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!

Hosted at Our Lady of the Lake

Parish Picnic Volunteers Needed

We are planning lots of activities for this year’s picnic which will be on Sunday, Sept. 16 from noon - 2.
We are needing volunteers to assist with a short shift to keep things fun for all.  See the Picnic Display to sign up to help with things like Cornhole, Cakewalk, Bounce House, Euchre, and assisting with food, set-up and clean-up. Thank you in advance for your help.

Pope Francis talks about the importance of community. He says: “Growth in holiness is a journey in community, side by side with others.” (Par. 140) Living or working alongside others is one of the paths to spiritual growth.
“Each community is called to create a ‘God-enlightened space in which to experience the hidden presence of the risen Lord.’ Sharing the word and celebrating the Eucharist together fosters and makes us a holy and missionary community. It also gives rise to authentic and shared mystical experiences.” (Par. 142)
Common life, whether in the family, the parish or in religious communities, is often made up of small everyday events. This was true of the holy community formed by Jesus, Mary and Joseph. It was also true of the life Jesus shared with his disciples and with ordinary people. “Let us not forget that Jesus asked his disciples to pay attention to details. The little details that wine was running out at a party. The little detail that one sheep was missing. The little detail of noticing the widow who offered two small coins. The little detail of having spare oil for the lamps, should the bridegroom delay. The little detail of asking the disciples how many loaves of bread they had. The little detail of having a fire burning and a fish cooking as he waited for the disciples at daybreak.” (Par. 144)
Pope Francis encourages us to be aware of small details. “A community that cherishes the little details of love, whose members care for one another and create an open and evangelizing environment, is a place where the risen Lord is present, sanctifying it in accordance with the Father’s plan.” (Par. 145)
By speaking of the holiness of community, the Pope offers an alternative to the “growing consumerist individualism that tends to isolate us in a quest for well-being apart from others.” He reminds us of Jesus’ prayer: “that all may be one; even as you, Father, are in me, and I in you.” (Jn. 17:21). (Par. 146)

Catholic Breakfast by Father John Muir

Word on Fire by Bishop Robert Barron