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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:

How do I feel challenged by Jesus’ demands of discipleship?

Jesus’ words to the crowds are difficult to hear. The demands he makes of his

disciples are too much. Hate your family? Carry your own cross? Renounce all your possessions? They range from unreasonable to unthinkable. Can he possibly mean to be so harsh? First, consider that the use of the Greek misei for hating one’s family could well be an example of semitic hyperbole, intended to shock

when “reject,” not “hate,” could be more appropriate. Secondly, renouncing all possessions doesn’t necessarily mean leaving oneself destitute, but no longer regarding what you have as your own property. To follow Jesus means to choose

Jesus, who gives us everything we need, even the promise of eternal life, over those things most dear to us: our families, our homes, our wealth, and all our “stuff.” Let us look to his first disciples: the twelve apostles. They left their families, their homes, and their possessions, choosing to live a difficult lifestyle instead. Every day they calculated the cost of discipleship and concluded that following Jesus was worth everything they gave up.

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: On Sundays only - The middle parking lot area will be reserved for those with handicap parking please display your placard and a parking attendant will assist you with a parking stall. Thank you!

FOOD PANTRY : Please bring Canned Chili next weekend. Thank you.

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