Church of the Little Flower
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See everything we have planned for Advent at Little Flower.
Join the NEW Advent Parish Mission, come to the FAMILY FAVORITE Christmas is Calling You Home,
and much, much more!
We picked some of our favorite family activities for you to start new advent traditions!
Little Flower News and Events
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Sharing Tree and Adopt-a-Family
Click here to Adopt a Family for Christmas or to pick a virtual tag off our online Sharing Tree and for wrapping and drop-off directions.
Women's Ministry Christmas Party
Thursday, December 4 7:30-9pm
The Women's Ministry invites all women to a Christmas party! Sip mulled wine while exchanging Christmas cookies, discuss Christmas traditions and participate in fun activities to get in the spirit!
Christmas is Calling You Home
Sunday, December 7 at 4 pm in the Church
Come home and experience the sights and sounds of Christmas through song and scripture.
Join us for the Little Flower tree lighting, carols and cookies following the concert.
Advent Parish Mission
December 9 - 7:00 pm
Speaker: Msgr. Tom Nydegger
“From Blindness to Sight”
Personal conversion and growth in faith.
Blue Christmas Prayer Service
December 11th
7pm
Gather together for a time of prayer, song and reflection to find hope in God.
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Taize Prayer Service
December 12th
7pm
Give yourself the gift of a time of quiet prayer, readings and song as we slow down before the Christmas rush.
9th Annual Men's Breakfast
December 13th
8 am - noon
Called Once, Claimed Forever - Why your greatest strength as a man starts with being a son.
Register here.
Featuring Michael J. Rose, Jr.
Currently an insurance executive, Michael frequently speaks about manhood, fatherhood and family life at parishes and conferences around the country. A graduate of Seton Hall University, Michael is husband to his high school sweetheart, Faith, and the grateful father of eight.
Journey Through Bereavement
Mondays on December 15, 29 January 5, 12, 19, 26 and February 2, 9
7 - 8:30 PM
Registration required, click here.
Eternal Bonds
December 16
7 - 8:30 pm in the Parish Center
Support Group for those grieving the loss of a child
RSVP to eternalbonds.lf@gmail.com or
Dan Grossano 908-464-1585
Cookies for the Homebound
December 18
7 pm in the Church Lower Level
Bake a dozen (or more) cookies and drop them to the Parish Center on December 18th or join us that evening at 7 pm in the Church lower level to assemble the tins. The tins are delivered to our elderly and homebound parishioners.
Advent Penance Service
December 20th
Service 2:00 - 2:30 pm
Confessions 2:30 - 5:00 pm
Prepare the Way of the Lord
AT MASS:
Advent Prayer Intentions
This is the season for prayer, and we pray for your intentions throughout the Advent Season.
The creche is out in the sanctuary, and paper and pens available in the Gathering Space. Write your Advent prayer, drop it in the creche, and the priests will pray for your intention during the entire season of Advent.
IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
December 8 (Holy Day of Obligation)
Masses at 9 am and 7pm
Celebrate the special way in which the Virgin Mary herself was conceived.
Banbinelli Sunday
December 13 & 14 at all Masses
The Blessing of the Bambinelli is a Roman tradition, celebrated by the Pope each year on the third Sunday of Advent. Bring your own baby Jesus from your home Nativity scene for this special blessing!
COLLECTIONS
Year End Donations
We are SO grateful for donations from all of our parishioners and we THANK ALL OF YOU for your incredible generosity that we rely on every year! Please ensure all End of Year and Christmas donations are in by JANUARY 9th to ensure accurate end of year processing.
Little Flower Food Pantry
Click here for updates from the Little Flower Food Pantry.
Our food pantry is essential to over 25 families per week who are working poor. While these families work hard, the high cost of living in our area and inflation makes providing for all the needs impossible. Your food donation, which may seem small, is a helping hand in their struggles. We are dangerously low on supplies of: Canned Soup, Vegetables, Beans (canned and bagged), Fruit, Tuna, Chicken, Chef Boyardee, Chili and Stew. Rice, Parmalat, Cereal, Oatmeal, Coffee, Tea, Pasta Sauce, Pasta, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Toothpaste, Toothbrush, Shampoo/Conditioner, Soap, & Deodorant.
We also take donations of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables.
Drop off to the pantry located in the church lower level or make a cash donation here.
