2400 South Franklin St. Decatur, IL 62521

www.decaturholyfamily.com

Holy Family

Parish

July 10, 2016

15th 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.

ROSARY is prayed 20 minutes before Mass on Mon., Tues., & Fri. Come & pray & stay for Mass.

INVITE SOMEONE BACK TO CHURCH!!

DEAR PARISHIONERS: How many times do parents make suggestions to their children? How many times do parents steer their children in the right direction? How many times do parents offer advice & counsel to their children? How many times do parents worry about what their children will do later in life? How many times do parents question whether their children are happy? MANY TIMES is the answer to the questions above. Parents want their children to be happy & fulfilled in life. To have their children go the right way & heed advice given is important to a parent. Parents want only the best for their children. Do parents suggest to their children the possibility of being a priest or religious sister? Do parents steer their children to consider the priest-hood or religious life? Do parents see the priesthood & religious life as a vo-cation that will make their children happy? Do parents want their children to be a priest or sister? As they say on TV to take time to talk to you children about drugs, please make time to talk to them about a vocation in the Church as a priest or sister. May they always know you would be proud of them if they chose the religious life. Parents, we need you to be part of the recruiting team for more vocations in our Catholic Church. Thank you for your help!

YOUR PASTOR, FATHER JOE

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Florene Alcorn, Laura Allen, Claire Behme, Kirk Beyers, Theresa Bonkowski, Dave Bowman, Tyler Brown, Joe Despres, Bernie Drake, Donna French, Sharon Gregory, Jerry Groves, Pat Hamil-ton, Rick Harmon, Eric Hill, Judy Hogan, Sharon Hole-man, Kathy Kirby, Sarah Lidy, Cathy Mathias, Jim Murray, Karen Ohl, Gretchen Peters-Hantel, Patricia Perry, Madeline Perryman, Janet Pope, Loralai Riley, Terri Schram, Annette Schroeder, Macy Tester

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.

ADORATION on Thursdays at Holy Family will resume in September!

4 YEAR OLD PRESCHOOL OPENING: HFCS is seeking a 3rd dynamic teacher to further add to our excel-lent program. The position we are seeking is for a PreK, four-year-old classroom with program hours being Mon-day-Friday, 8-11:15 a.m. The classroom is also staffed with a teaching assistant. The teacher will work collabo-ratively with the HF Team to provide a faith-based devel-opmentally appropriate classroom environment favorable to learning & the personal growth of each child & family. A teaching certificate and/or early childhood experience is required. If interested, please contact 217-423-7049.

ATTENTION--MASS TIME CHANGE Masses on Sundays at Holy Family will be at 8:00 & 10:00 a.m. With Fr. Joe not having Masses at Mt. Zion as of July 1st, Masses on Sundays will be at the times they were before he began his ministry at OLHS. The Pastoral Council discussed this matter & it was decided to return to the times of 8 & 10. ALSO---please note that we will now have Mass on Wednesday mornings HERE at 7:30 a.m., preceded by the rosary at 7:10, beginning on July 6th.

F.Y.I.—Fr. Braden Maher has begun his new assignment in Spfld. His address is: 524 E. Lawrence Ave., Spfld., 62703. He would enjoy hearing from you.

WELCOME to Fr. Mark Brummel from the Claretian Community who is visiting our parish this weekend for the annual Missionary Appeal. Please be generous in responding to him so that his Community is able to con-tinue to spread the love & outreach of Christ to those who are in need. We hope you enjoy the wonderful people & parish of Holy Family, Fr. Mark!

NOTE: Fr. Joe will be back from vacation late Wednes-day. Until then, call Fr. Rick at OLOL, 877-4404, if you need a priest.

OUR LADY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT MASS TIME has changed to 8:30 a.m. on Sundays.

HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass.

EVER THOUGHT OF BEING A PRIEST? God maybe calling you at this very moment to serve Him by being a priest for the Diocese of Springfield. Our Catholic Church needs more people to answer His call to priest-hood. If you may be interested, please call Fr. Joe at 423-6223.

HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL MINISTERS July 16 & 17, 2016

SATURDAY, 4:30 p.m.

EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Amy Jedlicka, Deacon Michael, Amy Cleveland, Chuck Stone, Jennifer Douglass, Noreen Duncan, Sandy Cole GIFT BEARERS: Adam Buxton Family GREETERS: Linda Brilley & Pat Mulvany READERS: Levi Hackett & Mark Barthelemy SERVERS: Kaitlin Jedlicka, Grace Buxton, John Krafka USHERS: Lori Stone, Gary Durbin, John Duncan, Tony Douglass SUNDAY, 8:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Deacon Michael, Zach Fitzgerald, Shelly Vemmer, Sue Schneider, Marvin Hughes, Sandy Murray, Franz Grossman GIFT BEARERS: Ed & Lorrie Durbin GREETERS: Rick & Debbie Highcock READER: Bob Frey SERVERS: Heidi Vemmer, Carlie Delbridge USHERS: Jake Warrick, Kevin Peters, Terry Schneider, John Fitzgerald SUNDAY, 10:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Deacon Michael, Kailyn Dewey, Jack Hogan, Carma Caceres, Edison Hogan, Rita Hogan, Jeff Smith GIFT BEARERS: Michael Smith Family GREETERS: Ken Yeakley Family READERS: Robin Caceres & Marci Rockey SERVERS: Francis Velasco, Lindsey Ohl, Becca Hogan USHERS: Tyler Ohl, Joe Wagner, Chal Bowman, Charlie Graham

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Is 1:10-17; Mt 10:34 — 11:1 Tuesday: Is 7:1-9; Mt 11:20-24 Wednesday: Is 10:5-7, 13b-16; Mt 11:25-27 Thursday: Is 26:7-9, 12, 16-19; Mt 11:28-30 Friday: Is 38:1-6, 21-22, 7-8; Is 38:10-12abcd, 16; Mt 12:1-8 Saturday: Mi 2:1-5; Mt 12:14-21 Sunday: Gen 18:1-10a; Ps 15:2-5; Col 1:24-28; Lk 10:38-42

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

WELCOME to Taylor & Emily Corrie; Jennifer & Charles Richardson & their daughter Sophie; Blake & Casey Flem-ming and their children Julian & Wolf-gang. They’ve recently joined our parish. We’re glad you are at Holy Family!

MONDAY, July 11 7:30 a.m. No Mass TUESDAY, July 12 7:30 a.m. No Mass WEDNESDAY, July 13 7:30 a.m. No Mass THURSDAY, July 14 7:30 a.m. Helen Godburn (Friend) FRIDAY, July 15 7:30 a.m. Rose Marie Durbin (Hooks Family) SATURDAY, July 16 4:30 p.m. Tom Cantwell (Lisa Roddis) SUNDAY, July 17-Note Mass times 8:00 a.m. Steven Holthaus (Terry & Sue Schneider) 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners

YEAR OF MERCY CONFESSIONS Fri., July 15th, 8:30-9:30 a.m. ONLY ONE THIS WEEK

YEAR OF MERCY REFLECTION FOR July 9/10

Mercy has a face. Some hospitals in our region have a corps of volunteers called Good Samaritans. They do all manner of kindness so that the sick can get the care, the treatment they need. Mercy has the face of real live peo-ple, those who (1) love God, (2) love self, and (3) love the other by being the neighbor. We hear Moses, in the fifth book (Deuteronomy) for God’s Chosen People, say to them – and now to us today: this command to love like God is not too mysterious or remote.

• Who needs my acts of love today – perhaps even be-

yond my close circle of family and friends?

• Who needs a ride to church, to doctor, to grocery that I

can give?

• How can I manifest the mystery of mercy by being a

face of mercy?

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.

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!

REMINDER: If you go to Mass at another parish in the area, you can put your Holy Family collection envelope into the collection basket at that church & they will mail it back to us. Thank you!

ANNUAL SCHOOL FUND DRIVE: Please be gener-ous in responding for our students & staff at Holy Family School. So many opportunities are made possible through your donations to this most important Fund. If you need a brochure & donation envelope, there will be some on the vestibule shelf in church. Thank you!

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

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HOLY FAMILY WEBSITE: decaturholyfamily.com

THE CRADLE AND THE CONVERT: Decatur Catholic Radio 88.9 FM has their own local programming on Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM & 10:00 PM. Dave Slade and Mark Barthelemy interview guests, update you on local views, and educate you about the faith.

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of July 2 & 3, 2016 Envelopes…………………….$ 15,639.00 Building Fund………………...$ 180.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 90.00 Children……………………….$ 21.00

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL PERPETUAL ADORA-TION is looking for volunteers for Sun. 2 a.m., 3 a.m. & 11 p.m., (twice a month),4 a.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.

OLOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION POSITION is open. If you are interested, please contact Chris Uptmor, princi-pal, at cuptmor@ololschool for call 877-4408 ext. 117.

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