OLGC Outreach Ministry’s mission is reaching out to our community by providing food and fellowship to the needy and homeless and to fellowship with our volunteers and parishioners. OLGC is a certified HI Food Bank Member Agency and a certified food pantry which distributes canned and pre-packaged food commodities and on occasion frozen meats and poultry. Food items obtained from the HI Food Bank are provided by private donations and U.S. Dept. of Argriculture through two federal programs. Food items are also obtained from private donors and OLGC parishioners. Our Food Pantry serves each Wednesday from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m..

SCHOOL NEWS: ENRICHING EXPERIENCES BEYOND THE CLASSROOM AND TEACHERS OF FAITH, KNOWLEDGE, AND SERVICE: MEET THE WEAVERS

RCIA is the Church’s way of forming new disciples of Jesus Christ. It’s the normative way the Catholic Church welcomes its newest members, but even more important than membership in the Catholic Church is discipleship in Christ Jesus. Through a gradual, complete and comprehensive training in the Christian way of life (Rite, no. 75), the unbaptized come to know Jesus Christ through the Catholic Christian community and they learn to live as Jesus’ disciples. Then, as disciples, they continue the mission of Jesus Christ in the world today.

Our Lady of Good Counsel School (OLGCS) instilled in me the importance of having a Catholic education, believing in faith, completing the sacraments, and maintaining everlasting friendships. I attended OLGCS from kindergarten to sixth grade and I loved starting each day with prayer. My faith in God developed through my education and I am blessed for all the teachers, Sisters, and Priests who built a strong Catholic foundation at OLGCS.

By Rose Daguio, Coordinator The purpose of the Pearl City Nursing Home (PCNH) Ministry is to provide patients at PCNH the opportunity to celebrate Mass and receive the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.

By: Noni Panen & Flo Hermosura The Filipino Ministry participates in various Catholic action projects in the community to include volunteering at the Great Aloha Run, sponsoring breakfast for the homeless at Kapiolani Park, cooking dinner for out-of-town families staying at Ronald McDonald House while their children are treated at Kapiolani Children’s and Shriner’s Hospitals and also at Fisher House for families of military patients who are on long-term treatment at Tripler Hospital, Next Step in Kakaako, Sunshine Visit to Nursing Homes, Star Light, Star Light (helping with the Christmas of children of incarcerated families) and Christmas caroling to the homebound. These activities are fun and easy working as a group

OLGC Samoan Choir invites you to… WHITE SUNDAY: A CELEBRATION OF FAITH & FAMILY featuring the children of our Choir date: Sunday, October 8, 2017 time: 6:30AM Mass