AUGUST 15, 2021 The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

ENCOUNTERING the Risen Lord Jesus Christ, LIVING as His missionary disciples and

SHARING His fullness of life in the spirit of St. Thérèse

 Today we celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, body and soul, into heaven. While this tenet of our faith was not formally defined until 1950, by Pope Pius XII, it was held from the earliest days of the Church.

How appropriate that Mary, preserved from sin from the moment of her conception in order that she might be prepared to carry the Lord Jesus in her womb, should likewise be spared from bodily corruption.

Her intense love of God and faithfulness to his will for her stand as inspiration to all of us. More closely united to Jesus than any other human being, Mary shows us the path we are called to follow. As her soul proclaimed the greatness of the Lord, we are reminded to praise the God who has done great things for us.

Mary’s assumption hints at what we have to look forward to. Although our bodies will undergo corruption, we will, like Mary, someday be taken into God’s presence, glorified body and immortal soul together. Although we will not rise from the dead three days after our death like Jesus, we will rise, as St. Paul tells us, “when he comes to hand over the kingdom to God our Father. Christ must reign until God has put all enemies under his feet.”

Although there are not many things about heaven that we know for sure, one thing we do know is that our Blessed Mother is there, at the side of her son Jesus, interceding for us, her children.

ASSUMPTION OF MARY

Although the dogma of the BLESSED VIRGIN MARY’S ASSUMPTION into heaven only was declared in 1950, the roots of this splendid truth run deep in Scripture and Christendom.

We hold that the Blessed Virgin Mary, at the end of her life, was assumed body and soul into heaven.

Notice, carefully, that her entire person is elevated into God’s Presence where she lives forever interceding for us together with all the saints. In fact, the common Christian Creed professes as much.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Catholic Church, the communion of saints, the resurrection of the body…

Ah – Ha! The “…resurrection of the body!” The Assumption of Mary simply declares that Mary already has experienced what we hold to be true for us all one day: the resurrection of the body.

Mary, the Immaculate Conception, the sinless Mother of God and our Mother, who perfectly responds to God’s Will from the moment of conception throughout the whole of her life, is assumed into heaven at the end of her life, body and soul. This means that alongside her Son Jesus, there is another glorified human body already in heaven.

FATHER CHRIS HUDGIN, OSFS Ǧ ASSOCIATE PASTOR



Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By contemplating Mary in heavenly glory, we understand that the earth is not our definitive homeland. It is for us, like Mary, to live today with our sights set squarely on eternity so to come to share in the same glory.

Hold fast to faith, not losing inner peace amid the thousands of daily difficulties.

Our Lady taken up into Heaven shines brilliantly, dispersing the sad shadows of suffering and violence that threaten us this side of heaven.

We may be sure of this: from heaven, Mary follows our footsteps with gentle concern, dispels the gloom in moments of darkness and distress, reassures us with her motherly hand, always seeking to lead us ever closer to Christ Jesus the Lord.

FATHER DAVE NUSS Ǧ PASTOR



ENGAGING DISCIPLES

Please allow me to divert my usual reflection style this week for a bit more personal sharing. Some of you have heard by now (word has a way of traveling….) that I have moved recently. I am

continuing my ministry here at Little Flower with just a bit longer commute. This last spring, our Congregation made the decision to move our National Novitiate house from

Covington, KY, to the Toledo area. Upon the purchase of a house in Monclova, I was asked to live there with our novices. This past month has been spent making our house a home with all the details that entails.

This past Saturday, I had the wonderful joy and privilege to travel to Chardon, OH, where our province center is now located for the Reception into the Novitiate for one of the young women with whom I am living. Sister Kaitlin Marie received her religious name, our congregational crucifix, and a copy of our Constitutions (Rule of Life) and now begins her two-year period of time as a novice. Sister Laura Marie also lives with us and is nearing the completion of her novitiate and anticipating making her First Profession of Vows in the coming months.

I ask your prayers for these two Sisters especially and for all young men and women who are discerning God’s call in their lives. Each of us bears the responsibility to support our young Church by our prayers and lived witness of faithful love in our own lives. It is one thing to pray for holy vocations and another to live in such a way that we grow vocations in our families and parish.

P.S. I will be gone from Aug. 15-22 to make my annual retreat. Be assured of my prayers for each of you and your families.

 For our Sick

Hold these sick in Your healing love...

Ray Lewandowski, Pat Webber, Genelle Hardy-Hayden, Elaine Konz, Daroll Billick, Carrie Billick, Jim DeRaedt, Fran Rogalski, Matt Steffin, Juanita Blankenship, Melissa Capponi, Anthony Silvestri, Joan Hoag Gilliland, Michael Dastoli, Rodolfo Barboza, Shirley Szalkowski, Savanna Wylie, Mindy Koralewski, JoAnn Miller, Kathleen Kennedy, Luette

Pawlaczyk, Mary Burchette, Lila Szparka, Joseph Feustle, Terry M., Jennifer Albaugh, Ayden Carter Reams, JoAnn Kennerly, Benita Hartman, Joseph Hartman, Tim Brunner, Matthew Ward, Tim Keating, Linda Lea Barron, Richard Madrzykowski, Rose Koralewski, Marie Sharp Bryant, Edward Czechowski, Jr, Jim Ochs, Mitch Gaynor, Bob &

Carol Caswell, Kathy Healy, Tiffany Parent, Barb Spears, Bernard Leite, Rusty Szkowny, Alice Resnick, Wanda Beczynski, Terry Szperski, Laura Fullum, Jim Tierney, Jackie Polzin  

REMEMBER IN PRAYER

For our Military

Bless and protect these military who serve us with honor and dignity...

Damon Noltner, Frederick Geck, Christine Farynaz, Patrick Langenderfer, Dylan Coy, Brianna Vargo, Aidan Barnovsky, Christopher Davis, Kevin Jenq, Samuel Nusbaum, Stephen Kretz, Jason Arndt, Kevin Kretz, Dustin Jeffrey, Chase Rogalski, Joseph Diehl, Shane Kohtz, Ciara (Gentle)

Stevenson-Knight, Corey Browne, Kevin W. Smith, David M.

Lambert, Chelsea Holmes, James Jagodzinski, Dominique &

Nate Davis, James Waddington, Patrick Bishop, Luke Tillman

For our Recently Deceased

Grant eternal life to those who have recently died Jean Cover

Margaret Kalisz

FAITH FORMATION

FORMED: This week we celebrate the Feast of Mary’s Assumption into heaven. The Bible and the Virgin Mary, Episode 11, is packed with all kinds of great material. It examines the dogma of the Assumption of Mary, as well as the many facets of the identity of the woman in the Apostle John’s vision in Revelation 12. It also explores how John’s vision in Revelation is the dramatic fulfillment of the promise God made back in the Garden of Eden: the “first gospel.”

https://watch.formed.org/videos/the-assumption

All are welcome to join the Little Flower Parish annual pilgrimage on September 17, 2021 to the Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation in Carey, Ohio. Itinerary is as follows:

8:30am Begin boarding bus at Little Flower 9:00am Departure to OLCS in Carey, OH 10:00am Arrival, free time

11:00am Mass

12:00pm Catered Lunch on grounds, gift shop 1:30pm Tour of the Upper and Lower Basilica 2:45pm Stations of the Cross at Shrine Park (on bus) 3:30pm Departure

4:30pm Arrival at Little Flower

Limited Seating available. Registration required. Register today to secure your place! Registration forms available on the parish website; littleflowertoledo.org/faithformation/

adults. Forms can also be obtained in the Parish Office.

COVID PRECAUTIONS AS FOLLOWED DURING MASS AT LITTLE FLOWER.

Drop registration and payment in weekend basket or deliver / mail to Little Flower 5522 Dorr St. Toledo, OH.

43615 to the attention of Sr. Marilyn Marie Ellerbrock.

$38.00 per person includes transportation, guided tour of upper and lower Basilica, celebration of mass, catered lunch (sandwich, sides, beverage and dessert), stations of the cross at Shrine Park (on the bus), personal time for prayer, reflection and shopping. Gratuity for the bus driver will be collected on the bus. All are welcome!

PAYMENT (checks payable to

Little Flower)

A reminder that registration is taking place for children in Grades K-8th for our 2021-2022 Youth Faith Formation.

Catechesis of the Good Shepherd is offered for children in grades K-5, and our middle school faith formation program, PURPOSE, is for those children in grades 6-8. If your child does not attend a Catholic school, these classes are very important and will be a determining factor for eligibility to enter preparation for celebration of the Sacraments.

Please visit littleflowertoledo.org/nextgen/children or littleflowertoledo.org/nextgen/middleschool to register.



Saturday, September 25th 

MARK THE DATE ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!  An evening of food, fun, music...and more! 



 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your child is particularly capable of receiving and enjoying the most essential elements of our faith: the announce- ment of God’s love especially experienced through Jesus the Good Shepherd, who died and is risen.

Join us on Sunday, August 22 from 9:30am-10:45am for

the CGS Open House. Stop in for a tour of our beautiful

Atria and meet our dedicated Catechists.



PARISH HAPPENINGS

LITTLE FLOWER BINGO: Thank you for volunteering your time and talents at Little Flower Bingo. We still need 4 once a month volunteers to sell specials, instant games and call back bingos. Please call the parish office or Dick McGee 419-535-5673 if you can help. Thank you

BOY SCOUTS: The Boy Scouts – Troop 222 – are once again meeting on Monday evenings at 6:30pm. If you are interested in learning more about scouting either as a scout participant or as a volunteer, please contact Jim Bishop at 419.531.1907.

Shout out and a Thank you to all the workers, volunteers, support staff and any one who assisted with the recent

rummage sale. We are thankful even to those who stopped by for a second or two. A well-deserved thanks and appreciation to the kitchen staff for preparation of the lunches. A job well done by all!!! Thank you again.

 

Readings for the week of August 15, 2021

Sunday: Vigil: 1 Chr 15:3-4, 15-16; 16:1-2/Ps 132:6-7, 9-10, 13-14 [8]/

1 Cor 15:54b-57/Lk 11:27-28 Day: Rv 11:19a; 12:1-6a, 10ab/

Ps 45:10, 11, 12, 16 [10bc]/1 Cor 15:20-27/Lk 1:39-56 Monday: Jgs 2:11-19/Ps 106:34-35, 36-37, 39-40, 43ab and 44 [4a]/Mt 19:16-22

Tuesday: Jgs 6:11-24a/Ps 85:9, 11-12, 13-14 [cf. 9b]/Mt 19:23 -30 Wednesday: Jgs 9:6-15/Ps 21:2-3, 4-5, 6-7 [2a]/Mt 20:1-16 Thursday: Jgs 11:29-39a/Ps 40:5, 7-8a, 8b-9, 10 [8a and 9a]/

Mt 22:1-14

Friday: Ru 1:1, 3-6, 14b-16, 22/Ps 146:5-6ab, 6c-7, 8-9a, 9bc- 10 [1b]/Mt 22:34-40

Saturday: Ru 2:1-3, 8-11; 4:13-17/Ps 128:1b-2, 3, 4, 5 [4]/Mt 23:1-12

Next Sunday: Jos 24:1-2a, 15-17, 18b/Ps 34:2-3, 16-17, 18- 19, 20-21, 22-23 [9a]/

Eph 5:21-32 or 5:2a, 25-32/Jn 6:60-69

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CHECK OUT THE PAVILION PROGRESS!!

Volunteers assist with the unloading of the picnic tables

Concrete has been poured to accommodate the picnic tables, which had to be assembled on site.

The pavilion space will offer endless opportunities for both the

parish and the school to enjoy ample seating and safe distancing

for many years to come. Thank you to all those who supported the

pavilion with their time, talent and treasure.



MASS SCHEDULE

Saturday, August 14 - Saint Maximilian Kolbe

7:30 am Men’s Bible Study (SFR)

4:30 pm Mass - Art & Mary Jane Sussman; Russ & Norma Blasius; John & Irene Sobota; Florence Stieber;

Paul Szykowski 7:00 pm Men’s Night (SFR)

Sunday, August 15

8:30 am Mass - Little Flower Parishioners

11:00 am Mass - Cosimo Figliomeni; Jerry Kufel; Mary Wunderlin

12:15 pm Baptism: Vivian McMichael 5:30 pm Mass - Bill Akers

Monday, August 16

8:15 am Mass - Kathryn Allegrini

5:30 pm Little Flower Finance Council (SFR)

Tuesday, August 17

8:15 am Mass - Ed Francis

5:45 pm St. Benedict Finance Council (SFR) 6:30 pm Bingo (OCC)

6:30 pm Men’s ACTS Team Formation (SFR/CH) 7:00 pm Young Adults (PH)

Wednesday, August 18

8:15 am Mass - Jerry Pollauf 8:45 am Adoration

6:00 pm Holy Hour for Life 6:30 pm Rosary

6:50 pm Benediction

7:00 pm Pastoral Council (SFR)

Thursday, August 19

8:15 am Mass - Natalie Brenot

6:00 pm Music Ministry Formation (CH)

Friday, August 20 Saturday, August 21

7:30 am Men’s Bible Study (SFR)

4:30 pm Mass - Bill & Theresa Mitchell; Michael Flowers;

Janice Ohlman; Norbert & Elda Wyland

Sunday, August 22

8:30 am Mass - Vincent Darmofal; Florence Steiber;

Michael Delauter

9:30 am Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Open House (Atria & OCC)

11:00 am Mass - Larry Allegrini; Jim Naumann 5:30 pm Mass - Little Flower Parishioners

A1,2,3  Atriums

CH  Church

EDC  Ext. Day Care Room

SJPR  Saint John Paul II Room

PH  Parish House

SBG  St. Benedict Gallery

SCR  St. Clare Room

SFR  St. Francis Room

FACILITIES ROOM KEY

MASS TIMES AND SACRAMENTS



Mass Times Saturday: 4:30 pm

Sunday: 8:30 am; 11:00 am; 5:30 pm

Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday 8:15 am Reconciliation (Confession)

30 minutes prior to each Mass in the St. John Paul II Room Baptism

Please contact the Parish Center.

Marriage

Please contact the Parish Center at least six months prior to your wedding date.

Anointing of the Sick

If you or a loved one are seriously ill or facing surgery, please contact the Parish Center.

Eucharistic Adoration

Wednesday 8:45am-6:00pm | Holy Hour for Life 6:00pm



 419.537.6655; Fax: 419.537.1469 www.littleflowertoledo.org;

Office open Monday-Thursday9a-5p; Friday 9a-1p Father Dave Nuss, Pastor

[email protected]

Father Chris Hudgin, OSFS, Associate Pastor [email protected]

Deacon Doug Bullimore, Permanent Deacon, [email protected]

Tom Williams, Director of Music and Liturgy [email protected] Sister Marilyn Marie Ellerbrock, SND,

Director of Faith Formation and Evangelization [email protected]

Liz Stieber, Director of Finance and Operations [email protected]

Deb Kelleher, Coordinator - Catechesis of the Good Shepherd

[email protected] Laurie Fitzpatrick, Administrative Assistant

[email protected]

Lexy Burzynski, Sacramental Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Missy Gillig, Bookkeeper

[email protected] Jim Woods, Pastoral Care of the Sick

[email protected] Saint Benedict Catholic School 419.536.1194; www.stbenedicttoledo.org Office open Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 3:30 pm Patrice Tscherne Principal

[email protected] Lyn Willinger, Administrative Assistant [email protected] Little Flower Society of St. Vincent de Paul

419.531.5268; Open Wednesday & Friday, 10a – noon Bulletin Deadline: Monday noon

PARISH LEADERSHIP TEAM

To report any suspected or actual sexual abuse of a minor by Diocesan The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available 30 minutes

prior to each Mass in the St. John Paul II Room.

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MEN’S WEEKEND

Men’s Weekend is a Rustic Catholic Retreat for Men. It is a weekend full of bonfires, hikes, sacraments, beer, spirits, cigars, talks, prayer, humor, and a strong sense of

brotherhood. It is a perfect blend between relaxation and spiritual renewal for any man 21 or older and open to the Catholic Faith. This year we have the honor of Fr. Anthony Coci camping with us again for the whole weekend.

Fr. Anthony Coci will be providing spiritual talks, Mass, Adoration, & Confession under the stars.

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