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Order Your St. Patrick's Day
Box Lunch from Catholic Charities
The perfect lunch for St. Patty's Day is only $6 and includes a
corned beef and swiss cheese sandwich on rye, chips, coleslaw,
pickle and cookies. Order in advance at 810-232-9950, ext 129 or
160, or you can "drive thru" and pick up your lunch from 10 a.m.
- 1 p.m at 901 Chippewa in front of Catholic Charities (just
west of St. Michael Church in Flint) from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Order
10 or more sandwiches in advance and we will deliver your
lunches free of charge! All proceeds support the programs
of Catholic Charities and the North End Soup Kitchen. |
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Please join us on
Wednesday, March 10th for our Parish Luncheon. Please come,
bring a dish to pass and enjoy good food and company. See You
There! |
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Ministry Schedules
Weekly Ministry
Schedules for March through Easter are ready and in the back of
Church. Please pick up your copy of the schedule and fill out
the questionnaire about updating the schedules for the coming
year. If you are interested in participating in the different
Mass ministries, an enrollment form is available in the church
office. Please consider sharing your gifts of time and talent
with the St. John Vianney Parish community. Thank you. |
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N.E.W.
Life Center
Needed: Volunteers to help with crocheting at
the N.E.W. Life Center. If you can knit and crochet, that's even
better! The time commitment would be for a couple of hours on
Wednesday morning. We can use left or right handed people, but
if you are left handed you are especially needed! If you have
any questions you can call Chris at 239-8342; Peggy at 487-0261,
or Marcia at 732-5972. |
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Seder Meal
The
Spiritual Development Committee will offer the experience of a
Seder Meal on March 30 at 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The evening
will begin with the sacramental meal which will be followed by a
regular dinner. The tickets are $7.00 and there are a limited
number available and must be purchased before March 24. They
will be sold at the back of church after masses March 13 and
14. This Seder meal is intended as an adult spiritual
experience and it is recommended that children not attend. No
tickets will be sold at the door. |
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Tenebrae is Latin
for shadows; the purpose of a Tenebrae service is to recreate
the betrayal, abandonment, and agony of the Passion story. It
is left unfinished because the story isn’t over until Easter
Day. You are invited to experience the mystery of Christ’s death
more fully at St. Mary Catholic Church-Flint on Good Friday,
April 2, 2010 at 8:00 p.m. |
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Mom to Mom Resale
Interested in
selling your infant/kid items. Mom to Mom resale will be March
27, 2010 from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. Please call Susan Irwin
(810) 238-8886 or email smirwin1215@sbcglobal.net for more
information and table prices. |
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The Guardian Angel Ministry
Provides transportation to Mass for individuals who may have no
other way of getting to church. If you need our service, call
the parish office 48 hours in advance of the need so that we may
be able to schedule a driver. The Guardian Angel Ministry will
have a meeting on Thursday March 11, at 7:00 PM in the parish
community room. Current members should attend and new members
are welcome. |
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The Journey Within - The Experience of Lent
Each Friday after
the 6:30 a.m. Mass and until the 10:30 a.m. Mass, the Blessed
Sacrament is placed upon the altar for a time of public prayer
and adoration. I would like to encourage you to stop sometime
during the morning for a time of quiet reflection and prayer.
It is a wonderful opportunity for everyone and a source of
special grace and blessing for our parish. Prayer and Eucharist
are at the very center of our Lenten renewal. At 10:30 a.m. we
will celebrate Mass and immediately following Mass, we will have
the Stations of the Cross. |
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Vesper Service
Every Sunday
through March 21 at 6:00 p.m. you are invited to a quiet time of
prayer and song. Bring a friend and share the gift of your time
with the Lord.
Vesper services
have deep roots in our Catholic tradition dating back to the
Second Century. It is a time for prayerful reflection,
incorporating meditative songs in Latin and English, scripture,
general intercessions, incense and candlelight. The service
will last about 30 minutes and is a wonderful way to enhance
your Lenten commitment. |
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Fast & Abstinence
ASH WEDNESDAY and
FRIDAYS OF LENT are days of Abstinence
Abstinence obliges
those 14 years of age and older not to eat meat. The law of
Fast obliges all those from ages 18-59 to refrain from eating
between meals and to limit their eating to one full meal and two
lighter meals for the day. |
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New & Old Calvary Catholic Cemetery
Spring Cleanup is
scheduled to begin on Monday, March 1, 2010 through Saturday,
March 20, 2010 (weather permitting) at both New and Old Calvary
Catholic Cemeteries. We are asking all families to please
remove any items that they wish to keep by these dates from the
grave sites. We will once again, be spraying the cemetery for
weed control once the weather breaks. Please watch your parish
bulletin for date. Spring decorations may be placed beginning
April 1, 2010. If you would like information on our Grave
Decoration Policies, please feel free to contact the Cemetery
Office at 810-732-2620, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30
p.m. for more information. |
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Lenten Series
On March 10, 2010, Fr. Tom Butler will speak
about
“Reconciliation”.
The Lenten series will be in the
Parish Center at 7:00 p.m. |
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Altar Flowers
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Parish Membership
Welcome to St. John Vianney. Are you new to the parish or
attending Mass here regularly and wish to register? Please
register at the Parish Office during weekly office hours between
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. or call 235-1812. Also a reminder to
parishioners, please notify us of any change of address or phone
number. Thank you. |
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We Want ALL
Your: newspapers, magazines, office and school papers, shopping
catalogs, and mail. SJV school has become one of a few Michigan
Green Schools in our ongoing quest to be good stewards of God's
Earth. A new paper retriever is located near the school for
paper deposits at any time! Please do not include plastic,
glass, metals, or trash. Thank you for helping to recycle paper
and save trees! |
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The
Christian Service Commission still collects used eye glasses and
cell phones .Last year, 48 cell phones and 168 pair of eye
glasses were donated. Proceedes from the sale of the
phones helps support Commission projects throughout the year
and eye glasses are currently distributed to needy people in
Mexican Communities. Last year, 2009, we collected 48 cell
phones and 168 pair of eye glasses. Thank you! A collection
basket for these items is located in the chapel area of our
church. |
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