Sunday of the Entrance into Lent February 15, 2015 Miracle at Cana in Galilee SAINT MARON MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH Mailing Address: 7800 Brookside Road Independence, Ohio 44131 Upcoming Events Details In Bulletin NAM Registration p. 5 Ash Monday Mon. Feb 16, p.2 ICS Mon. March 2, p.4 Sons of Mary Mon. March 2, p.4 Rev. Msgr. Peter Karam, Pastor email: peterkaram10@gmail.com Rev. Fr. Georges Saab, Associate Pastor Email: georgessaab27@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 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 216.520.5081 member contact us at: 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
Saturday, February 14: Sunday of the Entrance into Lent 5:00 pm Chapel: Parishioners Intentions Sunday, February 15: Sunday of the Entrance into Lent 9:30am: Parishioners Intentions 11:00 am: Forty Day Liturgy for Alber Sarkis (Youmna Debs & family) 11:00 am: One Year Liturgy for Zahra Tannous & Ann Haikel Tannous (Bechara Tannous & family, Hiam Farhat & Tony Tannous and family) 11:00 am: One Year Liturgy for Souraya Ghantous (Emile & Elie Gantous & family) Monday, February 16: Ash Monday (Holy Day of Obligation) 10:00 am Chapel: Distribution of Ashes 7:00 pm Downtown: Distribution of Ashes Wednesday, February 18: 10:00 am Chapel: Memorial Liturgy for Georgette & Youssef Sayegh (Their children) Saturday, February 21: Healing of the Leper 5:00 pm: Parishioners Intentions Sunday, February 22: Healing of the Leper 9:30 am: Parishioners Intentions 11:00 am: Forty Day Liturgy for Mariam Asmar (Tony & Joseph Asmar and family) 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 Thursday 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+ Club Mary Ann Watson 1st Friday of each month. Liturgy: 10:00 am - 2 - ASH MONDAY: February 16 The Divine Liturgy and the ritual of the distribution of ashes Monday, Feb 16th at 10:00 am at the Chapel and 7:00 pm St. Maron s Church, DOWNTOWN AS MARONITES. We are to fast and abstain from meat on Ash Monday & Good Friday and abstain from meat on all Fridays. This is binding on those 18 to 60 years of age, except pregnant women and the sick. Fasting is when you don t eat food or drink from 12 Midnight till 12 Noon (except water & medicine). Abstinence is when we do not eat meat or when wegive up other foods or other activities. Would you like to have a better understanding of the scripture readings that you hear each Sunday at Liturgy? Join us during Lent every Saturday from 10am-12 Noon (Downtown) and Tuesday s at 7pm at the Parish Center in Independence. Monsignor Peter and Fr. Georges will guide us as we explore the true meaning of the Bible. NAM and OSS Lenten Retreat: March 6-8, 2015 At Our Lady of Lebanon National Shrine in North Jackson, OH Retreat Master, Rev. Rodolph Wakim Pastor of Our Lady of Victory, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Theme: Who Do you Say I am? Registration-$65, onsite-$75; includes all Saturday sessions, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner Registration deadline: February 27 th Informational pamphlets available Hotel: Candlewood Suites, 330-349-9900; Code OLL for the rate of $109, deadline 2/20/15 For further information contact the NAM Office: 914-964-3070 FAX: 914-964- 3071 email: nam@namnews.org Website: www.namnews.org
Cana Sunday أحد مدخل الصوم الكبير : أحد آية عرس قانا رسالة القد يس بولس إلى أهل رومة 14:14-23 Romans, From the letter of St. Paul to the يا إخو ت ي إ ن ي ع ال م وو اث ق في الر ب ي س وع أ ن ال ش يء ن ج س في ذ ات ه إ ال ل م ن ي ح س ب ه ن ج س ا ف ل ه ي ك ون ن ج س ا. فإ ن ك ن ت م ن أ ج ل الط ع ام ت ح ز ن أ خ اك ف ال ت ك ون س ال ك ا في الم ح ب ة. ف ال ت ه ل ك ب ط ع ام ك ذ اك ال ذي م ات الم س يح م ن أ ج ل ه! إ ذ ا ف ال ت س م ح وا ب أ ن ي ص ير الخ ي ر فيك م س ب ب ا للت ج د يف. ف ل ي س م ل ك وت هللا أ ك ال و ش ر ب ا ب ل ب ر و س الم وف ر ح في الر وح الق د س. ف م ن ي خ د م الم س يح هك ذ ا فهو م ر ض ي ل د ى هللا وم ق ب ول ل د ى الن اس. ف ل ن س ع إ ذ ا إ ل ى م ا هو ل لس الم وم ا ه و ل ب ن ي ان ب ع ض ن ا ب ع ض ا. ف ال ت ن ق ض ع م ل هللا م ن أ ج ل الط ع ام أل ن ك ل ش يء ط اه ر ولك ن ه ي ن ق ل ب ش ر ا ع لى اإل ن س ان ال ذي ي أ ك ل و ي ك ون س ب ب ع ث ر ة أل خ يه. ف خ ي ر ل ك أ ن ال ت أ ك ل ل ح م ا وال ت ش ر ب خ م ر ا وال ت ت ن او ل ش يئ ا ي ك ون س ب ب ع ث ر ة أل خ يك. وٱح ت ف ظ ب رأ ي ك ل ن ف س ك أ م ام هللا. وط وب ى ل م ن ال ي د ين ن ف س ه في م ا ي ق ر ر ه! أ م ا الم ر ت اب في ق ر ار ه ف إ ن أ ك ل ي د ان أل ن ع م ل ه غ ي ر ص اد ر ع ن ي ق ين وإ ي م ان. وك ل ع م ل ال ي ص د ر ع ن ي ق ين وإ ي م ان ف ه و خ ط يئ ة. والتسبيح هلل دائما. Brothers and sisters, I know and am persuaded in the Lord Jesus that nothing is unclean in itself; but it is unclean for anyone who thinks it unclean. If your brother or sister is being injured by what you eat, you are no longer walking in love. Do not let what you eat cause the ruin of one for whom Christ died. So do not let your good be spoken of as evil. For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. The one who thus serves Christ is acceptable to God and has human approval. Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual up building. Do not, for the sake of food, destroy the work of God. Everything is indeed clean, but it is wrong for you to make others fall by what you eat; it is good not to eat meat or drink wine or do anything that makes your brother or sister stumble. The faith that you have, have as your own conviction before God. Blessed are those who have no reason to condemn themselves because of what they approve. But those who have doubts are condemned if they eat, because they do not act from faith; for whatever does not proceed from faith is sin. Praise be to God always! إنجيل القد يس يوحنا 2:1-11 John, From the Holy Gospel according to Saint قال يوحنا الرسول في الي و م الث ال ث ك ان ع ر س في ق ان ا الج ل يل وك ان ت أ م ي س وع ه ن اك. ود ع ي أ ي ض ا ي س وع وت الم يذ ه إ لى الع ر س. ون ف د الخ م ر ف ق ال ت ل ي س وع أ م ه :»ل ي س ل د ي ه م خ م ر.» ف ق ال ل ه ا ي س وع:»م ا ل ي ول ك ي ا ٱم ر أ ة ل م ت أ ت س اع ت ي ب ع د.»! فق ال ت أ م ه ل ل خ د م:»م ه م ا ي ق ل ل ك م ف ٱف ع ل وه.»! وك ان ه ن اك س ت ة أ ج ر ان م ن ح ج ر م ع د ة ل ت ط هي ر الي ه ود ي س ع ك ل م ن ه ا م ن ث م ان ين إ لى م ئ ة و عش رين ل يتر ا فق ال ي س وع ل ل خ د م:»إ مأل وا األ ج ر ان م اء «. ف م أل وه ا إ لى ف و ق. ق ال ل ه م:»إ س ت ق وا اآلن وق د م وا ل ر ئ يس الو ل يم ة«. ف ق د م وا. وذ اق الر ئ يس الم اء ال ذي ص ار خ م ر ا - وكان ال ي ع ل م م ن أ ي ن ه و والخ د م ال ذين ٱس ت ق وا ي ع ل م ون - ف د ع ا إ ل ي ه الع ر يس وق ال ل ه :»ك ل إ ن س ان ي ق د م الخ م ر الج ي د أ و ال ح ت ى إ ذ ا س ك ر الم دع و ون ق د م األ ق ل ج ود ة أ م ا أ ن ت ف ق د أ ب ق ي ت الخ م ر الج ي د إ لى اآلن.»! ت ل ك ك ان ت أ ول ى آي ات ي س وع ص ن ع ه ا في ق ان ا الج ل يل ف أ ظ ه ر م ج د ه وآم ن ب ه ت الم يذ ه.. حقا واألمان لج ميع ك م The evangelist writes, On the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, They have no wine. And Jesus said to her, Woman, what concern is that to you and to me? My hour has not yet come. His mother said to the servants, Do whatever he tells you. Now standing there were six stone water jars for the Jewish rites of purification, each holding twenty or thirty gallons. Jesus said to them, Fill the jars with water. And they filled them up to the brim. He said to them, Now draw some out, and take it to the chief steward. So they took it. When the steward tasted the water that had become wine, and did not know where it came from (though the servants who had drawn the water knew), the steward called the bridegroom and said to him, Everyone serves the good wine first, and then the inferior wine after the guests have become drunk. But you have kept the good wine until now. Jesus did this, the first of his signs, in Cana of Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him. This is the truth! Peace be with you. - 3 -
Gift of the Altar: February, 2015 Bread In Memory of: Marie Rigo Doug & Char Ganim In Thanksgiving: Given By In Memory Of: Wine Louis F. Peters John & Lorrie Peters Richards & Nofel families Mary Roma Sessin Daughter Judith Gordon & granddaughter Katherine Gordon St. Maron Centennial Easter Brunch Sunday, April 5th The Oak Barrel 5975 Canal Rd. Valley View, OH 44125 12-5pm $25 Adults $10 Kids All Proceeds to benefit St. Maron Church Great Food, Easter Eggs for the Kids!!!!!! For ticket info: Claire Naoum 216-337-2851 Rita Lattouf 216-470-7512 Souheil Farah 440-503-2517 Jeannie Farah 216-401-6039 In Thanksgiving: Given by In Memory Of: Candles Jacob & Juliette Saad & the deceased members of the Saad & Elzeer families: Thomas Saad & family Michael & Anne Maroun Their Children Eli & Evelyn Naffah Eli & Mary Beth, Nicole, Cody, Allie, Luke, Sammy & Olivia George & Mary Roma Sessin Their children & their families THE SAINT MARON CHILDRENS EASTER PARTY Saturday, March 28 St. Maron Church Hall: Downtown All are welcome 12-2pm In Thanksgiving: Given by Collection: February 7-8 ICS Meeting Mon. March 2nd @ 7pm Downtown SONS OF MARY Mon. March. 2nd @ 7pm Downtown GENERAL DEPOSIT $ 41,434.00 Sunday Collection $ 1,963.00 Votive Candles $ 44.00 Parking Garage-Monthly $ 320.00 St. Maron Feast Day $ 39,107.00 St. Maron s February Volunteer of the Month: Joey Faddoul We would like to recognize Joey Faddoul on his unending dedication to Saint Maron Church. Having grown up in this parish, Joey has not only participated in all our youth programs but now is a leader in MYO, MYA and The Sons of Mary. We are proud to have a young adult like Joey as an example to all the youth of our parish. - 4 -
Please join the 2015 NAM Auction Committee in hosting our NAM Silent Auction Gift Drive This is a special get together for the women in our parish along with their daughters, sisters, friends, and neighbors to enjoy each other s company while participating in a number of friendly activities; including a Pampered Chef Tutorial and a Lesson in Mindfulness-Meditation Saturday, February 21, 2015 1:00 pm 3:30 pm St. Maron Church 7800 Brookside Road Independence, Ohio 44131 Lunch and beverages provided There is no-charge for this event Please help support the 2015 Cleveland NAM Convention by bringing one gift item that will be donated to the NAM silent auction! Suggested items are listed at the store registry below or feel free to bring a gift of your liking. Store registry for suggested donations: Macys, Williams-Sonoma, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Target. Registry is listed under: CLEVELAND NAM. For further information, please contact: Auction.NAM2015@gmail.com, Tamore Gemayel (440) 537-6138 or Leila (Daher) Fleming (440) 376-8334. Registration for the NAM 2015 Convention opened on Thursday, January 15, 2015. It is not too early to book your rooms at the Renaissance Hotel for the NAM 2015 C l e v e l a n d C o n v e n t i o n, W e d n e s d a y, J u l y 1 - J u l y 5, 2 0 1 5. Call 216-696-5600 and ask for the special NAM rate. Auction, Exhibit and Ad-Book forms are available in the vestibule. Ask your friends and the businesses in your neighborhood to donate. Look for the brochure, coming out soon which will detail entertainment, workshops, excursions and registration. - 5 - Aitaneet Foundation Scholarship A n n o u n c e m e n t Applicant must be of Lebanese Christian descent, a 2015 graduate of an accredited secondary school, and accepted to an accredited post secondaryeducation institution. This year the following scholarships will be awarded: $2,000 Aitaneet Foundation Scholarship $1,000 Thomas & Mary Shaia Scholarship $2,000 Edward Nahra Scholarship Memorial Scholarship (amount to be determined later) Selection will be based on academic achievement, extracurricular involvement, financial need, & service to school, church and community. Completed applications must be postmarked NO LATER THAN April 30, 2015. Recipients will be notified by June 15, 2015. For applications and guidelines, please go to: aitaneetfoundation.kawkabani.com and click on scholarship icon. For questions, call Jihad Kawkabani: (440) 544-6260 and leave a message or e- mail us at aitaneetfoundation@yahoo.com or mailto:jihad.kawkabani@gmail.com.
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 in loving memory of Georges Assaad Boumitri By: Fadi Boumitri Lebanese Syrian American Junior League Scholarship will be awarded to young men and women of Lebanese and Syrian descent residing in the greater Cleveland area. The application process begins on January 31st. High school seniors should request applications from their guidance counselors. College students can request applications by contacting Scholarship Chair Amber (Joseph) Wiesner at LSAJLscholarship@gmail.com or (216) 392-4198.All applications MUST be received by March 31, 2015. Consulate General Of Lebanon WED. March. 4th PARISH CNTR: IND. Appointments begin at 11:30 am Call: Najib (Nano)Rached for an appointment. 440.537.0139 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 ask to keep in your prayers Hank Pietrow, the son-in law of a parishioner who is very ill. God give him strength and bless him always. Prayer for the Sick Father of goodness and love, hear our prayers for the sick members of our community and for all who are in need. Amid mental and physical suffering may they find consolation in your healing presence. Show your mercy as you close wounds, cure illness, make broken bodies whole and free downcast spirits. May these special people find lasting health and deliverance, and so join us in thanking you for all your gifts. We ask this through the Lord Jesus who healed those who believed. Amen. 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. Please note: Until a couple has met with a priest, their date will not be secured Call the office to schedule an appointment. 216.520.5081 Please Join Us for Divine Liturgy and Dinner In Commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Passing into Eternal Life with Christ of St. Anthony of Padua s Beloved Pastor of 40 Years, Monsignor Joseph A. Abood Celebrate with most Reverend Bishop Elias Zaidan and Father George Hajj Saturday, February 28th, 2015 4:00 pm Divine Liturgy with Bishop Zaidan and consecration of the new chapel, dedicated to St. Aquilina of Byblos 5:30 pm Reception with Traditional Mezza 6:30 pm Sit Down Dinner Banquet (r.s.v.p. by 2/12/15) Sunday, March 1st, 2015 10:30 am Divine Liturgy with Bishop Zaidan 12:00 pm Brunch Location: Divine Liturgy at St. Anthony of Padua Church Dinner and Brunch at Monsignor Joseph A. Abood Maronite Center 2530 Victory Parkway Cincinnati, OH 45206 Aboona Joseph Abood St. Anthony Pastor 1948-1987 I will never forget you in my prayers, and I always beg a place in yours. Reservation RSVP attached for reception/dinner and brunch. - 6 -