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Chapel dedicated by bishop By Paul A. Barra Jesus Our Risen Savior parish was graced with the presence of the Bishop of Charleston on Tuesday, May 15. The occasion was the blessing and dedication of the new St. Francis Caracciolo Adoration Chapel. The Most Rev. Robert E. Guglielmone celebrated mass at noon with eight Adorno Read more
PROFILE OF A PASTOR By Paul A. Barra The Reverend Frank Palmieri, CRM, is a multifaceted Roman Catholic priest who hails from a medieval European town with a ninth-century church and who now serves at an American parish that has yet to build a church. He was born and bred in Italy, and now Read more
Note: Alicia Hannouche is a life-long member of Jesus, Our Risen Savior Catholic Church and a graduate of St. Paul the Apostle Catholic School. Recently, Alicia went on a mission trip to Nicaragua. Here is a journal she wrote for our website about her trip. I traveled to Nicaragua during my Spring Break this year. Read more
On Saturday, April 21, 2012, members of the Knights of Columbus Council 9575 gathered together at II Samuels Restaurant located on Henry St in downtown Spartanburg to celebrate the organizations 25th Anniversary. The theme for the evening was “Making a Difference: 25 Years of Service” The group was made up in part by 11 Past Read more
MARCH IS BUDGET REQUEST TIME FOR JORS Steve Stravolo, the Chair of the Finance Committee, addressed Parish Council, Staff Members, and Committee Heads about Budget Requests for 2012-2013. He urged the committees to be realistic about their needs. You can see more about the budget request and the budget request form in the March Is Read more
From the JORS Office of Finance: March is Budget Request Month at JORS. It is time to submit your budget requests for 2012-2013. The church budget is comprised of financial requests of ministry and departmental leaders and must be approved on an annual basis. The deadline for the budget request is April 15, 2012. All Read more
Stained Glass project coming along By Tom Floyd Currently, there nine volunteers working in the rectory basement fabricating the stained glass for the Adoration Chapel. We have been working odd hours thus far while the art for the door and the confessional window was created. This has now been done and the fabrication of these Read more
Living the Eucharist By Daniel Schramm It is not a coincidence that a program such as Living the Eucharist has come to Jesus Our Risen Savior. JORS mission statement articulates a commitment to living the gospel, celebrating the Eucharist and other sacraments. The community is also committed to sharing the love of Jesus that we Read more
The Bishop of Charleston came to Simpsonville Friday night, February 24th, to meet Upstate citizens who are entering the end stages of their journey to Catholicism. The Most Rev. Robert Guglielmone welcomed and recognized them in a ceremony called the Rite of Election, held at St. Mary Magdalene Church. Catechumens, those who are not yet Read more
A parishioner thanks GodBy Tom Floyd All of us have memories of the new year; until this year mine was the first of January as my father’s birthday. Now, I have a new one: it was the day I entered the ER at Spartanburg Regional with chest pain. After the usual concerns and tests, it Read more