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This weekend is the Baby Shower for the Gabriel Project! Help support life by supporting this wonderful program. Items can be left at the table in the narthex. View this news article to see the items needed.

“Go into the village opposite you, and immediately you will find an ass tethered, and a colt with her. Untie them and bring them here to me.” Matthew 21:2

Two-part Lector Training Sessions! The "Proclaim the Word" training program will be offered at St. John Vianney for interested and existing lectors.

This year here at SJV, and also in our diocese, we are celebrating and concentrating on the family. We are looking at all we do, the decisions we make through the family lens and how these decisions affect families locally, affect families nationally and affect families globally.

In honor of all the parish social ministries, a pot luck dinner will be held after the Sunday 11:00 mass on January 18. A sign up sheet is available after all masses for those who wish to attend. Just put down what you will be bringing. Come, mingle, and meet other St. John Vianney family members. (Joyce Zepeda, chairperson of the appreciation dinners. Email -LittleMaree93044@AOL.com, phone number 238-1733.)

Nurses and other health professionals of the parish promote healthier living among parish members.

Parents, This is a reminder that the mandatory Diocesan Called to Protect for Youth Training will be held for 6th-9th graders on Saturday, January 10th in SMH from 9am-1pm as noted on the RE Calendar. This interactive program for middle school and high school students helps young people understand their sacredness and how to prevent others from violating their emotional, physical and behavioral boundaries. Parents who wish to learn more about the program should go to the following Diocesan website: http://www.austindiocese.org/dept/eim/youth_parents.php. Please also feel free to give me, Ann Welch, a call at 218-1183 if you have any questions.

The Sewing Ministry is more than sewing:

• Give comfort to the ill through prayer blankets
• Provide beauty to the church
• Teach those willing to learn to sew
• Be willing to wash, iron or cut

The Diocese of Austin has updated its policies regarding EIM Compliance. Please take a look at the change summary to know whether you are affected by the policy updates. Information on how to become EIM-compliant, as well as the schedule of upcoming workshops, can be found on the Diocesan website.

Would you be interested in utilizing a nursery for your infants and toddlers during the 11:00 a.m. Mass, so you can fully participate in Mass? Would you be willing to volunteer once a month to work in the Nursery, so that others can do the same? Or, if you don't have small children, would you be interested in volunteering in the Nursery anyway?

If the answer to any of the above is yes, then please contact us and let us know!

“For I was hungry, you gave me food, thirsty you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me…. Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least of my brethren, you did for me.”

(Matthew 25: 35-40)

Click here to see holiday Mass times schedule.

** ATTENTION ** Sunday morning, Nov. 2, Daylight Saving Time officially ends for this year. Time falls back an hour at 2:00 AM. If you don't plan to be up at that time, please set your clock BACK an hour before going to bed.

A parishioner writes: I just read that this year Dell’s annual direct giving campaign will be Oct. 27 through Nov. 14 and felt it would be a great time to remind SJV parishioners who work for Dell that they can sign up during this period to have their tithe directly deducted from their paychecks twice a month and that it will double what SJV receives! Dell will match up to $5K per year per employee. I know for us it has been an awesome way to tithe, not only do we get to pay God first, but we get our contributions doubled!!