LITTLE FLOWER PARISH Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 5, 2017

Little Flower Sunday Masses

Saturdays, 5:00 p.m.

Sundays, 10:00 a.m.

Reconciliation prior to all Masses OR by appointment Weekday Masses

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 8:00 a.m.

Friday Adoration 7:30—8:00 am College Park I Retirement Residence Liturgy

Every Thursday 10:30 a.m.

College Park II Retirement Residence Liturgy

2nd & 4th Friday of the month 10:30 a.m. Little Flower Office Hours

Monday to Friday

8:30 a.m.—12:00 noon

1:00—3:30 p.m. Parish Staff Team

Administrator: Rev. Jose Periyilkatte

Pastoral Assistant: Bonnie Thiele Hunt

Office Manager: Donna Costella

Caretaker: Jose Antony

420 College Avenue

Regina, Saskatchewan

S4N 0X2

Phone (306) 522-8583

Fax (306) 522-8585

E-mail: littleflowerregina@sasktel.net

Website: www.littleflowerregina.ca

MISSION STATEMENT: Little Flower Parish as a faith community reaches out to all in service, compassion and love to fulfill our mission of proclaiming the gospel daily in word and deed.

Little Flower Parish is wheelchair accessible

through the Edgar Street entrance.

Now I realize that true charity consists in putting up

with all one’s neighbor’s faults, never being sur-

prised by his weakness, and being inspired by the

least of his virtues.

Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time

February 5, 2017

Saturday, February 4: 5:00 pm

Altar Servers: John & Denise Arevalo, Rese Catarina

Community Leader: Irwin Blank

Lector 1: Rosemarie Kovacs

Lector 2: Tom Kraemer

Sunday, February 5: 10:00 am

Altar Servers: Ella Forrest, Cliff Velasco, Nivla Arevalo

Community Leader: Gabe Seiferling

Lector 1: Nathan Diehl

Lector 2: Penny Forrest

Children’s Liturgy: Barbara Diebel Weekday Lector/Altar Server: Gabe Seiferling

Theme: Our Father has entrusted us with his handiwork. Our lives of compassion and service to one another have

become the special dwelling place of the Creator’s light meant to shine through all who follow Jesus. We are blessed in

full measure.

This Week in the Parish . . .

Daily Mass intentions as listed below: Tues., Feb. 7 8:00 am +Repose of Addie Gross Thurs., Feb. 9 8:00 am Intentions of Claire Ann Banga Sat., Feb. 11 5:00 pm +Repose of Leona Fortier

*Tuesday Mass during February is at 8:00 am A complete list of daily Mass intentions (February) may be found on the bul-

letin boards. Events: Sun., Feb. 5 6:00 pm Restored Order Sacraments Session #2 Tues., Feb. 7 1:30 pm CWL meeting

7:00 pm Liturgy meeting

7:00 pm Men’s Club meeting Sat., Feb. 11 11:00 am—3:00 pm Stewardship workshop

Be light for the world. Don’t

hide your light. Maybe you are

sent to be light as a deacon,

priest, sister, or brother.

Financial Update

Collection Target Jan 29 Jan 1—29

Jan 29 Jan 29

Over (Short)

from Target

Over (Short) from

Target

Regular Sunday Collection $ 3,406 $ 4,888 $ (1,482) $ (8,177)

Thank you for your

donations!

Prayer Ministry

Please pray for the needs of the sick of our parish, the

homebound, those in nursing homes and those who care

for them, especially: Marlene Baker,

Alfred Boehme, Anton & Catherine

Fahlman, John Fahlman, Fr. Marcel

George, Andrew Helmeczi, Dean

Hutchence, Mary Kish, Fr. Ken Koep, Fr.

Norm Marcotte, Carolynn Meginbir,

Thomas & Theresa Periyilkatte, Hans Reisinger,

Claudia Sali, Augusta Thiele, Fr. Art Vandendriessche,

Kathleen Wingerter and Louise Wingerter. Please

also, keep in your prayers all who are grieving the death

of a loved one.

In the first reading, Isaiah urges us in the name of

the Lord to feed the hungry, shelter the homeless,

and clothe the naked. If we do so, he assures us,

the Lord will hear and answer our cries for help

in time of need.

Vocation View

Let your light shine and give God praise! Hiding your

light doesn’t serve anyone. Where will you choose to

“glow?” (Matthew 5:13-16)

Valentine’s Breakfast

Treat your sweetheart to an early Valentine’s

breakfast sponsored by Little Flower Men’s

Club:

Sunday, February 12

9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Little Flower Auditorium

Adults $7.50

Children 12 & under $5

Tickets available at the door

No advance tickets will be sold

Parish Calendars

There are still a good number of our par-

ish community calendars available for

purchase. Calendars may be found at the

back of the church for a minimal cost of

$5. Calendars are also available from the

parish office.

Food Drive

Our monthly Food Drive will take place February 11 &

12. All contributions are welcome.

Thank you for sharing your treasure

with those around you.

Please be mindful that we do not accept packaging that

has been opened, items that are partially used or those

beyond their expiry date.

Thinking Faith Podcast! - February 7, 2017

TF21: Thinking Faith Smackdown:

Proselytism Vs. Evangelization! Recent exhortations from Pope Francis against proselytiz-

ing persons and cultures have resulted in what Brett terms

'calumny and slander!' as media outlets make the mistake of

coupling this with the Church's evangelizing mission.

The good news for our listeners? We get to have another

'Smackdown' episode where we pit proselytism and evan-

gelization in a toe-to-toe cage match and see who comes

out on top. It's the Eye of the Tiger baby, and it's right here

on Thinking Faith! http://thinkingfaith.libsyn.com/tf21-thinking-faith-

smackdown-proselytism-vs-evangelization

Office Closed

The Parish Office will be closed Monday,

February 6. In case of an emergency, please

leave a message on the answering machine.

God gave you a gift of 84,600 seconds today. Have you used one of them to say thank you? William Arthur Ward

Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School

50th Anniversary on May 13, 2017 Please spread the word. Miller is celebrating 50 years of

Catholic Education and all alumni/staff are invited to be

part of the celebration. School Tours and pictures from

1:00 to 3:00 p.m., fries and gravy in the cafeteria at 2:00

p.m., Mass at Holy Rosary Cathedral at 4:30 p.m., sup-

per at Miller at 6:30 and an after-party at a venue

TBA. Supper tickets $30 (includes the after-party). Af-

ter-party only $10. Get your supper tickets now – only

300 will be sold. Tickets available at Miller or call

Laura at 791-7230. (Join our Facebook page)

Stewardship: Faith-Raising not Fund Raising Learn the essentials—the elements that must be in place in

a parish to get tuned into new ways of thinking and living

a stewardship way of life. Lots of practical ideas included.

Workshop content is guided by Stewardship: A Disciple’s

Response, the Catholic foundational document widely

used in North America. Presented by Fr. John Weckend

with Ray and Heather Deis. Saturday, February 11, 11:00

a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (lunch provided) at Little Flower Parish

(Edgar Street entrance). Suggested donation $10. Regis-

ter by February 7 to diane.goski@accesscomm.ca or call

306-565-0083.

Miller Comprehensive Catholic High School

Miller High School will host two Parent Information Ses-

sions on the evening of Wednesday, February 15th:

7:00 p.m. – Gr. 8 Transition Information Session

for parents of current Gr. 8 students. Information regard-

ing Gr. 9 programming and tours of the school will be

provided.

8:00 p.m. - Parent Information Meeting for parents

of Gr. 9 to Gr. 11 students. Subject selection and pro-

gramming information for the 2017/18 school year will

be shared.

St. Martin’s CWL

is hosting a Bridge Tournament on Saturday,

February 18th at St. Martin’s Hall (4720 Cas-

tle Rd) and are looking for players!! The

cost is $25 per team. Registration beings at

9:15 a.m. and play beings at 10:00 a.m. To

register call Eileen at 306-586-4261 or Eileen at 306-586-

3722.

Christ the King Players

present

“SPUR TREK” - The Final Frontier

March 23, 24, 25 and 29, 30, 31 and April 1 2017

Christ the King Parish Hall, 3239 Garnet St

7:30 p.m. (doors open at 6:45 p.m.)

For tickets call Marlene at 306-586-6948

or the parish office at 306-586-9020

Cost: $25.00 per ticket and table of 8 at $190

St. Valentine's Dinner and Dance

Hosted by the Knights of Columbus Council 4704 and

Catholic Engaged Encounter. Saturday, February 11th in

the Holy Rosary Auditorium. Cash bar

6:00 p.m. Buffet dinner 7:00 p.m. Pro-

gram (including Don Stevenson-magic

and comedy) 8:00 p.m. and dance to fol-

low. Tickets $25.00/person, contact Raul

Roduta @ 306-351-2033 or Miri Schiller @ 306-550-

7518.

Puschennia Dinner and Dance

St. Basil’s Parish Hall , Saturday, February 25, 1717 To-

ronto Street, Regina. Entertainment

by the Tavria Folk Dance Ensemble

and the Polka Dots. Tickets, Adults:

$40. Children 5-12: $20 and under 5

free. Proceeds Supporting Lubov

Home of Hope, Lviv Ukraine. Call

or text Lesia 306-551-3575, Katrina

306-0550-5098 OR Luba 306-550-

5087.

Holy Trinity Parish Presents

An Evening in the Roaring Twenties Chase those winter blues away with an evening of Jazz-era

fun and dancing! Friday, February 10,

Holy Trinity Parish Hall, 5020 Sherwood

Drive. Tickets $10, available from the

Parish Office (543-3838). Happy Hour/

Cash Bar-6:30 p.m.; Supper-7:00 p.m.

(Menu from the Philippines!) Embrace

the era by coming in period dress/

costume!!

Let us pray that all living beings realize that they are all brothers and sisters, all nourished from the same source of life. Buddhist prayer