St. John Vianney Catholic Church th Avenue North, South St. Paul, MN Office: (651) Fax: (651)

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1 St. John Vianney Catholic Church th Avenue North, South St. Paul, MN Office: (651) Fax: (651) Together Renewing our commitment to God and our community. Masses: Daily (Tues Friday) 7:30am Saturday 5pm, Sunday 8:15 & 10:30am Confessions: Saturday 4pm, Thursday & Friday 7:00am March 5, 2017

2 FAITH MARCH 5, st SUNDAY OF LENT "He fasted for forty days and forty nights, and afterwards he was hungry." And no surprise! That's an incredibly long time to fast. Undoubtedly Jesus' physical and emotional strength would have been extremely weak after enduring such a marathon of abstinence. And isn't it interesting that the "tempter" should choose to appear at this particular moment? When bread must have sounded better than ever, the devil comes and tests Jesus, saying, "Command that these stones become loaves of bread." How hard it must have been to resist! Surely, Jesus could have caved in. He could have shown the devil his power--and had a bite to eat while he was at it--but he didn't. Instead, Jesus relied upon the word of God, and battled the devil by holding fast to the truth. "One does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes forth from the mouth of God." What an excellent model this provides for us. We too face temptation of various kinds and degrees. As the first reading from Genesis reminds us, the "cunning" serpent has been slithering around humanity from the beginning of time. Even when we have all that we need, the devil makes us want more, or want different, than what we have. Today's Gospel calls Satan "the tempter" for good reason. He tempts us to break God's law as Adam and Eve did when they ate from the tree "in the middle of the garden." But Jesus shows us the right response by battling the devil with the truth of God's word. Whatever temptations might beset us, there is power in clinging to the truths that we find in Scripture. In our moments of trial, may we have the strength to claim these truths as our own and, like Jesus, defeat the deceit of the devil. Stations of the Cross Fridays at 4pm During Lent But the Lord is faithful; he will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one ~2 Thessalonians 3:3

3 FAITH Please pray for the sick who have asked for prayers: Elizabeth Arnold Sr. Mary Madonna Ashton, CSJ Lyndon Baker Dorothy Behrend Kathy Olsen-Roebke Jim Bruhn Chris Cheney Sandy Otto Kevin Conroy Judy Fuglie Terry Lawrence Simon Scott Yvonne Hain Grayce Hartman Alice S. Mildred Hoff Bill Holzmer Geri Loder Joanie Gutzman Bob Bringgold Randy Gillette Olivia Milner Don Basch Ken Rouse Ed Oster Margaret Overman Linda Pelletier Marlene Brickley Don Basch Terry Pieper Cathy Derr John Jablonski Irene Bellis Patty O Brien Dustin Bergh Jim Schema Julia Schneider Sandy Lotzer Bill Reynolds Tom Van Hale Whitey Willer Joan Woods Katy~ Becky Thomas Frank Strut Karen Kapphahn Marcy Jansen Barb Thompson Scott Taterka Bill Novotny Patti Praml Schultz Myrt Milner Vi Stewart Donna Ziemer Gloria Powers Mass Schedule & Intentions MONDAY MAR 06 NO MASS TUESDAY MAR 07 7:30 AM RELIGIOUS FREEDOM WEDNESDAY MAR 08 7:30 AM ECKSTEIN FAMILY THURSDAY MAR 09 7:30 AM LOUISE CONNOLLY+ FRIDAY MAR 10 7:30 AM LOUISE CONNOLLY+ SATURDAY MAR 11 5:00 PM EVELYN PETRIE+ SUNDAY MAR 12 8:15 AM SJV CLASS OF :30 AM AL & MARTHA SMEBY+ Liturgical Minister Schedule MARCH 11TH & 12TH SATURDAY SUNDAY LECTORS SARAH COSGROVE 8:15 LOUANNE GOOSSENS 10:30 CAROL LOKHORST USHERS JODY GRIFFIN TONY LAMOTTE 8:15 MICHELLE ENGLEMEIER JOHN JABLONSKI 10:30 KEN SCHULT NORM QUAST

4 SJV COMMUNITY SAVE THE DATE! THE SJV SPRING FESTIVAL A DAY IN MAY IS SATURDAY, MAY 20TH! BASKETS, 50/50, RAFFLE FOR CASH PRIZES, BAK- ERY AND THE FAMOUS TASTE OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY WE NEED COMMITTEE MEMEBERS.. COME SHARE YOUR SPRING FRESH IDEAS! CONTACT DORIS Community of Saints is proud to announce that our nationally accredited, four star preschool program has received Parent Aware status! This recognition means that Community of Saints School has been identified and acknowledged by the state of Minnesota for its high quality program, and is now an organization that can receive Parent Aware scholarship money towards tuition from families who qualify for Parent Aware support through the state. To find out more information about this amazing opportunity, please contact our preschool director, Katie Hartz: khartz@communityofsaints.org; or call Thank you!

5 ADORATION BAPTISM/RCIA BLOOD DRIVE/MOBILE MEALS COFFEE & DONUTS Ministries and Committees MARY KALISZEWSKI DEACON WRIGHT MYRT MILNER NANCY SCHNEIDER COMMUNITY CARE/LIFE DEB LUSKEY CRAFTERS DECORATIONS FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN FISH FRY FUNERAL LUNCHEONS GIRL SCOUTS GREETERS CAROL LOKHORST MARGE WILLER MARY ANN NOVOTNY DENNIS MCGRATH BARB REICHSTADT NICOLE SCHEIBER MARY KALISZEWSKI KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KEN SCHULT LECTORS MUSICIANS NEIGHBORS KRISTI LUSKEY LORI LENCOWSKI MARY HOLZMER PARISH APOSTOLATE MIKE SMEBY PARISH TRUSTEES TOM BOSER LAURA KOSMICKI PIG ROAST/SJV FEAST DAY TOM BOSER PRAYER GROUP PROJECT HOME REDUCE REUSE SALE SENIOR CONTACT BARB TINUCCI MARY ANN NOVOTNY KEN ROUSE JOYCE ATHMANN USHERS KEN SCHULT VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR DORIS BRINGGOLD Parish Information Fr. Antony Skaria Office Hours: Monday Friday 8:30am 2:30pm Parish Phone Number: (651) Parish Website: Deacon: (in the office Tuesday mornings) Deacon Scott Wright Phone: (651) Accountant: Patrick Dold Phone: (651) Director of Religious Education Jill Vujovich Laabs Phone: (651) Maintenance Kent Trkla Phone: (651) Community of Saints Bridget Kramer Phone: (651) IRA CHARITABLE ROLLOVER: On December 18th, 2015, a law was signed that permanently makes the IRA Charitable Rollover available. This rollover does not expire & allows donors 70 ½ or older to make charitable contribution directly from their IRA. For more information, please call the office at Have you considered your stewardship through EFT s? EFTs are one way to make contributions consistent, no hassle with filling out a check along with saving a tree! No paper envelopes. It is very simple. Fill out a form from the Parish Office, decide how much and when you contribution is taken from your bank account and into SJV s bank account. With a voided check, we submit the info& you are done. No worry about forgetting your envelope at home or what you wrote your check amount for, SJV s bank & yours keep track of that. Call us today, we are more than happy to help you out. Parish Office