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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Ewa Beach, Hawaii

Parish Mission Statement

"Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Parish is a faith-filled community for all cultures and ages dedicated to building the Kingdom of God. We come closer to God by following Jesus Christ through His Word and the Sacraments. Through the Holy Spirit and with the intercession of our Blessed Mother, we provide a sense of belonging to all God's people through prayer, service and the sharing of our gifts for the praise and glory of God."

Clergy Corner

Question of the Week for

November 8

What can I do this week to further prepare for the coming of the kingdom?

During this time of year, with the encroaching darkness of winter approaching, one can easily imagine how important oil lamps were in the days before electricity. All of the wedding attendants may have been prepared at first, but when the bridegroom

became so long delayed that they all fell asleep, half had found themselves in the dark. When Matthew wrote his Gospel, forty years or more after the Resurrection, early Christians saw the second coming as long delayed as well. In fact, reading between the lines of Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians, it appears he was trying to address their waning hope that those who had already died would be remembered in the resurrection. We cannot know the day nor the hour; all we can do is be prepared always.

Mass Schedule

Saturday Masses*: 7am and

5 pm (Vigil)

Sunday Masses*

7 am, 9 am, 11 am, and 5 pm

Weekday Masses*

Monday - Friday: 8:15 am

*Holy Rosary is recited 30 minutes before each mass

Adoration with Benediction:

Every first Friday of each month. Exposition & Adoration at 7 am, Holy Rosary at 8 am followed by Mass.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)

Saturday 4 - 4:30 pm & Other times (By appointment only)

Announcements

Please click on the Donate Now link in the left margin to make your contribution. You can also make your contribution via credit card inside the front doors of the church next to the Blessed Sacrament Chapel. After you swipe your card, please print two receipts - one for your records and one for either the basket for the regular offering, the hard hat for the building fund, or the tool bag for the Mahele Na Makana repair & maintenance fund. Mahalo!

PARKING ALERT: Parking on either side of Ma Ke Kula St. is subject to towing. It is a fire lane. The JCHS parking lots on North Rd. will be open as parking at OLPH fills.

PLENARY INDULGENCES: During the Year of St. Francis, which runs through Jan. 2027, the Apostolic Penitentiary grants a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (sacramental confession, Eucharistic communion, and prayer according to the intentions of the Holy Father). The designated pilgrimage sites for the island of Oahu are: Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu; Holy Trinity Church, Kuliouou; and St. Rita Church, Nanakuli.

FOOD PANTRY: Please bring
small bags of coffee or tea next weekend. We are also accepting donations of toothbrushes, bath soap, and individually-wrapped toilet tissue. Thank you.

THANKSGIVING DAY MASS SCHEDULE: Thursday, November 27, 7AM & 9AM

LIFE TEEN WINTER RETREAT: December 11-13 at Camp Waianae. Cost is $80. Registration is open to all in grades 9-12. Deadline to register is Sunday, November 22. POC is Megan, (808) 347-0889.

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