Fr Greg Olszewski Email & Phone Number

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Preside for Holy Mass and the Sacraments; lead prayer; work with parishioners & non-parishioners in myriad situations; funerals, weddings, baptisms, pastoral care of the sick & dying; conduct retreats; chaplain for various groups; plan and oversee parish functions & social events; teach children & adults; plus much more ...Ordained 13 May 2006.June 2006 to June 2010 worked as Parochial Vicar at Saint Ambrose in Brunswick, Ohio.June 2010 to September 2013 worked as Parochial Vicar at Mary Queen of the Apostles in Brook Park, Ohio.October 2013 to February 2016 worked as Pastor for Saints Peter & Paul in Garfield Heights, Ohio.February 2016 to December 2017 worked as Parochial Vicar at Holy Family Church in Parma, Ohio.December 2017 to March 2023 worked as Parochial Vicar/Administrator at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Wickliffe, Ohio.April 2023 to present working as Parochial Vicar at St. Joseph Parish in Strongsville.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Studied one year undergraduate & five years graduate theology as well as field work at West Side Catholic Center, St. Malachi's Hospitality Window, Holy Martyrs Parish, St. Vincent Charity Hospital, Gesu School, St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Cuyahoga County Justice Center and St. Ladislaus Parish. Worked four summers at Holy Martyrs Parish.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Prior bands included "Food," "In Time," "Sound Arrangement," "The Two Zs," "NDB," "Moonstone Blue," and some acoustic guitar solo gigs. I still have and play my Guild B-302A (1979) and C.F. Martin Fretless (1981), both 4-string basses. I currently also play a Carvin PB4 (2014) and a Schecter Stiletto 4 (2014) through a Fender Rumble, a Reverend DUB KING (2015) through an Orange and a Kala UBass (2014) through any amp. Just added a Guild Starfire 4-string newark st. model (2014). Favorite band format is Power Trio. Currently looking to form an Acoustic Ensemble (think guitar, fiddle, upright piano, congas, other hand drums, bass, et.al.) that can also play some Power Trio styled tunes. Also working on writing blues songs based on great Bible stories & verses as in "Cain, Stop!" (see Genesis 4:1-16) and "Don't Muzzle the Ox" (see Deuteronomy 25:4). Also play djembe, doumbek, shakers & clave sticks.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Covered & reported on civic, government and community events; wrote feature articles on various people and events; covered & reported on a wide range of high school sports, especially football & hockey throughout Northeast Ohio; edited monthly business page for Medina office papers; mainly wrote for the Brunswick Sun Times (covering Brunswick, Brunswick Hills and Hinckley as well as Medina County Administration news) and the News Sun (covering Berea & Parma Heights).

Independence, Ohio

Worked lounge & banquets for a variety of functions and guests. When folks would ask for a strange sounding beverage, my stock line was "I only know 10 drinks, and eight of them are beer."

Cleveland, Ohio

Drove vans, stake bed truck, et.al. to access and distribute job site materials; plus odd jobs such as pulling wire during major installations. Did select cold call sales in territory from Mentor to Solon.

Strongsville, Ohio

Made & cooked pizzas from scratch; served in-store customers; delivered pizzas on Fri. & Sat. evenings.

Strongsville, Ohio

Worked my way to P.M. Head Houseman - great crew, functions up to 800-plus people. One of my favorite things to do was to take care of the red letters on the Great Sign! We may have been one of the last crews to do so in the U.S.

Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

Bands included "Food," "In Time," "Sound Arrangement," "The Two Zs," "NDB," "Moonstone Blue," and some acoustic guitar solo gigs. I still have and play my Guild B-302A (1979) and C.F. Martin Fretless (1981), both 4-string basses. Used Emerson speakers and Randall amp head circa 1979-1988. Favorite music store was Sprague Music Center in Strongsville, OH, run by the hard-working father-son team of Dick & Tom Lee. I currently also play a Carvin PB4 and a Schecter Stiletto 4 through a Fender Rumble, a Reverend DUB KING through an Orange and a Kala UBass. Favorite band format is Power Trio. Currently looking to form an Acoustic Ensemble (think guitar, fiddle, upright piano, congas, kettle drums, bass, et.al.) that can also play some Power Trio styled tunes. Also working on writing blues songs based on great Bible stories & verses as in "Cain, Stop!" (see Gen 4:1-16) and "Don't Muzzle the Ox" (see Deut 25:4).

Berea, Ohio

Weekday busboy and third-shift weekend buffet server.

Berea, Ohio

Classic Woolworths store in plaza on West Bagley Road in Berea, Ohio. Literally stocked the storeroom & filtered the grease from the grille. Got paid in cash with wages and taxes hand calculated on front of official small manila envelope.

Bachelor Of Business Administration (Bba), Marketing & English

Activities and Societies: Marketing Club, Poetry Readings, Dr. Richardson's Play Reading GroupAfter BBA in 1983, studied teaching.

High School Diploma, College Preparatory

Activities and Societies: Wrestling Manager & Trainer; Student Council President; band named "Food."College prep course work, National.