MASS TIMES Saturday 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM & 5:30 PM Weekdays Monday, Wednesday, Friday 8:30 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:15 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday & Friday 8:15 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:00 AM Saturdays 2:45 PM—3:30 PM All others times by appointment only. BAPTISMS Please call the parish office in the early months of pregnancy. WEDDINGS Contact parish priest at least six months prior to anticipated date of wedding. CARE OF THE SICK Notify the parish office of homebound and hospitalized. PRAYER REQUESTS Contact Mrs. Theresa Himel at 755.3709 or email at sjvprayerline@aol.com

PARISH OFFICE Phone 753.7950 Fax 753.7965 Website www.stjeanvianney.org E-Mail churchinfo@stjeanvianney.org Hours Monday thru Thursday 8:30 AM—6:00 PM Friday 8:30 AM—4:00 PM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Phone 751. 2926 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE Phone 751. 0502 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM SJV PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Phone 751.1831 Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM PRESCHOOL Phone 752.5356 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:15 AM—2:00 PM

16166 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road

PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Tom Ranzino Deacon Rev. Mr. Brent Duplessis Deacon Rev. Mr. Dan Borne Director of Religious Education Mrs. Denise Louviere Religious Education Assistant Mrs. Betty Wright Director of Youth Ministry Mr. Craig Baker Receptionists/Secretaries Ms. Belinda Smith Mrs. Mickie Marchiafava Director of Social Responsibility Mrs. Lori Aucoin Facilities Manager Mr. Terry Blackwell Music Director Mrs. Karen Ullo SJV School Principal Ms. Wendy Gilmore Assistant Principal Ms. Dana Murray Assistant Principal Mrs. Linda Tate Director of Preschool Mrs. Amie Williams Asst. Dir. of Preschool Mrs. Dana Sunseri

LAGNIAPPE Second Sunday of Easter, May 1, 2011

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our mission as the Body of Christ in the parish of St. Jean Vianney is to model the love of Jesus by discerning and doing God’s will, consciously Sharing the Word and Eucharist at worship, educating in faith all ages, evangelizing our parishioners for Christ’s mission, and serving justly God’s people, our sisters and brothers within our parish boundaries, our larger Baton Rouge community, and into the world.

MINISTRY APPRECIATION

DINNER May 7, 2011

5:30 PM

LOUISIANA STYLE CRAWFISH BOIL!!

The dedication and generosity of volunteers in our various ministries is such an essential part of the successful operation for our parish. That is why each year, the priest, deacon, and staffs of the Church, Learning & Growth and School hold a special evening in honor of all those who volunteer within our parish. This is our way of saying, “Thank you for a job well done!” Come join your fellow parishioners on May 7th at 5:30 PM in the east parking lot of Father Engels Hall. We will have crawfish and jambalaya; music will be provided for your enjoyment. Come, kick off you shoes, and “shake a leg!”

LIFE TOGETHER Dear Friends, Blessed Eastertide to you. The 50 days of Easter season are opening up for us, and we are moving toward the celebration of the other Easter sacra-ments: Confirmation on May 9th and First Commun-ion on May 15th. Both of these initiation sacraments will mark this stage of the faith journey of the fami-lies with candidates. Please pray for them all. The parish Habitat House Build is next Saturday the 7th. Call Lori at the Office for details. The Master Plan Committee continues its work this week. The next stage, a financial feasibility study is underway. Renderings of the Master Plan will be in Church for you to see. It is our custom to offer the Anointing of the Sick on the first Wednesday of the month at the 8:30am Mass, which would be this week, May 4th. This sacrament is for those who are seriously ill, chronically ill or facing surgery. This coming Saturday is our annual Parish Apprecia-tion Supper which will follow the 4:00pm Vigil Mass, @ 5:30pm. We’ll have crawfish, jambalaya and the trimmings. If you have been involved in any parish ministry we’d like to have you join us so the Parish Staff can say “thank you !!” I hope your Easter week is going well. Please pray for one another and the parish. Love,

VOCATION Through the gift of the Holy Spirit we are sent to share the peace of Christ. Could it be that Jesus is now asking you to be willing to be sent forth with the Good News as a priest, brother or sister? If so, call Fr. Matt Lorrain at 225.336.8778, mlorrain@diobr.org, or visit, www.diobr.org/vocations.

SCHOOL APPLICATIONS Applications for prospective students for the 2011-2012 school year are being accepted in the school office. They are also available on our website, www.stjeanvianneyschool.org. St. Jean Vianney School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, nationality or ethnic origin.

HOMEBOUND If you are homebound or know of anyone who is, and would like to receive communion each week, we ask that you please call the parish office at 753.7950.

We extend our sympathy to the following parishioners who recently lost a loved one:

To the family of John Reulet, Jr. To the family of John Lewis. To the family of Ronald LeBlanc.

MAT CLASS Ever wonder who the prophets were and what they were talking about? Did you know that the prophet Hosea had a wife named Gomer, who would likely have made Jezebel blush? Are you ever lost when the first reading at mass is from the "Prophet so and so?" If so, join Chris Redden as he explores the exciting world of the Prophets of Scripture in the school library, 10:30am to Noon, Saturday, May 7th. Ten hours of Intermediate Credit will be given for those seeking MAT hours.

DOUBLE NICKELS Double Nickels will meet on Sunday, May 8th at 2:00pm Please call Libby Pate at 273.6880 for more information.

Fr. Tom to Lead A Trip to Italy in Fall Returning to Roots-Rome and Sicily

September 7th-20th, 2011 Fr. Tom, along with Dr. Marchita Mauck, art historian from LSU and Fr. Don Neumann, priest of Houston, Texas, will lead a 13 - day trip to Rome, southern Italy and Sicily, September 7th-20th. For information check the bookrack in Church, or the Parish Office, or call Fr. Tom at 753.7950.

SJV Men’s Club Annual Crawfish Boil

Tuesday, May 3, 2011 @ 6:30pm Father Engels Hall

All men 21 and older are welcome, whether you are a member or not. Join us for fellowship & crawfish.

Please RSVP to Jeff Brown at jefmbrown@gmail.com or 225.937.7806.

A CALL TO THE SERVANTS OF GOD: Born in the Spirit of Faith

Parish Stewardship Summary

Fiscal Year to Date July 1, 2010 to April 17, 2011

Parent’s Night Out for Special Needs Children: For parents of special needs children, providing one Friday evening semi-monthly. “Blessed are they who have not seen and yet believed,” Jesus says in today’s Gospel. For those who have not seen to believe, however, we must be good

stewards of our faith, living it joyfully and sharing it generously. Then, in our time too, “men and women in great numbers” will be “added to the Lord.” See John 20:29; Acts 5:14

ADORATION

Join Deacon Brent Duplessis every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm for Eucharistic Adoration. Taking special time with our Lord is a great way to grow closer to Him.

CATHOLIC ALCOHOLICS –CALIX CHAPTER A new chapter of international association of Catholic alcoholics, called CALIX, has been formed in Baton Rouge. The chapter is composed of men and women who have maintained their sobriety through affiliation and participation in a 12 step alcohol recovery program. The meetings will be held on the second Saturday of each month at St. Thomas More, at 8:45 am. For more information call 225.313.6081 or e-mail at TIGEBAITSPORTS@YAHOO.COM.

CHRISTIAN INITIATION If you are an unbaptized adult or child over the age of seven who is desiring

baptism into Christ; an adult or child over the age of seven already baptized as a Christian and would like to become a Catholic; or an adult or child over the age of seven already baptized as a Catholic but have never received First Communion, we can help you. The process is called RCIA [Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults], or the Catechumenate. If you would like to pursue this in any way, call the Parish Office at 753.7950.

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our mission as the Body of Christ in the parish of St. Jean Vianney is to model the love of Jesus by discerning and doing God’s will, consciously Sharing the Word and Eucharist at Worship, Educating in faith all ages, Evangelizing our parishioners for Christ’s Mission, and Serving justly God’s people, our sisters and brothers, within our parish boundaries, our larger Baton Rouge community, and into the world.

The St. Jean Vianney Catholic Preschool has openings in the three year old program for the 2011-2012 school year. Applications may be picked up in the preschool office Monday

through Friday between the hours of 9:00am and 2:30pm. Should you need further information, or if you would like a tour please contact the preschool office at 752.5356

Keeping Lent/Easter at St. Jean Vianney Celebration of Confirmation - Monday, May 9th, 7:00pm Celebration of First Eucharist - Sunday, May 15th, 2:00pm

Goal Amt. Rec’d

Year to date Offertory

1,033,675.00 1,038,272.00

Weekly Offertory

26,255.00 20,142.75

WELCOME THE NEW ROMAN MISSAL

Full, conscious, and active participation

The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium), the first document approved by the world’s Bishops gathered at the Second Vatican Council, serves as the blueprint for our liturgical renewal. It asserts that liturgy is a celebration of Christ’s paschal mystery. Our full, conscious and active participation in liturgy is vital since liturgy is the source and summit of our whole Christian life.

We love to hear from you… You would be amazed by the volume of information that flows through our parish records office each week! We appreciate everyone who updates records and lets us know when you move, get a new phone number, etc. All of this is very important for sacramental records and is essential for parish services. Quite often you might be “using up” old checks that don’t match our records. When this is the case, could you please note the situation on your check. Thanks for helping us keep our records up-to-date by:

Informing the front office or Mickie Marchiafava of any address, phone number or membership changes. Identifying your tithing by check, cash in an envelope (with name and address) or simply use our visiting envelopes in the

back of church. Confirming that you ARE registered in the parish. Parish registration forms are in the front of church.

Thank you! Mickie Marchiafava, (225) 753.7950 or mmarchiafava@stjeanvainney.org

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: Acts 4:23-31; Jn 3:1-8 Tuesday: 1 Cor 15:1-8; Jn 14:6-14 Wednesday: Acts 5:17-26; Jn 3:16-21 Thursday: Acts 5:27-33; Jn 3:31-36 Friday: Acts 5:34-42; Jn 6:1-15 Saturday: Acts 6:1-7; Jn 6:16-21 Sunday: Acts 2:14, 22-33; Ps 16; 1 Pt 1:17-21; Lk 24:13-35

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY NEWS

Excel Data Entry Volunteer Needed Our Social Responsibility Ministry is presently in need of an adult volunteer to do data entry once a month in the parish office. This person must have experience in Microsoft Office Excel 2003 . The amount of time would be approximately 1 ½ hours one day a month, with a flexible time option during office hours, 8:30 am– 4:30pm Please contact Lori, 753.7950, if you are interested.

A REFLECTION ON THIS WEEK’S SCRIPTURES

GET REAL! Those of us who flatter ourselves that we have a “realistic” view of the world may listen to the first reading today and say, “Get real!” when we hear Luke’s account of the early, Elysian days of the Christian movement. All seems to be rosy, lots of wonders are performed, everyone shares selflessly, they eat together in “exultation,” and the Lord added to their numbers? Well, who wouldn’t be attracted to a group like this? From the wind that swept through the upper room at Pentecost as the Spirit of God blew over the face of the waters in Genesis, and the fire that appeared over each disciple as the light appeared at the dawn of creation, Luke’s intent in Acts is to show a new creation, a restoration of creation’s original goodness through the working of the Holy Spirit. It is the Spirit who continues to make us into the Body of Christ. We may occasionally, like Thomas in the Gospel, say, “Get real!” but our ultimate reality in the Spirit is to work continually to make our Christian community a new creation, one in which others will find God’s joy and beauty. © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

Lord this week help me to …………..

FEAST OF FAITH The Homily The ambo, or pulpit, is a special place—it is the place for God’s word. That is why it is not used for all the spoken words of the Mass, even important words like the collects and the blessing. The ambo is only used for the scripture readings, and for the homily and the prayer of the faithful. The homily is part of the Liturgy of the Word. It flows from the readings we have just heard, and helps us to understand the way in which God is speaking to us today. The homily is not a lecture, a catechism lesson, or a speech. It is more like an exhortation; it has an urgency about it, for it calls us to find our-selves in the scripture, to live the faith we profess, to see our world by the light of the Gospel. The homily, in itself a response to God’s word, demands a re-sponse from us. There are many styles of preaching and many ways to respond to the scriptures. But whether the homily is weak or strong, an open ear and an open heart can find in it an abundance of spiritual nourishment. © Copyright, J. S. Paluch Co.

Monday, May 2 Tuesday, May 3 6:30pm Men’s Club 7:00pm Baptism Seminar 7:00pm Adoration Wednesday, May 4 Bulletin Article due for May 14th & 15th 7:30pm RCIA 7:30pm Choir Thursday, May 5 6:00pm Pack 490

6:30pm KC Office Mtg. Friday, May 6 Saturday, May 7 3rd Sunday of Easter 10:30am Mat Class 5:30pm Appreciation Dinner Sunday, May 8 3rd Sunday of Easter Mother’s Day 2:00pm Double Nickels Mtg. Monday, May 9 7:00pm Confirmation

SJV CALENDAR

Monday, May 2 8:30am Darrell Ledoux Tuesday, May 3 6:15am Soul in Purgatory Wednesday, May 4 6:15am Molly Langlois 8:30am Thursday, May 5 6:15am Communion Service Friday, May 6 8:30am Manuel Guileyardo Saturday, May 7 4:00pm George Campagna Sr.

Joey Campagna Langlois Jack Manno Fly Joseph Campagna Fly Souls in Purgatory Sunday, May 8 Easter Sunday 7:30am For Parishioners of SJV 9:30am Lucy Sparacino Alice Mare Comeaux 11:30am Rose Attardo 5:30pm James Thomas

MASS INTENTIONS

Go to www.stewardshiptoday.org to get your online copy of Stewardship Today, a monthly publication for parishioners to embrace the importance of stewardship in daily living.

SANCTUARY LAMP (05/2-08/11)

Mr. & Mrs. Abel Pelaez

AUTOMATIC BANK DRAFT Automatic Bank Draft is available as an option for your weekly or monthly tithing and building fund contribution. Please call 753.7950, or come by the parish office for more information.

GENTLEMEN, IT'S TIME TO STEP UP…

The 9:30am choir needs you desperately! No training or experience necessary. Rehearsals are on Wednesdays at 7:30pm. Call Karen, 246.8349.