June the month of the Sacred Heart:

The Month of June is dedicated to the Sacred

Heart. The Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Sacred

Heart of Jesus on the Friday following the second Sunday

after Pentecost. In addition to the liturgical celebration,

many devotional exercises are connected with the Sacred

Heart of Jesus. Of all devotions, devotion to the Sacred

Heart was, and remains, one of the most widespread and

popular in the Church.

Understood in the light of the Scriptures, the term

"Sacred Heart of Jesus" denotes the entire mystery of Christ,

the totality of his being, and his person considered in its

most intimate essential: Son of God, uncreated wisdom;

infinite charity, principal of the salvation and sanctification

of mankind. The "Sacred Heart" is Christ, the Word

Incarnate, and Savior, intrinsically containing, in the Spirit,

an infinite divine-human love for the Father and for his

brothers.

Congratulations NC Group, winners of

the Grand Prize in our 2016 Lebanese

Festival Raffle!

Thanks to everyone who participated

and helped make this raffle a success!

Stay tuned for our next festival raffle

during our 14th Annual Lebanese

Festival-Memorial Weekend 2017!

A huge and resounding “Thank You” to all of our festival volunteers!!! All you wonderful lovely people who

helped with: food prep, working the booths during the festival, setting up, cleaning up during and after the event! It is

through all of your combined & coordinated efforts that this festival was such a great and memorable event!

A special “shout out” also to our Festival Planning Committee who worked tirelessly to organize this team effort.

Since January they have been meeting regularly, dedicating countless hours to plan; and for the last two months they were

meeting weekly- even sometimes twice a week, to ensure every detail was carefully mapped out.

Also, special recognition goes to all our generous donors for underwriting the festival and/or supplying goods

and/or services. Your generosity is truly remarkable!

To all our guests who took their time to be with us to celebrate- we greatly appreciate your being here to support

us!

To all the special guests of honor, we especially recognize the time you took out of your busy schedules to celebrate

with us: Congressman Darrell Issa, Mayor and Mrs. Sam Abed, as well as a most generous benefactor of our church, Mr.

Bob Baker. We hope to have you among us many times in the future.

Finally to all those who came out to enjoy our festival to all of you who had a good time at the celebration - it was

your participation and pleasure; your smiles and happiness that made this event the success that it was! Your energy and

spirit is what we will always remember and cherish!

Upcoming Summer

Schedule:

Starting Saturday, July 2nd we will not

have

Saturday 5:30 PM Vigil Liturgies.

We will resume the normal liturgical

schedule starting on September4th.

COUNTING OUR BLESSINGS!

Basket Collection from

May 29, 2016

$1.328.00

$1,761.00

Prayer to the Sacred Heart

O most holy heart of Jesus, fountain of every blessing, I

adore you, I love you, and with lively sorrow for my sins I offer

you this poor heart of mine. Make me humble, patient, pure

and wholly obedient to your will. Grant, Good Jesus that I may

live in you and for you. Protect

me in the midst of danger. Comfort me in my afflictions.

Give me health of body, assistance in my temporal

needs, your blessing on all that I do, and the grace of a holy

death. Amen.

St. Ephrem Maronite Catholic Church 750 Medford Street, El Cajon, CA 92020

Tel: 619-337-1350

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June 5, 2016

Volume 18-Issue 23

Pastor:

Reverend Toufic Nasr

Visiting Priest:

Reverend Canon Thomas Thompson

Deacon Georges Ghosn

Deacon George Geagea

House of Maron

GENERAL INFORMATION

Liturgies:

Saturday………………………. 5:30PM

Sunday

………………………….9:30AM

……………... ………..11:00AM

……………... ………..12:30 PM

Confessions

By Appointment

First Friday Adoration Noon until

Benediction at 6:00PMther

Baptism: Contact the office to

schedule

Religious Education: Saturdays

from 11am-12pm

First Communion Class: Sunday

from 1030AM to 12:30AM- To

register, please contact the parish

office.

Matrimony: Please contact the

parish office at least eight months

prior to the desired date

Parish Office Hours: Monday

through Friday 9:00AM to 5:00PM

Divine Liturgy Intentions:

Day: Date: Time: Offered For/By:

Saturday 6/4 5:30PM

Sunday 6/5 9:30AM

11:00AM (M) Kevork Hagobian offered by the

family

12:30PM 40 Day Memorial - Mrs. Salma Joseph Feghali offered by her daughter Maguy Feghali and family

Saturday 6/11 5:30PM (M) Dr. Shickry and Mrs. Rose S.

Farres offered by Rosemarie George

Sunday 6/12 9:30AM

11:00AM (M) John Bashouri offered by Zinia and

Hikmet Bashouri

12:30PM

Saturday 6/18 5:30PM (M) Dr. George Farres offered by

Rosemarie George

Sunday 6/19 9:30AM

11:00AM

12:30PM

Saturday 6/25 5:30PM (M) Michael Farres offered by

Rosemarie George

Sunday 6/26 9:30AM

11:00AM

12:30PM

Beit Maroun

Second Collection

June 26

Peters Pence