Monday – Saturday after 8:30 am Daily Mass Saturdays 3 – 3:45 pm December 18 – 20 | 7 – 8 pm each evening
Worship with Us
Adoration & Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Every Friday
Come adore our Lord in the True Presence of the Eucharist! On the first Friday of every month, Exposition is for 24 hours, beginning at 9 am. All other Fridays are 12 hours, from 9 am to 9 pm.
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Holy Day of Obligation | Mass Times
Thursday, December 7 | 7 pm Friday, December 8 | 8:30 am, 7 pm
Christmas: The Nativity of the Lord
Holy Day of Obligation | Mass Times
This year is unique in that, because Christmas falls on a Monday, we have two separate obligations to fulfill: One for Sunday and one for Christmas, and because of the importance of these two days in the liturgical year, these cannot overlap. Therefore, to fulfill all of your Mass obligations, you MUST choose ONE Mass from each group below.
Group A Fourth Sunday of Advent Saturday, December 23 | 4 pm, 6 pm Sunday, December 24 | 8:30 am
Group B Christmas Sunday, December 24 | 4 pm (in church and school gym), 10 pm (church only) Monday, December 25 | 9:30 am
Overflow seating for all Masses will be available in the Life Center, with the Mass from the Nave projected on the screen. Communion will be brought to the Life Center for those seated there.
Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God
Although not a Holy Day of Obligation this year, we will still have Mass. Come join us and ask for Mary’s powerful protection and guidance for the year ahead.
Monday, January 1 | 8:30 am
Other Prayer Opportunities
Hallow
Our Lady of Perpetual Help has again partnered with Hallow this Season to provide every parishioner with $1 access to all of Hallow’s prayer content from the beginning of Advent through Easter Sunday, 2024!
Hallow is the #1 Catholic app worldwide and includes over 5,000 audio-guided sessions designed to help you grow closer to God and develop a daily habit of prayer.
Hallow includes prayers for kids and families, resources for mental health, meditations for sleep, seasonal music, multiple languages (including Spanish, Portuguese, and Polish!) daily trivia, podcast-style courses to learn more about faith, and more!
We will be hosting a Eucharistic Miracle Display. The display is a testament to Carlo Acutis, an English-born Italian Catholic youth who is best known for documenting Eucharistic miracles around the world and cataloging them into a website. The display is supported by the Laity for Mercy who will have members on hand to answer questions after all Masses that weekend.
Eucharistic Revival Family-Focused Friday
December 1
We continue our series for the National Eucharistic Revival, this time with and up-close look at the traveling Eucharistic Miracle display. All are welcome to join us!
Vespers
Join us in the Nave for Communally Sung Vespers (Night Prayer) on Mondays at 6 pm.
Parish Mission
December 10, 11, & 12
Speaker, Nick De La Torre, will present the truths of the Catholic faith relatably, humorously, and profoundly to engage souls of all ages. The evenings will be comprised of personal witness, catechesis, and Eucharistic Adoration worship led by Nick and accompanied by his wife, Alina.
Blessing of Baby Jesus
On the third Sunday of Advent, bring the baby Jesus from your home nativity scene to be blessed at any Mass!
Silver Streaks is pleased to announce that we are bringing back our annual Christmas “Socks for the Homeless” collection drive. We are looking for NEW socks of all kinds and styles for men, women, teens, children, and infants. Socks are one of the top three items most often requested by those who provide shelter to people in need. Our box will be located in the Gathering Space. Every Monday afternoon the box will be emptied to allow us to sort and count the socks.
Prior to the pandemic, we had participated in this tradition for 10 years. The drive was started by a Silver Streaks member, and after she passed away, the drive was continued each year in her honor. The last year we did the drive, 2019, we collected over 3,000 pairs of socks. Our goal this year is to collect 2,000 pairs.
Thank you in advance, and God bless you for your generosity in helping our less fortunate brothers and sisters.
Thanksgiving – December 25
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, through the Grove City Minister's Fellowship is once again requesting your support of the White Christmas Food program. This food program helps the needy of Southwest Franklin County by supplying them non-perishable food items for Christmas.
This year, OLPH will serve as the main sort and distribution site. We will met at OLPH in the parish Life Center on Wednesday and Thursday, December 20 and 21 at 9:15 am. to pick up food items from the schools The food will be sorted on Thursday, December 21 at 6 pm. The boxes will be filled Friday, December 22 starting at 6 pm. The boxes will be distributed on Saturday, December 23 from 12 Noon to 4 pm. Tuesday, December 27 from 8:30 am, we will be taking all food items not needed for our program to the Grove City Food Pantry. Many families volunteer together to create a Christmas tradition of helping the less fortunate. We will have masks, sanitizer, and gloves available for each volunteer. Each recipient family will receive a Box of assorted food items that include fruit, hams, bacon, chicken, eggs, butter, bread, potatoes and many non-perishable food items. Last year, 94 boxes were distributed.
Your Knights of Columbus, council 4603 is doing the coordination of this Ministerial Fellowship outreach program. Many organizations and groups help out including Grove City Food Pantry members, students and the Boy and Girl Scouts.
Every school and church in the Grove City area again has been asked to gather non-perishable food items in December for us to collect. The community’s response over the years has been outstanding. Sufficient food was collected last year to fill our boxes as well as donating over 36,000 food items to the Grove City Food Pantry.
If you have any questions regarding this program or to volunteer, please contact coordinator Pat Fahy at [email protected] or 614.875.3322, ext. 309 for updated information and for volunteers to sign up. You can also like us at facebook.com/WhiteChristmasFoodDrive to see previous years programs and updated information.
November 26 – December 18
Your Knights of Columbus Council 4603 is sponsoring our annual Giving Tree Project once again this year. Your generosity in the past has brought many smiles to numerous families in our community. Our tree will be set up Thanksgiving weekend. We will place ornaments on the tree that with gift requests from area families.
As in previous years, please look over the gift requests and select one or two ornaments. Then, purchase the gift, wrap it, and tape the ornament on the wrapped gift. Finally, place the wrapped gift under the tree. We will make sure that the gift reaches the special person that requested it. All of the gift requests vary in value, so please select one or two with which you are comfortable. Please have all of the gifts under the tree by Sunday, December 17.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help School is also involved in this fantastic project.
If you have any questions regarding the tree and/or one of the gift requests, please call Stephanie Islam at 614.783.0619 or send an email to [email protected]. Thank you in advance for your generosity.
Knights of Columbus 4603 Giving Tree Coordinators, Sajib and Stephanie Islam
November 27 – December 25
The Parish Women’s Associate will be collecting hats, scarves, gloves, and mittens from November 29 until Christmas Day.
Your donations will be distributed among the homeless, the most vulnerable of all in the winter months. Please place your gifts on the tree in the Gathering Space.
In this holy season of giving, we ask you to help warm the homeless not only with hats and gloves… but to also blanket them in prayer.
We thank you in advance for your generosity. May God bless you always.
Now – December 15
Donate a poinsettia in memory or in honor of a loved one, and help make our Nave beautiful for our Christmas liturgies.
Give the gift of life this holiday season and donate blood in our winter blood drive. Please join us for a blood drive at Our Lady of Perpetual Help on Saturday, December 16, 2022 from 8 am to 2 pm. Visit RedCrossBlood.org to schedule an appointment.
These devotional books have been carefully crafted to help you explore the depths of Scripture and deepen your relationship with Christ. Pick one up for free at Mass.
Formed
Throughout Advent
Formed has lots of great films, talks, and audiobooks to help you enter into the season of Advent! Check out our picks below
Advent Reflections with Sr. Miriam James, SOLT
Let the Holy Family be your light through Advent as you receive the healing power of Christ.
In this beautiful guided video series, Sr. Miriam James Heidland, SOLT—author of the bestselling book Restore and co-host of the @Abiding Together Podcast — walks with you as you explore familial wounds with the help of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.
Brother Francis leads us on a daily journey in this special seasonal celebration of the coming of the Lord! Featuring meditations, prayers, and suggested activities to keep our focus on Christ this Christmas.
Are you looking for meaningful ways to observe the faith with your family? Liturgical living in the home is a fun and natural way to evangelize to the people closest to us. It celebrates and revives ancient tradition and repackages it for modern, busy Catholic families. Let Kendra and her kids show you how!
If you haven’t been able to join us for our First Friday Family-Focused Eucharistic Revival Nights at Our Lady, you can see some of the content we’ve been studying below!
During this time of Eucharistic Revival, Jesus is inviting us to encounter him in our life stories. Together, we’ll explore the story of salvation as told through Scripture, fulfilled in the death and resurrection of Jesus, and lived out in the Church and the Sacraments—especially the Eucharist. At the conclusion of this series, participants will be empowered to live out the Gospel in their own lives and share its message of hope with others.
Join many of your fellow parishioners for the city festivities! The Christmas Parade is at 7 pm, and the tree lighting follows promptly after the parade.
Remember your loved ones who have passed away by decorating an ornament in their memory and placing it on a special tree.
The holidays can be a time of family gatherings, joy, celebration and laughter. But for those among us who grieve the loss of a loved one, the rituals associated with holiday time can make the loss more painful and pronounced. One can feel alone and forgotten.
You are not forgotten! Two beautiful live Christmas trees will be placed at the entrance to the church. Those who wish to participate can decorate an ornament dedicated to their loved one. Clear ornaments will be distributed after the Masses on the weekends. These ornaments can be filled with glitter, colored twists of paper, craft snow or anything your imagination can dream up. Include your loved one’s name either on a slip of paper inside or paint it on the outside. You can use one of the ornaments we will have or bring in your own.
Thursday, December 7 at 7 pm is the Vigil Mass for the Feast of The Immaculate Conception. Bring your decorated ornament to Mass and hang it on the tree. After Mass, we will have a tree lighting ceremony, and a blessing from Father Yokum. Following that, you are invited to a cookie and punch reception (hosted by the Bereavement Committee and New Horizons) in the Life Center.
Breakfast with Santa
Sunday, December 10
Join us in the School Gym after the 8:30 am, and 10:30 am Masses for breakfast provided by our Knights of Columbus. Photo-op with live Santa provided!
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Sunday, January 8
All of our volunteers are invited to a special dinner in the Life Center from 6 – 8 pm, honoring you for your service to Our Lady! More details to come soon.
Hallow
