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MASS TIMES Saturday 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM & 5:30 PM Weekdays Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:15 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday & Friday 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 [email protected]

PARISH OFFICE Phone 753.7950 Fax 753.7965 Website www.stjeanvianney.org E-Mail [email protected] 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 PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Tom Ranzino Deacon Rev. Mr. Brent Duplessis Deacon Rev. Mr. Dan Borne Director of Religious Education Mrs. Denise Louviere Religious Education Assistant Mrs. Betty Wright Director of Youth Ministry Mr. Craig Baker Receptionists/Secretaries Ms. Belinda Smith Mrs. Mickie Marchiafava Director of Social Responsibility Mrs. Lori Aucoin Facilities Manager Mr. Terry Blackwell Music Director Mrs. Karen Ullo SJV School Principal Ms. Wendy Gilmore Assistant Principal Mrs. Cherie Robinson Assistant Principal Mrs. Linda Tate Director of Preschool Mrs. Amie Williams Asst. Dir. of Preschool Mrs. Dana Sunseri

LAGNIAPPE First Sunday of Lent, February 26, 2012

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.

The Rituals of Lent/Easter

The Rite of

Election and the Triduum The season of Lent/ Easter offers a number of ritual moments which encompass the experience of these ninety days. One of these rites will happen this weekend, the First Sunday of Lent. The Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion is always celebrated on the First Sunday of Lent at the Cathedral. The Rite of Election is for the unbaptized catechumens, adults and children, who will be “elected” to the Table of the Eucharist, called by name by the Bishop for the Easter sacraments of Baptism, Confirmation and Eucharist. The Call to Continuing Conversion is for the baptized, who will be asked to deepen their baptismal life in Christ through the sacraments of Confirmation and Eucharist at the Easter Vigil. The implication of this combined rite is to echo God’s call which all receive in life-a call to know the companionship of the living God in Christ through the Church. The Triduum is a collection of days during which the Church keeps a great vigil: from Holy Thursday Evening, through Good Friday until midnight [day 1]; from midnight Good Friday until midnight Easter Saturday [day2]; from midnight Easter Saturday until midnight Easter Sunday [day 3]. During these three days the Church remembers the Lord’s Sup-per at which he expressed discipleship-love through the washing of feet. The Eucharist is processed around the Church perimeter acknowl-edging that we live in the living presence of the Holy One. On Good Fri-day the Church recalls the Passion account of Jesus and takes the pro-cession to the Cross to venerate. A vigil is kept before the Holy Cross during some hours of the night. On Holy Saturday the Church continues the Vigil, gathering in the darkness to light a new fire, to bring that new light into the Church for the first time, to hear again the great stories of faith from the Hebrew and Christian Testaments, to fully initiate the seekers, to celebrate with the company of saints the Eucharist of the Lord. Easter Sunday continues this celebration centered around Bap-tism and Eucharist. (continued inside bulletin)

LIFE TOGETHER Dear Friends, So welcome to the Lenten season. It often strikes me about how this season seems to play a role in many Catholic’s lives and non Catholics as well. There is something within us that tells us that sacrificing can be a good [look at our needs to diet or to avoid “too much” of anything]. While Lent is not about dieting it is about self denial for a spiritual purpose. We seek some emptiness so that we can notice our longings for God. All too often, our longings for God are drowned out in the noisiness of life. So, one aspect of Lent you may want to pursue is creating quiet. See how putting some quiet in your life each day of Lent can make a difference. Can you do 10 minutes??? It’s a learned behavior so don’t be surprised if you find this difficult to do. I believe, though, that if you try it, you will find out how deep the longing really is. By the way, I want to refer you to a website created by Fr. Jerry Burns called www.naturengrace.com which has on the site photographs of our Stations of the Cross. It’s a lovely opportunity to make the way of the Cross from home and marvel at each station’s uniqueness. During Lent there will be Lenten Retreat Day called Back to the Garden: Cultivating Holiness in the City held on Saturday, March 17th in the Church and Library. The day will be a chance to gain some quiet and perspective on your life with the Lord. I encourage you to come. I am happy to tell you that our parish will be offering Strong Catholic Families; Strong Catholic Youth on two occasions, March 13th and April 22nd. This session will provide concrete and practical ways to enhance the spiritual life of the family and help create a supportive community of faith for the young to receive from and contribute too. FISHING WITH MOM AND DAD is coming up Satur-day May 10th from 9:00am-1:00pm at Waddell Wildlife Reserve on N. Flannery. ITS FREE!!! We’ll provide lunch, some drinks, poles and prizes for various categories. You bring your own bait! Please sign up in church and go fishing with mom, dad or whomever you wish. ☺ Notice that the sacrament of Reconciliation is being offered in Church every Monday night of Lent, 6:00-7:00pm. Note too, the opportunities on the

BAPTISMS We welcome the following children to our parish family through the Sacrament of Baptism:

Rori Elizabeth Miller daughter of Eric and Brooke Miller.

Amalie Claire Hebert daughter of Scott and Jeannie Hebert.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION If you are an unbaptized adult or child over the age of seven who is desiring

baptism into Christ; an adult or child over the age of seven already baptized as a Christian and would like to become a Catholic; or an adult or child over the age of seven already baptized as a Catholic but have never received First Communion, we can help you. The process is called RCIA [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults], or the Catechumenate. If you would like to pursue this in any way, call the Parish Office at 753.7950.

Wednesday nights of Lent in various churches in our area. Please pray for our unbaptized Elect and our bap-tized candidates for Full Communion and Full Initiation. God is doing good things in their lives and in our parish! Have a good week ahead. Love,

CONTUINED FROM COVER St. Jean Vianney will send to the Rite of Election and the Call to Continuing Conversion unbaptized catechumens and baptized candidates who will accompany the parish for the Lenten season leading to Easter. Together we will keep the Triduum as well, moving through the “doorway to heaven” which is Easter. Make sure you are part of the journey. Keep Lent with faithfulness and with your parishioner community.

Parish Stewardship Summary

Fiscal Year to Date July 1, 2011 to February 19, 2012

Junior High Religious Education Teacher: 6th-8th- Catechist for classroom setting; September-May; Mondays 6:00pm- 7:15pm. Ongoing

formation offered. This is the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand (Mark 1:12-15).

Goal Amt. Rec’d

Year to date Offertory

852,915.00 850,301.00

Weekly Offertory

25,593.00 22,938.53

Keeping Lent/Easter at St. Jean Vianney Daily Mass: Monday-8:30 AM Tuesday-6:15 AM Wednesday-6:15 AM and 8:30 AM Thursday- 6:15 AM Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion Friday-8:30 AM Stations of the Cross: Fridays of Lent, 6:00 PM – February 24th, March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd, & 30th The Sacrament of Reconciliation: Daily before Mass (see Mass schedule above) Saturdays - 2:45-3:30pm Monday Nights of Lent at St. Jean Vianney – February 27th, March 5th, 12, 19th, 26th - 6:00-7:00pm April 2nd - 5:00-6:15pm Wednesday Nights of Lent – “The Light is on for you” in our Deanery region at: Our Lady of Mercy, St. Aloysius, St. George, Immaculate Conception, Christ the King, and St. Thomas More - February 29th, March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, & April 4th 6:00-8:00pm Parish Lenten Retreat Day: Back to the Garden: Cultivating Holiness in the City - Saturday, March 17th, 9:00am - 3:30pm Lenten Dinners: Fr. Engels Hall, 5:30 -7:30 PM - February 24th, March 2nd, 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th Holy Week Schedule: April 1st - Palm Sunday of The Passion of the Lord April 4th - Diocesan Chrism Mass at St. Joseph Cathedral 10:30am The Sacred Paschal Triduum April 5th - Holy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper - 7:00 PM with Eucharist, Washing of Feet, Prayer before Blessed Sacrament until 11:00pm. April 6th - Good Friday of the passion of the Lord - 3:00pm with The Passion of St. John, Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion, Prayer before the Cross until 9:00pm April 7th – The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night - 8:00pm with Blessing of New Fire, Liturgy of the Word, Christian Initiation, and Eucharist. April 8th - Easter Sunday of the Resurrection at Mass during the day - 7:30pm, 9:30pm, 11:30pm. NO 5:30pm MASS ON EASTER SUNDAY Celebration of Confirmation –Tuesday, May 1st 7:00pm Celebration of First Eucharist -Sunday, May 6th 2:00pm

PLEASE PRAY FOR UNBAPTIZED ELECT AND OUR BAPTIZED CANDIDATES

During this Lenten season, we ask your prayers for the unbaptized Elect and the baptized Candidates who are enrolled in the RCIA process of our parish. These individuals have been involved in this process for several months and are now entering into an intense period of reflection and prayer. In the entrance of our church you will see a display with the names and photographs of the Elect and Candidates who are requesting Baptism, Confirma-tion and Eucharist through the RCIA process. When you see these adults and children at Mass, please introduce yourself and let them know that you are praying for them. Through your prayers and words of encouragement, those who seek to know him in the Catholic faith, will feel the genuine love and support of the community of St. Jean Vianney.

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Lv 19:1-2, 11-18; Mt 25:31-46 Tuesday: Is 55:10-11; Mt 6:7-15 Wednesday: Jon 3:1-10; Lk 11:29-32 Thursday: Est C:12, 14-16, 23-25; Mt 7:7-12 Friday: Ez 18:21-28; Mt 5:20-26 Saturday: Dt 26:16-19; Mt 5:43-48 Sunday: Gn 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Ps 116; Rom 8:31b-34; Mk 9:2-10

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY MINISTRIES

March Food Drive We will be collecting the following non-perishable food items at all the Masses the weekend of March 3rd & 4th. Please bring your donations to church this weekend, and place them in the

designated area near the front doors of church. dry milk stuffing fix pork ‘n beans crackers fruit juices lima beans mayonnaise breakfast cereals pop tarts spaghetti pancake drink mix jelly helper dinners catsup instant potatoes cooking oil fruit snacks beets canned potatoes Items to be frozen, such as ground beef, chicken, bacon, sausage, sandwich meats, or fish may be brought to the parish office during the week only, during office hours. Please do not bring these items to the church with you. As always, we appreciate your generous support.

PARENT’S NIGHT OUT Parents with special needs children are invited to have a worry-free night out, while their children enjoy pizza, fun activities and friendship. Adult and youth volunteers will care for children with special needs and their siblings to create a fun night for them. A medical professional will be available to assist children with their special needs. Parents’ Night Out will be held on the Fridays listed below from 6:30 – 9:30 PM in Fr. Engels Hall at St. Jean Vianney. We serve children ages 2–12 and a five-dollar donation per family is suggested. Please contact Kristen Thompson at 756.9231 or [email protected] for more information or to register for one of the following dates: 2-Mar-2012* 27-Apr-2012 1-June-2012 6-July-2012 *Multi-purpose room.

LENTEN DINNERS

Youth Ministry February 24th Catholic Daughters March 2nd Men’s Club March 9th Boy Scouts March 16th Home and School March 23rd Knights of Columbus March 30th All dinners are $7 dollars.

FISHING WITH MOM AND DAD

Waddell Wildlife Refuge N. Flannery Rd. Saturday, March 10, 9:00am- 1:00pm.

. Lunch and drinks provided. Poles provided.

Bring you own bait!!! Prizes awarded.

NO CHARGE. Sign up at Church beginning this weekend.

Sponsored by Community Life Commission of the Parish.

Monday, February 27 6:00pm Elem./Jr. High Religious Education 6:00pm Lent Confession Tuesday, February 28 7:00pm Adoration Wednesday, February 29 Bulletin Articles due for March 10th and 11th 6:30pm Social Responsibility Commission Mtg. 7:00pm RCIA 7:30pm Choir Thursday, March 1 6:30pm KC Officer mtg. Friday, March 2 5:30pm Lent Dinner

6:00pm Way of the Cross 6:30pm Parents’ Night Out Saturday, March 3 2nd Sunday of Lent Men’s Prayer Breakfast Food Pantry Dr. Sunday, March 4 2nd Sunday of Lent 9:30am Children’s Church 6:45pm High School Religious Education Monday, March 5 6:00pm Elem./Jr. Religious Ed. 6:00pm Lent Confession

SJV CALENDAR

Monday, February 27 8:30am Darrel Ledoux Tuesday, February 28 6:15am Ash Wednesday, February 29 6:15am Molly Langlois 8:33 Thursday, March 1 6:15am Communion Service Friday, March 2 8:30am Emile Jacquin John Simon Saturday, March 3 4:00pm Joseph Campagna Fly

Jack Manno Fly George Campagna Sr. Joey Campagna Langlois June Watkins Matt Johnson Sunday, March 4 7:30am For Parishioners of SJV 9:30am Thelma Donachricha 11:30am Irma Desselle 5:30pm

MASS INTENTIONS

SANCTUARY LAMP (02/27–3/4/12)

Balthasar Staehelin

AUTOMATIC BANK DRAFT Automatic Bank Draft is available as an option for your weekly or monthly tithing and building fund contribution. Please call 753.7950, or come by the parish office for more information.

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)