VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin November 6, 2016 | Page 2

November 6, 2016

Thirty - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Views From The Pews

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Did You Know?

Tim writes, “I told the parking lot
attendant about your prayer and he
hugged me. It is great. My mom took
me to a novena to St. Jude before I
started college because we had no money to pay for it.
Still sing St. Jude’s praises. Peace.”
“Before I led a cheer for the Saints after the 8 am
Mass last Sunday, I told the congregation I would be
sending our Saints cheer/prayer to God through St. Jude.
He is, of course, the Saint of the Impossible. Obviously,
St. Jude was listening.
By the way, Tim is an attorney. Obviously St.
Jude listened to his mom and him as well.”
Diana writes, “With all the hustle and bustle of our daily
lives, I have always cherished my hour of quiet adoration
with the Lord. On occasion, though, people talk. One
incident when the talking was going on, students were in
the chapel. The people who were talking were oblivious
of the puzzled looks they were getting from some of the
students as they were trying to read their prayer books.
On another occasion, someone received a phone call on
their cell and instead of going outside proceeded to talk in
the chapel. How can we expect our children to respect
God and his house if we as adults don’t.”
“We will place a new sign outside the chapel
reinforcing that cell phones should be silenced and that
no talking is allowed. Thanks for writing. I agree with
you that we adults should be a good example to our
children.”
Fr. Mike

Substance Addiction Ministry
The first VOL SAM meeting will be
held Tuesday, November 15th @ 7 p.m.
in the Church Chapel. SAM is a parishbased ministry that is designed to provide
a safe, confidential place for people
touched by addiction to share their
personal experiences with others. SAM
provides general educational information
about addiction through professionals in
this field. SAM’s mission is to offer help, healing, hope, and
support to anyone who are afflicted with or affected by
addictions. Our mission's goal is to help these individuals reconnect with self, loved ones, and God. We are available to
people of all faiths. The group does not provide professional
diagnosis, therapy, counseling or treatment; that is left to the
professionals. We do however provide a list of referrals of
local addiction facilities and professionals that we have
already had come speak at our group meetings.

The average age of the American priests who were
ordained this year was thirty—five.
Fr. Mike

Days of Mercy every Wednesday
at Visitation of Our Lady Church
5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
Confessions & Divine Mercy Chaplet
6:30 p.m.
Evening Prayer or Mass*

*Year of Mercy Mass ~ November 16

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, November 17th in
the Day Chapel.
Call the Pastoral Center at 347-2203 to be placed on
the Adoration schedule.
Drop ins are ALWAYS welcome!!

Altar Flowers
The flowers that beautify the altar this weekend were
donated in memory of:

Servio Cortes & Alejandrina Cortes
Also, for favors received & for peace
around the world. 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.