SUNDAY, September 3, 01 SEASON OF THE HOLY CROSS Office Hours: Mon. - Fri. 9a- 3 p Pastoral Staff Rev. Fr. Peter Karam, Pastor 16-333-0760 Peterkaram10@gmail.com Rev. Fr. Tony Massad, Associate 810-691-7055 abounatony@gmail.com Rev. Deacon George Khoury 440-34-465 Subdeacons Mr. James Peters Mr. Bechara Daher Mr. Lattouf Lattouf Mr. Ghazi Faddoul Mr. Georges Faddoul Sr. Liturgy Schedule Sunday 9:30 am - English 11:00am - Arabic Holy Days of Obligation 7pm MYO Liturgy 1st & 3rd Sat. of every month at 5pm BAPTISM - Call the office at least months in advance. MARRIAGE - Call the priest at least 8 months in advance. SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION - By appointment SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING/SICK CALLS - Call the Parish Office immediately. St. Maron s Church Organizations Parish Council President Samir Farah 3rd Wed. of the month at 6:30 pm Immaculate Conception Sodality (ICS) President Karan Farhat 1st Mon. of every month at 7pm in the Church Maronite Christian Formation Program (MCFP) Director Maroun Kattar Classes every Sunday (except Holy Days) from 10:45 am to 1:15 pm Maronite Youth Organization (MYO) President: Laurie Hamame 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month at 5pm with Liturgy and then meeting and activity follows Maronite Young Adults (MYA) President: Tina Lattouf Meeting and Bible Study on the 1st Sunday of each month at 5pm Arabic School Coordinator: Jihad Kawkabani Classes every Sat. (except Holy Days) from 10 am to 1 noon 50+ Club Coordinator: Fr. Tony Massad 1st Friday of every month at 9:30 with liturgy in the Church and activity follows 145 Carnegie Avenue Cleveland, OH 44115 Phone: 16/781-6161 Fax: 16/781-616 E-mail: saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com Website: www.saintmaron-clev.org Facebook: Saint Maron s Church in Cleveland 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.
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates three historical events: the finding of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of the emperor Constantine; the dedication of churches built by Constantine on the site of the Holy Sepulcher and Mount Calvary; and the restoration of the True Cross to Jerusalem by the emperor Heraclius II. But in a deeper sense, the feast also celebrates the Holy Cross as the instrument of our salvation. ARABIC SCHOOL REGISTRATION We will once again be offering Arabic School to both children and adults, Saturday, October 6th-May 4th 013, from 10am- 1pm. Cost is $5.00. Registration forms can be found in the vestibule book rack as well as in the bulletin. Immaculate Conception Sodality Kibbee Sale!!!!! Phone orders are now being taken for the ICS annual kibbee sale on November 11, 01. See Rose Habeeb or Karan Farhat or call the office at 16.781.6161 to place your order. Cost is determined based on the number of orders received. Prayers for Healing: Lillian Salwan, Charlotte Ganim Father, hear our prayers for the sick members of our parish and for all who are in need. Amid mental and physical suffering may they find consolation in your healing presence. We ask this through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen. Reminder: The 50+ Club will be meeting on October 5. Liturgy is at 9:30 with a trip to the Cleveland Horseshoe Casino to follow. New members are always welcomed.
9.16.01 Income Sunday, September 3, 01 nd Sunday after Holy Cross 9:30 am 40 Day Liturgy for Jeannette Sabe, Given by her children and their families 11:00 am Memorial Liturgy for President Bashir Gemayel and the martyrs of The Lebanese Resistance Sunday, September 30, 01 3rd Sunday after Holy Cross 9:30 am Parishioners Intentions 11:00 am Parishioners Intentions GENERAL DEPOSIT $ 5,747.00 Sunday Collection $ 3,605.00 Votive Candles $ 57.00 Parking Garage-Monthly $ 5.00 Parking Garage-Event $ 1,860.00 The Lebanese Syrian American Junior League will be having a clambake to benefit its welfare fund on Saturday, October 0th at 5pm at the Clifton Club, 17884 Lake Road in Lakewood. Tickets are $34 with a cash bar. Advanced Reservations Only. For tickets contact Nicole (Betor) Lepp at 1-440.55.0617 or nicolebetor@gmail.com Dear Parishioners, We would like to list those of the parish who are sick or facing a life crisis in our weekly bulletin. If you know of anyone who is in need of prayers, please contact us at saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com or by phone, 16.781.6161. Thank you!!!! St. Maron Foodbank The response to our need for food has been overwhelming this week. Thank you to the generous people who have brought food this week. Your kindness and support does not go unnoticed, and we will continue to keep you and your family in our prayers. God Bless. ATTENTION: If you would like to schedule a liturgy, baptism, wedding, an appointment, or function at the Church, please call Betsy in the office. Do not enter the Sacristy after Liturgy to try and schedule a liturgy, appointment, baptism, wedding, or any other function with either of the priests or deacons. This is a private time for the clergy to remove their vestments and prepare themselves for functions after Liturgy. If you need to talk privately to our priests, please call the office and arrange a meeting. Also, please do not call Fr. Peter or Fr. Tony on their cell phones to schedule any of these events. Please call the Church office: 16.781.6161 Details 18 holes 4 player scramble Registration: 9:00 a.m. Tee Time: 10:30 a.m Steak Dinner 4:00 p.m. Team Prizes Raffle Cost (per person) $ 100 Golf, Lunch, & Steak Dinner $ 5 Dinner Only (includes music, dabke dancing and fellowship) For more information, contact: Fadi Bou Mitri: (16) 0-3050 Joey Faddoul: (16) 789-9469 Marianne Dergham: (440) 81-6303 Please Join us for the Hammana Club of Cleveland Golf Outing and Picnic Sunday October 7, 01 Hinckley Hills Golf Course 300 State Road, Hinckley, Ohio 4433 How can you participate? Join us for golf and/or dinner. -Get a group of friends and sign up your foursome -Not a golfer? You can still join us at the pavilion for dinner and music at 4:00 p.m. Sponsorship/Donations Sponsor a Hole! Donate $100 and your Company Name and logo will be displayed at that hole. Donate Raffle/Prize Items: The proceeds from all donations will benefit the Hammana Club of Cleveland Mazmooro for Exaltation of the Holy Cross Congregation: Come in peace blessed Sunday! / Come in glory, feast so great. With the angels in heaven, / let us sing and celebrate. Priest: Shout with joy from the mountains; / Sunday is a feast so great! Offer praise to the Lord God, / and with angels will celebrate. Congregation: Blest be God who exalted / Sunday far above all days.
NAM MIDWEST REGIONAL CONVENTION November 16-18, 01 Hosted by: SAINT MARON CHURCH Cleveland, Ohio Friday 3:00PM-8:00PM-Registration 7:00PM-Ramsho (Evening Prayer) 8:00PM-Welcome Sahra (finger foods, refreshments, DJ) Saturday Workshop I: Maronite Liturgy: History and explanation of the liturgy, it s structure and components By: Fr Tony Massad Workshop II: Maronite Identity: History and Theology By: Fr Peter Karam Excursions MYA and MYO events Dinner & Hafli with Amin Sultan and Band Sunday 11:00AM- Closing Liturgy followed by Farewell Brunch Register, or Buy an ad in the journal Get more information and schedule Do it all on-line using your credit card www.namnews.org Or call NAM National Office (914) 964-3070 or (914) 946-3071 Convention Hotel: Holiday Inn 6001 Rockside Road, Independence, Ohio 44131 Room Rate: Standard/ Queen $8.00/Standard King $8.00 Mention NAM when making reservations (deadline 11/1/01) 16 54-8050 ext. 98 For more information: Jeannie Farah (16) 401-6039 or Marianne Dergham (440) 81-6303 The Aitanit Brotherhood Association is looking for some young fresh faces. If you are interested in joining please contact Randa Nemer (330-38-7906) or Carla Hatoum (440-41-90).
A Reading from the First Letter of Paul to the Corinthians Father give your blessing Brothers and sisters, 1 Cor 15:19-34 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are the most pitiable people of all. But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For since death came through a human being, the resurrection of the dead came also through a human being. For just as in Adam all die, so too in Christ shall all be brought to life, but each one in proper order: Christ the firstfruits; then, at his coming, those who belong to Christ; then comes the end, when he hands over the kingdom to his God and Father, when he has destroyed every sovereignty and every authority and power. For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for he subjected everything under his feet. But when it says that everything has been subjected, it is clear that it excludes the one who subjected everything to him. When everything is subjected to him, then the Son himself will also be subjected to the one who subjected everything to him, so that God may be all in all. Otherwise, what will people accomplish by having themselves baptized for the dead? If the dead are not raised at all, then why are they having themselves baptized for them? Moreover, why are we endangering ourselves all the time? Every day I face death; I swear it by the pride in you brothers that I have in Christ Jesus our Lord. If at Ephesus I fought with beasts, so to speak, what benefit was it to me? If the dead are not raised: Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die. Do not be led astray: Bad company corrupts good morals. Become sober as you ought and stop sinning. For some have no knowledge of God; I say this to your shame. Praise be to God Always! فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول االولى اهل تسالونيقى وبارك يا سيد إ ن ك ان ل ن ا ف ي هذ ه ال ح ي اة ف ق ط ر ج اء ف ي ال م س يح ف إ ن ن ا أ ش ق ى ج م يع الن اس. و لك ن اآلن ق د ق ام ال م س يح م ن األ م و ات و ص ار ب اك ور ة الر اق د ين. ف إ ن ه إ ذ 00 ال م و ت ب إ ن س ان ب إ ن س ان أ ي ض ا ق ي ام ة األ م و ات. أل ن ه ك م ا ف ي آد م ي م وت ال ج م يع هك ذ ا ف ي ال م س يح س ي ح ي ا ال ج م يع. و لك ن ك ل و اح د ف ي ر ت ب ت ه : ال م س يح ب اك ور ة ث م ال ذ ين ل ل م س يح ف ي م ج يئ ه. و ب ع د ذل ك الن ه اي ة م ت ى س ل م ال م ل ك هلل اآلب م ت ى أ ب ط ل ك ل ر ي اس ة و ك ل س ل ط ان و ك ل ق و ة. أل ن ه ي ج ب أ ن ي م ل ك ح ت ى ي ض ع ج م يع األ ع د اء ت ح ت ق د م ي ه. آخ ر ع د و ي ب ط ل ه و ال م و ت. أل ن ه أ خ ض ع ك ل ش ي ء ت ح ت ق د م ي ه. و لك ن ح ين م ا ي ق ول :»إ ن ك ل ش ي ء ق د أ خ ض ع «ف و اض ح أ ن ه غ ي ر ال ذ ي أ خ ض ع ل ه ال ك ل. و م ت ى أ خ ض ع ل ه ال ك ل ف ح ين ئ ذ االب ن ن ف س ه أ ي ض ا س ي خ ض ع ل ل ذ ي أ خ ض ع ل ه ال ك ل ك ي ي ك ون للا ال ك ل ف ي ال ك ل. و إ ال ف م اذ ا ي ص ن ع ال ذ ين ي ع ت م د ون م ن أ ج ل األ م و ات إ ن ك ان األ م و ات ال ي ق وم ون ال ب ت ة ف ل م اذ ا ي ع ت م د ون م ن أ ج ل األ م و ات و ل م اذ ا ن خ اط ر ن ح ن ك ل 0 س اع ة إ ن ي ب اف ت خ ار ك م ال ذ ي ل ي ف ي ي س وع ال م س يح ر ب ن ا أ م وت ك ل ي و م. إ ن ك ن ت ك إ ن س ان ق د ح ار ب ت و ح وش ا ف يأ ف س س ف م ا ال م ن ف ع ة ل ي إ ن ك ان األ م و ات ال ي ق وم ون»ف ل ن أ ك ل و ن ش ر ب أل ن ن ا غ د ا ن م وت!«. ال ت ض ل وا:»ف إ ن ال م ع اش ر ات الر د ي ة ت ف س د األ خ ال ق ال ج ي د ة «ا ص ح وا ل ل ب ر و ال ت خ ط ئ وا أل ن ق و م ا ل ي س ت ل ه م م ع ر ف ة ب اهلل. أ ق ول ذل ك ل ت خ ج يل ك م! والتسبيح هلل دائما Mt 4:1-14 Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew Jesus left the temple area and was going away, when his disciples approached him to point out the temple buildings. He said to them in reply, You see all these things, do you not? Amen, I say to you, there will not be left here a stone upon another stone that will not be thrown down. As he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples approached him privately and said, Tell us, when will this happen, and what sign will there be of your coming, and of the end of the age? Jesus said to them in reply, See that no one deceives you. For many will come in my name, saying, I am the Messiah, and they will deceive many. You will hear of wars and reports of wars; see that you are not alarmed, for these things must happen, but it will not yet be the end. Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; there will be famines and earthquakes from place to place. All these are the beginning of the labor pains. Then they will hand you over to persecution, and they will kill you. You will be hated by all nations because of my name. And then many will be led into sin; they will betray and hate one another. Many false prophets will arise and deceive many; and because of the increase of evildoing, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the world as a witness to all nations, and then the end will come. This is the truth, peace be with you! من انجيل ربنا يسوع المسيح للقديس متى الذي بشر العالم بالحياة فلنصغ الى بشارة الحياة والخالص انفوسنا ث م خ ر ج ي س وع و م ض ى م ن ال ه ي ك ل ف ت ق د م ت ال م يذ ه ل ك ي ي ر وه أ ب ن ي ة ال ه ي ك ل. هه ن ا ح ج ر ع ل ى ح ج ر ال ي ن ق ض!«. 0 ف ق ال ل ه م ي س وع :»أ م ا ت ن ظ ر ون ج م يع هذ ه ا ل ح ق أ ق ول ل ك م : إ ن ه ال ي ت ر ك و ف يم ا ه و ج ال س ع ل ى ج ب ل الز ي ت ون ت ق د م إ ل ي ه الت ال م يذ ع ل ى ان ف ر اد ق ائ ل ين :»ق ل ل ن ا م ت ى ي ك ون هذ ا و م ا ه ي ع ال م ة م ج يئ ك و ان ق ض اء الد ه ر «ف أ ج اب ي س وع و ق ال ل ه م :»ان ظ ر وا! ال ي ض ل ك م أ ح د. ف إ ن ك ث ير ين س ي أ ت ون ب اس م ي ق ائ ل ين : أ ن ا ه و ال م س يح! و ي ض ل ون ك ث ير ين. و س و ف ت س م ع ون ب ح ر وبE ح ر وب. ا ن ظ ر وا ال ت ر ت اع وا. أل ن ه ال ب د أ ن ت ك ون هذ ه ك ل ه ا و لك ن ل ي س ال م ن ت ه ى ب ع د. أل ن ه ت ق وم أ م ة ع ل ى أ م ة و م م ل ك ة ع ل ى م م ل ك ة و ت ك ون و أ خ ب ار م ج اع ات و أ و ب ئ ة و ز ال ز ل ف ي أ م اك ن. و لك ن هذ ه ك ل ه ا م ب ت د أ األ و ج اع. ح ين ئ ذ ي س ل م ون ك م إ ل ى ض يق و ي ق ت ل ون ك م و ت ك ون ون م ب غ ض ين م ن ج م يع األ م م أل ج ل اس م ي. و ح ين ئ ذ ي ع ث ر ك ث ير ون و ي س ل م ون ب ع ض ه م ب ع ض ا و ي ب غ ض ون ب ع ض ه م ب ع ض ا. و ي ق وم أ ن ب ي اء ك ذ ب ة ك ث ير ون و ي ض ل ون ك ث ير ين. 0 و ل ك ث ر ة اإل ث م ت ب ر د م ح ب ة ال ك ث ير ين. و لك ن ال ذ ي ي ص ب ر إ ل ى ال م ن ت ه ى ف هذ ا ي خ ل ص. و ي ك ر ز ب ب ش ار ة ال م ل ك وت هذ ه ف ي ك ل ال م س ك ون ة ش ه اد ة ل ج م يع األ م م. ث م ي أ ت ي ال م ن ت ه ى. حقا واألمان لجميعكم
GIFTS OF THE ALTAR FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER In Memory of Louis & Pauline Peters by John & Lorrie Peters In Memory of the deceased members of the Richards & Nofel Families by Edward P. Richards, Jr.. In Memory of Nancy Bird and Gary Ganim by Douglas & Charlotte Ganim In Memory of Ann Coury by Anne Lengauer & family One Year Memorial for Antoine Bouyounan by his wife May and children Peggy, Grace & Peter In Memory of the deceased members of the Richards & Nofel Families by Edward P. Richards, Jr. In Memory of George T. Gordon by Mrs. Judith Gordon & Miss Katherine Gordon One Year Memorial for Antoine Bouyounan by his wife May & children Peggy, Grace & Peter In Loving Memory of Jacob & Juliette Saad and the deceased members of the Saad & Elzeer families by Thomas Saad and Family In Memory of the deceased members of the Richards and Nofel Families by Edward P. Richards, Jr. One Year Memorial for Antoine Bouyounan by his wife May & children Peggy, Grace & Peter GIFTS OF THE ALTAR FOR THE YEAR 013 The gifts of the Altar could be made in HONOR or in MEMORY of a loved one or in THANKSGIVING and could be for more than one person ALTAR BREAD ($45.00) JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH-APRIL-MAY-JUNE-JULY- AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER ALTAR WINE ($5.00) JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH-APRIL-MAY-JUNE-JULY- AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER SANCTUARY CANDLES ($0.00) JANUARY-FEBRUARY-MARCH-APRIL-MAY-JUNE-JULY- AUGUST-SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER-NOVEMBER-DECEMBER Please circle one of the Altar Bread/Altar Wine/Sanctuary Candles in Thanksgiving/in Memory/in Honor Of: Offered by