Tenth Sunday of Pentecost Feast of St. Sharbel July 26, 2015 SAINT MARON MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH Upcoming Events Details In Bulletin Consulate General August 5, p. 2 Mailing Address: 7800 Brookside Road Independence, Ohio 44131 Rev. Msgr. Peter Karam, Pastor Office: 216-520-5081 email: peterkaram10@gmail.com Rev. Fr. Georges Saab, Associate Pastor Emergency: 216-333-0760 email: georgessaab27@gmail.com Rev. Deacon George Khoury Mr. Lattouf Lattouf, Subdeacon Mr. Ghazi Faddoul, Subdeacon Mr. Georges Faddoul, Subdeacon Mr. Bechara Daher, Subdeacon 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 PARISH- IONER HAS ENTERED THEIR HOSPI- TAL. Do not rely on others to inform us, please call 216.520.5081 MISSION STATEMENT 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 HOSPITALS DO NOT CALL US. E-mail: saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com Website: www.saintmaron-clev.org - - Facebook: SaintMaronChurch Office Hrs: Mon-Fri. 9am-3:30pm
**************************************** Sat. July 25: St. Charbel Feast: Tenth Sunday of Pentecost 5:00 pm Chapel: Forty Day Liturgy for Sophia Mouawad (Chahine & Lily Tannous & family) Sun. July 26: St. Charbel Feast: Tenth Sunday of Pentecost 9:30 am: Mem Lit for SPC. Anthony Sessin (Roseanne & Eleanor Hilow, Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hilow) 11:00 am: Forty Day Lit. for Chor-Bishop Bernard Khachan (His nephew Jean & Lena Yaacoub & family) Sat. Aug. 1: Eleventh Sunday of Pentecost 5:00 pm Chapel: Mem. Lit for Father Kenneth Wolnowski (Deacon George Khoury) Sun. Aug. 2: Eleventh Sunday of Pentecost 9:30 am: Parishioner Intentions 11:00 am: Parishioner Intentions Joseph Zaroun Makluf was raised by an uncle because his father, a mule driver, died when Joseph was only three. At the age of 23, Joseph joined the Monastery of St. Maron at Annaya, Lebanon, and took the name Sharbel in honor of a second-century martyr. He professed his final vows in 1853 and was ordained six years later. Following the example of the fifth-century St. Maron, Sharbel lived as a hermit from 1875 until his death. His reputation for holiness prompted people to seek him to receive a blessing and to be remembered in his prayers. He followed a strict fast and was very devoted to the Blessed Sacrament. When his superiors occasionally asked him to administer the sacraments to nearby villages, Sharbel did so gladly. He died in the late afternoon on Christmas Eve. Christians and non-christians soon made his tomb a place of pilgrimage and of cures. Pope Paul VI beatified him in 1965 and canonized him 12 years later. Saint John Paul II often said that the Church has two lungs (East and West) and it must learn to breathe using both of them. Remembering saints like Sharbel helps the Church to appreciate both the diversity and unity present in the Catholic Church. Like all the saints, Sharbel points us to God and invites us to cooperate generously with God's grace, no matter what our situation in life may be. As our prayer life becomes deeper and more honest, we become more ready to make that generous response. When Sharbel was canonized in 1977, Bishop Francis Zayek, head the U.S. Diocese of St. Maron, wrote a pamphlet entitled A New Star of the East. Bishop Zayek wrote: St. Sharbel is called the second St. Anthony of the Desert, the Perfume of Lebanon, the first Confessor of the East to be raised to the Altars according to the actual procedure of the Catholic Church, the honor of our Aramaic Antiochian Church, and the model of spiritual values and renewal. Sharbel is like a Cedar of Lebanon standing in eternal prayer, on top of a mountain. The bishop noted that Sharbel's canonization plus other beatification cases prove that the Aramaic Maronite Antiochian Church is indeed a living branch of the Catholic Church and is intimately connected with the trunk, who is Christ, our Savior, the beginning and the end of all things. WED. August 5th: Consulate General Of Lebanon PARISH CENTER: INDEPENDENCE Call: Najib (Nano) Rached for more information @ 440.537.0139 Appointments are NOT taken any longer. Please do not arrive before 11:00 am. www.lebanonconsulategdetroit.org - 2 -
Tenth Sunday of Pentecost Saint Sharbel Feast Day ( رسالة القديس بولس الئ روما )93-82/8( ون ح ن ن ع ل م أ ن هللا ي ع م ل ك ل ش يء ل خ ي ر ال ذين ي ح ب ون ه أ ولئ ك ال ذين د ع اه م ب ح س ب ق ص د ه أل ن ال ذين س ب ق ف ع ر ف ه م س ب ق أ ي ض ا فح د د ه م أ ن ي ك ون وا م ش اب هين ل ص ور ة اب ن ه ح ت ى ي ك ون اب ن ه ب ك ر ا إل خ و ة ك ث ير ين. وال ذ ين س ب ق فح د د ه م هؤ الء أ ي ض ا د ع اه م وال ذ ين د ع اه م هؤ الء أ ي ض ا ب ر ر ه م وال ذ ين ب ر ر ه م هؤ الء أ ي ض ا م ج د ه م. إ ذ ا ف م اذ ا ن ق ول ب ع د إ ذ ا ك ان هللا م ع ن ا ف م ن ع ل ي ن ا فاهلل ال ذي ل م ي ب خ ل ب اب ن ه ب ل س ل م ه إ ل ى الم و ت م ن أ ج ل ن ا ج ميع ا ك ي ف ال ي ه ب ل ن ا م ع ه أ ي ض ا ك ل ش يء ف م ن ي ش ك و م خ ت ار ي هللا أ هلل ي ب ر ر ه م. ف م ن ال ذي ي د ين هو الم س يح ي س وع ال ذي م ات ب ل أ ق يم وهو أ ي ض ا ع ن ي مين هللا وه و أ ي ض ا ي ش ف ع ل ن ا! م ن ي ف ص ل ن ا ع ن م ح ب ة الم س يح أ ض يق أ م ش د ة أ م اض ط ه اد أ م ج وع أ م ع ر ي أ م خ ط ر أ م سي ف ك م ا ه و م ك ت وب: "إ ن ن ا م ن أ ج ل ك ن م ات الن ه ار ك ل ه وق د ح س ب ن ا م ث ل غ ن م ل لذ ب ح!". إ ال أ ن ن ا في ك ل ذل ك ن غ ل ب ب ال ذي أ ح ب ن ا. فإ ن ي ل و اث ق أ ن ه ال م و ت وال ح ي اة وال مالئ ك ة وال ر ئ اس ات وال ح اض ر وال م س ت ق ب ل وال ق و ات وال ع ل و وال ع م ق وال أ ي خ ل يق ة أ خ ر قق د ر أ ن ق ف ص ل ن ا ع ن م ح ب ة هللا ال تي في الم س يح ي س وع ر ب ن ا. Brothers and Sisters: We know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn within a large family. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified. What then are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? He who did not withhold his own Son, but gave him up for all of us, will he not with him also give us everything else? Who will bring any charge against God s elect? It is God who justifies. Who is to condemn? It is Christ Jesus, who died, yes, who was raised, who is at the right hand of God, who indeed intercedes for us. Who will separate us from the love of Christ? Will hardship, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For your sake we are being killed all day long; we are accounted as sheep to be slaughtered. No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Praise be to God always! انجيل القديس متى 33-63/31 حين ئ ذ ت ر ك ي س وع الج م وع و أ ت ى إ لى الب ي ت ف د ن ا م ن ه ت الم ي ذ ه وق ال وا ل ه : "ف س ر ل ن ا م ث ل ز ؤ ان الح ق ل". ف أ ج اب وق ال: "ز ار ع الز ر ع الج ي د ه و اب ن اإل ن س ان والح ق ل ه و الع ال م والز ر ع الج ي د ه م أ ب ن اء الم ل ك وت والز ؤ ان ه م ب ن و الش ر ير والع د و ال ذي ز ر ع الز ؤ ان ه و إ ب ل يس والح ص اد ه و ن ه اي ة الع ال م والح ص اد ون ه م الم الئ ك ة. فك م ا ي ج م ع الز ؤ ان وي ح ر ق ب الن ار ك ذل ك ي ك ون في ن ه اي ة الع ال م. ي ر س ل اب ن اإل ن س ان م الئ ك ت ه ف ي ج م ع ون م ن م م ل ك ت ه ك ل الش ك وك وف اع لي اإل ث م وي لق ون ه م في أ ت ون الن ار. ه ن اك ي ك ون الب ك اء وص ر ي ف األ س ن ان. حين ئ ذ ي س ط ع األ ب ر ار كالش م س في م ل ك وت أ ب ي ه م. م ن ل ه أ ذ ن ان ف ل ي س م ع! The apostle said: Jesus left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying, Explain to us the parable of the weeds of the field. He answered, The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man; the field is the world, and the good seed are the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are collected and burned up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all evildoers, and they will throw them into the furnace of fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears listen! This is the truth. Peace be with you. - 3 -
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 Young Children (MYC) President: Rita Kanaan Maronite Youth Organization (MYO) President: Joseph Shaia 1st and 3rd Saturday : 5pm with Liturgy/Meeting Maronite Young Adults (MYA) President: Marianne Dargham Meeting & Bible Study 1st Thurs. of each month at 7:30 pm 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+ Social Club Mary Ann Watson 1st Friday of each month. Liturgy: 10:00 am 50 + Enjoy the summer, there are not any activities planned for the 50+ Social Club in August. Members are encouraged to go the Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine for the Feast of the Assumption with their families. See you in September!!! Please contact the office if a member of your family is ill or hospitalized and would like to receive a visit from clergy. 216.520.5081 THE HOSPITALS DO NOT NOTIFY US. - 4 - 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
The Candle burning in front of the Blessed Mother at the 11am Liturgy signifies the presence of the Sons of Mary This weeks candle is lit : For all the members of the Sons of Mary and their families If you are interested in receiving the sacrament of Holy Matrimony at Saint Maron Church or Chapel, it is MANDATORY you contact and meet with one of our priests at least 8 months in advance of your desired date. Couples are required to participate in our Pre-Cana classes. Until a couple has met with a priest, their date will not be secured Call the office to schedule an appointment. 216.520.5081 We ask to keep in your prayers Hank Pietrow, the son -in law of a parishioner God give him strength and bless him always. We ask to keep in your prayers Charlotte Ganim, wife of Douglas Ganim. God give her strength and bless her always. We ask to keep in your prayers all the sick of our parish GIFTS OF THE ALTAR FOR THE YEAR 2016 The gifts of the Altar could be made in HONOR or in MEMORY of a loved one or in THANKSGIVING and may be for more than one person ALTAR BREAD ($45.00) JAN-FEB-MARCH-APRIL-MAY-JUNE-JULY- Please Circle AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ALTAR WINE ($25.00) JAN-FEB-MARCH-APRIL-MAY-JUNE-JULY- Please Circle AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SANCTUARY CANDLES ($20.00) JAN-FEB-MARCH-APRIL-MAY-JUNE-JULY Please Circle AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER Please circle ALTAR BREAD/ ALTAR WINE/ SANCTUARY CANDLES IN THANKSGIVING/ IN MEMORY OF/ IN HONOR OF Print Name: Offered by Month of Enclosed $ - 5 -
Gift of the Altar: July, 2015 BREAD Joseph Simone Doug & Char Ganim Judy Ganim Mitchell Doug & Char Ganim Tony (Corky) Maniaci Doug & Char Ganim In Memory of: Elias Said Sarrouh Martha Sarrouh & family Antoine Boustani & family Antoine, Laure & Sharbel Boustani In Thanksgiving: By WINE In Memory Of: Richards & Nofel families Elias Said Sarrouh Martha Sarrouh & family Deceased members of the Metlesitz & Nin families The Nin Family In Thanksgiving: by CANDLES In Memory Of: Jacob & Juliette Saad & the deceased members of the Saad & Elzeer families: Thomas Saad & family Michel & Anne Maroun Their Children Eli & Evelyn Naffah Eli & Mary Beth, Nicole, Cody, Allie, Luke, Sammy & Olivia George & Mary Roma Sessin Their children & their families Elias Said Sarrouh Martha Sarrouh & family Assad & Amelia Thomas, Anna, Sam & Adele Joseph Tom & Theresa Thomas In Thanksgiving: by Collection: July 18-19, 2015 GENERAL DEPOSIT $ 7,746.00 Sunday Collection $ 3,641.00 Votive Candles $ 75.00 Parking Garage: Monthly $ 120.00 Parking Garage: Event $ 2,480.00 Building Fund $ 1,430.00 Be Respectful in your Summer Attire. Summer is here, and along with that comes the desire to dress casually. We do request that you dress appropriately while attending Liturgy at St. Maron during the summer months. The church and chapel are air-conditioned and comfortable, so we ask all men and women, do not wear shorts or tank tops (especially spaghetti straps) or flip flops. Thank you! This applies to men and women. 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. Policy on Usage of Vestibule Racks, Bulletin Boards, Church Bulletin, Window Ledges, etc. As a church community, we welcome hearing all that is happening within the Middle East organizations both here in Cleveland and abroad. We understand there are many wonderful functions at several of the schools your children may attend. However, no articles, flyers, newspapers, posters or any other means of advertisement are to be put anywhere in or around our church WITHOUT the approval of Monsignor Peter. If items are left without approval, they will be removed and disposed of. Information may be sent to: saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com or dropped off at our office in Independence. Thank you! 30480 Lakeshore Blvd Cleveland Burger Company Willowick, Ohio 44095 Restaurant & Sports Bar For reservations (440-516-0600) Johnny Faddoul President Small &Large Parties For Any Occasion Welcome! - 6 - www.theclevelandburgercompany.com Hookah & Nice Cigar Selection Available!