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Christmas Eve, Tuesday, December 24 – 4:00pm (Family) and 8:00pm (Solemn) Christmas Day, Wednesday, December 25 – 10:30am The usual Wednesday 7:15am Mass, Adoration, Confessions and 6pm Mass are all canceled on Dec. 25. At all three Christmas Masses we will have a second collection for the Catholic Appeal of SC (formerly the Bishop’s Appeal) …

Sunday, December 29, 2024 The Church celebrates the Feast of the Holy Family on the Sunday occurring between the Nativity of the Lord (December 25th) and Mary, Mother of God (January 1st). It is not a Holy Day of obligation, but will be celebrated at all the weekend Masses. …

Wednesday, January 1, 2025 A Holy Day of Obligation, Masses will be celebrated in Upper Church at 10:30am and 6pm. Regular Wednesday Adoration and Confession are canceled. …

Please see Fr. Longenecker’s Summary of the Parish Meeting below, held on December 12, 2024. Also, the presentation slides can be found HERE and HERE. Dear Brothers and Sisters, Last evening we held a meeting in the Guadalupe Hall to give an update on the campus master plan for Our Lady of the Rosary Church and School. Over the last year we have worked with the fund raising organization Petrus to develop a feasibility study for the master plan fund raising. The Hord architectural firm estimates the new parish and …

Join Fr. Longenecker on a pilgrimage to Mexico – go HERE for all the details. …

Our Advent Parish Mission led by the Capuchin Friars of the Renewal will begin with a talk on the Incarnation this Sunday, Dec. 8, after the 5 pm Holy Mass. On Monday we will celebrate Holy Mass at 6 pm for the Immaculate Conception, then have a talk, and Confessions. Tuesday the Friars will lead a talk on St. Joseph at 6 pm followed by Adoration.  All talks and Masses will be held in Upper Church. …

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Monday, December 9         10:00am (School Mass), 12:00pm, and 6:00pm All Masses held in Upper Church The usual 8:30 Daily Mass and Monday Adoration are both canceled this day. …

The choirs from OLR Church and School will present a service of Advent Lessons and Carols on Thursday, December 5, at 7:00 pm in Upper Church. All are welcome. …

School will be closed November 25-29. Parish Offices will be closed November 27-29 The Wednesday, Nov. 27 Mass will be a Mass of Thanksgiving  There will be NO MASS on Thanksgiving Day, November 28. Daily Mass will resume on Friday, November 29, in Lower Church (not a School Mass) …

This Mass usually takes place at the Outdoor Chapel, however, this year because it coincides with the First Saturday Pro Life Mass, it will be held in Upper Church at 9:30am. Immediately after the Mass there will be a presentation on “Hospice and End of Life Issues” in Guadalupe Hall. Special indulgences for the Holy Souls in purgatory are available HERE. …