Located in Northern Arizona’s high desert in Sedona, AZ, St. John Vianney Sedona is a Roman Catholic church dedicated to learning, listening, praying, and working together to reach out to local communities to share the Good News. Led by Father Kieran Kleczewski and Father Venantius Yikore, the parish enjoys a daily mass at 8:00 AM Monday – Friday.

The parish is named for St. John Vianney who was appointed in 1817 as Pastor to Ars, a small town in France. St. John Vianney blended gentleness and strictness, upholding the Commandments with both uncompromising love and severity. He was dedicated to the care of souls and the rescuing of abandoned children, often hearing confessions for 12 to 17 hours a day and stopping only to preach. Following in St. John Vianney’s footsteps, the Sedona parish is dedicated to the care of its local community, offering a wide array of religious education opportunities for children and adults alike.

Outreach and enrichment opportunities

The parish of St. John Vianney Sedona understands how important it is to enrich your life with a variety of opportunities for support and volunteer work. That’s why the parish offers a series of outreach and enrichment opportunities including:

  • Bible studies: St. John Vianney Sedona Catholic Church offers bible study every Sunday morning between masses at 9:05 AM with an additional bible study group that meets on Saturday afternoons at 3:45 PM.
  • Co-workers of Mother Teresa: Volunteers in this group help to gather food, money, clothing, bibles, religious articles, and Christmas gifts for the mission in Gallup and Chilchilta, New Mexico. Volunteers gather to meet during the first Friday of every month at 9:30 AM.
  • Communion to the Home Bound: Parishioners who are hospitalized or homebound and unable to receive communion may receive a visit from a Eucharistic Minister of Care.
  • Open Heart Bereavement Ministry: This opportunity is held bi-monthly during the spring and in the fall to support those who have lost a loved one and are looking for support through the grieving process.
  • St. Vincent De Paul: Volunteers for this group help to distribute food items for the local community from the Sedona food pantry on Thursdays between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM. Meetings for this group are held on both the first and third Mondays at 8:30 AM.
  • Women’s Guild: The St. John Vianney Women’s Guild is an opportunity for women in the parish to gather together to offer social activities and prayers while also performing works of charity alongside other St. John Vianney organizations. Meetings for the Women’s Guild are held between September and June on the second Tuesday of the month.

Student learning opportunities

Children from the parish of St. John Vianney Sedona are encouraged to attend the local Roman Catholic school Immaculate Conception School in Cottonwood to receive the highest quality academic education they can. You can help to support the education of students at Immaculate Conception School by directing your tuition tax credits to Catholic Education Arizona.

There are approximately 5.8 million students attending private schools, including Catholic schools, in the U.S. to receive an optimal educational experience. By directing a portion of your Arizona state taxes to Catholic Education Arizona for the Private Education Tax Credit, you can help support Catholic education. To learn more about how to contribute through Individual Tax Credits and how they work, contact Catholic Education Arizona today at 602 218-6542 or visit www.ceaz.org.