Church Staff
Our New Images at OLR
A generous parishioner has donated the entire sum to purchase the new images of Our Lady of the Rosary and St Joseph for our church. They will be installed in our present church, and have pride of place above the side altars of our new church when it is built.
The images were first presented to the church family for consideration last January. For months we waited and consulted and asked members for their opinion. Some people were unsure about them, but most people liked them very much, so by the Autumn we were finally able to purchase them.
The new image of the Blessed Virgin is Our Lady of the Rosary. She is shown crowned as Queen of Heaven offering her son for the redemption of the world, and offering the holy rosary as the means of prayer and union with the mysteries of our salvation. St Joseph is shown with the carpenter's square as a sign of his vocation as the foster father of the Lord.
The statues are hand carved in chestnut wood with gold highlights on the robes. They are carved in the Romanesque style of art. This style, from the early Middle Ages is a transition style from the very stylized icons of the early church and the Eastern part of Christendom to the later, more realistic styles of art in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance. The Romanesque style of the statues will reflect the same style of art--with stylized poses and elongated figures which will be seen in the new stained glass windows of our new church.
I hope our whole church family will soon learn to love these beautiful images, and that most of all, we will learn to pray with them. As we honor the Blessed Virgin and St Joseph, let us be inspired by the beauty of these images to draw closer to the Son of God through the prayers of his Blessed Mother and his earthly father St Joseph.
Fr Longenecker
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Church
3710 Augusta Road * P.O. Box 8396
Greenville, SC 29604
Phone: (864) 422-1648, Fax: (864) 277-5982
E-mail: olrchurch@charter.net
Pastor's Letter
It is not good for man to be alone, so God has placed us in families and communities. This also means that although we must pray alone, we are also meant to pray together in community.
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News & Events
January 28 & 29 - SVDP Canned Food Drive
With the chill in the air, the Sunday Religious Education Program has decided to collect canned soup to warm up our SVDP Friends. Please drop off your donations into the large box under the covered porch after all the Masses on January 28 & 29. (Canned fruit & can openers are also needed.)
January 29 - OLR School Open House
Our school will host an Open House on Sunday, January 29 at 1pm. Please encourage your friends with children in K-4 through 8th grade to take a look at OLR and consider the benefits of a Catholic education. Call 864-277-5350 or visit the school website for more information.
February 3 - Healing Mass
Our next healing Mass will take place on Friday, February 3 at 7pm. This is the memorial of Saint Blaise, bishop and martyr, and in his memory the blessing of throats will take place during this liturgy. Although normally only Catholics in good standing may receive the Eucharist, all persons, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, may receive the blessing of throats at this Mass. This would be a good oppotunity to invite your non-Catholic friends to join us this evening!
February 4 - Lay Carmelites of Greenville
The Lay Carmelites of Greenville will be holding an information meeting for perspective new members. The meeting will be February 4 at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church at 10am. Please call Dave Young at 864-633-8578 or Carolyn Amond at 864-320-7889 for questions or more information. Click here for the Lay Carmelites Website.
February 11 - Young Franciscans Ice Hockey Night
The Young Franciscans have decided to go to a Road Warriors Ice Hockey Game on Saturday, February 11 at the BiLo Center at 7:05pm. No permission forms will be needed, because the YF Families will attend together! ANYONE interested in coming to the game with the OLR Church Middle School Youth can call Mrs. Czajka by Wednesday, Feb 1 to reserve tickets.
February 21 - Mardi Gras/Fat Tuesday Celebration
Mark your calendars for our "feast before the fast" celebration on Tuesday, February 21 at 6pm. We will have a wonderful pancake and sausage supper, and a fun costume party. More details to follow!
March 23 & 24 - Family Honor Program
The purpose of the Family Honor Changes & Challenges Program is to explore God’s special gift of human fertility in light of the virtue of chastity with the beauty and wonder of growing up and becoming a Christian teen by providing opportunities for parents and children to learn to communicate effectively on important life values, with a special focus on the truth and goodness of human sexuality and the virtue of chastity. The program is grounded (in an age-appropriate way) in the philosophy articulated via Pope John Paul II. Family Honor programs are fun and informative, but most importantly, they are designed to help enhance parent-child connection and communication. Thus you, the parent(s) or adult guardian(s) are required to attend this program with your child if you register your child for the program. Click here for more details.