Clergy

Fr. John Blum, Pastor Deacon Richard Santello

Daily Mass Schedule

Monday–Saturday: 8:15 a.m. Wednesday: 5:30 p.m.

St. John Vianney Catholic Church

445 82nd Ave. St. Pete Beach, FL

PHONE: 727.360.1147 FAX: 727.367.4418

Website: www.stjohnsparish.org

500 84th Ave. St. Pete Beach, FL

PHONE: 727.360.1113 FAX: 727.367.8734

Website: www.sjvcs.org

St. John Vianney Catholic School

St. John Vianney Catholic Church and School

A Stewardship Parish

The Ascension of the Lord

May 24, 2020

Weekend Mass Schedule Beginning May 30th

Saturday: 4 p.m. Sunday: 7:30, 9:30 & 11:30 a.m.

Prayer for Our Nation

God Our Father, giver of life,

We entrust the United States of America

to your loving care.

You are the rock on which this nation

was founded. You alone are the

true source of our cherished rights

to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Reclaim this land for your glory

and dwell among your people.

Send your spirit to touch the hearts

of our nation’s leaders.

Open their minds to the great worth

of human life and the responsibilities

that accompany human freedom.

Remind your people that true happiness

is rooted in seeking and doing your will.

Through the intercession of Mary Immaculate,

patroness of our land, grant us the courage

to reject the “culture of death.”

Lead us into a new millennium of life.

We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

Amen.

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, May 25th

in observance of Memorial Day. We will reopen at

9 a.m. on Tuesday, May 26th.

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Mass Schedule and Intentions Week of May 24, 2020 Monday May 25, 2020

8:15 a.m. Dr. Eugene DeLucia †

Tuesday May 26, 2020

8:15 a.m. Ann Pinto †

Wednesday May 27, 2020

8:15 a.m. Prayer for Vocations

5:30 p.m. McMurray & Lorenzen

Families †

Thursday May 28, 2020 8:15 a.m. William O’Neill †

Friday May 29, 2020

8:15 a.m. Brother of Bill Fitz †

Saturday May 30, 2020

8:15 a.m. Donald Kennedy †

4:00 p.m. James Rose

Sunday May 31, 2020

7:30 a.m. Parishioners of St. John Vianney

9:30 a.m. Tanya Walton †

11:30 a.m. Ferdinand Franz † The following Mass intention will be offered

at the special 7 p.m. Pentecost Vigil Liturgy

on May 30th. See page 3. June Walsh †

Denotes deceased : †

The 2021 Mass Intention Book is Open! All requests must be in writing and include the

phone number of the person requesting the Mass. For the protection of our staff, “in person” book-

ings will NOT be taken. We are asking anyone who would like to schedule

a Mass to please either (1) Drop off your request

to the parish office, or (2) email your request to

nwilkin@sjvcc.org. Please be sure to include your phone number.

We will schedule Masses in the order that they

are received.

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Confessions We are resuming our regular confession times: Wednesday 6–6:30 p.m.

Friday 9–9:30 a.m.

Saturday 10–11 a.m. The location will be the “Family room” off the

church vestibule.

Parish Wide Total Consecration to Jesus Through Mary Saturday, May 30th at 6 p.m.

Marian Grotto Whether you are making your

consecration for the first time

or renewing your consecration,

we invite you to join us! Fr. Blum will be leading us in

both consecration prayers of 33 Days to Morning

Glory and St. Louis De Montfort. Copies of both

prayers will be available at the event. Social distancing guidelines and regulations

will be followed. Observe the 6 foot rule for

those who do not share the same household.

Stand 6 feet apart while at the event and on the

church campus. Thank you!

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I Am With You Always

Christ Renews His Parish I am with you always...these words

we’ve seen in scripture, on prayer cards and in

lesson plans. They bring comfort to the lonely.

When we see a picture of Jesus and read these

words we are no longer forgotten. We are com-

forted and loved. We see our heavenly Father’s

arms...open, waiting, loving us unconditionally.

What joy it is to have “family” in Jesus! Jesus, who knows us by name. We have that kind

of family here at St. John Vianney Parish. We are

children of God who love Jesus and his family. Come to our “family reunion” in October 2020

and participate in the Christ Renews His Parish

Women’s Retreat. There you can catch up with

“sisters” you have been missing and meet new

“sisters” you didn’t even know you had. All with

waiting and open arms, loving unconditionally.

Once you join in CRHP retreat his words, “I am

with you always” will never be the same. The next women’s Christ Renews His Parish

retreat is October 17 & 18, 2020. Call Judy Romano at 727.459.3108 or Connie

Thomas at 727.363.0510 for more information

and reservations.

Observances for the Week of May 24th

Sunday: The Ascension of the Lord; 7th Sunday

of Easter; World Communications Day Monday: St. Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doc-

tor of the Church; St. Gregory VII, Pope; St. Mary

Magdalene de’ Pazzi, Virgin; Memorial Day Tuesday: St. Philip Neri, Priest Wednesday: St. Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop Next Sunday: Pentecost Sunday

RCIA Alleluia! All are invited to come

celebrate with our RCIA Ministry

at a special public Pentecost Vigil

Mass on Saturday, May 30th at 7 p.m. After Easter Sunday, Christmas is the second

greatest feast in the Christian liturgical calendar,

but Pentecost Sunday is not far behind.

Coming 50 days after Easter, Pentecost marks the

descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles.

For that reason, it is often called “the birthday of

the church.” On this magnificent feast, when the

Holy Spirit came down upon the fear-filled

disciples and apostles in the Upper Room, the

Holy Spirit will come down upon those receiving

sacraments that evening. They will also be

receiving Jesus for the first time in their First

Holy Communions. Many of us will be receiving

our first weekend Holy Communions after

having to wait during this unprecedented time

of isolation. We hope to see many of you there,

so pass the word on to those who may not see

this message! Please pray for our group this week as they near

completion of their RCIA journeys and continue

with our parish family on our journeys to eternal

salvation! For information, please call Holly Benfield

at 360.1147, ext. 233.

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Congratulations SJV Class of 2020! Our 8th grade class woke up to a great surprise!

Fr. Blum, Mrs. Fortier, and Sister Happiness

surprised them at home with their very own yard

signs, donated by our 7th grade families. It may not be the end of the year that we

hoped for, but we are so thankful for our St. John

Vianney community.

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Prayer List

Adams, Leslie

Alemaghides, Brian

Azer, Marilene

Bartholomew, Jane

Bartoli, Dolores

Beach, Paul

Bond, Rachel

Bonta, Winfred

Bowen, Norma Brucie

Carbeau, Tom

Carnevale, Robert

Catalioto, Tony

Collingwood, Melissa

Conception, Tony

Connors, Jim

Daugherty, Bill

Delaney, Pat

DeStatte, Hazel

DeStatte, Sr. Marsha

Dilley, Martha

Dougherty Lucy

Dwyer, John

Edwards, Frederick

Elston, Richard & Marcella

Erickson, Kathryn

Farrell, Jack

Fathers, Mary Ann

Feliks, Connie

Ferarra, Diane

Friesenecker, Jerry

Garguilo, Ted

Gates, Debbie

Godin, Marlene

Gorniak, Teresa

Green, Tom

Greene, Robin

Hodges, John

Hoffman, Jason

Hughes, Jean

Hughes, Margaret

Hynish, Daniel

Iarriccio, Nancie

Ippolito, Claire

Jensen, Jim

Jensen, Rosemary

Kalb, Pat

Kasprzyk, Don

Kastrati, Elez

Kelley, Bev

Klein, Jennifer

Lane, Nolan

Larson, Carl

Lawrence, Delnice

Lawrence, Sandy

Love, John

Magann, Steve

Mann, Katherine

Maseda, Bea

Mansfield, Robert

Mattingly, Adele

Maynard, Mary

McCarthy, Carol

McCormack, Sheila

McKenzie, John

Mendiola, Dr. Louie & Virginia

Miller-Phelps, Kelly

Muller, Hedy

Nagy, Frank

Nagy, Kipp

O’Brien, Kathy

Papa, Judah

Papich, Dan

Parsons, Debbie

Pasquale, June

Pauley, Margaret

Pavisic, Marin

Petit, Roseanne

Pisciotta, Joseph

Puszko, Mary

Quinn, Timothy

Rae, Ian Richard

Reynolds, Adrianna Becker

Rhunke, Laurie

Ridel, David

Rocco, Gina

Rose-Williams, Trish

Rossi, Andrew, Hope & William

Roth, Rachel

Rottler, Sara Jane

Round, Dorothy

Rydzy, Eva

Santello Jr., Richard

Sapienza, Denise

Schaefer, Jake

Sepe, Nancy

Shafer, Don

Shaughnessy, Angela

Shew, Kimberly

Smith, Lorraine

Smith, Norman Rex

Standiford, Avery

Swank, Donna

Szukics, Adelaide

Templin, Terry

Titter, Sheri

Thiessen, Hilda

Thompson, Carrie Walden

Tobin, Yvonne

Towery, Kenneth

Traczewski, John

Vance, Tina

Vimski, Katish

Wagland, Kim

Warrek, Debbie

Weber Jr., Timothy

Wilcox, John

Zalewski, Michael V.

Zappala, Jo

Armed Forces Prayer List All Our Troops

Lt. John Cooke, Army

Pvt. Danny Dvorak, Army

Jordan Fuqua, U.S.A.F.

1st Lt. Wesley Medeiros, U.S.M.C.

Spc. Jorge L. Bosch, A.R.N.G. Afghanistan

Eric Schneider, Army

Sgt. David Moser, U.S.M.C.

PFC James Smith, U.S.M.C.

Sgt. Brian Marx Iraq

Timothy Donovan, U.S.A.F. Kuwait

Cpt. John Darling, Army Saudi Arabia

Jesse Fentross, U.S.A.F. Syria

Justin Baggette, U.S.A.F.

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2020 Annual Pastoral Appeal Assessment: $251,113

Amount Pledged: $149,929

Amount Paid: $121,688 Thank you for your generosity!

Church Bequests To observe the best method for naming the

church in your will or trust, please ask your

attorney to use the following terminology: I give devise, and bequeath (amount, article, stock, etc.)

to Gregory L. Parkes, as Bishop of the Diocese of

St. Petersburg, and his successors in the office, for

the use of St. John Vianney Catholic Church,

445 82nd Avenue, St. Pete Beach, FL 33706.

Parish Sacrificial Giving May 17, 2020

Offertory: $11,301

School Appeal: $649

Tax Free Charitable Distribution Need a tax break? Congress has permanently

enacted qualified charitable distributions from

your traditional IRA accounts for those 70½

or older. These distributions can be used to

satisfy all or a portion of your Required Minimum

Distribution and are free of federal and state

income tax. Also, these gifts help you avoid the

Medicare high income surcharge and can help

reduce your income taxes on your social security

benefits. Distributions must be made directly

from your IRA account to St. John Vianney

Catholic Church. For questions, contact the

parish office at 727.360.1147, ext. 202.

St. Vincent de Paul Society

We Are Still in Need of Your Help We are so thankful for any and all the help you

can give us to help the poor and homeless. • Canned Meats of All Kinds

• Hearty Soups with Pop-tops

• Canned Pasta

• Canned/Pouches of Chicken

or Tuna All of these items can be eaten cold so they go a

long way in feeding the homeless. Thank you

and God bless you!

Helping Those in Need If you or someone you know needs help picking

up groceries or prescriptions, we have a group of

healthy volunteers ready to assist! If you are in a

high risk category, please allow our volunteers to

serve you. Please call Rebecca at 727.543.2292,

or email castingnets4him@gmail.com.

Prayer During A Health Crisis Compassionate and Loving Father,

In the face of confusion and concern

impart to us the calm of your presence. In You allow us to find hope and healing. Be with those who serve the sick and

give them Your caring hands. Be with those who lead and give them

Your Spirit of wisdom. Be with those who have fallen ill and

give them Your comforting heart. Wrap your arms around our world

and hold us in your love. Allow us at this time of trial to then serve as

instruments of that love to all we meet. We ask this in Your Name. Amen