2400 South Franklin St. Decatur, IL 62521

www.decaturholyfamily.com

Holy Family

Parish

April 3, 2016

2nd Sunday of Easter

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.

CARING & SHARING next weekend, Apr. 9th & 10th. Please be generous in donating non-perishable food items for the poor & hungry, placing them in the church vesti-bule. Remember, you can give money, too. Make checks out to “Catholic Charities.” THANKS to those who de-liver the food for us.

INVITE SOMEONE BACK TO CHURCH!!

DEAR HOLY FAMILY PARISHIONERS:

A special thanks to ALL who were part of our Holy Week & Easter services. What a beautiful time for us as a parish. Thanks to our parish choir & cantors & musi-cians; to all our volunteer liturgical ministers; to our min-isters of décor; to those who helped with the RCIA & the reception; to those who went to Spfld. for the Chrism Mass; to those who had their feet washed; to Sr. Janet & Deacon Braden; to those who passed out palms; to those who presented our 3 Oils on Holy Thursday; to our RCIA sponsors & Godparents; to our youth who presented the Living Stations; & anyone else I may have forgotten! This weekend is First Communion in our parish! How fortunate we are to have our 2nd graders now able to join with us in receiving the Body & Blood of Jesus. May they feel our prayers & best wishes. Let us all be challenged this weekend to be ever more grateful for the presence of Holy Communion in our daily lives. How blessed we are in the Catholic Church to have THE Body & THE Blood of our Savior available to us at every Mass. May our belief in this fact NEVER waver. Have a blessed 2nd week of the Easter Season! YOUR PASTOR, FATHER JOE

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Florene Alcorn, Laura Allen, Steve Brinkoetter, Esther Feldmann, Donna French, AJ Hahn, Pat Hamilton, Rick Harmon, Jim Murray, Gretchen Peters-Hantel, Kathy Kirby, Terri Schram, Gar-net Woolard

FEAST OF DIVINE MERCY CELEBRATION will be held at St. Thomas on Sun., Apr. 3, at 3 p.m.

SICK LIST POLICY: Names that are submitted will be removed after 4 weeks unless resubmitted. The new names added each week will be in BOLD for that one week, so that it will be easier to know a new name. The policy is to ensure that the list is “up-to-date”.

WDCR DECATUR CATHOLIC RADIO 5th Annual Dinner, Thurs., April 14th, Mt. Zion Convention Center. Keynote speaker will be Bishop Carl Kemme, Bishop of Wichita, KS and former pastor of Holy Family. Tickets are $50 per person. Call 464-1099 for more info.

MINISTRY SCHEDULE: By Mon., April 4, please send Sr. Janet your away dates between April 16 & July 3, 2016. Contact her: 423-0240 or janet.pfile@comcast.net.

As a parish we congratulate our 1st Communicants as they make their First Holy Communion this weekend. We are very proud of them. We thank their teachers—-Mrs. Pat Brinkoetter, HFCS, & Mrs. Rita Hogan, PSR, for helping prepare them. May all those listed below grow closer to Jesus, the Bread of Life, each day!

Holy Family PSR Students Eloise Comerford Molly Doolin Carolyne Fitzpatrick Sydney Howerton Stephen Kralik Braxton Orrick Lane Renfro Nicholas Scherer Thomas Whitley Holy Family Catholic School Students Kharson Buckles Sole Corley Emma Douglass Griffin Dunn Braxton Gabriel Wyatt House Katherine Krafka Isabelle Kupish Jameson Layton Dathan Lidy Cole Pena Matthew Porter Jonah Powell Noah Pritchard Olivia Pruitt Elia Smith Alexander Stehr Gadiel Velasco Logan Wenneker

ST. TERESA HIGH SCHOOL Board of Directors will have 2 positions available beginning July 2016. Board members are asked to commit to a 3 year term, attend monthly meetings year round, and to serve on one or two additional sub-committees. Stop by the St. Teresa School office for an application or find the application on-line at www.st-teresahs.org.

THE FAMILY OF BOB BOAZ would like to thank Fa-ther Joe, all the Sisters, the lunch ladies, and everyone for their donations, love, and support.

THANKS to Dennis Whitsel for his work recently in beautifying our parish grounds. We appreciate it, Dennis!

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for Deacon Braden’s Priesthood Ordination at the Cathedral in Spfld. on May 28th at 10:30 a.m. All are invited!

BRAVO to Eisenhower H.S.’s Seven Sassano on being named to the Herald & Review’s All-County Girls First Team for Basketball. We are proud of you, Seven!

CONGRATS to Olivia Swords who tied for 2nd place in the Regional Spelling Bee held at Eisenhower H.S.

HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL MINISTERS Apr. 9 & Apr. 10, 2016

SATURDAY, 4:30 p.m.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Barb McNutt, Mary Swigert, Noreen Duncan, Steve Rathnow, Shelly Vemmer, Haley Vemmer, Carol Whitsel GIFT BEARERS: John Stehr Family GREETERS: Dennis & Barb Whitsel READERS: Bill McNutt & Tricia Bleavins SERVERS: Heather Vemmer, Grace Buxton, Emma Babb USHERS: Michael Rudolph, Bill Sheppard, Jim Ohl, Dave Peck SUNDAY, 7:45 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Dale Boulier, Aaron Ross, Pat Merli, John Merli, Zach Fitzgerald, Marvin Hughes, Carol Holthaus GIFT BEARERS: Ray & Patty Frey GREETERS: Deena & Jake Warrick READER: Ann Carr SERVERS: Zach Hollis, Hannah Hollis, Olivia Swords USHERS: Jake Warrick, Terry Schneider, John Fitzgerald, John Merli SUNDAY, 11:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Anthony Lindsey, Carma Caceres, Katie Naron, Patty Bagley, Bill Lindgren, Shannon Carter, Sharon Bowman GIFT BEARERS: Karel & Maria Rhoades GREETERS: Ken Yeakley Family READERS: John Barry & Robin Caceres SERVERS: Becca Hogan, Ella Morrell, Joleigh Kostenski USHERS: Paul Christensen, Kevin Warner, Mike Lees, Randy Frey

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 7:10-14, 8:10; Heb 10:4-10; Lk 1:26-38 Tuesday: Acts 4:32-37; Jn 3:7b-15 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; Ps 30:2, 4-6, 11-13; Rv 5:11-14; Jn 21:1-19 [1-14]

PRAY for the repose of the souls of Tom Ward, husband of Evelyn Ward; Joyce Harding, mother of Jerold Harding; Tom Madell, brother of Mary Olson & Jim Madell; Matilda Rennier, sister of Virgil Kapper; Ardell McClure, mother of Jan Durbin. May they rest in peace & their families be comforted.

WELCOME to Steve & Maureen O’Brien; Jody & Kelly Kavat and their daughter Jordyn; Doug & Jan Harris; Naomi Jackson. They have recently joined our parish. We’re glad you are members of HF!

MONDAY, Apr. 4 7:30 a.m. Joe & Clara Logsdon (Chal & Sharon Bowman) TUESDAY, Apr. 5 7:30 a.m. Our Grandparents (Whalen & Valerie Vancil) WEDNESDAY, Apr. 6 8:00 a.m. Mass at OLHS THURSDAY, Apr. 7--NOTE TIME 2:00 p.m. Jean Schmitz (HF Faculty & Staff) FRIDAY, April 8 - NOTE TIME 8:30 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners SATURDAY, Apr. 9 4:30 p.m. Doris Burton (Jean Roddis) SUNDAY, Apr. 10 7:45 a.m Hooks Family (Frances Bretz) 11:00 a.m. Larry Peters (Gretchen Peters-Hantel)

CONTEMPORARY GROUP will sing on Sun., Apr. 17th, 11:00 a.m. Mass. PARISH CHOIR will sing on Sat., Apr. 9th, 4:30 p.m. Mass.

YEAR OF MERCY CONFESSIONS Monday, April 4th 8:30-9:30 a.m. Thursday, April 7th 5:00-6:00 p.m.

MEETINGS: Pastoral Council—5:15 p.m. on April 11 School Board Meeting—5:30 p.m. on April 13

ST. TERESA MEGA RAFFLE TICKETS will be sold before & after weekend Masses. For every $100 ticket sold, Holy Family receives $10. Call Mike Lees, our par-ish chairperson, at 454-3290 to help sell tickets or for more info. This Raffle benefits St. T as well as us. NOTE: At HF, for every 7 tickets sold, your name will be put into a raffle for cash prizes of $500 & $300. So, please---sell, sell, sell!!!

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL FINANCIAL AID & ST. TERESA TIRPAK SCHOLARSHIP

APPLICATIONS Holy Family School & St. Teresa HS financial aid forms are now available in the parish office for the 2016-2017 school year. Financial assistance is available for families who are parishioners & send their children to HF School. The Tirpak Scholarship Fund is available for families who are parishioners & send their children to St. Teresa High School.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE RETURNED TO THE PARISH OFFICE BY May 1, 2016.

PLEASE NOTE: THE MAY 1ST DEADLINE

MEANS MAY 1ST. NO APPLICATIONS CONSIDERED AFTER MAY 1ST.

ROSARY is prayed 20 minutes be-fore Mass on Mon., Tues., & Fri. 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.

HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass.

PATRONIZE OUR ADVERTISERS!

ADORATION is on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Please sign up on the sheet in the vestibule. If you have any questions, call Sandy Yelovich, 855-1196.

K.C. BREAKFAST on Sunday, Apr. 10th at the Hall downtown. They will serve from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

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

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

HOLY FAMILY DECATUR LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

HOLY FAMILY WEBSITE: decaturholyfamily.com

THANKS for the 340 lbs. of non-perishables collected during the month of Feb. We are very grateful. --- Robin Murray, Catholic Charities

MASSES AT MILLIKIN at 4 p.m. on the following Sundays– April 3, 10, 17, 24; May 1, 8. Anyone is wel-come! (Masses will be celebrated in Perkinson Music Building, Room 110, due to construction.)

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of Mar. 19 & Mar. 20, 2016 Envelopes…………………….$ 13,255.00 Building Fund………………...$ 11.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 1,186.00

Weekend of Mar. 26 & Mar. 27, 2016 Envelopes…………………….$ 10,200.00 Building Fund………………...$ 35.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 245.00 Easter Collection………..…..$ 6,501.00

Mass Schedule Weekend Liturgies Saturday 4:30 p.m. Sunday 7:45 a.m. & 11:00 a.m. Weekday Liturgies Monday 7:30 a.m. Tuesday 7:30 a.m. Thursday 7:30 a.m., and during school year 8:00 a.m. Friday 7:30 a.m.

Holy Day Liturgies Masses 7:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., and during school year 8:00 a.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

Email: holyfamilychurch2@comcast.net Rectory.............423-6223 Rectory Fax......423-6237 School...............423-7049 School Fax........423-0137 Pastoral Associate...423-0240 Convent……….429-5931