Bulletin: Vol. 28 No. 06 February 9th—February 15th, 2019

O Lord, accept the prayers we offer in memory of our Father, St. . Bless and protect the people who bear your name. Make us worthy of his holy legacy that we may carry the message of your Gospel throughout the world. Grant faithfulness to his people and courage to his inheritance.

Rev. Assaad ElBasha, M.L.M., Pastor Altar Boys: 817-491-0763 Adoration: 817-430-3066 Mass Schedule Joseph Marincel Sheila Hughes

Sunday 8:30 A.M. English Choir: 8:30 A.M. 817-491-0763 Library: 214-497-0783 Helen Marincel Sharon Wood 11:00 A.M. Bilingual; English/Lebanese Choir: 11:00 A.M. 972-832-8507 Respect Life: 940-255-2543 Monday No Mass Roula Vasquez Maribel Harmjanz Tuesday - Friday 9:00 A.M. English RCIA: 817-491-0763 Youth Ministry: 469-323-5865 Sue Marincel Sean Widmer Saturday 5:30 P.M. English Lectors: 8:30 AM 469-230-1533 Religious Ed / SE: 817-491-0763 Reconciliation Saturday - 4:00 - 5:00 P.M. Mark Caputo Sue Marincel Eucharistic Adoration Sunday: 2:00 P.M -7:00 P.M. Lectors: 11 AM 503-701-2236 Ushers 214-488-5635 Trevor Rask Robert Kramer Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M. Parish Council 817-845-9953 Legion of Mary 214-289-4300 Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M. Mouhib Helou Rose Onoh Who is Saint Maron?

St. Maroun also known as Saint Maron, was a 5th century Syriac Christian monk who after his death was followed by a religious movement that became known as the . The Church that grew from this movement is the . St. Maroun was known for his missionary work, healing and miracles, and teachings of a monastic devotion to God. St. Maroun, born in the middle of the 4th century in , was a priest who later became a hermit, retiring to a mountain of Taurus in the region of , near Antioch. His holiness and miracles attracted many followers, and drew attention throughout the empire. St. John Chrysostom sent him a letter around AD 405 expressing his great love and respect, and asking St. Maron to pray for him. Maroun is considered the Father of the spiritual and monastic movement now called the Maronite . This movement had a profound influence in Lebanon. St. Maroun spent all of his life on a mountain in Syria. It is believed that the place was called “Kefar-Nabo” on the mountain of Ol-Yambos, making it the cradle of the Maronite movement.

The Maronite movement reached Lebanon when St. Maroun’s first disciple Abraham of Cyrrhus who was called the Apostle of Lebanon, realized that there were many non-Christians in Lebanon, so he set out to convert them to Christianity by introducing them to the way of St. Maroun. The followers of St. Maroun, both monks and laity, always remained faithful to the teachings of the Catholic Church. St. Maroun’s feast day is celebrated on February 9th.

Maroun’s way was deeply monastic with emphasis on the spiritual and ascetic aspects of living, contrasted by the fact that the ‘Khoury,’ or, ‘priest’ of the Maronite rite can marry. For St. Maroun, all was connected to God and God was connected to all. He did not separate the physical and spiritual world and actually used the physical world to deepen his faith and spiritual experience with God. St. Maroun embraced the quiet solitude of the mountain life. He lived his life in open air exposed to the forces of nature such as sun, rain, hail and snow. His extraordinary desire to come to know God’s presence in all things allowed St. Maroun to transcend such forces and discover that intimate union with God. He was able to free himself from the physical world by his passion and fervor for prayer and enter into a mystical relationship of love with God.

St. Maroun was a mystic who started this new ascetic-spiritual method that attracted many people in Syria and Lebanon to become his disciples. Accompanying his deeply spiritual and ascetic life, he was a zealous missionary with a passion to spread the message of Christ by preaching it to all he met. He sought not only to cure the physical ailments that people suffered, but had a great quest for nurturing and healing the “lost souls” of both non-Christians and Christians of his time. This missionary work came to fruition when in the mountains of Syria, St. Maroun was able to convert a temple into a Christian Church. This was to be the beginning of the conversion to Christianity in Syria which would then influence and spread to Lebanon. After his death in the year 410, his spirit and teachings lived on through his disciples and today he lies in Barad village to the north of Aleppo.

"If you ever feel distressed during your day -- call upon Next Week’s Liturgical Roles our Lady -- just say this simple prayer: 'Mary, Mother of Saturday, February 16th @ 5:30 PM Jesus, please be a mother to me now.' I must admit --- Lector: Jerry Milam this prayer has never failed me." Altar Servers: Isaac Black, Nicholas Anderson, Chidozie Ugochukwu Ushers: Paul Levee, Bob Kramer St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Sunday, February 17th @ 8:30 AM Lector: Marichu Varron THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS Altar Servers: Andrew Wegendt, John Wegendt, John Paul Nwaiwu Ushers: Daniel Shults, Jim Ashmore Saturday, 2/9: Camille Gama Sunday, February 17th @ 11:00 AM Tuesday, 2/12: Sr. Maria Bernadette, Michael Marincel, +Lilly Louise Lector: Lorna Hornbuckle Love, Sue Marincel, Yollanda Hage Altar Servers: Kevin Wood, Steven Wood, Peter Elias

Ushers: Cesar Maksoud, Don Hughes Wednesday, 2/13: Julia Marincel, Yollanda Hage

Thursday, 2/14: Michael Marincel, Yollanda Hage Prayer Corner Friday, 2/15: Yollanda Hage, +Kyle Roberts Loving Go^ [n^ F[th_r of [ll, []]_pt th_ pr[y_rs w_ off_r through th_ int_r]_ssion of your s_rv[nt St. M[ron. Gui^_ + Repose of the Soul [n^ str_ngth_n your p_opl_ who follow in his holy _x[mpl_. T_[]h us to \_ f[ithful [s h_ w[s [n^ to k__p our h_[rts Daily Scripture Readings Feb 10th-Feb 16th [ttun_^ to your ]onst[nt pr_s_n]_ in our liv_s. Through th_ inspir[tion of your Holy Spirit m[y w_, lik_ St. M[ron, Sunday, 2/10: 1Tim 4:6-16 Lk 12:42-48 s__k you [t [ll tim_s [n^ ^rink in your living w[t_rs of Monday, 2/11: 2Tim 1:1-11 Mt 16:24-28 gr[]_. Qu_n]h our p[r]h_^ souls [s w_ _nt_r into th_ Tuesday, 2/12: 2Tim 2:1-13 Mt 18:1-5 ^_s_rt of this worl^ th[t s__ks to forg_t you [n^ _xp_l Wednesday 2/13: 2Tim 14-26 Mt 20:20-28 your n[m_ from _v_ry [sp_]t of lif_. M[y w_ \ol^ly pro]l[im your goo^n_ss to [ll \y th_ witn_ss of our liv_s. Thursday, 2/14: 2Tim 3:10-17 Lk 17:7-10 Stir up ^_votion [n^ virtu_ in th_ h_[rts of your p_opl_ [s Friday, 2/15: 2Tim 4:1-8 Lk 22:24-30 w_ S__k to follow th_ _x[mpl_ of your pri_st, St. M[ron. Saturday, 2/16: Tit 1:1-9 Jn 13:13-17 W_ [sk this through Christ our Lor^. @m_n. Church Wish List You Belong Here ~ Join Our Parish Family! Our Censer is being refurbished in loving memory of Ray Are you officially registered? Please make sure you Gama. We would also like to thank Susanna Bradbury are registered in the Parish, so that we can minister to who gave $100 for the Processional Cross. We still need your needs. We can only reach out to you about $300 for the Processional Cross. We would like to upcoming events and opportunities if you are regis- purchase an American Flag set for $161.50, a Vatican Flag tered and we have your updated contact information. set for $171, and a Lebanese Flag set for $194.75. If you would like Registration Forms are in the Church Lobby or call the Church Office to help us cover these costs, we would be very grateful. Please at 972-436-7617. contact the Church Office at 972-436-7617 or email [email protected]. “When you go to confession, to this fountain of My mercy, the Blood and Water which came forth from My Heart always flows down upon your soul and ennobles it. Every A Knight To Celebrate Life time you go to confession, immerse yourself in My mercy, Please join us Saturday, February 16th 6:00-9:00 PM with great trust, so that I may pour the bounty of My grace For dinner, fellowship, an d fun! upon your soul. When you approach the confessional, know this, that I Myself am waiting there for you. I am only hid- Cost: $15 Per Adult (Dinner included) den by the priest, but I myself act in your soul.” St. Philip Community Life Center (CLC) --Christ to St. Faustina, Divine Mercy in My Soul 1897 Main Street, Lewisville, TX 75067 Fr. Assaad is available to hear your Confessions on Childcare available, contact Sue Tominey at 972-219-7626 Saturdays from 4:00PM—5:00PM in the Chapel and also by appointment. Contact Maya at 713-401-4108 Natural Family Planning

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Requesting A Divine Liturgy Liturgies are offered for the living or departed as a means of mercy to their souls. If possible, liturgies are scheduled on the date you request, otherwise the nearest date that is open. Please schedule your Mass Intentions by contacting Sara in the Community Em_rg_n]y R_spons_ T_[m Cl[ss_s Church Office at 972-436-7617 or [email protected].

Please prayerfully consider taking these classes with your spouse and children over the age of 15, so that if any kind of emergency occurs, Catholics and Salvation you will be able to take charge, organize and help you family, friends, “How Catholics were Saved, are being Saved, and fellow parishioners and your neighbors in a time of trouble. If you are will one day be Saved!” interested in signing up, please email [email protected]. At Our Lady of Lebanon Chapel The CERT Training will be held on three consecutive Saturdays in a Instructor: Dr. Eric W. Hendry, PhD row in March 2019. Two Saturdays will be classroom training, and the third Saturday will be a live exercise in Dallas. Six Sessions: Class meets Thursday evenings from 6:30 PM—7:30 PM: March 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, April 4th, & April 11th Saturday March 16th—Classroom Training - Our Lady of Lebanon Parish Hall - 8am to 5pm 1st: March 7th— Salvation Comes from God and for God Saturday March 23rd—Classroom Training - Our Lady of Lebanon Parish Hall - 2nd: March 14th—Salvation, Repentance, and Faith 8am to 5pm 3rd: March 21st— The Role of Baptism and Eucharist in Salvation Saturday March 30th—Final Exercise is held at the Dallas Fire & Rescue 4th: March 28th— The Necessity of a Christian Spiritual Life for Academy in Dallas - 9am to 12pm Salvation 5th: April 4th— Good Works and Eternal Life 6th: April 11th— Perseverance unto Eternal Life “As the family goes, so goes the nation, and the whole world.” ~ St. Pope John Paul II Join Us For A Lenten Day of Reflection!

How Can We Live Lent As Catholics?

Entering Into the Desert with Christ

Saturday, March 9th

9:00 AM—11:30 AM

Our Lady of Lebanon ~ Parish Hall Guided by Fr. Jorge Cabrera, a Discalced Carmelite Friar. Fr. Jorge was ordained to the priesthood on June 12, 2009. He has a Master’s Degree in Divinity and a Master’s Degree in Spiritual Theology.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church #989776 719 University Place Lewisville, TX 75067

TELEPHONE 972 436-7617

CONTACT PERSON Mattye Thompson

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SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 31, 2010

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