Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church

3710 Augusta Rd. † Greenville, SC 29605

Church Office Phone (864) 422-1648

Email: olr@charlestondiocese.org

Website: olrgreenville.com

Church Office Hours 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Monday - Friday

Fr. Dwight Longenecker dlongenecker@charlestondiocese.org

Fr. Richard Ballard rballard@charlestondiocese.org

School Office Hours 8:00 am - 3:30 pm, Monday - Friday School Office Phone: 864-277-5350

Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:00 pm Anticipated Sunday 10:30 am, 5:00 pm

Call Parish Office or consult bulletin for Holy Day Schedule

Daily Mass Schedule Monday 8:30 am Lower Church

Tuesday 12:00 pm Lower Church

Wednesday 6:00 pm Lower Church Thursday 10:00 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 - 5:00 pm

On school days the Upper Church will be open for private prayer

8:00 am - 3:00 pm

February 23, 2020 Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Brothers and Sisters, The apostolic ministry of Christ’s church is delivered to the world through the faithful ministry of the Bishops and Priests, but they are assisted by the Holy Deacons and the whole people of God. Deacons were appointed by the Apostles to assist them in their ministry. They were appointed to help teach the faith and to minister to the needy. For many centuries the ministry of the diaconate had died out, but at the Second Vatican Council it was rejuvenated and we are now served by many excel-lent men who have been called to this service. They serve well, but we could use some more! If you have ever felt called to the ministry of deacon please come and let’s talk! Christ’s ministry in the world is not limited to men who are ordained. The faithful serve Christ and his church as religious sisters, brothers and conse-crated laypeople. In addition to the religious, all of the baptized are called to share in this ministry. The New Testament speaks of the “priesthood of all believers”. By this phrase St. Paul did not mean that every Christian is a priest. Instead, he meant that every Christian shares, in some extent, in the priestly calling. Priests forgive formally and sacramentally. All the baptized are called to live a life of forgiveness and reconciliation in the world. Priests preach the word formally and sacramentally. All the baptized are called to preach the joyful gospel of Christ in their words and works. Priests are called to formally take authority over evil in the world. All the baptized are called to share in the spiritual battle and engage with Satan in the great war for souls. Priests administer the sacrament of healing. All the baptized are called to be a healing, reconciling and forgiving presence in the world. The people of God are “a priestly people” and the whole church operates in the world corporately in a priestly fashion. Each of us in our own calling, and all of us as the Body of Christ are like yeast in the dough or salt in the casserole. We are there to spice things up, bring life to this tired old world and point the way to heaven. As Christ’s priestly presence in the world, the church lives authoritatively and serves as a light in the darkness…a city set on the hill which cannot be hidden. Your Pastor, Fr. Longenecker

Pastoral Staff

Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Pastor dlongenecker@charlestondiocese.org

Fr. Richard Ballard, Parochial Vicar rballard@charlestondiocese.org

Deacon Mike Bannio Deacon Ed Case

Deacon Raymond Perham

Parish Office (864) 422-1648

OLR School (864) 277-5350

Director of Music Massimo Scapin, mscapin@charlestondiocese.org

Director of Faith Formation Katie Orbon, korbon@charlestondiocese.org

Director of Communications Donna Craft, dcraft@charlestondiocese.org

Headmaster Tommy Curtin, thomas.curtin@olrschool.net

Director of Advancement & Enrollment Christine Barr, christine.barr@olrschool.net

School Business Manager Martha Mahan, martha.mahan@olrschool.net

Youth Ministry Coordinator Mikael McKinney, mmckinney@charlestondiocese.org

Parish Receptionist Beth Jones, ejones@charlestondiocese.org

Director of Outreach Chris Loewer, cloewer@charlestondiocese.org

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Confession and Mass on Monday through Friday are held in LOWER Church

Confession and Mass on Saturday and Sunday are held in UPPER Church

unless noted otherwise

Saturday, 2/22 5:00 pm - Anticipated Mass, For Kathy Neale+

Sunday, 2/23

9:00 am - Confession 10:30 pm - Mass, For Cary Kearns+ 5:00 pm - For The People

Monday, 2/24 8:30 am - Mass, For The Miros Family

Tuesday, 2/25 12:00 pm - Mass, For Ana Cotor+

Wednesday, 2/26 4:30 pm - Confession 6:00 pm - Mass, For

Thursday, 2/27 UPPER CHURCH

10:00 AM - Mass, For Jacquelyn Bricco+

Friday, 2/28 8:30 AM - Mass, For Joseph Lennon

Saturday, 2/29 5:00 pm - Anticipated Mass, For Fr. Robert Falabella

Sunday, 3/1 9:00 am - Confession 10:30 am - Mass, For The People 5:00 pm - Mass, For Joe & Julie Kruk+

Parish Operating Financials

Needed each week $ 15,500.

Received week of 2/16 $ 15,722.

6 Week LENTEN Course With Fr. Longenecker

“THE WILDERNESS JOURNEY: SEEING GOD IN SUFFERING”

March 1 Abraham – Promise and Disappointment

March 8 Joseph – Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

March 15 Moses – When God Uses Bad People

March 22 Elijah – Persecution and Providence

March 29 John the Baptist – the Mystery of Martyrdom

April 5 St. Paul – Taking Up the Cross

Sundays from 8:45am – 10:00 am in Guadalupe Hall Coffee and light continental breakfast provided

ASH WEDNESDAY Feb. 26, 2020

In Upper Church

A Day of Fast and Abstinence

10:00 am Mass with Distribution of Ashes

11:00 am - 5:45 pm Adoration

4:30 pm Confessions

5:45 pm Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

6:00 pm Mass with Distribution of Ashes

Middle School Youth Group

Middle School Youth Group meets in Guadalupe Hall on Sunday evenings,

after the 5pm Mass. Our next meeting will be on March 1, discussing

“Museum: Is It Reasonable to Believe That God Exists?”

High School Youth Group

Meets 6-8 pm on Sundays in the Cafeteria.

FEB. 23 “Lent”

SCHOOL NEWS

FEB. 26 Ash Wednesday MASS

MAR. 7 Clean Up Day, 8am - 2pm We need help with fallen tree

branches, stump grinding and tree trimming. We need hedges clipped and windows and ledges cleaned. We also need others to sort books in the library. FREE donuts and pizza. Come and get your service hours.

Spiritual Adoption

WEEK 22: Rapid eye movements begin for Baby. Babies born prematurely at this time have a very good chance of survival. Your baby's heart began pumping seventeen weeks ago and he began breathing thirteen weeks ago.

40 Days for Life Kickoff Rally! On Feb. 26, Ash Wednesday evening, at 7 pm, our Kickoff Rally will be held at the Pied-mont Women’s Center (PWC) parking lot. Speakers from Cross Roads Pregnancy Center and Sidewalk Advocates for Life will join us in prayer, music and inspiration. Please park at empty shops next door to the PWC or at Grove Road Baptist Church. Feel free to bring lawn chairs. For info call 864-329-0044.

40 Days for Life Lenten Signups: One can still sign up to pray at the Greenville Women’s Clinic abortuary at 1142 Grove Road. For more info, please call Valerie at 864-297-8838 or Judy 864-506-0964.

“Night for Life” Free Event with speaker Abby Johnson will be held to benefit the Piedmont Women’s Center on Thurs., March 5th, at the Founder’s Memorial Amphitorium of Bob Jones University, 1700 Wade Hampton Blvd. This is a free event open to the public. For more info, call 864-244-1434 or go to: https://piedmontwomenscenter.org/nightforlife/.

St. Martha’s Book Club meets on the first Monday of each month in Guadalupe Hall

from 12:30-2:00 pm All parishioners are welcome.

On Monday, March 2, we will be discussing The First Phone Call from Heaven by Mitch Albom

On Monday, April 6, we will be discussing Still Me by Christopher Reeve

Both books can be obtained at the Greenville Library System.

MOTHER TERESA HOUSE

"Love is a one-way street. It always moves away from self in the direction of the other. Love is the ultimate gift of our selves to others. When we stop giving we stop loving, when we stop loving we stop growing, and unless we grow we will never attain personal fulfillment; we will never open out to receive the life of God. It is through love we encounter God.” Mother Teresa

May we always give, so we may love, so we may encounter Him.

Chris Loewer, cloewer@charlestondiocese.org MTH - (864) 412-7101

This Lenten Season take a step closer to the Lord.

It’s a great time to join the OLR Choir!

Practices are Sunday mornings at 9 a.m. and (if need be) Thursday evenings 7:15-9 p.m.

SPECIAL COLLECTION

This weekend (Feb. 23) the 2nd Collection will be for our OLR school.

For parishioners unable to attend the Annual Gala, this is an opportunity

to make a donation.

Please use the basket located in the Narthex.

Please note . . .

During the Sundays in Lent, Confession times will be 3:30 - 4:30pm instead of 9am, in Upper Church.

DON’T MISS THIS . . .

Sunday, MARCH 1, will be our next “First Sunday Ministry Reception” featuring KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS.

See you at Guadalupe Hall, after the 10:30am Mass

Light refreshments and great fellowship!

(864) 232-1800

511 S. Pleasantburg Dr.

OLR Parishioners

Saad Manios and Associates, LLC 1249 South Pleasantburg Dr. Greenville, SC

(864) 277-9600 OLR PARISHIONERS

Compilations and Reviews • Tax Return Services Business and Tax Advisory Services

Payroll Services • Bookkeeping

Jerry T. Saad, CPA • Louis G. Manios, PA • T. J. Saad, CPA Lisa D. McKiernan, CPA • Kelci W. Brazeal, CPA

Patricia M. Skenteris, CPA • Terra Ayers, CPA Tripp Bennett • Vicky Makkas

NEWS FROM AROUND OUR DIOCESE

“Please join the five dioceses of the Atlanta Province for the 17th Biennial Regional Stewardship Confer-ence on Saturday, March 14, 2020 from 8:30am – 4:00pm at the North Charleston Marriott. Learn all about the stewardship way of life! This conference will offer compelling and practical workshops, interactive forums, dynamic presentations, discussions, and plenty of networking opportunities.

To reserve your spot, go HERE. Questions may be directed to Anne Durney at

adurney@charlestondiocese.org.”

Calling All Women . . .

We have an exciting opportunity in our diocese to attend a Women's Conference. It is for all the women in our diocese--all ages, and all groups. This is a great way to begin Lent! This women's conference will be Saturday, February 29, in Green-ville, SC. It starts at 8:30 and ends with the Vigil Mass with the Bishop at 4:30. The keynote speaker is well-known dynamic speaker, author, and EWTN radio host, Teresa Tomeo. There is also time for Confession and Adoration, over 20 workshops, catered lunch, and vendors. For information, go here.

Rachel's Vineyard Weekend

Rachel's Vineyard weekend offers women and men who have had an abortion, or participated in one, a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental retreat where they can find spiritual healing and strength-ening of faith! March 20-22, 2020 in Greenville (English). For more information on retreats, please contact Christy 803-554-6088 Now is the time.

Human Trafficking

Greenville County has the 2nd highest rate of human trafficking in South Carolina. Learn the signs and protect your children.

Join us on Saturday, March 7, at 7pm at Prince of Peace Catholic Church for an evening with Lt Governor Pamela Evette, Beth Messick (Executive Director for Jasmine Road, a Greenville-based nonprofit that works to heal, empower and employ victims of sex trafficking) and Sgt. Mike Rainey (Greenville County Sheriff's Of-fice) where you'll learn about human trafficking, how to protect your children, how to care for those impacted and more.

The evening will be catered by Jasmine Kitchen, run by former victims of human trafficking. And, there will be opportunities for question & answer. Prince of Peace Catholic Church is located at 1209 Brushy Creek Road, Taylors, South Carolina.

St. Rafka Maronite Catholic Church in Greer, SC will host Greek Master Iconographer Theodoros Papado-poulos to conduct a 6 day intensive course on Byzantine Iconography July 13-18. Participants will be conducted through the ancient egg tempera steps to create an Icon of The Virgin with the Christ Child. The cost is $685 which includes all materials needed. Please vis-it theodoreicons.com/sc to register or contact Aziza X Stansberry at: Stansberry.azizaX@gmail.com or call 864.506.1924.

FOR THE KAIROS PRISON MINISTRY March 7-11

We ask that everyone bake a few dozen cookies with no powdered sugar, icing, fruit or nuts and pack them by the dozen in a box (zip lock bags are not allowed in the prison).

Please pray over them while you bake and pack them.

Drop cookies off at the church before noon Wednesday March 11th.

Contact Tom Kenny for more information (864) 498-2319

The Knights of Columbus Co. 1668 will offer

LENTEN FISH DINNERS during the Fridays of Lent

beginning February 28, at McGivney Hall at 762 Mauldin Road.

Dinner will be served at 6:30.

Cost is $10 for adults, $6 for kids 12 and under, under 6 are free.

A special rate of $35 for families with more than 2 children.

Come enjoy food and fellowship during the Holy Lenten Season.