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PA R I S H S C H E D U L E

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St Maron Maronite Catholic Church 7032 Bowden Rd. Jacksonville, FL 32216

Divine Liturgy: Tue - Fri: 10 am - Sun: 11am

OFFICE HOURS: Tue thru Fri 9 AM - 3 PM

Tel: (904) 448-0203

Email: stmaronjax@comcast.net

website: www.stmaronjax.com

Facebook: stmaronjax

Administrator: Rev. Raymond Khallouf

Deacon: Elias Shami

Monthly BULLETIN #05

[March, 2020]

Season of Great Lent

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Religious Education

the classes take place every Saturday (unless otherwise) and we ask all parents to bring their children on time to begin at 4:30 pm and finish precisely at 6 pm.

Ladies Guild

All Adult women are invited to join St. Maron’s Ladies Guild. Women gather to serve, pray and assist those in need. Please see Therese Assi for details and membership.

Parish council

Since we have no candidates for the parish council after announcing it for many months, the Priest, by the law given to him by the eparchy, is willing to appoint members to advise and help him to serve the parish for its need. Once he has the list of the members of the council he will announce it to the public.

Eucharistic Adoration

The Eucharistic adoration (No Mass) takes place every last Thursday from every month at 6pm, and there will be confession during the adoration and after….

Ash Monday:

On Monday February 24, 2020 we will have Mass & the Blessing of Ashes

at 7:00 pm with the distribution of ashes at the end of the liturgy.

Everyone please remember to fast on Ash Monday.

Stations of the Cross:

Every Friday starting on February 28 and on February 22, & 0n March 6, 13,

20, 27, 2020. During the Season of Lent we will walk in prayer with Christ

tracing the steps leading up to His Passion and death on the Cross.

We invite all of you to come to the Stations and the Benediction of the Cross

at 7:00 pm.

FASTING & ABSTINENCE: Ash Monday and Great Fr iday of the Crucifixion are days of

total abstinence from meat and all meat products. In addition to being days of abstinence from

meat and meat by products, they are days of mandatory fast, i.e., NOTHING but water is

consumed from midnight until noon. One main meal may be consumed after noon. Water and

medicine do not break the fast. The law of abstinence binds all Maronite Catholics over four-teen

(14) years of age. The law of fasting binds all Maronite Catholics between the age of eighteen

(18) and sixty (60). You are encouraged to fast on all Wednesdays and Fridays of Great Lent; and

as many additional days as you find appropriate.

Parish News

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Black Tie Gala Celebrating

The 5th Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Maron Church

And The Feast of St. Maron. Feb. 8th, 2020

Congratulations to the prizes’ Winners

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To All of You: Parishioners and Guests

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Church Etiquette

Please observe the following etiquette while at-

tending Mass and before “God” the “King of Kings”:

Arrive 15 minutes prior to Mass to prepare

yourself

for the Divine Liturgy.

Stay in Church until the final Blessing of the

Mass is given.

Turn your cell phones off or to silent mode (for emergency).

Refrain from chewing gum, crossing legs, personal conversations and etc…..

U P C O M I N G 2 n d C O L L E C T I O N S - 2 0 2 0

Lent: Feb. 24 -

April 10 Eparchial Charities Appeal

April 10 Holy Land Collection

April 12 Pastor’s Collection

April 26 Catholic Home Missions Appeal

May 3 National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon

May 24 Catholic Communications Campaign

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March Epistle Readers 2020

English Arabic Readings

Sun Mar 1 Gaby Bahri Andy Nimri Rom 6:12-23

Sun Mar 8 Brianna Naddaf Salomi Assi 2 Cor 7:4-11

Sun Mar 15 Angela Naddaf Pascale Zouein 2 Cor 13:5-13

Sun Mar 22 Carol Tegho Hoda El Alam 1 Tim 5:24 - 6:5

Sun Mar 29 Betty Faris Nabil Bahri 2 Cor 10:1-7

If for any reason you cannot make it or you would like to trade assignments with

someone else, please contact Diane Shami.

DATE TIME * L I T U R G Y I N T E T I O N S * FROM

Remember your loved ones with Mass Intentions

Sun 1 11 am

Elias Adib Nammour /6 Month

Adib & Miriam Nammour

Jamil & Miriam Akl

Req by/

Nammour Family

Sun 8 11 am Available

Sun 15 11 am Available

Sun 22 11 pm Available

LITURGY INTENTIONS: To serve you in a better way. kindly all requests for

Liturgy intentions must be submitted via email: stmaronjax@comcast.net / or by calling the church office at (904) 448—0203

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P A R I S H O F F E R I N G

February collections 2020

Sun Feb 2 $1689 .00

Sun Feb 9 $1452 .00

Sun Feb 16 $1152.00

Sun Feb 23 $990.00

PayPal (Jan-Feb) $700.00

To t a l I n c o m e $ 5983.00

Thank You for your support Our monthly expenses are a lot higher than our monthly income

Quarterly and yearly Report 2019

1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Year 2019

Jan-Mar Apr-Jun July-Sep Oct-Dec TOTAL 2019

Income $ 43,050 $ 41,258 $ 29,570 $ 52,116 $ 165,994

Expense $ 58,762 $ 45,237 $ 32,941 $ 36,624 $ 173,564

- $ 7,570.00

Finance Page

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Sacrament of Baptism (And Chrismation)

The Sacrament of Baptism is usually celebrated on Sunday after the 11:00 am Liturgy. Other times may be arranged with the priest. Please contact the parish office with any recent births so we may note them in our bulletin.

Sacrament of Marriage

Preparation for Pre-Cana and arrangements for the Sacrament of

Marriage must be made with the priest at least 6 months prior to your anticipated wedding date.

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Penance)

Fr. Raymond is available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation before and after each Liturgy or by appointment. Remember, Christ is present in the participation of the Sacrament. When you confess your sins directly to God you miss out on receiving a beautiful Grace.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick

If you anticipate a procedure or surgery, and would like to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick, contact the parish office to make arrangements. Fr. Raymond will be happy to come and anoint you or a loved one in their affliction.

Communion to the Homebound

If you or your loved one is homebound and wish to receive Holy Communion, please contact the parish office to arrange a visit. Fr. Raymond is waiting for your call and will be glad to serve this Mystery.

Vocations

Do you feel as though God is calling you to serve him as a Priest or a Sister? If you are trying to discern your vocation, Fr. Raymond would be happy to meet with you to discuss.

Mass Intentions

Remember your loved ones with Mass Intentions. Please let us know early of your intentions in order to make mention of it in the bulletin. See or call Fr. Raymond.

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# Question Answer Reference

1 What two groups of people said to Jesus, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you”? Name both groups.

Matt 12

2 Jesus says, “Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a dragnet that was cast into the sea and gathered some of every kind, which, when it was full, they drew to shore, and they sat down and gathered the good into vessels, but threw the bad away. So it will be at the end of the age.” Jesus goes on to say that something will come forth, sepa-rate the wicked from among the just, and cast them into the furnace of fire. Who or what will come forth to do this?

Matt 13

3 Yes or No - we hear that Jesus, “Had come to His own country, He taught them in their synagogue, so that they were astonished and said, ‘Where did this Man get this wisdom and these mighty works?” When they heard and saw Jesus were the people of his own country offended by Him?

Matt 13

4 Herod heard the report of Jesus. Who did Herod think Jesus was?

Matt 14

5 After the disciples saw Jesus walking on water and Peter himself did the same, the boat came to land. Where did the boat come to land?

Matt 14

6 To Whom does Jesus ascribe the following quote: “These people draw near to Me with their mouth, And honor Me with their lips, But their heart is far from Me. And in vain they worship Me, Teach-ing as doctrines the commandments of men.”?

Matt 15

7 we hear about the feeding of the four thousand men plus women and children. Jesus fed all of these people and seven baskets of frag-ments were taken up after they had all eaten. Jesus had blessed two small fish to feed the people. How many loaves of bread did he bless to feed the 4,000 plus people?

Matt 15

8 Jesus asked His disciples, “Who do you say that I am?” One of Jesus’ disciples responded and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the liv-ing God.” Jesus blessed the disciple and told him that this has been revealed to him by God the Father. Which disciple was it that con-fessed Jesus to be the Son of God?

Matt 16

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SUN MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT

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2nd Week of Lent

Healing of the Leper

Rom 6:12-23 Mk 1:35-45

St. Domnina, Disciple of St. Maron

St. Afdokia of Baalbek

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St. John Maron

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St. Thomas Aquinas, Doctor of the Church

St. Katharine Drexel (USA)

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The 7 Young Men of Ephesus

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3rd Week of Lent

Healing of the Hemorrhaging Woman

2 Cor 7:4-11 Lk 8:40-56

Daylight Sav-ings Time Be-gins

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The Forty Martyrs

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Pope St. Gregory the Great, Doc-tor of the Church

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4th Week of Lent

Parable of the Prodigal Son

2 Cor 13:5-13 Lk 15:11-32

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The First Council of Constanti-nople (381)

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St. Patrick (USA)

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St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Doctor of the Church

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St. Joseph the Virgin, the Spouse of Mary

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5th Week of Lent

Healing of the Paralytic

1 Tim 5:24 - 6:5 Mk 2:1-12

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St. Rafka

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The Annun-ciation of the Virgin Mary

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St. Gabriel the Archan-gel

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6th week of Lent

Healing of the Blind Man

2 Cor 10:1-7 Mk 10:46-52

St. Cyril of Baalbek

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St. John Climacus

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MARCH CALENDAR - 2020