Holy Family

Parish

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT

Led by the spirit and example of the Holy Family, our parish community em-braces 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 be-fore each daily Mass, except Thurs-day. Come, pray, & stay for Mass.

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

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

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HOLY FAMILY WEBSITE: decaturholyfamily.com

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., 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 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

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.

Holy Family Parish 2400 S. Franklin St. Rd.

Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 423-6223

DEAR HOLY FAMILY PARISHIONERS:

The Season of Advent will be over soon. The Season of Christmas will then begin. What a joyous time in the liturgical year of the Church. The much-awaited event has occurred. The Sav-ior promised throughout the Old Testament was born in a lowly stable in Bethlehem. The promise was ful-filled. And what a fulfilled promise it was then & now. Just think about it---God took flesh for us! The invisible God became visible. As Jesus would often say: “If you have seen me, you have seen the Father.” Our God took on human form so that He could bring us the Good News in person. Each time we gather for the celebration of Mass, we remember in a special way what the Baby born at Bethlehem did for us. He suffered, died, & rose so that eternal life could once again be ours. Let us capture the true nature of Christmas. Let us look beyond the presents & par-ties & decorations to see Jesus Himself. He is the true source of our celebration. Let us share the love of the Lord with those who are part of our lives. Let us spread the hope of the manger scene with a world that desperately cries out for hope amidst despair. Let us bring the peace of Jesus to an often violent & war-filled world. Let us be filled with Christmas joy well beyond the Christmas Season. I wish you all a blessed & joyful Christmas. May you know of my special prayers during Mass on Christmas morning. May you know of my gratitude for your prayers, support, kindness, & much more each day. May you know how much your prayers for my mom mean to me. Celebrate well with your families & friends. Open your homes & hearts to the joy that Jesus brings! FATHER JOE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PREVIEW of the Christmas Mass schedule: Monday, Dec. 24th, Christmas Eve---Mass at 4:00 p.m., pre-ceded by a 3:00 p.m. Concert of Carols & Songs by the Contemporary Group, & Mass at 9:00 p.m., preceded by an 8:30 p.m. Concert of Christmas Carols by the Adult Choir; Tuesday, Dec. 25th, Christmas Day--- Mass at 9:00 a.m. PREVIEW of the New Year’s Holy Day schedule---Mary, Mother of God: Monday, Dec. 31, Eve of the Holy Day----Mass at 4:00 p.m.; Tuesday, January 1st, Holy Day, Mass at 9:00 a.m. You have probably invited someone recently for dinner, a party, to a movie, for coffee---HOW ABOUT INVITING A NEIGHBOR, CO-WORKER, FAMILY MEMBER TO CHRISTMAS MASS? DO YOU HAVE EXTRA CHRISTMAS CARDS? Why not send a greeting to our former deacons, now priests? What a beautiful way to keep in touch with those exemplary young men sent to us in the summers past. Rev. Marty Smith Rev. Braden Maher P.O. Box 260 453 E. State St. Jerseyville, IL 62052 Jacksonville, IL 62650 Rev. Michael Friedel Rev. Rob Johnson 524 E. Lawrence 110 N. Buchanan St. Springfield, IL 62703 Edwardsville, IL 62025

HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass. See Fr. Joe for details.

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. If you would like information on how to make caps for this special project, contact Brenda Duncan at 972-1904.

OUR PRAYER LINE is looking for more pray-ers. Would you be willing to spend a few minutes each day praying for the special intentions that have been requested? If you are interested, please call Rosanna Frey at 429-6657 or Barb Lesyna at 428-0058.

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

PROTECTING GOD’S CHILDREN CLASS

Sunday, Jan., 13, 2018 at 1:00 p.m.

This class will be held in the St. James Parish House. Please email office@ssjpparish.com or call 429-5363 to sign up.

Lord of Creation & Salvation, we need you now more than ever. We, the Church, are hurting. In-crease our faith in Your presence in the Church at this time. Heal our hearts; encourage us in our faith; deepen our commitment to You; enliven us with a renewed love for all that is good & holy. Never let any of us depart from You or the Catho-lic Church, our true home. AMEN.

A C S A

FORMED:

Movie–time for Christmas!

FORMED offers several choices for you to view as

you “wind down” from a busy Christmas day. Mary

of Nazareth is an epic motion picture on the life of

Mary, Mother of Christ, from her childhood through

the Resurrection of Jesus. The Story of the Nativity

is an invaluable tool to learn more about Jesus of

Nazareth and about the truth of Christmas. There

are several other choices listed when you sign-in.

Read the information about each in order to make a

good choice for your family.

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

2019 GUIDE BOOK & PARISH DIRECTORY We are currently working on the next publication & we need your help. Please check the current 2018 book for accuracy of names, addresses & phone numbers. Please call the rectory if you have a change. Thanks for your help in making the direc-tory accurate!

ANNUAL CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL Christmas is soon upon us! The world has been waiting for the birth of the Savior, & now the time has come to celebrate. By your generous contribution to the ACSA Campaign, you can help our Diocese & our Parish. And by giving to the ACSA Campaign, you can get us closer to meeting & exceeding our goal of $67,989, which would help all of us at Holy Family to celebrate!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Debbie Alexander, our school principal, who will have a birthday on December 30th. May God bless you on your special day!

YEAR END CONTRIBUTIONS: All envelope contributions received over the weekend of Dec. 29/30 will be included in your 2018 contribution statement. If you wish to make an additional contri-bution for 2018, please turn it in by 12/31/18.

BRAVO to Grace Buxton, St. Teresa, on being named to the Herald & Re-view’s All-Macon County Volleyball 2nd Team; to Cali Craft, St. Teresa, & Emily Cole, Mt. Zion, Honorable Mention. We are very proud of these young women & their achieve-ments!

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

DECATUR CATHOLIC RADIO-WDCR 88.9 FM: If you would like to support the station finan-cially, call Jim Comerford at 877-6716. Tune in!

FYI: The hospitals here should ask you your reli-gious affiliation & whether you would like to be vis-ited. Remember: If you have been in the hospital for 2 days & have not had a visit from Fr. Joe or Sr. Janet, we do not know you are in. Please call the rectory & let us know you are a patient. Thank you!

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!

EVER THOUGHT OF BEING A PRIEST? God may be calling you right now 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 at 423-6223. Look at the great young priests we have in our diocese who have served us as Deacons---Fr. Marty Smith; Fr. Braden Maher; Fr. Michael Friedel; & Fr. Rob Johnson. Let us continue to pray for them & for more priestly vocations, especially from HF Parish!!

PRAY for the repose of the souls of Mary Olmstead, mother of Kevin Durchholz; Betty Niesman. May they rest in peace & the families be comforted.

PLEASE PRAY for those in our Sister Parish in El Salvador, as they pray for us. The yellow candle in our Vigil Candle area is lit as a reminder for us to pray for them.

SICK LIST POLICY: Names will be removed after 4 weeks unless resubmitted. New names added each week will be in BOLD for 1 week.

WELCOME to Brody James McLeod, son of Colt and Katie (Rush) McLeod. He was baptized this weekend. May he have a faith-filled life in the Church!

PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Vickie Barthelemy, Alice Bowman, Jamie Brown, Susie Christopher, Cindy Craw-ford, John & Marie Davis, Mike Dela-hunty, Joe Despres, David Doom, Janice Earl, Jerry Groves, Rick Harmon, Brody Heinz, Angie Hill, Eleanor Jackson, Richard Jackson, Chris Johns, Sarah Lidy, Doyce Mathis, Christina McReynolds, Eileen Milligan, James Moore, Mike Moran, Jim Murray, Susan Randol, Steve Reeter, Sally Riley, Jack Schram, Margaret Schram, Annette Schroeder, Kelly Sheehy, Phyllis Sirochman, Johnny Teike, Jim Tomlinson, Betsy Weber, Judy Zimmerman

WE ARE GRATEFUL to Jan Hogan & Pat Davis who make the baptismal garments for our baptisms at HF. They do a great job!

RELIGIOUS ITEMS: Do you have religious items that you no longer want? You may place them in the basket in the vestibule. They will be cleaned, re-paired and given a new home. For more info., call Mary Beth Couri at 855-7655.

CONTEMPORARY GROUP will sing on Mon., Dec. 24, 4:00 p.m. Mass. PARISH CHOIR will sing on Sun., Dec. 24, 9:00 p.m. Mass.

ANNUAL SCHOOL FUND DRIVE: Once again, we are asking for your generous donation to our school. For many decades we at Holy Family parish have been providing quality, Catholic education for our young people through our grade school. Please help us in continuing to do just that. Your monetary contributions will enable us to form the faith of our wonderful youth. If you did not receive a letter, or need a contribution envelope, check the table in the church vestibule. Any questions, call the school at 423-7049. Thanks for your help with our Fund Drive!

MINISTRY SCHEDULE TIME! It’s a busy time, but the schedule can’t wait! Please send your away dates for Jan. 19, 2019 through Apr. 7, 2019 to Sr. Janet (janet.pfile@comcast.net ) or 217-423-0240. Away dates are needed no later than Wed. Jan. 2nd.

MONDAY, Dec. 24-NOTE MASS TIMES 4:00 p.m. Bob & Bobby Moser (Moser Family) 9:00 p.m. Ed Madix (Mary Jane Madix) TUESDAY, Dec. 25-NOTE MASS TIME 9:00 a.m. Joseph J. Molloy (Lucia & Fr. Joe Molloy) WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 7:30 a.m. George Rubenacker (Larry & Mary Jo Noonan) THURSDAY, Dec. 27-NOTE MASS TIME 7:30 a.m. Tom Cantwell (Cantwell Family) FRIDAY, Dec. 28 7:30 a.m. Larry Peters (Peters Family) SATURDAY, Dec. 29 4:30 p.m. Rita Raupp (Virginia & Bob Lees) SUNDAY, Dec. 30 8:00 a.m. Graham Bradley (Bradley Family) 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners

Mass Ministers Dec. 29 & 30, 2018

Thank you for your generosity!

Weekend of Dec. 15 & 16, 2018

Due to an early publication deadline, the December 15/16 collection isn’t listed.

It will be in the next bulletin.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16;27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Tuesday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 Night: Is 9:1-6; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 Wednesday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Mt 10:17-22 Thursday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Friday: 1 Jn 1:5 -- 2:2; Mt 2:13-18 Saturday: 1 Jn 2:3-11; Lk 2:22-35 Sunday: 1 Sm 1:20-22, 24-28; 1 Jn 3:1-2, 21-24; Lk 2:41-52