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"Glory to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit."
The
Mystery of God
Trinity
Sunday - Sunday After Pentecost
A Christian's life is marked in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. The Sunday Bible readings often speak to us about the Father (as originator of all life related to creation), sending his Son or Word (for our salvation) and communicating the Spirit (related to our rebirth from water and the Spirit).
| Father | Creator | Originator of all life related to creation. |
| Son | Savior | For our salvation, the Word made flesh. |
| Holy Spirit | Rebirth | Related to our rebirth from water and the Spirit. |
The revelation of
God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit tells us what God is for us. But as
to the mysterious unity of Father, Son and Holy Spirit, we can only stammer
with inadequate human concepts, which are not able to express the
inexpressible Mystery of God in himself. We want to know. But we
must realize that more important than knowing about God, is knowing God,
the way two beloved know one another!
An intimate person-to-person relationship gives a knowledge that cannot
possibly be expressed in human terminology. It is this kind of
knowledge of God that ultimately satisfies a human being.
"Oh, the depths of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How inscrutable are his judgments, and how unsearchable his ways."
Romans 11:33.
2007
SJV
Fiesta
Winners Revealed
The Annual SJV Fiesta Committee was held on Friday, May 18 to Sunday, May 20 for three days of fun and excitement. Everyone experienced fun-filled days with onsite rides, food, entertainment, books, etc. If you have photos you would like to share and see posted on this site, contact the parish office at (408) 258-7832 or send an email to webmaster@sjvnews.net.
The winners of the raffle on Sunday were:
| First Prize | $10,000 | Pete Alvarez |
| Second Prize | Christian Diokno | |
| Third Prize | Esther Oda | |
| Fourth Prize | Lauren Tovar | |
| Fifth Prize | Robin Diaz | |
| Sixth Prize | Lorito Victoria | |
| Seventh Prize | Juan Rivas | |
| Eighth Prize | Ray Zuniga | |
| Shrine Winner | Tatiana Kaska |
Visit the fiesta web page or contact dave@TheRedCarpetTeam.com with any comments.
Spiritual
Growth
Bible Study Groups
at St. John Vianney
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picture" of salvation history by showing you how people, places, events
and themes of the bible fit together.
On Thursday evenings join us for a Bible Timeline course that is an overview of the entire bible. Registration is required for the course. If you are interested, please call the parish office at (408) 258-7832.
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Praying the
Scriptures: Visit this web site for ideas on praying the Scriptures: www.liturgy.slu.edu
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St.
John Vianney Parish Mission Statement
We, the people of St. John Vianney
Parish, 
seek to promote the Gospel through evangelization, worship and community
outreach to a diverse community in the San Jose eastern foothills. We recognize the community to be ethnically,
economically, intergenerational and domestically mixed, and therefore resolve to strive for a broad vision of this
parish's needs in light of the Gospel.
We are committed to fulfill the above goals by working together, offering supportive presence to one another, and
arriving at decision through prayer, active listening and consensus.
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