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
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News & Events
OLR Gets Permission to Purchase Antique Stained Glass Windows
Fr Longenecker and Sid Tate traveled to Massachusetts to check out the stained glass windows for our new church at OLR. Click here for a preview of the windows and to read more about the trip.
Our First, Most Cherished Liberty
On April 12th, the Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued an eleven page document, “Our First, Most Cherished Liberty.” This is the name of the document produced by our Catholic bishops outlining the growing threat to religious freedom both at home and abroad. The issues prompting the document go back several years. Please take some time and read the full text to more fully understand the current threats to religious liberty and our call to prayer and public witness for the protection of religious liberty. The text can be found online here.
2012-2013 Religious Education Registration
Please visit the Sunday CCD page to learn more about the program. Registration forms are available there and are due to Tanya Czakja by July 15, 2012.
June 25-29 - Vacation Bible School
OLR's VBS wants you to "Illuminate Your Summer" with the Luminous Mysteries! We will meet from 9am to noon, and the program is available for rising K5-5th Grade boys and girls. Due to low enrollment, registration has been extended until May 20 - if you plan to send your child(ren), please send yout registration to the church office THIS WEEK. VBS may be postponed until next summer if enrollment remains low. Click here for the registration form.
Youth Volunteers - Please Update Your Paperwork
Our Lady of the Rosary Church and School abide by the The Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People. The Bishop has revised the Code of Conduct and the Protecting God's Children Policy, so ALL coaches, volunteer teachers, aides, employees and any others with regular access to children or youth are REQUIRED to sign the NEW REVISED CODE OF CONDUCT and POLICY. The community at large must know that OLR operates under a defined code of conduct designed to establish and maintain an environment safe for children. Please click here to visit the volunteer page and download the forms. Any questions please contact the church office at 864-422-1648.
May 24 - Training for Catechists
Catechists that teach ages 13-23 year olds are invited to attend a workshop on Thursday, May 24 hosted by The Diocese of Charleston and entitled Changing the Way We Form Disciples. It is directed towards the Catechesis of 13-23 year olds and will include a section on the new Youth Catechism (YouCat).The workshop will be at St. Peter's in Columbia from 10am-3pm. The presenter is Ela Milewska (coordinator for the National Initiative on Adolescent Catechesis). Fee is $15.00. Contact Tanya Czajka at the Church Office to register by Tuesday, May 15.
June 4 - Confirmation
Please continue to pray for this year's Candidates as the prepare for their June 4th 6:30 PM Confirmation. All are invited to attend. Our Confirmation Candidates are Savanna Bannio, Abby Bricco, Cristal Boyce, Tia Caron, Sean Counihan, Elaina Dunfee, Mark Estes, Rebeka Fadgyas, Cassandra Figueroa, John Paul Flaspoehler, Ryan Handshoe, Natalie Hughes, Sean Langan, Matthew Lysek, Michelle Malsch, Duncan McCain, Adam Medicus, James Meyer, Wyatt Nally, Wael Namouz, Grey Novinska, Julia Orlandino, Jennifer O’Reilly, Anthony Ort, Gabby Perrotta, Logan Radwanski, Ian Sattely, Michelle Thai, Emily Tran, Matthew Uprichard, Margaret Utecht, Emily Viggiani, Hoang Vu Vy, Jacob Ward, Joshua Wakefield & Jhailyn Walker.