VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin October 23, 2016 | Page 4

October 23, 2016

Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Holy Day of Obligation

      All Saint’s Day
Vigil Mass
Monday, Oct. 31st @ 7 p.m.

Holy Day Masses
Tuesday, Nov. 1st
7 a.m., 8:30 a.m. & 12:15 p.m.

Blessing of the Graves
Westlawn Cemetery at 1225 Whitney Avenue in
Gretna cordially invites all parishioners, owners and
family members who have loved ones at Westlawn to
participate in a Blessing of the Graves on All Saints Day,
Tuesday, November 1st @ 2 p.m.

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Call Mr. Danny @ 957-5848.
New members always welcome!!

Youth in grades 5 – 7 are invited to attend meetings the
second Saturday of each month in the youth room.
Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.
Teens in grades 8 – 12 are invited to attend CYO
meetings the 4th Saturday of every month in the youth
room. Meetings start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.

Adult Faith Formation
Fall Schedule
Classes are 7:00-8:15 p.m.

All Souls Day
Wednesday, November
2nd is A ll Souls Day.
You will find special envelopes in the pews of the church
marked “All Souls Day Remembrance” that may be used
to memorialize loved ones on this day and weekly
throughout the year. The envelopes will be brought to the
altar in the Offertory procession on All Souls Day and
will remain next to the tabernacle throughout the year.

October
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Topic
Welcome & Introduction:
The Communion of Saints
In Church meeting room
St. Teresa of Calcutta & “Dispenser of Mercy”
In Pastoral Center

November
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St. John Paul II & “An Exemplar of Mercy”
In Church meeting room

Deadline to submit envelopes is Sunday, October 30th.

November
10

St. Padre Pio & “A Servant of Mercy”
In Church meeting room

November
17

St. Faustina & “The Great Apostle of Mercy”
In Pastoral Center

Book of the Dead
For the month of November we
will remember our deceased in a
special way. A Book of the Dead
will be accessible 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 during 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.

Date
October
20

Each month from now on, VOL will place in the last
bulletin of each month the names of our active duty
soldiers so that we can pray for them. By name! Daily!
Please call our Parish Secretary, Kelli, at (347-2203)
with the names of your active duty loved ones. Let us
show our love for them with our prayers.

Ushers are needed to help at our Noon Mass on Sundays!

The ministry is open to men, women, and 7th grade VOL Students. If you are able to
help, please leave your name and number on the clipboard in the vestibule as you leave
Mass today or by calling the Pastoral Center.
This is a great ministry that takes very little of your time.