VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin April 23, 2017 | Page 2

April 23, 2017 Divine Mercy Sunday Views From The Pews 2 Did You Know? We have many, many compliments about our Easter Vigil Services. All are similar to this one from Cleo, “It was gorgeous, totally gorgeous. Thank you so much!!!” “On behalf of Father Francis, the two Deacons Jim, seminarian Vincent Nguyen, our choir, our altar servers, our lectors and Carmelitte Venturella & Josie Frank who decorated our altar, you are very welcome.” Pope Francis has called upon the United Nations to ban all nuclear weapons. The Holy Father said, “It is time to go beyond deterrence.” Fr. Mike Hoa writes, “I love your church. I love the Mass. You put so much love into it.” “Thanks. That is a beautiful compliment.” Truong, a visitor from Mississippi writes, “Your campus is amazingly beautiful. God’s love is 100 times more beautiful we are told. So, it must be magnificent.” “Thanks. Another beautiful compliment!” Fr. Mike Everyone is invited to attend. Office Closed Due to Cajun Fest the Pastoral Center will be closed Friday, April 21st & Monday, April 24th. The office will reopen on Tuesday, April 25th @ 8a.m. Substance Abuse Ministry Meeting April 25th Meeting will be held upstairs in the Pastoral Center. The Substance Abuse Ministry (SAM) offers a safe, confidential place for people touched by addiction to share their personal experiences with others. The ministry is open to both those afflicted with or affected by substance addiction. SAM provides general educational information about addiction through professionals in this field and is open to people of all faiths. The group does not provide professional diagnosis, therapy, counseling or treatment, but provides a list of referrals of local addiction facilities and professionals. For more info contact Deacon Jerry Labadot at 495-5820. Do we really believe that we can become the person God has created us to become? Do we believe that we can do it by ourselves? If you find that you might need some help please come to our SAM meeting and see if we can do it together. God loves you just the way that you are but he loves you too much too leave you that way.