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Religious Freedom Week

"Religious Freedom Week 2021: Solidarity in Freedom" takes place from June 22-29.

The week begins with the Feast of Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, ends with the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul (on June 29, the day of Father Hugo's Installation Mass as Pastor), and includes the Feast of the Nativity of St John the Baptist.

During Religious Freedom Week, Catholics are encouraged to pray, reflect, and act for religious freedom every day, both here in this country and abroad ( https://bit.ly/relfreewk ).


Mass for Pastor Installation

The special Mass to officially install Father Hugo as our Pastor is now scheduled for Tuesday, June 29, at 7 p.m. at Holy Spirit Church.

Parishioners from St. Mark and St. Boniface churches are also invited to be present for this important occasion, with the Mass to be celebrated by the Very Reverend Jay Scott Newman, Dean of the Greenville Deanery.

First Holy Communion Photos

Congratulations to our Religious Education students who received their First Holy Communion on June 5 and 12!   See their photos by clicking on "Parish Life" in the top menu. 

30 for 30

An invitation from the Diocese of Charleston: "Join us this month for our 30 for 30 Prayer Campaign as we pray for more vocations within our diocese.

Every day at 3:30 p.m. for the 30 days of June, we will pray three Hail Marys and ask that God sends us 30 seminarians.

Twice a week, seminarians will lead the prayers on our Facebook and Instagram Live platforms. On the days that won't be streamed, we ask that you continue to pray.

Our Lady of South Carolina, pray for us!"

Return to Mass!

Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone writes:

“The time will soon come when we may return to public worship without fear of the coronavirus, and so effective June 5, when we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi, the general dispensation from the obligation to attend Sunday Mass will end.

“Individual dispensation, for those who are still at risk of grave illness and for their caretakers, will remain in place. These include but are not limited to caring for the sick, homebound, or infirm, those who exhibit flu-like symptoms or who are in the high-risk category…

 “…I am grateful to all of you for the patience and generosity you demonstrated during this difficult year, and it is our goal to make public worship accessible to everyone while still providing options for distancing and safety.

Because we will be dealing with it for many years to come, it is important for everyone 12 year of age or older receive the vaccinations which are now available, both for the health of our communities and our shared life in the faith. It is not sinful in any way to receive any of the three COVID-19 vaccines.”

All pandemic protocols are lifted and left to the discretion of the pastor, except for not extending the chalice to the congregation and not exchanging the Sign of Peace by contact. 

But the Bishop continues to recommend wearing masks, although he acknowledges that those who have been fully vaccinated are no longer required to do so by the Centers for Disease Control. 

Father Hugo will resume putting Communion hosts on the tongue for those who wish to receive the Body of Christ in that manner. 

Sunday Masses continue to be livestreamed online from St. Mark Church on Facebook.  The 12:30 p.m. Mass is in English and the 2 p.m. Mass is in Spanish.  Go to http://www.facebook.com/StMarkNewberry. If you can't watch them live, the Masses are recorded and posted for viewing anytime later.

Whether you're attending public Mass or watching it online, please don't forget the offertory donation to your local or "home" church.  With attendance down due to the coronavirus pandemic, funding needed to keep churches operating has decreased considerably.  You can drop offertory donations by the church office, mail them, or contribute online at https://charlestondiocese.org/parish-donation-form .
   
Our church bulletin is also being published online at https://bit.ly/HSbulletins and through our website (click on the "Bulletins" link at the top of this page).  Or, view it by tapping the “bulletins” button on the home screen of our new parish app. 

The myParish app can be downloaded to your smartphone and provides church messages, prayers, daily readings, a link to our website, online giving options, the Rosary, and much more. To download, text app to 88202 or go to https://myparishapp.com .

THURSDAY:         4:30 PM to 5:30 PM