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The Church strongly encourages all its members to receive the sacrament of Confirmation. You might be tempted to wonder why you should go through the hassle of preparing for Confirmation when you are already a member of the Church.

Think for a moment about the wind. Wind can be a gentle breeze, bringing comfort on a hot summer day. Or tit can be a mighty gale, toppling trees and even buildings. Over time a steady wind reshapes the shorelines and rock formations. Though it is unseen, the wind is constantly changing the world we live in.

Time to clean house! Please save your sellable items for our fair Flea Market October 11-13. Things that sell the best are kitchen items, toys, books, bedding and decorations.

Being Catholic takes more than simply believing in God or doing what he asks of us. Jesus wants you to be more than just a believer-he wants you to be his disciple and friend. To help you answer this call to deeper friendship with Christ, Our Lady of Perpetual Help will begin Follow Me: Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John on Monday, September 16th at 6:30 PM in the Church.

All students in 3rd Grade or above are invited to an Altar Server registration and training on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 10:00 a.m. in the church.

On Tuesday evening, September 3rd, at 7:00, Fr. Kyle Dave will celebrate a special Mass for Peace, Justice, & Healing.

OLPH Director of Music Ministry, Debbie Fagnano, invites you to join the Heavenly Chorus, no auditions.

This year, both the school and PSR will be trying to mem­orize a scripture verse each month. All the verses have to do with the Gospel Value for this year "Inclusion". We invite the parishion­ers to join us in this effort. The verse for Janu­ary is "We love because He first loved us." 1 John 4:19.

Our Finance Council is working on a better way of reporting our income and expenses. OLPH Online Giving Is Available. You can easily create your donation account online and make changes at any time. Go here to give: https://olphbc.weshareonline.org. Thank you to our parish family members who faithfully support our parish. May God Bless you for your generosity.

So, you think you can sing? OLPH Director of Music Ministry, Debbie Fagnano, invites you to join the Heavenly Chorus, no auditions. Open to all adult parishioners, high school and college students are welcome. We are especially in need of tenors and basses. Rehearsals in church are held Thursday evenings at 7:00. This choir sings a variety of music styles, and enhances the 10:30 Sunday liturgies with song, as well as Christmas, Holy Week, First Communion, Confirmation, and an occasional Vigil Mass. Contact Debbie through the Parish Office if you are interested.

Elaine Windham, Gail Mayeaux and Carol Clausen call parishioners to donate and prepare food for families of the deceased. They notify parishioners about needed food and delivering to the church’s hospitality room, or to the KC Hall. The family is responsible for getting the food from church after the funeral. The church side door is left open so people can deliver directly to the hospitality room. If you feel called to this ministry, please call Elaine Windham at 394-3984 or 289-2627 (cell) or the church office at 394-0314. The committee provides—four meats, four vegetables, four salads, and four desserts. When delivering food, sign a paper in a binder so the family can be aware of who has given food. If you have, or even if you have not been on the receiving end of this committee’s generosity, perhaps you would like to sign up to help other families in the future. If we have many volunteers, you will not be called as often. You can always decline and ask to be called at another time.

Two weeks ago, I shared with our community, in the context of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, the annual Stewardship/State of the Union Appeal.  Using a combination of humor, and reference to a story spotlighting the wisdom of Dan Baranowski, the director of stewardship education for the Archdiocese of St. Louis, I tried to enable us to realize that “Stewardship” properly understood is a disciple’s response to God...

Congratulations to Monica Acain and Troy Bourgeois who were confirmed on Pentecost Sunday at St. Louis Cathedral. Both Monica and Troy have special connections to Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish...

Fasting is to be observed on Ash Wednesday and Good Friday by all Catholics who are 18 years of age but not yet 59. Those who are bound to fast may take only one full meal. Two smaller meals are permitted if necessary to maintain strength according to each one’s needs, but eating solid foods between meals is not permitted. Abstinence from meat is to be observed by all Catholics 14 years or older on Ash Wednesday, Good Friday and on all Fridays of Lent. The determination of certain days as obligatory days of penance should not be understood as limiting the occasions for Christian penance.

Throughout the history of the Church there have always been men and women who listened to the prayer experiences of those wanting assistance with their prayer.

The Heavenly Chorus, OLPH'S adult choir, is recruiting new members. High School students are invited to join us. We are in the process of preparing music for the Lenten Season, Holy Week, and Easter, and are especially in need of male voices...

The OLPH CYO recently attended its annual Winter Retreat at Camp Abbey from January thirteenth to the fifteenth. Read more...

Saint Vincent DePaul Society distributes Christmas Baskets this Christmas Season.

PSR Assemblies finish with a song each week. The children love learning motions to songs. Most of the songs they are learning have American Sign Language included in many of the motions. The students and catechists enjoy learning this “new language” in this way.