VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin September 17, 2017 | Page 2

September 17, 2017
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Views From The Pews
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Did You Know?
Abbie writes, “My family spent about 2
hours at the BBQ Cookoff. The crowds
were very small. How did it do?”
“Fairs of any kind tend to be a slow
build. This was our second year, and I’m happy to
report the crowds were bigger than we expected. The
Cookoff is designed for families. So, we don't get a lot of
teens and young adults from outside the parish. We
expect the crowds will grow at least through the fifth
year.
We hoped our second year profit would be
approximately $10,000. It’ll be awhile before we know
the exact number, but I’m delighted to report our second
year profit appears to be a little over $14,000.
Our entire profit goes to St. Ignatius of Loyola Parish
in Spring, Texas. St. Ignatius was flooded during
Hurricane Harvey.”
Ardley writes, “Do Second Collections for special needs
like Houston hurricane victims affect our first
collections?”
“Yes, approximately half of what we get for special
second collections seems to come out of first collection
giving.”
Several of you ask how much money our second
collection for Houston Victims raised. Ashley put it this
way, “How much money did we get for the Houston
people? I hope it was a lot.”
“We collected $11,497. I think that was impressive.
That’s approximately four times our regular second
collection.
Coupled with our profit from the BBQ Cookoff,
Visitation of Our Lady Parish will be sending
approximately $25,000 to St. Ignatius in Spring, Texas.
Thank you for your generosity!”
Father Mike
“God or the divine is mentioned at least once in the
constitutions of every state in America.”
Father Mike
Substance Abuse Ministry Meeting
The next SAM meeting will be held
Tuesday, September 26th in the Church
Meeting Room beginning at 7 p.m.
The Substance Abuse Ministry
(SAM) offers 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 and is open to people of all
faiths. The ministry is open to both those afflicted with
or affected by substance addiction. For more info
contact Deacon Jerry Labadot at 495-5820.
Eucharistic Adoration
Cub Scouts will be selling popcorn after all Masses
September 23rd & 24th.
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,
September 28th in the Day Chapel.
Call the Pastoral Center at 347-2203 to be placed on
the Adoration schedule.
Drop ins are ALWAYS welcome!!