Clergy is available to administer
Communion to those homebound
or hospitalized. Call the office if
you or a family member is in need.
THE LOCAL HOSPITALS DO
NOT CALL AND INFORM US.
216.520.5081
ST. MARON MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH February 14, 2016
Healing of the Leper Chapel/ Mailing Address Church: 1245 Carnegie Avenue
7800 Brookside Road Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Independence, Ohio 44131
Rev. Msgr. Peter Karam, Pastor Emergency: 216-333-0760
email: [email protected]
Rev. Deacon Alex Harb
email: [email protected]
Rev. Deacon George Khoury
Mr. Lattouf Lattouf, Subdeacon
Mr. Ghazi Faddoul, Subdeacon
Mr. Georges Faddoul, Subdeacon
Mr. Bechara Daher, Subdeacon
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.
Office: 216-520-5081 Fax: 216-524-2659 E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.saintmaron-clev.org Facebook: SaintMaronChurch
Office Hrs: Mon-Fri. 9am-3:30pm
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.
Divine Liturgy Schedule Weekdays: Chapel 10:00 am Saturday: Chapel:
5:00 pm Sunday: Downtown
9:30 am - English 11:00am - Arabic & English Holy Days of Obligation
7pm
Sat. February 13: Healing of the Leper
5:00 pm Chapel: Parishioners Intentions
Sun. February 14: Healing of the Leper
9:30 am: Forty Day Liturgy for Faris Harb
(George Harb & family and Therez Nader & family)
9:30 am: Memorial Liturgy for Anton & Anna Sessin
(Their grandchildren & their families)
11:00 am: Memorial Liturgy for Georges Assaad Boumitri
(His wife Nawal Boumitri & family)
Sat. February 20: Healing of the Hemorrhaging Woman
5:00 pm Chapel: Mem. Liturgy for Genevieve & William
Bishilany (Their children and their families)
Sun. February 21: Healing of the Hemorrhaging Woman
9:30 am: Mem. Liturgy for Rose Sadd
(Jerry & Mary Pierman)
11:00 am: Mem. Lit for Saide Hasrouni & departed
friends and family
(Mr. & Mrs. Salim & Denise Hasrouni & family)
E-mail addresses needed
Please add/update your e-mail address to the front
of your weekly envelope. There are times when we
need to notify parishioners prior to Sunday Liturgy.
Our deepest condolences to the family of Faris Harb,
oldest brother of George Harb and Therez Nader who died on
February 3rd in Lebanon.
Condolences to Boutros Chalhoub on the passing of his wife
Lydia (Nagy) Chalhoub on February 9. Mrs. Chalhoub is the
sister of Karen Shaheen, Denise Bishilany, Louis Nagy &
Debbie Ameen. She was buried from St. Maron on Feb. 12th.
May their soul and the souls of all the
faithful departed through the Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
Thursday, Feb. 18th @ 8pm
The Corner Alley Downtown @ East 4th 402 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44114
Bowling alley with an American bar & grill serving crea-
tive starters, pizza, burgers & sandwiches.
Stations & Benediction of the
Holy Cross
Every Friday of Lent at 6:30 pm
followed by a Fish Fry in the
church hall downtown
Parking Lot security will be provided.
Bible Study Sat. Mornings 10am-12 noon
(Downtown) Feb 20, March 5, March 12 Tues. Evenings 7:00 pm
(Parish Center Independence)
Feb. 16, Feb. 23, March 1, March 8, March 15
Friday March 4th Liturgy at 10am Chapel
Lunch and visits to John Christ Winery & Klingshirn
Winery in Avon Lake, Ohio (Car-pooling available)
Call Mary Ann @ 216-521-5481 for reservations
Reservation deadline: February 24.
SECOND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK FEB. 21st
FOR EPARCHIAL DEVELOPMENT APPEAL
THANK YOU FOR YOUR GENEROSITY
2nd week of Lent - Healing of the Leper أحد شفاء األبرص: األحد الثاني من الصوم الكبير
From the letter of St. Paul to the Romans, 6:12-23 رسالة القديس بولس إلى أهل رومة
يا إخوتي،
.ال تملكن الـخطيئة بعد في جسدكم الـمائت، فتطيعوا شهواته
بوا أنفسكم هلل كأحياء قاموا من بين األ .ا،، وججعلوا أعضاءكم سالح بر هللمو وال تجعلوا أعضاءكم سالح ظلم للخطيئة، بل قر
ريعة بل في حكم النعمة .فال تتسلط عليكم الـخطيئة، ألنكم لستم في حكم الش
ريعة، بل في حكم النعمة؟ حاشا !فماذا إذا؟ هل نخطأ ألننا لسنا في حكم الش
ا للطاعة التي تؤول إلى البر : هأال تعلمون أنكم عندما تجعلون أنفسكم عبيدا ألحد فتطيعونه، تكونون عبيدا للذي تطيعون ا عبيدا للخطيئة التي تؤول إلى الـمو،، وإم .إم
.تم إليهم فشكرا هلل ألنكم بعدما كنتم عبيد الـخطيئة، أطعتم من كل قلبكم مثال التعليم الذي سل
رتم من الـخطيئة، صرتم عبيدا للبر .وبعد أن حر
.ا للبر في سبيل القداسةيد فكما جعلتم أعضاءكم عبيدا للنجاسة واإلثم في سبيل اإلثم، كذـلك ججعلوا اآلن أعضاءكم عب: وأقول قوال بشريا مراعاة لضعفكم
ا كنتم عبيد الـخطيئة، كنتم أحرارا من البر .فلم
.فأي ثمر جنيتم حينئذ من تلك األمور التي تستحون منها اآلن؟ فإن عاقبتها الـمو،
ا اآلن، وقد صرتم أحرارا من الـخطيئة وعبيدا هلل، فإنكم تجنون ثمرا للقداسة، وعاقبتها ا .ياة األبديةلـح أم
ا موهبة هللا فهي الـحياة األبدية في الـمسيح يسوع ربنا. ألن أجرة الـخطيئة هي الـمو، ..أم
.والتسبيح هلل دائما
Brothers and sisters,
Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer pre-sent your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speak-ing in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to right-eousness for sanctification. When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanc-tification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in
Christ Jesus our Lord. Praise be to God always!
From the Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark 1:35-45 إنجيل القديس مرقس
:قال مرقس البشير
.قام يسوع قبل طلوع الفجر، فخرج وذهب إلى مكان قفر، وأخذ يصلي هناك
ولحق به سمعان والذين معه،
: ووجدوه فقالوا له .«ألجميع يطلبونك »
: فقال لهم ر هناك أيضا، فإني لهذا خرجت » .«لنذهب إلى مكان آخر، إلى القرى المجاورة، ألبش
.وسار في كل الجليل، وهو يكرز في مجامعهم ويطرد الشياطين
ل إليه، فجثا وقال له : وأتاه أبرص يتوس « !إن شئت فأنت قادر أن تطهرني ».
: فتحنن يسوع ومد يده ولمسه وقال له « !قد شئت، فٱطهر ».
.وفي الحال زال عنه البرص، فطهر
فٱنتهره يسوع وصرفه حاال،
: وقال له « م عن طهرك ما أمر به موسى هادة لهم، ش أنظر، ال تخبر أحدا بشيء، بل جذهب وأر نفسك للكاهن، وقد ».
ا هو فخرج وبدأ ينادي بأعلى صوته ويذيع الخبر، حتى إن يسوع لم يعد قادرا أن يد ل إلى مدينة عالنية، بل كان يقيم في الخارج، في أماكن مقفرة، وكان الناس يأتون خ أم
.إليه من كل مكان
حقا واألمان لجميعكم
The evangelist writes, In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. And Simon and his
companions hunted for him. When they found him, they said to him, “Everyone is searching for you.” He answered, “Let us go
on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do.” And he went
throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons. A leper came to him begging him, and
kneeling he said to him, “If you choose, you can make me clean.” Moved with pity, Jesus stretched out his hand and touched
him, and said to him, “I do choose. Be made clean!” Immediately the leprosy left him, and he was made clean. After sternly
warning him he sent him away at once.
This is the truth! Peace be with you.
St. Maron’s Church Organizations
Parish Council President: Najib Rached 3rd Wed. of the month at 7:00 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: Peter Harb 1st and 3rd Saturday : 5pm with Liturgy/Meeting Maronite Young Adults (MYA) President: Sami Shaia Meeting & Bible Study 1st Thurs. of each month at 7:30 pm Arabic School Coordinator: Jihad Kawkabani For Registration contact: [email protected] Classes Sat. Oct-April (except Holy Days) 10 am to 12 noon 50+ Social Club Mary Ann Watson 1st Friday of each month. Liturgy: 10:00 am
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 Memory of Georges Boumitri
By: Chadi Boumitri
We ask to keep in your prayers Charlotte Ganim
wife of Douglas Ganim.
God give her strength and bless her always.
Please contact the office if a member of your
family is ill or hospitalized and would like to
receive a visit from clergy. 216.520.5081
THE HOSPITALS DO NOT
NOTIFY US.
9:30 Sunday Choir
1. Opening for a bass player/guitarist as well
as other instruments. 2. Youthful vocal soloists
Ability to read music is not necessary. Learn to read charts & improvise from Tony Koussa Sr. while serv-
ing the parish music ministry.
SAINT MARON MYC
CHILDRENS EASTER PARTY
Saturday March 12 12-2pm
St. Maron Church Hall: Downtown Children 4 -12yrs
Contact Diane Maroun at 216-337-1547 for details
concerning car-pooling from St. Maron downtown.
Saint Maron Church Hall
$10
Feb. 19, 26
March 4, 11, 18
Following Stations of the Cross
Bring your family and friends!
WELCOME MEETINGS FOR BISHOP SHBEIR
Everyone is welcome to attend two evenings of
preparations before welcoming Bishop Shbeir from Syria.
He will be visiting and attending the Saint Maron Feast
Day banquet on February 27, 2016.
The meetings will take place on FEBRUARY 20TH at
6:00 pm Downtown.
Please try to attend one or both of the meetings to discuss
how to welcome the Bishop to our city.
EASTER FLOWERS
In Memory of / In Thanksgiving of: (Please Circle One) PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY $25.00
______________________________________________________________________________
Donated By: ___________________________________________________________________
The Maronite Voice has an article written by
Deacon George Khoury in this months edition.
Pick one up in the vestibule of the church
or chapel.
Gift of the Altar: February 2016
BREAD In Memory of:
Deceased Members of the Richards & Nofel families
Edward P. Richards, Jr.
Georges A. Boumitri
Nawal Boumitri & family
Deceased Members of the Joseph & Ferris families
The Joseph children
WINE In Memory Of:
Deceased Members of the Richards & Nofel families Edward P. Richards, Jr. Georges A. Boumitri Nawal Boumitri & family Mary “Roma” Sessin Her daughter Mrs. Judith T. Gordon & granddaughter Miss Katherine A. Gordon Louis F. Peters John & Lorrie Peters
CANDLES In Memory Of:
Deceased Members of the Richards & Nofel families Edward P. Richards, Jr. Georges A. Boumitri Nawal Boumitri & family George & Mary “Roma” Sessin Their children & their families Jacob & Juliette Saad & the deceased members
of the Saad & Elzeer families:
Thomas Saad & family
GENERAL DEPOSIT $ 32,760.67
Sunday Collection $ 4,674.00
Online Donations $ 1,700.00
Parking Garage: Monthly $ 820.00
Cleveland Treatment Center $ 5666.67
Hall Rental $ 200.00
Fashion Show Proceeds $ 10,760.00
Newsletter Advertising $ 240.00
Order of St. Sharbel $ 8,700.00
Collection: February 6-7, 2016
Keep in your prayers our MYO and their advisors
who will be attending a spiritual retreat this week-
end Feb. 12-14th. We pray that God will fill their
hearts with all His love and mercy.
Retreatants
Abdo Elasmar Alan Soueidi
Anessa Kleem Antoine Chamoun
Christopher Jamhour Courtney Mason
Daniel Diab Didi Abboud
Eli Asmar Elissa Saadeh
Ferris Kleem Firas Abboud
George Ayoub JC Hatem
Janet Elasmar Joelle Harb
Laila Julien Maria Julien
Maria Nahra Mario Abou-Mitri
Maya Debs Michael Debs
Omar Julien Peter Harb
Rebecca Rached Reeda Hayek
Rita Kleem Sarah Azzi
Shakeeb Julien Tamara Saad
Tony Daher William Azzi
Yara Saad
Advisors Deacon Alex Harb
Aleina Soueidi Andrew Sahlani Chris Abou-Mitri Chris Nahra George Shamatta Jessica Bou-Anak Joe Koury Joe Shaia Joey Faddoul
DEPOSIT OF $400.00 DUE BY JUNE 12th
TO GUARANTEE PRICE.
Contact Bernie Faddoul @ 216-469-4381