Bike Rodeo

Unfortunately, we have had to postpone the Bike Rodeo that was scheduled for June 7. Hopefully we will be able to schedule a new date soon!

Pizza Making

On Sunday April 13, a large group of us went to Toscano's Pizza and Pasta.  The owners, Mike and Theresa (who are Little Flower parishioners) graciously invited our children to experience pizza-making.  Each child made a small pizza, with toppings of their choice.  The adults enjoyed delicious food and socializing.  The kids also had fun drawing on the paper tablecloths.

Some photos of our afternoon:

  Huge thanks to Mike and Theresa!  Everyone had a great time.  If you've never been to Toscano's, we highly recommend it!


Kristin

Upcoming events!

Yesterday after 9:30 Mass, several of us were able to finalize some dates for upcoming events.  They are:

Saturday, April 12: 10:00 AM.  This is the parish Easter Egg Hunt, for kids ages 2 to 3rd grade.  Vicki Schwab is coordinating it.  If you plan on going, please RSVP to her, so she can have enough eggs and refreshments ready. Her contact information is on the parish website if you don't have it. 

Sunday, April 13, 2:00 PM:  Pizza-making for the kids at Toscano's.  This will be a fun family event.  Please meet at 2:00 at Toscano's, which is at 1724 North Ironwood in South Bend.  This is close to the intersection of Ironwood and SR23, just north of Nick's Patio.

Friday, May 9, 7:00 PM:  This is the parish Trivia Night.  Very fun event!  Our group will be organizing into as many teams as necessary.  Cost is $80 per team, which will work out to approximately $10 per person (possibly a little more if we don't have exactly 8 people per team).  If you would like to be on a team from our group, please email me at kshafier at gmail dot com. The registration deadline is May 4, but I would like to have our teams finalized well before that date, so please let me know as soon as you can. 

Saturday, May 10, 6:00 PM.  Adults-only Date Night at Elia's Mediterranean Cuisine.  This restaurant is located at 2128 South Bend Avenue.  We tried to coordinate group child care but it just was not working out, so please arrange your own child care.




In Christ,
Kristin

Soup supper this Friday night!

This Friday night, it is our group's turn to host the weekly Lenten Soup Supper.  We are off to a great start with volunteers and only need a couple more people to bring soup.  If you can help out, please let either me or Jen know!

Whether you bring soup or not, this is a great opportunity for prayer, fellowship, and family time.  I've really enjoyed spending time with everyone, and the kids are all having a good time together and really becoming friends.  Please join us for Stations of the Cross at 5:30, soup at 6:00, and Father Robert Barron's Catholicism video series at 6:30.  Everyone is welcome for all or any part of these activities.  The Catholicism videos are excellent.  They are not boring or dry at all.  Father Barron does a great job bringing Catholicism to life, and the photography and architecture involved are simply gorgeous.  

Hope to see everyone this Friday!


In Christ,
Kristin

Ministry Fest 2014

Next weekend is our big Ministry Fest for the parish.  It's a chance to grow closer as a community and figure out some ways to use our gifts & talents to benefit both the Little Flower community and outside the parish walls.  It should be a fun weekend! We have about 23 tables for ministry opportunities-wow! Did you know we had so much going on?  There will be face painting, door prizes, and lots of sweet treats & popcorn to enjoy while you're walking around.  

We could surely use some extra treats to have for each mass.  If you'd be willing to bake a dozen or more desserts, would you either contact me or simply drop it off at the parish by 5pm on Sat?  

Our Young Families group will have a table at the fest.  It will be another chance to meet other interested families.  It has been wonderful to see our group grow rapidly these past couple months. If you are currently in the group, we'd like to invite you to join our table after one of the masses to meet and greet anyone who comes to our table.  The more, the merrier!  :)

In hope,

Jen

Upcoming Chili Cookoff

This Friday, our parish hosts one of it's favorite events, the Chili Cook Off.  I can already tell that it is going to be a lot of fun and well attended.  Of course, I intend to win. :)

Our Young Families group is going to meet an hour prior to the event to Tailgate.  We'll have a few tables together where we can sit and hang out.  Bring an appetizer to share.  We hope to see you there!

Peace,

Jen Starks

Valentine's Day Dinner & Dance

It's a good thing people don't listen too closely to me.  Up until about a few days before this event, I thought it was actually on 2/14. I'm sure I will have to change this on our blog's calender, now that I'm thinking about it. It was not Friday but Saturday the 15th.  Our table was fortunate enough to share it with Fr Tom.  

It's been a long time since I've had a Polish dinner and while not so heart healthy, it was delicious.  The turnout was pretty good (I'm not sure how it compared to previous years) and I'd estimate around 150 people.  Mostly older married couples were present, it had the same comfortable and welcoming atmosphere that I always feel while at Little Flower.  OK, it also helped that I knew a decent amount of people there.  However, there's never a feeling of self-consciousness, of judgment, of competition or threat.  I can be myself and that is why I have fallen in love with this parish. 

After dinner, there was dancing with a DJ.  The DJ had one of those dance offs to show who has been married the longest.  Wow, Francis and Therese Raven have been married over 60 years!  If you've been in the parish awhile, you'd probably recognize this couple.  I'm on a new mission to get to know them better. This leads me to one of our new ideas for the group:

There's another couple in our parish who has been married 65 years.  This fall, I'd like our group to have a reception for their 66th anniversary.  Kevin, the other leader of this group, has suggested we invite and honor other couples who have been married 50+ years.  It is certainly something to celebrate and I believe will also bring our parish closer together as a community.

Unfortunately, our dinner and dancing was cut short with a call from the babysitter. It was the first round of the stomach virus and took out our family for the rest of the weekend.  :(  

We look forward to hanging out at our next upcoming event, The Chili Cookoff on 2/28.  Although if you are competing, be prepared for a challenge. :)

Peace,

Jen Starks