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		<title>Religious Education Program for 2010-2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Registration for the VESCC Religious Education Program for 2010-2011 is now going on. We encourage parents wanting to enroll their children for religious education in English, especially in preparation for receiving First Holy Communion or Confirmation to register them as soon as possible. You can download and print the registration form here [in pdf format]. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/08/religious-education-program-for-2010-2011/</link>
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		<title>Parish Council Elections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of the VESCC community turned out in large numbers to vote for 4 new members to the parish council. The votes have already been counted and the results will be announced soon. Below are some of the pictures of the election and the community picnic.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/06/council-elections/</link>
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		<title>Parish Picnic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As was announced at Mass last Sunday, the VESCC Potluck/Parish Picnic will be held after Mass on June 27, 2010. The picnic will be held just outside the church at Mexicoplatz. The Parish Council will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, and cevapcici as well as cold soft drinks. You are also asked to contribute to the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/06/parish-picnic/</link>
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		<title>VESCC Council Elections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The community Council elections will be held on June 27, 2010, to elect four new councilors to fill the four seats that are being vacated. The term of office for a council member is two years. The elections will be followed by a community Potluck. It is very important that we have a good slate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/06/vescc-council-elections/</link>
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		<title>Confirmation Rites: Part 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 30, 2010, twelve young adults belonging to the VESCC community received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Vienna&#8217;s 2nd district. Fr. Ewald of St. Stephans Cathedral performed the confirmation rites, which culminated months of religious preparations for these young Catholic men and women. The following (link) shows [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/06/confirmation-rites-part-1/</link>
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		<title>Confirmation Rites: Part 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 30, 2010, twelve young adults belonging to the VESCC community received the Sacrament of Confirmation at the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Vienna&#8217;s 2nd district. The religious rites culminated months of religious preparations for these young Catholic men and women. The following pictures show the confirmandis with their families.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/06/confirmation-rites-part-2/</link>
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		<title>First Communion Rites</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On May 9, 2010, four very young children of the VESCC community received the sacrament of communion for the very first time. The First Communion rites took place at the St. Francis of Assisi Church in Mexikoplatz in Vienna&#8217;s 2nd district. Please see (link) below to view a photo gallery of the event.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/05/first-communion-pictures/</link>
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		<title>VESCC Schedule of Lenten Celebrations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion – MARCH 28 10 a.m. Blessing of Branches, Procession and Mass of the Lord&#8217;s Passion – St. Francis of Assisi Church At the entrance we remember that Jesus entered Jerusalem humbly on a donkey. The children received him with loud cries of &#8216;Hosanna&#8217;. They can do that anew at [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/03/vescc-schedule-of-lenten-celebrations/</link>
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		<title>Tetelestai – It has been finished</title>
		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday January 10th, many of you took part in our discussion on the subject of &#8220;The Baptism of Jesus&#8221; as part of our Adult Catechesis program, led by Ms. Veronika Hübner. Thanks to all who attended and so actively participated. If you missed it, or if you were there and would like to look [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/01/tetelestai-%e2%80%93-it-has-been-finished/</link>
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		<title>In Loving Memory: Deacon Gregory John Felling</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Deacon Gregory John Felling, 58, passed away January 3rd, 2010, after a courageous 3 month battle with pancreatitis. He was the beloved husband of Elisabeth Felling for 33 years and father of four children: Julia, Katharina, Christian and Johannes Felling. Greg will also be remembered by his five brothers Dennis, Bill, Joe, Paul and John [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.vescc.org/2010/01/in-loving-memory-deacon-gregory-john-felling/</link>
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