Dear Brothers and Sisters, During Advent it is traditional to preach or write about “the Four Last Things”—Death, Judgement, Heaven and Hell. This year I’d like to devote my pastor’s letters during Advent to some instruction on the four gospels of Matthew, Mark Luke and John. The first three gospels are called “synoptic” gospels. The [...]
Join us on December 19, at 2:00 pm at Falls Park in downtown Greenville to pray a rosary in honor of Christ’s birth, thanking God for all his many blessings, and asking like little children for the triumph of Mary’s Immaculate Heart in our world.
Please help us provide winter coats, hats, and gloves to the underprivileged children in our community. Please bring ONLY NEW (due to COVID) items to the Parish Office before Dec. 9.
2015 Fr. Longenecker blesses the center beam for our beautiful new church.
Some of our OLR families are crocheting baby blankets for Piedmont Women’s Center. If you would like to crochet a baby blanket, please have it delivered by Dec 21. Call the parish office at (864) 422-1648 for details. Don’t forget to pray for the baby who will be wrapped in the blanket you’re making!
CLBBY has decided to move forward with a season beginning in January. Fr. Longenecker has agreed for OLR to proceed if we get enough families that would like to participate. Please register HERE. We are seeking 8-10 players for K5-MS teams. Non-OLR members are invited to play as well, but the majority of team should [...]
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Dear Brothers and Sisters, St. Michael the Archangel is always pictured skewering Satan with his spear, but the other great warrior in the spiritual battle is the Blessed Virgin. She is pictured trampling the serpent under her feet in fulfillment of the prophecy in Genesis 3:15, where God tells the serpent that there [...]
