Father’s Day | June 20, 2021 Jesus was in the stern, asleep on a cushion. They woke him and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” He woke up, rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Quiet! Be still!” The wind ceased and there was great calm. ~ Mark...
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Fr. Mike’s Communication for June 13, 2021
June 13, 2021 “The Kingdom of God] is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the...
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Fr. Mike’s Communication for June 6, 2021
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ | June 6, 2021 “Very bread, good shepherd, tend us, Jesu, of your love befriend us, You refresh us, you defend us, Your eternal goodness send us, in the land of life to see.” Sequence, “Laud, O Zion” Brothers and Sisters, Have you ever wondered why...
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Fr. Mike’s Communication for May 30, 2021
Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity | May 30, 2021 Did anything so great ever happen before? Was it ever heard of? Did a people ever hear the voice of God speaking from the midst of fire, as you did, and live? ~ Deuteronomy 4:32b-33 Brothers and Sisters, “In the name of the Father, and...
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Volunteer at the OLPH Community Garden
Did you know that OLPH has a community garden behind the Parish Office? And further, did you know that what is harvested from this garden goes directly to serve our SALT ministry and the clients of our Food Pantry? With this awesome goal before us again this year, we are in need of a few hands to water, weed, and harvest the garden...
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SPF-50 Sunscreen for Nigerian Children with Albinism
Thousands of Nigerian children have albinism and no access to life-saving sunscreen. This results in skin cancer, blindness, and even death, as well as social isolation and diminished opportunities. St. Veronica’s, our sister parish in Baltimore, invites us to join them to collect SPF-50 sunscreen for shipment to the White Angels Foundation, a Nigerian NGO,...
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Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church Announces New Priest Assignments
The Rev. Robert Katafiasz, currently associate pastor, was selected for assignment as associate pastor at Christ the King and St. Bernadette pastorate. OLPH welcomes associate pastor Rev. Anthony Abiamiri. Assignments effective, July 1, 2021 For Immediate Release Saturday, May 22, 2021 Contact: Contact@OLPHParish.org, 410 747 4334 Ellicott City, MD .—The Rev. Robert Katafiasz, currently serving...
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Fr. Mike’s Communication for May 23, 2021
Solemnity of Pentecost | May 23, 2021 “When the Advocate comes whom I will send you from the Father, the Spirit of truth that proceeds from the Father, he will testify to me. And you also testify, because you have been with me from the beginning.” – John 15:26-27 Brothers and Sisters, Come, Holy Spirit,...