Preparing for the Sacraments of Initiation
These women and men are in preparation to celebrate the sacraments of Initiation this Easter! Here you can see our candidates at “Dismissal” (Breaking Open the Word), Stations of the Cross, at a Scrutiny, and serving at a Lenten Dinner. Please keep them all in your prayers during this important step in their faith journey!
On Different Matters
Dear Friends in Christ: This is going to be one of those “catch all” letters with a little bit of this and a little bit
The Greatest Good
Dear Friends in Christ: On the 1st Sunday of Lent, I spoke about the Gospel as being Good News that Jesus desires for us. This
How are we doing as a Parish?
A few weeks ago, more than 120 parish leaders gathered for a presentation on the State of the Parish. This presentation was originally scheduled for the fall but had to be re-scheduled due to Hurricane Harvey. As pastor, I believe it is important that the parishioners know how we are doing as a parish.
Overcoming the Seven Deadly Sins
Dear Friends in Christ: One of the great things about Lent for me is that I unplug my TV. Among the other Lenten practices that
Living Faith, Changing Lives, Making a Difference!
Dear Friends in Christ: The penitential season of Lent begins this Wednesday, Ash Wednesday. This season of praying, fasting and almsgiving is one of the
SJV Youth Choir at the Winter Festival
Two of St. John Vianney’s youth choir members recently participated in the annual Royal School of Church Music (RSCM) Gulf Coast Winter Festival. This year’s winter fest was hosted by St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in San Antonio. Isabella (6th grade) and Madelaine (4th grade) Coronado, daughters of Dan and Josephine Coronado, experienced a full weekend of intensive choral rehearsals with youth choirs from other churches throughout the state.
Lent: A Time of Spiritual Renewal
Dear Friends in Christ: Warning! Warning! St. Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday fall on the same day this year! What does that mean? It means
Façade of our New Organ
In these pictures you can see that the façade pipes and wood casework for the new pipe organ. The polished pipes are made of zinc and are being fitted to the casework which will sit in front of the black shutters of the upper half of the organ. The woodwork is currently in the finisher’s shop where it is being stained and prepared for shipment back to the organ builder. The casework will then be prepared for shipment to Houston, where it will be installed around the organ.
Liturgical Ministries: “Come and See!”
Dear Friends in Christ: Of the many nice things that people say about our parish, two of the most common remarks are how beautiful the
Ritual of Choir Investiture
On Wednesday, December 20, 2017, choristers of the St. Gregory Schola Cantorum and the Cantate Choir participated in a Ritual of Choir Investiture in the Ars Chapel at St. John Vianney. The liturgy was based upon similar rituals used for the St. Paul’s Choir School, Harvard Square, the only Catholic boys choir school in the United States, as well as the Cathedral of the Madeleine Choir School in Salt Lake City, the first co-ed choir school in the world. After celebrating a liturgy of the word, the ritual of investiture began with the choristers being presented to Fr. Clark Sample, Parochial Vicar of St. John Vianney.
The 45th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
Dear Friends in Christ: This week, Monday, January 22, marks the 45th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision of Roe v. Wade which legalized abortion