Community Update
for Sunday April 11, 2021
2nd Sunday of Easter
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Today the Church celebrates the Feast of the Divine Mercy. Doubting Thomas puts his hands in the side of the Risen Christ and exclaims, “My Lord and my God.” There are many reasons to doubt the mercy of God. Horrible experiences of broken trust and confidence in God or the church, a gradual cooling of faith through the years, experiences of loss and pain. Deep down amidst these experiences is a desire for God—not to be judged, but to be loved. Thomas was not judged, he was loved. That encounter changed his life.
I invite you who have not gone to the Sacrament of Reconciliation for many months or years to consider receiving the Sacrament. The pandemic has been tough spiritually. As we now enter into these Easter days, let the Risen Christ touch that part of your life that needs healing, freedom and grace. We have many priests from outside our parish as well as Fr John, Msgr Jeronimo and myself. We priests need the same mercy! Like God our Father, we are not concerned (nor do we remember) of the sins, we are happy when people come back to a living encounter with the Risen Christ.
Last weekend was amazing. People returned back home to St John Vianney. This weekend can be equally amazing to return back home to the merciful heart of God.
St John Vianney, pray for us! St Faustina, Apostle of Mercy pray for us!
God bless,
Fr Joe
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Stewardship
ADA
SPAM Caution
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We welcomed over 1400 of you over the three days of the Easter Triduum. Welcome back home. A big thank you to rye RCIA team for preparing a beautiful initiation, our music ministers, our Art and Environment team, the 7 parishioners who gave profound reflections, the youth and their parents with Director PJ who brought the Passion alive, the livestream technicians, our parish staff who is always in the background working tirelessly to get all things up and running. Thank you all! |
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VACCINATIONS SOLD OUT
April 22, 2021
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Confessions are available in front of the Church tonight Friday 630-730PM and tomorrow Saturday 3-4PM. Confessions with outside priests will be available on the Feast of the Divine Mercy, Sunday April 11, 3-4PM. |
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This year’s ADA campaign has been historic as SJV has raised $213,831, having eclipsed our parish goal of $200,000. Our community always steps up when called upon for help and we are sincerely grateful. We know that many parishioners are now just returning to mass as we begin to turn the corner on the pandemic. For those who have yet to donate, we ask that you please consider pledging today. You will also receive more information in the mail from the Diocese shortly. All dollars raised at this point will come back to our parish as a rebate and will be applied to our COVID relief fund. The ADA committee along with Fathers Joe and John would like to sincerely thank you for your continued support and financial contributions.
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UNITED STATES BISHOPS STATEMENT |
The bishops along the border of the United States and Northern Mexico have issued a joint statement on the situation at the border of the two countries. "One year ago, on the eve of Easter Sunday, Pope Francis, exclaimed: “How beautiful it is to be Christians who offer consolation, who bear the burdens of others and who offer encouragement: messengers of life in a time of death.” As we once again enter into Holy Week, in which we experience the power of love in Christ’s Death and Resurrection, we feel encouraged to keep going, helping migrants, conscious that while the way ahead is long and arduous, it is not impossible if we journey together. |
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BISHOPS CANTÚ'S STATEMENT
Cesar Chávez Day 2021
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Bishop Cantú’s Statement on Cesar Chavez Day 2021: "On this Cesar Chavez Day, join me in recognizing the tremendous labor that farmworkers, especially those across California, have carried out during this pandemic, risking their lives to keep food in our pantries and on our tables.
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BISHOPS CANTÚ'S STATEMENT
In Support of Asian American and Pacific Islanders
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“The Asian community has been on my mind and in my prayers recently, given the disturbing rise of anti-Asian animus, prejudice, aggression and violence. It is disgraceful to see this in our American society in our modern times.” Read the full Statement by Bishop Cantú English | Spanish | Vietnamese.
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40 HOURS FOR THE LORD
Eucharistic Adoration for Vocations
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Join the Diocese of San Jose Vocations Office and Bishop Oscar Cantu for a prayer vigil April 23-25, 2021 for an increase in vocations to the priesthood and religious life from our diocese. All are welcome to attend for any length of time to pray at St. John Vianney Parish. It will begin Friday, April 23 at 7pm with an Opening Mass and the Closing Mass with Bishop Oscar Cantu will be on Sunday, April 25 at 10am. Sign up for an hour of Adoration at dsj.org/40 hours.
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SAINT JOHN VIANNEY CATHOLIC SCHOOL |
Continue to invite families to consider Catholic education,
The St John Vianney Parish Scholarship Fund
will be awarded $500 for every family that begins class in the fall
thanks to your referral. Visit our school here. Visit our school here.
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Thanks to the Catholic Community Foundation, all our parishioners have access! Go to www.formed.org/signup, type in 95127, click on our parish and get your account to the “Catholic Netflix”.
Registering for FORMED is easier than ever:
2. Select your parish: Enter parish zip code 95127 and select St John Vianney from the provided dropdown menu
3. Register with your name and email address
4. Check that email Inbox for a link to start watching FORMED
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ETHICS FOR VACCINATIONS
California Catholic Conference
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The Roman Catholic Bishops of California have released joint statements on the ethics of the vaccines here. Our County is now offering vaccinations for those 65 years and older. Check with your health care provider or
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SCRIPTURE STUDY: BOOK OF GENESIS
First and Third Mondays
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Join Fr Francisco Nahoe, OFM Conv. on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month for a study of the first book of the bible. The session starts at 7PM on this Zoom (passcode 123).
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ROSARY
FAMILY THAT PRAYS TOGETHER STAYS TOGETHER
Monday - Saturday
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Join our parish Rosary Monday-Friday, 630PM on Zoom or Facebook. Saturday 8:30AM (after daily Mass) Sunday at 11:00 AM on our Website or Facebook.
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Please continue to be vigilant against the spread of the virus (masks, sanitize, distance). Contact Luis Estrada as soon you know you may have exposed our parishioners to the virus.
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We thank you for your continued support of our growing parish ministries.
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Reminder to only open and respond to official email communications from the Parish and Fr Joe (jkim@sjvsj.net). All other email inquiries should not be opened and deleted immediately. |
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