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Office hours: Monday - Friday 9 am to 1 pm
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**If you need help during this crisis or need help to sign up to attend Masses please contact the parish office at 803.345.3962 or Fr. Dennis Willey at 843.834.5447**
FAITH FORMATION CLASSES BEGIN OCTOBER 4, 2020.
Not too late to register your children (K-4 through 12th) for Faith Formation. HERE IS THE REGISTRATION FORM. Please fill out and email it back to Stella (formation.assistant@
ollchapin.org). You can pay your registration fees online via the parish online giving page as well (OLL online-giving)
Rosary Congress and 40 Hour Devotion and Eucharistic Adoration: Our 5PM Life Teen Mass will end this Sunday, 4 October, with the Solemn Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to begin a period of 40 Hour Devotion and Eucharistic Adoration in support of our Diocesan Rosary Congress. The 40 Hour Devotion and Eucharistic Adoration will conclude with Benediction at 10AM on Tuesday, 6 October. Please click HERE to sign up. For more details click HERE. Please, plan on joining us!
YOUR VOTE MATTERS!Please take the time to inform yourself as to what the Catholic Church teaches regarding your Right to Vote. These guides and comparisons below are provided to assist you.The South Carolina Catholic Conference (SCCC), in conjunction with other state Catholic Conferences, has produced this election's Presidential Comparison 2020, a side-by-side analysis of the two major party presidential candidates and where they stand on issues. The chart is drawn from the candidates' campaign websites and news accounts. It is available to download in English and Spanish, and additional voter education resources are also available at the link.
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WE HAVE RETURNED TO REGULAR MASS SCHEDULE
27th Sunday in Ordinary Time
(New Guidelines for RECONCILIATION
Do you know how to receive communion properly? See if you do HERESunday Masses continue. If you have any questions please read our policies HERE before attending Mass.
Dear Friends,
As we return to our full Sunday Mass Schedule on the weekends and continue to return to many church activities including Faith Formation Classes we will make every effort to ensure the safety of all our parishioners!BRIEF REMINDERS
FOR THE WEEKEND:This Friday and this Saturday are a First Friday and First Saturday. We will have Confessions from 10:00AM to 11:30AM and Mass at 12 Noon.
On Saturday, we will have the blessing of animals at 10:00AM on the plaza in front of the Church in honor of St. Francis, whose Feast Day is 4 October.
At this Sunday's Masses, 03-04 October, I will offer a Blessing at the end of Mass for all those celebrating a BIRTHDAY during the month of October. Please stand when invited to do so to receive the blessing.
October is RESPECT LIFE MONTH. This Sunday there will be a LIFE CHAIN in front of the Church from 3:30PM until 4:30PM. Please join us!
The Boy Scouts annual PUMPKIN PATCH begins this weekend!
The Knights of Columbus annual COATS FOR KIDS drive is ongoing. Please be generous! If you don't think there is a need for this program take a look at this article from LEXINGTON-RICHLAND District 5 in response to last year's coat drive. These coats are wanted and will go to kids who need them!!
(See the rest of Father Dennis' Constant Contact Email dated September 30th... HERE
After reading the necessary safeguards, if you would like to attend Mass, it will be necessary for you to use SignUp Genius for the required safe-restricted seating. SIGNUP GENIUS.**If you need help during this crisis or need help to sign up to attend Masses please contact the parish office at 803.345.3962 or Fr. Dennis Willey at 843.834.5447**
If you do not feel comfortable attending Mass or are among those who are at high risk, our Bishop, Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone, is granting a dispensation until further notice.
Mass will still be LIVE STREAMED on Sundays at 9AM vxia the Parish’s Facebook Page, OLL Facebook and Boxcast allows us to have a direct link: OLL Sunday Mass on BOXCAST These live-streamed Masses will remain available for viewing for 24 hours.*You DO NOT need a Boxcast OR Facebook account to view the Live Streamed Sunday Mass.* Boxcast has the best quality!
Worship Aid for the 27th Sunday
in Ordinary TimeDuring this critical period, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that all parishioners sign up for our Constant Contact Emails! This is our only means of updating all parishioners in a timely and manageable fashion.
TWO WAYS to sign up to receive these emails, the Weekly Reminder and other important information concerning our Parish and Diocese:- Click on the link and enter your name and email address into the form; CLICK HERE TO STAY CONNECTED
- Email your request directly to weeklyreminder@ollchapin.org and ask that your email be included in all future emails.
Your information will NOT be shared with other parties. Please share this information with any parishioner who would appreciate staying connected during these unprecedented and challenging times.
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Bicenntennial Campaign Update
The Diocese of Charleston Bicentennial Campaign was suspended in March just one week before we would have held our Commitment Sunday. The week of 12-14 October we are sending out a new mailing to all parishioners who have not already made a pledge. The mailing will contain a follow-up letter from me, a case support document, a new pledge card, and a return envelope. Please review and prayerfully consider your gift! Our new Commitment Sunday will be the weekend of 31 October and 01 November! Of course, you are free to make your pledge any time. We are excited about this opportunity to grow and strengthen our parish! Please join us and prayerfully consider your pledge. Thank you!! See Bishop Guglielmone's video on the Bicentennial Campaign HERE.
You can use Online Giving to make your payments to the Campaign. Click HERE!NEW MAILING ADDRESS:
195 Amicks Ferry Road, Chapin, SC 29036
Post Office Box Closed
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ANNUAL FINANCE COUNCIL REPORT
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PRAY FOR ALL SEMINARIANS, ESPECIALLY DANIEL PERRYYou can keep in touch with our Diocesan Seminarian, Daniel Perry by email at dperry@charlestondiocese.org and by mail at St. Vincent de Paul Regional Seminary, 10701 S. Military Trail, Boynton Beach, Florida 33436-4899.
As Daniel was the first Diocesan Seminarian to have ever been assigned to OLL for a summer assignment, Father Dennis took the opportunity to enact a change as a way of supporting Daniel in his studies and all our diocesan seminarians, present and future. At the conclusion of the Recessional Hymn, we will pray ONE HAIL MARY, asking for Mary's intercession for an increase of Vocations to the Religious Life and to the Priesthood. Additionally, we will then pray to St. Michael the Archangel asking for his protection. -
COVID-19 RESPONSE
A MESSAGE FROM
BISHOP ROBERT E. GUGLIELMONEThe Diocese of Charleston considers the health and well-being of our people to be the highest priority. We are following the directives of local, state and federal health authorities in establishing health and safety precautions throughout the state.
Please pray for protection from viruses and every other disease and for an end to this pandemic. Pray for all those most seriously affected; the sick, the poor, the dead and their families who grieve.
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Important Information for the Faithful Regarding Currrent Sexual Abuse Crisis
Information about Child Protection and Sexual Abuse Allegations within the Diocese of Charleston
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OLL Online-giving
Best Practices for Giving
Second Collections for 2020
Parish Registration Form (May be Returned
to Office or Dropped in Collection BasketFAITH FORMATION CLASSES FOR 2020-2021 BEGIN OCTOBER 4, 2020.
Please register your children (K-4 through 12th) for Faith Formation. HERE IS THE REGISTRATION FORM. Please fill out and email it back to Stella (formation.assistant@
ollchapin.org). You can pay your registration fees online via the parish online giving page as well (OLL online-giving)
The Chapin Clinic provides free basic medical services for those in need.
Click here for Good Samaritan Clinic Flyer
Respect Life Ministry
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults)
OLL New Church Building Design
Protocols for Communion
Adoration Chapel
Adoration Chapel
is closed Indefinitely
due to Covid-19Our Blessed Virgin Mary Statue from the Blue Chapel in the Narthex has been identified!
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Parish Mission
We are a welcoming Catholic community, making God visible through the sacraments, faith-formation and service.
Parish Vision
We strive to Know, Love and Serve the Lord.
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We Have Returned to Our Father's House & Reconciliation!BACK TO REGULAR WEEKEND SCHEDULE
TUESDAY - FRIDAY 12 Noon
FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH - 12 Noon (Ad Orientem)
SATURDAY VIGIL 5 PM
SUNDAY 8 AM "Low Mass" (NO MUSIC), 10:30 AM, 5 PMWe have returned to our "normal" schedule of Confessions on Saturday afternoons from 3:30pm until 4:30pm. Please see the NEW GUIDELINES for going to Confession HERE. We will NO LONGER use SIGNUP GENIUS to schedule times for Confession. Appointments outside of this time may be scheduled privately with Fr. Dennis by texting him at 843.834.5447
Mass will be LIVE STREAMED on Sundays at 10:30AM via the Parish’s Facebook Page, OLL Facebook and Boxcast allows us to have a direct link:
OLL Sunday Mass on BOXCAST
These live-streamed Masses will remain available for viewing for 24 hours.*You DO NOT need a Boxcast OR Facebook account to view the Live Streamed Sunday Mass.* Boxcast has the best quality!
Prayer of Spiritual Communion: My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
The church will still be open between the hours of 7am and 7pm to pray before the Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle. Praying before the Blessed Sacrament in the Tabernacle or in an Monstrance is the same. Both are equally blessed opportunities to spend an hour with the Lord!
Adoration Chapel
is closed Indefinitely
due to Covid-19
Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00PM Sunday Masses:
WE HAVE RETURNED TO OUR REGULAR SUNDAY MASS SCHEDULE: 8AM, 10:30AM & 5:00PM
8:00 am "Low Mass" (No Music) & 10:30 am* & 5:00 pm (Summer Mass Schedule begins the Sunday in May after the last Faith Formation Class and ends the last full weekend in August. During this period, there will be NO 5:00 p.m. Sunday Evening Mass, (LIFE TEEN MASS). The Sunday LIFE TEEN MASS at 5:00 p.m. returns the weekend after LABOR DAY. There will be notices in the Bulletin and on the website alerting parishioners and visitors to the Parish.)
* (Nursery for children 6mths – 5yrs in Saint Andrew Hall (former Sanctuary)
provided during the 10:30 am Mass (NOT AVAILABLE YET)Daily Mass: Tuesday - Friday 12:00 noon Reconciliation: 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm Saturdays, or by appointment (803-345-3962) **Adoration: Adoration is now available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in the Adoration Chapel. Contact Parish Office for Entrance Code. (**NOT AVAILABLE YET) First Fridays: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon (Adoration in Nave)
Confession 10:00-11:30 am, Mass at 12 noonFirst Saturdays:
10:00 am - 12:00 noon (Adoration in Nave)
Confession 10:30-11:30; Mass at 12 noon (Ad Orientem)
Devotions
7:00 pm Fridays Stations of the Cross during Lent HOLY DAYS
6:30 pm or Vigil Mass at 6:30 pm (the night before)
From St. Francis Catholic Shop Newsletter by
Maureen Weigold
Check Bulletin for Any Last Minute Changes)
To get FREE Catholic Programs, Videos, etc., any time during the year, go to www.FORMED.org use Parish name and zip code: 29036. If you have difficulties logging in please do not hesitate to call the Parish Office: 803.345.3962 x 201.
The parish will make an effort to reach out to all the sick and homebound to help with any needs they may have to include having volunteers drop off needed items but person to person contact
must be avoided.
The following is from Bishop Guglielmone:"It is up to each pastor to determine if he or an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) can return to providing communion to those who are shut-in at home. If you choose to resume this, you or the EMHC must wear a mask during the visit, and take all sanitary precautions before and after. Additionally, it is encouraged that no one enter the house, that communion is distributed at the door or an available outside space, and that the communicant receive in the hand, if possible."
In accord with the Bishop's directives Father Dennis has decided as pastor to return to providing communion to the sick and homebound. We are presently contacting our EMHCs and whether they are able to return to this Ministry.
Parish meeting rooms are now available! Strict protocols are in place for the reservation and use of these rooms. Rooms must be reserved through Pat Moore at the parish office. Please email her at parish.life@ollchapin.org. Before contacting Pat Moore to reserve a room please review the protocols for the use of parish facilities during Covid-19 Precautions HERE!
If you or a loved one are in danger of death and need a priest for Last Rites then please call Fr. Dennis at 843.834.5447.
The parish offices will remain open during our regular business hours. We ask that you limit visits to the office. Most business with the parish should be easily done through email or phone calls.
The church will be open during the day for prayer, 7:00 am to 7:00 pm. As per the Bishop's letter the Adoration Chapel will be closed
.Please continue to support the parish through on-line giving or by sending a check in the mail. We are dependent on your generosity. Thank you in advance for your gifts. Online Giving
The Bicentennial Campaign has been interrupted by the pandemic but the church continues to gratefully accept those pledges that are still coming in despite this. It will be a true test of our Faith to commit to a five year pledge during this time of uncertainty. Hopefully we will all be able to trust that this too shall pass.
Please pray for protection from viruses and every other disease and for an end to this pandemic. Pray for all those most seriously affected; the sick, the poor, the dead and their families who grieve.
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Today's Readings
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Reading 1 JB 19:21-27Responsorial Psalm PS 27:7-8A, 8B-9ABC, 13-14Gospel LK 10:1-12
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