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May 27th 2018
Epiphany Catholic Church
Epiphany Parish Vision Statement: “To offer every person in our community a life-changing encounter with Jesus”.
High School Youth Ministry
Youth ministry will take a break from
regularly scheduled Sunday evenings
for the Summer. There will be a couple
of socials. Watch the bulle!n for more
informa!on.
Sheldon & Kristen Bane 309-212-6478
Age 5 through 2nd Grade
Epiphany offers a CLOW for children
age 5 through 2nd Grade during the
9am Mass in the Cenacle Room. Chil-
dren are dismissed a#er the Opening
Prayer of Mass. Volunteers needed:
qualified adults who have taken the
Safe Environment Class and submi%ed
to a background check; contact Yvonne
Tabb.
Children’s Nursery
Epiphany offers
a Nursery ser-
vice (for tod-
dlers to age 3) during the 9 am Mass
(8:45-10:15am) in the Kathryn Marie
Albee Learning Center (enter at the
canopy entrance). Volunteers needed:
qualified adults who have taken the
Safe Environment Class and submi%ed
to a background check; contact Stacy
Berry.
Toddlers to age 3
Ministries across the Generations
“The future is in your hearts and in your hands.” St. John Paul II
Page 2
Li!le
Magi
Epiphany
offers cate-
che!cal pro-
gram for 3 and
4 year olds
during the 9
am Mass in the Kathryn Marie Albee
Learning Center (enter at the canopy
entrance).
Volunteers needed: qualified adults who
have taken the Safe Environment Class
and submi%ed to a background check;
contact Yvonne Tabb.
3 and 4 Year Olds
The Bloomington/Normal Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) program will be
hos!ng their annual summer TEC retreats for High School students ages 15-
19. TEC retreats are a life-changing opportunity for teens to reflect on their
rela!onship with Christ by taking part in medita!ons, group discussions,
prayer services, sta!ons of the cross and reconcilia!on. All the while, they
will be having fun and fostering long-las!ng Chris!an friendships (and
ea!ng great food)!
There are separate retreats: the area Boy’s retreat is June 23rd
-25th
, and the
Girl’s retreat is from July 14th
-16th
. Both retreats are overnight and held at
Central Catholic High School in Bloomington, IL. The cost is $75 per per-
son. For more informa!on, or to register for a retreat, visit
bn-tec.org
Registra"on for each retreat will end the Monday prior to each weekend.
See More Information on Page 15
Dear Brothers and Sister in Christ,
Love is at the heart of the divine life of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is “a
life of profound communion and perfect
love, the origin and end of the whole uni-
verse and of every creature.”
But the Holy Trinity is also the model of the
Church “in which we are called to love one
another as Jesus has loved us.” Love, Pope
Francis said, is the dis!nc!ve mark of the
Chris!an.
As Chris!ans, “we are called to bear witness to and announce the
message that ‘God is love,’ that God is not distant or insensible to
our human affairs.” God, the Pope said, “is close to us, He is always
by our side, He walks with us to share our joys and our sorrows, our
hopes and our struggles.” He loves human beings so much that He
sent His only Son, the Second Person of the Trinity, into the world,
that the world might be saved through Jesus.
It is the Holy Spirit, the gi# of the Risen Jesus,” that “communicates
the divine life to us and so makes us enter into the dynamism of the
Trinity, a dynamism of love, of communion, of reciprocal service, of
sharing.” A person, a family, a parish that loves others for the sake
of love is a “reflec"on of the Trinity.”
But although true love is without limits, true love also knows when
to limit itself in order “to meet the other, to respect the liberty of
the other.”
“Everything, in Chris!an life, revolves around the mystery of the
Trinity and is fulfilled in this infinite mystery,” he said. “Let us look,
therefore, to keep high the ‘tone’ of our life, reminding ourselves to
what end, for what glory we exist, work, struggle, suffer; and to
which immense prize we are called [to have].”
The Gospel of St. Ma%hew recalls Jesus sending the apostles to
“make disciples of all na!ons, bap!zing them in the name of the Fa-
ther, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.” “Christ entrusts this
command in every !me to the Church, who inherited from the Apos-
tles the missionary mandate,”
Drawing the connec!on between the Feast of the Most Holy Trinity
and next week’s Feast of Corpus Chris!, Pope Francis said “the Eu-
charist is like the ‘burning bush’ in which the Trinity humbly dwells
and communicates Itself.”
—Francis
Pope Francis
At the Heart of the Trinity
Gift of Treasure
May 20, 2018..………..……...$16,884 E-giving…………..…………….…..$5,872 Special………………………..…….. .$460 Parish Endowment……..………...$155 School Endowment……….…........$30 Capital Improvement………...….$275
Weekly Budget……….…........$24,000 YTD Budget (47 weeks).$1,128,000 YTD Income………………..$1,172,678 YTD Balance………………......$44,678
Please Remember the Parish in your Will
Mass and Reconciliation Incense is used at 9am Sunday Mass
At Communion, come up in Father Eric’s line for Gluten-free Hosts
Sunday, May 27 THE MOST HOLY TRINITY 7:30am Joseph & Margaret Drinan 8:30am Reconciliation 9:00am Kathy Keranko 11:00am Reconciliation 11:30am People of the Parish 5:00pm Reconciliation 5:30pm Albert & Roma Humenick Monday, May 28 Weekday Lectors: Karen Bordewick & Mike Lootens 7:00am Msgr. Gregory Ketcham 7:30am Reconciliation Tuesday, May 29 Weekday Lectors: Kim & Mike Hilgenbrinck 7:00am Tillie Carroll 7:30am Reconciliation Wed., May 30 Weekday Lectors: N. Weidenbenner & K. Kinate 7:00am Eugene & Geraldine Ryan 7:30am Reconciliation 5:00pm Reconciliation 5:30pm Denise Ried Thursday, May 31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Lectors: Daryl Menke 7:00am Respect for Human Life 7:30am Reconciliation Friday, June 1 Saint Justin, Martyr Lectors: T. Shilgalis & V. Shroyer 7:00am Marge Schmitt 7:30am Reconciliation Saturday, June 2 Weekday Lectors: Marty & Gerry Brogla 7:30am All Souls Memorial 8:00am Reconciliation 3:00pm Reconciliation 4:00pm Harry, Bernice, Mary Lucille Wood Sunday, June 3 THE MOST HOLY BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST 7:30am Kathy Albee 8:30am Reconciliation 9:00am Mary Lou Kownacki Risen 11:00am Reconciliation 11:30am Clara & Issa Benyamin 5:00pm Reconciliation 5:30pm People of the Parish
· Fr. Eric Powell 660-7860 [email protected]
· Deacons: Mark Cleary 531-1062 [email protected], Michael An 454-9409 [email protected]
· Parish Corporation Trustees: 452-2585. Don Bernardi, Mike Kabbes
· Parish Senior Leadership Team: Staycee & Murray Hynes, 824-8117 [email protected]; Julia & Roger Nalewajka, 825-6288 [email protected], [email protected]
· Parish Office: 452-2585. Domine King, Joyce Tellman, [email protected]; Angie O’Connor [email protected]
· Bulletin Ads: Due Friday Noon, nine days out. [email protected]
· Epiphany Catholic School Principal: Mike Lootens 452-3268 ext 301 [email protected]
· Epiphany Catholic School Leadership Team: 452-3268. Mike Lootens, Father Eric, Chris Niebur, Karen Overby
———————— · ACTS Ministry: Men and Women’s In-Parish
Retreats [email protected]
· Adoration Chapel Coordinator: Lyn Fedden, 309-824-3443 [email protected]
· Alpha Ministry: A Reintroduction to Jesus Christ, Julia Nalewajka, 825-6288
· CCD Coordinator: Mary Ellen Kiley [email protected]
· Children's Sunday Ministries (Little Magi): Yvonne Tabb [email protected]
· Director of Information Technology Mike Essington [email protected]
· Finance Council: Joe Morrow
· Ministries Scheduler: [email protected]
· Music Directors: Sean & Jennifer Stevens [email protected]
· Nursery: Stacy Berry 314-623-6223 [email protected]
· Parish Communications: Kristen Bickett [email protected]
· RCIA: Rite of Christian Initiation, Rich Sealy [email protected]
· HS Youth Ministry: Sheldon & Kristen Bane [email protected]
Staff Listing
Dear Epiphany Parishioners and Friends,
In this week’s bulle!n, I have included a few
notes on the cost of raising children (below),
and the plumme!ng birth rate in the United
States (on page 10). I am unable to draw a
connec!on, but historically (see box at
bo"om), it’s always been expensive to raise
the next kids. By 1963, my folks had 6 kids on
a First or Second Lieutenant’s salary and we
did fine, year by year, as prospects increased.
I suppose one point I would make is this: never
be afraid to embrace new life, a$er prayer and though%ul evalua-
!on of your own unique circumstances. Children are, as Pope Fran-
cis once said, “the ‘joy’ of their parents and families, create
‘harmony’ between genera!ons and help carry forward hope.”
And, on the other hand, he noted, “A society with a greedy genera-
!on, that doesn’t want to surround itself with children, that consid-
ers them above all worrisome, a weight, a risk, is a depressed socie-
ty.” —Father Eric
According to a piece in the Washington Post by Abha Ba"arai, “It’s
more expensive than ever to raise a child in the United States,
where families will shell out an average of $233,610 from birth
through age 17 — or about $13,000 a year — according to figures
from the government.”
“The amount a family will spend per child varies greatly based on
the family’s income, as well as where it lives. Lower-income families
are likely to spend $212,300 per child through age 17, while higher-
income families will spend more than double that, or about
$454,770, according to the report.”
“’People tend to buy what they can afford — and with higher in-
comes, people are likely to spend more on their children,’ said Ste-
phen Fuller, an economist and professor of public policy at George
Mason University.”
“But, he says, it’s not all bad news. The cost-per-child generally de-
creases as families have more children. Families with three or more
children will spend 24 percent less, or an average of $177,544, on
each child, according to the report. Only-children, by comparison,
will rack up 27 percent more in expenses than their counterparts
with siblings.”
From the Pastor
Solemnity of the Holy Trinity
Page 4
· American Heritage Girls: Epiphany Troop Ashley Harcharik [email protected]
· Bereavement Ministry: Help in time of Sorrow [email protected]
· Boy Scouts: Epiphany Pack 25, Tim Hendrickson 824-7038 [email protected]
· Charismatic Prayer Group: Deacon Michael An 454-9409 [email protected]
· Elizabeth Ministry: Women’s Practical & Spiritual Support Amanda Wesselmann 765-412-6124 [email protected]
· Faith in Action: Volunteer Support for Area Seniors Sandy Holcomb [email protected]
· Funeral Committee: Reception following Funerals Maggie Veselack 452-1886
· Girl Scouts: Gina Leffers 451-0141 [email protected]
· Hospitality Committee: Receptions following Mass Karen Bordewick [email protected]
· Knights of Columbus: Men’s Fraternal & Service Org Matt [email protected] or 452-0035
· Natural Family Planning Teaches Fertility Awareness
· Sympto-thermal method: Elizabeth Rariden 287-8069 [email protected]
· Sympto-thermal method: Michelle Koetters (815) 954-9088 [email protected]
· Creighton Model: Erica Miller 661-6060 [email protected]
· Outreach (& Financial Planning): Orlando Lopez [email protected]
· Parish Carnival: Plan June Parish Carnival Mike Essington 309-200-7253 [email protected]
· Perpetual Adoration: Schedules Chapel Adorers Lyn Fedden 824-3443 [email protected]
· Parish Prayer Chain: Send prayer requests to office or... [email protected]
· Sanctity of Life Committee: Promotes the Dignity of Every Human Person from Conception to Glory Robin Poston [email protected]
· Servants of the Shepherd: Adoration & Fellowship Cathy Nalewajka 830-6722 [email protected]
· Troops of Saint George: Epiphany Troop Chris Miller (217) 778-7334 [email protected]
· Uncoupled Catholics: Social & Service Fellowship Angie Eilers 830-8215 [email protected]
· Welcome Team: Welcome & Hospitality to Visitors Jean Lewis [email protected]
· Women's Fellowship & Service: Sharon Sweeney 530-5715 [email protected]
Parish Organizations
Dear Epiphany Parishioners, School Parents, and
other Friends,
It is so truly hard to believe that our school year is
coming to a close; the Opening Assembly in Au-
gust with all the happy (and nervous) faces is s!ll
a vivid memory. It was a school year filled by
many peaks and a few valleys and included nu-
merous accomplishments and milestones. I will
do my best to summarize a few:
As with every year our students experienced mile-
stone sacramental firsts. In March, our 8th
grad-
ers were welcomed into the Church as adult
members with the sacrament of Confirma!on and our 2nd
graders received
their 1st
Holy Communion and their 1st
Reconcilia!on in April. Weekly
Masses and monthly Spiritual Celebra!ons highlighted our calendar. Again
this year, we also had one morning Mass a month so our students in the
Katherine Marie Albee Early Learning Center could a#end escorted by their
6th
grade Mass buddy.
We were very excited to begin offering Level 2 Catechesis of the Good
Shepherd experiences to our students in Grades 1 and 2. KMAELC stu-
dents and our Kindergarteners had weekly sessions in Level 1 atria. It
was truly amazing to observe the manner in which these kids par#cipated
in these faith-experiences.
Our art students worked with different mediums and were recognized in
numerous compe!!ons for their work. The number of students who par-
!cipated in Band in grades 5-8 were was the highest in my seven years as
principal. Our Junior High Chorus sounded as good as ever and shared
their tones in concerts across the area. Students par!cipated in numerous
music contests and achieved the highest ra!ngs. Finally, we were able to
provide our kids the experience of a large-scale drama produc!on. Over 40
students par!cipated in presen!ng Comic Book Ar!sts to our community in
March. The costumes, props and ac!ng were first-rate.
Athle#cally our teams performed admirably. Our kids competed hard
and achieved many great things. Our Boys Cross Country team finished
17th
in the state in November. The 8th Grade Girls Basketball Team had a
stellar year pos!ng a 23-2 record. Our 7th
Grade Girls Volleyball team
finished fourth in the state tournament in Decatur in March. At the recent
IESA State Track Meet, 8th
Grader Megan Becker was 2nd
in the 200M, 4th
in the 400M and 11th
in the Long Jump. Her 200M and 400M !mes are
school records. Classmate Jake Slaughter placed 2nd
in the 400M (school
record), 11th
in the 200M and 11th
in the Long Jump.
Finally, our students’ test scores are among the highest in the diocese. Also,
100% of our 8th
graders scored at the Advanced or Proficient levels in Janu-
ary’s ACRE Test of knowledge of our faith. 8th
Grader Max Wagner’ Science
Fair project was judged as the Most Outstanding in the state in Civil Engineer-
ing category.
Con!nued on page 8
Epiphany Catholic School
A U.S. Blue Ribbon School
Community News & Notes Page 6
EPIPHANY AUCTION
Save the Date. The 23rd Annual Epipha-
ny Auc!on will be September 22. Plan-
ning has started, but we are looking for
commi"ee members. If you are inter-
ested in being part of the commi"ee,
please contact
ECS SUMMER HOURS
EPIPHANY CATHOLIC SCHOOL SUMMER
HOURS: The Main Office (K-5 Building)
at Epiphany Catholic School will be open
on 8-Noon Tuesday and Thursday morn-
ings during the month of June and July.
FAMILY PLANNING
Natural Family Planning is a great way
for married couples to be"er under-
stand their fer!lity to help with family
planning. Whether you’re newly en-
gaged or have been married for years,
we encourage you to a"end our three-
class series on the Couple to Couple
League’s Sympto-Thermal Method of
Natural Family Planning. This method is
not the outdated calendar or rhythm
method. Couples who a"end our class
will learn to recognize the no!ceable
signs of fer!lity to work with God in the
natural way He designed our bodies to
either achieve or avoid pregnancy. It’s
natural, safe, effec!ve, and truly em-
powering. Our next class series is from
3:15-5:15 p.m. June 24, July 22, and
August 19 in Epiphany’s Cenacle Room.
Visit ccli.org to register. If you have any
ques!ons, contact Michelle Koe"ers at
mkoe"[email protected].
CATHOLIC CEMETERIES
The Bloomington-Normal Catholic Cem-
eteries (Holy Cross and St. Mary’s) will
have water and containers available for
you to water your floral tributes for
your loved ones’ graves over memorial
Day weekend. The water and contain-
ers are courtesy of Kibler-Brady-
Ruestman Memorial Home. If you have
any ques!ons, contact Steve Lyons,
Cemetery Director, at (309) 829-3019 or
UNCOUPLED CATHOLICS
Looking for a way to meet other single,
divorced or widowed Catholics for fun
and fellowship; then this is the group
for you! May 31 (Thursday) Join us for a
walk. We'll meet at the Colene Hoose
school parking lot (600 Grandview Dr,
Normal) at 6:00 pm. We'll walk on the
Trail to Uptown Normal (one mile), stop
for a scoop of ice cream or stroll around
town, then walk back to our vehicles. If
it's raining at 5:30 pm, call or text Renee
at 309-310-5983. June 16 (Saturday)
Epiphany Carnival. More info coming
soon. June 30 (Saturday) We're helping
at Midwest Food Bank from 9-11 am.
More info coming soon. For ques!ons
and sugges!ons or to be added to (or
removed from) the mailing list, please
email [email protected].
BAPTISM CLASS
This class is for anyone who is thinking
of having a baby, and for anyone having
a baby! Thursday, June 7 at 6:00 pm in
the Cenacle Room. If you have any
ques!ons call Deacon Mark Cleary at
309-531-1062 or email him at deacon-
WOMEN’S FELLOWSHIP
The next mee!ng for the Women’s Fel-
lowship is on Saturday, June 2. Please
join us for breakfast hospitality at 8:15
AM and a program on flavored oils and
vinegars from the Olive Bin at 9:00
AM. All the ladies of the parish are in-
vited and please bring a friend.
DIVORCE SUPPORT GROUP
This group is facilitated by Heather Wil-
son, social service, based on The
Catholic’s Divorce Survival Guide. Di-
vorced men and women are welcome.
The group will gather 6:30-8:30pm on
Tuesdays from June 5 to August 21 at
the Historic St. Patrick Parish Hall
at 1207 W. Locust in Bloomington.
YAH SUMMER PICNIC
The Ninth Annual Young At Heart Sum-
mer Picnic will be held at Underwood
Park, Jersey Avenue, Normal on June
Saint John Paul II Perpetual Eucharistic
Adoration Chapel
At this !me, we have
commi"ed adorers for all
hours in the Chap-
el. Thank you to all those
serving in the chapel for your dedica-
!on and commitment, it is greatly ap-
preciated. If you would like to serve in
the Chapel, we can always use subs for
all hours.
As a reminder, please do not bring
food/drinks into the Chapel.
Lyn Fedden, Coordinator, 824-3443,
“We suffer
with Him so
that we may
also be glori-
fied with
Him.” How
are you be-
ing called to glorify the Lord in response
to His love? Could God be invi!ng you
to the priesthood or consecrated life?
Call Fr. Tim Hepner at (309) 671-1550,
or write: [email protected].
Intercession:
That the mystery of the love of the
Blessed Trinity will strengthen many
men and women to respond to that
love as priests, deacons and in the con-
secrated life, we pray to the Lord.
Supporting Vocations
Brian Judd will receive the Vocations Crucifix and Chalice next Sunday, June 3, at the 7:30 Mass. If you or your family would like to receive the Vocations items, call Bob Schopp at 888-9696 or the
Church.
The Carnival Team will be at all Masses this weekend
to sell advance !ckets and sign people up to work the
Carnival.
Advance !ckets are (10 for $20). During the carnival prices will be:
· Thursday only: $20 all you can ride wristband.
· Single !cket $2.50.
· 10 for $22.00 during the carnival
The Carnival page of the church website (h"p://
www.epiphanyparish.com/carnival) has also been up-
dated with a link so people may volunteer online.
13. Serving will begin at noon. Hot
dogs, hamburgers, and drinks will be
provided. Please bring your own table
service and a dish to pass.
Cost: $4.00 per person. RESERVATIONS
AND PAYMENT DUE BY June 8. Make
checks payable to Young at Heart and
mail to: Don & Mary-Margaret McHugh,
406 Northridge CC Est., Normal,
IL 61761
NO FOOD OR DRINK PLEASE
Food and Drink should never be
brought into the Adora!on Chapel.
Crumbs are drawing ants, and there
have been spills on the pews and
carpet. Children should be brought
out of the chapel if snacks are on
the schedule during your visit.
SCHOENSTATT GATHERING
Join us June 10th at 4:00pm in the
parish hall for a potluck and guest
speaker, Sr. Marie Day, Schoensta"
Sister of Mary. Sr. Marie is the Di-
rector of Family Forma!on in North
America for the Schoensta" Move-
ment. Schoensta" (pronounced
"shown-stot") is a Va!can approved
Apostolic Marian Movement that
seeks to strengthen individuals and
families to pursue God's will in their
lives. There are over 200 Schoen-
sta" Shrines in the world with 11
here in the United States.
Sr. Marie will be talking about how
to become the people God wants us
to be through child-like trust in His
plan, being instruments for His
work, and finding opportuni!es to
grow in holiness in our everyday
lives. This event is free and open to
all parishioners. If you have ques-
!ons or to RSVP please call Tim or
Molly Olsen at 314-517-4721 or
email at [email protected]
Page 8
WINE, CHEESE
AND CHOCOLATE
FOR CATHOLIC
EDUCATION The annual Wine,
Cheese and Chocolate
Fes!val is Thursday, June
21 from 6:00 p.m. - 9:00
p.m. at the Parke Regen-
cy Hotel and Conference
Center. Tickets are $20 and available at
Central Catholic or any of our Partner
Schools.
CCHS GOLF OUTING
Get your foursome together and join us
in suppor!ng the Central Catholic FAN
Club (Funding Athle!c Needs) at The
Den at Fox Creek on July 20 for an 11:00
a.m. shotgun start, food, games and
prizes. More informa!on to come.
BECOME A SAINT
If you are the parents of an 8th grade
student who would like to come to Cen-
tral Catholic, call Sco" Vogel, Director of
Admissions at 661-7000, Ext. 304 or
email him at [email protected] The
Class of 2022 is taking shape and prom-
ises to be a fun group. All new students
must apply before a registra!on form is
filled out. The new student road to Cen-
tral Catholic starts under the Admissions
tab at www.blmcchs.org.
ATHLETIC CAMPS
Our athle!cs camps are open for online
registra!on. Visit www.blmcchs.org for
more informa!on.
MATH CAMP
Mrs. Beckwith is hos!ng her annual
Math Camp June 4-8 here at Central
Catholic. The Camp is open to all stu-
dents ENTERING 5th-8th Grade in the
2017-18 School year. Enjoy a posi!ve
math experience, review basic math
concepts and learn a few new concepts.
this is also a great opportunity to inter-
act with students from our Partner
Schools. Please register by May 30 to
take advantage of this fun opportunity.
More informa!on at www.blmcchs.org.
Con nued from page 5
I would like to take this opportunity to
thank our faculty and staff, our student
body, our school families and the par-
ish as a whole for the con!nuing sup-
port of Epiphany Catholic School. We
are blessed by the Lord to have such
fantas!c people associated with our
school.
This is my last message un!l August. It
is my hope that everyone has a safe
and blessed summer!!!
Mike Lootens, GO KNIGHTS!!!
ECS COACHES 2018-2019
Epiphany Catholic School is searching
for a 7/8 Grade Girls Basketball Coach,
7/8 Grade Volleyball Coach and Cheer-
leading Coach. Please send resume and
ques!ons to the Mary Lee Merila" at
Posi!ons open un!l filled.
Page 8
EPIPHANY SCHOOL ADVISORY BOARD OPENING
We are in need of a representa!ve for the Epiphany School Advisory Board,
from the parish or school community (past and present)
Defini"on:
The Epiphany School Advisory board supports the pastor and principal in
leading the school‘s mission. This commi"ee strives for excellence by work-
ing together with the Diocese of Peoria on policy ma"ers about the general
educa!on of Epiphany Catholic School. The team serves as a conduit to par-
ents for op!mal communica!on between the school community, parish,
school administrator and pastor.
Qualifica"ons:
· Voluntary Time commitment- 3 years
· Six mee!ngs per year with the en!re School Advisory Board
· Sub-commi"ee mee!ngs throughout the school year
· Must be at least 21 years old
· For further qualifica!ons go to the school website: epipha-
nyschools.org (under commi"ee)
What is needed:
Le"er of interest including the following:
· A short biography
· At least 3 reasons as to why you feel you would be a good repre-
senta!ve
· Any other per!nent informa!on that would be useful to share
Please submit the le"er of interest to Deb Willenborg
PROGRAMMING CAMP
Mr. Lawrence is hos!ng our first Pro-
gramming Camp and it fits nicely with
our Math Camp. Learn basic circuit
analysis and programming skills and gain
a crea!ve introduc!on to Do It Yourself
Arduino projects. Campers build confi-
dence in trying new things and have an
opportunity to interact with other stu-
dents from area schools. More infor-
ma!on at www.blmcchs.org.
DO YOU HAVE concerns about falling?
Many older adults experience concerns about falling and
restrict their activities. A MATTER OF BALANCE is an award-winning
program designed to manage falls and increase activity levels.
This program emphasizes practical strategies to
manage falls.
YOU WILL LEARN TO:
· view falls as controllable
· set goals for increasing activity
· make changes to reduce fall risks at home
· exercise to increase strength and balance
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
· anyone concerned about falls
· anyone interested in improving balance, flexibility and strength
· anyone who has fallen in the past
· anyone who has restricted activities because of falling concerns
Classes are held twice a week for 4
weeks for 2 hours each.
For more information or to register for the
class, please call
Donna Redding
309.829.2197
A Matter of Balance: Managing Concerns About Falls Volunteer Lay Leader Model ©2006
This program is based on Fear of Falling: A Matter of Balance. Copyright ©1995 Trustees of Boston University. All rights reserved. Used and adapted by permission of Boston University.
A Matter of Balance Lay Leader Model
Recognized for Innovation and Quality in Healthcare and Aging, 2006, American Society on Aging. A Matter of Balance Lay Leader Model was developed by a grant from the Administration on Aging (#90AM2780).
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Parish Center
9:30am-11:30am
Four-week course beginning
Tuesday June 5, 2018
Class meets on Tuesdays and
Thursdays
Page 10
Baby Bust: Fertility is Declining the Most Among Minority Women by Lyman Stone
The United States just hit a 40-year
low in its fer!lity rate, according to
numbers just released by the Cen-
ters for Disease Control and Preven-
!on. The 2017 provisional es!mate
of fer!lity for the en!re U.S. indi-
cates about 3.85 million births in
2017 and a total fer!lity rate of
about 1.76 births per women. These
are low numbers: births were as
high as 4.31 million in 2007, and the
total fer!lity rate was 2.08 kids back
then. The United States has experi-
enced a remarkable slump in fer!li-
ty.
Since 2007, fer!lity has fallen the
most for the youngest women, but
in the last year, declines have set in
for women in their 30s as well. Fer-
!lity declines increasingly seem to
be about much more than just post-
poned fer!lity, or else these women
must be planning to have some very
fer!le 40s.
At least through 2016, this trend
appeared to be mostly driven by
changes in marital status. Births to
never-married women are down
more than births to ever-married
women: age-adjusted marital fer!li-
ty is down 14% since 2007, while
age-adjusted never-married fer!lity
is down 21%, as of 2016. Preliminary
data from several states suggest
these trends are likely to con!nue in
2017.
When it comes to discussions about
declining fer!lity, conserva!ves tend
to “get it” right away: not having a
next genera!on, or having a far
smaller one, will cause problems
down the line. In my experience,
progressives tend to be more hesi-
tant: is this a back-door argument to
keep women out of the workplace?
No; in fact, there’s robust empirical
evidence most women want more
kids. Is this some science-denying
a"empt to ignore climate change?
Again, no; in fact, no plausible tra-
jectory of U.S. fer!lity has any ap-
preciable impact on carbon emis-
sions. And, one ques!on I find the
most perplexing, is this some under-
handed racist argument that white
people need to pick up the pace of
baby-making to out-compete minor-
i!es?
It’s true that some people in the
right wing have flirted dangerously
close to, and some!mes engaged in,
the kind of racialized thinking that
has tarred pro-fer!lity ini!a!ves
throughout the 20th century, com-
plaining about “other peoples’ ba-
bies,” or quietly sugges!ng that if
African Americans have fewer kids,
maybe that’s a good thing.
At the end of the day, though, rac-
ists on the right are wrong (and
compara!vely few in number), but
so are the progressives who assume
that calls for more babies are racial-
ly driven.
That’s because the decline in fer!lity
has been far greater among minori-
!es than among non-Hispanic
whites. If we take age-specific birth
rates from the peak-fer!lity year of
2007 and apply them to each age
cohort in 2008-2016, the most re-
cent complete data, we can create a
counterfactual scenario of how
many babies would have been born
if age-adjusted fer!lity rates had not
fallen a&er 2007. From 2008 to
2016, the deficit turns out to be be-
tween 4.1 and 4.6 million missing
babies: basically, an en!re year’s
worth or more of childbearing van-
ished.
The deficit varies across racial and
ethnic groups. American Indians and
Alaska Na"ves have it worst among
racial groups, having lost a whop-
ping 15% of expected fer"lity from
2008 to 2016, or about 83,000
births, with total fer"lity rates falling
from 1.62 births per woman to a
shockingly low 1.23. It’s unclear ex-
actly why Na"ve American fer"lity
has fallen so quickly and why it is so
low, but they are indisputably the
hardest-hit race in the fer"lity de-
clines of the last 10 years.
Then come African Americans, who
are missing 9.6% of expected births,
or about 700,000 births, which is
only slightly more severe than
whites, who are missing 9.3%, or
about 3.2 million births. Black fer"li-
ty declined from 2.15 births per
woman to 1.89, while white fer"lity
fell from 2.14 to 1.82. Asians experi-
enced a less severe decline, but
their fer"lity was somewhat lower
to start with.
But the “white” fer"lity figure is a
bit misleading, as it includes most
Hispanics, who have historically had
much higher birth rates than non-
Hispanic whites. Looking at all His-
panics together, these women are
missing nearly 19% of the babies
that would have been born from
2008-2016, or about 2.2 million
births, as their age-adjusted fer"lity
rates have fallen from 2.85 births
per woman to just 2.1, and con"nue
to decline. Meanwhile, non-Hispanic
fer"lity has only declined from 1.95
births per woman to 1.72, yielding
about 2.3 million missing births. Sol-
idly half of the missing kids over the
last decade would have been born
to Hispanic mothers, despite the
fact that Hispanics only make up
about a quarter of fer"lity-age wom-
en.
Thus, in racial or ethnic terms,
America’s “Baby Bust” is kinda,
sorta, a li#le bit racist: it’s ham-
mered Na"ve Americans and His-
panics par"cularly hard, and hit
even African Americans harder than
whites generally, and certainly hard-
er than non-Hispanic whites. The
call to boost fer"lity is far from be-
ing a call for whites to keep up with
minority fer"lity; rather, it’s an ex-
horta"on that we need to be listen-
ing to the fer"lity desires of women
of racial and ethnic minori"es, who
are experiencing precipitous de-
clines in fer"lity, largely unno"ced
by the white-dominated world of
mommy-blogs and late-in-life fer"li-
ty treatments. Any serious pro-natal
policy in America worth its salt
would primarily result in birth gains
among minority mothers, not white
ones. Accelera"ng the na"onal birth
rate would also accelerate the pace
at which the non-Hispanic white
popula"on share declines.
Race, ethnicity, marital status, and
geography are the best predictors of
changes in fer"lity over the last dec-
ade. Fer"lity declines are most
strongly associated with factors that
are race- or region-specific, not
broadly class-specific, as different
economic classes appear to have
quite similar trends. This doesn’t
rule out all economic causes: there
are important interac"ons between
race and socioeconomic class. But
this associa"on does suggest two
key takeaways to be kept in mind
when discussing declining fer"lity: it
is dispropor"onately landing on mi-
nority moms, births have fallen most
for unmarried women, and econom-
ically-oriented solu"ons may only
have modest direct effects.
Lyman Stone is a Research Fellow at
the Ins!tute for Family Studies, and
an Interna!onal Economist at the
U.S. Department of Agriculture,
where he forecasts co"on market
condi!ons. He blogs about migra-
!on, popula!on dynamics, and re-
gional economics.
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