MASS TIMES Saturday 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM & 5:30 PM Weekdays Monday & Wednesday, 8:30 AM Friday 8:00 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:15 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday & Wednesday 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 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816

PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Tom Ranzino Deacon Rev. Mr. Brent Duplessis Deacon Rev. Mr. Dan Borne Deacon Rev. Mr. Jeff Easley 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 Mrs. Cherie Robinson Assistant Principal Ms. Theresa Cannon Director of Preschool Mrs. Amie Williams Asst. Dir. of Preschool Mrs. Dana Sunseri

LAGNIAPPE Twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 6, 2013

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.

LIFE TOGETHER Dear Friends, I recently have been reading and discussing a book called Rebuilt which is the story of a Catholic parish in Maryland. I’ve been thinking about what the parish Mission is, say a parish like St Jean Vianney. We have a Mission statement. It’s in this very Bulletin you are reading, and it’s printed each week. It is words to guide the parish, speaking of our deep values and motivating principles. In some ways, these words sound good. They certain identify the things we have been about. In reading this book, I’ve been struck with the question, is the Mission of the parish God’s Mission? Looking over the Scriptures it seems to me that God’s Mission is about making disciples. Is our parish Mission God’s Mission? I could say that we are doing many things for God. I’ll have to do more thinking and talking with you about whether or not what we are doing leads us to do God’s Mission. Something you and I might pray to God to clarify. Have a good week. Love,

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

To the McMahon family on the death of James’s sister Mauren Ferguson.

St. Joseph’s Academy Girls in grades 6-8 and their parents are cordially invited to Open House 2013 at St. Joseph’s Academy.

Join us on Thursday, October 17th, any time between 4:30 and 7pm meet our students, faculty, staff, alumnae and parents. Tours are provided throughout the evening. Admissions information will be available for 8th grade students. Tours begin in Mother Alice Hall (3080 Kleinert Avenue). Visit www.sjabr.org to learn more about SJA.

ST. MICHAEL THE ARCHANGLE

St. Michael High School invites all 6th, 7th, and 8th grade boys and girls to an Open House on Wednesday, October 23rd, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Come experience all that being a part of the Warrior family has to offer.

Catholic High School Information Night and Open House

Young men in the 8th grade and their parents are invited to attend an Information Night at Catholic High School on either October 20th or October 27th from 7 to 9 p.m. Young men in grades 6-8 and their parents are invited to the Open House at Catholic High School on November 14th. Tours begin at 5 p.m. For additional information, regarding these events or the admissions process, please visit the Catholic High School website at www.catholichigh.org.

BISHOP’S ANNUAL APPEAL For nearly three decades, the Bishop’s Annual Appeal has served the unique needs of a growing, changing diocesan community, reaching thousands of our neighbors through a host of worthy ministries that rely on the BAA for support. Blessed by God, parishioners want to make a difference and ask a scriptural question: “How can I repay the Lord for all the good done for me?” This past year, 132 Catholic parishioners from St. Jean Vianney - BR Parish chose to respond, contributing a total of $27,269.12 To each of you, thank you for your caring response to Bishop Muench’s invitation to take part. As emergency needs and unexpected concerns arise every year, your involvement will mean a great deal once again. In the coming weeks, Catholics throughout the Diocese will be invited to support the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. Through generous parishioners like you, the BAA ensures essential programs continue—for the good of the community, to the glory of Christ and his Church. Please Give to the Lord for All His Goodness. Prayerfully support the Bishop’s Annual Appeal. If you do not receive a copy of this year’s appeal by mail, please contact the Office of Stewardship at 225-336-8790 or stewardship@diobr.org. For an in depth look at the ministries or programs supported through the BAA, visit baabr.org.

Middle School Youth Ministry Adult Helper: Catholic centered Youth Ministry; assist in emotional, spiritual, social and educational formation of youth.

Parish Stewardship Summary Fiscal

Year to Date July 1, 2013–September 29, 2013

The apostles said to Jesus, “Increase our faith” (Luke 17:5-10).

Goal Amt. Rec’d

Year to date Offertory

340,186.00 308,705.00

Weekly Offertory

25,718.00 15,962.76

Youth Ministry Update

Middle School meets the 2nd Sunday of the Month

4pm till Mass with dinner following Mass in Fr. Engels Hall

October 13th

November 10th December 8th

High School YM meets

Wednesdays 7pm in Fr. Engels Hall

SMALL CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES QUEST: Helping folks make a difference in each other’s lives and faith. QUEST is a seasonal Sunday, scripture-based reflection booklet for those who gather in Small Christian Communities. Each weekly unit offers the elements for a complete small community session: • Suggestions for creating a reflective environment • Opening and closing prayer • Focus questions relating everyday life to

scripture • Commentary on the Sunday lectionary readings • Experience-based faith sharing questions • Ideas for individual/group response in action If this is a way you would like to continue to explore and learn about your faith, call us at the parish office so that we can place you in a SCC (751.2926). Sign up forms are also available in the church. If you are already in a SCC, it is not necessary to re-register; just contact your group leader to let them know you will be participating this season.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FAMILY OF THE MONTH

The KC family of the month for August 2013 are David and Theresa Himel.

David is a Past Grand Knight and current Financial Secretary, Parish Council Member, Community Life Member and Eucharistic Minister. Theresa is the Coordinator of the Prayer Line, Catholic Daughter Member, and Past Recording Secretary, Community Life Member, CRHP Women’s Retreat, and Blood Driver Ministry Member and Past Coordinator. Congratulations!

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Jon 1:1 — 2:2, 11; Jon 2:3-5, 8; Lk 10:25-37 Tuesday: Jon 3:1-10; Ps 130:1b-4ab, 7-8; Lk 10:38-42 Wednesday: Jon 4:1-11; Ps 86:3-6, 9-10; Lk 11:1-4 Thursday: Mal 3:13-20b; Ps 1:1-4, 6; Lk 11:5-13 Friday: Jl 1:13-15; 2:1-2; Ps 9:2-3, 6, 16, 8-9; Lk 11:15-26 Saturday: Jl 4:12-21; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Lk 11:27-28 Sunday: 2 Kgs 5:14-17; Ps 98:1-4; 2 Tm 2:8- 13; Lk 17:11-19

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.

St. Jean Vianney Extended Care Help Needed

Due to increased enrollment Extended Care is looking to add more care givers in the afternoon. We are looking for mature dependable people 21 years and older to work part-time with St. Jean Vianney Extended Care. Moms are welcome and may bring their children. Extended Care hours of operations are from 2:15-6pm, Monday through Friday. It is also, possible to work as an ‘on call’ substitute. The position will begin immediately and end in May, 2014. Duties consist of preparing snacks, calling roll, supervising homework, and supervising play. Interested persons may contact Charlyn Bliss at (work) 753.7644, or pick up an employment application from the St. Jean Vianney Preschool office. Please send completed employment applications to Extended Care at 16166 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road, Baton Rouge, 70816. We are presently looking for 3 new care givers.

St. Jean Vianney Social Responsibility News

Elizabeth Ministry Rosebud Program Two years ago our parish’s Elizabeth Ministry expanded to include the Rosebud Program, a unique way to show dignity and worth for all life. During the month of October, Respect Life Month, in Mary’s Chapel, you will find our display with instructions about how the program works. It will help us to identify, pray for and support those who are pregnant, celebrating birth and adoption, grieving miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, infant/child death or those wanting to conceive or adopt. If you have one of these special needs, please select the appropriate color-coded silk rose and place in the vase provided. Each week, we will pray for one of the needs according to the color of a live rose, which will be in a separate vase near the display. Together Baton Rouge Leadership Teams from St. Jean Vianney, Star Hill Baptist Church Meet The Together Baton Rouge (TBR) Target Group of St. Jean Vianney hosted a gathering with the TBR leadership team of Star Hill Baptist Church to talk about their church missions, the benefits to their faith communities of being part of TBR and blessings and challenges they have faced. SJV parishioners Jay and Vicki Brooks hosted nearly 20 people from both churches at their home Sunday, August 25th, giving everyone a chance to get to know each other better and find out what the two churches have in common. Fr. Tom Ranzino led the group in opening prayer. The members then reviewed the mission statements of SJV and Star Hill, and realized a common desire to share the Gospel outside of the church, serve in the communi-ty and put their faith into action. Both groups agreed TBR has been a good way to expand their horizons beyond the physical churches and get to know people from different faiths, backgrounds and parts of the city. They shared some challenges experienced through their TBR service, such as helping people understand how the social issues TBR addresses affect them and getting new members to participate. But, all agreed that overall, TBR has been a positive and worthwhile experience that fulfills their church missions. Star Hill’s Rev. Raymond Jetson led the group in a closing prayer, and the TBR groups of both churches agreed to look for more opportunities to partner in the future.

“The CRHP men’s retreat for me was recognizing that everyone faces adversity in life and in their faith walk. We’re not alone in our struggles; the men’s retreat demonstrates this through our fellow parishioners’ sharing of their lives and the way loved ones, friends, and the Lord are there for us………….. Bob Matens”

Monday, October 7 6:00pm Elem./Jr. Religious Ed Tuesday, October 8 7:00pm Adoration 7:00pm Troop 490 Wednesday, October 9 Bulletin Articles due for Oct. 19th/20th 7:00pm RCIA 7:00pm High School Youth Group 7:30pm Choir Thursday, October 10 6:30pm Financial Peace University

6:30pm KC Mtg. Friday, October 11 Gator Swamp Fest Saturday, October 12 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time Sunday, October 13 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time 4:00pm Middle School Youth Monday, October 14 6:00pm Elem./Jr. Religious Ed. 7:00pm Catholic Daughters

SJV CALENDAR

Monday, October 7 8:30am Communion Service Tuesday, October 8 6:15am Communion Service Wednesday, October 9 6:15am Communion Service 8:30am Communion Service Thursday, October 10 6:15am Communion Service Friday, October 11 8:00am Communion Service

Saturday, October 12 4:00pm Helena Bonnette Nance Hollingshead Ray Budwine Cosby Joiner Ron Henzen Sunday, October 13 7:30am For Parishioners of SJV 9:30am Lucien DeLouise 11:30am James Bliss 5:30pm Lonnie Spilberger

MASS INTENTIONS

SANCTUARY LAMP (10/7-13/13)

A. C. & Alice Dugas

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

AMERICAN FLAG RETIREMENT Boy Scout Troop 490 will be holding an American flag retirement ceremony on November 11, 2013. Please place all

flags that need to be retired in the box located in church by November 3, 2013. Thank you for your support and donations.