VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin November 20, 2016 | Page 2

November 20, 2016

Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe

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Anonymous writes, “I enjoyed having
Father Paul say mass for us this
weekend. He is so joyous. Were you
out of town?”
“I agree with you. Father Paul celebrates a joyful
Mass. He does because he is a joyful person.
Yes, I was out of town.
I was in Lacombe
participating in a retreat for 19 engaged couples.”
Anonymous writes, “Our red ink hole gets worse every
weekend. Am I the only one worried that you are not
doing anything about it?”
“I suspect there may be others worried about the
downturn in our collections, but you are the only person
from whom I have heard. I am working on possible
expense cuts and on securing money from another
source. I will let you know the details when I am
finished.”
Fr. Mike

Thanksgiving Day
Mass Times
Thursday,
November 24th
7 a.m. & 8:30 a.m.
OFFICE CLOSED
The Pastoral Center
will be CLOSED
Nov. 24th & 25th.

Here is the skinny on why Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio
chose the name Francis when he was elected pope.
Cardinal Bergoglio was seated next to a good friend, the
Cardinal Emeritus of Sao Paolo. When the final vote
reached two-thirds for Cardinal Bergoglio, electing him as
pope, his friend gave him a hug, kissed him and
whispered, ‘Don’t forget the poor.’ The newly elected
pope immediately thought of St. Francis of Assisi. Pope
Francis says that is why he chose his name as pope.
Fr. Mike

Book of the Dead
During the month of November
we are remembering our deceased
in a special way. A Book of the
Dead will be accessible each
weekend in the vestibule for parishioners to write the names
of beloved deceased relatives for whom they would like us
to pray. The book will be brought up at the offertory
procession and placed on a small table in front of the altar
for the duration of Mass. After Mass, it will be returned to
the podium in the vestibule for continued use.

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Monday, December 5th 7 pm
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Westwego

The office will reopen on
Monday, November 28th
at 8 a.m.

Tuesday, December 6th 7 pm
Visitation of Our Lady, Marrero
(VOL Healing Service with scripture & song)

In the event of an emergency,
please call 341-7609.

Wednesday, December 14th 7 pm
Christ the King, Terrytown

Holy Day of Obligation
Thursday, December 8th, is the Feast
of the Immaculate Conception of the
Blessed Virgin Mary and IS a Holy Day
of Obligation.
Masses on this Feast Day will be celebrated at 7 a.m.,
8:30 a.m., & 12:15 p.m. A Vigil Mass will also be
celebrated at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7th.
Please take your obligation seriously.

The priests of the West Bank Deanery of the
Archdiocese will hold 3 communal penance services
during the Advent season to help lead God’s people to
“prepare the way of the Lord” by the worthy
reception of the Sacrament of Penance.
All Catholics are encouraged to attend one of these
Advent Penance Services and avail themselves of the
grace of this wonderful sacrament of renewal and
reconciliation in preparation for the birth of our
Savior.