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 Mr. Craig Baker Receptionists/Secretaries Ms. Belinda Smith Mrs. Mickie Marchiafava Director of Social Responsibility Mrs. Lori Aucoin Facilities Manager Mr. Terry Blackwell Music Director Mrs. Karen Ullo SJV School Principal Ms. Wendy Gilmore Assistant Principal Mrs. Cherie Robinson Assistant Principal Ms. Theresa Cannon Director of Preschool Mrs. Amie Williams Asst. Dir. of Preschool Mrs. Dana Sunseri

LAGNIAPPE Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 22, 2013

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.

Annual St. Jean Vianney Choir Christmas Concert

Featuring our Christmas Brass Quartet

Please join us for the annual Christmas Eve Choir Concert beginning at 11:30 pm, before Midnight Mass. This year, we will celebrate each character in the nativity story through song.

The Angel Gabriel – Basque carol, arr. K. Ullo Breath of Heaven (Mary’s Song) – C. Eaton and A. Grant, arr. L. Larson Joseph’s Lullaby – Kevin Keil Gloria in Excelsis Deo – Sally K. Albrecht Come, All Ye Shepherds – Bohemian carol, arr. K. Ullo We Three Kings – J.H. Hopkins, arr. C. Evans Fall on Your Knees – Pepper Choplin

Come celebrate the birth of the Savior with us!

LIFE TOGETHER

READINGS FOR THE WEEK Monday: Mal 3:1-4, 23-34; Ps 25:4-5ab, 8-10, 14; Lk 1:57-66 Tuesday: 2 Sm 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16; Ps 89:2- 5, 27, 29; Lk 1:67-79 Wednesday: 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] Thursday: Acts 6:8-10; 7:54-59; Ps 31:3cd-4, 6, 8ab, 16bc, 17; Mt 10:17-22 Friday: 1 Jn 1:1-4; Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 11-12; Jn 20:1a, 2-8 Saturday: 1 Jn 1:5 — 2:2; Ps 124:2-5, 7b-8; Mt 2:13-18 Sunday: Sir 3:2-6, 12-14; Ps 128:1-5; Col 3:12-21 [12-17]; Mt 2:13-15, 19-23

Dear Friends, Virginia wrote a letter to Santa Claus…… Somehow, that letter gets printed each year in newspapers across the country as an expression of innocence and the basic goodness and generosity of humanity. I am thinking about that phenomenon as I am writing this letter to you. It’s actually the 31st year where I have written a weekly letter to parishioners. I began writing such a weekly letter when I was first named pastor at Holy Rosary Church in St. Amant, La. I chose the title “Life Together” from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran pastor-martyr from the time of World War II, who was and is one of my inspirations. I am aware that our founding pastor, Fr. Gene Engels, had his letters to parishioners in Langniappe which were at times something else indeed---hilarious, confounding; you never quite knew what Gene was going to say. Over the years, I’ve been a bit more tame, I suppose. Just trying to connect with you. So, here for the 31st time, I am wishing my parish a Blessed Christmas. It continues to be my joy to live within this parish, and to literally share life with you. St. Jean Vianney is a blessing, and a Church with so many wonderful people. For all of us who are priests, we count ourselves so blessed when we can say that about the parish who “takes us in for a little while.” So, thank you for taking me in. I look forward to seeing you at Christmas this year, celebrating the yearly commemoration of the Lord Jesus’ birth and experiencing the blessings of this unique church community, this Body of Christ. A little gift: Silence of midnight, voices of angels, singing to bid night yield to the dawn; Darkness is ended, sinners befriended, where in the stable Jesus is born. Timothy-Dudley-Smith God bless you and yours. Love,

We extend our sympathy to the following parishioners who recently lost a loved one:

To the family of Betty Applin. To the family of Don Touchet on the death of his

mother, Grace Touchet Theard. To the family of Carl Gebhart on the death of his

brother Louis Gebhart.

Religious Education Request Would you like to share your knowledge of the sacraments with 5th grade students on Monday evenings? We are in need of a teacher for the second semester, beginning Jan. 13th from 6 – 7:00 pm on Monday evenings. There will only be a total of 10 classes left for the current school year – can you make that commitment to share your faith? Jesus assures us that those who follow Him in the ministry of teaching the Good News will receive rewards both in this life and in eternal life! Call Denise or Betty for further information at 751.2926.

Parent Reconciliation Meeting

Parents of all 2nd grade students in our parish community (Catholic, public and private school) are required to attend the Reconciliation Parent meeting on Wednesday, January 8th at 7 pm. Please consult your Important Dates sheet for details or contact Religious Education at 751.2926.

The Five Giving Principles As part of our parish’s Total Stewardship program, in the weeks to come we will discuss the significance of the

Stewardship of Finance. Five elements of spiritual giving—the Five Giving Principles—help us express our generosity and our prayerful participation in the work of ministry and service. The five established 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.

Parish Stewardship Summary Fiscal Year to Date

July 1, 2013–December 8, 2013

Due to the printing of the bulletin, your stewardship will be in next weeks bulletin.

The son born of Mary shall be called Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins (Matthew 1:18-24). St. Jean Vianney Preschool: Volunteer for preschool office.

Goal Amt. Rec’d

Year to date Offertory

616,087.00 556,878.00

Weekly Offertory

31,296.00 18,757.42

Go to www.stewardshiptoday.org to get your online copy of Stewardship Today, a monthly publication for parishioners to embrace the importance of stewardship in daily living.

Advent-Christmas Season at St. Jean Vianney Church

Monday Nights of Advent Reconciliation St. Jean Vianney Church December 23rd 6:00-7:00pm

Christmas Eve Vigil The Nativity of Our Lord Masses December 24th 4:00 & 7:00pm

Christmas Day Choir Christmas Concert December 24th 11:30pm

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, 2013 7:30 & 9:30am Solemnity of the Epiphany Vigil January 4th 4:00pm Solemnity of the Epiphany January 5th 7:30 & 9:30, 11:30am & 5:30pm The Baptism of the Lord January 11th & 12th Season of Ordinary Time Begins Monday, January 13th

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.)

SAVE THE DATE

Christ Renews His Parish Women’s Retreat

March 15-16, 2014

50th Anniversary of the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

Rereading Sacrosanctum Concilium

in Its Historical Context

As we entered into the Year of Faith, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI invited the Church to attentive reflection on the documents of Vatican II. As we study anew the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, we cannot help but to appreciate it in light of what followed after it at the Council, namely the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium. . . ), the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum. . . ), and the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes. . . ). These four constitutions together form the backbone of Vatican II, and should a ways be seen in relation to each other.

In addition, it is important to recall that the Constitution on

the Sacred Liturgy was the fruit of the evolution of the

Church's teaching on the Liturgy, especially from the

early years of the last century. The reformed Liturgy was

the result of extensive historical scholarship and reflection

on pastoral needs, and it was carried out by the

specially-created Consilium under the direction of the

Sacred Congregation of Rites (later to become the

Congregation for Divine Worship) and Venerable Pope

Paul VI. Among numerous examples, we cite two.

The first example is from the pontificate of Pope St. Pius X, who, in his 1903 landmark statement on music in the Liturgy, Tra le Sollectudini, stated that the purpose of the Liturgy is "the glory of God" and "the sanctification and edification of the faithful" (no. 1). St. Pius X also made the concept of liturgical participation a matter of papal teaching: "[T]he faithful assemble for…acquiring this [true Christian] spirit from its foremost and indispensable font, which is the active participation in the most holy mysteries and in the public and solemn prayer of the Church." This 1903 motu proprioemphasized that music sung by the assembly (in addition to music sung by a choir) was an important means of participation in the Sacred Liturgy. Tra le Sollecitudiniclearly set a standard for subsequent magisterial documents.

The second example is that of Venerable Pope Pius XII,

who believed the liturgical movement was a sign of God's

providential work and a movement of the Holy Spirit in the

Church, drawing the faithful closer to the mysteries of the faith and the riches of grace that flow from active participation in the Liturgy (cf. Discourse to the Participants in the First International Congress of Pastoral Liturgy at Assisi, September 22, 1956: AAS 48 [1956], 712). Pope Pius XII undertook some revision

himself in a particular way with the restoration of the rites

of Holy Week and the Easter Vigil (1951-56). Two of this

Pope's many encyclicals—Mediator Dei. . . (1947), on the

Sacred Liturgy, and Mystici Corporis Christi. . . (1943),

on the Church as the Mystical Body of Christ—were highly

influential on the thinking that undergirded the

Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, and, in fact, were

valuable building blocks for its drafting.

We believe that the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

should be understood as a "keystone," with both a history

leading to it and other developments flowing from it. For

example, the praenotandae(introductions) to all the rites

as revised after Vatican II are important sources for

theological, liturgical, and pastoral teaching on the

contents of the revised rites. In addition, other magisterial

documents on the Liturgy since Vatican II continue to

shed light on the Constitution's vision of the Sacred

Liturgy. For instance, the General Instruction of the

Roman Missal, Blessed John Paul II's Encyclical

Ecclesia de Eucharistia. . . (2003), the Instruction of the

Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the

Sacraments, Redemptionis Sacramentum. . . (2004),

and the Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortations of Pope

Benedict XVI—Sacramentum Caritatis. . . (2007), on the

Eucharist in the Life and Mission of the Church, and

Verbum Domini. . . (2010), on the Word of God in the

Life and Mission of the Church—are examples of the

ongoing authoritative teaching about the Sacred Liturgy

and the celebration of the Eucharist, all in continuity with

Sacrosanctum Concilium.

SJV Parishioners Share Birthday, Christmas Greetings Through Angola

Card Ministry

For the second year, a group of SJV parishioners is sharing Christmas greetings and birthday well wishes with the men of the Catholic Community at Louisiana State Penitentiary (Angola). This year our SJV school students created more than 500 cards to send as Christmas greetings from our parish. Parishioners who would like to participate may donate new Christmas cards to the SJV card ministry program by bringing your cards to the parish office. The card ministry group can use these for next year’s Christmas card mailing or send extra cards to the men so they can send holiday greetings to their families.

Monday, December 23 School and Preschool Out 6:00pm Confessions Tuesday, December 24 Christmas Eve 4:00pm Mass 7:00pm Mass Wednesday, December 25 Christmas Midnight Mass 8:00am Mass 10:00am Mass Thursday, December 26 Parish Office Closed

School and Preschool Out 6:30pm Bible Study Friday, December 27 Parish Office Closed School and Preschool Out Saturday, December 28 The Holy Family Sunday, December 29 The Holy Family Monday, December 30 School and Preschool Out

SJV CALENDAR

Monday, December 23 8:30am Tuesday, December 24 4:00pm Jack Manno Fly. Joseph Campagna Fly George Campagna, Sr. Joey Campagna Langlois Ray Budwine Cosby Joiner 7:00pm Lucy Sparacino Wednesday, December 25 Midnight Charles Jumonville, III 8:00am 10:00am Brock Grace Thursday, December 26 No Mass or Communion Service

Friday, December 27 8:00am Emile Jacquin Saturday, December 28 4:00pm Crystal Fountain Rebecca Byrum Emile Noto Ron Henzen Sunday, December 29 7:30am For Parishioners of SJV 9:30am Lucien Delouise 11:30am James Bliss 5:30pm A J Barrios

MASS INTENTIONS

SANCTUARY LAMP (12/23-29/13) Bobby Landry

No Mass or Communion Service on Thursday, December 26th

PARISH OFFICE HOURS Week of Christmas

Monday the 23rd 8:00am—4:00pm Tuesday the 24th closed Wednesday the 25th closed Thursday the 26th closed Friday the 27th closed