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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
April 16, 2017 Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord Dear Brothers and Sisters, Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed, Alleluia! St. Paul wrote to the Corinthians that if Christ is not raised from the dead, our faith is in vain. As our society drifts further into immorality, uncertainty and unbelief, it is our duty and joy to explain and defend our Christian faith. The cornerstone of our faith is the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead. During the weeks of Eastertide in my pastor’s letters I will be explaining various ways modern people deal with the resurrection and I will give you some answers to their questions. The first thing we must get clear is that the resurrection of Jesus Christ was an actual historical event. The New Testament makes no bones about it. The disciples met Jesus Christ in the flesh. He was dead. Now he was alive. He was not a ghost. They touched him. They ate meals with him. The first attack on the resurrection is an attack by modernist Christians who do not believe this. Instead they say that Jesus’ resurrection was a story the disciples made up to explain the fact that they still held Jesus’ memory as something precious. The theory goes like this: “The resurrection story is a way of saying that despite Jesus’ tragic death his disciples still loved him and tried to follow the beautiful teachings he had given them.” This is harder to believe than the resurrection itself! These were hard headed, sensible, working class men. They knew that when a person died he didn’t rise again. They knew the difference between a beautiful story and cold, hard facts. Furthermore, are we to believe that these men gave up everything and eventually died martyrs’ deaths for a mere story or fairy tale? Don’t you think when they were about to be tortured and killed that they would have said, “Hold on! It was only a story. We didn’t mean you to take that resurrection stuff literally!” No. Jesus’ disciples recorded in the New Testament what the actually experienced. There were hundreds of witnesses. If they had been making up a meaningful story about their dead friend plenty of people would have corrected them. Instead we have to take the gospel accounts at face value. The disciples experienced something that had never happened before: a man had risen from the dead. This is why they went on to change the world--because the event of the resurrection really does change everything. 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, April 15—Sunday, April 23, 2017
Sat. 8:00 PM Sun. 8:00 AM 10:30 AM Mon. 8:30AM Scott Menegay + Wed. 6:00PM William Novak + Thur. 8:30 AM Bessie Hughes + Fri. 9:00 AM Sat. 5:00 PM Mr. Rob Fortner + Sun. 10:30AM Michael Joseph Bannio 5:00 PM For All Parishioners
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK: Dale Amorosia, Barbara Andersen, Ruth Ballard, Virginia Bellew, Laurie Bernard, Sandra Brock, Annette Burgess, Will Busby, The Carson Family, 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, Leah Parisi, 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 4/9/2017 $9,358
High School Youth Group Meets after 5:00 Mass on Sundays
April 16 – NO YG Meeting. Happy Easter!! April 23 – Regular Meeting—Open House! April 30 – Regular Meeting OLR School News
The school office will be closed April 10th-17th for the Easter Holiday.
Please pray for our Middle School students and chaperones who are visiting Washington, DC, April 18th-21st.
Religious Education classes (K5-8th grades) will not meet Sunday, April 16th. Classes will resume April 23rd.
Upcoming Second Collections for the Diocese of Charleston
April 23—Catholic Communications Campaign May 7—Trinity Dome Collection
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!
Marian Tea Ladies, please join us on Saturday, April 29th at 11am in the Parish Center for a Marian Tea. We will be discussing Our Lady of Fatima and her message to us today. Please RSVP by calling the church office or texting 864-525-7260 by Wednesday, April 26th. Hats are not required, but wearing them would be fun!
In celebration of Divine Mercy Sunday, April 23, 2017,
Our Lady of the Rosary will have a Divine Mercy celebration
in the upper church. 2:00 pm Eucharistic Adoration 3:00 pm Pray The Divine Mercy Chaplet 3:15 pm Talk by Father Philip Gillespie 3:45 pm Procession and Dedication of the Divine Mercy Shrine 5:00 pm Sunday Mass
Remember to pray the novena to The Divine Mercy + Pick up the red pamphlet titled: "The Divine Mercy
Novena and Chaplet”
+ Start the novena on Good Friday.
+ Pray the chaplet each day for 9 days. The chaplet will be prayed in the Divine Mercy shrine each day starting at 3 p.m.
+ Celebrate Divine Mercy Sunday with us!
The Mother Teresa House opened for business on 28 February
2017 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 am to 2
pm. Assisting the needy and homeless in the OLR area is the
mission of the Mother Teresa House. The assistance is
provided in two ways and is also available for OLR
Parishioners.
Health Assessments, height, weight, blood pressure, and
more
Referrals to established Support Services in Greenville For more information, please call the Mother Teresa House at
412-7101.
The church office will be closed Monday, April 17th, in celebration of Easter.
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 help care for the flowers and plants in the church as well. 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.
Join us at the Mother Teresa House on Tues April 25th at 10:30 am for a 1 hour Hands Only CPR class taught by Dr Kelly Johnson. AED devices will also be available for additional training on the use of defibrillators. If you would like to sign up, please call MTH 412-7101 and use Option 2 to leave your name and contact information. An evening class will also be offered if there is enough interest.
Confirmation 2017
The next event for Confirmation preparation is being hosted by the High School Youth Group on April 23rd, 6:30-9:00 pm.
