VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin August 7, 2016 | Page 2

August 7, 2016

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Views From The Pews

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Did You Know?

After the 8am Mass last weekend,
Deacon Jim Rooney said, “Father, the
last two stories in your homily made the
same point. You could free-up some
time for our Ministry of the Month speaker by dropping
one of them at your next Mass. By the way, the second
story is better. I suggest you drop the first.”
“I thought about it. He was right. So, my 7pm
homily ran only 7:30. I dropped the first story.
If any of you have suggestions on how I can
improve my homilies, let me know. I don’t guarantee I’ll
always agree; but I do guarantee I’ll always take your
suggestions seriously.”
Fr. Mike

Days of Mercy every Wednesday
at Visitation of Our Lady Church

5:15 pm - 6:15 pm
Confessions & Divine Mercy Chaplet
6:30 pm ~ Evening Prayer or Mass*
*Mass will be celebrated on the following evenings:
September 14, November 2 & November 16

NOT a Holy Day of Obligation
Monday, August 15th is the
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
and IS NOT a Holy Day of Obligation
this year. Masses will be celebrated at
the regular weekday Mass times.

Beginning August 25th,
Adoration will end at Midnight.
The Blessed Sacrament will be
exposed at the end of the 7a.m. Mass
on the Fourth Thursday of the month
and benediction and reposition will take place at
Midnight on that same day.

Although national polls say 40% of Americans claim
they attend church regularly, the number of Americans
inside church on any given Sunday is less than 20%.
Forty percent of Americans go to church regularly, but
only about half of that 40% go to church weekly.
Fr. Mike

Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults
Are you or someone you know interested in
becoming Catholic? If you answered “Yes” then
please read on...
In August we will begin our next class for adults
interested in learning about the Catholic faith using the
Rite of Chr istian Initiation of Adults or RCIA. These
classes are for the un-baptized, those baptized in another
Christian faith who wish to become Catholic, and for
baptized Catholics who have not yet received the
sacraments of First Communion or Confirmation. If you
are interested in registering or need additional
information, please call the Pastoral Center at 347-2203.
The first RCIA class is Wednesday, August 17th.
Classes will be held in the church meeting room.

CCD REGISTRATION
Registrations WILL NOT be accepted
on the first night of CCD.
All public school and non-Catholic
private school students residing in or registered in VOL
Parish should enroll in our CCD program to receive ageappropriate faith formation essential for spiritual growth
and the reception of the sacraments. Information about
the CCD program and new student registration forms can
be found on the VOL website at www.vol.org. Returning
student registration forms were mailed to their homes.
***The deadline to register at the regular tuition rate
has passed. All registrations taken at this time must pay
the late fee in addition to the tuition rate.***
Registration will NOT be accepted on first night of class.
~ NO EXCEPTIONS~
Jenny Doskey, Director of Religious Education

Our Food Bank Is Bare!
The summer has taken a toll on our St. Vincent de
Paul Food Bank. Your donation of non-perishable food
would be greatly appreciated. Please put donations in the
wicker baskets in the vestibule of the church.