Hello St. John Vianney Parish Families, Happy Catholic Schools Week! Fr. Paul has allowed me space in this week's bulletin, so that I can share a little about myself and about St. John Vianney Catholic School.

First of all for those that may not know me, I am Doug Weivoda. I have been the Principal of St. John Vianney Catholic School since 2013 and a parishioner of SJV since I went through RCIA here in 2008. St. John Vianney is my home, it is where I became Catholic, where I got married, and where each of my four children have, or will, receive all their Sacraments and his or her education.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The vocation of the four apostles, which is at the heart of today's Gospel, is a call to reflect on our own vocation to imitate Christ.

The account of the apostolic vocation that we have just heard, shows us three elements: the first, the call by Jesus: "Come with me"; second, the response of those called: "They instantly, leaving the nets behind, followed him" and third, the mission for those who are called, "I will make you fishers of men."

Have you ever heard this Latin saying: that “Tempus fugit? (“Time flies”)? If you're a Knight of Columbus you certainly have, as this is the motto of the Order. You've probably seen “Tempus fugit" in various places in your life and maybe didn’t give it a thought. Growing up in Ohio I remember seeing it inscribed on the large grandfather- clock in our home. But it's a funny way to say that time passes rapidly, isn't it? Birds and planes fly, time passes or goes by. And yet we all would probably agree that tempus fugit is pretty accurate, that time seems to go so quickly that it “flies.”

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I would like to reflect on the phenomena of Our Lady and devotion to her. We know the importance of Mary for the New Evangelization of the Church. In her is found that new spirit that the church needs to face the problems of today and to build the world of tomorrow. She, in this way, is a perfect model of the Church of the future.