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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 5:00 PM Vigil Sunday 10:30 AM 5:00 PM
Call Church Office or consult bulletin for Holy Day Schedule
Daily Mass Schedule Monday 8:30AM Wednesday 6:00PM Thursday 8:30AM Friday 9:00AM
Confession Sunday 9:00—10:00 AM Wednesday 4:30 - 5:30PM Or by appointment
Eucharistic Adoration Wednesday 3:00—5:45PM First Friday 10:00 AM—2:45PM On school days the Upper Church and
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
May 7, 2017 Fourth Sunday of Easter
Dear Brothers and Sisters, We have considered those who deny the Resurrection by suggesting it is just a nice made up story. Then we considered those who said Jesus didn’t really die on the cross--it was somebody else, or he just passed out and then came to again. All of these theories don’t hold water. This brings us to the next category of those who deny the Resurrection: Those who say that Jesus of Nazareth really did die, but something happened to his body and so his disciples started to believe what they wished was true: that their friend had risen from the dead. One scholar supposes that Jesus’ body disappeared because it was abandoned or hurriedly buried in a shallow grave and the dogs ate it. But we know that it was very important to the Jews to bury their dead respectfully, and we have the evidence that Jesus’ body was buried in a particular person’s tomb (who would have served as witness if it hadn’t happened that way). Furthermore, we have to remember that Jesus’ enemies were concerned that his disciples would steal the body so they demanded that a Roman guard be set up. If the body wasn’t buried why did they demand a guard at the tomb? Others say the disciples stole the body. For this to be true we have to believe that the twelve men who fled in terror and denied their friend (lest they too would be tortured and crucified) suddenly not only found their courage, but they got together, planned a heist, crept out at night, overpowered the Roman guards at the tomb, and stole the body away? Why would they have done this in the first place? Because they wanted to fake a resurrection? They were as surprised by the Resurrection as anyone else. The New Testament account is very clear. Here are people who are telling the truth, even about awkward facts not instantly advantageous to their claims. They genuinely believe Christ was risen, they do not come across as people who lie about a body that they know perfectly well was stolen or eaten by dogs. For the rest of their lives (right through to their torture and execution), the apostles behaved like men utterly convinced that they had met the Risen Christ. Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Your Parish Priest, Fr. Longenecker
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Ministries and
Committees
Fr. Dwight Longenecker
Parish Council
Jennifer Brank .............. 422-1648
Parish Finance Council
Robert Van Norden ...... 422-1648
School Board
Joseph Del Collo .......... 901-8648
Middle School Youth Group
Brian Hansen ................ 517-6783
High School Youth Group (JPII)
Mikael McKinney ........ 238-2432
Music Director
Rahab Rice………………..483-2311
Evangelization
Tommy Smith ............... 422-1648
Deacon Raymond Perham
Bereavement
Joan Macalka ................ 297-1539
Cheryl Bever…………...…277-7492
Prison Ministry
Dcn. Ray Perham .......... 422-1648
Victim Assistance Coordinator
Louisa Storen, LSW800-921-8122
Baptism Preparation
Dcn. Ray Perham.……….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
Pauline Bellavance…….…422-1648
Homebound/Shut Ins
Shawna Fesler………….....422-1648
Pastoral Staff Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Pastor
Deacon Raymond Perham Deacon Richard Ballard, D. Min., LPC, Pastoral Associate
Deacon Ron Meyer Deacon Ed Case
Deacon Mike Bannio
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, May 6—Sunday, May 14, 2017
Sat. 5:00 PM Sister Agnes Maria of St. John, OP Sun. 10:30 AM Frank Walker + 5:00 PM For All Parishioners Mon. 8:30AM Scott Mengay + Wed. 6:00PM Sue Higins + Thur. 8:30 AM Wanda DeLegge + Fri. 9:00 AM Sat. 5:00 PM For All Parishioners Sun. 10:30AM Katie O’Brien Vogg + 5:00 PM Patrick Flynn +
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Dale Amorosia, Barbara Andersen, Ruth Ballard, Virginia Bellew, Laurie Bernard, Sandra Brock, Annette Burgess, Will Busby, The Carson Family, Dcn. Ed Case, Ruby Clarke, Rose Cusumano, Megan Counihan, Christy Dias, William Everingham, Betsy Furman, Larry & Cynthia Good, Teresa Gray, Phillip Greene, Lynn Holdsworth, Harry Hominuk, Eileen Howard, Bethe Kitchen, William Lacy, Kenneth Landgrover, Cooper Landreph, John Loesch, Katherine Lowry, Patrick McCoy, Mike McGrady, Jan Meyer, Betty Mininni,“Kat” Moman, Mrs. That Nguyen, Linda Novak, Leah Parisi, Dcn. Ray Perham, Thien Pham, Andres Prestoza, Patrick Roberts, Charlie Rooney, Nancy and Earl Smith, Teresa Squillace, Frank Striplin, Peter Stryker, Annette Sullivan, Tedrick Family, Mary Lou Whelan, Kayla Wiegand, Steve Wiltberger, and all those who are sick .
Parish Operating Financials Needed each week $10,000 Received week ending 4/23/2017 $25,401
High School Youth Group Meets after 5:00 Mass on Sundays
May 7 – Regular Meeting May 14 – Regular Meeting May 21 – Regular Meeting
OLR School News
Choral Scholar auditions will be held May 9th, 3:15 pm, in the church. All students 3rd-8th grades who would like to be considered for a choral scholarship are invited to attend.
Religious Education classes (K5-8th grades) will meet Sunday, May 7th. This will be the last class of the year.
The next SVdP meeting will be held
June 11th, at Mother Teresa House
after the 10:30 am Mass. There will
be NO SVdP meeting in May.
Upcoming Second Collections for the Diocese of Charleston
May 7—Trinity Dome Collection May 14—Catholic Charities
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS MEETS EVERY WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 PM AT MOTHER TERESA HOUSE, LOCATED AT 110 JAMES DRIVE. ALL ARE WELCOME.
Adult Faith Exploration Classes
take place each Monday
7:00pm – 8:30pm in the Parish Center
Please see our website or call the
parish office for a list of classes.
If you have not had a chance to check out FORMED, please
take a moment to register and see what they have to offer.
• Visit formed.org with a web browser
• Click on Register (lower right of page)
• Enter Parish Access Code: 4DGFZV
• Enter your email and create a password .
• Enjoy and share with others locally!
Did you know that the church floral committee is not only about arranging flowers? We are in need of people who would be willing to join our Liturgical Decorating Committee to help care for the flowers and plants in the church as well as assist with setting up the church for holy days and liturgical celebrations. If you are interested in finding out more about how you can help call the church office or Mary at 297-1941 or 787-6697.
Confirmation Preparation 2017
May 7—3:00-5:00 pm—Class in Parish Center May 20—5:00 pm—Mass & Dinner for Candidates and Sponsors
Upcoming Mass times updates Friday, May 12th, there will be a Communion Service while Fr. Longenecker is in Italy. Friday, May 19th, Mass will be at 8:30 am to allow the school children to attend Mass before the school’s Field Day.
It is time for VBS at OLR June 12-16, 2017
and we need YOU!!
We need volunteers to help that week, with pre-VBS preparations,
and much, much more! If you would like to help in ANY way contact the church office,
864-422-1648, or [email protected] .
Please see the board of needed items in the Narthex and
sign-up to bring in some supplies.
There are white envelopes in the Narthex labeled VBS. Please consider making a donation to help fund VBS.
We appreciate any assistance you can offer!!
Spiritual Adoption and Feast of the Infant of Prague – The weekend of May 6/7 Our Lady of the Rosary families will have the opportunity to "spiritually" adopt a baby who is newly conceived. Not all newly conceived babies are allowed to be born. More than 3,000 babies lose their lives to abortion each day. It is these babies you are asked to "adopt." You may "adopt" a baby individually or as a family. You are asked to name the baby for whom you will be praying, thereby giving the baby the humanity he or she deserves. You are then asked to pray for your "spiritually adopted" unborn baby and for all unborn babies, for the power of prayer is great! You will receive weekly reports through the parish bulletin describing your baby's development; and your baby will be born around February 2nd, the feast of the Presentation of Our Lord. A Certificate of Adoption will be placed in The Book of Life at the Infant of Prague Shrine along with a beautiful illustration of the developing baby each month. There are millions of unborn babies desperately in need of your prayers. Won't you, please, "spiritually adopt" one of these unborn babies and share the love for life that God has given you? After all the Masses on Saturday and Sunday, members of the Respect Life Ministry will be outside the Church to sign up our “adoptive parents.” May 7th is the feast day of the Infant of Prague, the Patron of our Respect Life Ministry. Call Victoria Norris at 967-2713 or email [email protected].
The Spring Campaign of 40 Days for Life ended April 9, 2017 with much good fruit produced. On an international level, a total of 637 confirmed lives saved have been reported. Since launching in 2007, 154 workers have left the industry including 1 worker at Greenville Women's Clinic during this past campaign. A total of 85 abortion centers have closed their doors. A total of 5 lives were saved in Greenville that we know of. We can truly say that prayer and fasting is the answer. Thank you for your sacrifice and dedication. Even though 40 Days has passed, abortions continue to be performed daily at the Greenville women's Clinic. If you are able, select a day and time that works for you and continue with prayer at the abortion facility. We need sidewalk advocates and prayer there daily, beyond the 40 Days time frame. Already 2 more lives have been spared since the Closing – one on Good Friday and one on Holy Saturday! Please continue praying for the closure of the abortion mill on Grove Road. Thank you again for your commitment to life.
