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Our Lady of Perpetual Help 
PASTOR: Rev. Msgr. John Zeitler
PASTORAL ASSOCIATE: Sister Sharon Erickson, RSM
PERMANENT DEACONS: Deacon Mark J. Hooper & Deacon Neal Linnan
DIRECTOR OF RELIGIOUS EDUCATION: Mrs. Barbara Manley
SOUTHTOWNS CATHOLIC SCHOOL PRINCIPAL: Mrs. Judith MacDonald
ELECTRONIC FUND TRANSFERS
Now Available for Offertory Collections
Our Lady of Perpetual Help is now set up to collect your contributions via Electronic Fund Transfers. Many people already do this for Mortgages, Insurance, Utilities.
How many times have you forgotten your envelopes? By signing up for Electronic Fund Transfers, your donations will be made automatically!
To sign up, click on: OLPH_Authorization_Agreement_for_Direct_Payments.pdf
HELP PROTECT MARRIAGE!
The New York State Senate may soon vote to redefine marriage. The bishops of New York State have said that marriage is the fundamental building block of our society. The state has a compelling legal interest in promoting marriage between men and women in order to create stable families and provide for the safety, health, and well being of children. The state has no such compelling legal interest in recognizing a relationship between two people of the same sex. Marriage leads to the creation of families and allows children to be raised in the same home by both their mother and father. It should be obvious to all that men and women bring vastly different gifts to their roles as parents, and that children are best served in the overwhelming number of cases when they are raised by their mother and their father.
Bishop Edward U. Kmiec, Bishop of Buffalo, is calling on the state Senate in the strongest terms to reject the radical social experiment of same-s! ex marriage and continue to recognize marriage for what it has always been and always will be - the union of one man and one woman.
You are encouraged to advocate on this issue by contacting your state senator and by joining the Catholic Advocacy Network at:
http://www.nyscatholicconference.org
Pope Benedict XVI has designated the year-long celebration to begin on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a day of prayer for the sanctification of all priests. The pope also has designated St. John Vianney as the Universal Patron of All Priests on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the saint’s death. The saint, who also is known as the Cure of Ars, is the patron of parish priests.
Please Pray for Priests
Dear Lord,
we pray that the Blessed Mother
wrap her mantle around your priests
and through her intercession
strengthen them for their ministry.
We pray that Mary will guide your priests
to follow her own words,
“Do whatever He tells you” (Jn 2:5).
May your priests have the heart of St. Joseph,
Mary’s most chaste spouse.
May the Blessed Mother’s own pierced heart
inspire them to embrace
all who suffer at the foot of the cross.
May your priests be holy,
filled with the fire of your love
seeking nothing but your greater glory
and the salvation of souls.
Amen.
Saint John Vianney, pray for us.
Please pray for our priests that they
might always be faithful to their sacred calling.
ANNUAL OLPH PARISH PICNIC
Sunday, July 26th
3 PM - ?
In honor of Fr. John's 45th Anniversary to the Priesthood, we will celebrate with a Pig Roast & Chicken BBQ. Hot Dogs will be available for all the kids! Please bring a dish to pass, lawn chairs for your group and your cooler full of drinks.
To help us prepare for the right amount of food - please RSVP by emailing the Parish Office at olphrectory@juno.com with your name, phone number and number in your party (adults & kids).
SOUTHTOWNS CATHOLIC SCHOOL
GOLF TOURNAMENT
Monday, August 24th
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