VOL Parish Weekly Bulletin December 25, 2016 | Page 4

December 25, 2016

The Nativity of The Lord

Substance Addiction Ministry
SAM is a parish-based 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 thro ugh 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. The groups
mission's goal is to help these individuals re-connect 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 next meeting is scheduled for January 10th, 2017
@ 7 p.m. in the church meeting room. Guest speaker will
be Patricia Benitez with American Addiction Centers. For
more information contact Dc. Jerry Labadot @ 495-5820.

The VOL Alumni Scholarship Award

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Not a member?
Want to become one?

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.

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Sponsored by: The Visitation of Our Lady Men’s Club

To our soldiers…
The members of the VOL Men’s Club recognize the
value and importance of a Catholic high school education
for the alumni of VOL School. The purpose of our award is
to encourage active participation in service to the Catholic
Church, Catholic schools and charitable causes, and to
provide our scholarship recipients with assistance for a
portion of Catholic high school tuition expenses. Our club is
based on the principles of service to the Catholic Church,
VOL School, charities and our local community and we
require that our scholarship recipients exhibit these same
characteristics of service.
A Catholic school education is an investment in our
children’s future. If you would like to assist the VOL
Men’s Club in their mission to raise funds for the
Scholarship Award, kindly consider making a donation.
Contributions of any amount are greatly appreciated.
If you are an individual or business owner interested in
making any year-end financial contributions to worthy
causes, kindly consider a contribution to our scholarship
fund. Contributions of any amount are welcome.
Contribution forms for our scholarship fund are located in
the literature rack in the vestibule of the church. You may
also contact the pastoral center. The VOL Men’s Club is a
non-profit organization. Your generous financial
contribution may be tax-deductible, consult with your
income tax advisor.
To learn more about this program, please take a flier
from the literature rack in the vestibule of church.

May God bless you each
for all you do for us each day.
We will keep you in our hearts and for your safety
we will pray.
Please pray for those in Military service and for their
families. Call Kelli @ 347-2203 to add/remove names.
Stephanie Alvarado (Army)
Joshua Baudoin (Army)
Bryce Belsome (Army)
Chris Berkins (Air Force)
Matt Berkins (Army)
Rod Bourgeois, Jr. (Army National Guard)
T.J. Byrnes (Navy)
Dre Camardelle (Marines)
Dylan Camardelle (Army)
Edward P. Cortez (Army)
Austin Dufour (Army)
Stephen Hargis (Army National Guard)
Keith Hartley (Army)
Ryan Kass (Army)
Christopher Lee (Army)
John Legendre (Army)
Sidney Legendre (Army)
Michael Marlett (Marines)
Keith Mendoza (Army National Guard)
Antonio Phillips (Marines)
Justin Reilly (Air Force)
Dylan Revere (Marines)
Christopher Tuschl (Navy)