Schram, Margaret Schram, Terri Schram, Annette Schroeder, Dill Sampson, McKinley Turner, James Waymack, Garnet Woolard, Bill Wrage, Lorene Zachman

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.

HELP WANTED: Part-time Pre-K-Grade 8 Music & Band Teacher. Experienced & highly-qualified music & band teacher needed for HFCS beginning with 2017-2018 school year. Catholic individual preferred. Send resume to dsalexander09@aol.com or call 423-7049.

DEAR HOLY FAMILY PARISHIONERS: This Monday, May 29th, is Memo-rial Day. This is a special day to re-member all those who have given their lives in defense of the United States of America. How fortunate we have been in the history of this country to have such brave men & women risking their lives so that we are able to be free & to live in peace. I salute, as I know you do, those countless numbers in the history of America who have served in our military; those who have died defending us; those who have been permanently injured due to their service. May our hearts be filled with gratitude for the shedding of their blood for us. May they know of our appreciation for putting them-selves in harm’s way to ensure our freedom. Our service personnel have given their sweat, toil, & blood to keep us free. They have given up so much so that we can continue to live in America free from worry of domination by another country or people. Jesus gave of His Body & Blood so that we could be free from sin & death. Our service personnel who died sacrificed their lives to protect us & help America continue to be a free land. Jesus sacrificed His very life in order that we could be free. Memorial Day is a day to remember, give thanks, & pray. Each time we come to Eucharist we come to remem-ber, give thanks, & pray. COME TO MASS THIS MONDAY, MAY 29TH, MEMORIAL DAY, FOR THE 7:30 A.M. MASS, PRECEDED BY THE ROSARY AT 7:10 A.M. YOUR PASTOR, FATHER JOE P.S. Our Deacon is coming, our Deacon is coming!! This Thursday, June 1st, Holy Family parish welcomes Deacon Rob John-son, a native of Illiopolis, who will be here over the summer. He will be the 4th Dea-con we have had, following in the footsteps of Fr. Marty Smith, Fr. Braden Maher, & Fr. Michael Friedel. Please welcome him & pray for him in his last year of formation! P.P.S. We congratulate now FATHER Mi-chael Friedel, who was ordained a priest this Saturday, May 27th. We are so proud of you, Fr. Michael! May the Lord & the Blessed Virgin protect & encourage you! P.P.P.S. This Sunday, May 28th, I celebrate my 34th Anniversary of Ordi-nation. The best gift I could receive is being here with you. Thanks for gifting my life with your lives!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for the weekend of July 8th & 9th. Fr. Michael Friedel will return to our parish & preside at all the Masses that weekend. There will be a reception in our Parish Center after each Mass. Continue to pray for him as he nears priestly ordination on May 27.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASS There will be a class on Sunday, June 25, 2017 at 1:00 in the St. James Parish House basement. Please call 429-5363 or email office@ssjpparish.com to register. 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 af-ter your background check, you are ready to volunteer!

HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL MINISTERS

June 3 & 4, 2017

SATURDAY, 4:30 p.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Mary Swigert, Denny & Marilyn Noonan, Barb McNutt, Steve Rathnow, Karen Barding, Peg Phipps GIFT BEARERS: Dennis & Barb Whitsel GREETERS: Adam Buxton Family READERS: Donovan Pena, & Bill McNutt SERVERS: Danielle Pettus, Lindsey Ohl, Megan Pena USHERS: Tyler Ohl, Gary Durbin, John & Brenda Duncan SUNDAY, 8:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Mary Kate Kenney, Amy Jedlicka, Franz Grossman, Pat Merli, John Merli, Sue Schneider, Marvin Hughes GIFT BEARERS: Mike Lees Family GREETERS: Fran Jones & Rosanna Frey READERS: Ann Carr & Bob Frey SERVERS: Nathaniel Smith & Grace Lees USHERS: Mike Lees, John Merli, John Bennyhoff, Terry Schneider SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Jeff Smith, Suzi Frey, Shannon Carter Mackenzie Snow, Maddie Snow, Bill Lindgren, Jack Hogan GIFT BEARERS: Leo & Ilene Berger GREETERS: Ken Yeakley Family READERS: Abigail Smith & Ryle Frey SERVERS: Francis Velasco, Rachel Smith, Joleigh Kostenski USHERS: Christine Smith, Leo Berger, Charlie Graham, Randy Frey

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Acts 19:1-8; Jn 16:29-33 Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27; Jn 17:1-11a Wednesday: Zep 3:14-18a; Lk 1:39-56 Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11; Jn 17:20-26 Friday: Acts 25:13b-21; Jn 21:15-19 Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31; Jn 21:20-25 Sunday: Acts 2:1-11; Ps 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34; 1 Cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; Jn 20:19-23

BEST WISHES to Lacey Drury & Joseph Ringelestein who were married this weekend. May God bless their married love!

PRAY for the repose of the soul of Jim Peterman, fa-ther-in-law of Lisa Hahn Peterman; Mary Lee Stub-blefied, cousin of Sr. Janet; Gerry Stuckey, mother of Cindy Summers, Greg Stuckey, & Debbie Paczak. May they rest in peace & their fami-lies be comforted.

INVITE SOMEONE BACK TO CHURCH!!

MONDAY, May 29 7:30 a.m. Chris Olson (Joe & Carol Despres) TUESDAY, May 30 7:30 a.m. Dan J. Norton (Nancy Norton) WEDNESDAY, May 31 7:30 a.m. Jim Rubenacker (Erma Rubenacker) THURSDAY, June 1 7:30 a.m. Wilford(Bud) Kapper (Joyce Rakers) FRIDAY, June 2 7:30 a.m. Living Intention (Nancee Tracy) SATURDAY, June 3 4:30 p.m. Steve & Barbara Matuscak (Mary Ann Fawcett) SUNDAY, June 4 8:00 a.m. Living Intention (Elam Children) 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners

PLEASE PRAY for those in our Sister Parish in El Sal-vador, as they pray for us. The amber candle in our Vigil Candle area is lit as a reminder for us to pray for them.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL (VBS) will be held here from June 5-9. Registra-tion forms are available on the adoration table at church. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Joanne Kater at 423-6223 or email at holyfamilychurch1@comcast.net.

ADAM CARTER MEMORIAL 5K FUN RUN/WALK will be Sat., June 10th at Fairview Park. Registration is $25 per person and $100 per family of 4 or more. Regis-ter online at www.Active.com. For more info. email funrun@AdamCarterMemorial.com or call 423-8009.

SWITCHBACK, an Irish duo, will lead our music minis-try at Mass on Saturday, June 3rd at 4:30. Come to Mass and then stay for a small concert in the church after Mass.

DIOCESAN SYNOD UPDATE: Our diocese is in the midst of a Synod, a diocesan-wide yearlong study of pro-posals for the future direction of our diocese. The open-ing meeting was held on May 20th at the Cathedral. Our parish rep, Ann Carr, & our two Decatur Deanery young people reps, Adam Peters & Sydey Frey from HF, at-tended the session along with me, who is there because I am a Dean. There were about 150 people from all over the diocese who discussed 8 proposals which originated from earlier listening sessions at the Deanery level. More discussion will follow over the next months, including a possible session in our parish. But know the three lay peo-ple mentioned above represented us very well. I was so proud of them & the contributions they made to all pre-sent. Pray for the success of the Synod. The Synod prayer card is attached to the bulletin for you to pray.

PLEASE have Holy Family in your will or as a memorial at the time of a loved one’s death. Also, have our parish as a beneficiary in your insurance policy.

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--422-2282.

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

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

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

BAPTISMAL CLASS, June 11th, at 11:15 a.m. Email Sr. Janet at janet.pfile@comcast.net, or call 423-0240.

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THANK YOU to all those who have prepared food for the recent funerals. A special thanks to our coordinators, Teresa Steil and Connie Gilbert. If you would care to be a member of our Funeral Lunch Group, please call Teresa Steil at 201-7013.

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of May 20 & 21, 2017 Envelopes…………………….$ 9,141.00 Building Fund………………...$ 27.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 902.00 Children………………………$ 31.00

GOOD LUCK to Adriene Velasco from Mt. Zion High School who has qualified to go to the State Tennis Finals. He will be participating in the Doubles competition. We are very proud of you, Adriene, on all that you have accomplished this year!

WE ARE GRATEFUL to Jan Hogan & Pat Davis who make the baptismal garments for our baptisms at HF. They do a great job, & so many of the families comment on how beautiful & special the garments are.

NO ADORATION on Thursdays during the summer months. It will begin again in September.

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 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