2461 E. Flamingo Road, Las Vegas, NV 89121, 702.733.8323 www.stviator.org

Celebration of the Eucharist

Week of May 14 - 19

Daily Mass In the Chapel

Tuesday, Thursday and Friday

6:45 AM and 8:15 AM Wednesday

6:45 AM Chapel 8:15 AM Church

Communion Services in the Chapel

Monday 6:45 AM & 8:15 AM

Weekend Mass Saturday 4:00 PM Sunday 8:00 AM

10:00 AM (Children’s Mass) Noon and 5:00 PM

Sacrament of Reconciliation

Saturday 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM in the Chapel

Parish Office Hours Monday

8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Tuesday - Friday

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Closed Noon to 1:00 PM

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Parish Events This WeekParish Events This Week

Monday, May 14Monday, May 14 Regularly Scheduled Communion Services

Tuesday, May 15Tuesday, May 15 8:45 AM Rosary Makers and Crafty Ladies in the Father Anderson Room

Wednesday, May 16Wednesday, May 16 9:30 AM GriefShare in the Father White Room 10:00 AM New Beginnings Support Group in the Chapel Meeting Room 6:00 PM Parish Council Meeting in the Parish Center Conference Room

Thursday, May 17Thursday, May 17 4:30 PM Contemplative Prayer Group in the Father Anderson Room 6:00 PM Adult Choir Rehearsal in the Church 7:15 PM Taizé Prayer in the Church

Friday, May 18Friday, May 18 3:00 PM Pentecost Rehearsal in the Church

Saturday, May 19Saturday, May 19 Regularly scheduled vigil Mass

Sunday, May 20 Sunday, May 20 -- PentecostPentecost——Wear Red to MassWear Red to Mass Regularly scheduled Masses

School Events This WeekSchool Events This Week

Monday, May 14Monday, May 14 Regular School Day

Tuesday, May 15Tuesday, May 15 Regular School Day

Wednesday, May 16Wednesday, May 16 8:15 AM Liturgy Grades 5 - 7 Dress Uniform

Thursday, May 17Thursday, May 17 Grade 8 returns from Washington, D.C.

Friday, May 18Friday, May 18 No School - Grade 8 2:45 PM Van Gogh Art Club Last Day - Grades 2-3

Registration for next year is now open. If you would like your child to be part of the quality Catholic education at St. Viator School, call 702.732.4477.

Grieving the Loss of a Loved One – Or Know Someone Who Is?

Bereavement Ministry presents GriefShare, a 13-part weekly seminar and support group designed to help you rebuild your life. Each seminar is unique so you can join the GriefShare group at any point during the 13 weeks.

We know it hurts and we want to help. We are offering both morning and evening sessions: Mornings: Wednesdays, 9:30AM - 11:00AM, St. Viator Parish Center

Evenings: Thursdays, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM, St. Thomas More Community Center

For information, visit GriefShare.org. To register, please contact the parish office 702.733.8323 or email Ministers@stviator.org

A donation of $20 is suggested to cover the cost of the workbook and other materials.

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2018 St. Viator Parish School

First Communicants

~ May 5th ~

Chima Anozie Lance Babb Myah Becerra-Malone Kaydence Brady Ryan Burke Mason Carbajal Jasmine Castro AuDrina D’Amato Elliot Ellis-Davies Corbin Farmer Dennis Funtila Maya Guzman Michael Harris Bourne Holt Jolina Hutchinson Ashur Israel Sargon Israel Olivia Jaramillo Noah Jobin

Olivia Kaplan Adryanna Le Rhett Lousig-nont Jude Abraham Luzon Javier Medina Junebug Medina Jack Mohamed Keiralin Mooney Asher Morse Kaela Philbeck Vanessa Rabago Madison Rodriguez Gia Sargi Alaina Sligar Vittoria Tesfaye Claire Trierweiler Peyton Unkelbach Serese Wood

Thank you to the teachers and their assistants who prepared these students to come to the

table of Our Lord:

Mrs. Kneesel Mrs. Colbert Mrs. Conti Mrs. Mody

Let us pray for these First Communicants

May you always feel as close to Jesus as you did on the day

that you first received Him in such a special way.

May you always count on Him to gently guide you on your way.

May you always trust in God to answer every single prayer.

May you always feel Him blessing you

with tender, loving care. Amen

Did You Know?

Inspired by the life of Jesus and the communion of Saints, the Catholic Worker (CW) movement was brought to life in 1933 by Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin. Dorothy, a journalist, social activist and convert to

Catholicism had a providential meeting with Peter, a French peasant, Christian philosopher. Together they breathed new life into the message found in the social teachings of the church including a commitment to nonviolence and social justice. The CW movement has grown to hundreds of communities in the USA and abroad.

Julia Occhiogrosso and Rick Chun founded the Las Vegas Catholic Worker in 1986 with support of the Los Angeles Catholic Worker. The Las Vegas Catholic Worker would devote itself to serving the hidden poor of our city as well as supporting a faith-based nonviolent campaign In 1991 Gary Cavalier, a Catholic Worker from San Louis Obispo, came to Las Vegas to support the Las Vegas house. He and Julia were married in 1995. Together with their two sons and the family of CW volunteers they continue to experiment with the grand adventure of living the hope of the Catholic Worker vision.

It is clear to Catholic Workers that, injustice and violence perpetuate the cycle of poverty. It is not enough to feed the poor without challenging the structures that keep people impoverished.

Our St. Viator Community would like to thank and support Julia and Gary/Catholic Worker for their life devotion to this ministry. Go to http://lvcw.org/ to learn more!

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How Can You Help? Hot weather is here! Men, women and children without housing need: Sunscreen Hats/baseball caps Cases of Bottled Water Large boxes of Life and Cheerios Cereal instead of warm meals are served on some hot mornings

Bring any of the above items to church or the parish office

May 14th - June 3rd Please mark CW on your donation

“Works” of Las Vegas Catholic Worker

Wednesday through Saturday - Morning prayer and feeding the hungry

Wednesday morning Hospitality Day - Showers, basic services, along with a hot meal for 20 individuals

Two Hospitality Houses - Providing shelter for the homeless

Monthly food box distribution - For families and seniors

Quarterly newsletter - Manna in the Wilderness

Weekly Vigil - For peace and justice and an end to war

Community meetings and celebrations

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Our Lady of Fatima Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Fatima. Our Blessed Mother appeared to Lucia Santos and her two cousins, Francisco and Jacinta Marto, when they were tending their family’s sheep in a series of apparitions from May 13 to October 13 in 1917. She warned humanity to cease offending God. She also gave the children a prophetic secret that foretold the rise of Communist

Russia and the persecution of the Church. She asked the faithful to pray the Rosary every day, and for the pope to consecrate Russia to her Immaculate Heart—a task St. John Paul II carried out in 1984.

During the last vision, October 13, 1917, Mary performed “the Miracle of the Sun.” The crowds at Fatima, and even people ten miles away, saw the sun spin in the sky. This astounding miracle served to confirm everything the children had said. And it is a call for us to live the message of Fatima today—through prayer, penance, and devotion to her Immaculate Heart.

Our Lady also predicted that Francisco and Jacinta would only live a short while after the apparitions were completed. Both children lived lives of prayer and penance after the apparitions, offering themselves for sinners as Mary had asked.

Both children fell victim to the influenza epidemic of 1918 that swept through Europe. In October 1918, Mary again appeared to the sick siblings and promised to take them to heaven soon. On April 3, 1919, Francisco declined hospital treatment for influenza and died the next day, at the age of 11. Jacinta was given hospital treatment in hopes of prolonging her life, but she knew that she would soon join Francisco in heaven. On February 19, 1920, Jacinta asked the hospital chaplain who heard her confession to bring her Holy Communion and administer the last rites, because she was going to die "the next night." But the priest said that her condition was not that serious and that he would return the next day. The next day Jacinta was found dead - she

had died in her sleep at 10 years old. Pope Francis canonized both Francisco and Jacinta during his trip to Fatima on May 13, 2017 during a Mass at the shrine. Francisco and Jacinta are the first child saints who are not martyrs in the history of the church.

Lucas Batista Maeda de Mourao, a ten-year-old Brazilian boy who was miraculously cured through the intercession of Francisco and Jacinta, attended the canonization. Four years ago,

he fell from the window of his grandfather’s home and suffered serious brain damage. As his distraught father picked him up off the sidewalk to take him to the hospital, he invoked the intercession of Our Lady, Francisco, and Jacinta. That same night he and a local community of Carmelite nuns prayed to the two young seers to intercede with God to cure the boy. Some days later, to the amazement of the doctors, the young boy got up and walked home completely cured. In February 2017, the Vatican’s Congregation for the Causes of Saints concluded unanimously that his cure could not be scientifically explained. Francis recognized his cure as the miracle that opened the door to their canonization. The pope embraced and kissed Lucas tenderly when he brought up the offertory gifts.

Lucia outlived her cousins by many years and wrote several memoirs, as Mary had predicted. In 1928 she became a sister of St. Dorothy and in 1946, she transferred to the convent of the Carmelite Sisters of Coimbra, Portugal and took the name Sister Maria Lucia of the Immaculate Heart. Sr. Lucia died in 2005 at the age of 97. The process for her canonization is underway.

Pilgrims at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Portugal

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2018 CSA

We have met our $124,012 Assessment Total Pledged as of April 30 - $168,000

Now All Money Pledged Will Come Back To Us

All Gifts Help -

No Gift Is Too Small

OUR REBATE FUNDS WILL HELP US MAINTAIN OUR PARISH CENTER WHERE WE SOCIALIZE

AND CELEBRATE, TEACH OUR CHILDREN, AND

SERVE OUR COMMUNITY.

DONATE TO CSA THIS YEAR! PLEDGE CARDS ARE IN THE

FOYER OF THE CHURCH.

Dear St. Viator Catholic Community, On behalf of Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and the many people we serve, thank you St. Viator Catholic Community for the generous donation of $5,641.60 from the Faces of Hunger appeal to our Adoption Services. For 77 years, Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada has been providing caring, compassionate solutions to birth families that have chosen the gift of love to make an adoption plan for their child, along with adoptive families seeking to expand their capacity to nurture. 20 children are placed with loving families each year. As one of the only adoption agencies in Nevada to offer monthly support grounds for the adoption triad: birth parents, adoptive parents, and adoptees receive mental, physical and emotional support through advocacy, education, and case management. We are privileged to assist these families regardless of religion. Fraternally, Deacon Thomas A. Roberts President & Chief Executive Officer Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada

Super Summer Lunch Helpers!

The St. Viator Community Service Committee (SVCSC) invites you to help Catholic Charities feed their clients over the summer. There is a great need for this special assistance since many regularly contributing organizations do not meet during the summer months.

Our goal is to bag a minimum of 150 lunches twice a month during June, July and August.

Lunches will use pop-top cans of Chef Boyardee ravioli instead of sandwiches this

year since the parish center hall is not available

How Can You Help? 1. Volunteer to bag lunches on the first and

third Sunday of the month starting June 3 at 11:00 AM in the Chapel Meeting Room.

2. Donate any of the following for the lunches: pop-top cans of Chef Boyardee ravioli large sized lunch bags small bags of chips granola bars small water bottles juice pouches packs of cookies fruit snacks peanut butter or cheese cracker packs

Bring your items to church or to the food bank - please indicate these are for lunches by writing SVCSC on them. 3. Do both! Volunteer to make lunches AND

donate items.

If you have questions regarding the summer lunch program, contact Bob Schill at Robert.Schill@unlv.edu or call the

Parish office 702.733.8323

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School Field Trips Range from California to Washington, D.C.

The older students in our Parish School have equally fun field trips as their younger colleagues (see last week’s bulletin), including three overnight treks . . .

5th graders get two field trips. “Valley of Fire was fun,” said Celeste T. from 5A. “We got to see many things I’ve never seen before, like petroglyphs.” The students also got a chance to hike the scenic area, a

first time-event for Celeste. The other field trip was to a courtroom in the Regional Justice Center. After a briefing from the judge, the students sat in during official court proceedings. Christopher Q. of 5B said “it was fun and we learned a lot – if you do something bad, you may go on trial.”

The highlight of 6th

Grade is Science Camp. This is a five-day, four-night trip to the Pali Institute in the San Bernardino Mountains. The camp combines science and outdoor education courses ranging from developing outdoor skills (learning to build a fire, make shelter, and cooking) to archery and aerodynamics (complete with firing a rocket), and even a CSI course that includes solving a mystery. “Science Camp was the most fun trip I’ll ever have in my life,” said Brandon C. His favorite was the ropes course because “you get to climb trees. I love Spider-Man so I like climbing stuff.”

Being a 7th

Grader at SVS means heading north. Students visit Virginia City, as well as our state capital, Carson City, and Squaw Valley (home of the 1960 Winter Olympics). “It was amazing, super fun,” said Max D. “All your friends are there, you’re having a great time, great food, and just an absolute blast. I learned a lot about the history of Nevada and all the difficult times and how amazing the place is.”

Just before graduation, 8th

Graders at our Parish School visit our nation’s capital and the surrounding area. They hit all the major museums and buildings in Washington, D.C. and meet with national politicians from Nevada. They also have time to tour George Washington’s home in Mt. Vernon and the exhibits in Colonial Wiliamsburg in Virginia. Since press time was before this year’s trip, we turned to Caroline K., Class of 2015, for her memories of this trip: “It was really interesting to see, not only where historic events happened, but also why they happened. I thought it was educational and cool to see all the different museums and exhibits and memorials.”

Pray for the Sick & Homebound

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Alex Albarran Manuel Amaya Leoncia Antonio Kimberly Arrast Elena Baker Cecilia Baragon Eric Barnett Isidora Batac Elizabeth Beckwith William Bernathy Cregg Bivins Ryan Bivins Jerry Blaskey Larry Blom Penny Bonanno Madison Bowe Dawn Bradley Marci Bridges Elizabeth Brosenne Thomas Broseene Tom & Judy Burns Elizabeth Busch Michael Camataro Joe Campbell Mary Campbell Carlos M. Castillo Carol Colina Richard Cooper Mike Creighton Dan Cress Gail Cress Carol Curi Joseph Cyprain Helene Dalton Gloria D’Angelo Rogelia DeLeon Noelyn S. Dimayuga Marivic Dizon Melvin Dizon Charlie Doran Trina Dykas Claire O. Edores Elizabeth Estrada Juanita Estrelles Virginia Evens Patricia Feivish Gustave Fleischmann Michael Foster Aurora Funes Feli Gabalis Anthony Garcia Irene Gallagher Shelley Gerber Bishop Migdalia Gil Velma Gilbert Mia Glass David Glover

Lupe Glover James D. Green Bill Gregorka Melanie Grim Tom Grim Angela Guittar Joseph Guzzo Brian Hahn Gloria Hailey Berlin Hall Carmen A. Hernandez Luisa L. Hernandez Humberto Hernandez Thomas Hill Bill Antonio Hilton Dennis Hugh Dinna Ilano Celine Iryamukuru Jerry Jarvis Annabelle Johnson Denice Kachmarik Jon Paul Kennedy Marie Knight Teri Kortman Daniel & Arlene Kukanic

Cindy Laciste Isiah LaDuke C. C. Lanford Alice Larson Maria Leach Lisa Libbert Fernando Liwanag Jennifer Lowden Helen Lu Adella Magsino Patricia Malano Noreen Malutic Ed Martin John Massuicci Anthony Matarao Caroline McKay J. Daniel Meade Frank Medel & Family Ray & Wanda Medina Raymond Medina, Jr. Carlino Mendoza Remedios Mendoza Cathy Mercadante Frank Mercadante Jim Moore Robert Morris & family Valerie Morris Soledad Muluaney Patrick Murphy Christian Mwanga Madeleine Nacario Charles Niyonteze

Joyce O’Connor Michael O’Connor Cooper Davis Owen Kay Padilla Linda Padwee Corinne Pedrosi Bobby Perez Paul Perez Shirley Peterson Joyce Philip Beth Ann Picardi Janece Podrebarac Betty Rael Janet Roque Elaine Ray Marjorie Rebello Gilbert Robles Terry Robles Larry Rodriguez, Sr. Diane Rogots Rossana Roman Sylvia Roque Peggy Russo Vincent Sanchez Thomas Sanders Ana Savelio Richard Scaglione Dorothy Scales Irene Schmidt Esperanza Schwatka Nicholas Scott Ed Semeraro Eric Sengson Sunny Simons Curtis Schmidtberger John Snyder Salvatore Sofia Maria Spalla Virginia Steinback Beverly Riley Stirling Jen Sullivan James Tallerino Luisito Timbal U. S. Tillman Savannah Tomassotti Peter Tsai Virgil Valdez Maddox J. Varner Cheryl Ventenilla Connie Vitolo Michael Underwood Kent Vest Margaret Watson Janet Winter James Woods Gloria Zaparzynski Alejandro Zerpa

South Point Hotel & Casino

Bishop Thomas speaking Saturday morning!

Registration is OPEN! Sign up today at https://www.lasvegasdiocesanconference.org/

Registration Fee Schedule Friday night only - $45

EARLY BIRD to June 1-$65 Friday & Saturday May 16

th - July 15

th - $75 Friday & Saturday

July 16th - Sept. 7/8 - $85 Friday & Saturday

For general information, contact the Department of Faith Formation 702.735.6044

or email zcastor@dolv.org

Parish Center Maintenance Project

Beginning balance: $250,000.00 Current balance: $221,837.49

Ordination

Mass

Bishop Thomas invites you to join in the celebration of the ordination to priesthood of transitional deacon Miguel Corral. The celebration will take place Thursday May 31, at 6:00 PM, at Guardian Angel Cathedral. There will be a light reception following the ordination Mass, in Anderson Hall. Deacon Miguel is from St. Bridget parish, and also served at St. Anne, St. Christopher, St. Francis of Assisi and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in the diocese as he journeyed toward priesthood; he also served at Catholic Charities. Fr. Miguel's first Mass following his ordination will be Friday, June 1, 5:00 PM at St. Anne. He will also preside in English at St. Francis of Assisi, Sunday, June 3, 11:30 AM.

Billy Biambattista, Bernadette Eagan, Michael Harris, Mary Rossi

Readings for the Week of May 13, 2018

Sunday: Acts 1:1-11 Psalms 47:2-3, 6-9 Ephesians 1:17- 23 Mark 16:15-20

Monday: Acts 1:15-17, 20-26 Psalms 113:1-8 John 15:9-17

Tuesday: Acts 20:17-27 Psalms 68:10-11, 20-21 John 17:1-11a

Wednesday: Acts 20:28-38

Psalms 68:29-30, 33-36ab John 17:11b-19

Thursday: Acts 22:30; 23:6-11 Psalms 16:1-2a, 5, 7-11 John 17:20-26

Friday: Acts 25:13b-21 Psalms 103:1-2, 11-12, 19-20ab John 21:15-19

Saturday: Acts 28:16-20, 30-31 Psalms 11:4, 5, 7 John 21:20-25

Next Acts 2:1-11 Sunday: Psalms 104:1, 24, 29-31, 34 1 Corinthians 12:3b-7, 12-13 John 20:19-23

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Mass Priest Intentions

Saturday, May 12

4:00 PM Fr. Lentz Laura Tauber, Robert Terry, Gary Silva

Sunday, May 13

8:00 AM Fr. Rinn Ernest Gregory, Samuel A Coles, Thomas Gabriel

10:00 AM Fr. Lentz Gary Silva, Marques family, Amber Porter

Noon Fr. Rinn Orlino Hufana, Phyllis M Vidal, Souls in Purgatory

5:00 PM Fr. Lentz Mary Jo Sugden, Rodolfo & Fatima Holgado

Monday, May 14

6:45 AM Comm. Serv.

8:15 AM Comm. Serv.

Tuesday, May 15

6:45 AM Fr. Rinn For the People

8:15 AM Fr. Rinn For the People

Wednesday, May 16

6:45 AM Fr. Lentz For the People

8:15 PM Fr. Rinn Rev. George Klasinski

Thursday, May 17

6:45 AM Fr. Rinn For the People

8:15 AM Fr. Rinn For the People

Friday, May 18

6:45 AM Fr. Lentz For the People

8:15 AM Fr. Lentz For the People

Saturday, May 19

4:00 PM Fr. Rinn Deceased members of Sanders family, Irene Deverell, Rosa Maria Hernandez

Sunday, May 20

8:00 AM Fr. Lentz Carmine Dell’Elmo, Tom Gabriel, Virginia Gregory,

10:00 AM Fr. Rinn George Querio, Jeffrey Rose, Bernadette Eagan

Noon Fr. Lentz Joseph Dempsey

5:00 PM Fr. Rinn For the People

Altar Servers for Next Weekend

Please find a sub if you have a conflict. Saturday, May 19

4:00 PM Andrew, Vincynte Garrett, Jessica & Matthew Gamatero,

Sunday, May 20

8:00 AM Noah Bambilla, Jacob Cardinali, Zoey & Izzy Buskevicius

10:00 AM Austin Ojon-Orock, Sienna Wood, Jazmin & Mylie Rodrigo

Noon Zoe Diao, Ethan Guillem, Fouad Ivais, Andrei Eugenio

5:00 PM Kevin Strain, Justin Timbal, Sophia Cabrera

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Vacation Bible School, presented by the Office of Youth Ministry,

is open for registration and welcomes all children entering

pre-K through 6th grade in the fall!

Vacation Bible school is a fun scripture learning experience that kids can see, hear, touch and even taste! Crafts, team building games, dynamic Bible songs and tasty treats are just a few of the exciting activities that help children relate what they learn to everyday life.

June 11th-15th 9:30 am-12:30 pm

Parish Center

Venture onto an uncharted island where kids are rescued by Jesus! Anchor kids in the truth that Jesus carries them through every storm in life. They'll learn to hold onto God's promises when they are lonely,

they worry, they struggle, do wrong, and feel powerless.

Registration is open! Space is limited!

Contact Rosy Hartz St. Viator Director of Youth Ministry

at 733-0392 to register.

Middle School and High School Leaders also needed.

St. Viator Office Of Youth Ministry