OUR LADY OF APR 4 LOURDES 2021 Catholic Church

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OUR MISSION We are a Catholic Community whom God has called together through Baptism. As part of Christ’s Living Church, we welcome all to: Worship with us through our Liturgical Celebrations; Learn with us the teachings of Jesus as we expand our discipleship; Serve with us God’s people inside and outside Our Lady of Lourdes Parish in a spirit of stewardship; and Gather with us to celebrate Christ’s two great commandments of love.

MASS SCHEDULE Weekday Mass Monday-Friday 6:30am 3850 Lourdes Drive [email protected] Thursday 2:00pm Decatur, IL 62526 [email protected] (when school is in session)

Weekend Mass Saturday - Vigil 4:30pm Monday - Friday www.ololchurch.com Sunday 7:30, 9:30, 8:30am to 4:30pm 11:30am Spanish Mass 1:00pm www.ololschool.com 217.877.4404 Confessions 217.877.4408 Tuesday - 12:00pm Thursday - 5:00pm https://www.facebook.com/ourladyoflourdeschurchandschool/ Saturday - 11:00am PRAYER & WORSHIP 2 “Death and is dated to the 11th century, one millennium Weekly Life Have after Christ’s Resurrection and one Readings Contended” millennium from our current day. As such, it’s not only a beautiful hymn, it’s a sort of Sunday, Apr 4 But Christ Still “bridge of faith,” connecting our belief down Acts 10:34a, 37-43/ Reigns the centuries to the faith of the Apostles on Ps 118:1-2, 16-17, Christians, to the that Easter morning, when the dawn from 22-23 [24]/Col 3:1-4 Paschal Victim on high had only just begun. Offer your or 1 Cor 5:6b-8/ Jn thankful praises! Take a few moments to read this beautiful 20:1-9 or Mk 16:1-7 A Lamb the sheep hymn, proclaimed proudly to believers or Lk 24:13-35 redeems; this and every Easter (better yet, find a Christ, who only is sinless, version of it on YouTube and listen to Monday, Apr 5 Reconciles sinners to the Father. it!). It speaks in simple words an almost Acts 2:14, 22-33/Ps Death and life have contended in that unfathomable reality: Christ, who alone is 16:1-2, 5, 7-8, 9-10, combat stupendous: sinless, reconciles us to the Father! Death and life have fought for us in these days, 11 [1]/Mt 28:8-15 The Prince of life, who died, reigns immortal. my brothers and sisters, but the Prince of Life has conquered—not will conquer, but Tuesday, Apr 6 Speak, Mary, declaring What you saw, wayfaring. has conquered, definitively, once and for Acts 2:36-41/Ps “The tomb of Christ, who is living, all, this nighttime of our fears. 33:4-5, 18-19, 20, 22 The glory of Jesus’ resurrection; And now, in the light of Easter morning, [5b]/Jn 20:11-18 bright angels attesting, our hope indeed has risen. Postured again The shroud and napkin resting. before the empty tomb, having lived a more Wednesday, Apr 7 Yes, Christ my hope is arisen; realistic Good Friday and Holy Saturday Acts 3:1-10/Ps to Galilee he goes before you.” than we ever could have imagined, we 105:1-2, 3-4, 6-7, Christ indeed from death is risen, our new stand amazed, realizing once again what it 8-9 [3b]/Lk 24:13-35 life obtaining. is we truly live for. Have mercy, victor King, ever reigning! Amen. Alleluia. Our Lord’s Resurrection, I pray, is as real Thursday, Apr 8 to you today as it is to me. I pray the light Acts 3:11-26/Ps 8:2, This ancient hymn, the Victimae Paschali of this Easter morning sheds light and glory 5, 6-7, 8-9 [2ab]/Lk Laudes, is one of only a few “sequences” on the struggles of this past (seemingly still in use in the Catholic Church today. 24:35-48 year-long) Lent. And I pray that with this A sequence—for your Catholic trivia Friday, Apr 9 new dawn, the grace of the Lord’s favor will file—is a hymn traditionally sung just once again shine on His pilgrim people: we Acts 4:1-12/Ps before the Gospel proclamation. Before who live in this world, but who have long 118:1-2, 4, 22-24, the reforms of the Mass in 1570, there hoped for a world not yet completely our 25-27 [22]/Jn 21:1-1 were many such hymns on feast days and own. solemnities throughout the Church year. Saturday, Apr 10 The current Roman Missal has only three: Christ indeed from death is risen, brothers the above sequence for Easter, the Veni and sisters! May our King, ever reigning, Acts 4:13-21/Ps come to meet us in His glory and bring us 118:1, 14-15, 16-18, Sancte Spiritus for Pentecost, and the recommended (i.e. optional) Lauda Sion for at last to life with Him and the Father, in the 19-21 [21a]/Mk 16:9- the Solemnity of Corpus Christi. unity of His Holy Spirit. Amen, alleluia! 15 The Easter Sequence is one of my Keep spreading joy! Fr. Friedel Next Sunday, Apr 11 absolute favorite pieces of prose in the entire Church year. Traditionally, the hymn Acts 4:32-35/Ps 118:2-4, 13-15, 22- 24 [1]/1 Jn 5:1-6/Jn ALL ARE WELCOME! 20:19-3 If you would like to join the parish or if you are not Catholic and would like to learn about the Catholic faith, please call the Parish Office or visit our website. Our Lady of Lourdes | Decatur IL PRAYER & WORSHIP 3 MASS INTENTIONS FRIDAY, APR 9 MONDAY APR 5 6:30am | Dennis & Mary “Kay” Layton 6:30am | Deborah Wall SATURDAY, APR 10 TUESDAY, APR 6 4:30pm | Edwin Troscinski 6:30am | Loraine Kehoe SUNDAY, APR 11 WEDNESDAY, APR 7 7:30am | The Parishoners of Our Lady FIRST READING 6:30am | Cathy Comerford of Lourdes & St. Thomas the Apostle “To him all the prophets bear THURSDAY, APR 8 9:30am | Todd Garner witness, that everyone who believes in him will receive 2:00 pm | Bob Kesseling 11:30am | Sharon Follis forgiveness of sins through 1:00pm | Catalina Gutierrez Romo his name.” (Acts 10:43) PSALM This is the day the Lord has HEAVENLY FATHER, WE PRAY FOR... made; let us rejoice and be glad. (Ps 118) Jody Fifer Karen Like Sharon Nolte Judy Rooney SECOND READING Dick Torgerson Roger Hess Denny Schoen Think of what is above, not Donna Powell Sr. Jocelyn Serwatka, OSF Patricia Huisinga what is on earth. For you Adrienne Moore Cecilia Kehoe Holly Flenner have died, and your life is Jean Hunt Dorothy Arseneault Paula Hogan hidden with Christ in God. Rita Davis June McCormick (Col 3:2-3) Hal Himstedt Earl Rudolph Jack Frankovich Cynthia Van Lyssel Gospel Then the other disciple also Call the Parish Office to submit a name to the prayer list went in,the one who had arrived at the tomb first, and March 28, 2021 STEWARDSHIP he saw and believed. (Jn 20:8) Sunday Envelopes $ 13, 947 Loose Cash $ 445 Children Donations $ 2 Excerpts from the Lectionary for Stewardship totalsWe’re will grateful be to those Mass ©2001, 1998, 1970 CCD. Total Collected $ 14, 394 who continue to financially The English translation of Psalm posted for the weekendsupport our of parish. God Responses from Lectionary Year-to-date Goal $ 679, 771 bless you! for Mass © 1969, 1981, 1997, Year-to-dateMarch Collected 28th$ 623, at108 a later date. 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Our assessment for the 2020-2021 fiscal year is $109,385. This number reflects the fruits of your generous donations prior to COVID-19, and though this pandemic has affected all of us in different ways, I am confident that together we can conquer this goal. In the future, the hope is that our tithing goal will be an assessment in real time, allowing us to budget this assessment monthly. For now, though, I pray that each of you will prayerfully consider a donation to help us make our goal!

Please feel free to reach out to me if you have questions regarding the Season of Stewardship program or our assessment. Let us all respond to God and to our local Church with a spirit of generosity, grateful for our call to be God’s stewards!

To date, $60,682 has been pledged, with only 105 pledges out of about 943 OLOL families. Our total balance owed to ACSA is now $48,703.

Thank you to all of you who have responded so quickly. It is such a blessing for me (and I hope for all of you too!) to see your enthusiasm for your Catholic faith and your generous support of our parish family. You are a valued member of our Church and together we will ensure our parish continues to be a vibrant community of faith!

Contributions can be made by placing a check in the collection baskets with “Parish Tithe” or “ACSA” in the memo, or send directly to the “Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, Office of Parish Vitality and Mission Advancement, 1615 West Washington Street, Springfield, IL 62702” or online at dio.org/give.

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Our Lady of Lourdes | Decatur IL LITURGICAL LIFE 5 WHY DO WE DO THAT? - CATHOLIC LIFE EXPLAINED PARISH CONTACT Question: Do we need to fast for one hour before UPDATE Mass, or one hour before communion? Answer: The practice of fasting before receiving the Eucharist is a centuries-old act of devotion that was If you would like to receive parish once very different than it is today. In the 1917 Code emails communicating meetings/ of Canon Law, for example, anyone who wanted to classes/events/general information receive the Eucharist had to fast from midnight until please email your name and email the time of communion (even water and medications address to: [email protected] were forbidden). Over the following decades, the rules for the eucharistic fast were relaxed, first by Pope Pius XII and, later, by Pope Saint Paul VI. The current Code of Canon Law (1983) states very clearly: “A person who is to WEAR YOUR MASKS receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to abstain for at least one hour before holy communion from any food and When you attend Mass at Our Lady drink, except for only water and medicine” (Canon 919, §1). And, in the case of Lourdes, we ask that you wear of those who are ill and the elderly, the rules are even more accommodating, your masks when you arrive and “The elderly, the infirm, and those who care for them can receive the Most Holy enter the building. If you leave your Eucharist even if they have eaten something within the preceding hour” (Canon pew to use the restroom or take 919, §3). your child to the restroom, PLEASE So, if we strictly follow the “letter of the law,” the fast is calculated from the time of remember to wear your mask and Holy Communion and not the start of Mass. However, when we remember why we help protect those attending Mass. fast — it is a reminder of the deeper hungers of the spirit that our physical thirst or hunger symbolize — we see that the issue is much bigger than simply fulfilling what is called for by Church Law and tradition. Joining fasting to our prayers and reflection before Mass is an opportunity to really center ourselves and to prepare PRE-PLANNING our minds, hearts, and bodies to welcome the One we receive in the Eucharist. YOUR FUNERAL Preplanning your funeral assures you and reassures family members that Please join us for WDCR DECATUR CATHOLIC RADIO’S arrangements will be made according to your wishes. An electronic version 10th Anniversary Virtual Celebration is available to guide you through the scripture and hymn selections, offering WATCH: wdcrradio.com excellent suggestions to make your and click 10th Anniversary funeral liturgy personalized. Email Jami Celebration Link Snow at [email protected] for more Or LISTEN on 88.9 / 96.5 FM information. Thursday, April 15, 2021 – Preplanning really can make a difficult 6:30PM situation easier for surviving family Keynote Speaker: “Father members by having your choices in Rocky” Exec Dir/CEO of place and eliminating time-pressed or Relevant Radio uncertain decisions. SUNDAY MARRIAGE QUOTE: ROSARY How do you respond in love when you’re angry with your spouse? It may require calling a “time out” on yourself. After you calm down a Saturdays | 4:00pm bit, you can talk about the issue more charitably. Sunday | 7:00am, 9:00am in Church

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April 4, 2021

Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Lord, please grant eternal rest to the soul of MARY EDITH CHRISTENSEN, wife of Brian Who are you? This question was Christensen. most assuredly asked of Jesus on the day of resurrection and it is a question asked of each of us. Our identities can be described SOCIAL JUSTICE NEWS in so many ways. We can start with our gifts and our talents, expertise and unique personality expressions. We can describe Flowing from the teaching of the Catholic Church things we like and things we prefer to set aside. As descriptive and captivating as these can be, none come close to our essence, our I want to share some of the 2nd Chapter of real and true self. While accurate in their own right, the self who Pope Francis’ new Encyclical, “Fratelli Tutti” lives and interacts with the world is the self we want others to see, which is entitled: “A Stranger on the Road” the one we project. But there is much more to us just as there is and is dedicated to the Good Samaritan. Pope much more to Jesus. Francis reminds us that Jesus told the lawyer who asked him the question, “And who is my Jesus could describe himself based on all of the same criteria neighbor?” that there was a man going down we use for ourselves. After all, Jesus is totally human. With all from Jerusalem to Jericho. He was assaulted by thieves, left half dead, lying on the side of the that people witnessed and all that Jesus knew about his physical road. Several people passed by him and failed human self, his divinity also shined forth. There was so much to stop to help him. Only one man, a Samaritan, more to know about him. Whereas once Jesus was transfigured stopped and cared for him personally even on top of a mountain before his disciples’ eyes, so today he is spending money to pay for his needs. Without transfigured before our eyes as he reveals his resurrected self as knowing the man, the Samaritan saw him as the Christ. Alleluia, Christ is risen! His glorified presence stands deserving of his time and attention. The Pope before us showing us that we are all much more than we see emphasizes that, in an unhealthy society that ourselves to be and show to others. We have a depth, purpose, turns its back on suffering and that is “illiterate” and essence that go way beyond the superficial treasures of our in caring for the frail and vulnerable, we are all existence to the very core of who we are. called - just like the Good Samaritan - to become neighbors to others, overcoming prejudices, personal interests, historic and cultural barriers. Within each one of us is a spark of Divine Love where creature We are all co-responsible in creating a society and Creator meet, and we are known uniquely by the name God that is able to include, integrate and lift up whispers to us. It is not the earthly name that was given to us those who have fallen or are suffering. Love but the one that flows from Divine Power and claims us as one builds bridges and “we were made for love,” who is special and chosen in God’s eyes. This is the self that will Pope Francis exhorts Christians to recognize rise one day with the eternal Christ of God and live eternally as Christ in the face of every excluded person. He God provides. This is the self that when free from all superficial challenges us to be “Good Samaritans” in our constraints layered upon it in this life can discover and know daily life. freedom in a way never possible before. This is love lifting us up “Fratelli tutti” is available from Amazon, www. and transforming us into who we really are, not who we want or USCCB.org, and other book resources. need ourselves to be. Who are you? A special, unique child of God who has been fashioned in God’s image, sustained by the power Submitted by Sr. JoAn, co-chairperson of OLOL/ of God’s love and kept eternally with the Blessed Trinity in heaven. St. Thomas Social Justice committee. Get to know this deeper, truer self as it is who you really are.

Called by Christ to continue his work on Earth, our mission is to speak for those in need, to advocate for justice, and to Our Lady of Lourdes | Decatur IL call one another to action. LITURGICAL LIFE 7 Bishop Thomas John Paprocki of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois announced that effective April 11, the general dispensation of the obligation to attend Sunday Mass and Holy Days of Obligation will expire and a modified dispensation will go into effect. The general dispensation has been in place since last March due to the coronavirus pandemic. Under the modified dispensation, most Catholics will be obligated to attend Mass, but others will continue to be dispensed from Everyday Stewardship - Recognize the obligation to attend Mass and Holy Days, including: God in your Ordinary Moments Those 65 years of age or older; Those at risk for severe illness due to underlying medical conditions as A Happy Ending Isn’t the Whole Story described by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Those who care for the sick, homebound, or infirmed; “Is there a happy ending?” Women who are pregnant; Those who cannot be accommodated at Mass because the church was When my kids were young, we never made at safe-distancing capacity. it past the first whiff of any narrative tension Those who are sick, have a fever, exhibit flu-like symptoms, or who before I got this question. As soon as whatever have good reason to think they are asymptomatic of a contagious princess or furry woodland animal who was illness such as COVID-19, are excused from attending Mass and do not the hero of the story got into any small scrape, require a dispensation. In fact, they are morally obliged not to attend they wanted that reassurance, “Is there a happy Mass to avoid putting others at risk. ending?” “The date I have chosen to lift the general dispensation is Sunday, April I can’t say I blame them. Don’t we all feel that 11, celebrated liturgically in the Church as Divine Mercy Sunday on way sometimes? We enter into a relationship the second Sunday of Easter, beginning with the Saturday anticipated with someone or some situation, and we just Masses the evening before,” Bishop Paprocki said. “The Easter season want to protect ourselves. We want to know it’s is a very fitting time to renew our commitment to worship Our Lord not going to go badly — or, if it does, that we every weekend in commemoration of His Resurrection and to pray for will be able to come back from it. It’s a human God’s Divine Mercy to heal the sick and bring an end to this pandemic.” instinct, a reflex. Our inclination to protect Churches in the diocese will continue safe distancing protocols and ourselves makes it so that we sometimes want other safety measures will also remain in place such as mask wearing, to press fast-forward on the bad stuff and skip pews being roped off, hand sanitizer being available in the church, the straight ahead to the happily-ever-after. priest sanitizing his hands before distributing holy Communion, and churches being cleaned and sanitized, among other safety measures. Easter is the ultimate happy ending. It’s the day of miracles. The day when all the stones roll “It is essential to be physically present celebrating with the community away and all the sins are forgiven. It’s the day of faith and receiving the real presence of our Lord into our hearts in the that puts everything right. Eucharist,” Bishop Paprocki said. “As I said last May when we began to welcome people back to church to attend Mass, we are one body (1 But if we learned anything from this week — Cor 12:12), and when we gather together in prayer, we know that Christ from the Passion and death of the Lord — it’s is in our midst (Matthew 18:20). Also, our faith is not a ‘virtual’ faith; that we can’t press fast-forward on the hardships our Lord Himself became incarnate and gave us the sacraments, with of life. That tension, that loss, that fear — it’s their physical signs and hidden but real effects. Our Lord said, ‘Amen, crucial, isn’t it? As Catholics, we are who we are amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and because of Easter. But Easter doesn’t happen drink his blood, you do not have life within you. Whoever eats my flesh without Good Friday. and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day’ (John 6:53-54). Our faith is a tangible, physical, and communal reality. So, does the story of salvation have a happy We simply cannot properly practice our faith apart from one another ending? We know it does. But we also and separated from the physical realities of the sacraments (Hebrews remember that the ending isn’t all that matters. 10:25).” For more information, Catholics can visit www.dio.org/backtomass.

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APRIL 5 | 6:30 AM

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PARISH SCHOOL OF RELIGION WOMENS GROUP (PSR) Wednesday | 1:00pm Wednesday | 6:00pm St. Therese Intercessory Prayer Group for Religious Education is offered to our parish APRIL 7 | 6:00 PM women. children in preparation of the sacraments. Questions: Linda Clark 875-4215. PSR classes in the RCIA - ADULT RELIGIOUS School ADORATION EDUCATION Thursday | 3:00pm to 7:00pm Thursday | 6:30pm Eucharistic Adoration in the Church, Deacon Kevin Richardson instructs the Confessions in the Chapel Rites of the Catholic Church to those who Confessionals 5:00pm want to join the faith. Contact the Church Office to join.

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Our Lady of Lourdes School is seeking applicants for the position of English Language Arts teacher and Middle School Science teacher for grades 6, 7, and 8. This is a full-time position, Monday-Friday from 7:30-3:15 pm. Job Qualifications: Applicants must have a valid teaching license in the state of Illinois or proof of towards a valid Illinois license. How to Apply: To apply online, please send resume, cover letter, and any references to Theresa Bowser at [email protected] by May 3rd.

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I hope this finds you well and anticipating the coming Easter season! I wanted to offer a bit of clarification regarding my upcoming Ordination to the Diaconate at 6:00pm on Friday, April 9 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield. Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 restrictions, I was unable to invite everyone that I would like to. If you received a Formal Invitation with an RSVP card in the mail, then I hope that you are able to join me in person. If you received a Formal Inspiration of the Week Announcement without an RSVP card in the mail, then I hope that you are able to join me virtually at dio.org/live. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to contact me. My contact information is below. Alleluia! Christ is risen! About

This virus has impacted our lives in so many ways, and this is yet another today’s feast, St. Augustine example. Please join me in praying, through the intercession of St. Roch, writes: “And he departed patron against plague, for an end to this virus! Thankfully, with cases and from our sight that we might deaths on the decline, there seems to be light at the end of the tunnel. return to our hearts and find Hopefully, COVID-19 will be a thing of the past by next May when I am God him there. For he left us, and willing ordained a priest. As we anticipate the coming joy of the Resurrection, I remain, behold, he is here.” Christ’s resurrected presence lives Sincerely yours in Christ, Zach Samples not only in the highest heaven 200 Hill Drive St. Meinrad, IN 47577 but in the fragile human heart. [email protected] Christ’s life inspires us and moves us to see a future for every human being and discover our true purpose and meaning. Every human being Are you interested in becoming more involved in our has a desire to live, and this liturgical celebration? Fr. Friedel is looking for volunteers to cry can be heard within. There play an active part in our Masses. is a longing for a connection with Someone greater than ourselves that gives an If you would like to become a lector, Eucharist minister, import to our existence that greeter, usher or altar server, please contact the Church we cannot supply. Today, Office at 217-877-4404 to sign up for training. our deepest questions find answers.

The Knights of Columbus have scheduled the next Catholic Men’s Breakfast on Saturday April 17th @ APRIL 4 7:30am with Fr. Chris Comerford. It will be held at St. Easter Sunday; He is Risen! Patrick’s Church in the Basement.

The Topic for this Breakfast will be: Major League Decatur Catholic Radio Chaplain, Fr. Chris Comerford and the St. Louis Cardi- WDCR 88.9/96.5 nals. Victim Assistance Coordinator for You can sign up through the link posted on the Knights the Dioceses of Springfield in Illinois of Columbus or OLOL’s Facebook pages. Alison Smith 217-698-8500

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OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH STAFF

Pastor, Our Lady of Lourdes Rev. Michael Friedel School Staff Parochial Vicar, Principal, Rev. Michael Trummer Theresa Bowser | [email protected] Pastoral Associate, School Secretary, Sr. JoAn Schullian, O.S.F. Dianna Wagner | [email protected] Hispanic Ministry Coordinator, Sr. Ofelia Quiroz, MAG PHILOSOPHY AND MISSION Parish Communication & Engagement Coordinator, The mission of Our Lady of Lourdes Megan Bresnan Catholic School is to develop strong Pastoral Care Coordinator, values in our students and educate them Jami Snow spiritually, intellectually, culturally, and Administrative Assistant, physically. Dorothy Centers Phone: 217.877.4408 | Website: www.ololschool.com Director of Operations, Justin Reed

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