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Holy Family
Parish
PARISH MISSION STATEMENT
Led by the spirit and example of the Holy Family, our parish community embrac-es 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.
HOLY FAMILY DECATUR LIKE US ON FACEBOOK
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: [email protected]
Mrs. Joanne Kater............................Parish Secretary Email: [email protected]
Mrs. Debbie Alexander................................Principal
Email: [email protected]
Ms. Lisa Roddis…………….….....School Secretary Mrs. Diane Keller..…….…….……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
Holy Family Parish 2400 S. Franklin St. Rd.
Decatur, IL 62521 (217) 423-6223
ADORATION Due to the installation of the new church flooring, there will be NO Adoration on Thursdays for the
month of November!
DEAR HOLY FAMILY PARISHIONERS: This Monday, November 18th, Holy Family Parish will celebrate First Reconciliation with our 2nd graders at 6:00 p.m. These young people have been preparing for the last several months for this very special evening in their lives. They have studied about God’s mercy & love, & how they will experience the forgiveness of our saving Lord. What a time for all of us to discover or rediscover the power of the Sacrament of Reconciliation. What a wonderful opportunity to confess the wrong we have done & seek to hear the words of absolution, absolving us of our sins. We can all be examples to our 2nd graders of people who see the need to come forward & be reconciled to God & the community. Congratulations to all those celebrating their First Reconciliation! May each of them know how special they are to Jesus. And special thanks to Mrs. Pat Brinkoetter, 2nd grade teacher at HFCS, & to Mrs. Rita Hogan, 2nd grade catechist in the HF PSR Program, for preparing these young people for Monday evening.
FIRST RECONCILIATION STUDENTS
Eli Allen Frances Bright Brooks Buxton William Davis Lola Douglass Jayden Duncan Paul Haarman Aubree Himanga JT Hogan Amelia Hopkins Rachel Jerabek Amelia Lane Hannah Layton Kinsley Lidy Cooper Miller Gretta Morrell Piper Morrell Lauren Peña Chase Powell Lucas Scherer Francesca Schook Sawyer Sincavage Phoebe Sloan Lincoln Smith Naomi Summers Maci Dotson *Alondra Gonzales (PSR 5th grader) ———————————————— THANK YOU to all who came to our Mission at OLOL. What a wonderful time of spiritual growth & insight. Mr. Jon Leonetti inspired us & challenged us in our lives of faith. How nice it was to see all the Catholic parishes in our area joining together in this effort. May each of us continue to live God’s dream each & every day. Special thanks to OLOL for their hospitality each evening, & thanks to OLHS, St. Thomas, & Ss. James & Patrick for the reception treats. ————————————————- CONGRATULATIONS to Mrs. Debbie Alexander, our HFCS Principal, as we celebrate National Catholic Schools Principal Day of Appreciation this Thursday, No-vember 21st. May you be blessed, Mrs. Alexander, for all that you do for so many, & may you know of our prayers & thanks daily. Have a prayerful week of living your faith! YOUR PASTOR, FATHER JOE
DON’T FORGET to invite someone you know back to Mass! You can be a great ambassador for our parish. Let us fill the pews of Holy Family!!
Lord of Creation & Salvation, we need you now more than ever. We, the Church, are hurting. Increase 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 de-part from You or the Catholic Church, our true home. AMEN.
ST. MARY’S WIDOWED SUPPORT GROUP will meet Thurs., Nov. 21st at 11:30 a.m. at Every-one’s East End Grill. All widows & widowers are welcome! For more, call James Vogel at 429-2089.
ALMIGHTY GOD, GIVER OF ALL LIFE, WE BEG YOU TO CHANGE THE HEARTS AND
MINDS OF MANY OF OUR STATE AND NATIONAL LEADERS WHO PROMOTE THE SIN AND EVIL OF ABORTION. PLEASE MOVE THEM TO SEE THE ERROR OF THEIR STANCE, AND TO REALIZE HOW THEY ARE ALLOWING THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENTS. HELP US, AS CATHO-LIC CHRISTIANS, TO PROMOTE LIFE IN THE WOMB AND OUTSIDE THE WOMB. MAY ALL OF US WHO BREATHE AND LIVE IN THE PRESENCE OF OUR LORD ALLOW OTHERS TO DO THE SAME, NO MATTER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. YOU CREATED ALL LIFE. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE TO TAKE LIFE. PERIOD. AMEN.
Avoid posting about your marriage on
social media.
MONDAY MORNING MOMS Come join fellow Moms for coffee, fellow-ship, and faith filled discussion. Monday Nov. 18th, 9-11am in the Holy Family Par-ish Center. Childcare and snacks provided! Contact: Andrea Soderberg via FastDirect or cell (636)288-1655 with any questions
SAVE THE DATE! Dinner Dance Auction, Satur-day, January 25th 5:30pm. Join us for a night of fellowship and fun. Silent and live auction items not to be missed, and dance the night away to the Lady Luck Band. Be on the lookout for more information coming soon!
FAITH IN ACTION’S BREAD SUNDAY We will take up an extra collection next weekend, Nov. 23 & 24th., to support the continued efforts of the Faith in Action program. This program serves over 120 seniors in our community. Volunteers assist with transportation, errand running, friendly visiting, and reassurance phone calls.
SS. JAMES & PATRICK is hosting an Advent Evening on Tuesday, December 10th at 6:30 pm at the Beach House. There will be food, camaraderie, ands an Advent Reflection to prepare our hearts and home for Christmas. This event is for individuals and couples. There’s a $15.00 fee for the light meal, accompanied by a cash bar. For reservations, contact Donna Dausman 433-0807.
2020 GUIDE BOOK & PARISH DIRECTORY We are currently working on the next publication & we need your help. Please check the current 2019 book for accuracy of names, addresses & phone numbers. Please call the rectory if you have a change. Thanks for your help in making the directo-ry accurate! If you own a business and would like to advertise in this annual directory, please call the rectory. It is because of these generous people that all regis-tered families receive the directory every year —free of charge.
INCLUDE HOLY FAMILY IN YOUR WILL & as a Memorial at the time of the death of a loved one.
HEARING AIDS are available for use during Mass. See Fr. Joe for details.
PRAY for the repose of the soul of Joe Despres, husband of Carol Despres. May he rest in peace & his family be comforted.
SICK LIST POLICY: Names will be removed after 4 weeks unless resubmitted. New names added each week will be in BOLD for 1 week.
PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Shan-non Cole Barker, Erwin Behme, Donna Benting, Evan Boatright, Jamie Brown, AnnMarie Bruah, Dave Bruah, Fran Cantwell, David Carr, Susie Christopher, Cindy Crawford, Carol Despres, Tom Durbin, Terry Ellis, Cinda Farris, Clarence Genen-bacher, Floyd Grove, Rick Harmon, David Heinz, Cathy Helfrich, Eleanor Jackson, Marcella Lind-gren, Terry Lidy, Perry Marchisello, Steve Miller, Bob Moore, Mike Moran, Marilyn Noonan, Kelley Obringer, Alice Page, Steve Reeter, Mary Reynolds, Katherine Riess, Josh Riley, Sally Riley, Jeanne Robins, Annette Schroeder, Shirley Stanley, Rachel Tillman, Jennifer Titus, Gene Velchek, Laverne Wade, Erv Walter, Lisa Welton, Barb Whitsel, Shep Zerrusean
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CONTEMPORARY GROUP will sing on Sat., Dec. 7, 4:30 p.m. Mass. PARISH CHOIR will sing on Sat., Nov. 23, 4:30 p.m. Mass.
ANNUAL SCHOOL FUND DRIVE Once again, we are asking for your generous dona-tion 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 do not re-ceive a letter, or need a contribution envelope, check the shelf in the church vestibule. Any questions, call the school at 423-7049. Thanks for your help with our Fund Drive. REMEMBER—IT’S ALL ABOUT THE KIDS!!!!!
HF LADIES GROUP will meet in the Parish Cen-ter at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 18th. Come and enjoy the Christian fellowship and bring a friend. Please return your gifts at that meeting or to the Parish Center that day. If you’d like more information, contact Brenda Duncan at 972-1904.
FORMED has books, audios, movies, & bible study & faith formation programs for both children and adults. Try Formed by going to decaturholy-family.formed.org. This does not cost you anything to sign up as the parish pays for the subscription. If you have any questions, contact the parish office.
MEETINGS: Next Pastoral Council---5:15 p.m., Nov. 25th
ANNUAL CATHOLIC SERVICES APPEAL Thanksgiving Day approaches, a day to give thanks for the many blessings we have received. God has blessed us in abundance, & we are called to be grateful each & every day. One way we can show our gra tude is by giving back to God through giv-ing to the ACSA. This Campaign enables our Dio-cese to be of service to many through its pro-grams & outreach ministries. We are able to give thanks to God by being a steward of treasure. PLEASE show your gra tude to our Lord by giving back to Him through your generous dona on to our Annual Catholic Services Appeal. Holy Family parish needs to pay our assessed goal of $76,362. We need you to help us!!
ST. TERESA HIGH SCHOOL’S Drama De-partment presents M*A*S*H* as the fall produc-tion on November 22-23, 2019, at 7:30 PM. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased by calling the school (217-875-2431) or at the door on the evenings of the performances. Doors will open at 7:00. Hope to see you there!
GOOD LUCK to the St. Teresa Girls’ Volleyball Team as they play at State this weekend. We are so proud of them & their wonderful sea-son. Keep it going, ladies!!!
GOOD LUCK to the St. Teresa Football Team as they play this weekend in the Quarterfinals against Auburn. We’re proud of them, es-pecially those from HF. Keep winning, guys!
READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: 1 Mc 1:10-15, 41-43, 54-57, 62-63; Lk 18:35-43 Tuesday: 2 Mc 6:18-31; Lk 19:1-10 Wednesday: 2 Mc 7:1, 20-31; Lk 19:11-28 Thursday: 1 Mc 2:15-29; Lk 19:41-44 Friday: 1 Mc 4:36-37, 52-59; Lk 19:45-48 Saturday: 1 Mc 6:1-13; Lk 20:27-40 Sunday: 2 Sm 5:1-3; Ps 122:1-5; Col 1:12-20; Lk 23:35-43
MONDAY, Nov. 18 7:30 a.m. James Tomlinson (KC #1026) TUESDAY, Nov. 19 7:30 a.m. Chal Bowman (Friends) WEDNESDAY, Nov. 20 7:30 a.m. Ray Koniuszy (Friends) THURSDAY, Nov. 21-NOTE MASS TIME 8:00 a.m. Patricia Hogan (Hogan Family) FRIDAY, Nov. 22 7:30 a.m. Deceased Members of Elam/Holthaus Families (Family) SATURDAY, Nov. 23 4:30 p.m. John & Mary Hoene (Delahunty Family) SUNDAY, Nov. 24 8:00 a.m. Lena Daughtery (Leeann Grossman) 10:00 a.m. Holy Family Parishioners
Mass Ministers November 23 & 24, 2019
Thank you for your generosity!
Weekend of Nov. 9 & 10, 2019
Envelopes…………………….$ 13,488.00
Sister Parish……………….….$ 155.00 Building Fund………………...$ 165.00
