VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin December 25, 2016 | Page 2

December 25, 2016

The Nativity of The Lord

Views From The Pews
Angie writes, “You know why I like your
homilies, Father Mike? I like them
because you tell me things I have not
heard before. You give good spiritual
and psychological advice. I struggle a lot with how I feel
about things and your homilies about feelings being
morally neutral have helped me a lot. I still worry a
bunch but at least I can feel good because I try hard to do
the right thing. Isn’t that what counts with God.”
“It is. You obviously have been listening. Thanks
for the compliment. I greatly appreciate it.”
Fr. Mike

Gi s for Parishioners 

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Did You Know?

The most Catholic state in America is Rhode Island.
Forty-two percent of Rhode Island’s residents are
Catholic. At four percent, our neighbors in Mississippi
are the least Catholic.
Fr. Mike

CCD Holiday Schedule
CCD classes WILL NOT be held on
Tuesday, December 27th. Classes will
resume on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2017.
Have a very Merry CHRISTmas and
Blessed New Year.
Mrs. Jenny Doskey,

A special thanks to Dave’s Pharmacy for
sponsoring our 2017 Catholic wall calendars.
Calendars are expected to be distributed at all
Christmas Masses.
Limit one calendar per family.

Director of Religious Education

From:

Pastoral Center
Monday-Friday
8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Closed Noon - 1:00 p.m.
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Website: www.vol.org
Parishioners who are ill or shut-in
Contact the Pastoral Center for home visits
or Holy Communion
Sacrament of Penance
Held 30 minutes before each weekend Mass,
or by appointment.
Sacrament of Marriage
Couples should make an appointment with one of the
parish priests 6 to 8 months in advance.
Sacrament of the Sick (Anointing)
By appointment only.
Contact the Pastoral Center.
Bulletin insert deadlines
Ten working days prior to printing.
Contact Parish Secretary

Fr. Mike, Fr. Francis
and the
VOL Parish Staff!

Pastoral Center Staff
Very Rev. Michael Kettenring, V.F., Pastor
Rev. Francis Nguyen, Parochial V icar
James Rooney & Jim Venturella, Deacons
Ms. Tiffany Durgin, Office M anager
Mrs. Christie Bourg, Director of M inistries
Mrs. Kelli Bourgeois, Parish Secretary
Religious Education
Director of Religious Ed
Mrs. Jenny Doskey

Phone: [phone]
CCD Classes begin in September
RCIA Classes (Adults)
begin in August

Visitation School
Principal
Mrs. Carolyn Levet, M.Ed.
3520 Ames Blvd.

Phone: [phone]
Grades Pre-K2 through 7th