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Question
of the Week
23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Week of September 5, 2010
Reading
I Wisdom 9:13-18a
Reading
II Philemon 9b-10, 12-17
Gospel Luke 14:25-33
Breaking Open the Word
Suggested text for faith sharing: Today's Gospel
Step One: Listen to the Word
As you
listen to the reading today, what image caught
your imagination? What word or phrase struck
you?
Theme:
Commitment is required to follow Jesus.
Step Two: Look into Your Life
Question for Children:
Jesus says that in order to be one of his
followers, we must be close to him. When do you
feel closest to Jesus?
Question for Youth:
Jesus tells his disciples that they must
renounce their possessions in order to be His
disciple. If you had to, could you leave
everything behind to be with God? What would
hold you back? How much of a struggle would it
be?
Question for Adults:
Today's Gospel is demanding. How do you as a
modern man or woman "denounce your possessions?"
What does this mean for you?
To find these readings Click here on
Readings
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How
Do You Serve Others?
The Education Team of the parish is interested
in how we, as an individual and/or a family,
live out the Gospel value of serving others. In
the Social Hall there is a bulletin board
entitled “How do you serve others?” with
information of how we are involved in this very
mission. Information sheets are available for
you to fill out indicating the hours your
volunteer in three different areas. One is
directed to volunteer hours for Church service.
For example: Do you serve in one of the
liturgical ministries? Are you a Catechist and
help to echo the faith to our children and
adults in the GIFT & Sacrament Prep sessions? Do
you help with Child Care on Sundays at Church?
Do volunteer in any of the ministries and
organizations of the parish? If so or if you
volunteer in any other way at the parish, record
your service and hours on Parish Partnership
Service Record.
The second sheet references School Service: Do
you help tutor students? Do you help with
fundraising efforts? Are you a coach or an
assistance coach? Do you volunteer with a
school club? As a parent do you volunteer in
your child’s classroom? If so or if you
volunteer in any other way at the schools,
record your service and hours on School Service
Record.
The third sheet references the service done in
the community at large: Do you recycle? Do you
pick up litter on the roads? Do you volunteer
for local food banks, House of Ruth, Verde
Valley Sanctuary, Verde Valley Caregivers, Adult
Community Center, the Library, the Humane
Society, Kachina Point or Sedona Winds? If so
or if you volunteer in any other way in the
community, record your service and hours on Community
Service Record.
Think back to January 1st of this
year and estimate how many hours you offered in
service to others and keep filling them out
until the end of the year. You can return these
sheets to the Social Hall and you will see the
thermometer on the GIFT Board grow as we
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JULY FINANCE REPORT
PLATE
INCOME $ 30,783.00
Other Income
$ 1,763.00
Total Income $32,546.00
Total Expenses
<$31,839.00>
NET BALANCE
$ 707.00
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Directions
to St. John Vianney Catholic Community
From
Phoenix
take I-17 north to Sedona exit 298. Make left
onto 179. Go 12 miles or 4 traffic lights and
make a left on 89A. Go up the hill to Soldiers
Pass Road at the first traffic light and make a
right. Right on second block is St. John
Vianney Lane.
From
Flagstaff
go south on I-17 to Sedona/Oak
Creek/Pulliam Airport exit to 89A south. 35
miles to Sedona. Go 4 traffic lights to Soldier
Pass Road. Take a right and go 2 blocks on right
to St. John Vianney Lane.
From
Cottonwood
go east
on 89A to Sedona, 5 traffic lights to Soldier
Pass Road. Take a left and go 2 blocks on right
to St. John Vianney Lane.
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Feast of St. John Vianney
August 4, 2010

For the Feast of St. John
Vianney parishioners gathered in the parish
kitchen to make perogis. These were made
to raise funds for the SJV Community Garden so
next year potatoes can be planted: the food St.
John Vianney lived on. Click
here to see a picture
gallery of the perogi making.
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Holy Week
Photographs
Click
here to see
pictures of the liturgical celebrations during
Holy Week at
St. John Vianney Church, Sedona, AZ.
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eScrip
We
are starting a new fundraising program for our
parking lot repairs that will
not
cost you a dime! It is called eScrip.
This is a hassle-free way for us to raise funds
through everyday purchases made at eScrip
merchants.
How does it work?
eScrip and hundreds of merchant partners have
created a system that rewards customers loyalty
by contributing a percentage of purchases to us
at SJV. You shop the way you like to shop for
groceries, clothing, travel and entertainment.
It’s simple and convenient, all you need to do
is register your
grocery club card and debit/credit cards.
There will be representatives in the Church
Social for the next several weeks to answer any
questions or to help you register. If you have
a computer and the internet you may do this in
the comfort of your own home by logging on to
www.escrip.com and go to “sign up.” Designate
our group (SJV) to
receive contributions.
Our Group ID is # 9609422.
Register your grocery club card from a
participating merchant – and your debit, ATM and
credit cards if you wish.
That’s it!
Visit eScrip merchants to shop. It’s automatic!
We can receive
hundreds
of dollars from your participation alone.
Thank you for your consideration.
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Calling all Women
SJV WOMEN'S
GUILD
invites you to
become a part of a great SISTERHOOD of women!
Our meetings are held on the 2nd
Tuesday of the month @ 9am in the parish hall
from September through June. After our business
meeting we have a planned speaker, either
religious or secular. Refreshments are served.
Our 1st
meeting is Sept 14th.
Come join us! If you have any questions, call
Audrey @ 646-5422 or Linda @
284-0341.
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HAND CARVED in BETHLEHEM PLEASE STOP BY THE
TABLES OF RELIGIOUS WARES (Nativity set,
rosaries, statues, crucifixes, charms, etc.)
AFTER ALL THE MASSES THE WEEK END OF (September
4 & 5).
Ayman Khair represents about 120 Christian
families from Bethlehem. These families have
been dependent upon sales of their hand carved
religious articles to tourists of the Holy
Land. Due to the conflict in the Middle East,
the tourism has been cut off. In order to
survive, they have turned to Christian
communities in the United States to purchase
their articles. These
hand carved religious articles are beyond
description.
Carved from
wood of the sacred Olive tree,
this workmanship has been traditional for these
families for hundreds of years. It is hoped that
through the efforts of Mr. Khair that these
families have a little income and are able to
stay living in the Holy Land. Amazingly enough,
The Christians population dropped from 22 % to
less than 2% in the last 30 years. Thank you in
advance for your support.
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