MASS TIMES Saturday 4:00 PM Vigil Sunday 7:30 AM, 9:30 AM 11:30 AM & 5:30 PM Weekdays Monday & Wednesday, 8:30 AM Friday 8:00 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:15 AM SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Monday & Wednesday 8:15 AM Tuesday & Wednesday 6:00 AM Saturdays 2:45 PM—3:30 PM All others times by appointment only. BAPTISMS Please call the parish office in the early months of pregnancy. WEDDINGS Contact parish priest at least six months prior to anticipated date of wedding. CARE OF THE SICK Notify the parish office of homebound and hospitalized. PRAYER REQUESTS Contact Mrs. Theresa Himel at 755.3709 or email at sjvprayerline@aol.com

PARISH OFFICE Phone 753.7950 Fax 753.7965 Website www.stjeanvianney.org E-Mail churchinfo@stjeanvianney.org Hours Monday thru Thursday 8:30 AM—6:00 PM Friday 8:30 AM—4:00 PM RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE Phone 751. 2926 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY OFFICE Phone 751. 0502 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:00 AM—4:00 PM SJV PAROCHIAL SCHOOL Phone 751.1831 Hours Monday thru Friday 8:00 AM—4:00 PM PRESCHOOL Phone 752.5356 Hours Monday thru Friday 9:15 AM—2:00 PM

16166 S. Harrell’s Ferry Road Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816

PARISH STAFF Pastor Rev. Tom Ranzino Deacon Rev. Mr. Brent Duplessis Deacon Rev. Mr. Dan Borne Deacon Rev. Mr. Jeff Easley Director of Religious Education Mrs. Denise Louviere Religious Education Assistant Mrs. Betty Wright Director of Youth Ministry Mrs. Alyse Manning Administrative Assistant Ms. Belinda Smith Administrative Assistant Mrs. Patsy Burgess, OFS Director of Social Responsibility Mrs. Lyn Hassenboehler Facilities Manager Mr. Terry Blackwell Music Director Mrs. Karen Ullo Bookkeeper Mrs. Lori Aucoin SJV School Principal Mrs. Wendy Ross Assistant Principal Mrs. Cherie Robinson Assistant Principal Ms. Theresa Cannon Director of Preschool Mrs. Amie Williams Asst. Dir. of Preschool Mrs. Dana Sunseri

PARISH MISSION STATEMENT Our mission as the Body of Christ in the parish of St. Jean Vianney is to model the love of Jesus by discerning and doing God’s will, consciously Sharing the Word and Eucharist at worship, educating in faith all ages, evangelizing our parishioners for Christ’s mission, and serving justly God’s people, our sisters and brothers within our parish boundaries, our larger Baton Rouge community, and into the world.

LAGNIAPPE Fourth Sunday of Advent

December 21, 2014

Fr. Tom Deacon Brent

Deacon

Dan

Deacon Jeff

Belinda Denise Betty Karen

Lori Lyn Debbie

Terry Amie

Patsy

Dana

Wendy Tina Theresa

Alyse

Cherie

Dear Friends, Christmas celebrations are fast approaching. These last days of Advent move us closer to the Bethlehem event which the late Advent Scriptures foretell. This Monday, December 22, at 9:00am the Church building will be prepared for Christmas. Your help is needed. Can you help us move, haul, lift, set up all manner of items. If so, please come. We will work until we finish. Also, Monday evening, December 22 is the final Monday Nights of Advent Confession offering, 6:00-7:00pm in Church. I hope you will take advantage of this offering. If you had the occasion to attend Advent Evening Prayer on December 8th in Church, you were blessed to share in music and readings for the Advent season. The music was exquisite and I thank the Choir members, Choir Director Karen Ullo, Accompanists Julie Cherry, Kris Murphy and Regina Cates for their fine work. I’m hoping this will be a yearly Advent offering. Come and worship at Christmas, with the Vigils at 4:00pm and 7:00pm, Midnight Mass, and Masses on Christmas morning at 8:00 and 10:00am. Please encourage family and friends to come and worship too. Bring your children and your grandchildren. Our next Financial Peace University is coming in January. Watch for the date. A blessed conclusion to the Advent season to you and yours. Love,

VOCATION From the angel Gabriel, Mary heard God's plan for her life and she said, "Yes!"and so the Saviour came into the world. Pray to know God's Will for your life so as to help bring Jesus to our world. If you think God is calling you to a Church vocation, call or email Father Matt Dupré at 225.336.8778, mdupre@diobr.org, or visit, www.diobr.org/vocations.

LIFE TOGETHER

YOUTH MINISTRY SAVE THE DATE FOR DYC! Join us for the Diocesan Youth Conference on February 28, 2015. This year, both JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL AND HIGH SCHOOL students are invited to attend. DYC will feature Fr. Joseph Espaillat and the Cooper Ray Band. The cost for DYC is $48 and includes registration, lunch, dinner and t-shirt. Registration is due to Alyse Manning by January 4, 2015. Contact Alyse Manning at amanning@stjeanvianny.org for a registration form or if you have any question

Help Needed Are you interested in helping with junior high or high school youth group? We are looking for some extra hands, and would love your help. Contact Alyse Manning at amanning@stjeanvianney.org.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS FAMILY OF THE MONTH

The KC family of the month for November 2014 are Deacon Jeff and Mary Ann Easley Jeff is a Deacon for St. Jean Vianney parish and helps with our RCIA along with his Deacon duties. Mary Ann is a Eucharistic Ministry, volunteer with shelter meals and social responsibility committee. Congratulations!

PARISH OFFCIE HOURS FOR CHRISTMAS

Monday, December 22nd - 8:30am-4:00pm Tuesday, December 23rd - 8:30am-4:00pm The office will be closed the rest of the week. Will reopen on Monday, December 29th.

The Five Giving Principles As part of our parish’s Total Stewardship program, we look forward to our emphasis on the Stewardship of Finance in weeks to come. Five established elements of spiritual

giving—Five Giving Principles—guide our study, and will help us express our generosity and our prayerful participation in the work of ministry and service. Those five principles include the following: Giving is planned. Giving is proportionate. Giving is sacrificial. Giving is a free expression, and giving is an act of prayer. Prayerfully, we serve with gener-ous hearts

Parish Stewardship Summary Fiscal Year to Date

July 1, 2014–December 7, 2014

Automatic Bank Draft & Online Giving Automatic Bank Draft is available as an option for your weekly or monthly tithing and capital campaign contribution. Please call 753-.7950, or pick up the authorization form at the parish office. Also, Online Giving through our parish website gives you the opportunity to contribute your tithe, capital campaign pledge, and many other giving options at your discretion. Effective January 2, 2015 Mastercard, Visa and Discovery credit cards are accepted for your donation. Go to www.stjeanvianney.org and click on the Online Giving logo:

Lector: Proclaiming the Word of God at Mass. Scheduled on monthly basis. [Formation required.] Behold, I am the hand maid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word (Luke 1:26-38).

Goal Amt. Rec’d

Year to date Offertory

589,173.00 532,785.00

Weekly Offertory

29,717.00 42,014.48

Advent-Christmas Season at St. Jean Vianney Church

Monday Nights of Advent Reconciliation December 22nd 6:00-7:00pm St. Jean Vianney Church Christmas Eve Vigil The Nativity of Our Lord Masses December 24th 4:00 & 7:00pm Christmas Day The Nativity of Our Lord Masses December 25th Midnight, 8:00 & 10:00am The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph December 28th & 29th Solemnity of Mary Mother of God Vigil December 31st 4:00pm Solemnity of Mary Mother of God January 1, 2015 7:30 & 9:30am Solemnity of the Epiphany Vigil January 3rd 4:00pm Solemnity of the Epiphany January 4th 7:30 & 9:30, 11:30am & 5:30pm The Baptism of the Lord January 10th & 11th Season of Ordinary Time Begins Monday, January 12th

ANNUAL RESPECT LIFE RALLY

The Diocesan Respect Life Rally will be held on Sunday, January 11, 2015 from 2:00-4:00pm at the Bishop Tracy Center.

Will meet December 24th at

3:00 PM for a bell choir rehearsal at the church. Children in 1st grade and up are invited to play. The Christmas concert is at 3:30 PM. (Children will sit with their parents during Mass.)

READINGS FOR THE WEEK

Monday: 1 Sm 1:24-28; 1 Sm 2:1, 4-8abcd; Lk 1:46-56 Tuesday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Wednesday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2-5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Thursday: Vigil: Is 62:1-5; Ps 89:4-5, 16-17, 27, 29; Acts 13:16-17, 22-25; Mt 1:1-25 [18-25] Night: Is 9:1-6; Ps 96:1-3, 11- 13; Ti 2:11-14; Lk 2:1-14 Dawn: Is 62:11-12; Ps 97:1, 6, 11-12; Ti 3:4-7; Lk 2:15-20 Day: Is 52:7-10; Ps 98:1-6; Heb 1:1-6; Jn 1:1-18 [1-5, 9-14] Friday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Saturday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn

20:1a, 2-8 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14 or Gn 15:1-6; 21:1-3;

Ps 128:1-5 or Ps 105:1-6, 8-9; Col 3:12-21 [12-17] or Hb 11:8, 11-12,

17-19; Lk 2:22-40 [22, 39-40]

ST JEAN VIANNEY CAPITAL CAMPAIGN “Our Time to Pray, Our Time to Give”

A MATCHING GIFT There are parishioners who work for businesses which will sometimes MATCH a charitable donation to a Church or School. Is your employer one of those people? If so, your gift to the Capital Campaign could be matched. Sometimes, the employer will match a gift to a SCHOOL but not a CHURCH. Regardless of the case, we can help you find out if your employer will match your gift. Talk to Fr. Tom or Debbie Curole at the parish office, 753.7950 so we can help you help us.

ADORATION “NOT JUST ANOTHER MEETING”

All are invited on Tuesdays to continue their worship and love of God at adoration. It is a visit, not a meeting. A visit of ‘love to love’. Bring whatever is in your heart and soul and leave it at the feet of the Lord for HE will be at yours. “Adoration for the Blessed Sacrament is the best time you will spend on earth”. -Mother Theresa Join us every Tuesday evening at 7:00pm for Eucharistic Adoration. Taking special time with our Lord is a great way to grow closer to Him.

2014 - 25th & 50th and 65th

Wedding Anniversary Celebration on February 8, 2015 at 3:00pm. Bishop

Robert Muench will celebrate a liturgy at Our Lady of Mercy Church honoring couples on their 25th, 50th and 65th or longer wedding anniversary. The fami-lies of the honored couples are also invited to attend the liturgy and reception afterward in Our Lady of Mercy Parish Activity Center. Couples contact your parish office for the registration form. Deadline for registration is Friday, January 30, 2015.

SJV Reward Programs

Rewards Programs: Many of our area businesses give back to SJV through various programs. The following businesses give back to SJV through your purchases. My School Recycles with Office Depot: Send in used inkjet, laser cartridges, or cell phones for collection. The school then sends in the items to be recycled through Office Depot who then sends us gift cards to use towards school and office supplies. My Coke Rewards: Send in Coke Caps and these can be donated to the school where they will be used to purchase items for the school. Community Coffee Cash for Schools program, Box Tops for Education, and Campbell Soup Labels: Simply cut the labels and send them in to SJV. Monies earned help obtain added resources for the classrooms. Target Take Charge of Education: By simply shopping with your Target Credit Card®, Target Debit Card® or Target® Visa® Credit Card and designating our school, a percentage of the amount of each purchase you make is donated back to our school. If you're not already taking part, please consider doing so - grandparents, alumni, friends and neighbors can help, too. To participate or to see how much has been contributed towards our next check, please visit target.com/tcoe or call 1.800.316.6142.

Monday, December 22 Parish office hours 8:30am-4:00pm Preschool & School out for Christmas Tuesday, December 23 Parish office hours 8:30am-4:00pm Preschool & School out for Christmas 7:00pm Adoration Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve Parish Office Closed Preschool & School Closed Thursday, December 25 Christmas Day Parish Office Closed

Preschool & School Closed Friday, December 26 NO 8:00am MASS Parish Office Closed Preschool & School Closed Saturday, December 27 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Sunday, December 28 The Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph Monday, December 29 Parish office hours 8:30am-4:00pm Preschool & School out for Christmas

Monday, December 22 8:30am Chester & Eileen Bellard Tuesday, December 23 6:15am Malcolm Caillier Wednesday, December 24 4:00pm Joseph Campagna, Fly Jack Manno, Fly George Campagna, Sr. Joey Campagna Langlois Ron Henzen 7:00pm Hollie Lilly and Braiden Manning Thursday, December 25 Midnight Charles Jumonville, III 8:00am Emile Jacquin 10:00am Brock Grace

Friday, December 26 NO MASS Saturday, December 27 4:00pm Andy Sceroler Aaron DeBarieris Emile Noto J. Dale LaBauve, II Mark Stafford Sunday, December 28 7:30am For Parishioners of SJV 9:30am Hollis Tate, Jr. 11:30am Bernice Romero 5:30pm Chester & Eileen Bellard

SANCTUARY LAMP (12/22/14-12/28/14)

Brock Grace

SJV CALENDAR MASS INTENTIONS

NO MASS ON FRIDAY,

DECEMBER 26TH