Church of the Little Flower
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Pastoral Letters
Hear from Fr. JC Merino each week as he addresses various topics, including moral and ethical issues, doctrinal issues, current events at Little Flower, and Catholic Christian living.
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Little Flower News and Events
Register Today:
Surviving Divorce
10 weekly sessions beginning October 15
7:30 - 9 PM
Support Group for those who are separated or divorced. Open to all denominations | $25 Fee covers all materials.
RSVP to DIVORCEMINISTRY.LF@GMAIL.COM
Ministry for Families Experiencing Homelessness
Provide and deliver meals to the families housed by Family Promise.
Sunday, October 19, 2025
Prepare and deliver meals
Additionally, we require ShopRite and Uber/Lyft gift cards, along with drivers who are compliant with Safe Environment guidelines to assist with meal delivery.
Click here for more or to sign-up.
Eternal Bonds
Support Group for those grieving the loss of a child.
October 23
7 - 8:30 PM
RSVP to eternalbonds.lf@gmail.com or
Dan Grossano 908-464-1585
Mass of Remembrance
November 2 at 3 pm
We invite all in our parish to support our brothers and sisters on their grieving journey through participating in this Mass. We invite those who have lost a loved one in the last year or two to RSVP by October 27 to bereavement.lf@gmail.com or Dan Grossano (908) 464-1585.
Please bring a framed photo of your deceased loved one to be placed at the front of the church before the Mass and taken home after. Light reception to follow (Please note that incense will be used)
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American Women Saints - St. Francis Xavier Cabrini
Come watch with us on November 13 at 7 PM
Followed by a conversation with writer, podcast, host, and educator Stephen Adubato & filmmakers Marylou & Jerome Bongiorno.
Join us for this free event; free will offerings accepted.
Space is limited, RSVP here.
At Mass:
2026 Mass Book Opens
Monday, October 6 at 9:30 AM
Limit of 3 Mass Intentions per person until October 27th when you may return for additional intentions. Fee is $10 per intention. First come, first served by phone or in person.
Pray the Rosary with Us
Prior to all Masses in October, here.
Honoring and celebrating the mysteries of Jesus' and Mary's lives.
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque - Relic Veneration
October 16 at 9 AM Mass
Celebrate the French nun whose visions of Christ spread the devotion to the Sacred Heart.
Anointing of the Sick Mass
October 25 at Noon
Anointing of the Sick is appropriate not only for those in immediate danger of death or the elderly, but also for those suffering from physical, mental, or spiritual sickness. The sacrament can be received more than once.
RSVP here by October 17
If you would like to contribute to the luncheon after the Mass click here
Collections:
Mercy House Pajama Drive
October 11 & 12 and 18 & 19
Children in Newark often experience inadequate heating in their homes and are in need of warm PJ's for the coming winter. Drop off your donations size 2T and up in the church Narthex.
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Religious Item Collection
October 12 - 26 (except for Saturdays between 9 and 11 AM).
Bring your unused crucifixes, statues (any size), Rosaries (damaged ok), holy medals and cards, framed pictures, used instruments, and prayer books/breviaries.
(Please No Religious Books/Reading Books/Story Books or Pamphlets/Magazines/DVD’s, VHS Tapes or Wax Candles)
Coats for Kids
The Knights of Columbus will collect monetary donations after masses November 9 and 10.
For $20 you can give a beautiful NEW winter coat to keep a child warm this winter.
100% of your donation goes directly toward the purchase of a coat.
Click here to donate on-line.
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.
