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Mission Statement

The Mission of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church is to practice the teachings of the Roman Catholic Faith and to convey to the community the Good News of Jesus Christ.

We are committed to establishing the educational facilities, dedicating the resources, and supporting the Catholic education programs for children, youth, and adults of our community.

We are dedicated to promoting unity and peace within the community and being instruments of reconciliation, evangelization and service to others.

We shall sustain this mission faithfully through the power of the Holy Spirit and pursue the mission with the time, talents and treasures of the members of our parish.

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Key Message for Leaders:
 
“There John left them and returned to Jerusalem.” —Acts 13:13
 
John Mark walked away—not from a task, but from the mission. And if we’re honest, many of us are tempted to do the same. It’s easy to serve when the mission feels safe, when it looks like charity, when people praise us for it. Relief missions are tangible, noble, and necessary. But evangelistic missions—those that proclaim Christ, call for conversion, and invite people into discipleship—are far harder. They demand not only our resources but our courage, our faith, and our willingness to be uncomfortable.
 
We must ask ourselves: Have we also quietly left the mission?
 
It is a stumbling block when we fail to keep the main thing the main thing. The main thing is Jesus Christ and the salvation of souls. Not programs. Not comfort. Not maintenance. When we prioritize safety over mission, convenience over courage, or activity over evangelization, we risk becoming churches that do everything except what Jesus commanded: “Go and make disciples.”
 
Evangelization is not optional. It is the heart of the Church’s identity. And yet we often take the easy way out, busying ourselves with good things while avoiding the best and most necessary thing—leading people to Christ.
We are, in effect, attempting the mission impossible—trying to fulfill the Churchs calling without proclaiming the Gospel. It doesn’t work. It never has.
 
Let us not criticize John Mark unless we are first willing to admit where we, too, have turned back. Let us repent, return, and recommit ourselves to the mission—fully, boldly, and without excuse. If we know this, we will be blessed only if we put it into practice (John 13:17).

Key Message for Leaders:

“There John left them and returned to Jerusalem.” —Acts 13:13

John Mark walked away—not from a task, but from the mission. And if we’re honest, many of us are tempted to do the same. It’s easy to serve when the mission feels safe, when it looks like charity, when people praise us for it. Relief missions are tangible, noble, and necessary. But evangelistic missions—those that proclaim Christ, call for conversion, and invite people into discipleship—are far harder. They demand not only our resources but our courage, our faith, and our willingness to be uncomfortable.

We must ask ourselves: Have we also quietly left the mission?

It is a stumbling block when we fail to keep the main thing the main thing. The main thing is Jesus Christ and the salvation of souls. Not programs. Not comfort. Not maintenance. When we prioritize safety over mission, convenience over courage, or activity over evangelization, we risk becoming churches that do everything except what Jesus commanded: “Go and make disciples.”

Evangelization is not optional. It is the heart of the Church’s identity. And yet we often take the easy way out, busying ourselves with good things while avoiding the best and most necessary thing—leading people to Christ.
We are, in effect, attempting the mission impossible—trying to fulfill the Church's calling without proclaiming the Gospel. It doesn’t work. It never has.

Let us not criticize John Mark unless we are first willing to admit where we, too, have turned back. Let us repent, return, and recommit ourselves to the mission—fully, boldly, and without excuse. If we know this, we will be blessed only if we put it into practice (John 13:17).
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NEW! We added another day to our Adoration schedule. Now you can adore Jesus in the Most Blessed Sacrament on Tuesdays AND Fridays in the chapel after 8:15am Mass until 8pm. Please...
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This ministry provides homemade sandwiches to Catholic Charities of West Tennessee so they can help serve those in need of food in the Memphis Community. Click here to participate.
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Children’s Liturgy is offered for children ages 3 through 1st grade during Mass Saturday at 4:30pm and Sunday at 9am and 10:45am year round. Children are invited forward after the opening prayer...
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