Welcome to Little Flower

My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

The Last week's bulletin announced that we had paid off our debt, so you may be surprised when you receive a debt reduction envelope with your September envelopes. Once we knew our debt was paid off we informed OSV, our envelope company, but we had just missed the cutoff for the September mailing. I ask you to consider using the debt envelope in September to help us build up the Capital Improvement Fund to cover the various repairs that need our attention. Your October packet will have a Capital Improvement Envelope.

Several of you have been kind enough to call my attention to our substandard sound system. This week we received the first quote to bring our system up to current day standards. We need to get at least one more quote before accepting one and we also need to have at least half of the cost on hand, the total cost for the sound system will be in the neighborhood of $8,000.00. This first estimate includes speakers, a mixing board and monitors to assist achieving suitable volume. It would also have the ability to record the celebration of our liturgies on CD. We try to give a copy of funeral Masses to the family. We currently record on cassette tapes, and will continue to use this medium for now. We will keep you updated as we move forward on our Capital Improvements.

The responses for The 7 Steps to Financial Freedom workshop was too much for just one group so we will have two groups starting soon. There is still room for a few more to join each group. Call our office or Craig Phillips at 272-6627 to sign up for one of these groups.

This past week I proved once again that just sitting in a boat with a pole in one hand and a net in the other did not make me a fisherman. In like manner just coming to church and holding a song book does not make you a Parishioner.

Our 2008 Parish Ministry Guide and Directories were mailed this past week and should be in your hands if you are a REGISTERED parishioner. It contains a listing of all the ministries our parish offers for your participation as stewards of God.s gifts. Little Flower Parish wants to be known as a .Stewardship Parish.. This only happens when all of our parishioners actively share their God given gifts of Time, Talent and Treasure. We are blessed in that we have some parishioners who are very generous in sharing their gifts in and through our parish. We need you to join them.

Faith demands action. Jesus says, .Not everyone who says Lord, Lord will be saved.. Faith is not a spectator sport. Faith calls out for action. Let us pray over the list of ways we can live our faith as individuals and as families and be ready to sign up to live out your faith as ACTIVE members of the Family of Little Flower

God bless you.

THE PARISH DEBT IS NO MORE! SO, LET’S CELEBRATE! September 14th 1 p.m. Parish Center
A Spaghetti dinner with all the fixin's is in the planning stages with the Pastoral Team, Pastoral Council, Finance Council, and Stewardship Committee dishing up the feast. We need to know how many to plan for, so please RSVP by calling the office or signing up in the gathering space.

Thank you.

Matthew Bible Study

Gospel of Matthew Bible Study at Little Flower – Starts Sept. 8 or 9 - click here to learn more...

This fall we will be doing the Gospel of Matthew, the Gospel that portrays Jesus as the new Moses drawing on the Judaism of Jesus. It frequently quotes the book of the prophet Isaiah and is also the one that we proclaim at Sunday Mass this year. Anyone is welcome to join us.

Our first session starts Monday, September 8 at 6:45 p.m. or Tuesday, September 9 at 9:10 a.m. Both sessions offer the same material. This bible study will end before Thanksgiving. Please bring a bible with you.

If you are interested in child care for either session, contact Jay at 273-9722 or lfcoutreach@sbcglobal.net so it can be arranged.

Prayer Project

Join us for the Prayer Project – Sept. 19-20 at Little Flower - click here to learn more..