News At St. Therese
Little Flower Parish

St. Therese offers vibrant worship, faith, ministry, and life resources. St. Therese Little Flower Parish has been a loving community of worship since 1925. We are dedicated to community outreach. The latest St. Therese and community news is listed below and on our Facebook page.

 

You can also stay updated by reading the weekly Bulletin. If you have questions, please visit our contact page or submit a message to stlfchurch@stlfkc.org. You can also call the parish office at (816) 444-5406.

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100 Anniversary:
Nov. 27th & 28th

Saint Therese Little Flower will proudly turn 100 in 2025! We hope you will join us at our Jubilee Mass (Nov. 27th, Thanksgiving Day) and Centennial Celebration event on Nov. 28. Learn more now.

Save the date! Stay tuned for more details. Everyone is welcome! Sign up for the event updates.

The Diocese of Kansas City/St. Joseph August/September 2035 issue of the Catholic Key is now available

Aug./Sept. Catholic Key

The latest issue of Catholic Key magazine is arriving in mailboxes this week, featuring news and stories to read and share. In this issue, you can learn about: How school choice fuels Catholic school growth, Bishop Johnston's take on characteristics of the best teachers, Rockhurst University's degree program at a local prison, and much more. View the Catholic Key online.  

St. Therese Little Flower Parish welcomes our New Parishioners, Lavon and Melvin “Jay” Colhour, and their Grandson, Xavier Heslinga.

Welcome New Parishioners

Welcome to our New Parishioners, Lavon and Melvin “Jay” Colhour, and their Grandson, Xavier Heslinga.

We are so excited to have you as members of our Church Family! 

August 3, 2025, Baptism of Shiloh Hampton at St. Therese Little Flower Catholic Church

New Baptism

With great joy, St. Therese Little Flower Parish welcomes and celebrates the beautiful gift of baptism for Shiloh Emory Hampton on August 3 at our 9 a.m. Mass! This sacred day begins a lifelong faith journey for this precious little one and his parents, Kennae & Darius.

Father Don provides his thoughts towards our new Pope in the May 8, 2025 Kansas City 41 News feature story.

41 News Feature
With Fr. Don

Watch the May 8th 41 News segment featuring Father Don and Michael Sanem (Director of Mission and Ministry and Ignatian Spirituality) expressing their views on the election of Pope Leo XIV. This story was filmed at St. Francis Xavier Parish in Kansas City, Missouri.

Episode 72 of the Upon This Rock Podcast with Father Don Farnan

Fr. Don Podcast
With Parishioner
Ruth Dakotas

Father Don’s Upon This Rock Podcast Episode #72 features parishioner Ruth Dakotas. Ruth grew up in western Kansas, influenced by family, farming, faith, and food. Honoring her past, she promotes a “kitchen spirituality.” Ruth and her husband, Dan, find nourishment and sacred energy at St. Therese Little Flower, where she is co-chairing the community’s 100th Anniversary celebrations.

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