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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: 9:00AM - 1:00PM, Monday through Friday Fr. Dwight Longenecker Email: [email protected] School Office Phone: 864/277-5350 School Office Hours: 8:00AM - 3:30PM Monday-Friday Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:15PM Vigil Sunday 9:00AM 5:00pm Call Church Office or consult bulletin for Holy Day Schedule Daily Mass Schedule Monday 8:30AM Tuesday 8:30AM Wednesday 6:00PM Thursday 8:30AM Friday 9:00AM First Friday Adoration 9:00AM - 5:00PM; Mass at 8:00PM Quarterly Healing Masses offered as announced Confession Wednesday 4:45 - 5:45PM Saturday 4:00 - 5:00PM or by appointment Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday 4:45-5:45PM Benediction 5:45PM November 8, 2015 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary time Dear Brothers and Sisters, In a novel I was reading some time ago a little boy brought up as a Baptist is taken into a Catholic Church. He gasps in awe at the grandeur and the beauty of the church and asks his Catholic friend, “Why is it so beautiful?” His friend shrugs and replies, “I don’t know. Catholics just build beautiful churches.” As we see our new church rising I would like to re-print a series of letters I wrote a few years ago to explain the reasoning behind our new church. This will help remind our established parishioners and bring up to speed those who are new to our parish. In the Catholic tradition, the church building is not simply a place for people to meet. If that were the case, it would be fine to just buy an old supermarket and put seats in it and add a good sound system. For Catholics the church building is a ‘sermon in stone.’ It helps to preach in a solid, visual way what we believe about Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith. What should a Catholic Church teach about the faith? First that the faith is timeless. The church should therefore be solid and permanent. We should build churches that stand the test of time. They should be well constructed out of the best materials and with the best workmanship we can afford. Secondly, the church should ‘look Catholic.’ In other words, it should proclaim by its distinctiveness that it is not just an auditorium or a non Catholic place of worship. This is because we proclaim our Catholic faith with confidence and joy. A church building that ‘looks Catholic’ helps to do that. Thirdly, a Catholic Church should express continuity with the past while being practical for the present and future. A Catholic church that is only ‘old fashioned’ will just be a quaint museum piece, that speaks of a faith that is cold and dead and never changes. On the other hand, a Catholic church that is only modern or futuristic in design will soon be out of date and corny. It will speak of a church that is trendy and modern and transitory. Finally, a Catholic Church should be beautiful because our faith is beautiful. Our worship is a participation in the beautiful worship of heaven itself where all is beauty, truth and love. We should take time and expenditure to make the church beautiful and precious, true and lasting because our faith should be the most beautiful, precious, true, and lasting aspect of our lives. Your pastor, Fr. Longenecker Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church 3710 Augusta Rd. † Greenville, SC 29605
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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:
9:00AM - 1:00PM, Monday through Friday
Fr. Dwight Longenecker Email: [email protected]
School Office Phone: 864/277-5350 School Office Hours: 8:00AM - 3:30PM
Monday-Friday
Weekend Mass Schedule Saturday 5:15PM Vigil Sunday 9:00AM 5:00pm
Call Church Office or consult bulletin for Holy Day Schedule
Daily Mass Schedule Monday 8:30AM Tuesday 8:30AM Wednesday 6:00PM Thursday 8:30AM Friday 9:00AM First Friday Adoration 9:00AM -
5:00PM; Mass at 8:00PM Quarterly Healing Masses offered as announced
Confession Wednesday 4:45 - 5:45PM Saturday 4:00 - 5:00PM or by
appointment
Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday 4:45-5:45PM Benediction 5:45PM
November 8, 2015 Thirty-second Sunday in Ordinary time
Dear Brothers and Sisters, In a novel I was reading some time ago a little boy brought up as a Baptist is taken into a Catholic Church. He gasps in awe at the grandeur and the beauty of the church and asks his Catholic friend, “Why is it so beautiful?” His friend shrugs and replies, “I don’t know. Catholics just build beautiful churches.” As we see our new church rising I would like to re-print a series of letters I wrote a few years ago to explain the reasoning behind our new church. This will help remind our established parishioners and bring up to speed those who are new to our parish. In the Catholic tradition, the church building is not simply a place for people to meet. If that were the case, it would be fine to just buy an old supermarket and put seats in it and add a good sound system. For Catholics the church building is a ‘sermon in stone.’ It helps to preach in a solid, visual way what we believe about Jesus Christ and the Catholic faith. What should a Catholic Church teach about the faith? First that the faith is timeless. The church should therefore be solid and permanent. We should build churches that stand the test of time. They should be well constructed out of the best materials and with the best workmanship we can afford. Secondly, the church should ‘look Catholic.’ In other words, it should proclaim by its distinctiveness that it is not just an auditorium or a non Catholic place of worship. This is because we proclaim our Catholic faith with confidence and joy. A church building that ‘looks Catholic’ helps to do that. Thirdly, a Catholic Church should express continuity with the past while being practical for the present and future. A Catholic church that is only ‘old fashioned’ will just be a quaint museum piece, that speaks of a faith that is cold and dead and never changes. On the other hand, a Catholic church that is only modern or futuristic in design will soon be out of date and corny. It will speak of a church that is trendy and modern and transitory. Finally, a Catholic Church should be beautiful because our faith is beautiful. Our worship is a participation in the beautiful worship of heaven itself where all is beauty, truth and love. We should take time and expenditure to make the church beautiful and precious, true and lasting because our faith should be the most beautiful, precious, true, and lasting aspect of our lives. Your pastor, Fr. Longenecker
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church
3710 Augusta Rd. † Greenville, SC 29605
November 8, 2015
Ministries and
Committees
Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Parish Council
Ray Ireland................... 422-1648
Parish Finance Council
Robert Van Norden ..... 422-1648
School Board
Joseph Del Collo .......... 901-8648
Jr. High Youth Group
TBD .............................. 422-1648
High School Youth Group (JPII)
Mikael McKinney ......... 238-2432
Music Director
Rahab Rice………………..483-2311
Evangelization
Tommy Smith .............. 422-1648
Deacon Raymond Perham
Bereavement
Marianne Novak ........... 244-7311
Prison Ministry
Dcn. Ray Perham ......... 422-1648
St. Martha’s Guild
Tricia Cislo ................... 422-1648
Victim Assistance Coordinator
Louisa Storen, LSW800-921-8122
Baptism Preparation
Katie Orbon ……………….422-1648
Deacon Richard Ballard
EMOHC
Marie White .................. 277-6449
Lectors
Dcn. Richard Ballard .. 422-1648
Ushers
Greg Moman ............. 297-7016
Altar Servers
Pat Mohr ...................... 609-9747
Welcoming Committee
Dcn. Richard Ballard... 422-1648
Knights of Columbus
Jeff Crouch….. …………..430-0938
Nick Hine
Pastoral Counseling
Dcn. Richard Ballard…..422-1648
Marriage Preparation
Dcn. Richard Ballard ...422-1648
Respect Life
Victoria Norris …………..967-2713
Safe Environment Coordinator
Dcn. Richard Ballard…..422-1648
Deacon Ron Meyer
St. Vincent de Paul
Janet Degres………………298-8002
Homebound/Shut Ins
Chris & Suzie Kilian….....422-1648
Pastoral Staff Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Parish Priest
Deacon Raymond Perham Deacon Richard Ballard, STM, D. Min., Pastoral Associate
[email protected] Deacon Ron Meyer
Parish Office—864-422-1648 OLR School—864-277-5350 Dir. of Faith Formation/Communication Katie Orbon School Principal Marianne Tully [email protected] [email protected] Organist/Choir Director Rahab Rice School Secretary Annette Danfy [email protected] [email protected] Youth Ministry Coordinator Mikael McKinney Director of Advancement & Enrollment [email protected] Christine Barr Parish Receptionist Beth Jones [email protected] [email protected]
Mass Intentions
Saturday, November 7—Sunday, November 15, 2015
Sat. 5:15 PM Agnelo Fernandes +& Allison Fernandes + Sun. 9:00AM Victor Cannizzaro + 5:00PM For All Parishioners Mon. 8:30AM Tue. 8:30AM Dcn. Charles Poole + Wed. 6:00PM Ronald Schiera + Thur. 8:30 AM Fri. 9:00 AM Sat. 5:15 PM The Morris Family Sun. 9:00AM Frank Walker + 5:00PM For All Parishioners
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Dale Amorosia, Glenn Amorosia, Barbara Andersen, Ruth Ballard, Laurie Bernard, Katherine Boyd, Will Busby, Megan Counihan, Tanya Czajka, Christy Dias, William Everingham, Regina Gombola, Larry & Cynthia Good, Teresa Gray, Phillip Greene, Lynn Holdsworth, Eileen Howard, Josephine E. S. Howard, Bethe Kitchen, William Lacy, Kenneth Landgrover, Cooper Landreph, John Loesch, Katherine Lowry, Mike McGrady, Charles Gary McLain, “Kat” Moman, Mrs. That Nguyen, Thien Pham, Andres Prestoza, Eric Provencher, Charlie Rooney, Nancy and Earl Smith, Teresa Squillace, Frank Striplin, Peter Stryker, Annette Sullivan, Tedrick Family, Marion Wallace, Mary Lou Whelan, Kayla Wiegand, Steve Wiltberger, Floyde Worthy and all those who are sick .
Financial Report
Weekend of November 1, 2015
Needed each week - $ 9,500 ** Received 10/25 - $ 9,698
Offertory Fiscal Year to Date Needed - $171,000 Received—$159,582 Capital Campaign Summary
Cost of New Church: $5,150,000
Cash Contributed: $3,882,820
Projected Pledge Payments:
$ 450,000
** This includes the amount that will be needed in the future to pay down the new church loan and maintain the new building.
-Friday, November 13, 6:00-8:00 pm OLR Book Fair Launch!
There will be games for the kids including ring toss, tic-tac-toe,
basketball, PTO door prizes, and much more! A $6 per person
book purchase gets you a slice of pizza and a drink. A $15 per
person book purchase or more gets you a Caricature by
Catherine! (kids only, please). Donate a Dollar get a Donut from
The Donut Experiment. (all proceeds go to OLR Catholic School!)
-The Book Fair will be open all weekend after each Mass,
November 14th and 15th. All are invited to come by and shop!
-The Book Fair will be open during the school days the week of
November 16th.
This is a great opportunity to shop for Christmas and
support OLR School at the same time!
High School Youth Group Meets after 5:00 Mass on Sundays 11/8—Regular Meeting 11/15—Regular Meeting 11/22—Regular Meeting
OLR School News +Don’t forget to order SCRIP cards for all of your daily
and holiday shopping! All you have to do is order gift cards from the SCRIP program for many retailers; grocery stores, restaurants, department stores, office supply stores, and many more. You purchase gift cards for retailers of your choice at face value and OLR school receives a percentage of that card’s worth. To purchase cards or if you have any questions, come by the SCRIP office after all weekend Masses. The office is located in the church building on the school side, enter from the exterior of the church.
+Make plans to celebrate Mass with our students. The following
classes will be participating in the 5:00 Mass on the following Sundays. November 8—3rd grade November 15—1st and 7th grades December 6—K5
Spiritual Adoption
Week 27— Baby now weighs about 2 1/2 pounds and
is a tad over 15 inches long from head to heel. His
muscles and lungs are continuing to
mature, and his head is growing bigger
to accommodate his brain, which is
busy developing billions of neurons.
With this rapid growth, it is no surprise
that your baby’s nutritional needs
reach their peak during this trimester.
-Classes for K5-6th grades will be held this Sunday, November 8, 10:30am. -The next meeting for Grades 7&8 will be Sunday, November 15, 6:00-8:00 in the Parish Center.
Confirmation Class of 2016 NEWS! -There will be a meeting for this year’s 8th graders and parents on November 8, 10:30 am in the Parish Center. Please attend to receive information about Confirmation 2016.
FELLOWSHIP OF ST. JOSEPH will meet on Saturday,
November 21, 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM in the social hall to discuss
Freedom of Religion and English Martyrs. All men of the parish are
invited. Build up your faith. Build up our parish. Build up our
witness. Come and join us!
CURSILLISTAS: Your Piedmont Deanery Ultreya will be
meeting on Thursday, November 19, at 7 PM In the Conner
Education Building at St Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in
Simpsonville. If you have any questions please contact Mark
Thompson at 864-630-0606. DE COLORES!
Important Parish Dates! SVdP will have its monthly
meeting November 8 after the
9:00 Mass.
St. Martha’s Guild News
The next St. Martha’s Guild meeting will be October 15 after the 9:00 Mass.
Don’t forget to place your SMG pie order this weekend! Also Advent candles for sale, $7/set.
Mark your calendars for the Annual OLR Christmas Breakfast and Chinese Auction on December 6, following the 9:00 Mass. The requested donation is $4/person with a max of $20/family.
See the fliers by the side door or contact the parish
office if you are interested in more information
about the Poland Divine Mercy Pilgrimage
scheduled for April 18-26, 2016.
Learn about the Creighton Model FertilityCare System and NaProTechnology. Couples can plan and space their children effectively with ease using modern natural methods of family planning. Modern natural methods of family planning are effective to avoid pregnancy as any other method of family planning, respects life from the moment of
conception, and is a healthy alternative for health-conscious women.
Creighton Model FertilityCare Services featuring NaProTechnology also offer couples who are experiencing infertility the hope of achieving pregnancy while following the teachings of the church. Below are a few upcoming introductory sessions: November 12 - St. Joseph (Columbia) registration required - 7:00pm November 12 - St. Francis Hospital - eastside Rm 301 (Greenville) - 7:00pm November 14 - St. Andrew (Myrtle Beach) registration required - 10:00am November 16 - St. Mary Magdalene (Simpsonville) - 7:00pm November 19 - St. Anthony (Greenville) - 7:00pm November 20 - Catholic Charities (1427 Pickens, Columbia) - 5:30pm Don't see your parish or location? Want more information or need to register? Please contact Kelli Ball, Diocesan NFP Coordinator, at [email protected] or 803-807-0158.
A personal Hotspot was found in the Gym following the Fall Festival. Please call the school office (864-277-5350) to claim it. There is a Lost & Found basket under the table by the side door. Please claim your items by December 1. All unclaimed items will be donated to a good cause.
November Construction Activities
For anyone coming on campus, it is
clear that the steel erection has begun.
It will continue for most of November.
Some of the concrete floor slabs are
scheduled to be poured but the weather
could have significant impact on this construction activity. Some of
the roof trusses and decking may be installed towards the end of
the month.
Meanwhile, restoration of the Stations of the Cross and Stained
Glass windows is underway. Final color selections for the floor
will be made at the beginning of the month. Other artists and
craftsmen are working on interior and exterior ornamentation .
