Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church - Bakersfield (CA)

1 /5 Tabarro Luis: I know this is a church and its not good to give bad reviews But....! This is ridiculously frustrating discouraging what this day was done for such a big event as a sacrament it is in a childs life... 2 long years kids go through classes to receive the Eucharist and they are excited just like family and friend to receive something so special so great that the way this was organized and how little of detail this was given is such a shame that as parents we had to be seated in another room watching our kids via zoom with bad audio.! Having to explain to family how they must stand while some sit while some are hogging empty seats whoever is in charge of this event is too old to be here she made it clear "lamont is old fashion, we dont do that here" but at least they have common sense not to have all 4 classes at once ruin such a meaningful day as this was .... Frustration is not even close !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!¡

1 /5 edit yourname: Was attending the event on my 4th 2024 and what one review here mentions of how bad this was organized was spot on not only were we seated in the cafeteria and watched via "live stream" the ceremony but we had to guess half of what was said along with not being able to take pictures of the kids doing their communion but the photographer was waaaaay to old to take care of an event this size

1 /5 Susan Valenzuela: Very disappointed in this church, after we almost begged to have them say a blessing for my daughter on her birthday ,which happens to be her quinceañera, and at a regular mass on Sunday. (is that too much to ask?) since we can’t go through with a quinceañera mass, after we even paid a deposit, which they won’t refund, and we did not mind that , so We asked them for a blessing and they denied it , we had a very negative and rude reaction from the secretary , including the priest. Makes me regret having my kids take their religious education here , makes me question my religious preference, It is very sad to know we can’t count our church for something so simple . But they want to collect more then once in every mass, this is more then disappointing.

1 /5 Alex Campos: I tried to sign up my son for preschool. Their website does not mention a cutoff date so I blindly paid the fee. They got back to me and said that they are at capacity, understandably. Since they didnt even bother to look at my sons application because they reached capacity, a refund is more than reasonable. They proceed to steal from me. The ironic thing is that I was concerned about the $70 fee but I said that my sons spiritual education is worth it and it wouldve been even if he was sadly rejected because I did my part as his mother. Instead a church of God stole from me. Or I should say a so called church of God. This is not what God teaches us, but this is what this church condones. I literally paid for nothing. They got free money that they dont deserve. Im happy for other people who have great experiences with this church because at one point I wanted to be a part of it too. However, people must know that even though its understandable that no one is perfect, this church condones theft and everyone should know. Perhaps I shouldve called beforehand before paying for his application, I was naive and ignorant, too excited for an amazing opportunity for my son. That is my fault. But this churchs sin is far greater. They stole from me and it will not go unnoticed. I hope my free money that you stole from satisfies you. Afterall, God is the one who will be judging you. $70 is a lot of money for getting nothing in return, only a slap in the face. I firmly believe in karma, so you will get whats coming to you.

5 /5 David Lofy: Place where the family and I went to church growing up. A family of 10 we would fill the pews. We buried my dad recently and it was a joy going back to the church where we grew up and and tribute to my parents who were married their whole lives. A commitment of till death did them part. It is the reality that there will be hard times and there will be good times, but in the end they new they carried integrity into their marriage and taught their children the same.