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Adult Formation
Living faith
Changing lives
Making a difference!
Adult Formation Ministry, in collaboration with other ministries, has created a variety of programs and events
for Saint John Vianney parish and the surrounding community. Parishioners, their guests, and visitors,
are invited to attend and be enlightened, inspired, and entertained.
It is my sincere hope that the opportunities created and described in this brochure will facilitate spiritual
growth and yield fruitful discipleship. Please refer to the parish weekend Bulletin and website
for details and updates. I look forward to having you join us and appreciate your
continuing support of Adult Formation programs and events.
Thank you!Yvonne Gill
Director
September 12, 19, 26; October 3, 10, 20189:45am - 11:45am
Audio/Visual Room
During a time of chaos the Church emerged as a unifying source. Christians could claim to belong to a history without Rome. They
could look past the Roman Empire to the Old Testament. Indeed it vividly described the
turbulent warrior kingdom of Israel and was a past better suited to the stormy present than to
memories of imperial Rome.
The Medieval Church in the WestAD 410 - Eve of the Reformation
A series of 5 lectures by Rev. Charles Talar
The Legacy Series
Sunday Mornings 9:30 - 10:30 am
Audio/Visual Room
This 4 part series is designed to revisit the fundamentals of the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, the Sacraments, and Church History.
Participants may attend one, two, or each part of the series.
Part I: The Hebrew Scriptures:An Overview of the texts and themes
Sept. 16, 23, 30, Oct. 7, 21
Part II: The New Testament:Structure and Message
Oct. 28, Nov. 4, 11, 18, Dec. 2
Part III: The Sacraments:Jan. 6, 13, 20, 27; Feb. 3, 10, 17
Part IV: Church History:Feb. 24, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
There is no fee for the course and all materials are provided.Visit the parish website or contact the Adult Formation Office
to pre-register.
A Continuing Christian Education Program For Baptized Catholic Adults
Re-Membering ChurchWelcoming back Catholics who have been
away from the Church
A series of five sessions designed to “catch you up” on what’s been happening while you’ve been away. They also offer a wonderful opportunity to
ask questions, be heard and heal wounds.
2018: Sept. 25, Oct. 2, 9, 16, 232019: Jan. 14, 21, 28, Feb. 4, 11;
April 29, May 6, 13, 20, 27
6:30 - 8:00pm
Welcome Home!
THE BIBLE TIMELINEThe Story of Salvation
The Bible Timeline: The Story of Salvation is a fascinating 24 part Bible study that takes participants on a journey through the entire Bible.
In this study you will:
• Learn how the key people, places and events, in the Bible fit together to reveal God’s plan for humanity.
• See how the events in the Old Testament are fulfilled in the New Testament.
• Gain a greater appreciation for the Scripture readings you hear proclaimed during Mass.
The 24-week study will be offered on:Wednesday evenings, 7 - 9 pm, in the
Audio/Visual RoomSessions beginning September 12, 2018
Cost of study materials is $33.00 per participant.
Pre-registration is required for all Bible studies;Register online at the parish website or download form and mail or
deliver to the Adult Formation Office
A 24 part study of the Gospel of Matthew which shows how Jesus built on the foundation laid in the Old Testament to inaugurate the kingdom of heaven on earth. Although the Gospel of Matthew was not the first Gospel written, it was placed first in the collection of writings that constitute the New Testament because it conveys a high regard for the teachings of the Hebrew Scriptures. There are approximately fifteen instances in which Matthew interprets events in the life of Jesus as a fulfillment of a prophecy recorded in the Old Testament. The author of Matthew did not regard Christianity as something that required a break with Judaism rather, he considered Christianity a continuation and fulfillment of that which had been set forth in the literature of the Hebrew Scriptures.
The 24-week study will be offered on:Tuesday mornings, 9:45 - 11:45 am, beginning September 11, 2018
Or Wednesday evenings, 7 - 9 pm, beginning September 12, 2018Cost of study materials is $27.00 per participant.
MATTHEW:THE KING AND HIS KINGDOM
Pre-registration is required for all Bible studies;Register online at the parish website or download form and mail or
deliver to the Adult Formation Office
ACTS:The Spread of the Kingdom
Acts: The Spread of the Kingdom reveals how Christ’s Kingdom on earth is empowered to carry on his work in the world. The Book of Acts shows the Church, enlivened by the Holy Spirit, teaching, preaching, healing, and inviting all into the Kingdom of God. Acts provides a historic framework for understanding the rest of the New Testament. Paul’s letters, in particular, come alive in a new way when they are read within the context of the Acts narrative.
The 22-week study will be offered on:
Wednesday evenings, 7 - 9 pm, beginning September 12, 2018Cost of study materials is $27.00 per participant.
REVELATION:
The Kingdom yet to Come
The Apocalypse, or Revelation to John, is the last book in the Bible, and one of the most difficult to understand because it abounds in unfamiliar and extravagant symbolism. The Book of Revelation cannot be adequately understood except against the historical background that occasioned its writing. It was composed as resistance literature to meet a crisis! In this DVD series, Jeff Cavins leads us through this intriguing book in the Bible.
The 11-week study will be offered on:Tuesday mornings, 9:45 - 11:45 am, beginning September 11, 2018
Cost of study materials is $23.00 per participant.
Pre-registration is required for all Bible studies;Register online at the parish website or download form and mail or
deliver to the Adult Formation Office
Women’s Bible Study Group
In Follow Me, a bible study in The Great Adventure series, we enter into this unique gospel which was written “that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing, you may have life in his name” (John 20:30-31).
A 9-week study on Monday mornings, 9:45 - 11:45amBeginning on September 10, 2018
Cost of study materials is $16.00 per participant.
Childcare available by registration.
Pre-registration is required for all Bible studies;Register online at the parish website or download form and mail or
deliver to the Adult Formation Office
Discover the amazing story of the first 500 years of Church History - a time filled with ruthless emperors,
heroic martyrs, courageous saints, brilliant philosophers, Councils and Popes!
The 13-week study will be offered on: Tuesday mornings, 9:45 - 11:45 am Beginning on September 11, 2018
Cost of study materials is $24.00 per participant.
Pre-registration is required to ensure timely delivery of materials. Register online on the parish website or contact
the Adult Formation Office
THE EARLY CHURCH
The MassA new study from Word on Fire
Walk through the Eucharistic Liturgy with Bishop Robert Barron and be transformed through insights on this most privileged and
intimate encounter with our Lord Jesus Christ. The Mass facilitates our move toward more fully, consciously,
and actively participating in the source and summit of the Christian life.
The 8-week study will be offered on: Monday or Wednesday evenings, 7-9pmBeginning on September 12/17, 2018.
Cost of study materials is $24.00 per participant.
Pre-registration is required to ensure timely delivery of materials. Register online on the parish website or contact
the Adult Formation Office
Integrated spiritual growth requires no extravagant financial expense, foreign travel, gurus or years with a counselor. It requires only an
open, honest and seeking heart and a sincere and faithful prayer discipline.
Sacred Story offers a practical, easily understood week-by-week Ignatian spiritual discipline and discernment process, yielding an
integrated wholeness and holiness in Christ.
Enter the Sacred Story that Jesus is now writing on your heart!
Weekly sessions Monday evening, 7-8:30pmSeptember 10 - December 10, 2018
$25.00 for study materials.
Sacred Story
An Ignatian Path to Christ that is life changing!
Pre-registration is required to ensure timely delivery of
materials. Register online on the parish website or contact the
Adult Formation Office
Adult Formation and Parish Life Ministry
Present
First Thursday Breakfast
and
THE MAIN
COURSE
Presentations And Discussions
To Nourish the Mind and Soul!
Breakfast served immediately following 9 am Mass St. Jude Hall
Presentations begin at 10am until 11am
View the “menu” on the following pages!
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Discover the people who shaped the Church and changed the world.
THE PIVOTAL PLAYERSSAINTS. ARTISTS. MYSTICS. SCHOLARS.
Bishop Robert Barron’s CATHOLICISM series, an epic ten part documentary, took people around the world and deep into the
Catholic faith. But there is still more of the story to tell.
CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players is a multi-part film series that illumines saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only
shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of civilization.
September 6: Introduction to the Series
October 4: Saint Francis of Assisi, the Reformer
Francis did in his day what was intended at the time of Vatican II: pull down the bastions; put an end to the isolation of the Church and bring her back into contact with the people. Francis, for his part, resolved the problem evangelically. In his Order the superiors would be called ministers, meaning servants, and all the others, friars, meaning brothers.
Born in Italy in 1225 Thomas was sent to study in a Benedictine monastery at age 5 and remained there for 9 years. While there he asked a key question, “What is God?”, and devoted his entire life answering this question for himself and others. Aquinas, a philosopher, theologian, scientist, mystic, scripture scholar and saint, was a valuable contributor to the Church and to Western culture.
November 1: Saint Thomas Aquinas, the Theologian
Catherine is the only lay woman ever proclaimed a Doctor of the Church. She possessed a remarkable instinct for delivering a word of encouragement—a straightforward, illuminating word—just when it was needed. The span of Catherine’s life was marked by enormous change and upheaval, both within the Church and in society in general. Catherine and her contemporaries witnessed the damage caused by wars, countless natural disasters, the terrifying horror of the Black Death and a Papacy residing in Avignon, France.
December 6: Saint Catherine of Siena, the Mystic
A towering theological figure behind Vatican II and author of the seminal theological classic, On The Development of Doctrine. Newman’s other well known work, Apologia Pro Vita Sua, traces his own religious and theological development. It was written, in part, to defend his integrity against the accusation of a popular novelist, that Newman had been corrupted by his conversion to Roman Catholicism, an accusation that Newman knew was widely held. Blessed Newman was beatified in 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI.
February 7: Blessed John Henry Newman, the Convert
Chesterton, born in 1847, baptized in the Anglican Church, was brought into communion with the Catholic Church in 1922. He lectured extensively in the US and elsewhere taking on the arguments of modernity against Catholicism. Chesterton was a physically large man with a very large intellect and imagination to match his appearance. He is considered one of the great thinkers of the 20th century. “He embodied the wealth and capaciousness of Catholicism; was like fine champagne: intoxicating, sparkling, and rare.” Chesterton is also the author of the popular series of mystery fiction: The Father Brown Stories.
March 7: G.K. Chesterton, the Evangelist
Chesterton receiving an honorary Doctorate from the University of Notre Dame in 1930.
Oxford University
April 4: Michelangelo, the Artist - Part I
The commentary begins by referring to the brave witness of Saint John Damascene, the monk who opposed attempts by the Byzantine Emperor Leo, to obliterate images of God the Father and God the Son from Christian Churches. Michelangelo Buonarroti was born on March 6, 1475 and by the age of 15 was studying the art of sculpture in the Garden of San Marco, a school for artists fostered by Lorenzo de Medici, de facto ruler of Florence. At the age of 21 he received a commission to sculpt the Pieta.
May 2: Michelangelo, the Artist - Part II
Art is both our play and our offering to God. Holy Mother Church is not accidentally but naturally the mother of arts, as she was the mother of Michelangelo. Michelangelo shows us that there can be no true humanism without God because man was made by God, for God, and in his image. In 1508 Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome however, Michelangelo had little experience as a painter and even less in the delicate medium of fresco. Thus the temperamental Michelangelo was reluctant to take on the commission and stormed away from Rome, incurring Julius’s wrath; eventually he was persuaded to return and began the masterpiece, completed in 1512.
JoyFull Women’s GuildJoy... from Jesus’ words in scripture
Full... of inspiration from encyclicals, lives of saints, guest speakers!
Mornings:9:45am - 11:45am, Room C-25
Second and Third Thursdays of most months
Fall Meetings: Aug. 23, Sept. 13, 27; Oct. 11, 25; Nov. 8, 29; Dec. 13, 2018
~Coffee & Conversation~A wonderful opportunity to gather with women of all ages
Also Available:SJV Women’s Community “Connect Groups “:
Walking, book clubs, gardening, scrapbooking!
For more information contact:Denise: [email protected]
Clayton Roberts received his Bachelor of Music Degree from Utah State University and Master’s Degree from the University of Houston. Aside from his organist duties he continues to develop his musical interests in composition, harpsichord, and choral conducting.
Before joining the Saint John Vianney staff in May 2011, Clayton was the organist at Zion Lutheran Church and at Saint Michael’s Catholic Church, both in Houston.
Organ Dedication ConcertFriday, September 14th
7:30pmSaint John Vianney Catholic Church
Clayton RobertsPrincipal Organist and Associate Director
Reception immediately following the Dedication Concert.
See weekend Bulletin for details.
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God’s care extends beyond the human family to the whole of creation!
Thursday, October 4, 20184:30 PM
On the lawn, in the “scout” area
Celebrate the Feast of St. Francis, the loving friend to all creatures.
Bring your animals (gerbils, hamsters, birds, goldfish, rabbits,
horses, etc.) and pets (dogs and cats properly restrained)
for a special blessing.
The Lord Has Need of Your Hands
Extraordinary Minister of CommunionExtraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion (EMs) assist with the distribution of Holy Communion at Sunday Mass. An EM may also choose to:
• serve at daily Mass.• serve on Holy Days and additional seasonal liturgies.• take Holy Communion to the homebound or to those in a
hospital or care facility.
Training sessions are offered once a quarter on weekday evenings and Saturday mornings and are posted in the weekend Bulletin 4 weeks in advance; choose the day and time convenient to your schedule.
Upon completion of the training session you will be commissioned to serve for Saint John Vianney Parish.
Candidates for Extraordinary Minister of Communion should:
• be at least 18 years of age• a registered member of Saint John Vianney parish• have no impediment to celebrating the sacraments• attend the entire training session
Serving as an EM offers a unique opportunity to deepen one’s faith and grow closer to God. An EM’s example of reverence and commitment also inspires others to active discipleship.
Proclaiming God’s WordGod continues to use humans as instruments to convey
His words of love to the world!
Ministry of Lector
Lector training sessions are offered on Saturday morning in each quarter of the year.
Refer to the parish weekend Bulletin or website for dates and times.
For just as from the heavens the rain and snow come down and do not return there till they have watered the earth, making it fertile and fruitful... So shall my word be that
goes forth from my mouth; It shall not return to me void, but shall do my will, achieving the end for which I sent it.”
Isaiah 55:10-11
RCIARite of Christian Initiation of Adults
RCIA is the initiation process for adults who are interested in becoming Catholic. It is for those who have never been baptized or who were baptized in a non–Catholic faith and now wish to consider joining the Catholic Church.
The RCIA is a step-by-step process, with no pressure to commit to the Catholic faith, in which interested persons explore the beliefs and traditions of the Catholic Church over a period of several months or years, as needed.
If you, a relative, friend, or co-worker is interested, please contact the Director of Adult Formation for an appointment.
“ I do not pray for these only, but also for those who believe in me through their word, that they may all be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in
you, that they also may be in us…” John 17:20-21
Catholic...?Thinking about it...?
Know someone who is…?
Call now!
281.584.2022or
NEW PARISHIONER NIGHT Wine and Cheese Reception
In alternating months of the year newly registered parishioners are invited to St. Jude Hall for a wine and cheese
reception on a Sunday evening, 6:30pm - 8:00pm.
This is a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow parishioners, learn about the history of the Archdiocese, Saint John Vianney
parish, and about the various ministries serving the parish and community.
If you are new to the parish or have never attended a New Parishioner Night, we hope you will plan to attend in
the month most convenient for you.
Sept. 16 Nov. 4 Jan. 20 March 17 May 19
THEOLOGY IN COLORIconography workshops for beginners and
intermediate levels
Wednesday mornings, 10am - 1pm
Thursday evenings, 6-9pm
Beginning August 22/23
Learn the theology and technique of iconography. Participants will write an icon in oil paints on wood.
No prior experience or drawing ability required!
$ 135.00 fee for materials.
For dates, times, and additional information contact Caroline Allbee at 281.610.0911 or
Back by Popular Demand!!!!Adult Formation and Music Ministry
Present
Sing of Salvation SeriesTuesday, January 8, 2019
7-9pm
Scriptural Narrative with
Selected Musical Expressions from
Activity Center Dining Room
Light Refreshments “on the court” beginning at 6:30pm
Champagne and dessert reception immediately following the performance
Singing the joy of the Gospel!!
Director, Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, Concurrent Professor, Department of Theology
B.A., University of Notre Dame, 2004; M.T.S., University of Notre Dame, 2006; Ph.D., Boston College, 2011
Saturday Feb. 2, 2019, 8:30am - 1:30pm Activity Center
Tim specializes in a historical-theological approach to liturgical studies. He has specific interests in liturgical homiletics (with an
emphasis on Augustinian thought), the biblical and liturgical foun-dations of Christian doctrine, theological aesthetics, and the role of
liturgical renewal in the resourcement movement. As Director of the Notre Dame Center for Liturgy, he engages in scholarship that seeks
to retrieve biblical, catechetical, and liturgical insights that facilitates a renewal of the Church’s liturgical imagination. Dr. O’Malley is also founding editor of the Institute for Church Life’s journal, Church Life:
A Journal for the New Evangelization.
Liturgy Workshop...for Saint John Vianney liturgical ministers
Keynote speaker:
Tim O’Malley
For Baptized Catholic Adults (Candidates must be out of high School)
Tuesday evening classes, in English: 2019: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14, 21
7-9 pm Audio/Visual Room
Thursday evening classes, in Spanish: 2019: April 4, 11, 25, May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30
7-9 pm St. Jude Hall
Registration forms are distributed during the first class.
The celebration of Confirmation occurs on Pentecost weekend (50 days after Easter).
Confirmation Preparation
March 16 - 21, 2019
Fr. William M. Watson, S.J.
Well known author and retreat master, Fr. William M. Watson, S.J., is founder of the Sacred Story Institute.
He has served as Director of Retreat Programs at Georgetown University; Vice-President for Missions at Gonzaga University and Provincial Assistant for
International Ministries for the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus.
Creation to CalvaryThe Astonishing Beauty of God’s Love for Us
Marriage directly parallels our relationship with God who is 100% faithful in his relationship with us. Those who are
married are called to the same faithfulness.
But... divorce happens.
Many myths and misconceptions are perpetuated in this area especially in regard to “annulments”, remarriage outside the
Church, and admittance to Holy Communion by those in irregular unions.
If you would like information on filing a Petition of Declaration of Nullity contact the Director of Adult
Formation: [email protected]
Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage In the Catholic Church
Surviving Divorce is a 12 session series created to help separated and divorced women and men confront and heal from emotional
wounds experienced before, during and after a separation or divorce. In the process they find comfort, guidance and strength in
faith and fellowship and forge a deeper relationship with Jesus.
Topics in the series address shock, grief, anger, forgiveness, financial issues, children, the former spouse, “annulments”, dating
and remarriage.
This program is for the newly separated or divorced and those still struggling many years later.
$15.00 per participant
For more information: 281.584.2022 or [email protected]
Our grief support groups are led by individuals who are no strangers to grief and who foster a friendly, caring group of people who will walk alongside you through one of life’s most difficult experiences. Everyone grieves in his or her own way, but one doesn’t need to go through the grieving process alone. These support groups are led by people who understand what you are going through and want to help. Through our 8-week program you will gain access to valuable resources to help you navigate the wilderness of grief.
Please check the parish website or the bulletin for our current schedule. We now offer a daytime group as well as an evening one:
Daytime Group:Mondays 1:00 - 3:00pm, Room C-26
Beginning September 10, 2018 and January 7, 2019
Nighttime Group:Tuesdays 6:30 - 8:30pm, Room C-26
Beginning September 11, 2018 and January 8, 2019
To learn more about our bereavement support groups, please contact: Maureen Akin at [email protected], 713.305.9891
When you look at Raphael’s, School of Athens, you are meant to relate the posture of Plato and Aristotle to the books they carry: the elder Plato points toward heaven
as he carries the Timaeus, his dialogue about the order of creation, while Aristotle is gesturing forwards
and earthward to the world of man as he carries his Ethics. Above them and between them in the sky is the vanishing point of all the lines of perspective. It’s also
the center of an arch above the two philosophers. That arch was not to be found in ancient Athens; it is the
arch of St. Peter’s as it’s being rebuilt.
Come Back to Communion!
Don’t Put It Off Any Longer!!
Married But Not In The Catholic Church?
A Convalidation (commonly referred to as “having my marriage “‘blessed”) is a relatively simple process.
For information on convalidations, contact Yvonne Gill, Director of Adult Formation
Celebrating Marriage
“And The Two Shall Become One”
Marriage Preparation classes are offered in alternating
months on Sunday afternoons.
In the initial meeting with an Adult Formation staff member couples are given the schedule
of upcoming preparation classes.
Guidelines regarding video taping, photography and floral arrangements are
also discussed in the initial meeting.
Couples should allow a minimum of eight months for
the preparation process.
For more information, contact: Yvonne Gill,
Director of Adult Formation
Variables in fees depend on parishioner status and choice
of Chapel or Church.
To reserve a date and time a $200 deposit (cash or check)
is required.
At Saint John’s couples may:
• go through marriage preparation and celebrate
their wedding at Saint John’s;
• go through preparation only and get married in
another Catholic parish; or
• go through preparation in another Catholic parish and celebrate their wedding at
Saint John’s.
Natural Family PlanningSafe, Healthy, Holy and Effective
Sympto-Thermal Method
A Three Class Series
For more information and dates on next series contact:
Jillian and Jacob Counts at 281.300.3704
Additional information available from Cinda or Joe DeVet at [email protected]
in the Archdiocesan Family Life Office
For more information contact:[email protected].
Miscarriage Ministry is an outreach of St. Anne’s Society, a ministry to and for mothers of young children. SAS offers opportunities for learning, sharing and service. For more information on St. Anne’s Society contact:
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken;
struck down but not destroyed.”2 Corinthians 4:8-9
Providing support and prayer for the family after the loss of a life through
miscarriage or early infant death.
Enjoy this parish subscription to Formed.org where you can stream hundreds of hours of inspiring movies and video series; read bestselling Catholic eBooks, and listen to audio presentations from the Church’s most compelling speakers! All available for virtually any device... anytime, anywhere!
It is easy to access:• Go to Formed.org• Enter our PARISH CODE on the homepage: eef590• Create a personal account with your email and password
FORMED The Catholic Faith on Demand.
Learning, Affirming and Sharing our Faith!
The popular kiosk, located in the Activity Center Lobby, contains CD’s, DVDs, and books, designed to
help Catholics know their faith, share their faith and keep their faith!
This ministry relies on donations given at the Kiosk:
CDs: $5 Books: $7 Booklets: $3
Living Faith
Changing Lives
Making a Difference!
Adult Formation
Let us serve our Lordwith our whole mind,
body and soul,and faithfully strive to be
tireless witnesses to the truths revealed in Sacred Scripture.
