VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin April 23, 2017 | Page 2

April 23, 2017
Divine Mercy Sunday
Views From The Pews
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Did You Know?
We have many, many compliments about
our Easter Vigil Services. All are similar
to this one from Cleo, “It was gorgeous,
totally gorgeous. Thank you so much!!!”
“On behalf of Father Francis, the two Deacons Jim,
seminarian Vincent Nguyen, our choir, our altar servers,
our lectors and Carmelitte Venturella & Josie Frank
who decorated our altar, you are very welcome.”
Pope Francis has called upon the United
Nations to ban all nuclear weapons. The Holy
Father said, “It is time to go beyond deterrence.”
Fr. Mike
Hoa writes, “I love your church. I love the Mass. You
put so much love into it.”
“Thanks. That is a beautiful compliment.”
Truong, a visitor from Mississippi writes, “Your campus
is amazingly beautiful. God’s love is 100 times more
beautiful we are told. So, it must be magnificent.”
“Thanks. Another beautiful compliment!”
Fr. Mike
Everyone is invited to attend.
Office Closed
Due to Cajun Fest the Pastoral Center
will be closed Friday, April 21st &
Monday, April 24th. The office will
reopen on Tuesday, April 25th @ 8a.m.
Substance Abuse Ministry Meeting April 25th
Meeting will be held upstairs in the Pastoral Center.
The Substance Abuse Ministry
(SAM) offers a safe, confidential
place for people touched by addiction
to share their personal experiences
with others. The ministry is open to
both those afflicted with or affected
by substance addiction.
SAM provides general educational information about
addiction through professionals in this field and is open to
people of all faiths.
The group does not provide professional diagnosis,
therapy, counseling or treatment, but provides a list of
referrals of local addiction facilities and professionals.
For more info contact Deacon Jerry Labadot at 495-5820.
Do we really believe that we can become the person God
has created us to become? Do we believe that we can do it
by ourselves? If you find that you might need some help
please come to our SAM meeting and see if we can do it
together.
God loves you just the way that you are
but he loves you too much too leave you that way.