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For the New Mass Protocol, click here!
New Mass protocol as of August 13th- Following the ADW and Charles County guidelines - Masks are required inside our church and building for everyone over the age of five effective August 13th at 5:00 pm. This applies if you are vaccinated or unvaccinated.
- All pew rows are open seating.
- Please maintain 3’ social distance between families.
- We continue to use the offertory box in the Narthex. Thank you for your donations.
- If you are feeling ill, please stay home and watch Mass on OLHOC YouTube Channel.
- Altar Servers please contact Deacon Bill if you are interested in serving.
- We will need 2 Lectors for each Mass, please contact Michelle Klein if you're interested or leave a message in the office.
For the latest parish bulletin, click here.
If you are not receiving our electronic parish updates and would like to subscribe, please sign up below with Flocknotes (our parish email/text platform to communicate with our parishioners).
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Classes Start
Sunday, September 19th or
Monday, September 20th
Click here to register for the 2021-2022 Childrens Faith Formation (CCD).
Click here to volunteer as a catechist or with the youth core team!
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Come Back to church - safely
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The local bishops are lifting the General Dispensation from the Obligation to Attend Mass
beginning on Saturday, June 26, 2021 and Sunday, June 27, 2021.
To read the statement from the BISHOPS OF THE PROVINCE OF BALTIMORE AND THE ARCHDIOCESE OF WASHINGTON, click here.
Los obispos de nuestra area esteran Levantando la dispensa general de la obligación de asistir a Misa
a partir del sábado 26 y el domingo 27 de junio de 2021.
Para leer la Declaración DE LOS OBISPOS DE LA PROVINCIA DE BALTIMORE Y DE LA ARQUIDIÓCESIS DE WASHINGTON, haga clic aqui.
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Parish News
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September 17
We had an AWESOME 40-HOUR ADORATION preceding our 41st birthday OUTDOOR MASS and annual picnic. WE THANK GOD for our staff, ourclergy and all the volunteers who made these three events possible, including the Altar Guild, Marian Group, the Knights of Columbus, the Couples for Christ and our own Parish Council. God has kept pouring so many blessings on our children, youth, parents, teachers at the beginning of a new School Year! THE 40-HOUR ANNIVERSARY ADORATION has become MORE and MORE BEAUTIFUL over the last three years. In addition, this year we experienced NEW SIGNS FROM GOD, which could be interpreted as "little” miracles. The first SIGN from GOD happened...Read More -
September 9
We are entering our fifth decade! We are no longer a baby. HAPPY 41st OLHOC!!!We are getting up in age. But we remain one of the youngest parishes of the Archdiocese. MAY GOD CONTINUE BLESSING our parish and all our parishioners! May we keep the pioneering spirit of our founders! When Cardinal Hickey established our parish, he put us under the "double" protection of OUR BLESSED MOTHER. First, he chose her as our patron saint. Our name will always remain "OUR LADY HELP OF CHRISTIANS”. Second, he also chose the Feast Day of OUR LADY OF SORROWS, SEPTEMBER 15, to be the day of our birth. I will never forget my first day...Read More
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Join us for the Sacraments
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Mass Times
- Saturday: 5:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN 7:30 PM SpanishEspañolES (Neocatechumenal Way) 7:30 PM EnglishEnglishEN (Neocatechumenal Way)
- Sunday: 8:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 10:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN Also Livestreamed 11:30 AM EnglishEnglishEN 1:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN (weekly; every 2nd Sunday, the Mass will be Bilingual (French) 7:00 PM SpanishEspañolES También Transmitiendo en Vivo
- Monday: 7:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- MonSat 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- Wednesday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 7:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- Friday: 7:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
- 1st Friday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN 7:00 PM EnglishEnglishEN
- 1st Saturday: 9:00 AM EnglishEnglishEN
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Adoration Times
- Sunday: 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM
- Monday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM
- MonSat 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
- MonFri 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM Adoration Chapel, pls sign up or contact the office.
- Wednesday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- Thursday: 9:00 PM to 10:00 PM Holy Hour of Reparation (Pray for our priests.)
- Friday: 7:30 AM to 9:00 AM 3:00 PM to 3:30 PM During Lent
- 1st Friday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM
- 1st Saturday: 8:00 AM to 9:00 AM
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Confession Times
- Sunday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (English and Spanish)
- Wednesday: 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (English and Spanish)
- Saturday: 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM or by appointment (English & Spanish)
Confesiones: Miércoles 6pm - 7 pm, Sábado, 4 pm -5pm, Domingo, 6pm y durante la misa de las 7pm. Tambien con cita previa.
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Today's Readings / Lecturas Del Día
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Reading I Eph 4:1-7, 11-13Responsorial Psalm 19:2-3, 4-5Gospel Mt 9:9-13
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Lectura I Ef 4, 1-7. 11-13Salmo Responsorial Del Salmo 18Evangelio Mt 9, 9-13
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Ministerio Hispano
Misa en Español todos los Domingos: 7:00 PM
Confesiones todos los Domingos: 6:00 PM
Confesiones todos los Miércoles: 6:00 PM
Confesiones todos los Sábados: 4:00 PM
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Resources
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Upcoming Events
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Tuesday, September 21, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AMJoin us on Tuesday mornings following the 9:00 a.m. daily Mass for a Scripture Prayer Gathering during which we prayerfully break open the readings for the upcoming Sunday through Lectio Divina.Read More
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Tuesday, September 21, 7:00 PM - 9:30 PMWeekly meeting of various communities of the Neocatechumenal Way. Meetings are conducted in the chapel and various classrooms.Read More
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Wednesday, September 22, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PMPraying the Rosary together and receiving Holy Communion is provided to the Catholic residents of Charleston Community.Read More
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Wednesday, September 22, 7:00 PM - 9:00 PMThe rite of Christian initiation is designed for adults who seek to know about God and desire to enter the Christian faith.Read More
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