Living a Life of Prayer
Dear Friends in Christ: Christmas is coming, Christmas is coming! But Jesus is already here! It is easy, especially at this time of year, to
Marian Consecration for Children
Congratulation to our students who completed the Marian Consecration for Children program, which culminated beautifully with Mass on December 8th, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
It’s About Jesus!
Dear Friends in Christ: A few years ago for Advent, I gave one sentence homilies. People seemed shocked at first that the homily was so
The Holy Season of Advent
Dear Friends in Christ: Watch! Prepare! Rejoice! Behold! These are the themes for the holy season of Advent. The question is: will it really be
Social Ministry: Christmas Program
As Christmas approaches, the number of people in need of assistance increases. Please help us continue to feed and assist those in need within our parish during this season of hope.
The Gift of Faith
Dear Friends in Christ: Last week, Fr. Clark and I took two of the seminarians from our parish, Rick Arriola and Justin Cormie, out to
Back from Eagle Pass
Last week, 18 SJV Parishioners participated in a Service Mission Trip to Eagle Pass, Texas (on the border with Mexico). The team completed a great deal of work. Over the course of five days, they worked on four homes fixing, repairing or replacing just about everything!
Fulfilling our Mission
Dear Friends in Christ: Over the last several months I have been working with our Pastoral Council and our staff to develop some long term
Mission Team Returns from El Salvador
St. John Vianney and St. Thomas More medical and lay professionals joined a team of missioners from across the U.S. to journey to El Salvador on a Helping Hands Medical Mission. SJV also provided financial support, supplies, and volunteers throughout the summer to package and inventory medications in preparation for the mission.
Planning for the Holy Days
Dear Friends in Christ: It is now November and soon we will be in the midst of the holidays and Holy Days! Since the Christmas
St. Paul VI
Dear Friends in Christ: Two weeks ago, Pope Francis canonized seven new saints. Among the newly canonized were St. Oscar Romero (1917-1980) and St. Paul
Annual Report is Here!
Dear Friends in Christ: Once again, we have our Annual Report on the state of the parish posted on our webpage. Here you can see