It's time again for St. John Vianney Catholic School's most important fundraiser of the school year, the Vianney Nights Dinner Auction. The auction committee is hard at work planning for the event which will be held on February 10, 2018. The committee is in need of donations to help make the evening a success. We are in need of medium and large baskets for our silent auction. We are also in need of items to place in the auction. Some auction item ideas include tickets to spo

Thank you St. John Vianney Parish for all of your generosity and support you have given to the Angel’s Outreach Ministry for the 2017 Children’s Christmas Party. We want to thank all of those who have donated monetary donations or took tag off the tree. We could not do this without your help. Thanks to all who decorate the stage for the party. It was awesome! Thanks for all who came back that Friday to put all the gifts on the stage. Thanks to all the volunteers from St. John

Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever. We are experiencing a very virulent flu season. Thus, for the next month or so we will not be offering the chalice with the Blood of Christ. The only one who must receive both the Blood of Christ and the Body of Christ is the priest celebrant. If there is anyone who is allergic to gluten, let us know. We have gluten free hosts at St. Matthew's and can make these hosts available to our other Flint churches if needed. I would also add

Christians throughout Genesee County are invited to take part in the international 40 Days for Life effort from February 14 through March 25. Since 2007, nearly 14,000 lives have been saved, 170 abortion workers have walked away from the abor#on industry and 90 abortion facilities have completely shut down. In addition to 40 days of peaceful prayer and fas#ng for an end to abortion, please consider volunteering to pray outside of the Planned Parenthood at G-3371 Beecher Road,

Join us at Dorothy’s this January 20th at 10am for a talk by Sr. Sarah Burdick. Sr. Sarah is a member of the Servants of God’s Love and also teaches theology at Fr. Gabriel Richard High School in Ann Arbor. The Servants of God’s Love are the religious order of woman who will be starting a new house this upcoming Summer for their order in Flint at the old St. Matthew rectory. For those interested in learning more about them Sr. Sarah will be speaking about their order and t

This upcoming January 22nd we commemorate with sadness the 45th anniversary of the decision by the highest court in our nation to legalize abortion thus robbing the unborn of their inalienable and God given right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Please join Fr. James Mangan and other pro-life advocates this upcoming Monday January 22nd at 7:00 p.m. at St. Matthew Catholic Church in downtown Flint for a special mass and adoration service as we pray for the ove

Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever. On Saturday January 20th at 10:00 a.m. Sr. Sarah Burdick will be speaking at "Dorothy's" on her religious community. The Catholic Community of Flint has invited the Servants of God's Love to establish a religious community in Flint. This community will move into the rectory at St. Ma3hew's this coming summer. The Servants of God's Love is a small religious community that has approbation (approval) of the Diocese of Lansing. They

Last Monday January 1st we had our opening day for Dorothy’s House of Coffee. The last few months we have put a lot of work into getting the place ready to be open - and so many of you made it possible. I would like to personally thank Lawarance Morrison, Gary Debevec, Dave McAuliffe, many St. Joseph’s workers, Terri Witt, Fr. James, Fr. Tom, Sr. Carol and Sr. Judy and so many others who helped in the inspiration, development and construction of Dorothy’s. And I want to th

Praise be Jesus Christ, now and forever. As we continue in this Christmas season, the story of Jesus' Presentation in the Temple by Luke has always held a place in my heart. In particular, the two persons of Simeon and Anna, represent all those elderly who through years of prayer, suffering and most of all experience tempered by wisdom know the presence and peace of Our Lord Jesus Christ. (Wisdom in the Old Testament was viewed by the Fathers of the Church as the feminine