The Easter Vigil is the premier time each year for the making of Catholic adults through the celebration of the sacraments of Christian initiation. For the purposes of baptism, “adults” are those of catechetical age (about the age of 7 and older). This year, in 60 parishes and one university within the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois, 288 people came to the Easter Vigil to celebrate rites that joined them to the Catholic Church.
They prepared for this night in two key ways. In their own parishes, they took part in the process of formation and training in the Christian life that is provided in the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults. This process of training and formation in the Christian life is often more familiarly called the catechumenate or RCIA. They have done this for quite some time.
And then, on the First Sunday of Lent this year, they celebrated the diocesan Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion at the Cathedral Church of the Immaculate Conception in Springfield. At that rite Bishop Thomas John Paprocki, in the name of the whole diocese, formally called them to the mighty prayers and liturgies of Lent and to the sacraments of initiation to be celebrated at the Easter Vigil.
The names are divided into neophytes (N), Catholics completing initiation (CCI), or Christians celebrating reception in the full communion of the Catholic Church (FC).
LEGEND
N: Neophyte
CCI: Catholic Completing Initiation
FC: Full Communion
• NEOPHYTES are persons who up until this Easter have never been baptized. Their long journey of inquiry and catechumenate was completed with the initiation sacraments of baptism, confirmation, and Eucharist.
• CATHOLICS COMPLETING INITIATION are those who were baptized Roman Catholic in infancy, but were not raised in the faith. During this Easter Vigil, they completed the initiation cycle with confirmation and Eucharist.
• Christians who celebrate FULL COMMUNION have come to the Catholic Church already baptized in another Christian community. They entered into the full communion of the Catholic Church by profession of faith and the sacraments of confirmation and Eucharist.
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
in Springfield
N: Jennifer Jones, Rachel Larison, Chinyere Nwagbaraji, Elizabeth Prater, Chieme Udaku, Angela Woolen, Alexis Woolen, Dominic Woolen, Roger Woolen, Zachary Woolen
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
in Springfield
N: Heather Gillespie, Laura Gillespie, Lynda Kowalewski, Rodney Naylor
CCI: Jeffrey Kowalewski
FC: Mike Blair, Denise Dempsey, Forrest Hoffman, Kelly Howe, Danielle Larson, Tamie Pohlman, Brad Schroeder, Brooke Spring, Alvin Watkins
CHRIST THE KING PARISH
in Springfield
CCI: Luke Alexander Eberhardt, Holly Ann Walton
LITTLE FLOWER PARISH
in Springfield
FC: Marissa Gilbert, Stanley Rives, Jillian Sims
ST. AGNES PARISH
in Springfield
FC: Karen Ferguson, Ruth Ziogas
ST. ALOYSIUS PARISH
in Springfield
FC: Meredith Alt, Jami Lynn Runyon, Scott McCamant
ST. JOSEPH PARISH
in Springfield
FC: Linda Ann Ellrich, Leeza Suzanne Jones
SS. PETER AND PAUL PARISH
in Alton
N: Nancy Apple, Cedric Parker
FC: Connie Waggoner, Megan Wunderlich
ST. MARY’S (IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION) PARISH
in Alton
N: Kyle Richard Brown, Christopher Paul James Jones, Anthony Lee King, Hannah Elizabeth Taylor
CCI: Katherine Elizabeth Cooke, Sara Fitzpatrick Lister
FC: Christie Lynn Buck, Heather Rene’e Dixon, Kenneth Edward Henfling, Jarrod Michael McCormick, Michael David Meyer, Corey Michael Parks, Betty Diane Seehausen, J Tyler Shewmake, Kandice Suzanne Sweetman
ST. AUGUSTINE PARISH
in Ashland
FC: Matthew Denby, Brandon Stribing
HOLY CROSS PARISH
in Auburn
N: Linda Hardin
ST. ALEXIUS PARISH
in Beardstown
N: Ekoe Adamah, Kokou Sitsou Agbavon, Kpatcha Ahloma, Yaovi Kangni, Joseph Fredrick Loxley
CCI: Elodie Abidi, Julienne Abidi, Juliette Abidi, Isael Rios Martinez
OUR LADY QUEEN OF PEACE
in Bethalto
N: Holly June Davidson, Trinity Ann Tune
CCI: Adrian Godoy, Ana Godoy, Karson Miller, Bryce M. Pryor, Jace J. Pryor
FC: Pamela Rene` Boger, Sean P. McBrien
SS. MARY AND JOSEPH PARISH
in Carlinville
FC: Jessica M. Ryan
ST. JOHN THE EVANGELIST PARISH
in Carrollton
N: Tabitha Brown, Brandi Martin
FC: Elizabeth Albrecht, Stefanie Kraushaar, Kylie Meuth, Kim Steinacher
EIU NEWMAN CATHOLIC CENTER
in Charleston
FC: Collin Halihan, Doug Kanouse
ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER PARISH
in Chatham
CCI: Amanda Gerhardy
FC: Larry Allen Logan, Faye Mini-Reyman
SS . PETER AND PAUL PARISH
in Collinsville
CCI: Damaris Avila, Diego Avila, Naomi Hurst
HOLY FAMILY PARISH
in Decatur
N: Madison Jai Craw, Hannah Katherine Dewey, Wyatt Ray Marlow, Aden Alan McKenzie, Kendra Jordan Schaub, Ethan Matthew Spain
CCI: Emma Soliel Babb, Lillian Inez Deering, Michael Bernard Deering, Kyla Marie Donahue, Taryn Elizabeth Teeters
FC: Cindy Diane Albright, Kailyn Elizabeth Dewey, Kimberly B. Dewey, Morgan Grace Dewey, Parker Nicholas Dewey, Thomas Parker Dewey, Gail Lee Marlow
OUR LADY OF LOURDES PARISH
in Decatur
N: Mora Xitlaly, Sarah Roberts, Lacy Schwarze
FC: Elizabeth Brinkoetter, Shondra Lynch, Kent Sederwall
SS. JAMES AND PATRICK PARISH
in Decatur
N: Tanisha Gardet, Braden Heckman, Brianna Heckman, Heather Heckman, Drake Allan Lancaster
FC: Janet Ann Barker, Bryan Alan Kickle, Brynn Abigail Kickle, Harvey Phillips Sr., Sharon Phillips
ST. ISIDORE THE FARMER PARISH
in Dietrich
FC: Kevin Debolt
ST. BONIFACE PARISH
in Edwardsville
N: Heather Marie Mainer, Jeffrey Stark
CCI: Carmen A. Connors, Juan P. Perez
FC: James De Moulin, Kara Winslow
ST. MARY PARISH
in Edwardsville
N: Renee Gene Johnson, Jared Gregory Riemenschneider
CCI: Abigail Renae Bass, Joe Petrocelli, Nick Petrocelli, Catherine Julia Stark
FC: Kellie G. Frohnert, Craig Colbert, Carter Meredith
SACRED HEART PARISH
in Effingham
N: Joseph Ingram
FC: Madalynn Bond, Eric Florey, Brittany Miller, Jerry McClusky
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH
in Effingham
N: Taylor Traster, Titan Traster
FC: Kayla Althoff, Laura Miller, Misty Snyder
SS. SIMON AND JUDE PARISH
in Gillespie
N: Addisen Richardson, Michele Richardson
FC: Jerry L. Yeager Jr.
ST. PATRICK PARISH
in Girard
N: Eddie Emery
FC: Terry Erixon
ST. CECILIA PARISH
in Glen Carbon
N: Justin VanDusen, Dakota Mackenzie Day-Herrell
CCI: Terianne Marie Edwards
FC: Lisa Davis, Alan Chester Schaake
ST. AMBROSE PARISH
in Godfrey
N: Keri Buchanan, Kim Marie Croxford, Charles E. Pruitt, Jamie Ventimiglia
FC: Emily Anderson, Matthew Anderson, Sara Anderson, Brian Belchik, Ashley Cheng, Brent Copple, Beth Hausman, James Sinclair
ST. ELIZABETH PARISH
in Granite City
N: Elijah Helmers, Christina Pyles, Cynthia Skalsky, Kimberly Smith
FC: Diane Anderson, Timothy Davis, Victoria Goss, Brandon Grinstead, Robert Jacoby, Jacob Janek, Jacob Vilmer, Robb Woolen
HOLY FAMILY PARISH
in Granite City
N: Michelle Davis, Donna Gray, Austin McKinney, Jennifer Percy, Rylie Percy
FC: Miranda Grizzard, Dewayne Percy, Mary Sundstrom
ST. LAWRENCE PARISH
in Greenville
N: Michael Williams
FC: Kylee Ledbetter, Brad Wade
ST. PAUL PARISH
in Highland
N: Taylor Becker, David Ellis, Chance Nicolaides, Cameron Schultz, Sontae Finley-White
CCI: Lauren Eilers, Kelsey Lane, Jacob Zobrist
FC: Derek Driemeyer, Jacob Rose, Madeline Sykes, Katelyn Willman
RESURRECTION PARISH
in Illiopolis
FC: Carol Dodson, Amanda Lubich, Jason Lubich
OUR SAVIOUR PARISH
in Jacksonville
N: Mike Bolino
ST. FRANCIS XAVIER PARISH
in Jerseyville
N: Katelyn Ann Dougherty, Jude Jones, Haylie Jones
FC: Jimmie Dean Heltsley, Pamela Jean Heltsley
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH
in Mattoon
FC: Natasha Earnest
ST. ROSE OF LIMA PARISH
in Montrose
FC: Dalton Hinterscher
OUR LADY OF THE HOLY SPIRIT PARISH
in Mt. Zion
N: Haley Bolsen
FC: Blake Bradley
ST. LOUIS PARISH
in Nokomis
N: Kent Hubbard
CCI: Zachary Hammond
ST. PATRICK PARISH
in Pana
N: Joshua Ryan Schneider
FC: Janelle Holthaus
ST. MARY PARISH
in Paris
FC: Tabitha Ramirez
ST. PETER PARISH
in Petersburg
N: Sean Kelly
FC: Don Bivens, Georgia Ed, Susan Ferguson, Judith Hollis, Kenneth Hollis, Cameron McCreery, Daniel McMurray, Anita Wankel
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION PARISH
in Pierron
N: Miranda Goff
ST. MARY PARISH
in Pittsfield
CCI: Matthew A. Temple, Kenneth L. Mager
FC: Carlee Joe Hively
ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA PARISH
in Quincy
CCI: Holly Marie Kasparie
FC: Dalton Berry, Sarah Bockhold, Courtney Lynn Hummel, Jacob Messmer, Kyla Shultz
ST. JOSEPH PARISH
in Quincy
N: Cody Sill
ST. FRANCIS SOLANUS PARISH
in Quincy
N: Zoey Lynn Schmitz
CCI: Binh Nguyen
BLESSED SACRAMENT PARISH
in Quincy
N: Kristy Doellman, Brennan Hills, Austin Denis Menz, Randy Rosson
FC: Phyllis J. Feld, Kody Graham, Devin Huner, Chris Reffett
ST. PETER PARISH
in Quincy
CCI: Kelli Nichole Bockius, Rebecca Elizabeth Koetters
FC: Tessa Blakey, Jordan Elise Epperson, David Kenneth Janus, David M. Rowland, (Gaye) Lynn Shankland, Michael L. Smith
ST. RAYMOND PARISH
in Raymond
N: Amanda Jean Calderini
FC: James A. Hester, Lindsay Pope, Henry E. Schiesser
ST. JUDE PARISH
in Rochester
N: Ashley Fitzsimmons
ANNUNCIATION PARISH
in Shumway
N: Douglas Kruger
FC: Jenni McKay
ST. MARY PARISH
in Taylorville
N: Shane Kennedy, Loni Vogel
FC: Jason Chance, Peggy Epley, Jessica McMillion, Sarah Shivers, Sara Thomas, Sharon Tate
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI PARISH
in Teutopolis
FC: Britani McKibben
ST. JEROME PARISH
in Troy
N: Riley Elizabeth Ramsey
FORTY MARTYRS PARISH
in Tuscola
FC: Kara Bosch
MOTHER OF DOLORS PARISH
in Vandalia
N: Mark Reinhart, Mike Meyer
SACRED HEART PARISH
in Virden
FC: Emily Goeckner, Teresa Smith
ST. MARK PARISH
in Winchester
FC: Janel R. Barber, Virginia Mae Moss