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Our Lady of Perpetual Help will begin A Biblical Walk Through the Mass on Monday, Agust 24th at 6:00 PM in the Church. For more information or to register, contact the Church office at 504-394-0314 or churchoffice @olphbc.org.

In a recent article in the bulletin, the email address given to submit a story was incorrect Here is the article with the correct information. If you have submitted your story, please resubmit to the correct email address. We apologize for the confusion.

Parishioners- Here is the link for our next 3 weeks of sign ups. We have made a few changes -we are no longer doing sign up for Daily Masses (the attendance does not approach our current limit) -the Sunday 12 PM Mass has been changed to 11 AM (we are trying to get back to our original Mass times, but we still need time to disinfect in between Masses) -We are still doing sign up for 100 people, but we are allowing more (around 125) in the church. The people on the signup are guaranteed spots for the Mass, but we will allow people to arrive the day of and get in as long as we have the space. -Attending outdoors will continue to be available. As always, if you have any questions, or need help with the sign up, please call the church office. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040A49ACA622ABFD0-mass1

Until further notice, our Mass schedule will be: 4:00 PM on Saturday, at 8:00 AM and 12:00 noon on Sunday, beginning May 16th. Daily (Monday-Friday) 9:00 AM Masses will begin May 18th. The State limit allows for 100 parishioners per Mass in our church building. Sign up for attendance on the link below. Each individual (including all children) must be signed up or be turned away. If you know someone that cannot sign up, please do it for them, or have them call the church office. You must bring and wear your own mask(2 years and older), or you will be turned away. For safety reasons, the Body of Christ will be received on the hand ONLY. The Blood of Christ will NOT be offered. If you are sick, have recently been sick, or are in a compromised state of immunity, you may also watch Mass safely from home on our YouTube channel. If you have any questions, please call Dawn at the church office at 504-394-0314.

Beloved, I, along with my staff, know that everyone is anxious for things to get back to normal, including resuming Mass attendance. It is expected that Monday’s announcement from Governor Edwards will move the state in to Phase 1 on Friday, May 15th. If that is announced, we will begin Masses on Saturday and Sunday, May 16th & 17th. These Masses will, unfortunately, have restrictions, which we are currently working on. Please look here for additional information and for the official announcement of the return to Masses. Thank you for your patience during this difficult time. We pray that you and your family have been safe and healthy. Fr. Kyle +

Pope's Prayer Intention For Deacons

This year's gospel value is Empathy. The children in the school and PSR are learning the importance of understanding and sharing the feelings of another. Each month they are introduced to a scripture verse related to this value.

The links below were forwarded to us by the Office of Religious Education.

The following is the schedule to pick PSR textbooks and other material. Please pickup according to your oldest child's grade level. We will have all textbooks together by family. We will have the books on tables in front of the church.

As some of you may already know, our school principal, Ms. Kirsch Wilberg, will be leaving us at the end of this school year. She has taken a new position as principal of Holy Name of Jesus School in New Orleans. We would like to express our gratitude for her years of service to our church and school community. The application process has started to fill the position of principal for Our Lady of Perpetual Help. If you or someone you know is interested in applying, please see the attached review of necessary job qualifications and instructions on how to apply.

Dont forget- today is a day of prayer and fasting and the Pope will have a special Apostolic blessing at noon!

What is Spiritual Communion? In simplest terms, a Spiritual Communion is an expression of the desire to receive the Blessed Sacrament and to receive the effects of the Blessed Sacrament. Many, many saints have endorsed this expression of faith. There are many prayers for Spiritual Communion that you can Google but most of us at OLPH are very familiar with a very powerful one- the Anima Christi. First Communion classes in the past couple of years have even learned the American Sign Language for this prayer. Seeing and using the signs even make the prayer that much more expressive.

Did you know?? You can receive the OLPH weekly bulletin by email each week.

In 1214, Our Lady appeared to St. Dominic and said the remedy for the world's woes is the Rosary. She taught him that if the Rosary is prayed fervently, then it will bear fruit, with many graces for souls and many conversions-and that with it will come many saints. Our Lady also said to offer sacrifices, do penance, and pray the Rosary for the salvation of souls! The Rosary is one of the most powerful ways of relieving the souls in purgatory because of the indulgences attached to it. In Mary's apparitions of Fatima, Lourdes, Beauraing, and Banneaux, the message is a call of personal conversion, prayer, and charity. A rosary hung from her arm in all four apparitions, reconfirming that the Rosary is a key devotion for conversion. St. Lucia of Fatima was asked when world peace would be restored. She answered: "When a sufficient number of people respond to the Blessed Virgin Mary's call to pray the Rosary and to offer sacrifices for the conversion of sinners." St. Faustina Prayer Book for the Conversion of Sinners On Tuesdays and Fridays we pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the Rosary.

In a letter addressed to the clergy, religious, and laity today, Archbishop Gregory Aymond announced the cancellation of all public Masses, the upcoming Evenings of Confession, Stations of the Cross, and other gatherings at churches effective immediately. This is to encourage the faithful to comply with the instructions of President Trump and Governor Edwards. Both reduced the recommended number of people to gather in light of the spread of COVID-19.

Parish Updates

Due to the ongoing concern of the coronavirus, we will be applying some precautionary measures to our Mass.  We will be suspending the physical contact during the Our Father and the sign of peace.  We will also suspend the distribution of Holy Communion to the faithful via the CHALICE.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church will hold a Christian Seder Meal on Saturday, March 28th in the school cafeteria following the 4:00 p.m. evening Vigil Mass. The ceremonial ritual will begin at 5:30 p.m. Reservations are required in order to attend. Attendance will be limited to 100 seats. Donations will be collected to defray the cost of the meal. The last day to make reservations is March 22nd.

Women's Bible Study Beginning on March 4th, we will be having classes to learn about our faith and religion. We will meet in the back of church Wednesday mornings, at 9:45 AM after Children's Mass.