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: pastorsaintmaroncleveland@gmail.com

Rev. Deacon Alex Harb

email: alexharb@gmail.com

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: saintmaroncleveland@gmail.com 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: jihad.kawkabani@gmail.com 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