VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin August 9, 2015 | Page 2

August 9, 2015

19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Views From The Pews

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Did You Know?

Emily writes, “You seemed to love Spain.
What was your favorite place?”
“Montserrat. It is a Benedictine
Monastery atop a mountain. It is one of
the primary places where St. Ignatius of Loyola
spiritually grew into a major saint. I celebrated Mass
there in the Chapel of Our Lady of Montserrat. For 700
years that Marian shrine has attracted many thousands
of pilgrims from around the world. I got up early the
morning after we arrived at Montserrat to watch the sun
rise above the mountain.
It was a time I felt
extraordinarily close to God.”
Allie asks, “Have we ever got pictures from Father
Raphael about what he did with the money we sent him so
that he could get electricity and water for his parishioners
in Africa?”
“We recently received some pictures of solar
panels Fr. Raphael bought and had installed on the roof
of his little church. We will publish the pictures in our
next parish newsletter.”
Glenda writes with three questions. I’ll answer them one
a week for the next three weeks. Her first question is:
“During Mass when the offertory is brought up you bless
the people who bring it up but another priest doesn’t.
Should all priests do the same?”
“Blessing the people is a personal choice. It is
not required.”
Father Mike

NOT a Holy Day of Obligation

Saturday, 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 weekend
Mass times.

Altar Flowers
The flowers that beautify the altar this
weekend were donated in memory of:
James Adair
Please call the Pastoral Center at 347-2203,
if you would like to donate flowers to honor a
loved one, in thanksgiving, or other remembrance.

More than half of the people in the world live on
under $10 per day.
Father 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.
R.C.I.A. begins Tuesday, August 11th.
And will be held upstairs in the Pastoral Center.

CCD starts
Tuesday, September 1st
All public school and non-Catholic
private school students residing in or
registered in VOL Parish should enroll in
our CCD program to receive age-appropriate 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 updated registration
forms were mailed out.
***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.***
REMINDER: Registrations WILL NOT be accepted on the
first night of CCD. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Jenny Doskey, Director of Religious Education