Our Lady Of Good Counsel

Our Lady of Good Counsel is a Christ-centered Parish enlightened by the Holy Spirit; guided by the Scriptures, Tradition, and the Sacraments of the Holy Roman Catholic Church; through the Stewardship of Time, Talent and Treasure, seeking to renew and maintain Love, Family Unity and Christian Values throughout the Community.

Preparation for the return of public Masses

“I am the good shepherd, my sheep hear my voice.  I know them and they follow me.  I give them eternal life and they will never perish”
(John 10:27, 28).

In preparation for the return of public Masses, we are hard at work to comply with the required 6-foot social distancing rule.  This rule will allow only about 100 people in the church per Mass.  Families will be allowed to sit together.  We are working to provide “overflow attendance” in the Pastoral Center with video and audio, which will accommodate about 40 additional people.  We hope to be able to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to celebrate Mass in person.

UPDATE, 6/5:   
The Mass Signup link has been removed.  The church office is compiling the information from the returned mailed surveys to create a permanent list. 
The 6/6  5 p.m  Saturday Mass is full.   As of today there are still seats available on a walk-in basis for Masses on 6/7 Sunday 630a, 830a, 11a and 5 p.m.  For daily Masses Monday through Friday 630 am and Saturday 7 a.m. there is NO signup needed.   More information will be posted on this web page next week.
 

We are working on updating the church mailing list.

If you have received my Easter letter, then your mailing address is up to date and you will receive a sign up form.  If you DID NOT receive our last mailing, click “E-COMMUNITY” at the top right of this home page, click “E-FORMS” where you can print out the ‘Parish Registration’ form and drop it off at the office, mail it to the office address:  OLGC  1525 Waimano Home Road  Pearl City  96782, or do it online with through the ‘Online Parish Registration’ form.

We will need additional healthy adults as ushers to assist with entering the church and seating of parishioners.  Please leave a message on our office voice mail if you are able to assist the current hospitality ministers.  We are also asking for adult volunteers to be Eucharistic ministers.

Now that we are resuming Masses, please wear a face mask and bring disinfectant wipes to clean your seat before and after Mass, and maintain a social distance of 6 feet for the safety and health of all.  Also, there will be no distribution/handling of leis, rosaries and other religious items before and after Mass.

Please check our parish website for the latest updates.

Our tithing and collections have gone down 50%.   We are confident that you will give what you can under these circumstances.  When Masses resume, there will be an offering basket at the front of the altar.  Offering baskets will no longer be circulated among the pews.

I have put together a Covid19 task force who will assist me in making things possible for us to come and worship & celebrate the Eucharist in our church peacefully.

Bishop Larry Silva has extended the dispensation from the obligation to attend Mass on Sunday through the month of June and may further extend it as the situation warrants.

We will resume baptism and weddings.  Funerals will resume, but without visitations and no wake service.

When the church is reopened, there will be no weekend confessions.  Please call the parish office and make appointment for confessions during weekdays.  
If you have underlying health conditions and symptoms of fever or choose not to come to church but would like to receive communion please call our office.

There are no age restrictions but we recommend that if you have underlying health conditions, need assistance, have fever symptoms, etc. that you please not come to Mass.  We may not be prepared to assist you.  Please do not put yourself and others at risk by attending Mass.  Under these circumstances you will not be obligated to attend Mass.

Yours In Christ,

Fr. Santhosh Thottankara, SS.CC

Pastor

MONDAY - FRIDAY
8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.

CLOSED LUNCH
12:00 NOON - 1:00 P.M.

SATURDAY & SUNDAY
CLOSED

1525 Waimano Home Road
Pearl City, HI 96782

PHONE: 808.455.3012
FAX: 808.456.9443

E-MAIL:

OFFICE: olgc@hawaii.rr.com

(updated 6/1/20)

WEEKDAYS:
MONDAY - FRIDAY: 6:30 A.M.

SATURDAYS: 7:00 A.M.

SATURDAY VIGIL:  5 P.M. (Fulfills Sunday Obligation)

SUNDAY: 6:30 A.M., 8:30 A.M.,
11:00 A.M., 5 P.M.

PERPETUAL ADORATION CHAPEL  times to be determined

HOLY HOUR FIRST FRIDAY:
7:00 P.M.