Lifeteen will begin on Sunday August 30, 2009.  Grades 9th-12th are all welcome.  There ar no registration fees.  Classes are held every Sunday 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. upstairs in the Family center.  Current members of Lifeteen, please bring a friend. For more information contact Rachael Herrera at 870-3317.

We are proud to announce a special Video Contest in honor of Pope Benedict
XVI’s declaration of a Year for Priests. Do you know of a great priest
whose story needs to be told? Create a short video about him and be
entered to win great prizes! Visit www.incrediblepriests.com for more
information.

JESUS’ GIFT OF THE EUCHARIST … Beginning today, and continuing for the next three Sundays, the Sunday Gospel proclamations in this year of the Marcan cycle will not come from the Gospel of Mark, but rather from the Gospel of John.  One reason for this is that Mark is the shortest of the four gospels and does not have enough material to cover all of the Sundays of Ordinary time.  A more important reason, though, has to do with the portion of John’s Gospel that we will hear over these four Sundays.  We will proclaim and reflect upon the magnificent Sixth Chapter of the Gospel according to John – the chapter devoted to Jesus’ teaching on the Eucharist.

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SHEPHERDING FUTURE SHEPHERDS … God’s Word, as given to us in the Scripture readings for this 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time, takes up the familiar theme of the Lord as the true Shepherd of his flock. The Gospel, in particular, focuses our attention on Christ’s solicitude for those whom he has chosen to carry on the ministry of shepherding following the completion of his own earthly ministry. In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus sent the apostles out to preach the Good News of God’s love and to perform miracles of healing. Upon their return from this “first missionary journey,” Jesus “takes them off by themselves to a deserted place to rest awhile.” The crucial importance of their own future ministry is underscored by the fact that people seek them out even in their deserted place of rest. Today’s Gospel ends with the words, “When he disembarked and saw the vast crowd, his heart was moved with pity for them, for they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.”

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The summer Mission Co-op program is off to a busy start, but we still have several parishes out of state that we need to cover. Areas where there are parishes that need speakers include: Albany Diocese New York; Diocese of Davenport Iowa,  Diocese of Greensburg Pennsylvania, Diocese of Los Angeles California, Diocese of Charlotte North Carolina, Diocese  of Raleigh North Carolina, Diocese of Saginaw Michigan and the Diocese of Salt Lake City Utah. Who qualifies as a mission speaker? Anyone in the Diocese of Gallup who is active in one of our many Catholic ministries and can speak publicly about our diocese. For example,teachers from our Catholic Schools, persons who volunteer in a parish ministry, Catholic Charities, etc. Speakers are cleared and assigned through the Mission Co-op office. All expenses are paid for the speakergoing out on a mission talk. If you are interested in doing a mission talk for our diocese, please contact Deacon Paul at the CPF office 505.726.8295 or paul@catholicpeoplesfoundation.com.

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General: That the Christians of the Middle East may live their faith in full freedom and be an instrument of peace and reconciliation.

Mission: That the Church may be the seed and nucleus of a humanity reconciled and reunited in God’s one and only family, thanks to the testimony of all the faithful in every country in the world.

ST JOHN VIANNEY PARISH COUNCIL Wed, August 12 @

7 pm in the Parish Hall