Pastor’s Letter from our School Headmaster, Tommy Curtin Dear Brothers and Sisters, On the occasion of the start of Catholic Schools Week, it is my privilege to share the state of our parish school. OLR's current enrollment is 271 students, which includes 62 in our Upper School. For context, we started last year with 208 students, and [...]
Year End Tax Reports for IRS purposes are now available. For those who use Online Giving. Please go HERE for step by step instructions. If you use envelopes, your report will be available with Martha Mahan in the Parish Office.
Join us for a cup of tea and the Rosary. Saturday, February 4th at 10:30 am in Guadalupe Hall. Victoria Norris will be sharing with us the Marian Spirituality of our first Native American saint, St Kateri. If you wish to attend, please RSVP by texting “Yes” to 864-525-7260 or by using this link. If [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters, You will have noticed that after Christmas an altar rail was installed in OLR Church. This beautiful addition to our church is the gift of two of our families and it is a response to requests from many of our members. What is the reason for the altar rail and how [...]
Our next RCIA meeting will be on Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 7:30pm, in the Cafeteria, and the topic of discussion will be The Liturgy. For anyone who is interested in full sacramental communion with the Catholic Church, the RCIA program (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults) at Our Lady of the Rosary offers the opportunity to learn [...]
The Divine Mercy devotions play an important part in the life of Our Lady of the Rosary Parish. Our beautiful Shrine of Divine Mercy in the Lower Church exalts "God's greatest attribute" and honors Saint Faustina and Pope Saint John Paul II, who propagated this special devotion to the world. We are hoping to initiate [...]
Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last week at Mass you will have noticed a marked improvement in the sound system in our Upper Church. Creating an effective sound system for a church like the new OLR is a complicated business. The plaster walls provide a “hard” acoustic. The sound bounces around and reverberates. This is good [...]
Please remember to support the Society of St. Vincent de Paul in 2023 so that together we can continue to bring comfort and peace to our brothers and sisters who are poor and suffering. The Annual End of Year Report to the Parishioners for 2022 is now available in the Narthex. May the peace and joy of the New [...]
This weekend we celebrate Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. In keeping with this important day, Our Lady of the Rosary's Respect Life Committee has provided copies of the 7 Points of Humanae Vitae which you will find on the table in the Narthex following Mass. Please feel free to take one or more copies. Thank you for promoting Life in our community!