CHURCH OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY

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1 September 23, 2018 CHURCH OF ST. JOHN VIANNEY TOGETHER RENEWING OUR COMMITMENT TO GOD & OUR COMMUNITY Address: th Ave N, South St. Paul, MN Phone: (651) Fax: (651) Parish Staff Pastor Fr. Antony Skaria, CFIC Deacon Scott Wright Director of Religious Education & Parish Assistant Jill Vujovich-Laabs Director of Music Lori Lencowski Maintenance Kent Trkla Bulletin Deadline Monday 12:00pm Baptism & Marriages Call Parish Office for Details MASS SCHEDULE WEEKEND: SATURDAY 5 PM; SUNDAY 8:15AM & 10:30AM WEEKDAYS: TUE FRI 7:30AM HOLY DAYS: 7:30AM & 6:30PM RECONCILIATION THUR & FRI: 7:00AM SAT: 4:00PM

2 Faith Over the next few weeks we will be featuring excerpts from Fr. Josh Johnson s new book, BROKEN AND BLESSED PRAYER AND THE FIVE W S Throughout this book, as we have been seeing how to walk with one another in receiving the love of Jesus in and through his Church, there has been a common thread namely, encountering God in prayer. To help us be more intentional in our relationship with Jesus, I would like to propose a method that may be familiar to many writers and journalists: The Five W s when, where, what, who, and why. This approach is not a divine mandate or a Church rule that we must follow. It is simply a method that works for me and that has also helped many other people in their walk toward eternity. Every Sunday, I look at my calendar for the coming week and ask myself the following questions, each of which starts with one of the Five W s : 1. When will I spend intentional time with Jesus from Monday to Sunday? Once I figure this out, I pencil in the exact prayer times on my calendar. 2. Where will I spend this intentional time with Jesus? I then note the locations on my calendar. While the actual location does not necessarily matter, it is important to findsome places where you pray consistently. 3. What will Jesus and I do together during this time? That is, what type(s) of prayers or devotions. I then pencil them in. 4. Who will hold me accountable for spending this time with Jesus? I then invite him or her to check in with me via , text, call, or a personal visit. 5. Why am I spending this time with Jesus? We need to know why we are praying for us to be consistent and persevering in prayer. Now, let s take a look at each of the Five W s : What What will God and I do during our time together? It is important that we have a plan in place on our calendar for our intentional time of prayer. If we don t do this, the following can happen: We pencil in fifteen minutes of prayer beginning at six o clock in the morning in our living room, but we don t know what or how we are going to pray, so we just sit there thinking about all the things we could be doing with Jesus. Then, fifteen minutes later, our intentional time is up. Because we didn t have a plan, our time in prayer was not as fruitful as it could have been. Without a prayer plan, we spend our time navel gazing or fixating on the lives of others in our world. Navel gazing is when we dwell on ourselves too much: How well am I praying? Why haven t I been healed of this wound? Why do I still struggle with this sin? Why don t I feel anything right now? Instead of focusing on Jesus, we make our prayer all about us. In prayer, Jesus once challenged the lay mystic Gabrielle Bossis, Who is your God, you or I? Why don t you think of me more than of yourself? Though it is important to discuss these topics with our spiritual director, it is not possible for a lot of growth to happen in any relationship if we are only focused on ourselves. On the other hand, our prayer can become too focused on other people (and even on places or things). Instead of actually being intimate with God, we spend our time with him dwelling on everyone else. As St. Caesarius of Arles puts it, A person worships whatever captivates his mind during prayer. Whoever in his prayers thinks of public affairs, or the house he is building, worships them rather than God. To safeguard our prayer time with God, we need to have a plan. In each chapter of this book, we have discussed different ways of entering into a deeper intimacy with God: Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, lectio divina, praying the Rosary, using the ARRR model, examination of conscience, praise and worship music, praying the Litany of Gratitude, saying the Litany of Humility, using St. Teresa of Calcutta s I THIRST meditation, among others. Depending on our current season of life, we sometimes will be drawn to a particular prayer or method of praying. This is normal. Simply having some kind of order in our prayer can save us from many distractions and a less than fruitful prayer time. In addition to penciling in different methods of prayer, I also encourage you to leave your smartphone in the other room or at least put it in silent mode. Typically, we wouldn t be using our phones during Mass or when we are having a conversation with our significant other. Likewise, prayer is not a time when our phone should be present with its many potential distractions. After we make our plans with the Lord, we should be open if the Holy Spirit leads us in a different direction. Our prayer plan is simply meant to help us focus on God. As St. Jane de Chantal has said: When the Holy Spirit has taken charge of the person who is meditating... He does with the soul as it pleases him, and all rules and methods vanish away. In the hands of God the soul must become like clay in the hands of a potter, who from it can form any sort of dish... Prayer must be carried on by grace, and not by deliberate art. With Jesus, it is always a good idea to be flexible and open to his guiding us in a new direction, much like the Holy Spirit did with the apostles at Pentecost.

3 Eucharistic Ministers Calling All Eucharistic Ministers! If you wish to continue your service as a Eucharistic Minister for our parish please contact Fr. Antony via e- mail at frantony@sjvssp.org confirming your intent and identifying your Mass of preference. This will assist Fr. Antony with scheduling and Mass preparation. Thank you. Knights of Columbus Council 3659 invites all parishioners to attend a presentation by Deacon Scott Wright on his 2 published books about life in South St. Paul; Of Snapping Turtles & Packing Plants and the East Side of St. Paul, Carrying the Mummy. The event will be held on Tuesday, September 25th at 7pm at St. John Vianney Catholic Church. A reception will follow the presentation. The SJV senior club is playing cards on Tuesday, September 23 at 12:30. We meet in the Mary Kane Commons. UPCOMING EVENTS ^=táåé=`çìåíêó=bîéåáåö= ~í= pík=gçüå=sá~ååéó= = låíçäéê=osi=omnu= Reserved seating tickets go on sale this weekend after all Masses $60.00 per person Buffet Dinner Grand Prizes of $1,000.00, $ And a 3rd prize value of $ Entertainment provided by Mark Capecchi & Friends Cash & Carry Baskets Will be available for purchase A very special live auction event and of course, our famous SJV Signature Drink For questions or reserved ticket seating call Doris at All are welcome. Please welcome into the family of our Lord and the St. John Vianney family: Jameson Oliver Blazer son of Tiffany and Shane Blazer Readings for the Week of September 23, 2018 Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20/Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 [6b]/Jas 3:16--4:3/Mk 9:30-37 Monday: Prv 3:27-34/Ps 15:2-3a, 3bc-4ab, 5 [1]/Lk 8:16-18 Tuesday: Prv 21:1-6, 10-13/Ps 119:1, 27, 30, 34, 35, 44 [35]/Lk 8:19-21 Wednesday: Prv 30:5-9/Ps 119:29, 72, 89,101,104,163 [105]/Lk 9:1-6 Thursday: Eccl 1:2-11/Ps 90:3-4, 5-6, 12-13, 14 and 17bc [1]/Lk 9:7-9 Friday: Eccl 3:1-11/Ps 144:1b and 2abc, 3-4 [1]/Lk 9:18-22 Saturday: Dn 7:9-10, or Rv 12:7-12a/Ps 138:1-2ab, 2cde-3, 4-5 [1]/Jn 1:47-51

4 Stewardship Karen Fritz Helfter Kathy Olsen-Roebke Kevin Conroy Yvonne Hain Bill Holzmer Randy Gillette Ed Oster Jim Schema Tom Van Hale Becky Thomas Barb Thompson Myrt Milner Gloria Powers Simon Scott Bob Bringgold Marlene Brickley Katy~ Marge Willer Cathy Derr Alice Hamilton Jim Glenn Chris Cheney Mary Ann Lawrence Jeanne Cosgrove Sandy Lotzer Karen Kapphahn Steve Wenner Carlos Garcia Fred Friedrichs John Rose Please pray for the sick who have asked for our prayers Sr. Mary Madonna Ashton, CSJ Jim Bruhn Judy Fuglie Grayce Hartman Geri Loder Olivia Milner Margaret Overman Aubrey Schroeder Whitey Willer Frank Strut Marla Hawley Vi Stewart Peggy Wenner Mildred Hoff Carole Keller Bill Reynolds Marcy Jansen Dustin Bergh Gretchen Bidwell Patty O Brien Lyndon Baker PJK Joanie Gutzman Linda Pelletier Joan Woods Bill Novotny Tom Lehmann Shari Bergman Ron Moser Carol Lucio Readings for the Week of September 16,2018 Sunday: Is 50:5-9a/Ps 116:1-2, 3-4, 5-6, 8-9 [9]/Jas 2:14-18/ Mk 8:27-35 Monday: 1 Cor 11:17-26, 33/Ps 40:7-8a, 8b-9, 10, 17 [1 Cor 11:26b]/Lk 7:1-10 Tuesday: 1 Cor 12:12-14, 27-31a/Ps 100:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [3]/Lk 7:11-17 Wednesday: 1 Cor 12:31--13:13/Ps 33:2-3, 4-5, 12 and 22 [12]/Lk 7:31-35 Thursday: 1 Cor 15:1-11/Ps 118:1b-2, 16ab-17, 28 [1]/Lk 7:36-50 Friday: Eph 4:1-7, 11-13/Ps 19:2-3, 4-5 [5]/Mt 9:9-13 Saturday: 1 Cor 15:35-37, 42-49/Ps 56:10c-12, [14]/Lk 8:4-15 Next Sunday: Wis 2:12, 17-20/Ps 54:3-4, 5, 6-8 [6b]/Jas 3:16- -4:3/Mk 9:30-37 Mass Schedule & Intentions MONDAY SEP 24 7:30 AM NO MASS TUESDAY SEP 25 7:30 AM Tom & Toni Todd+ WEDNESDAY SEP 26 7:30 AM All Souls Purgatory THURSDAY SEP 27 7:30 AM David & Gretchen Vujovich+ FRIDAY SEP 28 7:30 AM Dennis Smeby SATURDAY SEP 29 5:00 PM Paul Deering+ SUNDAY SEP 30 8:15 AM Tom Kaliszewski+ Saturday Sunday 10:30 AM Gordon Anderson+ Liturgical Minister Schedule September 29th & 30th SATURDAY 5:00 PM LECTORS 5:00 PM BETTY WRIGHT 8:15 AM LOUANNE GOOSSENS 10:30 AM SCOTT SWEDIN Ushers Jody Griffin & Tony LaMotte SUNDAY 8:15 AM Joe Nelson & Michelle Engelmeier SUNDAY 10:30 AM Ken Schult & Norm Quast

5 ADORATION BAPTISM/RCIA Ministries and Committees KALISZEWSKI DEACON WRIGHT MOBILE MEALS MYRT MILNER COFFEE & DONUTS NANCY SCHNEIDER COMMUNITY CARE/LIFE DEB LUSKEY CRAFTERS DECORATIONS FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN FISH FRY FUNERAL LUNCHEONS GREETERS CAROL LOKHORST MARGE WILLER ANN NOVOTNY DENNIS MCGRATH BARB REICHSTADT KALISZEWSKI KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KEN SCHULT LECTORS MUSICIANS NEIGHBORS KRISTI LUSKEY LORI LENCOWSKI HOLZMER PARISH TRUSTEES TOM BOSER LAURA KOSMICKI PIG ROAST/SJV FEAST DAY TOM BOSER PRAYER GROUP PROJECT HOME REDUCE REUSE SALE SENIOR CONTACT BARB TINUCCI ANN NOVOTNY KEN ROUSE JOYCE ATHMANN USHERS KEN SCHULT Parish Information Fr. Antony Skaria Office Hours: Monday Friday 9:00am 3:00pm 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 VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR DORIS BRINGGOLD