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Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church
3710 Augusta Rd. † Greenville, SC 29605
Church Office Phone (864) 422-1648
Email: [email protected]
Website: olrgreenville.com
Church Office Hours 9:00 am - 1:00 pm, Mon/Wed/Friday
Fr. Dwight Longenecker [email protected]
Fr. Richard Ballard [email protected]
School Office Hours 8:00 am - 3:00 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 Tuesday 12:00 pm Wednesday 6:00 pm Thursday 10:00 am Friday 10:00 am
Confession in Lower Church
See COVID-19 Protocols HERE
Wednesday 12:00-5:30 pm Sunday 9:00-10:00 am
Eucharistic Adoration in Upper Church
See COVID-19 Protocols HERE
Wednesday 4:00-5:45 pm First Friday 10:45 am-5:00 pm
October 4, 2020 Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Dear Brothers and Sisters, This weekend is the second weekend of our annual parish steward-ship campaign . . . except this year we are changing course to focus on our obligations to the Bishop’s Bicentennial Appeal. This appeal is to raise over $60m for the ministry of the Diocese of Charleston in the years to come. Bishop Guglielmone has set up a separate fund for the collection and dispersion of funds, so the reve-nue collected will go to the special causes of education, evangeliza-tion, vocations and work with the needy across South Carolina. You have probably heard that 50% of your gift returns to Our Lady of the Rosary parish. The way it works is that we ask you to make a pledge next Sunday. As you pay off the pledge, the diocese sends 50% of your gift back to the parish. We have decided to use these extra funds to further the work of Mother Teresa House—our referral center for the needy in this part of Greenville. Greenville is a very generous and Christian town, but most of the charities and assistance centers are in West Greenville and down-town. This is despite the fact that our area of Greenville has been proven to be the most needy—with residential poverty, transient pov-erty along I-85, and rural poverty on the other side of the highway. Chris Loewer is the director of Mother Teresa House. He is working hard with all the other charities in Greenville to make connections and put the needy in our area in touch with the whole range of services to help them get back on their feet. This is challenging and sometimes discouraging work, and Chris is doing a magnificent job. He will be speaking about his work at the Masses this weekend. I hope you will make a generous pledge to the Bishop’s Bicentennial Appeal knowing that this helps the work of the Catholic Church across the state, but also gives a big boost to our work here in the area around our campus. If you have any questions about how to make your pledge or pay your pledge please be in touch with Beth Jones in the parish office. She and Donna Craft will assist you with all the practicalities. Your Pastor, Fr. Longenecker
Pastoral Staff
Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Pastor [email protected]
Fr. Richard Ballard, Parochial Vicar [email protected]
Deacon Mike Bannio [email protected]
Ray Perham, Deacon Emeritus
Parish Office (864) 422-1648
OLR School (864) 277-5350
Director of Faith Formation Katie Orbon, [email protected]
Parish Receptionist Beth Jones, [email protected]
Director of Communications Donna Craft, [email protected]
Headmaster Tommy Curtin, [email protected]
Director of Advancement & Enrollment Christine Barr, [email protected]
School Business Manager Martha Mahan, [email protected]
Director of Outreach Chris Loewer, [email protected]
Youth Ministry Coordinator Mikael McKinney, [email protected]
Saturday, 10/3 5:00 pm - Anticipated Mass, For Cole Fesler
Sunday, 10/4 9:00 am - Confession (Lower Church) 10:30 am - Mass, For Frank Walker+ 5:00 pm - Mass, For The People
Monday, 10/5 8:30 am - Mass
Tuesday, 10/6 12:00 pm - Mass
Wednesday, 10/7
4:30 pm - Confession (Lower Church) 4:00-5:45 pm - Eucharistic Adoration 5:45 pm - Benediction 6:00 pm - Mass
Thursday, 10/8 10:00 am - Mass
Friday, 10/9 10:00 am - Mass, For Deanne Rogers
Saturday, 10/10 5:00 pm - Anticipated Mass, For Jake Reinstein
Sunday, 10/11 9:00 am - Confession (Lower Church) 10:30 am - Mass, For Adelaide Fletcher+ 5:00 pm - Mass, For The People
Parish Operating Financials
Needed each week $ 16,000.
Received week of 9/27 $ 13,471.
CATHOLIC VOTING
The Diocese of Charleston has provided a
Voter Guide for Catholics. This is a great
resource that can be viewed HERE. There
are also print copies in the Narthex.
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OLR ROSARY CAMPAIGNS: With 40 Days for Life’s Fall Campaign beginning next week, we ask all who are praying
their rosaries to please add “A successful 40 Days for Life campaign” to your rosary intentions.
Religious Education - Sacramental Preparation
for 1st and 2nd Grade Students
Classes will be held on Sunday mornings from 9:00-10:00AM in Guadalupe Hall, beginning October 11, 2020.
Registration forms are available at the OLR website HERE.
BULLETIN PRAYER REQUESTS
If you or a loved one are listed on our OLR prayer request list, please take a minute to contact us at the parish office if your status
has changed and you wish to have your name removed. Thank you.
MOTHER TERESA HOUSE
Please remember to pray for and support the ministry of the Mother Teresa House.
Chris Loewer, [email protected] (864) 412-7101
High School Youth Group Meets 6-8 pm on Sundays in the GYM.
OCT. 4 Regular Meeting Please bring a mask
Middle School Youth Group
Our face to face meetings have not yet been scheduled. For information and to
register your child, please contact Katie Orbon at [email protected]
SCHOOL NEWS
OCT 9 NOON DISMISSAL OCT 10 Downtown Greenville Rosary Rally - 12:00 pm OCT 12 NO SCHOOL - Columbus Day OCT 31 Trunk or Treat in the Upper Church parking lot 1-4 pm
RCIA
Would you like to know more about the Catholic Church? Are you or someone you know interested in becoming Catholic? Are you a current Catholic seeking more infor-mation about the teachings and traditions of the Church? Please join us for classes on Wednesday evenings from 7:30PM - 8:30PM. We will meet online via Zoom. For more information, email Katie Orbon at [email protected].
OCT 7 God’s Initiative in Human History/Salvation History
2020 Voting Deadlines
To register online to vote is Sunday, OCT. 4 Register by mail to vote (postmarked by) Monday, OCT. 5 To request a ballot by mail is (received by) Friday, OCT. 30
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3
For county voter registration, address changes and absentee ballots:
Greenville - [email protected], [email protected]
Spartanburg - [email protected]
Pickens - http://pickenselections.org/absentee-voting, http://pickenselections.org/voter-registration/
Laurens - [email protected]
CONFIRMATION NEWS
In keeping with diocesan guidelines, OLR implements a two-year program to prepare for Confir-mation. The first year of the program con-sists in participation in religion classes at school (OLR, St. Joseph’s, etc.), or a parish religious education program. In addition to the same requirements as the first year,
Confirmation candidates attend a series of additional classes and activities. At OLR, the sacrament of Confir-mation is administered in the Spring of 8th grade. A requirement is participation in the Real Love & Real Life Program presented by Family Honor. This year, the program will be presented via webinar. It is for 8th graders, but 7th and 9th graders are also allowed to at-tend. If you would like your 7th grader to attend, they will not be required to attend as 8th graders.
The Real Love & Real Life Program consists of five sessions, presented via webinar this Fall
beginning Oct. 26, 2020. Go here to register.
Bishop’s Bicentennial Appeal
PLEDGE SUNDAY OCTOBER 11
We will conclude our obligation to the Bishop’s Bicentennial Appeal on Oct. 11. This is a direct appeal to you as members of his flock to further the work of the Lord at the diocesan level. 50% of your gifts will return to the parish and will be designated to the work of Mother Teresa House. Go HERE for information. There are also print brochures available in the Narthex.
We are very pleased to welcome Mr. Alan Montgomery as our new organist and choirmaster. Alan is a very talented young musician who was educated in England and at the Juilliard School in New York.
Next Sunday-October 11, after the 10:30 Mass in the Guadalupe Hall we will have a meeting to discuss the ways forward for the music program at OLR. For various reasons, including the COVID pandemic, the music program needs to be built up again, and this gives us the opportunity to explore fresh ideas and directions.
Everyone who is interested in our worship at OLR is welcome to attend. Especially, we would like you to come if you have been a choir member and would consider being part of the music program at OLR.
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NEWS
8th Annual Marian Eucharistic Conference
Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure we are following the protective measures of social distancing,
our 8th Marian Eucharistic Conference. will be a FREE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE; however, everyone needs to register to receive a log-in code
to participate. The conference will be held Saturday-Sunday,
October 24-25 in Greenville, SC.
For more information, or to register, go to www.meconferencesc.net
PUBLIC SQUARE ROSARY RALLY On SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, at 12:00 pm a Rosary will be prayed outside at the Peace Center in downtown Greenville. It
will be offered in conjunction with more than 20,000 Rosary rallies across the USA, under the guidelines of America Needs Fatima. The Rosary will also be offered for 40 Days for Life. Everyone is invited to participate in this wonderful opportunity to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary, and ask her to intercede for
us, asking God’s mercy on this great country.
Join other Upstate Christians to take part in our local 40 Days for Life campaign, through Nov. 1. Prayer, fasting, and public vigil at the abor-tion facility are key components.
Fasting is one’s own sacrifice like giving up a favorite food, tv show, sports game, etc. daily. Those participat-ing are asked to sign a promise to conduct themselves in a peaceful, respectful manner.
40 Days for Life’s Campaign Vigil continues to run 24 hours/6 days a week on the public right-of-way outside Greenville Women’s Clinic, 1142 Grove Road. You can sign up for a daytime hour on Thursdays (OLR’s desig-nated day) HERE, or call Ingrid at 864-329-0044.
LIFE CHAIN - SUNDAY, OCT 4, 2:30 - 3:30 pm – Life Chain is a peaceful and prayerful public witness along Woodruff Road (rain or shine) of pro-life individuals standing for 1 hour praying for our nation and for an end to abortion. Respect Life signs are distributed and are a visual statement of solidarity by the Christian community that abortion kills children and that the Church supports the sanctity of human life from the moment of concep-tion until natural death. OLR is assigned the grassy are-as in front of Whole Foods and Cracker Barrel. Please pick up your signs for both locations at Whole Foods parking lot beginning at 2:00 pm. If praying in front of Cracker Barrel, you may then drive over there and park in the area by Drury Inn. Access to Woodruff Rd. is by way of the sidewalk. Guidelines are to stand at a mini-mum 10 feet apart. Call Ingrid 864-329-0044.