Fifth Sunday of Pentecost July 6, 2014 SAINT MARON MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH Mailing Address: 7800 Brookside Road Independence, Ohio 44131 Upcoming Events Details In Bulletin Parish Cooking Saturday, July 12, p 5 Parish Cooking Tuesday, July 15, p5 Shroud of Turin Saturday, July 19, p. 2 Rev. Fr. Peter Karam, Pastor email: peterkaram10@gmail.com Rev. Fr. George Hajj, Associate Pastor email: elhajj@gmail.com Rev. Deacon George Khoury Mr. Bechara Daher, Subdeacon Mr. Lattouf Lattouf, Subdeacon Mr. Ghazi Faddoul, Subdeacon Mr. Georges Faddoul, Subdeacon Office Phone: 216-520-5081 Emergency Phone: 216.333.0760 Office Fax: 216-524-2659 Summer Camp July 22 to July 26, p. 4 Parish Festival Sat. & Sun. Aug 9 &10, p.5 Feast Day: July 10 Our Clergy and Deacons are available to administer Communion to those who are homebound or hospitalized. Please call the office if you or a family member is in need. THE LOCAL HOSPITALS DO NOT CALL AND INFORM US IF A PARISHIONER HAS ENTERED THEIR HOSPITAL. Do not rely on others to inform us, please call or have a family M I S S I O N S T A T E M E N T We, the people of Saint Maron Parish, form a community of disciples dedicated to a shared faith and common life which exemplifies the life, works, and teaching of Jesus Christ as reflected in the Sacred Scriptures and the Maronite Catholic Tradition. Our Parish life and mission are to proclaim the Gospel, to foster and strengthen the faith, and to evangelize. Our covenant of discipleship with Jesus Christ is fulfilled through liturgy, education, and service. Divine Liturgy Schedule Weekdays: Chapel 10:00 am Sunday: Downtown 9:30 am - English 11:00am - Arabic & English Saturday: Chapel: 5:00 pm Holy Days of Obligation 7pm BAPTISM - Call the office at least 2 months in advance. MARRIAGE - Call at least 8 months in advance. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION - By appointment SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING/SICK CALLS Call the Parish Office immediately. 216.520.5081 or 216.333.0760 E-mail: saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com Website: www.saintmaron-clev.org - - Facebook: SaintMaronChurch Office Hrs: Mon-Fri. 9am-3:30pm
Liturgy Intentions Saturday, July 5 (Fifth Sunday of Pentecost) 5:00pm: Parishioners Intentions Sunday, July 6 (Fifth Sunday of Pentecost) 9:30am: Parishioners Intentions 11:00am: Parishioners Intentions Saturday, July 12 (Sixth Sunday of Pentecost) 5:00pm: For the health of Frank Engbert (Lucille Engbert and Edward Richards, Jr.) Sunday, July 13 (Sixth Sunday of Pentecost) 9:30am: Parishioners Intentions 11:00am: Parishioners Intentions The office is open from 9-3pm weekdays to assist with scheduling Liturgies, Weddings, Baptisms, meetings and appointments with Clergy. Cell phone calls are reserved for emergencies only. We appreciate your consideration in this matter. Thank you! Office: 216.520.5081 Time is running out!!!!!!! Register your child today for our 2014 God s Armor Bible Camp. Volunteers have been hard at work planning Five Fun-Filled days of activities. Ages 4-12yrs. Details found on pg 4 of this bulletin or register online at www.saintmaron-clev.org July 22-26th St. Maron s Church Organizations Parish Council President: Samir Farah 3rd Wed. of the month at 6:30 pm Immaculate Conception Sodality (ICS) President: Bernadette Faddoul 1st Mon. of every month at 7:00pm Sons of Mary (Men s Club) President: Joey Faddoul 1st Mon. of every month at 7:00 pm Maronite Christian Formation Program (MCFP) Director Maroun Kattar Sundays (except Holy Days) 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Maronite Youth Organization (MYO) Co-Presidents: Gabriella Koussa, Sami Shaia, Jr. 1st and 3rd Saturday : 5pm with Liturgy/Meeting Maronite Young Adults (MYA) President: Marianne Dargham Meeting & Bible Study 1st Sunday of each month at 5pm Arabic School Coordinator: Jihad Kawkabani For Registration contact: jihad.kawkabani@gmail.com Classes Sat. Oct-April (except Holy Days) 10 am to 12 noon 50+ Club Mary Ann Watson 1st Friday of each month. Liturgy: 10:00 am The Shroud of Turin Join parishioners of St. Maron on Saturday July 19th as we take a trip to Michigan to Visit the Shroud Exposition. Following the visit, St. Rafka Church in Livonia will host St. Maron for Liturgy and lunch with Fr. Tony and their parishioners We will depart St. Maron s Downtown at 8:00 am and return to Cleveland at 7:00 pm. Transportation & Admission is $35.00 To Register contact: Alya Essey @ 440.884.3271, Rita Lattouf @ 216.470.7512, Bernie Faddoul @ 216.469.4381, Fr. George @ 248.613.3510 or Saint Maron Church Office @ 216.520.5081 More info about the exposition at: www.shroudexpo.com Deadline to Register is July 13. - 2 - July 10th: Feast of The 3 Blessed Massabki Maronite Martyrs Oh Lord Jesus, You who have promised to glorify those who glorify You, and to acknowledge those who acknowledge You, look at us with Your merciful eyes, and answer the prayers we raise to You through your martyrs the Franciscan priests and the three brothers Francis, Abdel Mooti, and Raphael, who acknowledged You before everyone, glorified You before nations, and died courageously for You. Accept this prayer that we raise to Your greatness and mercifully allow it. Amen.
Fifth Sunday of Pentecost: Calling of the apostles األحد الخامس من زمن العنصرة : دعوة الرسل رسالة القد يس بولس إلى أهل فيلب ي 3:7-14 Philippians, From the letter of St. Paul to the يا إخو ت ي إ ن ك ل هذ ه األ م ور ال تي ك ان ت ل ي ر ب ح ا ح س ب ت ه ا م ن أ ج ل الم سيح خ س ر ان ا. ب ل إ ن ي أ ح س ب ك ل ش يء أ ي ض ا خ س ر ان ا إ زاء الر ب ح األ ع ظ م وهو م ع ر ف ة الم س يح ي س وع ر ب ي ال ذي م ن أ ج ل ه خ س ر ت ك ل ش يء وأ ح س ب ه ن ف اي ة أل ر ب ح الم س يح وأ وج د فيه م ب ر ر ا ال بالب ر ال ذي م ن الش ر يع ة ب ل بالب ر ال ذي من اإل ي م ا ن بالم س يح وال ذي ه و م ن هلل والق ا م ع لى اإل ي م ان. وذل ك ل ك ي أ ع ر ف ه وأ ع ر ف ق و ة ق ي ام ت ه وأ شت ر ك في آالم ه م ت ش ب ه ا ب ه في م وت ه ل ع ل ي أ ب ل غ الق ي ام ة م ن ب ي ن األ م و ات. وال أ د ع ي أ ن ي ق د ح ص ل ت على ذل ك أ و أ ن ي ب ل غ ت إ لى الك م ال لك ن ي أ س ع ى ل ع ل ي أ د ر ك ه أل ن الم س يح ي أ د ر ك ت ولك ن ي ه م ن ي أ م ر و اح د وه و أ ن أ ن س ى ما ور ا ي وأ م ت د إ لى ما أ م ام ي. فأ س ع ى إ لى اله د ف أل ف وز بالج ا ز ة الع ل ي ا ال تي ي د ع ون ا هلل إ ل ي ه ا في الم س يح ي س وع. سوع أ د ر ك ن ي! أ ي ه ا اإل خ و ة أ ن ا ال أ ظ ن أ ن ي والتسبيح هلل دا ما. Brothers and sisters, Whatever gains I had these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ. More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things, and I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but one that comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God based on faith. I want to know Christ and the power of his resurrection and the sharing of his sufferings by becoming like him in his death, if somehow I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or have already reached the goal; but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Beloved, I do not consider that I have made it my own; but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus. Praise be to God always! إنجيل القد يس مت ى 10:1-7 From the Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew قال مت ى الرسول: د ع ا ي س وع ت الم ي ذ ه اٱلث ن ي ع ش ر ف أ ع ط اه م س ل ط ان ا ي ط ر د ون ب ه األ ر و اح الن ج س ة وي ش ف ون الش ع ب م ن ك ل م ر ض وك ل ع ل ة. وهذ ه أ س م اء الر س ل ٱٱلث ن ي ع ش ر: أ أل و ل س م ع ان ال ذي ي د ع ى ب ط ر س وأ ن در او س أ خ وه وي ع ق وب بن ز ب د ى وي وح ن ا أ خ وه وف ي ل ب س وب رت ل م او س وت وم ا وم ت ى الع ش ار وي ع ق وب بن ح ل ف ى وت د او س وس م ع ان الغ ي ور وي ه وذ ا اإل س خ ر ي وط ي ال ذي أ س ل م ي س وع. هؤ الء اٱلث ن ا ع ش ر أ ر س ل ه م ي س وع وق د أ و ص اه م ق ا ال :»ال ت س ل ك وا ط ر يق ا إ لى الو ث ن ي ين وال ت د خ ل وا م د ي ن ة ل لس ام ر ي ين ب ل ٱذ ه ب وا ب الح ر ي وف يم ا أ ن ت م ذ اه ب ون ن اد وا ق ا لين: ل ق د ٱق ت ر ب م ل ك وت الس م او ات..إ لى الخ ر اف الض ال ة م ن ب ي ت إ س ر ا يل حقا واألمان لج ميع ك م The Evangelist Matthew writes, Jesus summoned his twelve disciples and gave them authority over unclean spirits, to cast them out, and to cure every disease and every sickness. These are the names of the twelve apostles: first, Simon, also known as Peter, and his brother Andrew; James son of Zebedee, and his brother John; Philip and Bartholomew; Thomas and Matthew the tax collector; James son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus; Simon the Cananaean, and Judas Iscariot, the one who betrayed him. These twelve Jesus sent out with the following instructions: Go nowhere among the Gentiles, and enter no town of the Samaritans, but go rather to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. As you go, proclaim the good news, The kingdom of heaven has come near. This is the truth! Peace be with you. - 3 -
St. Maron s Volunteer of the Month: July Mitchell Daher Our sincere gratitude and appreciation is extended to Mitch Daher. Over the years Mitch has given his time and talents to Saint Maron s and all our organizations. Whether he is helping serve coffee on Sundays, or volunteering at our many functions, or lending a helping hand when the ladies of the ICS need someone, Mitch is always there for our church. His tireless efforts to help any one in need makes Mitch our July Volunteer of the Month. Thank you Mitch!!!!!! 50 + Calendar of Events: July 19: Shroud of Turin Expo Details in Bulletin August 15: Feast of the Assumption at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon: Check upcoming bulletin for details. September 5: Trip to the Birthplace of Thomas Edison (Milan, Ohio) & a visit to the Tiffin Glass Museum & Crystal Traditions (Tiffin, Oh) : Check upcoming bulletin for details St. Maron s Church Summer Camp 2014 GOD S ARMOR July 22, 2014 to July 26, 2014 St. Maron s Church proudly presents, Bible camp 2014 God s Armor This fun-filled 5 days sports themed camp will begin Tuesday July 22 through Saturday July 26, 2014. Tuesday through Friday from 5.00 p.m. to 8.00 p.m. and Saturday from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.; this camp is for any child ages 4 who are potty trained to 12 years old. This camp will take place on St. Maron facilities, Independence. Each camper will receive a t-shirt (that they will wear each day), snack and many fantastic crafts all Bible based. On Saturday July 26 at 5:00 p.m. families are invited to join us for a mass followed by a barbecue where our campers will each have a special presentation. The cost of our camp is $ 40.00 per initial camper and siblings are $ 35.00 each. For more information, please contact the church office at 216-520-5081 or E-mail: saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com or Fr. George at 248-613-3510 E-mail: elhajj@gmail.com or Rita Kanaan at 216-773-9809 E-mail: ritamurr@hotmail.com Please note that all electronics devices are prohibited during camp hours. Registrations forms found at www.saintmaron-clev.org BAPTISM SCHEDULING We ask you call the office 2 months in advance of when you would like to schedule your child s baptism. Baptisms are done following the 5pm Liturgy on Saturdays and the 11am on Sunday s. Dates fill up quickly so please call early. 216.520.5081 Congratulations to the following members who participated in the 25 mile bike marathon Cure for Diabetes last Sunday, June 29th. All the following completed the 25 mile marathon in good health. God Bless You for your participation in this event of the civic community. Salim Julien Souheil Farah Matt Witt - 4 - Naim Saker David Farah Ray Malouf
7800 Brookside Road, Independence, OH 44131 Live Music & Performances Authentic Middle Eastern Food & Desserts Carnival Games & Prizes Beer & Wine Garden Raffle Grand Prize: $3,000 Second Prize: Flat Screen TV Third Prize: I-Pad Mini Fourth Prize: Samsung Galaxy Tablet Raffle Tickets 1 for $5.00 6 for $25. Winner need not be present COOKING DATES FOR THE FESTIVAL We Need YOU!!!!! Sat. July 12: Grape Leaves 10am Tues. July 15: Baking Sweets & Kibee 10am Fri. July 25 Baking & Macaroons 10am Sat. July 26: Eggplant & Sweets 10am Thurs. Aug 7: Prep work hummus & tabbouleh & fattoush Fri. Aug. 8: Final prep & Bazella, Loubieh, & Mhalabieh Please consider joining us. We need to work together to make our festival and even bigger and better success this year. VOLUNTEER FOR YOUR CHURCH Parent Volunteers are the backbone of the fun and learning at our faith filled children s Summer Camp. Teens are encouraged to volunteer also. See further details on page 4 of this bulletin. Festival Volunteers are urgently needed. Please go to our website: http://www.saintmaron-clev.org/festival2014 volunteer/ Hover over "News & Events" Click on "Festival" Then click on the "Sign Up Genius" Logo - 5 - Reminder: If you have not returned your Raffle Tickets, please do so ASAP. Drop them in the c o l l e c t i o n basket, send them in the mail, or bring them to the office. Thank you!!!!
Gift of the Altar: July, 2014 Bread In Memory Of: Joseph Simone & Anthony (Corky) Maniaci: Douglas & Charlotte Ganim Wine In Memory Of: Marcella Gerri Schrantz: The Richards Family The Metlesitz & Nin families: John & Nancy Nin & family The Ishac & Nin families: Their families Candles In Memory Of: Jacob & Juliette Saad & the deceased members of the Saad & Elzeer families: Thomas Saad & family Eli & Evelyn Naffah: Eli & MaryBeth, Nicole, Cody, Allie, Luke, Sammy & Olivia George & Mary Roma Sessin: Their children Assad & Amelia Thomas, Sam & Adele and Anna Joseph: Tom & Theresa Thomas The Lebanese Syrian American Junior League will be hosting their 37 th Debutante Ball and Scholarship Presentation Sunday, July 20, 2014 at Executive Caterers of Landerhaven, beginning at 3:00 p.m. Tickets for this premier event are available for $75 for adults and $25 for children under 12 years of age. For ticket information, please contact Odette Nahra at 216.351.0154 or e-mail inquiries to LSAJLDebutante- Ball@yahoo.com. SECOND COLLECTION July 13th for Catholic University. We appreciate your continued support. - 6 - Collection: June 28-29, 2014 GENERAL DEPOSIT $ 13,222.00 Collection $ 2,018.00 MYO Proceeds $ 5,999.00 Hall Rental $ 2,500.00 Raffle Ticket Proceeds $ 2,705.00 Share Your News With Us Please send news of interest to the parish, i.e. club meetings, announcements, community events and other submissions for the St. Maron s Church Bulletin by email to saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com by WEDNESDAY of each week. Be sure to include specific details of events.