St. Raymond– St. Elizabeth Maronite

Most Rev. A. Elias Zaidan, Bishop of The Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon Most Rev. Mitchell Rozanski, Archbishop of St. Louis Rev. John Nahal, Rector

Downtown Crestwood 931 Lebanon Drive 1420 S. Sappington Road St. Louis, MO 63104 Crestwood, MO 63126 Tel: (314) 621-0056 Tel: (314) 968-0760 Fax: (314) 968-8023 Website: straymond-mc.org Website: stelizabethhungary.org Facebook: St. Raymond’s Maronite Cathedral group Facebook: St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church @sehcrestwood DIVINE LITURGY DIVINE LITURGY/HOLY MASS:

Saturday: 4:00pm– Roman Sunday: 10:15am 5:15pm— Maronite Monday—Friday: 12 noon Sunday: 8am and 10:30am—Roman

Monday–Friday: 8am

RECONCILIATION: RECONCILIATION: Sunday: 9:15am Saturday: 3:00pm or by appointment Sunday: 9:45am MINISTERING THE SACRAMENTS (OR MYSTERIES IN OUR TRADITIONS) Sacrament of : call the rectory 1 month in advance to schedule an appointment and date with Fr. John Sacrament of Matrimony: call the rectory 6 months in advance (1 year in advance if there are canonical issues) Visitation and Anointing of the Sick: call the rectory; Fr John’s emergency contact is on the answering machine Intentions for Divine Liturgy: call the rectory, mail, or email your intentions

ANNOUNCEMENT TO ZECHARIAH 33rd SUN; ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY Book of Offering p. 18 Proverbs 31:10-13, 19-20, 30-31 Romans 4:13-25 Psalm 128 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6 Luke 1:1-25 Matthew 25:14-30 Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020 DIVINE LITURGY & MASS INTENTIONS DOWNTOWN: Sun, Nov. 15 ANNOUNCEMENT TO ZECHARIAH 10:15am Fredrick Fisher (By Mary Denny and Family)

Mon, Nov. 16 St. Matthew, Apostle 12:00pm No Divine Liturgy Tues, Nov. 17 St. Gregory the Wonder-Worker 12:00pm Lorriane Wandling (By Mary & John Denny) WEEKLY OFFERING 11/8/20 Wed, Nov. 18 St. Romanos, Martyr ST. RAYMOND-ST.ELIZABETH: 12:00pm No Divine Liturgy 4:00pm Saturday Thurs, Nov. 19 St. Pontian, Loose cash 222 12:00pm Husnee & Thunsa Simon (By Patti Carnie & Family) Checks/Envelopes 855 Fri, Nov. 20 St. Gregory of the Decapolis 7:30pm Shepherd’s Table 273 12:00pm No Divine Liturgy 8:00am Sunday Sun, Nov. 22 ANNOUNCEMENT TO MARY Loose cash 274 Checks/Envelopes 845 10:15am Catherine Haman (By The Haman Family) 10:30am Sunday Loose cash 349 CRESTWOOD: Checks/Envelopes 60 Sat, Nov. 14 Sunday Vigil Revenue during the week 5,741 4:00pm Celebrant’s Intention St. Vincent de Paul 330 5:15pm Loretta Linder 40 Day D L (By Mary Ulett and Family) Candles 66 Ray Deeb (By Mark & Kelly Neill) Special Collections 385 Sun, Nov. 15 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time Online Giving 365 8:00am Brophy osvonlinegiving.com/1825 Total Income $9,765 10:30am People of the Parish Expenses 5,538 Mon, Nov. 16 St. Margaret of Scotland; St. Gertrude 8:00am Bill Dorsey & Gary Karcher ST. RAYMOND: Tues, Nov. 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious 5:15pm Saturday 8:00am Janet Mueller Loose cash 88 Checks/Envelopes 385 Wed, Nov. 18 St. Rose Philippine Duchesne, 10am Sunday 8:00am Roy Hamilton Davis (By The Powell Family) Loose cash 26 Thurs, Nov. 19 Weekday Checks/Envelopes 475 8:00am Steve McGuire, Sr. Revenue during the week 1,150 Fri, Nov. 20 Blessed Clelia Merloni Coffee Hour 0 8:00am Loretta Linder (By The Powell Family) Candles 27 Sat, Nov. 21 Sunday Vigil Second Collection 10 4:00pm Walter Seeger Online Giving 1,377 5:15pm Louis Kilo (By Christine Ojile) straymond-mc.org/online-giving Total Income $3,538 Charles Reynolds (By Rose Reynolds) Sun, Nov. 22 Our Lord Christ, King of the Universe Expenses 5,749 8:00am Casey Klipfel WEDNESDAY LUNCH 11-11-20 10:30am People of the Parish Total Revenue $2,531 - 2 - Expenses 1,668 CONTACT US:

RECTOR Rev. John Nahal [email protected]

DEACONS Dcn. Bill Meister [email protected]

Dcn. Lou Peters St. Elizabeth & St. Raymond (Romanos) [email protected] Feast Days

It is good to celebrate the feasts of the , especially our PASTORAL ASSOCIATE Patron Saints, St. Elizabeth of Hungary and Jen Ryan St. Romanos, Deacon and Martyr. [email protected] Their Feast Days are one day apart, November 17 and November 18. Both saints passed into Eternal Life at a young age, PARISH SECRETARY 24 and 27 years old. Crestwood: Mona Milford Another sign of blessing can be seen in the stained glass window on [email protected] the left side of the middle section of St. Raymond—St. Elizabeth church in Crestwood. It is an open Bible with the writing in Aramaic. Downtown: This is the language that Jesus Christ spoke, and the Liturgical [email protected] language of the Maronite Eastern Catholic Church. See the image below– can you find it in the Church? BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS We are grateful that our bishop, Reverend A. Elias Zaidan, will be celebrating the Feast Day Mass/Divine Liturgy at both churches in Deadline: 8am Tuesdays To submit: Email Jen Crestwood and Downtown. [email protected] Please note upcoming early bulletin “This is the day which the LORD has made; deadlines due to holiday printing schedules: Bulletin items for Nov. 29 Let us rejoice and be glad in it.” are due by Wed. Nov. 18. Psalm 118:24 ONLINE GIVING Crestwood: osvonlinegiving.com/1825 Downtown: straymond-mc.org/online-giving

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT– CRESTWOOD Mondays 8:30am-6:30pm Benediction at 6:30pm

OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP DEVOTIONS– CRESTWOOD Tuesdays 8:30am (following daily Mass)

- 3 - LECTORS: CRESTWOOD SAVE THE DATE FOR UPCOMING EVENTS Sat, Nov. 21 Teresa Killian • Ongoing: Monday Night Bible Study, 7pm (Crestwood) 4:00pm • Ongoing: Wed. nights- That Man is You, 6:30pm (Crestwood) Sun, Nov. 22 Joe Meier • Ongoing: Thurs. mornings, Pivotal Players, 8:45am (Crest.) 8:00am • Nov 15: Bishop Zaidan celebrates St. Elizabeth’s feast day (Crest) 10:30am Drew Finke • Nov. 22: Bishop Zaidan celebrates St. Raymond’s feast day (Do.) • Sat. Dec. 5: Christmas in Crestwood Celebration (Crestwood) PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK • Sun, Dec 13: Breakfast with Santa (Downtown) AND HOMEBOUND OF OUR PARISHES KITCHEN SCOOP St. Elizabeth St. Raymond The kitchen will be open for carry out and curbside pick up Wed. Gertrude Slama Pat Webbe Nov. 11th. Tuesday making Kibbi and rolling cabbage at 8:30am. We Mark Beck Terry Leong encourage everyone to preorder through our Square link Tom Hearst Judge Paul & Mary https://st-raymond-cathedral.square.site so you are guaranteed Steven Sulze Jane Simon Victor Sciarrino & Mary your order. All help is welcomed from both locations of Rosalie Hubert Ojile St. Raymond-St. Elizabeth. Thank you, Denise, Kathi and Gina Mike McSorley Sr. Gloria (Skip) MOBILITY AID CLOSET: COMING SOON TO Leisure James Brumfield ST. RAYMOND-ST.ELIZABETH (CRESTWOOD) Christopher & Elizabeth Wolff We are beginning a “lending library” for mobility assistive devices Cathy Seemayer Don Ganim (wheelchairs, walkers, canes, lift chairs, etc.) to be stored at our Mary Lou Works Kathleen Antoni Crestwood campus. We recognize a need in our community for Patrick Nelms Esther Nassif these items that are not always covered due to insurance Chris Nelms Nijmeh Abounader restrictions. We are now accepting new or gently used equipment Ted Arunski Elias Hitti Dave Holdinghausen Ralph Salamie donations! (All equipment will be sanitized prior to distribution.) Barb Fix John Anton Our goal is to be up and running in about a month (December) when Beverly Klipfel Jim Hoffman we can begin lending what we have to those in need. Pat Deiters Gary Bieller For questions about what we can accept, or to set up a delivery time, Joann Vollet Richard Baker Sr Lynn Warfel Patrick Carr contact Patty Renschen (314-517-7044). Pat Cooseman Steve Baker Mary Ann Reiter Jana Smith Jean Weidler Bernie Elking Sr Dave Wissler Janet Emerson Michelle Bausworth Tom Saucier Will & Claudette Karcher Rhoda Simpher Br. John Mangogna, CM

Carole Gassel Dave Flores

FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS YOUNG ADULT MEETING ITEMS MOST NEEDED: This Friday, Nov. 20th at 6:30pm at St. Raymond-St. Elizabeth Canned meat/fish, soups/stews, Crestwood– a meeting of young adults (twenties and thirties) from fruit and vegetables, pasta/rice, both parishes with Kevin Karam, S. J. Kindly let Jen know if you can cereal/cereal bars make it ([email protected]), so we can keep social distance! Extras: Toilet Paper DENIM DRIVE– THANK YOU! Thank you to all the parishioners of St. Raymond – St. Elizabeth of Donations go to St. Raymond’s Food Hungary who generously donated men’s, women’s and children’s Pantry Downtown. If you are in need of jeans during the annual Ladies Sodality Denim Drive. We collected assistance in Crestwood, please call the and delivered 183 pairs of jeans to St. Vincent DePaul Parish for the help line below, and someone will many homeless and low income clients they serve. return your call in the next 24 hours: PRO-LIFE CHRISTMAS CARDS St. Vincent DePaul Pro Life Christmas Cards, which depict the Birth of Christ, will be on Help Line: sale after all Masses beginning on November 14. 314-289-6101 Ext. 2274 Cards are $10/box of 17. Proceeds benefit Missouri Right to Life.

MAY HE REST IN PEACE CHRISTMAS & HOLY DAY LITURGIES 2020 This year we ask that parishioners sign up in advance for in-person We pray for the repose of the soul Christmas Liturgies to adhere to St. Louis County Covid regulations. of Thomas Deiters. May his Sign-ups will go live online (or you can call the office) beginning on soul and all the souls of the faith- the First Sunday of Advent, Nov. 28-30. ful departed, through the mercy : of , rest in peace. Amen. Dec. 7: 6:00pm Roman (Crestwood) Dec. 8: 8:00am Roman (Crestwood) ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO 12:00pm Noon Maronite (Downtown) THEM, O LORD Christmas:  Thomas Deiters 11-4-2020  Marie Holley 10-25-2020 Christmas Novena Prayers: Dec 15—Dec 23 at 6:30pm (Crestwood)  Loretta Linder 9-28-2020 Dec. 24: 4:00pm Roman (Crestwood)  Rajaa Haddad 9-15-2020 5:30pm Maronite (Crestwood)  Patricia Skinner 9-2-2020 10:00pm “Midnight” Mass Roman (Crestwood)  Maurice Safar 8-11-2020 10:00pm “Midnight” Maronite (Downtown)  Souad Batanian 7-31-2020 Dec. 25: 10:00am Roman (Crestwood)  Walid Badra 7-29-2020 10:00am Maronite (Downtown)  Josephine Bender 7-11-2020 Solemnity of Mary (Roman)/Circumcision (Maronite):  Catherine Haman 6-10-2020 Dec. 31: 4:00pm Roman (Crestwood)  Jean Louis 5-16-2020 5:15pm Maronite (Crestwood)  Melissa Haman 5-9-2020 Jan. 1: 10:00am Roman (Crestwood)  Donald Behiter 5-9-2020 10:00am Noon Maronite (Downtown)  Dallis Koch 5-7-2020  Josephine Klein 5-6-2020 ELECTIONS FOR ST. RAYMOND-ST. ELIZABETH  Theresa McDermott 5-5-2020 JOINT ORGANIZATIONS/COMMITTEES  Thomas Powers 4-23-2020 If the Spirit is moving you to serve our parish in Parish council, Walter McGinnis 4-20-2020 Mary C. Louis 4-9-2020 Finance council, Men’s Society, Ladies’ Sodality, Young Adult, or  Robert Rapp 4-8-2020 Youth leadership, please contact Jen or Mona in the office to add  Hilaria Green 3-6-2020 your name. Elections will be held the last weekend of November. NAMI St. Louis Anjanette Smith NAMI Family to Family facilitator NAMI Sharing Hope presenter [email protected]

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Church Information: Fr. John Nahal, Rector Rev. Mr. Louis Peters, Deacon Mr. Anthony Simon, Subdeacon Mr. David Wahby, Subdeacon Susan DuBois, Religious Education Dr. Rony Takchi, Young Adult Pres. Gabriella Adem, Youth President; Mary Beth Stevens and Gina Oesterlei, Youth Coordinators John LeCuyer, Choir Director Jake Elking, Rebecca Jabouri, Organists Denise Seifert, Kathy Wahby, Gina Fanetti: Wednesday Lunch Ramona Milford, President of the Ladies’ Society Jason Oesterlei, President of the Men’s Society Jim Grogan, Parish Maintenance Parish Pastoral Council: Dr. Maged Haikal (President), Nina Bouhasin; Dr. Isam Hawatmeh; John Simon Jr.; Barbara Skitt; Jim Ulett; Reema Rahaman; Gina Fanetti, Shawn Nesser; David Mueckl Finance Council: Linda Hill, Hurley, John Jabouri, and Mary Cohen Ehlen