Boys 3rd grade and older are invited to attend altar server training today at 3p! See page 6 for additional details. A Parish Family of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Charleston Parish Clergy Office hours: Stay connected: Our Mission Welcome! Are you new?
March for Life 2019 The 2019 March for Life will be held in Washington, D.C. on Friday, January 18. It is the largest pro-life event in the world with a mission to end abortion by uniting, educating, and mobilizing pro-life people in the public square. With enough interest, Prince of Peace hopes to put a trip together to attend. And, we have it on good authority that Fr. Smith would like to go, too! Sign up below to be part of the interest and planning group so that a plan can be developed! https://bit.ly/2qo9bcc (be mindful of capitalized and lower case letters) 1 Church 2 Christ the King Adoration Chapel 3 PAC (Parish Activity Center) & PAC Classroom 4 Guadalupe Hall 5 School & School Offices (Lourdes Hall) 6 & 7 Parish House, under the protection of Our Lady of Fatima 8 KofC Building 9 Pope Francis House 10 Walsingham Hall Parking Lots 11, 12, 13 and 14
Prince of Peace Community Calendar sunday, 7 oct twenty-seventh sunday in ordinary time twentieth sunday after Pentecost (EF) 8a Mass Pasquale D Amore+(FRT) 10a Mass Paul & David Mohn+(FCS) 12p EF Mass For the People of the Parish (FCS) 3p New Altar Server Training 5p Vespers 6p Mass & Procession John G Deck, Sr+(FRT) monday, 8 oct weekday (OF) st bridget of sweden (EF) 9a Mass Joseph Sanda+(FRT) 7p Novena tuesday, 9 oct st denis & companions (OF) st john leonardi (EF) 7a Mass Gloria Dussich-L (FRT) 12p EF Mass Joseph Tuyen Van Pham+(FCS) wednesday, 10 oct weekday (OF) st francis borgia (EF) 8.30a Mass Louis Lavorata+(FCS) 12p EF Mass Kathy Hollenbeck-L (FRT) 5p Confessions (FCS & FRT) thursday, 11 oct st john XXIII (OF) maternity of the blessed virgin mary(ef) 7a Mass Kathy Reilly-L (FRT) 12p EF Mass Joseph Tuyen Van Pham+(FCS) friday, 12 oct weekday (OF) feria (EF) 7a Mass Elizabeth Gallagher-L (FCS) 12p EF Mass Joseph Tuyen Van Pham+(FCS) saturday, 13 oct weekday (OF) st edward the confessor (EF) 8a EF Mass Trevor Testerman-L (FRT) 3.30p Confessions (FCS & FRT) 5p Mass Stephen Poppish+(FCS) sunday, 14 oct twenty-eighth sunday in ordinary time (OF year B) twenty-first sunday after pentecost (EF) 8a Mass For the People of the Parish (FRT) 10a Mass Deceased Members of the Perone Family (FCS) *churching of mothers 12P EF Mass Richard E Dodd +(FCS) 3p New Altar Server Training 5p Vespers 6p Mass Fely dela Cruz-L (FRT) Please contact the Parish Office to request a name be added to the prayer list. We will leave names on the prayer list for two weeks, unless requested otherwise. prayer requests All those serving our country, Gena Cunningham, Julie Mallory, Bridgitte Gunnells, Parker Longbottom, Wrenn Calcutt, Jim Bannister, Stephen Wiltberger, Lillie Nesbitt, Kevin Stainton, Doris Pratt, Ron Schichtel, Sarah Williams, Kenneth Price, Helen Pihokker, Kevin McGavin, Joan Rohaley, Ed Smith, Jackie Andrejack, Deacon Bob Smith, Leslie Ziminsky, Shannon & Lloyd Harkins, Charlie Dustimer, Jennifer DeMaria, Gloria Dussich, Ed Rauch, Sally Little, Genny Khars, Rose Schillaci, Maria Maccini, Josh Rimer, Kristina Murphy, Rick Tallman, Kenny Sajous, Laurie Taylor, Jame, Eileen Rogers, Mary Jac Reed, Kyle Walsh, John Fitzgerald, Amelia Rock, Loretta Cantrell, Lindsey Kopeck, Tony Scachetti. Eric McIntryre, Cathy Billings, Loretta Cantrell and Teresita Vivar.
Happenings & Needs All hours are available for adoption. We have hours available for being a co-adorer (sharing an hour with another adorer) & for urgent needs of a primary adopter: urgent primary needs: 11a Sundays 11p Wednesdays co-adorer needs: 4p & 11p Mondays 6p Tuesdays 11a Saturdays Contact Lisa Buss to obtain the code to the door at 864.508.7123 or adoration@princeofpeacetaylors.org. Introduction to Roman Catholicism is a wonderful way for individuals who wish to join the Catholic Faith (or refresh their knowledge) to come to know Jesus Christ through the Catholic Christian community as they learn how to live as Jesus disciples. Classes meet Tuesday nights at 7p in the Parish House. Questions? Contact Sean Chapman at rcia@princeofpeacetaylors.org. Are you a Mom seeking community from other Catholic Moms? Join the Facebook group: Upstate Catholic Moms to connect with Moms online, receive invitations to spontaneous events, and more! During the school year, this group meets on certain Fridays from 9,30a-11.30a for a rosary, Gospel reading, coffee and socializing: 12, 26 October 9 & 30 November 7 & 14 December Questions? Contact Annie Neds via email at hokiegirl17@yahoo.com The Parish Office will be closed Monday, 8 October in observance of Columbus Day and Thursday, 18 October for Christian Formation. envelopes #392 $16,452 loose cash $9,110 electronic deposits #32 $1,417 total sunday offertory $26,979 weekly budget needed $25,000 surplus/(shortfall) $1,979 st vincent de paul society $603 CDs are available in the narthex and cost $4 each or 3 for $10. Please put money in black box beside CD holder. Suggested Title: Our Lady of Fatima and the Fall of Communism Craig Turner, a well-respected journalist and researcher, shares the unmistakable connection between the apparitions of our Blessed Mother at Fatima in 1917 and the fall of communism in Europe more than seventy years later. This talk is sure to provide a greater awareness of the motherly help and protection that Mary offers mankind through her powerful intercession. The importance of entrusting ourselves to her care has never been so evident as it is today. We re thrilled you re part of our parish family: Claire Capelle; Paul Hohmann and family; Jorge & Jessica Garcia Echenique and Family. All youth ages in 9th-12th grade are invited to participate in CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) on Sundays at 7p in Parish House! Volunteers are needed to help with dinner for approximately 20 youth! Anything from a homemade meal to heating up something purchased would help. To provide a meal for our CYO, please contact Stephanie and John Lasitter at s.j.lasitter@gmail.com. Dinner is at 6.50p Sundays.
Happenings & Needs Fraternus is a mentoring program for boys from 6th to 12th grade run by the men of the parish 18-99yo! All men are invited to mentor, regardless of whether they have a family member in the program. The men form a brotherhood of Christian men seeking virtue and then they invite the young men into that brotherhood. 6th-12th graders are invited to join Frat Nights on Wednesdays from 7-8:45pm in the PAC To learn more, contact Paul Pizzuti at 843.616.1766 or Thomas Connelly at thomcconnelly@gmail.com. Did you know that when you donate blood at The Blood Connection, Prince of Peace Catholic Church & School has a code to credit it to our parish? The code is 3APE. A huge thank you to everyone who donated at our blood drive on Sunday, 30 September! Co-ed volleyball (ages 16-adult): Practice is Mondays, from 7-9p. Games run through 12 November. For more information contact Johanna Best at 1998best@gmail.com. All skill levels welcome. Basketball is open to youth (K5-12 grade) and adults (men and women)! You can register on the church website at princeofpeacetaylors.org. Practice begins Sunday, 7 October. Registration ends 12 October. Consider being an usher/greeter at one of our many masses! Contact Marco De Maria at 864.414.3090 or at mad4jen@msn.com to discuss how you can help us with this important ministry. Fr. Richard Tomlinson will host a Blessing of the Animals on Sunday, 7 October at 4p. All animals are welcome with appropriate leashes or carriers. Parents desiring Baptism for their children must attend a Baptism Class. The next class will be held on Thursday, 11 October at 6.30p in Parish House Conference Room. Questions? Contact Gus Suarez at 864.420.0497 or baptisms@princeofpeacetaylors.org. The Men s Bible Study welcomes men to join a study on Isaiah meeting on Tuesdays at 7p in the Middle School Building. For questions, contact Michael Thompson at 864.449.7845. The Epic Church History study concludes with a four week session on Revolutions and the Modern World. Join us Thursdays, 11, and 18 October at 7p in Parish House. Craft nights: The next monthly craft night is Friday, 19 October from 6-10p in the PAC. All are welcome to bring their crafts (scrapbookers, knitters, jewelry makers and more) & enjoy time to work on individual projects. Contact Michelle Grabiec by email at m_grabiec@hotmail.com with questions. The Ladies Lunch Bunch will meet at Carrabbas, Woodruff Rd. on Tuesday, 9 October at 11.30a. Please RSVP to Dorothea Jones at 864.268.3354. Are you homeschooling your child(ren) during the 2018-2019 school year? The Homeschool CO-OP meets on Friday afternoons during the school year. We have classes in the fall semester and perform a play in the spring semester. Call Tracey Mershon at 864.525.5498 for more info or to register. Congratulations to Patrick Jagielski and Allana Walker who were married on Saturday, 6 October! We invite all the founding parishioners of the parish to a meeting on Saturday, 13 October, at 10a, in the Parish House. Please RSVP to Maria Rauch via email at maria.rauch@princeofpeacetaylors.org.
Happenings & Needs The Five First Saturdays devotion Our Lady of Fatima appeared to 3 children in 1917, and requested a particular devotion on 5 consecutive FIRST Saturdays. This devotion is one of the principal points of the Fatima message. It centers on the urgent need for mankind to offer reparation and expiate for the many injuries that the Immaculate Heart of Mary suffers from the hands of both impious and indifferent men. To help you fulfill this request made by Our Lady of Fatima, plan to attend our First Saturday Masses on November 3, December 1, January 5, February 2,March 2, April 6, and May 4. On the First Saturday during 5 Consecutive Months, the Devotion consists of 1) Going to Confession, 2) Receiving the Sacrament of Holy Communion, 3) Saying five decades of the Rosary, and 4) Meditating for 15 minutes on the mysteries of the Rosary. All offered in REPARATION for the sins of blasphemy and ingratitude committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In the spirit of Opus Dei, the next Recollection is: Men-Friday, 26 Oct. at 7p reception to follow in the Parish House. Women-Saturday, 27 October at 9a, reception to follow in the Parish House. 2019 ATTRACTION COUPON BOOKS containing discounts for local merchants and restaurants are for sale ($20) by contacting Cheryl Wargo at 864-879- 7671 or dropping by the parish office. Proceeds benefit the Tonan Scholarship Fund for ANY student attending Prince of Peace School. Prince of Peace is excited to announce their first Christmas ornament this year depicting our own nativity scene. The ornaments say Prince of Peace so that they can be given as Christmas presents. Ornaments are $20. Please contact Maria Rauch in the parish office to place your order. Join us in praying for those couples in our parish family celebrating a wedding anniversary! Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, pray for: George & Cheryl Wargo, 49 years on 4 October Charles & Casey Furtick, 5 years on 5 October Alan & Wendy Redmon, 25 years on 30 October Send us your anniversary! Email Kylee at communications@princeofpeacetaylors.org. The prayer shawl ministry meets the third Friday of the month at 10a in the Parish House. Please consider coming and allowing us to show you the shawls we create and deliver to those in need. We always welcome new members! Questions? Contact Jeanette Kripinski at 864.801.3078. New altar servers (boys 3rd grade or higher): If you would like to serve at the altar, training will be for 3 weeks on Sunday, 7, 14, & 21 October at 3p. There are registration forms in the sacristy you can go ahead get, and fill out and return. Did you know that you can designate us as the lucky recipients of a donation from Amazon.com while doing your routine or holiday shopping? Simply shop from smile.amazon.com, select us as your charity and 0.5% of your eligible purchases will be received as a donation to our parish or school. Find us on Amazon s site by the following: Parish: Prince of Peace Parish (Taylors, SC) School: Prince of Peace Catholic School (Taylors, SC) On Sundays in October and November, we will celebrate Solemn Vespers or Evening Prayer, in the Church at 5p. This 30-35 minute service is a great way to join in the public prayer of the Church at the end of the day. We invite all the servers and their families to join us these Sundays for Vespers. We will need a Thurifer, Crucifer, 2 acolytes and an MC.
Happenings & Needs Please be mindful of our Lord s presence whenever you are in the church. Making a sign of reverence when you pass the tabernacle, maintaining prayerful silence before and after Mass, and silencing cell phones are all practices we would benefit from following not simply out of respect for our Lord, but also for the benefit of our fellow parishioners. The Holiday Craft Fair & Gift Show is scheduled for Saturday, 3 November from 9a-2p. Vendor spaces are sold out! K3 is coming to Prince of Peace Catholic School! It will be wonderful to have more little students at our wonderful school and on our campus. The program is in the planning stages and will be ready to launch in January 2019. If you are interested in learning more about sending your three year old to this program, please call the school office and your name will be added to the enrollment list. If you are interested in the K3 teaching position please send your resume to Marianne.tully@popcatholicschool.org. Rosary Sunday is 7 October. There will be an outdoor procession after the 6p Mass. Lanterns shipped from Lourdes will be used to light the way! Churching of Mothers is a very ancient blessing for mothers after the birth of their child. In the Old Testament, mothers undertook a purification ritual after birth. With Jesus, we are all purified at baptism, so there is no longer a need for that. But for many centuries, mothers would come to church and ask the priest for a special blessing in thanksgiving for their child. Because it was often the first time they came to church after their recovery, in English speaking countries, it was often referred to as churching. For the second year, we would like to add to our increasingly diverse celebration of blessings throughout the year a communal churching for all women who have had a child in the past year who want to give thanks to God for the life of their child by means of this special blessing. Next Sunday (14 October) at the 10a Mass, we will revive once again this ancient custom as a means of observing Respect Life Month. Cursillo is an apostolic movement in the Catholic church. Learn more by contacting Michael Thompson at 864.449.7845. Men gather weekly at 6.30a on Tuesdays at the Chick-fil-A on Pelham Road. The Knights of Columbus are hosting a weekly Sunday Family Hike at Paris Mountain State Park (weather permitting). Meet at the main cabin overlooking the lake at 2p. Hike is appropriate for all ages/skill levels. There is an admission fee of $5/adult, $3.25 SC seniors (age 65 & older); $3/ child age 6-15; Free for children 5 and younger. This admission includes access to our designated swimming area when it is open. Call John Olson with questions!
Happenings & Needs Calling all thirteen to eighteen year olds! Please join us for a fun evening filled with great food, dynamic speakers, and engaging discussions about the dignity of human life! This event will be held on Saturday, October 20th from 6p to 9p in Parish Hall. Preregistration is $10, or $15 at the door. Teens must have parent permission forms completed. Teens who bring any donated items (diapers, baby wipes, womens toileteries, etc) for the Saint Claire Home for Women and Crisis Pregnancy will be entered into a $50 raffle. For any questions, please contact Theresa Barnett at theresa.wersinger@gmail.com or by phone at 864-293-1314. All Saints Day is when the Church commemorates all saints, known and unknown. It is a Holy Day of Obligation. A great prayer on this is the Litany of the Saints which can be found online at http:www.fisheaters.com/litanysaints.html. Our Mass schedule is: 7a Quiet Mass 8.30a School Mass 12p EF Mass 7p Sung Mass Join us in supporting our local 40 days for life campaign through 4 November by keeping prayerful vigil at the Greenville Women s Clinic (1142 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC) between the hours of 8a-8p daily (Mondays are POP s responsibility, but please go when your time allows). Throughout this campaign across the world, 14,643 babies have been saved from abortion, 177 abortion workers converted and 96 abortion centers have been closed. Learn more at 40daysforlife.com/Greenville Life Chain - Sunday, Oct 7th, 2:30 3:30 pm, Woodruff Road (in front of Target). Please join others across the country for this peaceful, prayerful, public witness for the sanctity of human life. Call Valerie for signs 864-297- 8838 or make your own! Candlelight Vigil - Thursday, Oct 18th, 7:00 pm, public right-of-way Greenville Women's Clinic, 1142 Grove Road; praying the rosary in different languages. Cam Nguyen will provide accordion accompaniment and Gary and Mary d Entremont will lead the singing. Parking is at Grove Road Baptist Church. Call Judy 864-506-0964. Remember to pray your Rosaries for Life. Pray 5 decades daily and turn in your counts at your local parish or email your count each week to familylife@charlestondiocese.org Masses to pray for the souls of the just who are being prepared for the glorious vision of God will be at: 7a Quiet Mass 12p EF Mass 7p EF Requiem Mass All registered households receive 2 envelopes for All Souls Day in the September/October packet. One is for the offertory on All Souls Day and the other is to write on the front the names of your beloved deceased. Please complete and drop the envelope in any collection during the month of October so that those names will be placed on the altar of remembrance on All Souls Day and every Mass throughout the month of November. Please contact Maria Rauch with the name of your loved ones who died since All Souls Day 2017 (2 November 2017), so they can be read aloud before the 7p Mass on Friday, 2 November. We will have a Board of Remembrance at the St Joseph Altar, which will be set up as a Requiem Altar for the month of November. You may bring copies of photos of your loved ones to pin to the board. At the end of the month of November, the board will be taken down and the pictures will be collected and stored in the Parish Office.
Contact Us Fr. Christopher Smith Pastor 864.268.4352 frsmith@princeofpeacetaylors.org Fr. Richard Tomlinson Parochial Vicar 864.268.4352 richard.tomlinson@princeofpeacetaylors.org Deacon Robert Smith Deacon 864.908.7047 dbcsmith@aol.com *contact Deacon Bob about declarations of nullity Phil Head Director of Administration 864.331.3908 businessmanager@princeofpeacetaylors.org Mark Pulley Director of Finance/Bookkeeper 864.331.3907 bookkeeper@princeofpeacetaylors.org Maria Rauch Parish Secretary 864.331.3901 maria.rauch@princeofpeacetaylors.org *contact Maria R. about facility reservations and requesting Anointing of the Sick prior to surgery or when gravely ill Angela Calabro Director of Catechesis & Evangelization 864.331.3903 angela.calabro@princeofpeacetaylors.org *contact Angela about marriage preparation (call at least 6 months in advanced of proposed wedding date) Maria Barontini Pastoral Associate for Children s Catechesis 864.331.3919 maria.barontini@princeofpeacetaylors.org *contact Maria B. about first confession, first communion, and confirmation Alan Reed Director of Music 864.331.3904 alan.reed@princeofpeacetaylors.org Elizabeth Eger Organist 864.331.3906 elizabeth.eger@princeofpeacetaylors.org David Connors Maintenance Supervisor david.connors@princeofpeacetaylors.org Marianne Tully Interim Principal 864.331.2145 marianne.tully@popcatholicschool.org Tammy Lopez Office Manager 864.331.3911 tammy.lopez@popcatholicschool.org 20s-30s-40s group Katie Sullivan 864.404.7796 facebook.com/groups/20s30s40s Basketball Maria Rauch 864.331.3901 maria.rauch@princeofpeacetaylors.org Cub Scouts/Boy Scouts Harry Grilliot/Marty Yigdall 864.423.6541 Pack259.SC@gmail.com Columbiettes 9184 Michelle Zimmerman 864.354.7321 columbiettes@princeofpeacetaylors.org Communications Director Kylee Jean Heap 864.266.8843 communications@princeofpeacetaylors.org CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) John & Stephanie Lasitter s.j.lasitter@gmail.com Foster Families Sara Hinson 864.434.8725 holyfamilysociety@princeofpeacetaylors.org Food & Financial Assistance St. Vincent de Paul Society 864.331.3937 Fraternus Paul Pizzuti/Thomas Connelly 843.616.1766 thomcconnelly@gmail.com Knights of Columbus 9184 John Olson 864.354.5680 gk.kofc9184@gmail.com Natural Family Planning Kristie Killough 864.243.7800 Respect Life Tanya Wersinger 864.979.1856 tanya.wersinger@gmail.com Sick & Homebound Mark Thompson 864.630.0606 Spiritual Direction Lisa Buss spiritualdirection@princeofpeacetaylors.org Widows/Widowers (BOUNCE) Jean Casey 864.268.7554
Diocesan & Other Parish News Lee Road United Methodist Church will be holding a prayer service to fight Human Trafficking on Thursday, 18 October 2018 at 7P. The speaker will be Mr. Jason Johnston, who serves as campus minister at Clemson University for the Navigators, an international Christian mission organization. One of Mr. Johnston's major area of focus for ministry addresses pornography. He writes, "Pornography addiction is the fastest growing addiction in America and unfortunately the church is not immune." As a speaker for the Community Prayer Service, he will share information that helps the attendees recognize how pornography impacts human trafficking. Mr. Johnston is actively involved with Rivers of Justice, an Upstate organization, whose goal is to keep children safe from sexual exploitation. Lee Road United Methodist Church is located at 1377 East Lee Road, Taylors, SC 29687. All are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Do you hunger for a deeper love in your marriage? Let Jesus fill your hunger. Join us on at Worldwide Marriage Encounter weekend. The next weekends are: 1-3 Feb, 2019 in Columbia, SC and 9-11 Nov, 2018 in Atlantic Beach, NC. Early sign up is recommended. For more information visit our website at: https://scmarriagematters.org or contact us at applications@scmarriagematters.org or 803-810- 9602. The 6th Marian Eucharistic Conference will be held on Saturday-Sunday, 10-11 November 10 at the Hilton Hotel in Greenville. Registration costs are $80 for adults ($40 for youth) and includes a buffet lunch on Saturday and Sunday (gluten free available). Register by October 27 by mail. Late registration is an additional $10 (after 27 October). For more information, call (864)354-7160 or go to www.meconferencesc.net