SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS Saint Martin of Tours was born in in Savaria, Pannonia in either the year 316 or 336 AD. That region is what is today the nation of Hungary. His father was a tribune, which is a highranking officer in the Imperial Horse Guard. Martin and his family went with his father when he was assigned to a post at Ticinum, in Northern Italy. It is here that Martin would grow up. Just before Martin was born, Christianity was legalized in the Roman Empire and the bloody persecution of Christians soon came to an end. It was not the official religion of the State, but it could be practiced and proclaimed openly. The Gospel message soon flourished in ancient Rome, transforming the empire. Martin's parents were pagans, but at the age of 10, Martin chose to respond to the call of the Gospel and become a Christian. At the age of fifteen, Martin was required to follow his father into the cavalry corps of the Roman military. By the time he was 18, Martin is believed to have served in Gaul, and also eventually Milan and Treves. Scholars think he served as part of the emperor's guard. As a young soldier, Martin encountered a beggar in Amiens. The beggar was unclothed and it was very cold. Martin removed his cloak and with his sword, he cut it in half. He gave this half to the Saint Maron Maronite Catholic Church November 4-5, 2017 CONSECRATION OF THE CHURCH beggar and dressed himself in the remnant. That night, Martin had a vision in which Christ appeared to him. The vision spoke to him, "Martin, a mere catechumen has clothed me." A catechumen is one who is being instructed in the Christian faith. In the early centuries of Christianity, that was a long process of instruction - and Martin was deeply dedicated to it. Martin died in Candes-Saint-Martin, Gaul in 397.Veneration of St. Martin became popular in the Middle Ages, and was popular with the Frankish kings. Saint Martin is the patron of the poor, soldiers, conscientious objectors, tailors, and winemakers. Many locations across Europe have also been placed under his patronage. His feast is on November 11. He commonly appears on horseback and is shown cutting his cloak in half with a sword. SECOND COLLECTION As per the directive of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn, there will be a second collection for the Maronite Patriarchal Charities. This money is sent to the Patriarch for the many charities he helps. Thank you for your generosity. SANCTUARY CANDLE BURNS FOR The deceased members of the Sarkis family requested by their family. May their souls rest in peace. CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR BABY GIRL Congratulations to Ryan and Rosemarie (Sholy) Whalen on the arrival of their beautiful baby girl Ella. We also congratulate Ella s grandparents George and Laila Sholy, and the entire Sholy and Whalen Families. May Almgihty God bless Ella and keep her close to Him always. Mabrook!! QUOTE OF THE WEEK Allow me, brothers, to look toward heaven rather than at the earth, so that my spirit may set on the right course when the time comes for me to go on my journey to the Lord. Saint Martin of Tours Fr. Vincent Farhat, Pastor Fr. Richard Cannuli, Weekend Assistance Mrs. Zeina Topalian, Religious Education Director Address: 1013 Ellsworth Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147 Office: 215-389-2000 Hall Reservations: 215-334-1884 Evening Emergency Number: 215-952-0712 or 561-371-5316 Website: www.saintmaron.org Church Office: saintmaronphiladelphia@hotmail.com Instagram Page: @saintmaronphiladelphia Facebook Page: Saint Maron Maronite Catholic Church of Philadelphia OFFICE HOURS: The Church office will be open Monday through Thursday from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm.
REMEBERING JAMES TAYOUN This past week, Saint Maron s Church said goodbye to a great man, Jimmy Tayoun. He loved his Church and served it with dignity and honor for 87 years. He served on the Finance Committee and always looked out for the best interest of this parish. He and Dolores raised a beautiful family and were committed in the rich and deep faith of the Maronite Church which would be the source of strength that would help them throughout their lives. I know the loss his family is feeling is great and I know the loss this community is feeling but Jimmy will be forever imprinted in our hearts and in our minds. He was one of kind---which no shoes could ever fill. Our deepest condolences go to his devoted wife Dolores, his children Nora, Jamile, Yasmine, David, Paul, and Adele, his grandchildren and great grandchildren and family. May Almighty God welcome Jimmy into His kingdom and may his soul rest in peace. Allah yer hammo. CANCELLATION OF NEW YEAR S EVE PARTY Due to the overwhelming number of events these past few months, we will not be holding our Annual New Year s Eve Party. I wanted you all to know in advance so that you could make other plans in the event you were planning to attend this gala. Thank you for your understanding. COMMEMORATIVE AD BOOK DEADLINE The last day to place an ad in the commemorative ad book will be Monday, November 17, 2017. Please type your message and email any photo you would like to include in the tribute. Thank you in advance for your participation and help. Part of the proceeds of this ad book will go to charity. CANDLE HOLDERS IN SAINT JUDE SHRINE The candles and glass holders in the Saint Jude Shrine are for the safety of this Church. I encourage everyone to pray and light a candle for your special intentions in the chapel area. I only ask that candles and glass holders remain in the chapel. If you would like to purchase a candle with glass container you may do so in the Church office. Please be considerate and keep these in their rightful place in the Saint Jude Shrine.Thank you for your cooperation. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (CONFESSION) Please know that confession is available before liturgies. You may also call to set up an appointment. UPCOMING EVENTS Relics of Saint Maron, Friday- Sunday, November 10-12, 2017. Church will be open day and night for veneration and prayer. Regional NAM, November 17-19, 2017, Saint John Paul II Church, Westchester, NY. 125th Anniversary Gala Weekend, December 1-3, 2017. Annual Christmas Parish Party, Sunday, December 17, 2017, immediately following Divine Liturgy. PREPERATIONS FOR THE ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND In preparing for the anniversary weekend we are in need of volunteers to help with food preparation and serving. If you are willing to help our please see Rosemarie Marrone in the Church hall. The events for the weekend are highlighted below. We have tried to make this weekend special and filled with wonderful speakers and events. It is my hope that most, if not all, of you will attend the events on the weekend of December1-3 Friday, December 1, 2017 7:00 PM: Divine Liturgy 8:00 PM: Reception in the Church hall with presentation from our CCD children, video presentation of the past 125 years at Saint Maron Church, exhibits, and food. Also time for meet and greet with our honored guests. Cash bar will be available Saturday, December 2, 2017 10:00AM 11:30AM: Chorbishop Seely Beggiani will speak about the Maronites in the US 11:30AM 1:00PM: Lunch will be served 1:00PM 2:30PM: Bishop Antione Chbeir, Bishop of Syria, will speak on Witness of a Shepherd in the Midst of Conflict 6:00PM: Divine Liturgy 7:30PM: Grand Hafli, Double Tree Ormandy Ballroom, Center City Sunday, December 3, 2017 11:00AM: Divine Liturgy 12:30PM: Brunch served in the Church hall PRAYER FOR SOLDIERS During these difficult times, we remember those family members and friends in faraway places. Let us lift in prayer the many women and men serving overseas in our armed forces. May they know of our respect and gratitude and be kept safe in the Lord s love. Amen.
LITURGY INTENTIONS Saturday, November 4, 2017, @ 6:00 PM, liturgy is offered the soul of Carol Ann George requested by her family. May her soul rest in peace. Sunday, November 5, 2017, @ 11:00 AM, (Consecration of the Church) liturgy is offered for the parishioners and friends of Saint Maron Church. Saturday, November 11, 2017, @ 7:00 pm, Liturgy is being offered for the parishioners and friends of Saint Maron Church. Sunday, November 12, 2017 @ 11:00 am, Liturgy is offered for founding members of Saint Maron Church and their descendants requested by Yasmine Alice. May their souls rest in peace. 125TH ANNIVERSARY RAFFLE TICKETS Raffle tickets for the special drawing on December 2, will be distributed to each family this weekend in the Church hall. There will be 500 tickets sold for the drawing at the Grand Hafli Gala. First Prize is $5,000.00 (or 20% of total tickets sold) Second Prize is $2,500.00 (or 10% of total tickets sold) Third Prize is $ 1,000.00 (or 4% of total tickets sold) Fourth Prize is $ 500.00 (or 2% of total tickets sold). We are asking each family to take two tickets to sell and/or purchase. After winning payouts, the remaining money left will be split between Saint Maron Church and the charities approved by the Bishops to help the persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Please help us reach our goal and help sell these tickets. Thank you in advance and God bless. ADULT BIBLE STUDY AND MARONITE CHURCH HISTORY CLASS Fr. David Fisher will have adult bible study and church history class on Thursday, November 16, from 7:00 PM 8:30 PM, at the Church hall. We will begin to offer these classes twice a month with the option to have them every week depending on participation. I hope you will take advantage of this ministry. Fr. David is sure to make this class enlightening as well as enjoyable. We are grateful for his expertise and we thank him for offering this important subject to the members of this parish. IN OUR PRAYERS Please keep in your prayers Benjamin Yzzo, Nick Degaetano, Emily Stone, Ron Abbott, Baby June Carter, Roseann Anthony, Joey Farkas McKenzie, Elaine Nader, Sal Pinto, M ichael Pascucci, Jenny DiCicco, Bob Rosner, Nicholas Carine, Amelia Habib, Baby Elle Isgro, Suzanne Haney, Lisa Alestra, John Nader, Joseph Alestra, Chucky Simon, Mary Fetterman, Aminee Skaf, Carmen Marrone, Rose Kouri, Yasmine Myers, Joey Gdowick, Francis Joseph Kerns, Samer Chokeir, Kathy Newman, Vickey Saulino, Rita Arrigale, Helen Freedenberg, Maryann Bratton, Renee Sahar, Sister Nahida Al Sawa, Virginia Ramano, Rose De Jesse, James Cordisio, Stacey Fuentes, Debbie Freedenberg, WEEKEND WITH THE RELIC OF SAINT MARON On November 10 12, 2017, we will have the relic of Saint Maron for the entire weekend with a schedule of events during the day and evening. Below is the schedule for the weekend. Friday, November 10, 2017 12:00PM: Welcoming Procession and Opening Divine Liturgy 1:00PM: Eucharistic Adoration and 4:00PM: Rosary 4:30PM: Eucharistic Adoration and 7:00PM: Divine Liturgy 8:00PM 10:00PM:Eucharistic Adoration and Saturday, November 11, 2017 10:00AM: Devotional Prayer and 3:00PM: Rosary 3:30PM: Devotional Prayer and 6:00PM: Divine Liturgy 8:00PM 10:00PM: Eucharistic Adoration and Sunday, November 12, 2017 11:00AM: Divine Liturgy 12:30PM: MYA Breakfast Noel Andjuhar, Eddie Gussin, Angel Salerno, Dennis McGiney, Emilia and Alan Sacilowski, Donny Pizzi, Betty Antrilli, and Bonnie Sabatini. We ask Almighty God to bless them with good health so that they may join us in the Church and give glory and thanksgiving to God. Please notify the Church office of any family member who is ill so that we may remember them in our daily prayers and on our altar of intentions.
WEEKLY COLLECTION FOR October 28-29, 2017 Collection $ 1,162.00 Shawarma $ 746.00 Memorials $ 650.00 Coffee Hour $ 18.00 Total: $ 2,576.00 PLEASE REMEMBER TO SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES AND BEEPERS WHEN YOU ENTER THE CHURCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
Saint Maron Maronite Catholic Church First Reading Hebrews 9:1-12 November 4-5, 2017 A reading from the Letter to the Hebrews. Your blessing father Brothers and Sisters: Even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was constructed, the first one, in which were the lampstand, the table, and the bread of the Presence; this is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain was a tent called the Holy of Holies. In it stood the golden altar of incense and the ark of the covenant overlaid on all sides with gold, in which there were a golden urn holding the manna, and Aaron s rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant; above it were the cherubim of glory overshadowing the mercy-seat. Of these things we cannot speak now in detail. Such preparations having been made, the priests go continually into the first tent to carry out their ritual duties; but only the high priest goes into the second, and he but once a year, and not without taking the blood that he offers for himself and for the sins committed unintentionally by the people. By this the Holy Spirit indicates that the way into the sanctuary has not yet been disclosed as long as the first tent is still standing. This is a symbol of the present time, during which gifts and sacrifices are offered that cannot perfect the conscience of the worshipper, but deal only with food and drink and various baptisms, regulations for the body imposed until the time comes to set things right. But when Christ came as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), he entered once for all into the Holy Place, not with the blood of goats and calves, but with his own blood, thus obtaining eternal redemption. Praise be to God always. فصل من الرسالة إلى العب ارني ين الم س ك ن األ و ل وه و ال ذي ي د ع ى»الق د س«يا إ خو تي كان ت ل لع ه د األ و ل أ يض ا شع ائ ر ع ب اد ة وب ي ت ق د س أ ر ض ي. ف ب ن ي فيه ال م ن ار ة وال م ائ د ة وخ ب ز الت ق د م ة الم س ك ن ال ذي ي د ع ى»ق د س األ ق د اس«وي ح ت و ي وو ر اء ب ن ي الح ج اب الث ان ي وكان وع صا ه ار ون ال تي أ ف ر خ ت م ج م ر ة ذ ه ب ي ة ل لب خ ور وت اب وت الع ه د م غ شى ك ل ه ب الذ ه ب وفيه ج ر ة م ن ذ ه ب ت ح ت و ي الم ن ول وح ا الع ه د وف وق الت اب وت ك ر وب ا الم ج د ي ظ ل الن الغ ش اء: أ ش ي اء ال م ج ال اآلن ل لك الم ع ن ه ا بالت ف ص يل. وإ ذ ب ن ي ت ت ل ك ال م س ك ن الث ان ي فكان ال م س ك ن األ و ل في ك ل و ق ت ل ي ت م وا الع ب اد ة أ م ا األ ش ياء على هذ ا الت رت يب كان الك ه ن ة ي د خ ل ون إ لى ع ظ يم األ ح ب ار ي دخ ل إ ل يه و ح د ه م ر ة واح د ة في الس ن ة وال ي د خ ل إ ل يه إ ال وم ع ه د م ي ق ر ب ه ع ن ن ف س ه وع ن ج ه االت الش ع ب. وب هذ ا ي وض ح الر وح الق د س أ ن الط ر يق إ لى ق د س األ ق د اس ل م ي ك ن ب ع د ق د ك ش ف م ا د ام ال م س ك ن األ و ل ق ائ م ا. وهذ ا ر مز إ لى الو قت الح اض ر وفيه ت ق ر ب ت ق اد م وذ بائ ح ال ي م ك ن ه ا أ ن ت ج ع ل م ن ي ق ر ب ه ا كام ال م ن ج ه ة الض م ير. إ ن ه ا ش ع ائ ر أ ط ع م ة وأ ش ر ب ة وأ ن واع ش ت ى م ن اٱلغ ت س ال م ف ر وض ة إ لى أ ن ي أ ت ي و ق ت اإل صالح. أ م ا الم س يح ف ق د ج س د ي ة ت ق ت ص ر على أ ي ل ي م ن هذ ه الخ ليق ة ظ ه ر ع ظ يم أ ح ب ار الخ ي ر ات اآلت ي ة وٱج ت از الم س ك ن األ ع ظ م واأل ك م ل غ ير الم ص ن وع ب األ ي د ي ف د خ ل إ لى ق د س األ ق د اس م ر ة واح د ة ال ب د م الت ي وس والع ج ول ب ل ب د م ه ه و ف ح ق ق لن ا ف د اء أ ب د يا. والتسبيح هلل دائما.
Gospel Reading Saint Matthew 16:13-20 The Apostle Writes: When Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, Who do people say that the Son of Man is? And they said, Some say John the Baptist, but others Elijah, and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets. He said to them, But who do you say that I am? Simon Peter answered, You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. And Jesus answered him, Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my Father in heaven. And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it. I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. Then he sternly ordered the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah. This is the truth. Peace be with you. إنجيل من مت ى الق د يس ق ي ص ر ي ة ف ي ل ب ف س أ ل ت الم ي ذ ه ق ائ ال :»م ن ي ق ول الن اس إ ن ي أ ن ا ٱب ن اإل ن س ان.«فق ال وا: ج اء ي س وع إ لى ن واح ي»ب ع ض ه م ي ق ول ون: ي وح ن ا الم ع م د ان وآخ ر ون: إ ي لي ا وغ ي ر ه م: إ ر م ي ا أ و أ ح د األ ن ب ي اء.«ق ال ل ه م:»وأ ن ت م م ن ت ق ول ون إ ن ي أ ن ا.«ف أ ج اب س م ع ان ب ط ر س وق ال: أ ن ت ه و الم س يح ٱب ن هللا الح ي.«! فأ ج اب ي س وع وق ال ل ه : ات. ي ا س م ع ان بن ي ون ا! أل ن ه ال ل ح م وال د م أ ظ ه ر ل ك ذل ك ب ل أ بي ال ذي في الس م او ب ط ر س أ ي الص خ ر ة وعلى هذ ه الص خ ر ة س أ ب ن ي ب ي ع ت ي وأ ب و اب الج ح ي م ل ن ت ق وى ع ل ي ها. ل ك»ط وب ى ه و وأ ن ا أ ي ض ا أ ق ول ل ك : أ ن ت س أ ع ط يك م ف اتيح ات وم ا ت ح ل ه على األ ر ض ي ك و ن ات ف ك ل م ا ت رب ط ه على األ ر ض ي ك ون م ر ب وط ا في الس م او م ل ك وت الس م او صى ت الم ي ذ ه أ ال ي ق ول وا أل ح د إ ن ه و الم س يح. حين ئ ذ أ و ه ات.«م ح ل وال في الس م او حق ا واألمان لجميعكم.