Holy Family

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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.

ROSARY will be prayed at 7:10 a.m. before each daily 7:30 a.m. Mass. Come, pray, & stay for Mass.

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PRAYER LINE REQUESTS: Rosanna Frey, 217-429-6657, or Barb Lesyna, 217-428-0058.

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Mass Schedule Weekend Liturgies Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 8:00 a.m. Sunday 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. Starting Aug. 26th school Masses will be at 2:00 p.m. There will not be a 7:30 a.m. Mass on these days. Friday 7:30 a.m. Beginning Aug. 27th there will only be Friday Masses on the first Friday of each month. 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. If you need to take a class, please contact the parish office at 217-423-6223. 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 the parish office to inquire about the sessions.

Staff Reverend Michael Friedel………………………... Parochial Administrator Mrs. Joanne Kater..........................Parish Secretary

Email: holyfamilychurch1@comcast.net

Sr. Paulette Joerger, O.P. & Mrs. Beth Vandercar…...Interim Co-Principals Mrs. Colleen Richardson……...Director of School Operations

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

Rectory………….....217-423-6223 School……...............217-423-7049 School Fax................217-423-0137 Convent…………....217-429-5931

Holy Family Parish 2400 S. Franklin St. Rd.

Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 423-6223

ADORATION will not be held during the summer months. It will begin once again during September.

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MEET FR. MARK

Hello Holy Family!

My name is Fr. Mark Tracy. I will be your new Pastor beginning the weekend of August 21-22. I have been a priest now for a little over 3 years. The Priesthood has been an immense joy so far and I am excited that the Lord Jesus now brings me to Holy Family in Decatur.

A little background information on me, I originally grew up in Mount Sterling, IL, where I attended St. Mary's grade school and Brown County High School. I am one of four children of my parents, Jim and Jil Tracy. We attended Mass and religious formation as a family at Holy Family Parish in Mount Sterling. After high school, I attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Recreation, Sport, and Tourism Management (hopefully I find some use for it now as Pastor).

After college, I worked for a bit in Indianapolis and after a few months I knew the Lord Jesus was inviting me to give seminary a chance and explore the possibility of Priesthood. I attended St. Meinrad Seminary and School of Theology in Southern Indiana for the six years and my first as-signment as a priest was at St. Anthony in Effingham and St Mary of the Annunciation in Shum-way. In my spare time, I love golfing, hiking, playing sports, traveling, watching Cardinals baseball, reading, and hanging out with friends and family. Looking forward to beginning August 21-22! See you then!

In Christ Mercy, Fr. Mark Tracy

SAVE THE DATES

August 21st—Fr. Mark’s first Mass at Holy Family. August 28th & 29th— There will be a Welcome Reception for Fr. Mark after each Mass in the school gym. September 1st—Fr. Mark’s Installation Mass.

WEEKDAY MASS CHANGES Beginning Aug 27th, there will be no Friday morning Masses with the exception of

the first Friday of each month. We will only have Friday Masses on the 1st Friday of each month.

PRAYER FOR PROTECTION FROM THE CORONA VIRUS Our Father Who Art In Heaven, please blanket our nation in protection from the Corona virus. Thank you for healing our land and protecting those who are most vulnerable. Give peace to those who struggle with loneliness and isolation, and endurance to the many businesses that are affected by our feeble attempts to control Corona. Come to the bedside of those who are struggling with the effects of contracting the virus. Please protect and give guidance to those healthcare work-ers who place themselves in danger caring for the sick. Hear our prayer O Lord. We pray this in the powerful and victorious name of your only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ of Nazareth, Amen.

ATTENTION—ROSARY & MASS The Rosary WILL NOT be live-streamed daily, but the daily Masses & the 10 a.m. weekend Masses WILL CONTINUE to be live-streamed. We wel-come the priests from Our Lady of Lourdes who will be here for sacramen-tal duties until Fr. Mark arrives. If you need spiritual assistance in any way, please call OLOL at 217-877-4404.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASSES

All parents of children who are attending Holy Family School & who will be volunteering at the school or parish will need the class. Grandparents are also encouraged to take the class. If you are thinking of vol-unteering, 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.

ONLINE TRAINING SESSIONS AVAILABLE! The Diocese of Springfield is offering online Protecting God’s Children Classes to anyone who needs to take it and would like to do so virtually. Once registered and assigned, you will be given 30 days to take the class at your convenience. What a great way to get the class completed at a time and place that is favorable for you. To get more information, please contact Joanne Kater at 423-6223.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES MASS AND CONFESSION CHANGES

Effective beginning the weekend of August 14-15, at Our Lady of Lourdes, will discontinue the 1 pm Span-ish Mass. The 11:30 Mass will then become the Spanish Mass, and the 11:30 English Mass will be discontin-ued. The Mass schedule at St. Thomas will be reduced to Sunday at 10 am only. An evening weekday Mass will now be offered at St. Thomas at 5:15 pm. Confession times for both parishes will change. Our Lady of Lourdes, will now have Confessions on Thurs-days from 12-1:00 pm, and on Saturday from 11-12:00 pm. Confessions at St. Thomas will be on Sundays from 9:15-9:45 am, and Tuesdays from 4:15-5:00 pm.

A BIG THANK YOU to Fr. Friedel , who has been our Parochial Administrator, for his leadership during this interim time between Fr. Joe leaving for his new assignment and Fr. Mark Tracy arriving. We are grateful for Fr. Michael Friedel, Fr. Michael Trummer, Fr. Christopher Trummer and Fr. Rick Weltin for celebrating Masses with us and conducting funeral services.

THANK YOU!

SICK LIST POLICY: Names will be removed after 4 weeks unless resubmitted. Please call the rectory or email holyfamilychurch1@comcast.net to add or remove a name. New names added each week will be in BOLD for 1 week.

DON’T FORGET TO INVITE SOMEONE TO MASS WITH YOU!

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Don & Jane Baker, Donna Benting, Susan Bird, Jeannette Bradley, Jamie Brown, Pat Chott, Susie Christopher, Cindy Crawford, Pat Davis, Jenny Douglass, Susie Flynn, Gary Glosser, Jim Grant, Cathy Helfrich, Becca Hogan, Mike Hogan, Kathy Kirby, Kathy Kunz, Tom Little, Joy Madsen, Perry Mar-chisello, Mike Moran, Kaye Moser Norlin, Debbie Peters, Rex Poe, Susan Randol, Donna Raycraft, Regan Smith, Thomas Valdahl, Marty Van Ausdale, Kayla VanWessenhove, Gene Velchek, Joan Whita-cre, Derek Winchester, Gary Woolington

FORMED has books, audios, movies, & bible study & faith formation programs for both children and adults. Try Formed by going to decaturholyfami-ly.formed.org. This does not cost you anything to sign up as the parish pays for the subscription. Questions? Contact the parish office at 423-6223.

We will begin our year with Mass Wednesday, September 8th, at 6:15 p.m. with registration imme-diately following in the Parish Center. If you have any questions, please contact Diane Keller at 217-433-1042.

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PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASS If you need to take the class and prefer an in-person class instead of an online class, one will be offered at St. James on Sept. 9th at 6:30 p.m. Please call Ss. James and Patrick at 217-429-5363 to sign up.

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NOTICE: Holy Family School admits students of any race, color, sex or nation-al & ethnic origin to all the rights, privi-leges, programs & activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, or national & ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarships & loan programs, & athletic & school administered programs.

WELCOME BACK!

Holy Family Catholic School is back in session starting this Tuesday. Thank you to Sr. Paulette Joerger & Mrs. Vandercar, our Interim Co-

Principals; Mrs. Richardson, our Director of School Operations; Jerry Keller and Mrs. Muir-Terry, our maintenance staff, for all of their hard work over the summer. Also, thank you to our dedicated teachers and teaching assistants who have been getting their classrooms ready for our students. We are looking forward to a FANTASTIC YEAR!

EPIC “Everything’s Possible In Christ” Youth Group will meet from 6:30 - 8:00 on the following dates. If you have any questions, please contact Deena Warrick at 217-855-9845 or Ivy Handley at 217-412-5188. Junior High High School August 22 August 29 September 12 September 19

READ INGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jgs 2:11-19; Mt 19:16-22 Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a; Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b; Ps 34:2-3, 16-21; Eph 5:21-32 [2a, 25-32]; Jn 6:60-69

MONDAY, August 16 7:30 a.m. Tom Ward (Evelyn Ward) TUESDAY, August 17 7:30 a.m. Gerry Sheehy (David & Carol Rayhill) WEDNESDAY, August 18 7:30 a.m. Joanne Kater (Steve & Jackie Goetter) THURSDAY, August 19 7:30 a.m. Joseph Clement (Steve & Trish Miller) FRIDAY, August 20 7:30 a.m. Paul Hogan (Hogan Family) SATURDAY, August 21 4:30 p.m. Ed Madix (Mary Jane Madix) SUNDAY, August 22 8:00 a.m. Iris Bloomfield (Kenny Family) 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners

Thank you for your generosity!

August 7 & 8, 2021

Envelopes…...…....………….$ 15,916.00

Building Fund….….....…...…$ 200.00

Sister Parish………....…….. ..$ 402.00

COLLECTIONS: Thank you to all who are now sending in donations through bill pay with their financial institutions. This is an easy way to may your donations. If you do use this method, please use your envelope number as your “account number”. This makes it easy to post for your year end Contribution Statement. Please let us know to stop your monthly envelopes being mailed to you as this saves the parish even more money. Several people have requested a way to know if there are any “extra” collections going on since they do not receive envelopes any longer. We will list these in the bulletin each month now. The September en-velope packet includes the Regular, Building Fund, & Sister Parish envelopes. If you’d like infor-mation on setting up your bill pay or to stop envelopes, please call Joanne at 217-423-6223.

EXPLANATIONS:

Other Income for 2020 included the Payroll Protection Program (PPP) from the CARES Act.

The prior year included the resurfacing of the church parking lot and new church flooring.

A MESSAGE FROM FR. FRIEDEL

Please review the Annual Parish Financial report below. If you have any questions, please let me know. I am thankful to those parishioners who are good stewards of treasure for Holy Family Parish. Thank you to ANN CARR, the Business Manager, and JOANNE KATER, the Parish secretary, for their many hours of work to prepare this report.

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