Our Lady of the Lake 

24832 US 12 East
Edwardsburg, MI 49112
(269) 699-5870

Pastor:
Father Bob Flickinger
Ext 124
 

Visitors are always welcome
at

Our Lady of the Lake
Parish Community

♦Mass Times♦ 
 
Saturday: 5:00 PM
Sunday: 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM

 Weekday Schedule
 Tue, Wed and Fri, 9:30 AM
(On Funeral Mass days, there will be no regular
weekday Mass)

♦Confession ♦
Saturday: 4:00 - 4:30 PM 

Monday through Friday 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.  Appointments available anytime by calling
                         269-699-5870 

 The Welcome Center is open after all weekend Masses. You may register with our parish, request Mass intentions, add a loved one to the prayer list or ask questions about our parish community.  You will find a volunteer host at the Welcome Center located in the Narthex to assist you. For your convenience you may download the parishioner registration form below:
Parish Registration Form

You may also sign up for FlockNote, (click on highlighted link) our text & email communication system. Never miss an important parish event, Flocknote will remind you with an email, text or both.

The Edwardsburg Food Pantry, supported by many local churches, is open on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM.  Please call 269-699-6133, for more information.  Check out the Edwardsburg Food Pantry FaceBook page!

A Healing Novena (9 days of prayer) will be held at Our Lady and St. Ann. Those who can are asked to join in prayer, fasting and adoration for nine days. For these Novena days, we will hold a Holy Hour of Adoration, which will include private prayer, a rosary and prayer intentions for all victims of sexual, physical  and domestic abuse, victims of human trafficking and all their families. We will also pray for Catholics who feel disappointed by their leadership.       

These Novenas will be held at:
  Our Lady                       St. Ann

Sept. 17                            Sept. 20
Sept. 24                            Sept. 27
Oct.  1

Sponsored by Women Of Our Lady (WOOL)
Saturday, November 3rd, 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Flyer

This is one of the largest Holiday Craft Bazaars in the Michiana area featuring: 

Over 80 talented crafters

Homemade baked goods and candies

Unique gifts and seasonal decorations

First 250 visitors have chances for door prizes

Breakfast, lunch and snacks served

Pope Francis continues to talk about the need for discernment as we battle against the influences of the evil one. “Discernment is not about discovering what more we can get out of this life, but about recognizing how we can better accomplish the mission entrusted to us at baptism. This entails a readiness to make sacrifices, even to sacrificing everything. For happiness is a paradox. We experience it most when we accept the mysterious logic that is not of this world: ‘This is our logic,’ says Saint Bonaventure, pointing to the cross. Once we enter into this dynamic, we will not let our consciences be numbed and we will open ourselves generously to discernment.” (Par. 174)
“Discernment is necessary not only at extraordinary times, when we need to resolve grave problems and make crucial decisions. It is a means of spiritual combat for helping us to follow the Lord more faithfully. We need it at all times, to help us recognize God’s timetable, lest we fail to heed his promptings of his grace and disregard his invitation to grow… I ask all Christians not to omit, in dialogue with the Lord, a sincere daily ‘examination of conscience’.” (Par. 169)
Pope Francis concludes this very pastoral and down to earth teaching by asking the Mother of God to crown theses reflections. “I would like these reflections to be crowned by Mary, because she lived the Beatitudes of Jesus as non-other. She is that woman who rejoiced in the presence of God, who treasured everything in her heart, and who let herself be pierced by a sword. Mary is the saint among the saints, blessed above all others. She teaches us the way of holiness and she walks ever at our side. She does not let us remain fallen and at times she takes us into her arms without judging us. Our converse with her consoles, frees and sanctifies us. Mary our Mother does not need a flood of words. She does not need us to tell her what is happening in our lives. All we need do is whisper, time and again: ‘Hail Mary…’.”
The Pope concludes: “It is my hope that these pages will prove helpful by enabling the whole Church to devote herself anew to promoting the desire for holiness. Let us ask the Holy Spirit to pour out upon us a fervent longing to be saints for God’s greater glory, and let us encourage one another in this effort. In this way, we will share a happiness that the world will not be able to take from us.”
(Par. 177)

Catholic Breakfast by Father John Muir

Word on Fire by Bishop Robert Barron