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St. John Vianney Catholic Church 789 17th Avenue North, South St. Paul, MN 55075
Office: (651) 451-1863 Fax: (651) 451-1864 www.sjvssp.org
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
August 13, 2017
FAITH
FAITH
Nothing less than Catholic
One of my goals this summer has been to work on my Spanish. Given our growing Latino population in the archdiocese, I
know that I need to do a better job of communicating in Spanish. Unable to find the time to go away for a few weeks, I’ve
been looking online for tutoring programs in the Twin Cities. After doing some online research, I called one of the best-
known language schools, and I was somewhat surprised to learn that there was a shortage of available teachers for the
dates I needed. I asked, “With all the Spanish speakers in our area, are you telling me that you can’t find a tutor?”
The response caught my attention: “There are plenty of Spanish speakers in our area, and even plenty of very successful
Spanish teachers, but to teach at our school, a teacher has to be trained in our educational philosophy, learn our method
and be convicted that our system works. That’s what makes it possible for our high standards to be uniform whether you’re
studying in Moscow, Bangkok or Lima.” My friends in business and marketing might speak of that in terms of “truth in ad-
vertising,” “quality control” and “brand protection.”
While it would be a gross over-simplification to speak of our Catholicity as a brand, it’s clearly part of my responsibilities to
make sure that what we designate as “Catholic” is truly Catholic — whether that be a parish, a school, a university, a hospi-
tal or a social service agency. Before I could begin my service as archbishop, I was expected to make a profession of faith
and take an oath of fidelity, requiring me to “make every effort to ensure that the deposit of faith handed down from the
apostles is preserved pure and entire, and that the truths to be held and put into practice will be passed on and clearly ex-
plained to all, as they are proposed by the Church’s magisterium.”
That’s how Christ’s Church makes sure that what is taught and professed in Minnesota in 2017 is the same core faith pro-
claimed in Rome throughout the last 20 centuries, the same tenets and principles that Peter and the apostles learned from
Christ himself when he walked the streets of Jerusalem.
The Church requires, moreover, that each pastor make a profession of faith and take a similar oath. I’ve had the privilege
recently of installing a number of our pastors and have been moved each time as I heard them promise before their congre-
gants that they would “hold fast to the deposit of faith in its entirety … faithfully hand it on and explain it … and … avoid any
teachings contrary to it.”
I always remind the new pastor that the faithful of their parish deserve nothing less than the faith presented in its entirety,
in all its richness. It’s the pastor who becomes the guarantor that the parish that he leads is authentically Catholic, that
what’s taught in his religious education programs or Catholic school is consistent with the teachings of the Church, that the
witness given by the community in its charitable outreach and promotion of justice reflects who we are as Christ’s Church.
He is to judge success not only by looking at the end result, but also on the basis of the fidelity and commitment to our dis-
tinctively Catholic philosophy and method. It’s not enough that he and his staff are generically kind, compassionate and
professionally competent; they need, whether Catholic or non-Catholic, to have integrated our philosophy and method and
share our conviction that our Catholic “system” works. That doesn’t mean that we can only employ and collaborate with
other Catholics, but it does mean that if we’re holding ourselves out as Catholic, we have to be Catholic.
On the first day of his pontificate, Pope Francis reminded us that the Church has to be more than a compassionate NGO —
it has to be Christ-centered and faithful to its mission. A successful “Catholic hospital” is not merely a blue-ribbon hospital
that happens to have been founded by a community of Catholic sisters, but rather one that imbues and models what the
Church teaches about the dignity of the human person, about the redemptive value of human suffering, about the sanctity
of life and the relevance of the Church’s moral teaching. —CONTINUED...
FAITH & FUN
MONDAY AUG 14 NO MASS
TUESDAY AUG 15 7:30 AM Gerald Athmann+
WEDNESDAY AUG 16 7:30 AM Eckstein Family
THURSDAY AUG 17 7:30 AM Dolores Stelzner+
FRIDAY AUG 18 7:30 AM Hal Loder+
SATURDAY AUG 19 5:00 PM Al & Martha Smeby+
SUNDAY AUG 20 8:15 AM Ernst Family
10:30 AM Terrence J Haanen, Sr.
Mass Schedule & Intentions
Liturgical Minister Schedule August 19th & 20th
LECTORS
SATURDAY Anne Larson 5:00 PM
SUNDAY Anita Kaliszewski 8:15 AM
SUNDAY Sharon Blaiser 10:30 AM
Ushers
SATURDAY 5:00 PM Tom Lehmann & Mary Holzmer
SUNDAY 8:15 AM Jay Colburn & Bill Marlow
SUNDAY 10:30 AM Norm Methner & Doug Krech
Readings for the Week of August 13, 2017 Sunday: 1 Kgs 19:9a, 11-13a/Ps 85:9-14/Rom 9:1-5/Mt 14:22-33 Monday: Dt 10:12-22/Ps 147:12-15, 19-20/Mt 17:22-27 Tuesday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14/1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/Ps 45:10-12, 16/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Wednesday: Dt 34:1-12/Ps 66:1-3a, 5, 8, 16-17/Mt 18:15-20 Thursday: Jos 3:7-10a, 11, 13-17/Ps 114:1-6/Mt 18:21--19:1 Friday: Jos 24:1-13/Ps 136:1-3, 16-18, 21-22, 24/Mt 19:3-12 Saturday: Jos 24:14-29/Ps 16:1-2a, 5, 7-8, 11/Mt 19:13-15
HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION TUESDAY, AUGUST 15
Solemnity of the Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Mass Times 7:30 am & 6:30pm
Thank you to all of the volunteers who made the SJV Feast Day Celebration fantastic!
Special gratitude is extended to Steve Stremski for donating the pig and to Tom Boser & crew for preparing it for all of us to enjoy.
The SJV Community truly did the work of the Lord —this year for 10 days! We served 6 fam-ilies, 10 children & 16 guests with joy, care and no judgment. Special thanks to families who went beyond in their service; Elise Hilton, Tom Simser, Elaine Konz, Jessica & Theron Von Behren & family and a special shout out to Mark & LouAnn Goossens for their blueberry pancakes and sausages.
FAITH
Please pray for the sick who have asked
for our prayers
Meagan Daoust Sr. Mary Madonna Ashton, CSJ
Kathy Olsen-Roebke
Jim Bruhn
Kevin Conroy Judy Fuglie
Yvonne Hain Grayce Hartman
Bill Holzmer Geri Loder
Randy Gillette Olivia Milner
Ed Oster Margaret Overman
Jim Schema George Schneider
Tom Van Hale Whitey Willer
Becky Thomas Frank Strut
Barb Thompson David Lencowski
Myrt Milner Vi Stewart
Gloria Powers Sandy Otto
Simon Scott Mildred Hoff
Bob Bringgold Ken Rouse
Marlene Brickley Bill Reynolds
Katy~ Marcy Jansen
Patti Praml Schultz Dustin Bergh
Cathy Derr John Jablonski
Kathy Mooney Patty O’Brien
Jim Glenn Lyndon Baker
Chris Cheney Terry Lawrence
Alice S. Joanie Gutzman
Don Basch Linda Pelletier
Sandy Lotzer Joan Woods
Karen Kapphahn Bill Novotny
Donna Ziemer Becky Rettler
Alice Hamilton
Marla Hawley
Karen Fritz Helfter
CONTINUED….
Similarly, a great “Catholic school” is not merely a parish
school whose students excel academically, but a place
where students are able to breathe in Catholicism, where
the pastor, principal, teachers and staff collaborate with
parents in presenting a credible witness to Christ’s pres-
ence in the world, where students have a genuine encoun-
ter with Christ, where they come to see and know that
God’s plan for the world, as taught by the Church, is a plan
that brings blessings and long-term happiness.
Blessed Paul VI noted that we live in an age that “listens
more willingly to witnesses than to teachers, and if [it] does
listen to teachers, it is because they are witnesses.” I think
that is particularly true of our school-aged children, who so
quickly emulate those around them.
They need witnesses to the faith in our religious education
programs and schools who can teach by example that what
the Church professes is life-giving, even when difficult.
The Official Catholic Directory, often called the Kenedy Di-
rectory, lists all of the institutions — parishes, schools, reli-
gious communities, hospitals, social service agencies — in
the 12 counties of our archdiocese that are designated as
“Catholic.” The breadth of the institutions is stunning and
represents the legacy of a vibrant Church, a legacy that is
now entrusted to us. Let’s pray for the success of their mis-
sion, let’s pray for those who have stepped up to serve in
these institutions, and let’s pray for those who have been
given the responsibility of leading these institutions and
assuring their connection to the vine that is Christ and his
Church. May the Holy Spirit who guides the Church help us
to discern in the present age how we can together give a
more consistent witness to the joy of the Gospel in a way
that will strengthen our faith and lead others to Christ.
~ Archbishop Bernard Hebda
This column originally appeared in the July 27 issue of The
Catholic Spirit. It was reprinted with permission
Lord, Hear Our Prayers….
Have you considered your stewardship through EFT’s?
EFTs are one way to make contributions con-sistent, 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 ac-count. 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—651-451-1863.
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 651-451-1863.
Parish Information Fr. Antony Skaria…………………………………....651-451-1863 E-mail: [email protected] Office Hours: Monday—Friday 9:00am—3:00pm Parish Phone Number: (651) 451-1863 Parish Website: www.sjvssp.org
Deacon: (in the office Tuesday mornings) Deacon Scott Wright Phone: (651) 646-3991 E-mail: [email protected] Accountant: Patrick Dold Phone: (651) 451-1863 E-mail: [email protected]
Director of Religious Education Jill Vujovich–Laabs Phone: (651) 248-2300 E-mail: [email protected]
Maintenance Kent Trkla Phone: (651) 500-3414 E-mail: [email protected] Community of Saints Bridget Kramer Phone: (651) 457-2510 E-mail: [email protected]
Ministries and Committees
ADORATION MARY KALISZEWSKI
651-451-3563
BAPTISM/RCIA DEACON WRIGHT
651-646-3991
MOBILE MEALS MYRT MILNER 651-451-0502
COFFEE & DONUTS NANCY SCHNEIDER
651-450-2021
COMMUNITY CARE/LIFE DEB LUSKEY 651-451-9934
CRAFTERS CAROL LOKHORST
651-455-1890
DECORATIONS MARGE WILLER
651-335-8119
FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN
MARY ANN NOVOTNY
651-457-2333
FISH FRY DENNIS MCGRATH
651-450-4982
FUNERAL LUNCHEONS BARB REICHSTADT
651-455-8823
GIRL SCOUTS NICOLE SCHEIBER
651-451-3504
GREETERS MARY KALISZEWSKI
651-451-3563
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS KEN SCHULT 651-455-2516
LECTORS KRISTI LUSKEY
651-270-6658
MUSICIANS LORI LENCOWSKI
651-457-4501
NEIGHBORS MARY HOLZMER
651-455-6778
PARISH TRUSTEES TOM BOSER 651-455-4502
LAURA KOSMICKI
651-306-1478
PIG ROAST/SJV FEAST DAY TOM BOSER 651-455-4502
PRAYER GROUP BARB TINUCCI
651-451-8329
PROJECT HOME MARY ANN NOVOTNY
651-457-2333
REDUCE—REUSE SALE KEN ROUSE
651-455-9743
SENIOR CONTACT JOYCE ATHMANN
651-451-1183
USHERS KEN SCHULT 651-455-2516
VOLUNTEER COORDINATOR DORIS BRINGGOLD
651-451-1645