MASS TIMES Saturday 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM & 5:30 PM Weekdays Monday & Wednesday, 8:30 AM Friday 8:00 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:15 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday & Wednesday 8:15 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:00 AM Saturdays 2:45 PM—3:30 PM All others times by appointment only. BAPTISMS Please call the parish office in the early months of pregnancy. WEDDINGS Contact parish priest at least six months prior to anticipated date of wedding. CARE OF THE SICK Notify the parish office of homebound and hospitalized. PRAYER REQUESTS Contact Mrs. Theresa Himel at 755.3709 or email at sjvprayerline@aol.com

PARISH OFFICE Phone 753.7950 Fax 753.7965 Website www.stjeanvianney.org E-Mail churchinfo@stjeanvianney.org Hours Monday thru Thursday 8:30 AM—6:00 PM Friday 8:30 AM—4:00 PM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Phone 751. 2926 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE Phone 751. 0502 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM SJV PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Phone 751.1831 Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM PRESCHOOL Phone 752.5356 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:15 AM—2:00 PM

16166 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816

PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Tom Ranzino Deacon Rev. Mr. Brent Duplessis Deacon Rev. Mr. Dan Borne Deacon Rev. Mr. Jeff Easley Director of Religious Education Mrs. Denise Louviere Religious Education Assistant Mrs. Betty Wright Director of Youth Ministry Mr. Russell Stewart Administrative Assistant Ms. Belinda Smith Administrative Assistant Mrs. Patsy Burgess, OFS Director of Social Responsibility Mrs. Catherine Davidson Facilities Manager Mr. Terry Blackwell Music Director Mrs. Karen Ullo Bookkeeper Mrs. Lori Aucoin SJV School Principal Mrs. Wendy Ross Assistant Principal Mrs. Cherie Robinson Assistant Principal Ms. Theresa Cannon Director of Preschool Mrs. Amie Williams Asst. Dir. of Preschool Mrs. Dana Sunseri

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our mission as the Body of Christ in the parish of St. Jean Vianney is to model the love of Jesus by discerning and doing God’s will, consciously Sharing the Word and Eucharist at worship, educating in faith all ages, evangelizing our parishioners for Christ’s mission, and serving justly God’s people, our sisters and brothers within our parish boundaries, our larger Baton Rouge community, and into the world.

LAGNIAPPE Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

July 19, 2015

Back to School! First day of classes is Thursday, August 6th

Class lists will be posted at 5:00 pm on Saturday, August 1st

on the northeast doors of Fr. Engels Hall and on our website www.stjeanvianneyschool.org

Academic Excellence in a Community of Faith

Back To School Afternoon Drop-In/Drop-Off and Back-to-School Open House Sessions

Sunday, August 2, 2015

General Welcome for All- 2:00 – 2:30 pm, SJV Church Kindergarten Mee ng - Please choose to a end one session with your child in your child’s homeroom.

Session I: 2:40 – 3:10 pm; Session II: 3:20 – 3:50 pm 1st – 4th Grade Meeting – Please choose to attend one session in your child’s homeroom.

Session I: 2:40-3:10 pm; Session II: 3:20-3:50 pm

5th & 6th Grade Meeting –2:40 – 3:10 pm, Fr. Engels Hall 7th & 8th Grade Meeting –3:20 – 3:50 pm, Fr. Engels Hall 8th grade Meeting – 4:00 – 4:20 pm, Fr. Engels Hall Reading & Math Lab Meeting- 4:00 - 4:30pm, SJV Library 1st – 8th grade student attendance is optional. Students who do attend this afternoon should remain with their parent(s). Supplies may be dropped off in homeroom classes at the end of each session or during travel times.

Dear Friends,

This weekend, our parish is the host site for a Diocesan Marriage Enrichment workshop for married couples across the diocese. The event is being co-sponsored by the Diocesan Marriage and Family Life Office and Worldwide Marriage Encounter. I worked within the WWME movement for many years. I was consistently impressed with the results of this experience on the couples who participated. The focus on the weekend was couple communications and a deeper sense of the Church caring for their sacramental union. For many years WWME was very active in the Baton Rouge Diocese. Not so much in the past few years. Over the recent weeks our parish has been considering Catholic evangelization and a revival of WWME in our Diocese would bear good fruit for our church. It would be my hope that out of this weekend’s work some of the couples would be called to help revive WWME in the Diocese.

Someone recently asked me about having their marriage “blessed” or “validated” within the Catholic Church. The conversation led to more questions one of those being how does it affect a Catholic who is married but not in the Catholic Church? It’s a question that many people ask. As part of our Catholic teaching on marriage, we believe that a Catholic is required to have a priest or deacon of the Church witness his/her vows. This “official” witnessing is not a civil witness, i.e. for the state, but is the witness of the Church as the couple offer each other the sacrament of marriage. What is that? The sacrament of marriage is the promise to be faithful, to love, honor and respect the spouse until death parts. So, when a Catholic chooses not to have the Church witness his/her wedding vows, that person is no longer in union with the Church’s teachings on marriage, and is thus asked not to receive Holy Communion until the marriage is blessed or witnessed by the Church in the sacrament of Marriage. I am often asked to provide this kind of witnessing for the Church for couples. So, if you are a Catholic person who has been married “outside of the Church” why not come and talk with me. Let me help you with this.

I hope your July is filled with blessings from the Lord.

Love,

We extend our sympathy to the following parishioners who recently lost a loved one:

To the family of Bob Morley on the death of his father, Robert Morley..

VOCATION

When the apostles were trying to reflect on their ministry, Jesus asked them to "Come by yourselves to an out-of-the-way place." Listening to God in quiet prayer is very important in vocation discernment. Listen to God's voice in an out-of-the-way place. If you feel the call is genuine, call or email Father Matt Dupré at 225.336.8778, mdupre@diobr.org, or visit, www.diobr.org/vocations.

LIFE TOGETHER

Living Every Day with Passion & Purpose

With Matthew Kelly and musical guest Eliot Morris

Are you thriving or surviving? Are you ready for more energy? A deeper sense of purpose? A clearer understanding of God’s plan for your life? Join us for a life changing event! Living Every Day is presented by internationally acclaimed speaker & author Matthew Kelly and the talented Eliot Morris.

Friday, Nov. 13th 7:00 - 10:30 PM St. Aloysius Catholic Church

Tickets - $39.00 Checks payable to – “Dynamic Catholic” tickets available at SJV Parish Office through our Rel. Ed. Ministry (751.2926)

Attention: Southern University Students

The Martin Luther King Catholic Student Center on the campus of SU invites you to visit their “tent” at “Sundaes on Mondays,” August 10th between 12 noon – 2 pm in front of the student union at Southern University. Come visit us at the MLK Catholic Center and explore a place where you can study, spend time with friends & practice your faith!

Parish Stewardship Summary Fiscal

Year to Date July 1, 2014–July 12, 2015

Weekly Offertory $17,497.00

Special Collections for June: Capital Campaign: $56,969.13 Peter’s Pence $ 1,162.00

Automatic Bank Draft & Online Giving

Automatic Bank Draft is available as an option for your weekly or monthly tithing and capital campaign contribution. Please call 753.7950, or pick up the authorization form at the parish office. Also, Online Giving through our parish website gives you the opportunity to contribute your tithe, capital campaign pledge, and many other giving options at your discretion. Effective January 2, 2015 Mastercard, Visa and Discover credit cards are accepted for your donation. Go to www.stjeanvianney.org and click on the Online Giving logo: Marriage Preparation: Sponsor Couple: assists en-

gaged couples in preparation for mar-riage using specific prep program. [Usually three to four ses-sions at home with engaged couple; two–three times a year; formation offered and required.]

When Jesus saw the vast crowd, his heart was

moved with pity for them, and began to teach them many things (Mark 6:30-34).

Go to www.stewardshiptoday.org to get your online copy of Stewardship Today, a monthly publication for parishioners to embrace the importance of stewardship in daily living.

PARISH OFFICE SUMMER HOURS Beginning May 26th, 2015 the Parish Office hours will be Monday - Friday 8:30am - 4:00pm. We are closed from 12 noon until 1:00pm for lunch.

Do you have too much going on?

Do you feel pulled in a million directions?

You’re not the only one!

Come to the Seekers’ Retreat retreat created just for people in their 20s and 30s and explore what’s important in your life, what you are looking for, and where God fits in.

Where: St. Jude the Apostle Church When: Saturday, August 15, 2015

Time: 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM Cost: $35/person

Register at charisminitries.org Deadline: August 8, 2015Questions: Contact Sister Ily at 225.757.6095 or

ilyfercsj@gmail.com

NEW Online Giving Apps! For those of you who are interested in, or currently using our parish’s online giving option for your church donations, you may now donate through new (free) Apps for both iOS and Android devices. When you download the App from the App Store, Google Play Store or OLGapp.com, you can register by entering our church ID#, 1466. Online giving is also available through Our Sunday Visitor by clicking on the green and white Online Giving logo box on our parish’s website, www.stjeanvianney.org. We hope this new convenience makes online giving more accessible for everyone.

YOUTH MINISTRY Lets Meet and Greet the

New Youth Minister

Sunday August 9th Following the 5:30pm Mass

on the football field

Lets Meet and Greet the new Youth Minister with Water Balloons and Ice Cream social.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Ex 14:5-18; Ex 15:1bc-6; Mt 12:38-42 Tuesday: Ex 14:21 — 15:1; Ex 15:8-10, 12, 17; Mt 12:46-50 Wednesday: Ex 16:1-5, 9-15; Ps 78:18-19, 23-28; Jn 20:1-2, 11-18 Thursday: Ex 19:1-2, 9-11, 16-20b; Dn 3:52-56; Mt 13:10-17 Friday: Ex 20:1-17; Ps 19:8-11; Mt 13:18-23 Saturday: 2 Cor 4:7-15; Ps 126:1bc-6; Mt 20:20-28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 4:42-44; Ps 145:10-11, 15-18; Eph 4:1-6; Jn 6:1-15

Family Choices: Transitions in Aging Saturday, August 29, 2015

9:00 am – 3:00 pm

Registration begins at 8:30 am

Catholic Life Center, Main Auditorium 1800 S. Acadian Thruway

The Family Choices series, presented by the Diocese of Baton Rouge, is offering a dynamic one day conference devoted to the transitions associated with aging. Our morning keynote speaker will be Lisette Borne’, Spiritual Director, on the topic of “A Spiritual Discernment of Transitions.” Darryl Ducote, LCSW, will be presenting on “Attending to the Needs of the Dying.” Fr. Donald Blanchard and Fr. Gerald Burns will talk on “Creativity in Retirement.” There will be a presentation by Roxane Bingham on “Transitions in the Home: Safety-Proofing.” There will also be a panel of speakers presenting on “When Home is No Longer Enough”, talking about care within the home, independent group living for seniors, personal care homes, nursing homes and other long term care settings, and benefits for veterans in senior housing. Please plan to join us for this Spirit-filled day of support, education and encouragement. CEU credit hours will be awarded to Social Workers for attendance of the entire program and completion of the post program evaluation. The number of hours is pending approval by the Louisiana State Board of Social Work Examiners. Cost: $15/$20 Walk-ins. Lunch will be provided. Register online at www.MFLDiobr.org, fill out and mail in the registration form on the flyer, or call the Office of Marriage & Family Life at 225.242.0323. Volunteers needed! If you would like to help, please call the Office of Marriage & Family Life for more information.

DOUBLE NICKELS

Attention folks 55+. The Double Nickels is putting together a trip to the World War II Museum, lunch, and cemetery tour for October 10, 2015 (LSU plays in South Carolina). We are interested in getting a head count to determine the best method of trans-portation. Please contact Annette Sharp either by email or telephone to express your interest in this trip (asharp1952@gmail.com or 225.571.6076).

SJV Reward Programs

Rewards Programs: Many of our area businesses give back to SJV through various programs. The following businesses give back to SJV through your purchases. My School Recycles with Office Depot: Send in used inkjet, laser cartridges, or cell phones for collection. The school then sends in the items to be recycled through Office Depot who then sends us gift cards to use towards school and office supplies. My Coke Rewards: Send in Coke Caps and these can be donated to the school where they will be used to purchase items for the school. Community Coffee Cash for Schools program, Box Tops for Education, and Campbell Soup Labels: Simply cut the labels and send them in to SJV. Monies earned help obtain added resources for the classrooms. Target Take Charge of Education: By simply shopping with your Target Credit Card®, Target Debit Card® or Target® Visa® Credit Card and designating our school, a percentage of the amount of each purchase you make is donated back to our school. If you're not already taking part, please consider doing so - grandparents, alumni, friends and neighbors can help, too. To participate or to see how much has been contributed towards our next check, please visit target.com/tcoe or call 1.800.316.6142.

Monday, July 20 Tuesday, July 21 6:30pm CRHP Men Wednesday, July 22 Bulletin Articles Due for 8/1-2/15 7:00pm RCIA Thursday, July 23

Friday, July 24 Saturday, July 25 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time Sunday, July 26 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time OLOL Blood Dr Monday, July 27

Monday, July 20 8:30am Tuesday, July 21 6:15am Wednesday, July 22 6:15am Molly Langlois 8:30am Thursday, July 23 6:15am Communion Service Friday, July 24 8:00am Emile Jacquin Ed Doody

Saturday, July 25 4:00pm Joseph Fontenot Emile Noto Mazie Doody Jeanette Achord Pergrina Baltazar Sunday, July 26 7:30am For Parishioners of SJV 9:30am Parker Rivera 11:30am Fr. Francis Dauterive, Sr. 5:30pm Lyn n McCord

SANCTUARY LAMP (7/20/15-7/25/15)

Richard O’Mar

REMEMBER ST. JEAN VIANNEY PARISH IN YOUR WILL

If this parish has meaning to you and your family, then please consider remembering St. Jean Vianney Parish in your will. Call Fr. Tom for information. (753.7950)

SJV CALENDAR MASS INTENTIONS

MASS TIMES ANYWHERE IN THE UNITED STATES

If you are traveling, there is a website to get the names of churches and mass times wherever you are—www.masstimes.org

GOD WITHIN God dwells in a secret and hidden way in all souls, in their very substance, for if God did not, they could not exist at all. —St. John of the Cross