Volume XXXXV November 10, 2021
St John Vianney Weekly Update
St. John Vianney Cleburne, TX is a Catholic Church under the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2021 AT 11 AM – 3 PM
St. John Vianney First Annual Fall Fest
2825 W. Kilpatrick, Cleburne, TX - Site of Future Church Building
Across the street from Texas Health Surgery Center Cleburne

Invite Families ~ Friends ~ Neighbors
Free Entry ~ Free Burgers ~ Free Hotdogs ~ Free Games
Face Painting ~ Hayride ~ Cake Walk ~ Photo Station ~ Bake Sale

Come see the unveiling of the new building display

To volunteer or donate for the Fall Festival, contact us at the website.

November 13 is the Feast of St. Francis Cabrini, let us ask her to pray for good weather and a successful event. St. Frances Cabrini, Pray for us, and for the souls in purgatory.
Twenty Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
  • November is dedicated to Praying for the Souls in Purgatory
  • Whether or not we believe in purgatory, it still exists!
  • Participate in the harvesting of souls, pray, pray, pray!
  • Visiting a cemetery any day in November 2021+ follow the formula, and you can receive a plenary indulgence for a soul in purgatory. That soul will pray for you!
  • November 27 is the Feast of the Miraculous Medal - a BIG deal - watch for information coming up or check it out yourself!
  • Sunday, November 28 is the First Sunday of Advent
  • May we have a bountiful November Harvest, full of graces!! Pray, pray, pray!!!
THIS COMING WEEK'S EVENTS
November 10 - Pope Leo the Great
Wednesday: OLV Chapel
5:00pm Adoration
5:45pm Confessions
6:00pm Rosary
6:30pm Mass
7:00pm Choir

November 11 - St. Martin of Tours
Thursday - No Mass

November 12 - St. Josaphat Bishop & Martyr
Friday - 11:15am Confessions
Noon Mass

November 13 - St. Francis Cabrini
Saturday 11:00- 3:00 Fall Festival
Saturday: Marti Elementary
4:15pm Confessions (closet in back of stage)
5:00pm Vigil Mass

November 14
Sunday: Marti Elementary
8:15am Confessions (closet in back of stage)
9:00am Mass
10:30am Pre-K through 5th Grade Sunday School
11:30am Middle and High School Youth Group at Marti

November 15 - St. Albert the Great
Monday: 11:15am Confession
Noon Mass

November 16 - St. Margaret of Scotland
St. Gertrude Virgin
Tuesday: 11:15am Confession
Noon Mass

November 17 - St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Wednesday: 5:00pm Adoration
5:45pm Confessions
6:00pm Rosary
6:30pm Mass
7:00pm Choir
Religious Education: Please register your children with Laura Kastner for classes starting in the fall: lhk6770@protonmail.com. Volunteers needed!
LECTIONARY FOR THIS WEEK.
UPCOMING EVENTS:

  • Fall Festival November 13th
Fall Festival – Update and answers to FAQ

1. First and foremost WE NEED VOLUNTEERS to help at the various stations. 
  • One hour is all we ask. Please sign up to help SJV in a fun and rewarding way. 
  • This is also a chance to get to know your fellow members and potential new members.

2.  Monetary and Craft Supply Donations will be accepted immediately.
  • Monetary Donations: Please put cash or checks in one of the envelopes available at the entrance table with the Blue Cross labeled Fall Festival. Checks should be made payable to St John Vianney. Then simply drop into the collection basket.  TY!

3. November 10th-12th - All other donation items may be brought to the following locations:
  • Bake Goods and Food items – may be delivered to Victory Building choir room. 
  • Place donations in or on the designated tables, wire shelves, boxes and in refrigerator.
  • Non-Food items (ie. tables, chairs, hay bales, pumpkins, game supplies, generators, extension cords, etc.) – may be delivered to the metal building at the property located at 2825 W. Kilpatrick (Hwy 4). Place donations in designated areas.
  • Follow and "Like" us on Facebook: St. John Vianney Catholic Church
  • RSVP to our Facebook Event
  • Funds received will go to finance Youth activities and retreats

Thank you for your support in making this a terrific SJV event!
Join the Knights!
St John Vianney and St Josephs has a great opportunity for all good Catholic men, the Knights of Columbus. If you are not a member, please join by emailing me at the link below. If you are a member, we are meeting again, please come and join us on the second Monday of each month, at St Josephs parish hall.
Patience.
I have been surprised of late how impatient I have become. I wonder if it is age? Perhaps circumstances? Part of me even thinks this impatient attitude is good, everyone loves the person in a meeting who forces a long winded participant to “cut to the chase”. But speaking from experience, impatience brings anger, pretty quickly, and though anger may feel good for a moment, it’s fallout makes me feel horrible

Scripture speaks against impatience many times, but I thought for this offering the epistle of James would inform us.
Jas 5:7–8 Be patient, therefore, brethren, until the coming of the Lord. Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit of the earth, being patient over it until it receives the early and the late rain. You also be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
 
We would laugh at the farmer who plants and then yells at the ground, “what is taking you so long!!” We all understand a seed takes time, that is just the way it is. The farmer also has to concern himself with all the things that could happen while this time of growing is progressing; drought, flood, heat, cold just to name a few.These are simply known as the risk of farming. it is also why farmers must save in good times because in any season disaster can strike.
 
Life is much like this. God plants the seed, mankind, and is patient to watch us grow. God is long-suffering, slow to anger and steadfast to welcome us back if we stray. He asks nothing more or less from each of us.
 
We are to forebear our circumstances, endure our suffering, be slow to anger, and steadfast in forgiveness. 
 
This is difficult. But the farmer does not simply plant the seed and come back in a month or two to see what has arisen from his planting. The farmer is constant in fertilizing, weeding, guarding, watering...and goodness knows many other labors that I, not being a farmer, don’t know of. We too cannot expect God’s planting to grown within us without work. We need to feed ourselves with the sacraments, weed out all the devils temptations, refresh ourselves with retreat, and constantly guard our growth in grace against the lion that is constantly prowling.
 
The secret to patience is persistence in grace and trust in the Lord. Let us all in our daily prayers place ourselves in God’s hands, and pledge to wait for the Lord.
Parish Council 2020

Joe Lopalo
Nancy Lucas
Shelly Hall
Phil Kastner
Building Committee 2020

Dale Williams
Joe Lopalo
Brad Mead
Patty Genster
St John Vianney Catholic Church Cleburne TX.
The Rev. Scott Wooten fr.scott.wooten@ordinariate.net
940-867-3860