St Mary’s Church @ @ @ @ @ Greenville, South Carolina

12 May 2019

Dear Friends in Christ,

The Fourth Sunday of Easter is also known as Good Shepherd Sunday because of the Scripture readings and Mass prayers appointed for this day in the sacred liturgy. Today’s Communion Antiphon, for example, proclaims that “The Good Shepherd has risen, who laid down his life for his sheep and willingly died for his flock, alleluia.” The Latin word for shepherd ispastor , and this reveals why the Church asks us to pray for more priests on Good Shepherd Sunday. The call to the priesthood comes from God, and the Lord has promised always to provide shepherds for his people. Through the Prophet Jeremiah, the Lord promised Israel: “I will give you shepherds after my own heart.” (Jeremiah 3.15) But he also asks us to seek the gift of pastors in prayer: “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” (Matthew 9.37-38)

In Africa, in South America, and in Oceania, the number of young men offering themselves for priestly formation is on the rise, in some cases a dramatic rise. As you know already, however, this is not the case in Europe and in North America - the “developed” world - and the disparity points to one of the chief difficulties for the young men among us who are being called today: sometimes the call is not heard because of the noise in which we live. This cultural noise takes many shapes (e.g. desire for a lucrative career, fear of loneliness, the presence of so many options that making any choice is difficult, etc), but whatever the source of the noise, if the man being called never hears the call, we may assume he’ll never find his place and purpose in life.

The priesthood is not a life for extraordinary men; it is an ordinary Christian way of life for ordinary Christian men. But the key to hearing and answering the call is that the man must understand what it means to be a of the Lord Jesus. The radical thing is not forsaking marriage and giving one’s life to the Church; the radical thing is being baptized and giving one’s life to Jesus Christ, knowing that this means following him in the Way of the Cross. When young men grow up in a vibrant Christian community in which the truth of the Catholic faith is a cause for rejoicing and the beauty of the sacred liturgy is lived day in and day out as the source and summit of the Christian life, then those who are being called will have no difficulty hearing the summons of the Savior to serve his flock as priests, as shepherds, as pastors.

Finally, for a man to know that he is called to the priesthood it is not necessary to search the heavens for mysterious signs of some inscrutable divine plan. There are really only three basic questions to be answered: 1) Do I want to be a priest? 2) Am I willing to sacrifice what must be sacrificed to be a priest? and 3) Do I have all the gifts of nature and grace needed to be a priest? Only the man can answer the first two questions, and only the Church can answer the third.

Father Newman Message of His Holiness Francis for the 56th World Day of Prayer for Vocations 12 May 2019 - Fourth Sunday of Easter Theme: The courage to take a risk for God’s promise.

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

After the lively and fruitful experience we hope will prove enriching, and we unresponsive before decisions that of the Synod devoted to young people put out on a “sea” of possibilities in could give it meaning. The Lord does last October, we recently celebrated the hope of steering the right course, not want us to live from day to day, the Thirty-fourth World Youth Day in one that will satisfy our thirst for thinking that nothing is worth fighting Panama City. These two great events happiness. Sometimes we enjoy for, slowly losing our desire to set out allowed the Church to be attentive a good catch, while at others, we on new and exciting paths. If at times both to the voice of the Spirit and to need courage to keep our boat from he makes us experience a “miraculous the life of young men and women, being tossed by the waves, or we are catch”, it is because he wants us to their questions and concerns, their frustrated at seeing our nets come up discover that each of us is called – problems and their hopes. empty. in a variety of ways – to something grand, and that our lives should not Building on what I shared with the As with every call, the Gospel speaks grow entangled in the nets of an ennui young people in Panama, I would like of an encounter. Jesus walks by, that dulls the heart. Every vocation is to reflect, on this World Day of Prayer sees those fishermen, and walks up a summons not to stand on the shore, for Vocations, on how the Lord’s to them... The same thing happened nets in hand, but to follow Jesus on call makes us bearers of a promise when we met the person we wanted the path he has marked out for us, for and, at the same time, asks of us the to marry, or when we first felt the our own happiness and for the good of courage to take a risk, with him and attraction of a life of : those around us. for him. I will do this by reflecting we were surprised by an encounter, briefly with you on these two aspects and at that moment we glimpsed the Embracing this promise naturally – promise and risk – as they appear in promise of a joy capable of bringing demands the courage to risk making the Gospel account of the calling of fulfilment to our lives. That day, by a decision. The first disciples, called the first disciples by the sea of Galilee the sea of Galilee, Jesus drew near to by Jesus to be part of something (Mark 1.16-20). those fishermen, breaking through the greater, “immediately left their nets “paralysis of routine” (Homily for the and followed him” (Mark 1.18). Two pairs of brothers – Simon and XXII World Day for , 2 Responding to the Lord’s call involves Andrew, and James and John – are February 2018). And he immediately putting ourselves on the line and going about their daily tasks as made them a promise: “I will make fishermen. In this demanding work, you fishers of men”(Mark 1.17). they had learned the laws of nature, yet at times, when the winds were The Lord’s call is not an intrusion of adverse and waves shook their boats, God in our freedom; it is not a “cage” or “ Every vocation is they had to defy the elements. On a burden to be borne. On the contrary, some days, the catch of fish amply it is the loving initiative whereby a summons not to repaid their efforts, but on others, an God encounters us and invites us to stand on the shore, entire night’s work was not sufficient be part of a great undertaking. He to fill their nets, and they had to return opens before our eyes the horizon of ... but to follow Jesus to shore weary and disappointed. a greater sea and an abundant catch. on the path he has Much of life is like that. Each of God in fact desires that our lives us tries to realize his or her deepest not become banal and predictable, marked out for us ” desires; we engage in activities that imprisoned by daily routine, or facing a great challenge. It means life, with the commitment to charity reason, there needs to be a renewed being ready to leave behind whatever and solidarity, with social and political commitment on the part of the would keep us tied to our little boat and responsibilities, and so forth. These whole Church – priests, religious, prevent us from making a definitive vocations make us bearers of a promise pastoral workers and educators – to choice. We are called to be bold and of goodness, love and justice, not only provide young people in particular decisive in seeking God’s plan for our for ourselves but also for our societies with opportunities for listening and lives. Gazing out at the vast “ocean” and cultures, which need courageous discernment. There is a need for of vocation, we cannot remain content Christians and authentic witnesses of a youth ministry and a vocational to repair our nets on the boat that gives the kingdom of God. promotion that can open the way to us security, but must trust instead in discovering God’s plan, above all the Lord’s promise. In encountering the Lord, some may through prayer, meditation on God’s feel the attraction of a call to the word, eucharistic adoration and I think primarily of the call to the consecrated life or to the ordained spiritual accompaniment. Christian life which all of us received priesthood. It is a discovery that can at . It teaches us that our life excite and at the same time frighten As was made clear several times is not a fluke but rather a gift: that us, since we feel called to become during the World Youth Day in of being God’s beloved children, “fishers of men” in the barque of the Panama, we should always look to gathered in the great family of the Church by giving totally of ourselves Mary. Also in the story of this young Church. It is precisely in the ecclesial in commitment to faithful service woman, vocation was both a promise community that the Christian life is of the Gospel and our brothers and and a risk. Her mission was not easy, born and develops, especially through sisters. Such a decision carries the yet she did not allow fear to prevail. the liturgy. The liturgy introduces us risk of leaving everything behind to “It was the ‘yes’ of someone prepared to God’s word and the grace of the follow the Lord, to devote ourselves to be committed, someone willing to sacraments; from an early age, we are completely to him, and to share in take a risk, ready to stake everything taught the art of prayer and fraternal his work. Many kinds of interior she had, with no more security than the sharing. In the end, the Church is our resistance can stand in the way of certainty of knowing that she was the mother because she brings us to new making this decision, especially in bearer of a promise. I ask each one of life and leads us to Christ. So we must highly secularized contexts where you: Do you see yourselves as bearers love her, even when we see her face there no longer seems to be a place for of a promise? What promise do I bear marred by human frailty and sin, and God and for the Gospel. Places where within my heart to take forward? we must help to make her ever more it is easy to grow discouraged and fall Mary’s would undoubtedly be a beautiful and radiant, so that she can into the “weariness of hope” (Homily at difficult mission, but the challenges bear witness to God’s love in the Mass with Priests, Consecrated Persons that lay ahead were no reason to say world. and Lay Movements, Panama, 26 January ‘no’. Things would get complicated, 2019). of course, but not in the same way as The Christian life thus finds happens when cowardice paralyzes us expression in those decisions that, And yet, there can be no greater joy because things are not clear or sure while giving a precise direction to than to risk one’s life for the Lord! I in advance” (Vigil with Young People, our personal journey, also contribute would like to say this especially to Panama, 26 January 2019). to the growth of God’s kingdom in you, the young. Do not be deaf to the our world. I think of the decision to Lord’s call. If he calls you to follow On this World Day of Prayer for marry in Christ and to form a family, this path, do not pull your oars into Vocations, let us join in prayer and ask as well as all those other vocations the boat, but trust him. Do not yield the Lord to help us discover his plan associated with work and professional to fear, which paralyzes us before the of love for our lives, and to grant us great heights to which the Lord points the courage to walk in the path that, us. Always remember that to those from the beginning, he has chosen for who leave their nets and boat behind, each of us. and follow him, the Lord promises the joy of a new life that can fill our hearts From the Vatican, 31 January 2019, and enliven our journey. Memorial of John Bosco

Dear friends, it is not always easy to FRANCIS discern our vocation and to steer our life in the right direction. For this Calendar of Events Mass Schedule & Intentions Meetings & Events * Financial Report Sunday, 12 May 2019 Sunday, 12 May 2019

7.30 am @ Lillian Sasso Nursery: During 9.00 am Mass Weekend of 4/5 May 9.00 am @ The Norungolo Family No coffee & doughnuts this week Needed 34,500 11.00 am Pro populo 9.00 am Scripture Study Received 33,345 1.00 pm Spanish Mass Shortage 1,155 Our Solemn Mass at 11 am each Sunday is streamed live on our Facebook page and is available later as a recording on both our Poor Box 233 Facebook page and the parish YouTube channel.

Monday, 13 May 2019 Monday, 13 May 2019 Offertory Year to Date Needed 1,552,500 7.00 am @ Raymond Gore 7.00 pm Boy Scouts Received 1,581,125 Surplus 28,625

Tuesday, 14 May 2019 Tuesday, 14 May 2019 Electronic Giving: If you want 7.00 am @ Jesus Montoya to have direct management of 12.00 noon @ Terry Arndt your Electronic Fund Transfer online, you can now do so through the “Make a Gift” link Wednesday, 15 May 2019 Wednesday, 15 May 2019 on the homepage of our website. For more information or if 7.00 am @ Maria Magnolia N Lopez 5.00-6.00 pm Holy Hour & you have any questions please 12.00 noon @ Abigail & Chiara Johnson Confessions (church) contact Jennifer Anderson at [email protected].

Thursday, 16 May 2019 Thursday, 16 May 2019

7.00 am Timothy Nielsen 12.00 noon Gabe Wiedman

Friday, 17 May 2019 Friday, 17 May 2019 Forward in Faith 7.00 am @ Ginny Byrne 6.15 am Morning Prayer (church) 6.30-8.00 am Pillars of Christ Capital Campaign 10.00 am Scripture Study Class $7 Million to Raise 3.30-5.00 pm Youth Choir Practice 2019 to 2023

Donations Saturday, 18 May 2019 Saturday, 18 May 2019 589,316 Received 5.00 pm @ Marvin Hambleton 8.00-9.00 am - Grove Rd abortion clinic Pledges 1,405,066 3.30-4.30 pm Confessions (church) Made

Still to Go 5,005,618 G - Gallivan Hall M - McGrady Hall * All events in Sacred Heart Hall P - Pazdan Hall Dining Room unless a location is listed.

Requiescat in pace Please pray for the repose of the souls of Bill Wynn and Jay Upham (grandfather of Nick & Shana Upham), who died recently. We extend our prayers and sympathy to their Parish News family and friends.

Prayer For The Faithful Departed Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual Collection for 11/12 May light shine upon them. May their souls, and all the souls Support of the Parish & of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. St Mary’s is sustained by the generosity of our parishioners. Thank you for your generosity Prayer Requests and support. Please pray for all those who are hospitalized and for all those who are shut-ins, ill or recuperating at home, especially Part-Time Bookkeeper Needed Paulina Cruz, Brett Gervais, Michael Pinto, Joseph & St Mary’s Church is searching for a part-time bookkeeper Sandy Srp, Marie-Therese Isidore, Carlton Carpenter, Jim (no more than 20 hours per week) to work in the parish Barber, Alfred Smith, Mauren Lukovic, Christine Tancrell, office. Experience with QuickBooks is required, and Irene Karandisevsky, Lenore Cole, Celsea Patry, John Tyler, familiarity with iMac is preferred. Compensation Hunter Conant, Carly Burkhardt, Anne Alexander, Ruth depends on experience. Those interested in applying O’Rourke, Rafael Marquez, Lori Wylie, Kenneth & Nancy should send an email with resume to Jennifer Anderson Tessier, Patricia O’Leary, Robert Brown, John Hever, at [email protected]. Juliet Roy, Chris Papademitriou, Jeannine Harvey, David Gibbons, Richard & Susan Peck, Jim & Adair Andreasson, Ellen Plowden, Ruetta Rogers and Judy & Zack McCall. New Altar Server Training St Mary’s Senior Fellowship On Tuesday, May 28 we will be training new altar servers, and all Please join us Saturday 11 boys who are at least ten years May at 12.00 noon in Sacred old are welcome to attend in the Heart Hall. Bring your church from 6:30 to 8:00pm. favorite dish or dessert to share. For more information, contact Alice at 864.430.7276 or Dee at 864.297.8428. Do your task as altar servers with love, devotion and faithfulness; Breakfast do not enter a church for the celebration with superficiality The KofC Monthly Breakfast is scheduled for but rather, prepare yourselves Sunday 19 May in the Pazdan Hall Dining Room inwardly for Holy Mass! Assisting after all the morning Masses. All are welcome to your priests in service at the altar share breakfast with the parish family. helps to make Jesus closer, so that people can understand, can realize better: he is here. You collaborate to make him Memorial Day more present in the world, in The church & church office will be closed on every day life, in the Church Monday 27 May for Memorial Day. and everywhere. Pope Benedict, General Audience The 7.00 am Mass will not be celebrated. of 4 August 2010 Daily Mass Readings St Mary’s is online: For the daily Mass readings, visit http://www.usccb.org/bible/readings/ Website https://smcgvl.org Facebook https://www.facebook.com/stmarysgvl/ YouTube Saint Mary’s Greenville, SC Congratulations to Madelyn Grace Shaw who was baptized last week. Welcome Newcomers

Mass Intentions We welcome the following new members to our parish family: Mr & Mrs John Mosser. To schedule a Mass intention, contact Vickie Acosta at 864.271.8422 or [email protected]. Vacation Bible School 2019 VBS Adult Volunteers’ Meeting St Mary’s Council of Catholic Women Wednesday 22 May at 6.30 pm in Gallivan Hall St Mary’s Night with the Greenville Drive Group Leaders Needed Friday, 17 May at 7.05 pm. The Greenville Drive will take on the West Virginia Power team at Flour Field, 945 We are in need of Group Leaders for our VBS. If you are S. Main Street, Greenville. Tickets are $9 and children interested, contact Kim Adams at [email protected]. under 2 years are free. There is a clear bag policy. Need tickets? Contact Cathy Spitzmiller at 864.380.8091 or [email protected]. All seats in St Mary’s section Honor our Mothers During May are between Home Plate and First Base. Come on out for a fun evening with our parishioners! The month of May has traditionally been a time to honor our Blessed Mother as the Queen of Heaven and Sewing Ministry our birth Mothers for all they have done to give us life. Every weekend during the month of May, the St Mary’s The group will meet on Tuesday, 21 & 28 May from Respect Life team, in cooperation with Birthright, will be 10.00 am - 12.00 pm at the Sew Creative Sewing Studio, collecting new baby items for Mothers who have made 1901-B Laurens Rd., Greenville. They will be working the choice to keep their babies. on making pillowcase dresses to send to a Catholic orphanage in Haiti along with the original pillowcases for They are in most need of maternity clothes, receiving the Greenville Children’s Hospital. Additionally, they will blankets, baby wash & shampoo, diaper rash ointment, also work on making bibs for residents of a local nursing hooded towels, baby wash cloths, size 3-4 diapers and home and for infants at the new St Clare’s Home. Bring sleepers sizes 0-3. a pair of sharp scissors or a rotary cutter. There are many Collection boxes will be located on the first floor of Sacred ways to help including cutting and ironing. Contact Rita Heart Hall during the entire month of May. This is one Brown for questions at [email protected] or 864.420.5286 small way to say: “Thank you MOM for giving me life.” and to donate material for their work. The group will not Any inquiries for the St Mary’s Respect Life team may be meet in June, July or August. directed to Mary Jo Falkosky at: [email protected].

Bulletin Submissions Caritas Counseling Services, LLC The deadline for items is 12 days to the bulletin Counseling services are available at St Mary’s. Contact date. To submit items for the e-bulletin, contact Lisa at Dorothy Whalen by phone at 864.679.4122 or by email at [email protected]. [email protected]. Pillars of Christ St Mary’s Safe Environment Pillars of Christ is a men’s ministry led by a group of St Mary’s is committed to ensuring that all programs are St Mary’s men who are on fire with the love of Christ conducted in a safe environment. Prior to serving as a volunteer and His Church. The group meets on Friday mornings with children at the parish, all individuals must: from 6.15-8.00 am for prayer in the church and then in Sacred Heart Hall for study. For more information, - Complete the Safe Haven online course and submit a contact John Heuser at 864.679.4113 or Certificate of Completion. Virtus certificates are no longer [email protected]. accepted; all volunteers for the church and school must have a Safe Haven course certificate on file. Register at http://charleston.CMGConnect.org. (required for both new & returning volunteers) Rosary Prayer Group - Complete Background Screening Forms - Read & Sign the Diocesan Code of Conduct A Rosary prayer group is meeting - Read & Sign the Diocesan Abuse Policy every Monday at 8.00 pm to pray - Complete the credit and/or driver screens (if applicable) the Scriptural rosary for various intentions of the Church. The If you have any questions, contact our Safe Environment group sees the intersession of the Coordinator Lisa Watkins at [email protected]. blessed Mother as an important help for the Church and our nation in these troubling Formed.org times. For more information please contact Deacon John at [email protected] or April Bittner Online resources are available to every member of our parish at 412.719.6442 or [email protected]. through a new program called Formed. This website includes a variety of free resources, including books, movies, podcasts, etc. for people of all ages. Go to Formed.org. Register using our parish code: 8B7VRM to get access to the resources. Knit/Crochet/Sewing Ministry If you have questions, please contact Timothy Nielsen at [email protected]. The St Mary’s Knit/Crochet/Sewing Ministry provides handmade hats, shawls, scarves, and other items needed for cancer patient comfort Prayer Chain Ministry during treatments in upstate cancer St Mary’s Prayer Chain is a network of parishioners who receive centers. We meet about once a month prayer requests by telephone and then pray for those requests. to share our crafting skills, hints and Please call the office at 864.271.8422, ext. 127 to submit your tips – and to share our joy in this requests. Information received will be kept confidential. wonderful ministry. Experienced and inexperienced members are welcome. Instructions available during meetings. If you are interested in joining our Baptism Class ministry, please contact Judy at 864.884.9853 or [email protected]. Prior 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, AmazonSmile using the stewardship envelopes, and participating in the life of the parish. Sign into your Amazon take place on Saturdays at 6.15 pm after the 5.00 pm account, and select St Mary’s Mass. Attending a Baptism Preparation Class is required and as your organization of choice. may be attended prior to the birth of your child. The next Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price class is scheduled for Monday 5 August at 6.30 pm in Sacred of eligible products. You use the same account on Heart Hall. Pre-registration in the church office is required. Amazon.com and AmazonSmile. For questions, contact T.J. Nielsen at 864.679.4114 or https://smile.amazon.com/ch/57-0426237 [email protected]. 2019 Ordinations Greenville Deanery & It is with great pleasure that I announce the following ordinations for the Diocese of Charleston: Other News Mr Michael Cellars to the Transitional Diaconate P ERPETUAL E UCHARISTIC A DORATION Friday 17 May St Mary Magdalene 6.00 pm A key card is required to enter the chapel. If you would Cathedral of St John the Baptist like to sign up as an adorer or regular visitor, or just visit Charleston for the day, please come to the St Mary Magdalene parish office Monday - Friday, between9.00 am and 3.30 pm.

Prince of Peace Deacon Richard Ballard to the ‘Be still and know that I am God. (Psalm 46.10) To share Sacred Priesthood an hour with the Lord, contact Lisa Buss at 864.508.7123 or [email protected]. All hours are available for adoption, most especially: Sunday 26 May Urgent hours: 3.00 pm Monday 4 am Saturday 7 am & 4 pm Our Lady of the Rosary Greenville

Masses of Thanksgiving

Fr Richard Ballard Fr Richard Ballard will offer a Thanksgiving Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary in Greenville Deacon James Touzeau on Sunday 2 June at 10.30 am. and Deacon Bruce Barnett @ to the Fr James Touzeau Sacred Priesthood Fr James Touzeau will offer a Thanksgiving Mass at Holy Cross in Pickens on Sunday 9 June at 11.30 am. Friday 7 June @ 6.00 pm Cathedral of St John the Baptist Fr Bruce Barnett Charleston Fr Bruce Barnett will offer Thanksgiving Masses at Blessed Sacrament in Charleston on Saturday 8 June at 5.00 pm and at St Theresa the Little Flower in Summerville + The Most Reverend Robert E. Guglielmone on Sunday 9 June at 10.45 am. Greenville Deanery & Other News

SC Council of Catholic Women (SCCCW) Greenville Deanery The next General Membership Meeting of the Greenville Deanery of the SCCCW is Sunday, 26 May in the cafeteria at St Anthony of Padua. The meeting will begin at 2.30 pm. Lunch will be provided by the members of the St Anthony of Padua Women’s Council. All Upstate women are invited to join us as we make plans to serve the Church and communities for the 2019-2020 year of Council. Vocations Camps in North Carolina Contact President, Jessie Bowens at 864.420.1985 or Quo Vadis Days [email protected] for questions. Attention all Catholic young men ages 15-19! Do you know where your life is going? The Lord Jesus has a great plan Monastery Trail Races 2019 for you! You are invited to attend the seventh annual Quo Monastery of the Holy Spirit- Conyers, GA Vadis Days camp to spend time with other young men your Saturday 8 June age looking at the Lord’s call in your life while having fun. QVD is led by priests and seminarians of the diocese and is RUN WITH THE ! This is the the 10th annual supported by the diocesan Office of Vocations. Quo Vadis Monastery Trail Races. Choose from a 1.5 mile fun run, Days will be held from 10-14 June at Belmont Abbey College 5k, or 8 mile race. Runners and walkers will have a unique in Belmont. The cost of the camp is $150.00. Registration opportunity to trek through the Monastery woodlands to deadline is Monday, 3 June. If you are interested, please visit enjoy the serene and peaceful landscape. This is a trail our website: charlottediocese.org/vocations/quo-vadis-days run on open-air courses over natural dirt or grass terrain. or contact Father Jason Barone, Diocesan Promoter of Registration opens at 6.30 am; Mass at 7.00 am; all races Vocations at [email protected]. begin at 8.30 am. More information and registration is online at Duc In Altum https://ultrasignup.com/register.aspx?did=64292. Attention all Catholic young women ages 15-19! Do you know where your life is going? Do you have a desire to Birthright of Greenville grow deeper after the role model of our Lady? You are invited to attend the fourth annual Duc In Altum camp to Save the Date: Birthright 40th Anniversary Banquet spend time with other young women your age looking at “Laugh for Life” on Thursday, 10 October at Embassy the Lord’s call in your life while having fun and receiving Suites Verdae. Email [email protected] or call the tools for a strong prayer life. DIA is led by priests and 864.281.7677 Religious of the diocese and is supported by the diocesan Office of Vocations. Duc In Altum camp will be held from Lay 24-28 June at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont. The cost of the camp is $150.00. Registration deadline is Tuesday, The Lay Carmelites invite interested Catholic men and 18 June. If you are interested, please visit our website: women to visit our monthly meeting on the First Saturday charlottediocese.org/vocations/duc-in-altum, or contact of the month at St Elizabeth Ann Seton in Simpsonville. Sister Mary Raphael at [email protected] or Call Jan 770.827.7929 for more information. Lainie Lord at [email protected].

Father Jay Scott Newman, VF Father Francisco Cruz Pastor of St Mary’s Church Parochial Vicar [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4100 864.679.4116

Assisting Priests

Father Jonathan Duncan Father Bartholomew Leon Chaplain to St Joseph’s Catholic School Administrator of St Rafka Church [email protected] [email protected] 817.475.6909 864.469.9119

Permanent

Deacon Nestor Acosta Deacon John Heuser [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4118 864.679.4113

Deacon Clark Brittain Deacon Joe Sanfilippo [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4120 864.679.4119

Deacon Diego Ferro Deacon George Tierney [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4112 864.679.4115

Deacon Alex Garvey Deacon Tom Whalen [email protected] [email protected] 864.255.1096 864.679.4108

Staff Vickie Acosta Timothy Nielsen Executive Assistant to the Pastor Director of Christian Formation [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4100 864.679.4114

Jennifer Anderson Chris Ortiz Director of Finance and Human Resources Director of Youth Ministry [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4102 864.679.4111

Arlen Clarke Pat Perkins Choirmaster Director of Administration [email protected] [email protected] 864.901.1250 864.679.4109

Jaime Escobar David Rhyne Director of Facilities Organist [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4107 864.270.4689

Joann Miller Lisa Watkins Director of Religious Education Director of Communications [email protected] [email protected] 864.679.4110 864.679.4105