ST. JOHN
VIANNEYPARISH
3408 Zia Drive,
Gallup NM 87301
Rectory 505-722-3361
ST. JOHN VIANNEY STAFF:
Fr. Patrick Wedeking - 505-722-3361
cell-505-870-0623
e-mail- patrickw515@catholic.org
Mrs. Diane Courtois - Parish Manager
Ethel Kayate - D.R.E. – 505-863-3438
CCD OFFICE/HALL – 505-722-5085
For bulletin announcements
stjvbulletin@catholic.org
CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE
www.stjohnvianneygallup.parishesonline.com
YEAR OF ST PAUL
MASS SCHEDULE & INTENTIONS
SAT April 4: 6:30 pm  Bill Artesi by Ward &
Neal Families
SUN April 5: 9:30 am health of Jim Wedeking
by Diane & Len Courtois
11:30 am For the People
MON April 6: 7:15 am Intentions of the Donors
to the Catholic Extension Society
TUE April 7: 5:30 pm Claudio Chavez by OM
Williams
WED April 8: 7:15 am Intentions of the Donors
to the Catholic Extension Society
10:00 am Mass at Red Rocks Care Center
THURS April 9: 7 pm HOLY THURSDAY
The Lord’s Supper: For our priests & For
Vocations to the Priesthood followed by adoration
until midnight
FRI April 10 GOOD FRIDAY: STATIONS OF
THE CROSS: 2:30 PM & SERVICE OF CHRIST’S
PASSION &DEATH :3 PM
STATIONS OF THE CROSS: 6:30 PM & SERVICE
OF CHRIST’S PASSION & DEATH: 7 PM
SAT April 11: EASTER VIGIL 8 pm In
Thanksgiving for all the Saints by Agnes Romero
SUN April 12:EASTER : 9:30 am 11:30 am
CONFESSION: Half Hour before weekend Masses
or by appointment
MARRIAGE: 4 to 6 months in advance
BAPTISM: by appointment
COMMUNION FOR THE HOMEBOUND:
Contact Ethel at 863-3438 or Fr. Pat at 7223361/870-0623
LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTION:
Mar 29: $ 1142.10; Attendance 234; Donations
$ 30; TOTALS for March: Sunday-$5798.57
Thank you and GOD Bless you for your
generosity.
Whomever is using envelope# 62 please
write your name on the envelope- Thanks
There is book in the
back of church to print names of the sick. Jim
PRAY FOR THE SICK:
Wedeking, Mary Erhart, Bishop Pelotte, Gloria
Valengalla, Rita Amos, Debbie Gauna, Dennis &
Danny, Liz & Ray, Samantha, Dominic & Stephanie,
Nato Juares, Emily Padillo, Carmen Alderete, Angel
Daniel Roan, Lorenzo Roan -Soto, Anthony Armijo,
Annie Kinkake, Audra Vigil, Sam Trujillo, Linda &
Maurine Baca, Camille Quest
Need a gift for that
special person? Have a Mass offered for
them–Mass offerings are $10.00 –
envelopes are in the back of Church Make checks
payable to Father Patrick Wedeking
SACRAMENTAL NEWS:
CCD grades K-5 on Wed -3-4 pm. Grades 6-10
on Sun 10:30 am.
LEGION OF MARY: before the Tuesday
afternoon Mass about 4 p.m. Come and join us.
The name of the praesidium is Ave Maria. Our
Lady of Guadalupe Comitium of the Diocese
will meet on Sun May 3 at 2 pm at St Mary
Mission, Tohatchi, NM All Active and Auxiliary
are urged to attend.
PARISH COUNCIL
Wed,
April 8 @ 7 pm in the Parish Hall
Please Donate your Aluminum Cans- place
them behind the church anytime
FELLOWSHIP: No Coffee & Doughnuts during Lent –
put your donation for donuts in your Rice Bowl
Special Collections: Holy Thursday- Rice Bowl
-25% of the money collected stays in our
Diocese to help the poor
Good Friday- Holy Land Collection helps the
Franciscans to care for Christianity's holiest
sites
FAST & ABSTINENCE
Abstinence from meat (beast or fowl) is to be
observed by all Catholics fourteen years old
and older on Ash Wednesday and on all the
Fridays of Lent. This obligation prohibits the
eating of meat, but not eggs, milk products, or
condiments of any kind, even though made
from animal fat. Fasting means limiting
oneself to one full meal on a given fast day.
Catholics who arc eighteen years of age but
not yet fifty-nine are obliged to fast on Ash
Wednesday and Good Friday. On fast days,
two additional smaller meals are permitted if
necessary to maintain strength. However, the
two smaller meals together may not equal one
full meal. Moreover, eating solid foods
between meals on fast days is not permitted.
Make an offering for Easter Flowers to
commemorate special people or
events in their lives- birthdays,
weddings, death anniversaries or in
thanksgiving for prayers answered.
Yellow Offering envelopes available in the
back of Church. Put your request inside the
envelope with your donation. The requests will
be in the Easter Sunday Bulletin.
Please pick up after yourself at Mass
since we have no permanent cleanup
help – Thank you
Visit our St John Vianney Shrine
(enter thru the gate on the East side of
Church.) Pray for our priests and for
vocations to the Priesthood
Father Matthew Keller 1-888-PRIESTHOOD
gallupvocationsoffice@gmail.com
PRAY the ROSARY Every day
Pope Benedict’s Prayer Intentions April
General: That the Lord may bless the
farmers with an abundant harvest and
sensitize the richer populations to the drama of
hunger in the world. Mission: That the Christians
who work in areas where the conditions of the
poor, the weak and the women and children are
most tragic, may be signs of hope, thanks to their
courageous testimony to the Gospel of solidarity
and love.
My Daily Offering Prayer O Jesus, through the
Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer You my prayers,
works, joys, and sufferings of this day in union with
the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass throughout the world.
I offer them for all intentions of Your Sacred Heart:
the salvation of souls, reparation for sin, and the
reunion of all Christians. I offer them for the
intentions of our bishops and of all Apostles of
Prayer, and in particular for those recommended by
our Holy Father this month.
We have reviewed the questionnaires and
from that information, we found the
majority of parishioners wanted an earlier
Saturday Vigil Mass. The new time for
Saturday Vigil Mass will be 4:30 pm starting
on Sat April 18, 2009.
Father Pat's Schedule
Father Pat will be Reserve
Air Force Duty from Mon,
April 20 to Mon May 11,
2009. Fr Jerry Mesley will
celebrate our weekend Masses.
NEWS FROM THE DIOCESE
www.dioceseofgallup.org
chancellorsblog.blogspot.com
HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS weekly at
3:30pm on Tuesdays -Diocese of Gallup
Chancery Chapel- A silent period of Adoration
of The Blessed Sacrament to pray for Vocations
to the Priesthood & Religious Life and every
Thursday from 7 pm-8 pm at Sacred Heart
Cathedral followed by a 20 minute talk
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NEWS FROM SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL &
ST FRANCIS PARISH
CITY - WIDE LENTEN PENANCE
SERVICE - Tues April 7 @ 7 pm @
Sacred Heart Cathedral. Several priests
will be available for Confession.
We, the Gallup Catholic Community of St.
Francis, St. John Vianney, and the Cathedral,
are throwing a party. We are hosting the
after-Ordination reception for Bishop-elect
James Wall on Thursday, April 23rd for all
guests and visitors. We are expecting between
1000 and 3000 guests after the ceremony. We
are asking parishioners of the three parishes to
provide finger foods and/or help at the party.
Finger foods would be homemade cookies and
goodies, fruit, cheese, candy, sandwiches, chips
with dip, appetizers and hors d’oeuvres.
Food items can be taken to the Cathedral
Family Center on Wednesday, April 22 from
noon until 7:00 PM or on Thursday, April 23
from 8:00 AM – 3:00 PM. Containers should
be disposable and will not be returned.
Everyone is invited to help and to attend.
Please call Ralph Diaz (870-6158) if you can
help in any way. Information about the
ordination and the reception can be found at
www.gallupcatholiccommunity.org or
www.dioceseofgallup.org
Meditations for Pro-Life Stations of the Cross
HOLY WEEK SERVICES
ST. JOHN VIANNEY
Sunday, April 5 Palm Sunday 9:30 am/11:30 am
Thursday, April 9 Holy Thursday
The Lord’s Supper 7pm Adoration 8pm.- Midnight
Friday, April 10 Good Friday
Stations of the Cross 2:30 pm
Service of Christ’s Passion & Death 3pm
Stations of the Cross 6:30 pm
Service of Christ’s Passion & Death 7pm
Saturday, April 11 Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil 8 pm
Sunday, April 12 Easter Sunday 9:30am & 11:30
am
SACRED HEART CATHEDRAL
Tuesday, April 7 Penance Service 7 pm
Thursday, April 9 Holy Thursday
Morning Prayer 8 am: The Lord’s Supper 7pm
Adoration 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm
Friday, April 10 Good Friday
Morning Prayer 8am
Service of Christ’s Passion & Death 1:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 11 Holy Saturday
Morning Prayer 8 am
Easter Vigil 8 pm
Sunday, April 12th Easter Sunday 8am / 11am
ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI
Thursday, April 9 Holy Thursday
The Lord’s Supper 7pm
Adoration 8:pm. –Midnight
Friday, April 10 Good Friday
Living Way of the Cross 3 pm
Communion Service 7 pm
Saturday, April 11 Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil 8pm
Sunday, April 12 Easter Sunday 9 am (English)
& 11am (Spanish)
(No 5:15 p.m. Mass
The First Station: Jesus is Condemned to Death
Though innocent, Jesus is condemned by the power of the
State. In like manner, our innocent brothers and sisters in the
womb have been condemned. Their rights and dignity are not
recognized. In this, they bear a special likeness to Jesus.
The Second Station: Jesus is Made to Bear His Cross
The salvation of the world carried a heavy price for our Lord,
the agony of the cross. As He accepts His cross, let us also
resolve to endure suffering that others may live. Let us pay
the price for standing up for our preborn brothers and sisters.
The Third Station: Jesus Falls the First Time
Almighty God was weak because He chose to be like us. He
had power and glory from all eternity, yet He chose to be
immersed in the world of suffering. We pray that the benefits
and advantages we have in life may not cause us to forget our
pre-born brothers and sisters.
The Fourth Station: Jesus Meets His Afflicted Mother
There is no deeper relationship than that of mother and child.
They belong together. When one suffers, the other suffers. To
love and defend one means to love and defend the other. To
be pro-life means to serve both the child and the mother. It
means to ask our society, "Why can't we love them both?"
The Fifth Station: The Cyrenian Helps Jesus to Carry His
Cross
Many watched the Lord suffer. Simon the Cyrenian helped
alleviate that suffering. Many lament abortion. Some actually
get involved to help to stop it. We pray that all people may
take their active place in the pro-life movement.
The Sixth Station: Veronica Wipes the Face of Jesus
The compassion Veronica shows reflects the compassion of
so many medical doctors and nurses, who treat their patients
with dignity. We pray for repentance and renewal in the
medical profession. May the tools and skills meant for
healing nevermore be used for killing.
The Seventh Station: Jesus Falls the Second Time
In working to defend life, there are many setbacks and
obstacles. Yet we know the meaning of the cross. In
weakness, power reaches perfection. We do not look to our
own strengths and talents alone, but to Christ. His own
strength will sustain us.
The Eighth Station: Jesus Speaks to the Women of
Jerusalem
Christ told these women to weep for themselves and for their
children. He does not want false worship, but repentance. He
does not want followers who cry out to Him but then ignore
injustice and bloodshed. May all who believe in Christ
likewise stand up for the defenseless children.
The Ninth Station: Jesus Falls the Third Time
Despite the falls, nothing can stop our Lord, because He is on
a mission of love. If the pro-life movement is not a
movement of love, it is nothing at all, but if it is a movement
of love, then nothing will stop it. Love is stronger than death,
more powerful than hell.
The Tenth Station: Jesus is Stripped of His Garments
Nobody can stop us form loving our preborn brothers and
sisters. Those stronger than we may strip us of popularity,
possessions, or power, but they cannot strip us of love. We
love others with the same love that Christ showed for us.
The Eleventh Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
The powers of this world crucified the God who made this
world. All power and authority come from God. All who
exercise power have to account for it before the throne of
God. We pray that those in government may use their powers
to protect the innocent babies in the womb.
The Twelfth Station: Jesus Dies on the Cross
Our Lord died. So many of His children have died with Him.
His passion is re-lived with every abortion, one every twenty
seconds in our country. We only know a fraction of the
horror of this act in the sight of God. We only know a
fraction of the horror of Christ's crucifixion. May all our
brothers and sisters killed by abortion rest in Christ's peace
and be saved by His cross.
The Thirteenth Station: Jesus is Taken Down from the
Cross
Mary experienced the pain of holding her dead Son. So many
mothers grieve after their abortions. We ask that Mary may
comfort them,and
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face the truth about abortion, and
lead them to forgiveness and healing.
The Fourteenth Station: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
A tomb is a memorial. It helps us remember the one who can
no longer speak. May we and our society remember the
babies who cannot speak. May we also remember Our Lord's
Resurrection, and His promise of eternal life. He has
conquered abortion because He has conquered death. May
we bring His victory to every part of our world!
Fr. Frank Pavone
National Director, Priests for Life and Gospel of Life
Ministries
priestsforlife.org