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"Jesus said the blessing over the loaves and fish, and gave them to the disciples to set before the crowd."
The Body & Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)
In an affluent
society basic food such as bread and water is no problem. However,
for
many people in the world it still is. Thus they can understand
better than we do that it is a real sign of love and care when God intervenes
to feed his people. 
For them, water and bread are a question of life and death. But we are
often hungry and thirsty for other values than sustenance of physical
life. In a depersonalized society we suffer from absence where there
should be presence. We hunger and thirst for companionship, love,
concern, mercy, respect, which are no problems in the great family of
primitive people. Whose need is greater?
Where we suffer
from absence, the Lord Jesus wants to be present to us with all the concern
and love of a friend for a friend. In the signs of water, bread, and wine, Jesus indicates what he intends by being
present to us. He wants to share life. He wants to
strengthen. He wants to mean something to you and me.
When we celebrate the Eucharist, we celebrate this mysterious presence of the
Lord Jesus with the community. Open up to make "Communion"
possible.
"Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood will live in me and I in him, says the Lord."
John 6:57
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
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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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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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