MISSION STATEMENT
We are a Catholic Christian Community, nourished by Word and Sacraments, supporting and collaborating with one another, to call all people into a deeper relationship with Christ.
CLERGY
Rev. Gregory J. Schlarb, Pastor
Rev. Chad King, Associate Pastor
Rev. Pat Smith, In Residence
Deacon Jack Ehrlich
Deacon Irving Fleming, Retired
STAFF DIRECTORY
Administration
Mimi Robertson, Parish Manager, (480) 874-3715
Artie Aguiar, Grounds and Facilities, (480) 874-3739
Elaine Paletta, Bookkeeper, (480) 874-3701
Alison Byland, Parish Secretary, (480) 874-3700
Theresa Woodley, Pastoral Secretary, (480) 874-3710
Rena Stockett, Administrative Assistant, (480) 874-3706
Sr. Patricia Gehling, SSND, Parish Volunteer Coordinator, (480) 874-3751
Family & Formational Ministries
Youth Ministry Director, (480) 874-3713
Shari Avianantos, Catechesis of the Good Shepherd, (480) 874-3712
Infant Baptisms, Adult Initiation, Spirituality and Evangelization
Sr. Barbara Miller, S.C., Director, (480) 874-3761
Liturgy and Music
Doug Slater, Liturgy and Music, (480) 874-3719
Pastoral Care
Sr. Mary Elizabeth Lawrence, S.C., (480) 874-3762
Stewardship and Advancement
Tom Perna, Director, (480-874-3702)
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish School
Donna Lauro, Principal, (480) 874-3720
Tara Kassi, Assistant Principal, (480) 874-3725
Maria LaFollette, Adiministrative Assistant, (480) 874-3729
Tana Kisler, Office Coordinator, (480) 874-3722
RECURRING PARISH EVENTS
O.L.P.H. Novena and Benediction: Tuesday 7:30 pm
Holy Hour for Vocations: Fourth Tuesday of the Month at 7:30 pm
Confessions: Saturdays 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
FUNERALS
Please call the parish office: (480) 947-4331
PARISH CENTER OFFICE HOURS:
Monday through Thursday – 8:00 A.M. to 5:30 P.M.
Friday – 7:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Closed on Saturdays and Sundays
Closed Some Holidays - Please call ahead
PARISH HISTORY
The history of Our Lady of Perpetual Help reaches far back beyond the 1949 date of canonical erection of the parish. In the late 1920s Bishop Gercke purchased three lots in the area, and Father Manuel Almuedo, C.M.F. from Immaculate Heart Church, Phoenix urged the Mexicans to build a church there. These families who had built their homes and worked in the cotton fields and citrus groves labored in the early days of the Great Depression making adobe bricks and erecting the walls of the first Catholic Church. … Read More