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PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND SHUT-INS:

Please pray for all our loved ones serving with the armed forces, especially Jordan Austin and Cody Piontek.

Al Butler

Ann Pressley

Anne Drummond

Baby Trenton

Bailey Hastings

Barbara Boatwright

Barbara Catania

Berta Cardenas

Betty McKee

Bill Mitchell

Bob Stevenson

Brecken Patton

Carmel Hazzard

Cecelia Lanzoni

Chan Stewart

Charity Kalo

Cheri Bowllan

Cheryl Allen

Chris Saam

Christie Parker

Coral Hutira

Daisy Rodgers

Danny Lynch

Deanne Howard

Debbie Hodges

Donna Brown

Edward Hicks

Elaine Kerber

Eve Weideman

Florence LaRose

Fran Krug

Frances Shea

Frank Szcwczak

Frank Welch

Gabby DiPietro

Garson Aburto

Gayle Rossi

George Aitken

Gerald Lewnau

Glenda Lominick

Greg Smith

H.D. Peters

Isabella Ruiz

Jack Cavari

Jean Powell

Jeffrey Moorer

Johnny Hodges

Juanita Flores

Julianne Swanson

Karen Krug White

Kathie Nixon

Kevin Glenn

Kim Alden

Kim Kang

Laura Sears

Margaret Mueller

Mark Kornet

Mary Jones

Michael Meder

Pat Reardon

Patty McDaniel

Perfecta Thompson

Pete Normile

Randy Flick

Renee Moreno

Robert McDaniel

Rodney Watts

Rosa C. White

Rosalie Stevenson

Rosemary McHugh

Sherry Fowler

Thomas W. Shea, Jr.

Willette Parker

William Sexton

FROM THE PASTOR

Rosemary Bell is the Executive Director of Greater Greenwood United Ministries, an organization with which

most folks who live in the Greenwood area are very familiar. GGUM, supported by local churches (including

this one) and foundations, provides assistance to those in need in our area. We just received the April

newsletter last week. In it, Mrs. Bell provided a thought-provoking reflection. Here is a portion of it:

"In three short months, just as He did with the plagues of Egypt, God has taken away our idols. God said,

"You want to worship athletes, I will shut down the stadiums. You want to worship musicians, I will shut

down the Civic Centers. You want to worship actors, I will shut down theaters. You want to worship money,

I will shut down the economy and collapse the stock market. You don't want to come to church and worship

Me, I will make it where you can't go to church."

My own reflection on her thoughts: Did God actually cause all this to teach us a lesson? I'm not willing to go

that far -- maybe He did, and maybe He didn't. There's no way to tell for sure. But that does not change the

fact that for a person who has faith and believes in God, everything in life can be a way of listening to

God. For example, God probably doesn't directly cause that person who annoys you so badly to be that way,

but that doesn't mean that you can't use such a situation to grow in the virtues of patience and

charity. Similarly, whether the good Lord directly caused the current pandemic or not, it doesn't mean that we

can't draw valuable spiritual lessons from it. The fact of the matter is, for anyone with eyes to see and ears to

hear, that in modern America we do, in fact, worship money, and professional athletes, and actors, and so

forth. You need only look at the amount of money involved in those things to know on what peoples' hearts

truly are set. And it ain't the Lord.

Every single one of us most certainly needs to take this time we now have to examine honestly where our

hearts truly lie. Is it with God (whom we so readily take for granted) or is it the latest trend, fashion, actor,

athlete, etc.? As Jesus says in Matthew 6:21: "For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." Is

my treasure Christ or the world? Fr. Tebalt

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Horario de oficina para el Ministerio Hispano: jueves: 5:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m. y domingos de 1:00 –3:00.Para contrataciones de coro, comunicarse con el Sr. Jesus Avila - 864-561-4859.

Los padres de familia deben de registrar el bautismo en la oficina con 3 meses de anticipación, también deben de participar y colaborar en la misa. La aplicación se llenará en persona con la secretaria Stefanie. Debe de traer el acta de nacimiento ORIGINAL del niño/a.

Segundo martes de cada mes-clases prebautismales después de la misa. Para más información favor de comunicarse con el Sr. Ramiro 864-337-6833.

Hay Hora Santa y Exposición con el Santísimo, todos los viernes, a las 7:00 P.M. (Siete de la Noche). Cordialmente invitados.

THE KNIGHTS’ CORNER All Knights of Columbus functions and meetings have been cancelled or postponed until later.

KNIGHTS’ 2020 GOLF TOURNAMENT Please consider joining a golf team or being a hole sponsor. (Play date rescheduling to be announced.)

WEEKLY COLLECTIONS Sunday, March 28 / 29, 2020

Attendance: NA Collection: $12,956.50 Building Fund: $ 45.00

(Totals include Memorial and online donations.)

IN THE DIOCESE ...

The St. Paul Center in Greenville will present Scott Hahn on Sunday, May 3, 2-4 p.m. on “The Joy of the Gospel: Family, Friendship, and the New Evangelization” and Kimberly Hahn on “How to Raise Godly Children in an Ungodly World. Admission -$25. For registration and more details: stpaulcenter.com/Greenville or email: office @stpaulcenter.com or call 740-264-9535 Natural Family Planning encompasses moral, natural, healthy, modern and scientifically reliable methods of family planning in accordance with God's design and will. Visit sccatholic.org/nfp to find a full listing of NFP methods and instructors in the Diocese, locate a session or to register or contact Kelli Ball, Diocesan NFP Coordinator at kball@catholic-doc.org or 803-807-0158.

The Lay Carmelite community of Greenville invites you to attend one of their upcoming meetings to about Carmelite spirituality. The Lay Carmelites of Greenville invite interested Catholic men and women to visit their monthly meeting. Call Jan 770-827-7929 for more info. Meetings each first Saturday at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Simpsonville with 9 am Mass.

Rachel's Vineyard Weekend offers women and men who have had an abortion, or participated in one, a supportive, confidential and non-judgmental retreat where they can find spiritual healing and strengthening of faith! Next retreat: Nov.6-8, 2020 in Charleston (English). For more info on retreats, please contact Christy 803-554-6088. Now is the time.

Join the OLOL “Prayer Chain” group on Flocknote. Text your name and prayer requests and updates to 992-6302.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! On Sunday, May 24 at 3 PM, the Knights of Columbus is bringing Catholic convert, writer, speaker and former skinhead, Joseph Pearce to address parishioners and visitors. You don’t want to miss it! More later…

SEE OLOL.ORG FOR DAILY UPDATES! POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE:

Tuesday night Matthew Bible study The (new) Tuesday Night Book Club All of the That Man Is You meetings

Distribution of Easter Food Program gift cards All Religious Education classes and RCIA

Youth Groups

THE SAFE DIGITAL FAMILY CHALLENGE

Text SECURE to 66866 to get started. Receive one email a day for seven days to help you with the latest parental control ideas for your home. Emails include: • YouTube Restricted Mode • Understanding Apps • Setting iOS Screen Time and Content Restrictions • Google SafeSearch • The Importance of Accountability • Social Media and Teens • Critical Conversations • Available in English and Spanish. TOTALLY FREE!

CRISIS PREGNANCY CENTER Please pick up a baby bottle in the narthex to fill with your spare change as a Lenten offering to benefit our local CrossRoads Crisis Pregnancy Center. The bottles will be regathered when Masses resume.