2400 South Franklin St. Decatur, IL 62521

www.decaturholyfamily.com

Holy Family

Parish

February 25, 2018

2nd Sunday of Lent

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.

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

INVITE SOMEONE BACK TO MASS!!!

SICK LIST POLICY: Names submitted will be re-moved after 4 weeks unless resubmitted. The new names added each week will be in BOLD for 1 week.

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: John Albert, Penny Barry, Alice Bowman, Susie Chris-topher, Kenny Crawford, John & Marie Davis, Elliott Llewellyn, Kevin Fogarty, Craig Gadberry, Rick Harmon, Mildred Harvey, Brody Heinz, Dawn Henry, Warner Hirstein, Joey Hollingsead, Eleanor Jackson, Dave Kelmel, Sarah Lidy, Mary Jane Madix, Doyce Mathis, Christina McReynolds, Don Meyer, Eileen Milligan, James Moore, Jim Murray, Kaye Moser Norlin, Shirley Phillips, Steve Reeter, Mae Rehfelt, Dill Sampson, Cathy Schaffner, Paul Scherer, Annette Schroeder, Jim Tomlinson, McKinley Turner, James Waymack, Garnet Woolard, Lorene Zachman, Krista Zindel

FORMED.ORG is for being formed in our Catholic Faith. To get started, go to www.formed.org & click on “Register”. Our case sensitive parish code JMN63Q.

HOLY FAMILY PARISHIONERS: Welcome to the 2nd Sunday & week of Lent! As we continue our journey through the season of reform & re-newal, we are called to daily change. That theme is carried out in our Gospel reading this weekend in the Lord’s Transfiguration. The Transfiguration is a foreshadowing of what will happen to Jesus after Calvary. When Jesus is transfig-ured, changed, on that mountain into a glorious figure---that is what will occur come the Resurrection. He will be glorified. He will appear as someone shining & radiant. The Lord’s Transfiguration calls us to change this Lent. Come Easer weekend, will we appear as transfigured into new & radiant followers of Christ? Will the 40 days of Lent have been ones of newness for us? Will the reform & renewal of this season be a reality in the different way we will live our lives?

Change is hard. To be other than we are isn’t the easiest thing. To challenge ourselves to accept the call to transform our actions is

difficult. But look at what can happen if we do. We are able to be better examples of the Risen Lord. We have the opportunity to become holier & richer in our lives of faith. We have the possibility of shedding our old way of life & enter into a deeper & more profound way of liv-ing. When Jesus appeared to His disciples after the Resur-rection, they did not recognize Him. He had been totally changed in appearance, totally transfigured. His new & glorified body was so radiant & “other” than what it had been previously. This is what can happen in a smaller way to us right now. Our earthly bodies are able to be transfigured into better & more shining examples of what we should be as baptized Catholics. YOUR “LENTEN PASTOR,” FATHER JOE

ST. TERESA will perform Sister Act by Alan Menken & Glenn Slater in the Joe Venturi Gymnasium on March 2 & 3 at 7:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tickets are $7. Please support the St. T. Drama Department.

NOTICE in the church vestibule the podium which has the Book of the Elect. The names of our 3 young Cate-chumens are listed, with our Bishop’s signature at the bot-tom. Please pray for our Catechumens, as well as our 2 Candidates. Their pictures with their Godparents & Sponsors are on the bulletin board as you enter church.

SISTER PARISH NEWS: Please read the flyer in this weekend’s bulletin about our Sister Parish in San Salva-dor. You will see how our monies are being spent & how needed they are. We are helping our brothers & sisters in San Laureano in many ways. Continue to pray for them daily! Remember---the amber-colored vigil candle in our candle area is lit continuously as a reminder to us to pray for our Sister Parish. AND, look at the Sister Parish bulletin board in our church vestibule which has been up-dated with new pictures by Joanne Kater, our parish secretary. Thanks to her for her work!

DID YOU KNOW?... that you don’t have to sit at your computer to learn from “Formed.org”? You can be in your car or elsewhere and just click on “Listen” to hear many enlightening topics. Try Fr. Mike Schmitz for sev-eral podcasts. One appropriate for Lent is “Love, Sacri-fice, Trust”.

HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass.

HOLY FAMILY LITURGICAL MINISTERS

March 3 & 4, 2018

SATURDAY, 4:30 p.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Denny & Marilyn Noonan, Chuck Stone, Debbie Alexander, Barb McNutt, Teresa Garrett, Hailey Garrett GIFT BEARERS: Bob Norton Family GREETERS: Dennis & Barb Whitsel READERS: Connie Magoulias & Bill McNutt SERVERS: Sydney Sweeney, George Johns Jr., Logan Lynch USHERS: John Duncan, Lori Stone, Tony Douglass, Michael Peters SUNDAY, 8:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Mary Kate Kenney, Pat Merli, John Merli, Carol Paglino, Marvin Hughes, Carol Holthaus, Sandy Murray, GIFT BEARERS: David Fitzgerald Family GREETERS: Deena & Jake Warrick READERS: Sean Hayes & Hannah Hollis SERVERS: Elle Kortte, Emma Stoneburg, Raegan Jesse USHERS: John Bennyhoff, Terry Schneider, Mike Lees, John Fitzgerald SUNDAY 10:00 a.m. EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS: Christine Snow, Grace Pugh, Jeff Smith, Howard Stone, Jack Hogan, Suzi Frey, Shannon Carter GIFT BEARERS: Pat Gabriel Family GREETERS: Naber Family READERS: Lauryn Pugh & Maggy Pugh SERVERS: Alyssa Porter, Sal Sassano, Hannah Kretsinger USHERS: Brad Pugh, Leo Berger, Paul Christensen, Kevin Warner

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Dn 9:4b-10; Lk 6:36-38 Tuesday: Is 1:10, 16-20; Mt 23:1-12 Wednesday: Jer 18:18-20; Mt 20:17-28 Thursday: Jer 17:5-10; Lk 16:19-31 Friday: Gn 37:3-4, 12-13a; 17b-28a; Mt 21:33-43, 45-46 Saturday: Mi 7:14-15, 18-20; Lk 15:1-3, 11-32 Sunday: Ex 20:1-17 [1-3, 7-8, 12-17]; Ps 19:8-11; 1 Cor 1:22-25; Jn 2:13-25

PRAY for the repose of the souls of Richard Merli, brother of John Merli; Irma Peterman, mother-in-law of Lisa Hahn-Peterman; Chuck Leyden, father of Julie Miller & Jenny Godfrey. May they rest in peace & their families be comforted.

WELCOME to Ernie Stoops; Marty & Anne Lyons. They have recently joined our parish. We’re glad you are at Holy Family!

MONDAY, Feb. 26-NOTE MASS TIME 6:00 p.m. Betty Grothe (Carm Walsh) TUESDAY, Feb. 27 7:30 a.m. Special Intention (Valerie Vancil) WEDNESDAY, Feb. 28 7:30 a.m. Jacob Lynn Grossman (Franz & Leeann Grossman) THURSDAY, March 1 2:00 p.m. Bob Murray (Family) FRIDAY, March 2 7:30 a.m. Dan Norton (Terry Kenney Family) SATURDAY, March 3 4:30 p.m. George & Mary Holeman Family (Holeman Family) SUNDAY, March 4 8:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners 10:00 a.m. Bob Hayward (Bill & Betty Braun)

CONTEMPORARY GROUP will sing on Sat., March 10, 4:30 p.m. Mass. PARISH CHOIR will sing on Sat., March. 17, 4:30 p.m. Mass.

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CANTOR? Please contact Peter Miller at 412-4532 for details.

ANNUAL SCHOOL FUND DRIVE is still going on!! Due to your generosity, our Catholic Grade School con-tinues to provide quality, Catholic education for our young people. PLEASE help us now & into the future by contributing--brochures on shelf in the church vestibule.

PROJECT LINUS BLANKETEERS will meet March 8th at 1:30 in the Parish Center. This group has already donated 52 blankets. For info., call Mary Lou Vaughan at 864-0421.

OLOL FISH FRY FRIDAYS will be March 2nd & 9th from 4:30 - 7 p.m. Carry-out orders begin at 4 p.m. by calling 877-4408.

SAVE THE DATES: HOLY FAMILY FISH FRY FRIDAYS March 16th & 23rd

CONGRATULATIONS to the Meridian 8th grade Boys Basketball team for 3rd place at the class 3A state tourna-ment last week with an exciting 57-51 win over Wheaton Christian School. The team finished with a record of 24 wins and 3 losses.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Connie Elam who celebrated on February 23rd. May God bless you abundantly!

ROSARY is prayed 20 minutes before each daily Mass. 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.

THE WORD OF GOD IS AVAILABLE 24/7 on Deca-tur Catholic Radio WDCR FM 88.9/96.5

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

HOLY FAMILY DECATUR LIKE US ON FACEBOOK

HOLY FAMILY WEBSITE: decaturholyfamily.com

2017 CONTRIBUTION STATEMENTS are available in the Elderly Room for you to pick up. If you have any questions, please call the rectory at 423-6223.

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of Feb. 17 & 18, 2018 Envelopes…………………….$ 11,552.00 Children…………………...….$ 12.00 Sister Parish……………….….$ 873.00 Building Fund………………...$ 115.00

ADORATION is on Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please sign up for a 30-minute slot on the sheet in the vestibule. Any questions, call Sandy Yelovich, 855-1196.

SAVE THE DATE: Decatur Catholic Radio 7th Annual Dinner will be April 12, 2018 at the Mt. Zion Convention Center. Key note speaker will be Rev. Richard Simon, host of Father Simon Says. Tickets are $50 each. For reservations, call 464-1099.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Council #11582 will hold an all-you-can-eat pan-cake and sausage, biscuits and gravy breakfast on Sat., March 10, at OLHS from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pro-ceeds from the ticket sales will go toward the Right to Life Decatur Macon County. Tickets will be sold in ad-vance and at the door. Advance tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for children ages 5-12. Children under 5 are free. Adult tickets at the door are $6. Call Jim at 412-2953 for more info.

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 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.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. Rob Johnson……………………………...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 School...............423-7049 School Fax........423-0137 Pastoral Associate...423-0240 Convent……….429-5931