Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time |
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St John Vianney Weekly Update
St. John Vianney is a Catholic Church under the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter
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THIS COMING WEEK'S EVENTS |
Wednesday: OLV Chapel
5:oopm-6:30pm Adoration
6:30pm Mass
6:00pm Rosary
7pm Choir
Thursday: No Mass
Friday: OLV Chapel
11:15 Confession
Noon Mass
Saturday: Marti Elementary
4:15pm Confessions (closet in back of stage)
5:00pm Vigil Mass
5:45PM Presentation
Sunday: Marti Elementary
8:15am Confessions (closet in back of stage)
9:00am Mass
Monday: OLV Chapel
11:15 Confession
Noon Mass
Tuesday: OLV Chapel
11:15 Confession
Noon Mass
Wednesday: OLV Chapel
5:00pm-6:30pm Adoration
5:45 Confessions
6:00pm Rosary
6:30 Mass
7PM Choir
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Religious Education: Please register your children with Laura Kastner for classes starting in the fall: lhk6770@protonmail.com. Volunteers needed! |
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LECTIONARY FOR THIS WEEK.
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UPCOMING EVENTS:
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Sat, Sept 11, 20th anniversary - Parish Potluck - 6pm
- Contact Sue Alwell to participate in the Potluck smalwell@gmail.com 817-264-2908
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The Original Divine Mercy Image presentation - 6:30pm. Invite your friends! See information about the presenter at the top here! The Original Divine Mercy Image
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Pre-K and Primary (1-5) Sunday School starts September 19th
- Pool Party for Middle school and high school at the LoPalo's 3-6 PM on September 19th
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Life Chain - Oct 3rd, CHS Rock Stadium 1200 Block W. Henderson, Cleburne 2 - 3pm Signs provided
- lifechain.net
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St. John Vianney Catholic Church and The Knights of Columbus Council 16042 held their annual Golf Scramble at Squaw Valley on August 27th. The proceeds from the tournament are to help build a new church and help the Knights in their community projects.
We would like to thank the following sponsors for their financial support:
- Platinum Sponsors – Pinnacle Bank, SouthWest Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram, Lyness Construction, Vaughn’s Cowtown Bail Bonds, Business Aviation Safety Consortium, Peter K. Krone, MD., Top Notch Books, Eddy Patterson, FIC Knights of Columbus and Catholic Answers KATH 910AM.
- Gold Sponsors – Crosier-Pearson Funeral Home, DFW Waste Oil Service, Pinnacle Bank and Dale Williams.
- Silver Sponsors-Gentry Custom Homes, Goulding Real Estate.
- Bronze Sponsors-Rosser Funeral Home, United Cooperative Services, Cleburne Drug, Jeff England Motor Company and Dr. Richard M. Adams (Family Foot Care).
- Special Sponsors-Buck Realty, Farmers Insurance-Dennis Mark, Hazlewood Barkley Foundation, Turner-Monahan, PPLC and St. Anthony’s Church Supplies.
- Golf and Door Prize Donations-Lost Oaks Winery, Turquoise Scissors, Ricks Automotive, Sunrise Café, Barrera’s Tex Mex, La Fiesta, Trovato Street, Plaza Theater Company, Pecan Plantation Golf Course, De Cordova, Golf Course, Squaw Valley Golf Course, Cleburne Links Golf Links, Ft. Worth Embassy Suites, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, Fish City Grill, Buffalo Creek BBQ, Grumps and Castle Collections.
We would also like to thank Steve Keppler and his staff at Squaw Valley for their excellent support in hosting this tournament.
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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. |
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As this newsletter goes out, we celebrate the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I have to admit, coming from protestant tradition, I have been surprised by how many Marian feast days there are. Protestants of course range in their reverence towards Mary, from “she was just a woman” to a nicely formed Mariology, you will find all form of Mariology in Protestantism.
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We should look at why we revere Mary.
Mary was born without original sin, she was made specifically to give birth to the son of God. This alone should warrant celebration. That God would create such a woman, that He would bless the human race with someone worthy to carry God’s son. But we tend to be selfish; “why her?” “Why don’t I get that special treatment?”
My answer to this is we did all get special treatment. We all have ministries here in this life. We were all specially made for our ministry. The problem is, we all seem to want our neighbors ministry, not the one God gave us. We look at our life and we think it is not that special. If only I had my neighbor’s job, or if only I could have more prestige or money.
As the old saying goes, “the grass is always greener”.
But the truth is, life is always better when we all do our job. When we let those called to lead, lead, those called to manage manage, and those called to work, work; this is when we have our best results.
Mary was called to carry Jesus, she accepted this honor from her own free will. As we look at Mary and ask “why her”, we should also look at what she gave up to complete this task. She kept herself pure. This certainly should be seen as a gain instead of a loss, but we should know that keeping pure requires giving up many of the things we find enjoyable in this life. The venial sins that lead to mortal, the idleness that leads to sin, it is a sacrifice to get back to productive work and not take that extra break. It is work keeping pure in this world, and she performed that work without fail. It has been told and told again, but Mary’s betrothal and pregnancy was dangerous. She could have been stoned, or at least shunned. We all know that through the message of an angel to Joseph she would be saved, but she did not know that when she said “yes”. The trip to Egypt while pregnant, the birth in a stable, what hardships she endured! Raising her son only to see Him executed as an innocent.
The grass is not always greener. We should celebrate the birth of this great woman, we should marvel at what she accomplished in her life. We should rejoice that she still comes to us through apparitions. We should make every attempt to model our life after hers.
God made us all for a reason, we should always ask ourselves; “are we living up to God’s call”? Pick up your cross, just as Mary did, and further the kingdom of God here in the Church militant.
Fr Scott
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Parish Council 2020
Joe Lopalo
Nancy Lucas
Shelly Hall
Phil Kastner
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Building Committee 2020
Dale Williams
Joe Lopalo
Brad Mead
Patty Genster
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St John Vianney Catholic Church Cleburne TX.
The Rev. Scott Wooten fr.scott.wooten@ordinariate.net
940-867-3860
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