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St Mary’s Catholic Church
Greenville, South Carolina
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30 August 2020
Dear Friends in Christ,
Keep Calm and Carry On. That slogan appeared on posters all over England during World War II, especially during the Blitz, and that same approach to living during a crisis serves us well now. Although some people remain at risk of serious illness or even death because of SARS-CoV-2, the public health emergency which began six months ago is now much more manageable than ever before, and we should therefore keep calm and carry on.
Since the lockdown began in mid-March, the obligation to attend Sunday Mass has been dispensed for all persons, but in due course that will change. Indeed, in some dioceses around the country, it already has changed, and it is reasonable to expect that the same will happen here in the coming weeks. I fully expect that the dispensation from the duty to attend Mass on Sunday will remain in place for those persons described by the CDC as being at great risk because of age or underlying conditions and also for those who live with or care for persons who are at great risk. But for everyone else, it is time to go back to Mass.
In anticipation of this development, for the past month we have been using Gallivan Hall as an extension of the church during all Sunday Masses, and although it is less than ideal in obvious ways, going to Mass in Gallivan Hall and receiving Holy Communion in the church either during or after Mass does work. Accordingly, we will continue to make that option available until we are able to open all our pews and invite everyone back into the church. No one knows when that moment will come, but we will reach that goal either when vaccines are available, when the general population develops herd immunity, when the virus burns itself out naturally, or from some combination of those three.
To assist in keeping everyone safe, the diocese continues to ask that those who come to Mass wear masks, maintain social distancing, and purify their hands often. Here again I ask that common sense and generosity of spirit prevail and that everyone bear with other people with patient endurance, good humor, and gentle kindness. Although this virus is contagious and dangerous to many, it is not the Black Death, and for most of us normal activities can resume with simple precautions in place. Keep calm, and carry on.
Of course, everyone should engage in careful risk assessment of their own, and then decide how to proceed. But anyone now dining in restaurants, regularly going out into public, or sending their children to school can have no reason not to come to Mass, and the same will soon be true for everyone except those who remain at great risk. So, unless you or someone you care for is at great risk because of age or illness, it is time to join us again at the altar for the Most Holy Eucharist. Keep calm, and carry on.
Father Newman
St Mary’s Christian Formation 2020-21
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
An Introduction to Catholicism
Religious Education
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact T.J. Nielsen, at [email protected] or 864.679.4114.
Religious Education Grades 1-8 Registration forms for 2020-2021 are on our website at smcgvl.org under Christian Formation. Classes meet on second Wednesday of each month 6.30pm – 7.30pm. Classes begin 9 September 2020. Only one form per family is needed.
No registrations will be taken 7 September through 9 September. If you have not registered before these dates, you will have to wait until after the first class. There is a $10.00 late fee for registration after 28 August 2020.
Volunteers Needed We are still looking for a few more teachers and helpers for our Religious
Education Program. No teaching experience is required. It is a significantly smaller commitment than previous years with only eight
classes for the year on the second Wednesday of each month. If interested please email Joann Miller (see below).
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Joann Miller at [email protected] or 864.679.4110
Financial Report
Weekend of 22/23 August Needed 35,900 Received 32,846 Shortage 3,054
Poor Box 213
Offertory Year to Date Needed 287,200 Received 280,534 Shortage 6,666
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].
Forward in FaithCapital Campaign$7 Million to Raise
2019 to 2023
Donations Received
Pledge Balance
Still to Go
2,358,385
1,263,829
3,377,785
Calendar of EventsMass Schedule & Intentions Meetings & Events ** Sunday, 30 August 2020 7.30 am Mary Katherine 9.00 am @ Wilma & John Fuzzell11.00 am Pro populo 1.00 pm Spanish Mass
Sunday, 30 August 2020
6.00 pm High School Youth Group (M)
Monday, 31 August 2020
7.00 am @ Betty Deese
Monday, 31 August 2020
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
7.00 am @ Betty Deese
Tuesday, 1 September 2020
Wednesday, 2 September 2020 7.00 am @ Marie & Joseph Crilly
Wednesday, 2 September 2020
5.00-6.00 pm Holy Hour & Confessions (church)
Thursday, 3 September 2020
7.00 am @ Joseph Bunnell
Thursday, 3 September 2020
Friday, 4 September 2020
7.00 am @ Ariston Jumaquio
Friday, 4 September 2020
10.00 am Scripture Study Class
Saturday, 5 September 2020
5.00 pm @ Frank & Frances Watkins
Saturday, 5 September 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.
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.
Collection for 29/30 AugustSupport of the Parish
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, 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, Fr Louis Marie Leonelli and John Paul Serpa.
Parish ActivitiesIf 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]
Welcome NewcomersWe welcome the following new members to our parish family: Mr & Mrs Thomas Vining, Mr & Mrs Doug Heasley, Ms Amy Holveck and Mr Mitchell Harrison.
Sunday Morning Bible StudyThe Sunday Morning Bible Study will begin 1st and 2nd Samuel starting 6 September. Come join us Sundays at 9.00 am in the upstairs conference room of Sacred Heart Hall. For more information, please contact Joe Beauchemin at [email protected].
Winter Coat DriveAt any given time, there are around 4200 children under the care of the SC Department of Social Services. Often when children are taken into custody of the State, they come with only the clothes on their back. These children
rely on the generosity of their communities. To support this need, Saint Mary’s will be having a coat drive on the weekends of 12/13 & 19/20 September. Coats may be dropped off in boxes located in the 1st floor hallway of Sacred Heart Hall. Please consider donating your gently used coats. All sizes from adult to small child are greatly needed and appreciated. Thank you in advance for your donation and showing your love of neighbor by helping our children stay warm this winter. Any questions may be made to Lori Knoblauch at 864.275.3131 or [email protected].
Parish Office & Church ClosureThe parish office and the church will be closed
Monday 7 September for the Labor Day holiday.
No Mass will be celebrated.
Prayer Chain MinistrySt Mary’s Prayer Chain is a network of parishioners who receive prayer requests by telephone and then pray for those requests. Please call the office at 271.8422, ext. 127 to submit your requests. Information received will be kept confidential.
Mass Intentions To schedule a Mass intention, contact Vickie Acosta at 864.271.8422 or [email protected].
Greenville Chapter Administrator
Job Description
The part-time Greenville Chapter Administrator (CA) is responsible for the efficient and successful management of the Legatus Chapter under the direction of the Southeast Regional Director and chapter president. The planning and execution of an enriching monthly event is the primary responsibility, as well as supporting membership growth and retention.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Attend training sessions providing best practices conducted by the national organization• Plan and implement monthly chapter events and coordinate the logistics, including but not limited
to: venue contract review, menu planning, invitations and seating, speaker arrangements, etc.• Facilitate the process of membership growth and renewals by utilizing a CRM system• Market events to the membership• Assist the chapter board of directors in the fulfillment of their respective duties• Complete monthly reports for the chapter and submit to the national organization• Serve as the liaison between the national office and the local chapter
Education and/or Work Experience: • Event planning and/or nonprofit experience preferred• Sales experience a plus• Excellent computer proficiency (MS Office – Word, Excel, Outlook and a CRM system)• Must be able to meet deadlines, while maintaining a positive attitude• Outstanding written and oral communications skills; proven creativity• Ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously with efficiency; strong organizational skills• Professional demeanor and ability to interface with high level professionals
Salary and Compensation:
The position requires 40 hours per month and has a monthly stipend of $600 plus incentives, which are based on the number of members in the chapter. Thus, the CA has a vested interest in the growth of the chapter, as well as the renewal of its members. The goal of this structure is to actively involve the CA in the new member and renewal process to the extent that their monthly incentive is contingent upon its success.
If interested, please send a cover letter and resume to Ed Trifone, Southeast Regional Director at: [email protected]
Streaming Mass in Gallivan Hall Gallivan Hall is open during every weekend Mass to provide plenty of room for everyone. Mass is 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 are 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 remains 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 has returned from 5.00 - 6.00 pm.
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/
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].
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.
Spiritual DirectionSt Mary’s has two certified Catholic Spiritual Directors available for individual spiritual direction. Contact Deacon Tom Whalen at [email protected].
St Mary’s Youth GroupThe St Mary’s Youth Group meets on Sunday evenings at 6.00 pm. For those who are concerned, our policies will follow our parish guidelines with regards to mask wearing, distancing, etc. In order to keep our numbers manageable with regards to distancing, we are restricting our first meeting(s) to high schoolers only. For more information, contact Chris Ortiz at [email protected].
Prayer for SeminariansO Lord Jesus Christ, great High Priest, I pray that You call many worthy souls to Your holy priesthood.
Enlighten the Bishop in the choice of candidates, the Spiritual Director in molding them, and the professors in instructing them.
Lead the seminarians daily in Your unerring footsteps; so that they may become priests who are models of purity, possessors of wisdom and heroes of sacrifice; steeped in humility and aflame with love for God and man; apostles of Your glory and sanctifiers of souls.
St Charles Borromeo, pray for our seminarians.
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Caritas Counseling Services, LLCCounseling services are available at St Mary’s. Contact Dorothy Whalen at 864.679.4122 or [email protected].
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.
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
To share an hour with the Lord, contact Lisa Buss at 864.508.7123 or [email protected].
Sunday 2 am, 8 am & 10 amThursday 12 am, 3 pm & 5 pmSaturday 11 am, 1 pm & 4 pm
8th Marian Eucharistic Conference24 - 25 October in Greenville - Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and to ensure social distancing, the 8th Marian Eucharistic Conference will be a free Virtual Conference; however, everyone needs to register to receive a log-in code to participate. For more information, or to register, go to MEConferenceSC.net.
40 Days for Life23 September - 1 November
Kickoff Rally - Wednesday, 23 September, 7.00 – 8.00 pm, parking lot of Piedmont Women’s Center, 1143 Grove Rd. Guest speakers: Robin Roach, 40 Days for Life Leadership will share her pressure to abort her son due to a poor prenatal diagnosis; Julia Mendieta, Julia’s Loving Touch will share her inspiring story about her own crisis pregnancy; Judy Masterson will provide a Sidewalk Advocates for Life update. Parking is at the empty shops next door and at Grove Road Baptist Church. Call Ingrid at 864.329.0044.
Life Chain - Sunday, 4 October , 2.30 – 3.30 pm, Woodruff Road, Greenville. Please join others across the country for this peaceful, prayerful, public witness for the sanctity of human life. Call Valerie 864.297.8838.
Rosaries for Life - Pray the rosary during the 40 Days for Life for the intentions to end abortion, the conversion of our society and for an end to other assaults on human Life. Email your count each week to [email protected].
Sidewalk Counseling Training – Online, virtual training available. Contact Judy Masterson at 864.506.0964 or [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]
Linda JacksonDirector of Catechesis and Congregational [email protected]
Staff
Father Orlando CheverríaParochial [email protected]
Timothy NielsenPastoral [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]
