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Bulletin: Vol. 29 No. 24 June 15th—June 21st, 2019
Sunday 8:30 A.M. English
11:00 A.M. Bilingual; English/Lebanese
Monday No Mass
Tuesday - Friday 9:00 A.M. English
Saturday 5:30 P.M. English
Reconciliation Saturday - 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.
Eucharistic Adoration Sunday: 2:00 P.M -7:00 P.M.
Rev. Assaad ElBasha, M.L.M., Pastor Deacon George Elandary
Mass Schedule
Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Altar Boys: Joseph Marincel
817-491-0763 Adoration: Sheila Hughes
817-430-3066
Choir: 8:30 A.M. Helen Marincel
817-491-0763 Library: Sharon Wood
214-497-0783
Choir: 11:00 A.M. Roula Vasquez
972-832-8507 Respect Life: Sheri Josefsberg
940-566-0585
RCIA: Sue Marincel
817-491-0763 Youth Ministry: Sean Widmer
469-323-5865
Lectors: 8:30 AM Mark Caputo
469-230-1533 Religious Ed / SE: Sue Marincel
817-491-0763
Lectors: 11 AM Trevor Rask
503-701-2236 Ushers Robert Kramer
214-488-5635
Parish Council Mouhib Helou
817-845-9953 Legion of Mary Rose Onoh
214-289-4300
The Holy Trinity The Trinity is the manner in which Catholics believe God is revealed to the world. The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us, “The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and of the Christian life.” (CCC, #261) The Church shows that because God is “mystery,” meaning that we just can’t pin God down — we’re unable to know everything there is to know about God — God has tried to communicate to us just who He is. Traditionally, the Church expressed this as, God being revealed as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three expressions or “persons” of one divine essence. The Trinity is one. Catholics do not believe in three Gods but rather one God in a unity of three persons with one divine nature. Sound confusing? One analogy that could be helpful is to think of the different states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Ice can become water and water can become steam. All of these are the same essence and contain equal amounts of hydrogen and oxygen but they appear in different forms.
God the Father: The church uses the image of the Father — the Creator from which everything flows and has its being — to express the first person of the Trinity. While the Son and the Holy Spirit are not “lesser gods” they do proceed from the Father as God’s own self-gift to humanity.
God the Son: The second person of the Trinity is the Son — Jesus himself, God become man. Catholics believe that God freely chooses to come into human history in the person of Jesus. God becomes like us and dies our human death for us. But because Jesus is God, He cannot be held by death and rises to a new life, supremely better than human experience.
God the Holy Spirit: The third person of the Trinity is the Holy Spirit, who proceeds from both the Father and the Son. Jesus announces that his Father will send the Holy Spirit to be with and in the disciples, to teach and guide them. The Spirit is God’s real presence living within all of us, which brings us inspiration (which literally means “to draw in the Spirit”). God is three “persons” but one “essence.” The Father is just as much “God” as the Son and neither is “more God” than the Spirit. Still confused? Let’s try thinking of these things in yet another way. Instead of “persons” let’s substitute the word “expressions” of God.
Expressions of God: The Trinity can be thought of in these three expressions: 1. God is “beyond us.” We can never really fathom what God is, but we know that He is far beyond our limited human nature or any-
thing we can come to know in that human experience. God is the ultimate mystery, the question that we never fully answer. This is God the Father — the creator, the one who is beyond all understanding. God is also “among us.” We come to know God in the person of Jesus. God takes on our human nature and becomes “one of us.” Catholics also believe that this human experience of God continues in the sacrament of the Eucharist. God the Son is among us.
2. God is also “within us.” God is the “divine spark” that awakens us to the fact that we are alive. God imbues us with our creativity, our gifts and talents, and our limitations as well. As we come to know ourselves as people, we also come to know God — who knows us better than we know ourselves. This is the experience of God the Holy Spirit.
3. God is all these things and more. We don’t know all that God is but this is how God has been revealed to us throughout the course of our history — how we have come to best express God. Written By: Mike Hayes
FATHER’S DAY PRAYER
Go^, our F[th_r Bl_ss th_s_ m_n,
th[t th_y m[y fin^ str_ngth [s f[th_rs. L_t th_ _x[mpl_ of th_ir f[ith [n^
lov_ shin_ forth. Gr[nt th[t w_, th_ir sons [n^ ^[ught_rs,
m[y honor th_m [lw[ys with [ spirit of profoun^ r_sp_]t.
THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS
Tuesday, 6/18: Sr. Maria Bernadette, Michael Marincel, +Mildred Cvetovich, Gregoria Medina
Thursday, 6/20: Michael Marincel
Friday, 6/21: Danna Swayden
+ Repose of the Soul
Daily Scripture Readings June 16th—June 22nd Sunday, 6/16: Rom 11:25-36 Mt 28:16-20 Monday, 6/17: Acts 4:5-12 Jn 15:1-8 Tuesday, 6/18: Acts 4:13-22 Jn 15:9-14 Wednesday 6/19: Acts 4:23-31 Jn 15:15-17 Thursday, 6/20: Acts 5:1-11 Jn 15:18-21 Friday, 6/21: Acts 5:12-21a Jn 15:22-27 Saturday, 6/22: Acts 5:21b-33 Jn 16:1-4
Next Week’s Liturgical Roles
Saturday, June 22nd @ 5:30 PM Lector: Dora Milam Altar Servers: Chidozie Ugochukwu, Nicholas Anderson, Tarun Louis Ushers: Jason Tsakonas, Paul Levee
Sunday, June 23rd @ 8:30 AM Lector: Alphonsine Ugochukwu Altar Servers: Gabriel Medina, Eli Shults, Pierce O’Flaherty Ushers: Mario Garza, Chris Angus
Sunday, June 23rd @ 11:00 AM Lector: Don Hughes Altar Servers: Charbel Attie, Chris Harb, Joseph Harb Ushers: Cesar Maksoud, Badaoui Yamouni
GET READY!!! OUR 23RD ANNUAL
LEBANESE FOOD FESTIVAL WILL BE HELD
OCTOBER 4, 5 & 6!!!
56th Annual NAM Convention Miami, FL
June 26-30 2019 Hosted by Our Lady of Lebanon
Maronite Catholic Parish
Featuring Workshops by Bishop Gregory J. Mansour and Chorbishop John D. Faris,
Live Entertainment by Carla Ramia, Amir Yazbeck, Wassim Kattan, and Ghassan Saliba
To register, go to NAMnews.org, or call 914-964-3070. Online-registration deadline: Wednesday, June 19th.
Our parish NAM Representatives are Ronald & Rania Adam. For more info, contact [email protected]
SIGN UP TO HOST ICON OF OUR LADY OF LEBANON: Each week two families can sign up to keep the Icon of the Virgin and Child Jesus in their home in honor of the 25th Anniversary of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Los Angeles. Don’t miss out! Sign up now in the Church Lobby!
NORTH TEXAS KATH 910 AM 11th Annual Summer Speaker Series
“The Light Shines on in the Darkness”
By Father Robert J. Spitzer
Thursday, July 18th Hors D’Oeuvres & Wine @ 6:30 PM/Talk @ 7 PM
At The Frontiers of Flight Museum in Dallas
Purchase Tickets @ GRNONLINE.COM or Call 972-757-2990
We will have a Second Collection for Peter’s Pence on June 29th and June 30th!
“@ littl_ m_r]y m[k_s th_ worl^ L_ss ]ol^ [n^ mor_ just.”
The Peter’s Pence Collection is an opportunity for the Church around the world to stand in solidarity with those who suffer and are marginalized. Our brothers and sisters in Haiti, for example, have faced difficult challenges as they rebuild from the 2010 earthquake and then Hurricane Matthew in 2016. Buildings have been destroyed, and many communities have struggled to rebuild in the wake of these natural disasters.
Congratulations to Our 2019 Graduates!
High School: Anthony Chamoun
Christy Elias Maya Elias
Gaelle ElKhoury Anthony Farhat Jillian Josefsberg
College: Abigail Myers
Joshua Rios
Sunday Bible Study!
Please join us for a weekly Bible Study every Sunday from 9:45 AM to 11:00 AM led by Ziwar Harb in the room next to the Library (in the Chapel Hallway)
Jesus is always here for us; won’t YOU be here for Him?
“Therefore, since we receive a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe.” Hebrews 12:28
Please be reverent in the Church and mindful of those who may still be praying. Enjoy Fellowship and Community in our Parish Hall.
SUMMER HOLIDAYS Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church
exists to support your Faith and tend to your Spiritual needs.
We need your weekly financial support even when you are away for the summer holidays.
Please Remember— Our Parish is the responsibility of us ALL!
""Holiness is a disposition of the heart that makes us humble and little in the arms of God, aware of our weakness, and confident -- in the most audacious way -- in His Fatherly goodness." - St. Therese of the Infant Jesus ADORATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS AVAILABLE TO YOU
EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK AT OUR LADY OF LEBANON CHURCH:
Monday thru Friday 9:00am—7:00pm Saturday 9:00am—5:30pm Sunday 1:00pm—7:00pm
God took the strength of a mountain, The majesty of a tree,
The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea,
The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night,
The wisdom of the ages, The power of the eagle's flight, The joy of a morning in spring,
The faith of a mustard seed, The patience of eternity,
The depth of a family need, Then God combined these qualities,
When there was nothing more to add, He knew His masterpiece was complete,
And so, He called it ... Dad
CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church #989776 719 University Place Lewisville, TX 75067 TELEPHONE 972 436-7617 CONTACT PERSON Mattye Thompson SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER HP Laserjet CP1215 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 31, 2010 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
