VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin January 18, 2015 | Page 2

January 18, 2015

Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

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Views From The Pews
I’m the person who criticizes you
sometimes for having a deficit in
your collections. Congratulations,
father, you now have a big surplus.
What are you going to do with it? Can I cut back
on my giving for awhile?
“Thanks for the congrats. I appreciate
them, but they belong to you and our other
generous parishioners. So, please don’t say
‘your’ collections. They are ‘our’ collections.
We’re all in this together.
What am I going to do with the surplus?
Spend it and more. We have a few unbudgeted
repairs that are needed at our school. We have a
mold problem upstairs in our main school
building, a broken generator in Padre Hall II,
and a serious air flow problem in our cafeteria.
So, thank God for your generosity and the
surplus. Revenue is at this time more than we
budgeted, but so are expenses.
Having said that, the answer to your final
question is ‘I hope not.’ Please don’t cut back on
your giving.”
Fr. Mike

“Childbearing is seen as a curse instead of
as a gift to society.”
-Dr. Marguerite Duane, a family practitioner in Wash., D.C. who joined
other women in front of the White House Aug. 1 to protest the federal
contraception mandate.

As we approach the annual observance in protest of Roe v.
Wade on January 22nd I want to encourage all of us to renew
our support to the pro-life movement. The Respect Life Committee is offering a bus ride to the Louisiana Right to Life
March on January 24th. This is a great way to add your voice
to the millions of Americans who stand against abortion each
year. Let us not be silent or support the idea that childbearing
is a curse.

Eucharistic Adoration
Christ suffer ed and died for Y OU. His love for you is
unfathomable.
It’s time to take time for Him. Visit Him during
Eucharistic Adoration on Thursday, January 22 in the
Day Chapel. Call the Pastoral Center at 347-2203 to be
placed on the Adoration schedule.

Drop ins are ALWAYS welcome!!

Respect Life & Knights of Columbus
Office Closed
The Pastoral Center will be CLOSED
Monday, January 19th, in observance of
Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday.
In the event of an emergency or death,
please call 341-7609.

Did You Know?
Because collections did not grow last year, we
reduced our expenses, including giving no one a
raise. That is the major reason why, despite a
relatively modest 3% growth in collections so far
this fiscal year, we are currently experiencing a
welcome surplus.
Father Mike

Baby Bottle Campaign for
Access Pregnancy
After all masses THIS weekend,
January 17th and 18th, the Respect Life
Committee and Knights of Columbus
will be handing out baby bottles as a
fundraiser to benefit the Access
Pregnancy and Referral Center.
“Access” offers many services for unplanned
pregnancy such as pregnancy testing, ultrasounds,
professional counseling services, and prenatal care.
To participate, simply take one baby bottle home
per family beginning this weekend, fill it with a
donation of cash or checks written to Access
Pregnancy and return your bottle with your donation
into the baskets that will be in the vestibule of the
Church beginning the first week in February. Thank
you for participating in this pro-life cause.