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Church Office Phone: 864-422-1648 Fax: 864-277-5969 Email: [email protected] Website: olrgreenville.com Emergency Number: 877-598-3974 Church Office Hours: 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Monday - Friday Fr. Dwight Longenecker Email: [email protected] School Office Hours: 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday School Office Phone: 864-277-5350 Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 pm Vigil Sunday 10:30 am 5:00 pm Call Church Office or consult bulletin for Holy Day Schedule Daily Mass Schedule Monday 8:30 am Lower Church Wednesday 6:00 pm Lower Church Thursday 8:15 am Upper Church Friday 8:30 am Lower Church Confession Sunday 9:00 - 10:00 am Upper Church Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Lower Church Or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday 12:00 - 5:45 pm First Friday 10:00 am - 2:45 pm On school days the Upper Church will be open for private prayer 8:00 am - 3:00 pm Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church 3710 Augusta Rd. † Greenville, SC 29605 February 18, 2018 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Brothers and Sisters, During Lent I will be writing a series of letters on the fundamentals of the faith. These are bedrock truths on which the Catholic faith is founded. If you don’t have these basics right, everything else will be built on sand. The very first words in the Bible are, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” These few words remind us of a few basic truths. First of all, God reveals Himself through His creation. The Catholic faith teaches us that it is possible, indeed it is natural, for human beings to deduce God’s existence from the created world. This simple process of seeing the world around us and turning to God is called “General Revelation.” While human beings can understand certain things from general revelation it is also necessary that God reveal Himself in more specific ways. He establishes a relationship with individual people. He speaks through His actions in the world. He calls them and leads them by His commandments and by the Holy Spirit. The book of Hebrews says, “In various ways and in various times God has spoken to our fathers.” Most specifically, God has chosen to reveal Himself through the history of His relation- ship with the Hebrew people. The Old Testament is the story of this relationship. Through the ups and downs of their history, through signs and symbols, through direct revelation to the prophets, gradually God the Creator revealed more and more of Him- self to His people. It is vitally important to remember that history is “His Story”. The events in the world don’t just happen by chance any more than creation itself happened by chance. In the modern world today there are many who deny this truth. They think that whatever happens is simply the result of market forces, psychological forces, social pressures, and the stresses and strains of a kind of evolutionary process in which the fit survive and the weak wither away. This is not the Catholic faith. Instead we believe that from the beginning God created the world, and that He has stayed involved in His world--seeking always to bring His sons and daughters in the human race out of the darkness into which they have fallen, back into the light. As Catholics we must shake off the complacency and lethargy that comes with thinking that everything happens by chance. It doesn’t. God is in charge and we are on His side. So this Lent let’s take charge with God and take control of our lives so that we might move closer to the glory that is our destiny. Your pastor, Fr. Longenecker Handyman/Craftsman Retired Builder 25+ Years Experience Interior & Exterior General Repairs * Free Estimates * Senior Discounts * Call 864-833-3070 Call or Text 914-489-0436 Our Craftsman Services Include Custom: Grottos/Garden Statues Embroidery/Stained Glass/Quilting Your advertisement could be HERE! If you are interested in advertising in our print bulletin and e-newsletter, contact the parish office at 864-422-1648 or [email protected]
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Church Office Phone: 864-422-1648
Fax: 864-277-5969
Email: [email protected]
Website: olrgreenville.com
Emergency Number: 877-598-3974
Church Office Hours:
9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Monday - Friday
Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Email: [email protected]
School Office Hours:
8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday
School Office Phone: 864-277-5350
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 pm Vigil Sunday 10:30 am 5:00 pm Call Church Office or consult bulletin for Holy Day Schedule
Daily Mass Schedule Monday 8:30 am Lower Church Wednesday 6:00 pm Lower Church Thursday 8:15 am Upper Church Friday 8:30 am Lower Church
Confession Sunday 9:00 - 10:00 am Upper Church
Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30 pm Lower Church
Or by appointment
Eucharistic Adoration
Wednesday 12:00 - 5:45 pm First Friday 10:00 am - 2:45 pm
On school days the Upper Church will be open for private prayer
8:00 am - 3:00 pm
Our Lady of the Rosary
Catholic Church 3710 Augusta Rd. † Greenville, SC 29605
February 18, 2018 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Brothers and Sisters, During Lent I will be writing a series of letters on the fundamentals of the faith. These are bedrock truths on which the Catholic faith is founded. If you don’t have these basics right, everything else will be built on sand. The very first words in the Bible are, “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.” These few words remind us of a few basic truths. First of all, God reveals Himself through His creation. The Catholic faith teaches us that it is possible, indeed it is natural, for human beings to deduce God’s existence from the created world. This simple process of seeing the world around us and turning to God is called “General Revelation.” While human beings can understand certain things from general revelation it is also necessary that God reveal Himself in more specific ways. He establishes a relationship with individual people. He speaks through His actions in the world. He calls them and leads them by His commandments and by the Holy Spirit. The book of Hebrews says, “In various ways and in various times God has spoken to our fathers.” Most specifically, God has chosen to reveal Himself through the history of His relation-ship with the Hebrew people. The Old Testament is the story of this relationship. Through the ups and downs of their history, through signs and symbols, through direct revelation to the prophets, gradually God the Creator revealed more and more of Him-self to His people. It is vitally important to remember that history is “His Story”. The events in the world don’t just happen by chance any more than creation itself happened by chance. In the modern world today there are many who deny this truth. They think that whatever happens is simply the result of market forces, psychological forces, social pressures, and the stresses and strains of a kind of evolutionary process in which the fit survive and the weak wither away. This is not the Catholic faith. Instead we believe that from the beginning God created the world, and that He has stayed involved in His world--seeking always to bring His sons and daughters in the human race out of the darkness into which they have fallen, back into the light. As Catholics we must shake off the complacency and lethargy that comes with thinking that everything happens by chance. It doesn’t. God is in charge and we are on His side. So this Lent let’s take charge with God and take control of our lives so that we might move closer to the glory that is our destiny. Your pastor, Fr. Longenecker
Handyman/Craftsman Retired Builder 25+ Years Experience
Interior & Exterior General Repairs * Free Estimates * Senior Discounts *
Call 864-833-3070 Call or Text 914-489-0436
Our Craftsman Services Include Custom: Grottos/Garden Statues Embroidery/Stained Glass/Quilting
Your advertisement could be
HERE!
If you are interested in advertising in our
print bulletin and e-newsletter, contact the
parish office at 864-422-1648
Pastoral Staff
Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Pastor
Deacon Richard Ballard, D. Min., LPC, Pastoral Associate, [email protected]
Deacon Mike Bannio Deacon Ed Case
Deacon Ron Meyer Deacon Raymond Perham
Parish Office: 864-422-1648 OLR School: 864-277-5350
Headmaster Tommy Curtin, [email protected]
Director of Faith Formation Katie Orbon, [email protected]
Assistant Organist/Choir Director Rahab Rice, [email protected]
School Secretary Annette Danfy, [email protected]
Director of Advancement & Enrollment Christine Barr, [email protected]
Director of Communication, Church & School Donna Craft, [email protected]
Youth Ministry Coordinator Mikael McKinney, [email protected]
Parish Receptionist Beth Jones, [email protected]
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High School Youth Group
Meets 6-8:00 pm on Sundays in the Parish Center.
Feb. 18, 25 - Regular Meetings
OLR School Spotlight
Monday, Feb. 19 NO SCHOOL, President’s Day Friday, Feb. 23 Stations of the Cross, 2:30 pm Friday, Mar. 2 NO SCHOOL, Teacher Workday
All are welcome to attend OLR Parish’s Finding Faith classes. There is no charge and it’s for both Catholics and Non-Catholics.
We will NOT meet on Feb. 19, our next meeting will be on Monday, Feb. 26, at
7 pm in the Parish Center. Fr. Longenecker will discuss “Holy Orders”.
Middle School Youth Group
The spring semester theme will be “To the Heights” - an Examination of the Mass”.
Our next meeting will be after the 5 pm Mass on Sunday, Feb. 25. The topic is Navigating
the Terrain - The Place of Worship
Saturday, 2/17 5:00 pm - Vigil Mass, For Leo Joyce+
Sunday, 2/18
9-10:00 am Confession (Upper Church) 9:00 am - NO Religious Education Classes 10:30 am - Mass, For John Stein+
5:00 pm - Mass, For All Parishioners
Monday, 2/19 8:30 am - Mass, For Sue Higgins+ (Lower Church) 7:00 pm - NO Finding Faith/RCIA (Parish Center)
Tuesday, 2/20
Wednesday, 2/21 6:00 pm - Mass, For Carol Joyce+ (Lower Church)
7:00 pm - Light Weigh (Old Church)
Thursday, 2/22 8:15 am - Mass, For Joseph & Verna Whalen+ (Upper Church) 7:15 pm - Choir Rehearsal (Old Church)
Friday, 2/23 8:30 am - Mass, For Janet Meyer (Lower Church)
Saturday, 2/24 5:00 pm - Vigil Mass, For Mary Berman
Sunday, 2/25 9:00 am - Religious Education Classes WILL meet 10:30 pm - Mass, For Mary VanNorden+ 5:00 pm - Mass, For The People
Church and School Fellowship Events
APR 28 Annual Spring Gala, Thornblade CC
MAY 12 First Communion Mass, 10 am
MAY 15 Spring Concert and Talent Show
Religious Education
Religious Education classes meet on Sunday mornings, 9-10:15am in the school classrooms
for K5-grade 4.
We will NOT meet on February 18.
Mother Teresa House
Mother Teresa House is celebrating our ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY! We will have an OPEN HOUSE the weekend of Feb. 24-25.
Come early for Mass Sat Feb. 24, we will be open from 3:30-4:45 pm, or on Sunday Feb. 25, from 9-10 am, and again from 12-1 pm after Mass! Mother Teresa House is located at 110 James Drive, just up the hill be-hind the school. Walking is recommended as the distance is short and parking is limited.
Special Needs: Right now we have guests that need the following. If you can donate, please call (864) 412-7101.
Double bed, box springs and mattress, couch, rocking chair, car seat (toddler), crib, twin bed, table and chairs.
Parish Operating Financials
Needed each week $ 14,000.
Received for week ending 2/11 $ 12,636.
BAPTISM CLASS
There will be a Baptism class offered on Tuesday, February 20, at 7 pm in the Parish Center. If interested, please contact the Parish Office at (864) 422-1648.
Special Lent Services
Adoration Wednesdays 12-5:30 PM Lower Church
Stations of Wednesdays 5:30 PM Lower Church the Cross Fridays 2:30 PM Upper Church
Confession Wednesdays 4:30 PM Lower Church Sundays 9:00 AM, 4:00 PM Upper Church
Day of Mercy on March 14, Upper Church Confession 10:00AM - 5:00 PM
LENTEN FISH DINNERS
Friday nights during Lent (except Good Friday) at the Knights of Columbus Hall
762 Mauldin Road
Doors open at 6:00 pm and dinner is served around 6:30. Cost is $10 for adults, $6 for kids 6-12, kids under 6 are free. Family rate is $35.
Dinners include several varieties of fish, sides, dessert and tea or water. Cash bar is available. Hope to see you there!
Celebrate 30 Years of Real Love With Family Honor!
You are invited to help Family Honor celebrate our 30 years of service to families with a banquet on Saturday evening, March 24, at 6:30 pm at Cardinal Newman School in Columbia, SC. Keynote speaker will be Dr. John Grabowski, member of the Pontifical Council for the Family, professor at Catholic University of America and advisor to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family and Youth. Bishop Guglielmone will also attend, along with other special guests. There is no registration fee, although pre-registration is required and voluntary donations will be requested during the banquet. The mission of Family Honor, a non-profit organization, is to provide and promote a family-centered, Catholic approach to chastity education. For more information or to register for the banquet, go www.FamilyHonor.org and click the 30th Anniversary tab or call Brenda Cerkez at the Family Honor office: (803) 929-0858.
40 Days for Life began on Wednesday, February 14th and it concludes March 25th. It will be a time of prayer, fasting, and community outreach to bring about the end of abortion. You are encouraged to pray at home, at Church, in your car, anywhere you talk to God. Another place to pray is where abortions are carried out - the Greenville Women’s Clinic (1142
Grove Rd.). You can pray any day (8 AM-8 PM) of the week; however, OLR’s day is Thursday. If you are considering this calling, you can sign up on the web site www.40daysforlife.com/greenville. Contact Ingrid Ireland at (864) 329-0044 or Victoria Norris at 864-967-2713 for more information.
40 Days for Life - Please join us in prayer. To find out more and sign up to help please visit: www.40daysforlife.com/greenville and www.facebook.com/40daysgreenville or contact Ingrid Ireland at 864-329-0044. Help to spread the word to others about this important life-saving effort. Candlelight Vigil Thursday, March 8, 7:00 pm, public right-of-way Greenville Women's Clinic, 1142 Grove Road; praying the Rosary in different languages. Cam Nguyen will provide accordion accompaniment and Gary Dentremont will lead the singing. Parking is at the empty shops across the street from Piedmont Women's Center and at Grove Road Baptist Church.
Congratulations to the church's middle school girls’ basketball team which finished runner-up in their division. The team is comprised of OLR School students Elizabeth Chinn, Libby Cislo, Ava Del Collo, Emily Scott,
Hailyn Walker, and Megan Walsh along with OLR parishioners Stefany Abahazi and Kacie Commerford.
St. Patrick’s Dinner
The Knights of Columbus Council 1668 will be hosting
its annual St. Patrick's dinner on March 3, 2018 at their hall. A traditional meal of corned beef, colcannon
and vegetables will be served, and entertainment will be provided
by a live Irish band.
Members of the Knights will be available after Mass the weekend of February 24-25, to take reservations.
Fasting and Abstinence
Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are obligatory days of fasting and abstinence: fasting from age 18 until age 59, and abstinence from meat
from age 14 onwards. In addition, all Fridays during Lent are obligatory days of abstinence. When fasting, a person is permitted to eat one full
meal, as well as two smaller meals
St. Vincent de Paul Society
The St. Vincent de Paul Society would like to expand its ministry to visit the homebound and those confined to nursing homes. We need volunteers to visit on a weekly or biweekly basis. If you are able to volunteer for this important ministry, or if you know someone that is homebound or in a nursing home that would appreciate a visit from one of our members, please contact Victoria Norris at 864-517-4279 or at [email protected].
Church Office Closed
In honor of President’s Day, the church office will be closed on Monday, February 19, 2018
Fellowship of St. Joseph will meet on Wednesday evening, Feb. 21, in the Parish Center, following the 6:00 PM Mass.
A light supper will be provided, and men of all ages are invited.
A Secular Franciscan Lenten Retreat
Mother Cabrini Emerging Secular Franciscan Fraternity, with support from Our Lady of Good Counsel Fraternity in Greenville, will host a Lenten Retreat, “Conversion of the Heart.” The event will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018. Guest speaker will be Fr. Bob Menard, OFM, from St. Andrew’s Parish in Clemson.
