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St Mary’s Catholic Church
Greenville, South Carolina
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2 August 2020
Dear Friends in Christ,
Prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance are the cardinal or hinge virtues around which all other human virtues are grouped, and a life of virtue is essential to finding the happiness our hearts naturally crave. Last week I described prudence as the charioteer of the other virtues, and now we will look at the other three cardinal virtues as they are described in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Justice is the moral virtue that consists in the constant and firm will to give their due to God and neighbor. Justice toward God is called the virtue of religion, and justice toward men disposes one to respect the rights of each and to establish in human relationships the harmony that promotes equity with regard to persons and to the common good. The just man, often mentioned in the Sacred Scriptures, is distinguished by habitual right thinking and the uprightness of his conduct toward his neighbor. (CCC 1807)
Fortitude is the moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good. It strengthens the resolve to resist temptations and to overcome obstacles in the moral life. The virtue of fortitude enables one to conquer fear, even fear of death, and to face trials and persecutions. It disposes one even to renounce and sacrifice his life in defense of a just cause. (CCC 1808)
Temperance is the moral virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and provides balance in the use of created goods. It ensures the will’s mastery over instincts and keeps desires within the limits of what is honorable. The temperate person directs the sensitive appetites toward what is good and maintains a healthy discretion. Temperance disposes one to avoid whatever is base and to live a sober, upright, and godly life. (CCC 1809)
The cardinal virtues, like all human virtues, are acquired by education, by repeated good choices, and by an ongoing effort to forge a good character that moves us to cooperate with God’s grace with honesty and humility. These human virtues are no substitute for three theological virtues of faith, hope, and love that are poured into us at our Baptism as a free and unmerited gift by which alone we are justified by God’s grace. But the cultivation of human virtues is an essential task for anyone who wants to live a peaceful and well ordered life, particularly when we are confronted with political turmoil and danger to both personal health and public order.
SARS-CoV-2 will continue to spread, and the violence convulsing our cities will not abate on its own, thus requiring action to restore order. Our economic security is endangered by both of these forces, and it seems likely that we must live with this chaos for some time to come. Therefore, let prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance be our guides in the storm.
Father Newman
SAn Introduction to Catholicism
What is Catholicism?
Is the Catholic Faith in the Bible?
Did the Lord Jesus found the Catholic Church?
Our course called An Introduction to Catholicism is designed to answer
these and many other questions about the origins of Catholic
Christianity and the shape of Christian faith and life within the
Catholic Church.
The classes meet on Wednesday evenings from 6.30 to 7.30 pm from
Labor Day through Easter, and all are invited to come and discover what
it means to be a disciple of the Lord Jesus in His holy Catholic Church.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact T.J. Nielsen, at [email protected] or 864.679.4114.
Calendar of EventsMass Schedule & Intentions Meetings & Events ** Sunday, 2 August 2020 7.30 am @ Mayo Birch 9.00 am @ HP & Alice Hallas 11.00 am Pro populo 1.00 pm Spanish Mass
Sunday, 2 August 2020
Monday, 3 August 2020
7.00 am @ Carlos Jose Restrepo
Monday, 3 August 2020
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
7.00 am @ Ana Lucia Cordova & family
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Wednesday, 5 August 2020 7.00 am Charles & Shelby Gaschler
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
5.00-6.00 pm Holy Hour & Confessions (church)
Thursday, 6 August 2020
7.00 am Fr Jay Scott Newman (birthday)
Thursday, 6 August 2020
Friday, 7 August 2020
7.00 am Dcn Nestor & Vickie Acosta
Friday, 7 August 2020
Parish office closes at noon10.00 am Scripture Study Class
Saturday, 8 August 2020
5.00 pm St Thomas Aquinas Chapter of Lay Dominicans
Saturday, 8 August 2020
3.30-4.30 pm Confessions (church)
G - Gallivan Hall M - McGrady HallP - Pazdan Hall Dining Room
* All events in Sacred Heart Hall unless a location is listed.
Financial Report
Weekend of 25/26 July Needed 35,900 Received 33,210 Shortage 2,690
Poor Box 272
Offertory Year to Date Needed 143,600 Received 137,475 Shortage 6,125
Electronic Giving: If you want to have direct management of your Electronic Fund Transfer online, you can now do so through the “Make a Gift” link on the homepage of our website. For more information or if you have any questions please contact Jennifer Anderson at [email protected].
Our Solemn Mass at 11 am each Sunday is streamed live on our parish Facebook page and is available later as a recording on both our Facebook page and the parish YouTube channel.
Forward in FaithCapital Campaign$7 Million to Raise
2019 to 2023
Donations Received
Pledge Balance
Still to Go
2,330,436
1,277,099
3,392,464** Meetings and other assemblies are nowpermitted to resume on our campus.
Collection for 1/2 AugustSupport of the Parish & St Mary’s Capital Campaign
St Mary’s is sustained bythe generosity of our parishioners.
Parish News
Prayer RequestsPlease pray for all those who are hospitalized and for all those who are shut-ins, ill or recuperating at home, especially Paulina Cruz, Brett Gervais, Michael Pinto, Joseph & Sandy Srp, Marie-Therese Isidore, Carlton Carpenter, Jim Barber, Mauren Lukovic, Christine Tancrell, Celsea Patry, John Tyler, Hunter Conant, Ruth O’Rourke, Rafael Marquez, Lori Wylie, Kenneth & Nancy Tessier, Patricia O’Leary, Robert Brown, John Hever, Juliet Roy, Chris Papademitriou, Jeannine Harvey, Jim & Adair Andreasson, Ellen Plowden, Mary Lou Ferguson, Mary Stillmock, Chuck & Shelby Gaschler, Rose Mary Koski, Mary Berman, James Smith, Anna Deehan, Nancy Laliberty, Cole Henderson, Julie Birello and Fr Louis Marie Leonelli.
Requiescat in pacePlease pray for the repose of the soul of Norma Palms (mother of Lee Palms) and Edward Swift, Sr (father of Emily Haller), who died recently. We extend our prayers and sympathy to their family and friends.
Prayer For The Faithful DepartedEternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon them. May their souls, and all the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.
Parish Office Summer HoursThe parish office is operating on summer schedule:
9 am - 4 pm on Monday - Thursday9 am - noon on Friday
Parish ActivitiesAll parish activities can resume meeting on campus. If your group will return to its regular schedule please email both Vickie Acosta and Lisa Watkins in the parish office.
To reserve a meeting space: Vickie: [email protected]
To have your group added back to the bulletin calendar:
Lisa at [email protected]
Director of Catechesis and Congregational Care
St Mary’s has an opening for a new Director of Catechesis and Congregational Care. The full time staff member will work under the supervision of our Pastoral Associate, T.J. Nielsen, to coordinate the catechesis and sacramental preparation of the children in our parish who do not attend St Mary’s School. This person will also be responsible for several forms of service to the wider parish and provide staff support to both Fr Newman and T.J.
The preferred candidate for the position of Director of Catechesis and Congregational Care will be a practicing Catholic in full communion with the Church who has at least an undergraduate degree or equivalent professional training and relevant experience in a parish or other appropriate setting. This position is full time and benefits eligible, and all interested parties should send a letter and resume to Fr Newman at [email protected].
Holy Hour & ConfessionsThe Wednesday Holy Hour
will return on Wednesday 5 August.
Congratulations toRoss Frank Lordo and Emily L Dunn
who were married last weekend.
Welcome NewcomersWe welcome the following new members to our parish family: Drs Cory & Kimberly Shaffer, Dr & Mrs Robert Jones and Ms Erin Humphreys.
Streaming Mass in Gallivan Hall Anyone who wants to attend Mass at St Mary’s is welcome to do so, and Gallivan Hall will be open during every weekend Mass in July to provide plenty of room for everyone. Mass will be clearly visible and audible in Gallivan Hall thanks to our cinema screen and sound system, and the rest rooms to the left of the stage will be open.
Those who attend Mass in Gallivan Hall will be welcome to receive Holy Communion either by walking over to the church during the Communion Rite or by coming immediately after Mass and waiting in the center aisle for the priest or deacon to begin a second distribution of Communion. These two options will allow for the reception of Holy Communion without a crowd forming in the church.
Please note that every other pew will remain closed to allow for social distancing, and we continue to encourage strongly the wearing of a face mask and careful attention to hand washing and purifying to help reduce the spread of the virus. Our cry rooms remain closed because proper distancing is not possible in those spaces, and for now Confessions are being heard in the cry rooms on Saturday from 3.30 - 4.30 pm. The Wednesday afternoon Holy Hour will return on 5 August.
Finally, the dispensation from the Sunday obligation remains in force, which means that no one is required to attend Mass, even though all must find a way to keep the Lord’s Day holy, and the best way to do that is by joining in the sacred liturgy live-streamed on Sunday morning at 11 am. If you are at risk of the severe symptoms possible from exposure to SARS-CoV-2, then please stay home and join us in prayer remotely.
St Mary’s is online:Website https://smcgvl.org
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stmarysgvl/
YouTube Saint Mary’s Catholic Church Greenville, SC
Daily Mass Readings For the daily Mass readings,
visit http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/
Institute of Catholic Culture Lecture
Modern Apologetics:Explaining Christ to a Secular World
Father Robert Spitzer, SJ, PhD
Tuesdays 11 & 18 AugustDiscussion: 7.30 pm / Lecture: 8.00 pm
Register atInstituteOfCatholicCulture.org/events/modern-apologetics
Registration is free but required.
Event Description: How does one explain God and Jesus to an increasingly secular culture? Does science provide evidence for or against the existence of God? Is there any evidence for the historical reality of Jesus’ resurrection? In this two-part series, Father Spitzer will provide responses to these questions and other contemporary challenges to Christian belief.
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin MarySaturday 15 August is the feast of the Assumption. We will celebrate one Mass at 10.00 am.
Baptism ClassPrior to having a child baptized at Saint Mary’s, you must have been registered in the parish for at least six months, attending Sunday Mass each week, using the stewardship envelopes, and participating in the
life of the parish. Baptisms take place on Saturdays at 6.15 pm after the 5.00 pm Mass. Attending a Baptism Preparation Class is required and may be attended prior to the birth of your child. The next class is scheduled for Monday 24 August at 6.30 pm in Sacred Heart Hall. Pre-registration in the church office is required. For questions, contact T.J. Nielsen at 864.679.4114 or [email protected].
Mass Intentions To schedule a Mass intention, contact Vickie Acosta at 864.271.8422 or [email protected].
AmazonSmileSign into your Amazon account, and select St Mary’s Catholic School as your organization of choice. Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products. You use the same account on Amazon.com and AmazonSmile.
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/57-0426237
Mobile Clean of Heart Shower MinistryMobile Clean of Heart shower ministry is up and running here in Greenville. In order to provide the best experience for the homeless people we serve, we are looking for donations of various toiletries and
other shower-related items. You may either drop them off at our Catholic Charities office at 2300 Old Buncombe Rd when our pantry is open Tuesdays and Thursdays 12-3 or use the Amazon wish list link below. Please designate that you are a St Mary’s parishioner and choose the Catholic Charities – Piedmont address at checkout. In addition, please include your name or ‘Anonymous’. Thank you.
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1M8C467DC7G38?ref_=wl_share
If you have any questions, please contact Gracie Ortiz, Catholic Charities Regional Coordinator for the Upstate, at 864.331.2626 and [email protected].
PERPETUAL
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION
Prince of Peace“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” Matthew 11.28
Prince of Peace will be re-establishing Perpetual Eucharistic Adoration in their Chapel of Christ the King on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, 19 June, Friday, after the 7.00 am Mass. We need your help to cover the remaining hours so Our Lord will not be left alone. Please consider adopting one of these hours of need. To do so, contact Lisa Buss at [email protected] or call 864.508.7123.
Sunday 10 amTuesday 11 pm
Wednesday 2 pmThursday 12 am, 3 pm & 5 pm
Saturday 11 am & 1 pm
WCKI 1300 AMFor programming information, visit CatholicRadioinSC.com.
Donation Information
EFT DonationSt Mary’s offers Electronic Funds Transfer through the parish website as a way to automate your regular weekly offertory donation.
EFT donation options:Direct Debit Donation - automatically transfer funds from your checking or savings account.
Credit & Debit Card Donation - make offerings automatically on a pre-determined schedule using a credit or debit card.
Visit the ‘Make a Gift’ link onthe homepage of our parish website.
Mail-In Donation
Contributions can be mailedto the parish office:
St Mary’s Catholic Church111 Hampton AvenueGreenville, SC 29601
Thank you for your generosity and support.
Formed.org Online resources are available to every member of our parish through a program called Formed. Register at Formed.org using our parish code: 8B7VRM.
Bulletin Submissions The deadline for items is 12 days prior to the bulletin date. To submit items for the e-bulletin, contact Lisa at [email protected].
Father Jay Scott Newman, VFPastor of St Mary’s [email protected]
Father Jonathan DuncanChaplain to St Joseph’s Catholic [email protected]
Father Bartholomew Leon Administrator of St Rafka [email protected]
Assisting Priests
Permanent Deacons
Vickie Acosta Executive Assistant to the [email protected]
Jennifer AndersonDirector of Finance and Human [email protected]
Arlen [email protected]
Jaime EscobarDirector of [email protected]
Timothy NielsenPastoral [email protected]
Staff
Father Orlando CheverríaParochial [email protected]
Chris OrtizDirector of Youth [email protected]
Pat PerkinsDirector of [email protected]
David [email protected]
Lisa Watkins Director of [email protected]
Deacon John [email protected]
Deacon Joe [email protected]
Deacon George [email protected]
Deacon Tom [email protected]
Deacon Nestor [email protected]
Deacon Clark [email protected]
Deacon Diego [email protected]
Deacon Alex [email protected]