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St Mary’s Catholic Church
Greenville, South Carolina
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11 October 2020
Dear Friends in Christ,
The government of the United States has no religion so that the citizens of the United States can have whatever religion they each want, including the liberty to renounce religion. In broad strokes, that is the settlement selected by the Founders and Framers of our Republic as the New World’s solution to old Europe’s wars of religion, and their choice set the stage for a new relationship between the ancient institutions of State and Church. In Article VI, Clause 3 the Constitution of the United States declares that “no religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.” And then the First Amendment to the Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
So, freedom of religion for all citizens is the first natural human right enumerated in the Bill of Rights, and that recognition reinforces the constitutional provision that there shall be no tests of religion for any office or public trust in our nation. But please note that these arrangements for creating a clear space between the institutions of the Church and the State have nothing whatever to do with attempting to separate religion from public life. The State is the whole of public life only in totalitarian dictatorships, and one of the hallmarks of our democratic Republic is that the State is severely limited by constitutional constraints and constitutes only one part of the much larger reality of public life and civil society. In fact, the Founders and Framers left ample evidence that they knew our Republic could not long endure if religion ever ceased to be a vital force in public life, and so the very reason why the State would have no religion is so that citizens could have whatever religion desired by each, thus providing the space for a vibrant role of religion in public life.
Sadly, that vision of religion and public life has too often not found purchase in the hearts and minds of some Americans. The Know-Nothing Party in the mid-nineteenth century was organized in large part to prevent Catholics from taking our place in the public life of the United States, and anti-Catholic riots were a tool used to terrorize Catholic citizens. So, too, the Ku Klux Klan was dedicated to the persecution of Catholics alongside the persecution of African Americans. But we need not look to dark periods of our past to find such contempt for Catholics in public life and government service. Followers of the militant secular Left now openly deride Catholics in whom “the dogma lives loudly” or who belong to groups such as the Knights of Columbus, and those who oppose the nomination of Amy Barrett Coney to the United States Supreme Court are once again making contempt for Catholicism an instrument of political and personal destruction. So what should we do? Stay informed. Be active in the political process. Give your vote to those who will defend freedom of religion. Bear witness to the Gospel. And demand that all citizens of this Republic respect and keep our constitutional order of religious freedom.
Father Newman
St. Mary’s Catholic School
101 Hampton Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601 smsgvl.org
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Grade s K3 -8
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Financial Report
Weekend of 3/4 October Needed 35,900 Received 41,355 Surplus 5,455
Poor Box 332
Offertory Year to Date Needed 502,600 Received 487,804 Shortage 14,796
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
2,386,059
1,254,685
3,359,256
Calendar of EventsMass Schedule & Intentions Meetings & Events ** Sunday, 11 October 2020 7.30 am @ Phil Wilmeth 9.00 am @ Denise Welte11.00 am Pro populo 1.00 pm Spanish Mass
Sunday, 11 October 2020
9.00 am Scripture Study6.00 pm High School Youth Group (M)
Monday, 12 October 2020
7.00 am David & Ashton Acosta
Monday, 12 October 2020
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
7.00 am Rhett A Babb
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
10.00 am Council of Catholic Women
Wednesday, 14 October 2020 7.00 am @ The Norungolo Family
Wednesday, 14 October 2020
5.00-6.00 pm Holy Hour & Confessions (church)6.30 pm Introduction to Catholicism
Thursday, 15 October 2020
7.00 am Fr Jay Scott Newman
Thursday, 15 October 2020
Friday, 16 October 2020
7.00 am @ Denise Elisabeth Welte
Friday, 16 October 2020
10.00 am Scripture Study Class4.00-5.00 pm Youth Choir Practice
Saturday, 17 October 2020
5.00 pm Steve Armaly
Saturday, 17 October 2020
8.00 am Rosary - Grove Rd abortion clinic3.30-4.30 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.
The Right to Life and Dignity of the Human Person
Innocent human life is destroyed by abortion, euthanasia, “fertility treatments” such as in-vitro fertilization, experimentation using stem cells from human embryos, and cloning to manufacture human body parts. Catholic teaching about the sanctity of human life also leads us to oppose the death penalty, genocide, torture, unjust wars, and economic policies that ignore the needs of the poor and vulnerable.
Call to Family, Community, and Participation
The family, which emerges from marriage between a man and a woman, is the original and basic unit of society. Social and economic policies should work to strengthen the family rather than weaken it.
Rights and Responsibilities
Every human being has the right to life and to religious freedom. Everyone has a right to refuse to participate in actions contrary to one’s religious beliefs and to share and defend one’s creed and moral principles in the public forum. Everyone has the right and duty to participate fully in all aspects of life: political, social, cultural, and economic.
Option for the Poor and Vulnerable
We must have special concern and charity toward the unborn, persons with disabilities, the dying, refugees, long-term unemployed, prisoners, and all who are marginalized in our nation and beyond. Today, the situation of immigrant workers is especially urgent.
Dignity of Work and Rights of Workers
Economic justice includes the opportunity for dignified work at wages sufficient to support a family, workplace safety, and the right to take time for religious observances. Workers also have the duty to provide a fair day’s work for a fair day’s pay.
Solidarity
Loving our neighbor has global dimensions and requires us to eradicate racism and address the extreme poverty and disease plaguing so much of the world. We are called to welcome the stranger among us, including immigrants seeking work, a safe home, education for their chil-dren, and a decent life for their families. We are called to promote peace and pursue justice.
Caring for God’s Creation
As stewards, not owners, of the earth, people have an obligation to cherish and care for the environment. The earth yields forth many resources needed for human flourishing, especially energy and the capacity to produce food. These precious resources must be used prudently, fairly, safely, and with a constant concern for future generations.
Not liberal.Not conservative.
Simply Catholic.
Catholic citizenship & your voteWe have a dual heritage as both faithful Cath-olics and American citizens. As Catholics, our baptismal commitment to bear public witness to the values of Jesus Christ requires our active par-ticipation in the democratic life of our nation. As Americans, we have a serious moral obligation to vote. This brief insert is intended as a starting point to help us respond to our choices in the current political landscape.
There are many issues before us ...
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• Issues that directly affect human lives, such as abortion and eutha-nasia, are fundamental and demand serious consideration.
• Our Constitution heralds religious liberty in the First Amendment, yet increasingly people of faith are having to fight to retain this basic right.
• Our nation has redefined marriage. The marriage of a man and a woman is the foundation of the family and an essential core element of a flourishing society.
• The growing disparity between rich and poor means most of the world’s resources are in the hands of a small percentage of its people. The federal budget is a moral document and we prioritize the poor-est and most vulnerable among us.
• The millions of undocumented persons living in the United States deserve our compassion. Our immigration system is broken, and we need a humane solution to it.
• War, terror, and violence have caused thousands of lost lives. We must work for just solutions to conflict in the Holy Land, through-out the Middle East, and beyond.
As Catholic citizens, we should remember three things:1. Respect for the dignity of each person is the core of Catholic social
and moral teaching. This is our most basic principle.2. We focus on the common good, not our own personal interests.
We ask, how can we make the world a better place? Not, how can I improve my own personal situation?
3. We have a responsibility, a true obligation, to form our consciences and participate in the civic life of this nation.
... but every issue is not equal.
Here are ways to form our consciences and participate in civic life:
• Be true to the teachings of the Church. Read Scripture, the Cat-echism of the Catholic Church, teachings from the Holy See, and the statements of our bishops. Read “Forming Consciences for Faithful Citizenship” at faithfulcitizenship.org. We need to be sure that our reason-ing and judgments are well-grounded in our faith.
• Stay well-informed about issues through judicious and reasoned engagement with the immense world of information in the 21st century. Just as all issues are not equal, all sources are not equal. For example, an individual’s blog, while potentially very insightful, may not have the same fidelity to factual truth as our media sources that hold themselves to professional standards of journalistic ethics, imperfect though they are.
• Remain in contact with our repre-sentatives in local, state, and federal government. Our responsibility to form our consciences leads to an obligation to be active citizens.
• Engage in reasoned, compassionate, and loving dialogue with others, Catholics and non-Catholics alike, about the issues and choices that we are facing as a nation. Remember that we are all called first to witness the Gospel, and through that witness, to share our social teaching to highlight the moral dimensions of issues, and to participate in debate on public policy.
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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
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact T.J. Nielsen [email protected] or 864.679.4114.
Religious Education
Religious Education Grades 1-8 Classes continue to meet on second Wednesday of each month 6.30- 7.30pm.
First Holy Communion Meeting with ParentsFr Newman’s meeting with the parents who have children preparing for the Sacraments Penance & Eucharist has been moved to Wednesday 21 October 2020 in Gallivan Hall at 6.30 pm. This meeting is mandatory.
Volunteer Opportunities Still Available We are still looking for a few more back up teachers and helpers for our Religious Education Program.
FOR MORE INFORMATION Contact Linda Jackson [email protected] or 864.679.4110
An Introduction to Catholicism
Collection for 10/11 OctoberSupport 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.
Welcome NewcomersWe welcome the following new members to our parish family: Mr & Mrs Justin Biance, Mr & Mrs Darrin Gourde, Mr Cory Smith and Mr James Smith.
Congratulations toClementine Louise Waters who was baptized last week.
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.
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].
Saint Mary’sCouncil of Catholic Women
October Meeting
All women of the parish are invited to join us for our next meeting on Tuesday, 13 October in the Msgr Gwynn Room (1st floor of Sacred Heart Hall). We will pray the rosary at 10.00 am followed by our meeting and refreshments.
All Souls’ Day, 2 NovemberMonday, 2 November is the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed or All Souls’ Day. On that day we pray for the souls of the just who are being prepared for the glorious vision of God, and in your stewardship envelopes you’ll find an envelope for All Souls’ Day with lines on one side for writing the names of your beloved dead whom you would like remembered at the altar during November. Please complete that envelope and drop it in any collection during October.
Knights of Columbus Essay Contest Monsignor Charles J. Baum Council #13112 will hold its annual Knights of Columbus Catholic Citizenship Essay Contest for St Mary’s parish 8th graders.
The topic is - discuss how trusting in God during a difficult time has helped you or someone you know find the strength and hope to endure it. Consider especially those times when it was a challenge to understand why something was happening. Consider also sharing any lessons about faith and hope you or someone you know may have learned from this experience.
Essay Contest forms are available by contacting John McGrath at 864.292.0475. Essays must be received by 16 October.
VIRTUAL BABY BOTTLEFUNDRAISER
Support our annual fundraiser campaign to help our moms & their babies! Click on one of the baby
bottles to donate. Thank you!
INTERESTED IN VOLUNTEERING? CONTACT US AT 864.281.7677 OR [email protected]
Weekend Masses &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.
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/
Church 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.
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Baptism ClassPrior to having a child baptized at Saint Mary’s, you must have been registered in the parish for at least six months, attending Sunday Mass each week, using the stewardship envelopes, and participating in the life of the parish. Baptisms take place
on Saturdays at 6.15 pm after the 5.00 pm Mass. Attending a Baptism Preparation Class is required and may be attended prior to the birth of your child. For questions, contact T.J. Nielsen at 864.679.4114 or [email protected].
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]. All hours are available for adoption, but please consider one of the following hours :
Thursday 3 pm & 5 pmFriday 10 amSaturday 9 am
40 Days for LifeClosing Celebration: Sunday, 1 November at 3.00 pm, Piedmont Women’s Center parking lot, 1143 Grove Road. Guest speaker: Surgeon, Retired Army Officer, Sister Deidre “Dede”, Byrne POSC, will discuss the Abortion Pill Reversal Protocol. Viable Actress Gisele Gathings will provide music. Parking is at the empty shops next door and at Grove Road Baptist Church.
Virtual Apologetics Conference
Teaming up with Matt Fradd and Pints with Aquinas, this conference gives tools and knowledge from 50+ Catholic theologians, apologists, and philosophers so you can be a defender of the Faith amidst today’s challenges. Be a defender of the faith!
VirtualCatholicConference.com/PWA2020
Drivers Needed
Our Lady’s Food PantryThe pantry (2300 Old Buncombe Rd, Greenville 29609 behind San Sebastian mission church) is currently looking for a couple of volunteer drivers to drive the
pantry truck to the food bank, help load the items into the truck, and help unload the items at the pantry. The time commitment will be from 9.30-11.30 am on Mondays, and you can volunteer once a week or once a month.
Mobile Clean of HeartCatholic Charities newest ministry to provide showers to the poor and homeless throughout the Upstate is looking for additional drivers to hitch, tow, and set up the shower trailer from Greenville to Seneca or Spartanburg. The time commitment will be once every 2 months from 9 am-4 pm on a Saturday. You must have experience towing an RV, boat, or similar vehicle.
If interested, schedule a tour and training (2 hours) with Gracie Ortiz, Catholic Charities Regional Coordinator for the Upstate, at [email protected] or 864.331.2626.
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John Paul II Foundation is offering a special At-Home Conference Experience for this year’s Together in Holiness conference. While our primary focus remains on presenting an outstanding live, in-person event, we want to
respect the wishes of those who are not yet ready to participate in this way.
As an At-Home attendee, you will receive a package of resources, via USPS or email, that will help replicate the conference experience and allow you to enter more fully into the conference experience. The package will
include the conference folder, sacred art, thematically-related activities for children.
Livestream of conference presentations, Adoration, and Mass with one additional week of online access Conference folder containing the conference schedule, speaker handouts, and more*Tips + ideas to prepare your heart and home for the Together in Holiness conferenceAccess to our library of fun activities for your children to learn alongside you
*Those who register on or before Nov. 11 will receive a folder in the mail. Registrants after Nov. 12 will receive a digital folder only.
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TOPICS/SPEAKERS
“Family, Become What You Are!”Father Matthew Kauth
Rector, St Joseph College Seminary
“The Holy Family and Your Family”Joshua Bitting, PhD (cand)
Program Director, St John Paul II Foundation
“Awakening Your Domestic Church”Kathryn WhitakerAuthor and SpeakerABOUT
Together in Holiness is a marriage conference series for dioceses inspiring spouses to grow together in holiness and empowering parents to form their children in the Catholic faith.
• Powerful presentations from national andlocal speakers
• Quiet time together, Mass, Reconciliation, Eucharistic Adoration
• Practical ideas and insights for spousesand parents
Please see the website for a full schedule, speaker bios, and registration
https://forlifeandfamily.org/events/th20-cnc/
Presented collaboratively by the St John Paul II Foundation and the Diocese of Charlotte.
“As the family goes, so goes the nation and so goes the whole world in which we live. Do not abandon yourselves to despair. We are the Easter people and hallelujah is our song. The future starts today, not tomorrow.”
-St John Paul II
Couple: Early Bird $49 / Regular $59Individual: Early Bird $29 / Regular $35
At-Home Conference Experience: $15* (new for 2020)*Early bird pricing ends 5 October.
Scholarships for couples or individuals are available.
For more information about the At-Home Experienceas well as health & safety guidelines, visit
https://forlifeandfamily.org/events/th20-cnc/
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]