2400 South Franklin St. Decatur, IL 62521

www.decaturholyfamily.com

Holy Family

Parish

August 14, 2016

20th 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.

HOLY DAY FEAST OF THE ASSUMPTION

AUGUST 15TH

HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass.

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASS

Monday, August 29 at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 1 at 6:30 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 af-ter 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.

INVITE SOMEONE BACK TO CHURCH!!

DEAR PARISHIONERS: We have such a BIG blessing at Holy Family Par-ish. Do you know what it is? It is HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC SCHOOL!!!!!! Yes, our school. We have been blessed with the pres-ence of our Catholic grade school since 1961. The Do-minican Sisters & lay teachers have graced our class-rooms, providing quality faith & academic excellence. Many our parishioners & many people beyond the Deca-tur area can say they attended/graduated from Holy Fam-ily. And we have the graduation pictures lining the walls of our halls to prove it! This year is another exciting one for us. We have some new faces as teachers & new faces as students. We are glad they have chosen HFCS! This weekend at the Sunday 10 a.m. Mass is our an-nual Opening School Mass. One of the great benefits of being a Catholic School is that we can begin & end in the greatest & most meaningful way possible---by celebrat-ing the Eucharist, our Lord’s gift & blessing to us for all time. I hope you all know that we are truly blessed with a wonderful principal, Debbie Alexander, & Colleen Richardson, who assists with school operations, along with the school secretary, Lisa Roddis. Those three in particular are the backbone of our school. And let’s not forget our faculty. I challenge you to find a more dedicated, professional, & giving team of teachers & staff. Your children are in very good hands. Also, our students are just the best. We are so fortu-nate to have wonderful young people. Thanks, parents, for making the sacrifices for your exceptional children to be in our school. Let us all be the best ambassadors for our school that we can be. Let us not keep the many, many plusses of HFCS to ourselves! The world is waiting to hear & see them!!! I am so proud to be the pastor of Holy Family Parish! It is an honor to be associated with our school---none better in my opinion. It is a place where the Catholic way of life is envisioned & lived out. May it continue to be that way this coming year & every year. YOUR CATHOLIC EDUCATED PASTOR, FATHER JOE P.S. This coming Monday, Aug. 15th, is the Feast of the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. Since this Holy Day falls on a Monday this year, it is NOT a Holy Day of obli-gation. You are still encouraged to come to Mass at 7:30 a.m. & cele-brate this tenet of our Catholic faith!

BAPTISMAL CLASS, August 21, at 11:15 a.m. Email Sr. Janet at janet.pfile@comcast.net, or call 423-0240.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK Florene Alcorn, Laura Allen, Claire Behme, Kirk Beyers, Dave Bowman, Frances Bretz, Steve Brinkoetter, Paul Coffey, Lynn Connor, Joe Despres, Donna French, Rosanna Frey, Derrick Friederick, Jerry Groves, Pat Hamilton, Rick Harmon, Kathy Kirby, Sarah Lidy, Mary Jane Madix, Cathy Mathias, Gloria Mowry, Bernie & Shirley Naber, Karen Ohl, Nate Parnell, Gretchen Peters-Hantel, Janet Pope, Helen Porter, Norma Putsch, Loralai Riley, Anton Rubenacker, Terri Schram, Annette Schroe-der, Bill Wrage

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.

HOLY FAMILY SCHOOL is preparing the list of sub-stitute teachers for the 2016-2017 school year. If you are a retired or former teacher and would like to substitute, please call the school at 423-7049.

WHY DO CATHOLICS DO THAT? Are you inter-ested in learning more about the Catholic Church? Per-haps you’ve been thinking of becoming a member of Holy Family Parish, or perhaps you are just curious about what Catholics believe. Please contact Sr. Janet (217-423-0240 or janet.pfile@comcast.net) for information about RCIA.

THANK YOU to all who bought St. Teresa Mega Raffle tickets. Due to your generosity, we received $7,780 from our sales, which means we sold 778 tickets. I am so grateful to Mike Lees for being our parish coordinator, and to all who bought & sold tickets.

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

Visit Holy Family’s website: decaturholyfamily.com

HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL MINISTERS Aug. 20 & 21, 2016

SATURDAY, 4:30 p.m.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Deacon Michael, Marianne Stehr, Lauryn Pugh, Maggy Pugh, Peg Phipps, Sandy Cole, Mary Swigert GIFT BEARERS: John Stehr Family GREETERS: Bob Norton Family READERS: Amanda Drain & Steve Rathnow SERVERS: Grace Pugh, John Krafka, Sydney Sweeney USHERS: Ryan Yeakley, Ken Yeakley, Brad Pugh, Gary Durbin SUNDAY, 8:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Deacon Michael, Jon Merli, Pat Merli, Jim Meyer, Leslie Meyer, Carol Paglino, Hannah Stoneburg GIFT BEARERS: Mike Lees Family GREETERS: Bob Kerans Family READER: Shannon Striglos SERVERS: Carlie Delbridge & Joelle Gadberry USHERS: Jake Warrick, John Bennyhoff, Terry Schneider, John Fitzgerald SUNDAY, 10:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Deacon Michael, Donna Raycraft, Ed Raycraft, Sharon Bowman, Jeff Smith, Rita Hogan, Edison Hogan GIFT BEARERS: Gene & MaryAnn Meyer GREETERS: John & Susie Skeffington READERS: John Barry & Diane Keller SERVERS: Camila Caceres, Gabriella Chapple, Zia Boulier USHERS: Kevin Warner, Randy Frey, Joe Wagner, Chal Bowman

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab; 1 Cor 15:20-27; Lk 1:39-56 Tuesday: Ez 28:1-10; Dt 32:26-28, 30, 35cd-36ab; Mt 19:23-30 Wednesday: Ez 34:1-11; Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Ez 36:23-28Mt 22:1-14 Friday: Ez 37:1-14; Mt 22:34-40 Saturday: Ez 43:1-7a; Mt 23:1-12 Sunday: Is 66:18-21; Ps 117:1, 2; Heb 12:5-7, 11-13; Lk 13:22-30

PRAY for the repose of the souls of Mary McCormack, mother of Dr. Tony McCor-mack; Chal Bowman, husband of Sharon Bowman & father of Robin Bowman. May they rest in peace & their families be comforted.

WELCOME to Kathryn Hogan and her son Drew Petitt; David & Stefani Heinz and their son Broderick. They have recently joined our parish. We’re glad you are at Holy Family!

MONDAY, Aug. 15 7:30 a.m. Donald Jones (Frances Jones) TUESDAY, Aug. 16 7:30 a.m. Graham Bradley (Bruce Reeter Family) WEDNESDAY, Aug. 17 7:30 a.m. Special Intention THURSDAY, Aug. 18 7:30 a.m. Mike & Alice Houran (Kenney Family) FRIDAY, Aug. 19 7:30 a.m. Edith Caruso (Richard & Teresa Steil)SATURDAY, Aug. 20 4:30 p.m. Robert Klein (Kefalas Family) SUNDAY, Aug. 21 8:00 a.m. Steven Holthaus (Bill & Jane Harmon) 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners

HOLY FAMILY WEBSITE: decaturholyfamily.com

YEAR OF MERCY CONFESSIONS Mon., Aug. 15th, 9:00-10:00 a.m. Wed., Aug. 17th, 6:00-7:00 p.m.

YEAR OF MERCY REFLECTION FOR August 13/14

We are not alone. In this great mercy work, we are not alone. The Letter to the Hebrews (12:1-4) de-clares we can run the race, we can live the Christian life, we can keep our eyes fixed on Jesus because we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses. We are not alone. We who eat and drink Christ’s Blood and Body are “conformed to his image on earth” in order to not only look like him but also be like him.

• Who is lonely, cut off, alone, and needs my visit? • Who can I surround with my witness and com-

fort?

SCHOOL PHYSICALS: State law requires all students entering Kindergarten, 6th, and 9th grades to have a com-plete physical exam and necessary immunizations prior to entering school. Please make an appointment with your student’s physician soon in order to have the forms com-pleted for the start of the school year.

ADORATION on Thursdays at Holy Family will resume in September!

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

THE WORD OF GOD IS AVAILABLE 24/7 on Deca-tur Catholic Radio WDCR FM 88.9--spread the Word.

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

K.C. BREAKFAST on Sunday, August 14th at the Hall downtown. They will serve from 8:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

CAPS FOR CANCER: There is a drop off box in the vestibule for finished caps. Please put the cap in a plastic bag before placing in the box.

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

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.

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THE CRADLE AND THE CONVERT: Decatur Catholic Radio 88.9/96.5 FM has their own local pro-gramming on Thursday mornings at 9:00 a.m. & an encore at 6 p.m. Dave Slade and Mark Barthelemy inter-view guests, update you on local views, and educate you about the faith.

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of Aug. 6 & 7, 2016 Envelopes…………………….$ 15,745.00 Building Fund………………...$ 370.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 120.00 Children………………………$ 23.00

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL PERPETUAL ADORA-TION is looking for volunteers for Sun. 2 p.m.; Tues. 1 a.m. & 2 a.m. (first week of the month) and 7 p.m. (2nd & 5th weeks); Wed. 2 a.m.; Thurs. 12 a.m. (1st & 3rd weeks) & 6 p.m. Call Mary at 877-6716 or Maureen Hooks at 521-1755.

KC FAMILY NIGHT ALL YOU CAN EAT FRIED CHICKEN MEAL will be Sun., Aug. 28th from 3:30 - 7 p.m. at the KC Hall. Prices are $8 single, $15 couple, and $25 for a family of 5. There will be a drawing for a scholarship for each Catholic grade school for the 2016-2017 school year. Must be present to enter.

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 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 Rev. Mr. Michael Friedel…………………………..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