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Community Update
for Sunday January 22, 2023
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Pastor’s Note
Happy Lunar New Year! To all our Vietnamese, Chinese, and Korean brothers and sisters, we wish you a blessed, prosperous, and healthy new year. Thanks to our Vietnamese families for the beautiful traditional vestment. We will celebrate this weekend and on Wednesday with the school Mass and at 12pm with the traditional dance. My earliest childhood memories of celebrating the lunar new year are red envelopes for sure. However, it was red envelopes from our grandparents and parents who would speak a word of wisdom after we would make a profound bow. From the Confucian based societies, respect for elders, teachers, and leaders is embedded into the culture and mindset even today. Christianity also celebrates filial piety where we respect our elders, teachers and leader ultimately in Jesus Christ. Perhaps that is why the Christian faith is growing so much in Vietnam, China and Korea. I would like to thank our Vietnamese families and ministers especially here at Saint John Vianney for joining the rest of our community in holding up the value of respect for our elders, teachers and leaders. Our Christian wisdom says that filial piety, or love for our parents and grandparents always comes with a blessing.
One way we at SJV are instilling that respect for elders, teachers and leaders is at our Catholic School. Let’s make that invitation to everyone we know to come check out the Best Elementary School recognized by US News at our Open House next Sunday, Jan 29.
This Monday, January 23 we are excited to begin our 4th major SJV Alpha. Alpha is 10 weeks of dinner, presentation, and conversation. Alpha is community that transforms people. In addition to new Alpha participants, we are welcoming all former Alpha participants to join in a GYFT Group (Growing Your Faith Together). A SJV GYFT Group is 10 weeks of dinner, presentation, and conversation meeting at the same time as Alpha. The content of the presentation will be deeper dive into God’s Word, God’s Sacraments, God’s Teachings, and God’s Church. Your new year’s resolution to deepen your faith is guaranteed when you have someone else with you. Come Monday to be transformed by the power of God through a small community.
Read on for details on our special Vianney Show this Sunday night talking about our upcoming Diocesan Synod and details for the annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco on Saturday.
Happy New Year!
Saint John Vianney, pray for us!
Fr. Joe
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Faith is revived when it is exercised! Come join us Friday for an hour during our weekly holy hour. Our next 24 Hour Prayer is Friday, February 3. There is much to pray for our world, our country, our Church, and our community this year. | | |
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Winter ALPHA is coming
next week + GYFT!
| Our Winter Alpha is here starting on January 23. Childcare is available. GYFT Groups will meet at the same time as Alpha Groups. Growing in Your Faith Together (GYFT) are those who have attended Alpha and would like to grow deeper in the knowledge of faith. GYFT groups are groups of 6-8 people who meet for dinner at the same time and place as Alpha, experience a presentation on the faith, and discuss it together. Sign up for Alpha and post-Alpha GYFT groups here. | | |
Vianney Show: Jan 22 on the Synod | The Vianney Show is our parish’s live gathering to pray, to study, to share and to learn as a family. Our next topic will be Sunday, Jan 22 “San Jose Synod” with special guests of our SJV Synod Delegates who will talk about their experience of the Synod and what they hope for the Church in San Jose. Future episodes are Feb 12 “the Upper Room and Young Adult Ministry”, Mar 19 “Special Guest Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago”, Apr 16 “Special Guest Lizzie Reezay and Conversion”, May 21 “Mary and Movie Reviews”. All times are 730-830PM. Join live in the studio in the Parish Office or via parish website. Please email Fr Manuel our Vianney Show Executive Producer for ideas and questions. | | |
Join us as we pray every Sunday for the Synod process! Bishop Cantu is now preparing for the General Assembly of the Synod of San Jose in January. Having heard the input of the whole Church, he is now putting together proposals for the Church to discern at the end of January. Come Holy Spirit! More here. | | |
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Week 19 SJV75 Update: Pledges and Contributions
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Great news last week that we are now over 50% of our goal. We are working on an SJV75 portfolio update for you all. In the meantime, we need your help to get us to our $4M pledge goal. You will be receiving notices for contributions on your pledges. If you are interested in helping the SJV75 Ambassadors to organize events and invitations for Fr Joe and Ms Karen Suty to meet, please contact our SJV75 Chair Will Rainford (wrainford@sjvsj.org). Keep those pledges coming! Envelopes are in the school and parish offices and in the church.
Online pledges are welcome here.
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If you or your family are interested in joining the Walk for Life, please contact Will Rainford. | |
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Meet the newest member of the SJV Family...
Ms. Suty just adopted Lola....
Welcome Lola!!!
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Are the Gospels really true?
Bible Study Jan 24
| Can we trust the Gospels? Join the SJV Bible Study Group as we learn about the authenticity of the Gospels. We will be following the 9 week series Lectio: The Case for Jesus. All are welcome, the only requirements are an open heart and an open mind. The SJV Bible Study Group will be meeting at 7:00pm in the Parish Office every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. Next meeting is Jan 10. Please contact Zack Williams or Allan Sison for more information. | | |
SJV Altar Server Team Training Sunday, Jan 22, 4PM | All servers, experienced and junior servers must attend, Sunday, Jan 22, 4PM in the Church. Please email Fr Manuel (manuel.barrios@dsj.org) with your child’s name, parents contact, phone, email, Mass preference. | | |
Music ministry is looking for instrumentalists and singers who are hoping to join our music ministry at any of our Sunday Masses! We are also forming a Bilingual choir, which will be rehearsing for Bilingual/Multilingual masses in advance on certain Saturdays monthly. If you are interested, please contact Therese Nguyen at therese.x.sjv@gmail.com OR (669)-264-7706 *text; call (after 9:30pm M-F only) | | |
Healing Mass for the Sick: February 11 | The Annual Mass for the Sick will be Saturday, February 11, 11AM in the Church. The Sacrament of the Anointing will be offered to all the elderly and seriously ill. A reception afterwards with a presentation from Regional Medical Center on avoiding strokes. | | |
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SJV Senior Group Meeting February 11
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Next month’s Senior Group meeting will be Saturday, February 11, 11AM-1PM in the Community Center. 11AM Healing Mass in the Church, lunch in the Community Center with a presentation by Regional Medical Center on stroke prevention. | | |
SJV is accepting applications for the 2022-2024 school year | We are proud to announce that SJV is the GOLD MEDAL WINNER in TWO CATEGORIES in the Silicon Valley Region for the Best of The Best Award: BEST Private Elementary School! BEST Private Middle School! Bay Area Parent Magazine is the top parenting resource for families in the Bay Area. Every year, Bay Area Parent readers place their votes for the Bay Area's Best of The Best. St. John Vianney Catholic School is currently accepting applications for TK to 8th Grade. For more information visit the school website www.sjvsj.org | | |
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St Vincent de Paul Collection
Jan 28/29
| Thank you all for your commitment to the poor! Thank you, SJV parishioners, for your wonderful generosity in 2022! Because of you, we were able to assist so many of our sisters and brothers in need with food, vouchers, rental and utility assistance as well as special gifts and supplies for back-to-school, Thanksgiving and Christmas! Our next collection to support the needy in our neighborhood is Jan 28/29. After the holidays, though, our food pantry could use a few supplies including cereal, soups, canned peaches, toothpaste and toothbrushes and toilet paper. Our continued thanks for your help! | | |
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Unbound is a safe, loving and effective model of prayer ministry. Unbound helps us respond to the good news of the gospel and apply truth to our lives using Five Keys: * Repentance and Faith * Forgiveness * Renunciation *Authority * The Father's Blessing The prayer team meets the first and the third Thursdays of the month at 7:00 pm in the community center. Training for new members will be every Thursday in October at 6:00 pm in the community center. Meetings and training are conducted in English and Spanish.
To make an appointment for prayer or to join the prayer team, please contact Patty McDonald at pattymcdonald317@gmail.com
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SERVING JESUS BY SERVING THE HUNGRY DURING THE WEEK! | |
SJV and 5 other parishes need volunteers in order to serve the 3,200 families who come to the weekly Catholic Charities Food Distributions!
Wednesdays at SJV between 1-4PM in our Community Center Parking Lot, 14 years old and older.
Questions: Lynda DeManti, 408 839-3163 or ldemanti@catholiccharitiesscc.org
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Catholic Charities Food Assistance | | |
Facebook Livestream has moved! | Please note that our livestreaming on facebook has moved here. You could also find us on our website and youtube. | | |
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd continues to be open for enrollment. This program is for children 3-6 years old only. For parents who wish to have their child participate please register online or walk in to the school classroom 101, you can find the entrance next to the school garden. Catechism families please have your mass card signed by the catechists at the front of the church. You can find them on the left hand side. Questions? Please contact Mrs. Joselyn Martinez, Joselyn.Martinez@dsj.org, ReligiousEd@sjvsj.net, YouthMinistry@sjvsj.net | | |
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Online Sacrificial Giving Raffle
for January
| As households commit to their Sacrificial Giving for the year, please consider setting up your weekly Sacrificial Giving on our Parish’s safe, efficient online giving here. Online Sacrificial Giving helps the parish to be sustained in the event of planned or unplanned absences of our faithful. AAll new weekly online givers will be automatically entered into the January Online Giving Raffle. | | |
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Online Sacrificial Giving Raffle
for January
| Our Sunday Offering for Sunday, January 15, 2023 was $17,250.93 The Stewardship Committee thanks all our households for meeting our short-term goal over the last couple months. We are achieving our goal because of your participation, which can be done here. It takes all of us to carry out the Mission of our Lord Jesus here at St John Vianney Parish and School. | | |
The earthquake in October is always a good reminder to be prepared! | | |
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The Valley Catholic has a new look!
Click here.
The 2021 Diocesan Impact Report is 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. | | | | |
