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St. Mary’s Catholic Church @ @ @ @ @ Greenville, South Carolina 1 October 2017 Dear Friends in Christ, “Be still and know that I am God.” Thus does the LORD instruct us in Psalm 46, verse 10. The stillness to which we are called in Holy Scripture is a letting go of actions and words that yields silence, both interior and exterior, and such silence is essential for every disciple of the Lord Jesus. We need times of exterior silence in order to cultivate interior silence, and without interior silence we make it very difficult to hear the Word of God. For this reason, silence is indispensable to authentic and mature Christian faith and life. Our Evangelical Protestant brethren often emphasize the need for a daily Quiet Time, and this is nothing other than the ancient Catholic practice of lectio divina, or divine reading, which is a meditative reading of the Scriptures in a quiet place. Lectio divine has four moments: lectio, meditatio, oratio, and contemplatio. Reading leads to meditating on what is read, and our meditation leads to prayer that culminates in the contemplation of the beauty of God. Simply set aside time each day, go to a quiet place, open the Sacred Page and read. “Be still and know that I am God.” Exterior and interior silence is also essential in the sacred liturgy, which is one of the reasons why children not yet ready to remain quiet during Mass are probably best entrusted to the nursery or are ready for a quick trip to the cry room or vestibule when necessary. We come to the church from a life filled with action and noise, and when we enter the sacred space of the House of God, we need to be quiet. Conversations should end in the vestibule, so that by the time we reach the pew, we are on the path to being still. Prayerful readings of the Scripture lessons appointed for that Mass can be helpful, or perhaps it would be well simply to kneel in silent adoration of the Lord Jesus present in the tabernacle. “Be still and know that I am God.” Once the celebration of Mass begins, the liturgy will be punctuated by several periods of sacred silence: at the penitential rite, as we remember our sins and ask for mercy; during the Liturgy of the Word, to ponder the Scriptures; after the homily, to consider the instruction given; before the end of the Communion Rite, to give thanks for the gift of grace we receive in the Most Holy Eucharist. During these times of silence, we are not waiting for the next thing to happen; instead, we are waiting together upon the LORD. “Be still and know that I am God.” When Mass is ended, our need for silence does not end. The church is always a place of prayer, even after the procession leaves the sanctuary. For the sake of those who want to linger in adoration and of those who are arriving for the next Mass and need to prepare in stillness, we should save our conversations until we reach the vestibule or, even better, have walked outside the church, preferably into Miller Square which is designed for fellowship after Mass. With such reverential silence, we can begin to fulfill the precept: “Be still and know that I am God.” Father Newman St. Mary’s Catholic School Tradition Virtue Excellence Open House Grades K3-8 6-10 November SACS Accredited National Blue Call to schedule your school tour: 864.679.4117 Ribbon School 101 Hampton Avenue, Greenville, SC 29601 www.stmarysgvl.org/theschool Calendar of Events Mass Schedule & Intentions Meetings & Events * Financial Report Sunday, 1 October 2017 Sunday, 1 October 2017 Weekend of 23/24 September Coffee & doughnuts: After the 9.00 am Mass (P) 7.30 am @ Jeff Young Needed 33,800 9.00 am David Acosta Nursery: During 9.00 am Mass 11.00 am Pro populo 9.00 am 3 & 4 Year Olds (K4 classroom of Received 32,340 1.00 pm Spanish Mass Sacred Heart Hall) Shortage 1,460 9.00 am Scripture Study 6.00 pm High School Youth Group (M) 6.00 pm Women of Grace Poor Box 245 Monday, 2 October 2017 Monday, 2 October 2017 Offertory Year to Date 7.00 am @ Lioba Del Valle 6.30 pm Cub Scouts Needed 439,400 6.30 pm Baptism Class Received 438,224 7.00 pm Boy Scouts (M) Shortage 1,176 Tuesday, 3 October 2017 Tuesday, 3 October 2017 7.00 am @ Mary Hahn 8.30 am Program of Catholic Studies Electronic Giving: If you want No 12.00 noon Mass to have direct management of your Electronic Fund Transfer Wednesday, 4 October 2017 Wednesday, 4 October 2017 online, you can now do so through the “Manage Your EFT” 7.00 am @ Lioba Del Valle No Holy Hour & Confessions today link on the homepage of our No 12.00 noon Mass 6.30-7.30 pm Religious Education website. For more information or 6.30 pm Program of Catholic Studies if you have any questions please 6.30 pm Introduction to Catholicism (M) contact Jennifer Anderson at [email protected]. Thursday, 5 October 2017 Thursday, 5 October 2017 7.00 am @ Lioba Del Valle No 12.00 noon Mass Friday, 6 October 2017 Friday, 6 October 2017 7.00 am Ana Maria Restrepo Parish office closing at 2.30 pm Facebook 6.00 am Morning Prayer (church) 6.15-8.00 am Pillars of Christ ‘Like’ us on Facebook at 10.00 am Scripture Study Class St. Mary’s Catholic Church 3.30-5.00 pm Youth Choir Practice Greenville SC. Saturday, 7 October 2017 Saturday, 7 October 2017 5.00 pm @ Emily Rose Gomes 8.00-9.00 am Rosary - Grove Rd abortion clinic 10.00 am George Weigel lecture (Gallivan) 3.30-4.30 pm Confessions (church) Visit us on the web at G - Gallivan Hall M- McGrady Hall * All events in Sacred Heart Hall P - Pazdan Hall Dining Room unless a location is listed. www.stmarysgvl.org 500 YEARS LATER CONFERENCE SCHEDULE FRIDAY, 20 OCTOBER 6.00-6.30 pm - Vespers (St. Mary’s Catholic Church) 6.30-7:00 pm - Registration (Gallivan Hall) 7.00 pm - Welcome & Invocation by Fr. Jay Scott Newman (Gallivan Hall) 7.15 pm - Talk 1 (Gallivan Hall) 8.30 pm - Talk 2 (Gallivan Hall) 9.30 - 10.00 pm - Meet the Speakers (Gallivan Hall) SATURDAY 21 OCTOBER 8.00 - 8.30 am - Optional Mass (Church) 8.30 am - Coffee and Pastries (Pazdan Hall) 9.00 am - Talk 3 (Gallivan Hall) 10.15 am - Talk 4 (Gallivan Hall) 11.30 am - Talk 5 (Gallivan Hall) 12.30 pm - Lunch (Pazdan Hall) 1.30 pm - Talk 6 (Gallivan Hall) 2.45 pm - Moderated Roundtable (Gallivan Hall) 4.30 pm - Conference Close Requiescat in pace Please pray for the repose of the soul of Jim Griffin who died PARISH NEWS recently. We extend our prayers and sympathy to his family and friends. Collection for 30 September/1 October Support of the Parish & St. Mary’s Building Fund Prayer For The Faithful Departed Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and may perpetual light St. Mary’s is sustained by the generosity of our parishioners. shine upon them. May their souls, and all the souls of the faithful Thank you for your generosity and support. departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen. Special Collection for Hurricane Irma Mass Intentions On the weekend of 14-15 October we will have a special 2nd collection to assist those afflicted by If you would like to schedule a Mass intention, contact Vickie Hurricane Irma. Acosta at 864.271.8422 or [email protected]. Change to Liturgical Schedule Caritas Counseling Services, LLC due to Priest’s Retreat Counseling services are available at St. Mary’s. Contact Dorothy Whalen at [email protected] or 864.679.4122. All of the diocesan priests will be at their Annual Priests’ Retreat from 2-5 October. ëíK=ã~êóÛë=Å~íÜçäáÅ=ÅÜìêÅÜ= The noon Masses will not be celebrated this presents week. The Holy Hour and Confessions are GEORGE WEIGEL canceled for Wednesday 4 October. lecturing on his new book Lessons in Hope: Congratulations to My Unexpected Life with St John Paul II Jackson Robert Metoyer who was baptized last week. Prayer Requests Please pray for all those who are hospitalized and for all those who are shut-ins, ill or recuperating at home, especially Ronald Labbe, Paulina Cruz, Brett Gervais, Saturday Judy Byrum, Michael Pinto, Joseph & Sandy Srp, Marie- 7 October 2017 10.00 am Therese Isidore, Thomas Thomason, Carlton Carpenter, Doors open at 9.30 am Jim Barber, Jordan A. Upham, John Hever, Alfred Smith, Mauren Lukovic, Christine Tancrell, Dcn. John & Irene Karandisevsky, Ted Karalekas, Lenore Cole, Celsea Patry, Mary Hunter Wylie Gibbs, Lee Heap, John Tyler, St. Mary’s Catholic Church Hunter Conant, Florence Mooney, Jimmy Tierney, Louis Downtown Greenville Brouillard, Claude Trépanier, Sr Colombe Gobeil, Anna Deehan, Carly Burkhardt and Roland Gomes. Lecture in Gallivan Hall (new location) Books will be available for purchase and signing by the author. Join us in Pazdan Hall after the Register online at https://stmarys.coursestorm.com/category/george-weigel 9.00 am Mass for doughnuts Cost $5 per person This event is for adults and mature teens. 1, 8, 22 & 29 October If you are discerning a vocation Pray for Our Seminarians to the priesthood or consecrated life, contact the Vocations Office. 4th Year Theology 4th Year College Prayer for Vocations Deacon Rhett Williams Patrick Judd from Pope St.