ST. MARON MARONITE CATHOLIC CHURCH Third Sunday of Pentecost page 425
June 3, 2018
In what follows I outline in brief remarks the meaning and significance of Pentecost. 1. Pentecost means the birth of the Church: Jesus had said, “I will build my church” and Pentecost marked the foundation of that institution. With the Spirit’s outpouring and the conversion of the crowds, the Church was inaugurated and set in motion: a building of living stones, a spiritual house (1 Peter 2:5). The Church consists of believers in whom God dwells (1 Corinthians 3:16). 2. Pentecost means a new force in the earth: Jesus had told his disciples, “Go into the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature.” The Spirit was outpoured to enable the disciples to evangelize everywhere (Acts 1:8). 3. Pentecost means power to be holy in this present world, which is without meaning and purpose. The Bible says “friendship of the world is enmity with God” (James 4:4). No one rises above this evil world except through the power of the Holy Spirit. Through the Spirit’s power we can overcome evil. 4. Pentecost means power to serve God: Jesus said, “You shall receive power, after that the Holy Spirit is to come upon you and you shall witness to me” (Acts 1:8). The disciples were weak, quarrelsome, and intolerant before the Spirit came upon them at Pentecost. But after they were filled with the Holy Spirit, they were fearless and faithfully proclaimed the Gospel, ever when threatened with death (Acts 5:27-33). 5. Pentecost means the gift of the comforter: Jesus had said He would send the comforter (the Holy Spirit) to abide with the believers as their Teacher and Helper (John 16:7). This means the impartation of spiritual gifts. 6. Pentecost means power to produce the fruit of the Spirit. Those who are filled with the Holy Spirit shout bear the fruit of the Holy Spirit. What does Pentecost mean? To the Jews, an annual festival. To the world, a new dispensation. To the Church, an impartation of power. To the individual believer, a glorious new life in the Spirit. “Have you received the Holy Spirit since you believed” Acts 19:2. ______
Rev. Msgr. Peter Karam, Pastor In Case of Emergency Only: 216-333-0760 [email protected] Rev. Fr. Roby Zibara, Associate Rev. Deacon George Khoury Liturgy Schedule [email protected] Mr. Lattouf Lattouf, Subdeacon Weekdays: Chapel Mr. Ghazi Faddoul, Subdeacon 10:00 am BAPTISM - Mr. Georges Faddoul, Subdeacon Sunday: Downtown Call the office at least 2 months in advance. Mr. Bechara Daher, Subdeacon 9:30 am - English MARRIAGE - 11:00am - English &Arabic Call at least 8 months in advance for Pre-Cana Appt. Chapel/ Mailing Address Saturday: Chapel: SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION 7800 Brookside Road 7800 Brookside Rd, By appointment Independence, Oh 44131 Independence SACRAMENT OF ANOINTING/SICK Church: 1245 Carnegie Avenue 5:00 pm Call the Parish Office immediately. 216.520.5081 or Holy Days of Obligation 216.333.0760 Check Bulletin MISSION STATEMENT Office: 216-520-5081 Fax: 216-524-2659 E-mail: [email protected] We, the people of Saint Maron Parish, form a community of disciples dedicated to a shared faith and Website: www.saintmaron-clev.org common life which exemplifies the life, works, and teaching of Jesus Christ as Facebook: SaintMaronChurch reflected in the Sacred Scriptures and the Maronite Catholic Tradition. Our Parish life and Office Hrs.: Mon-Fri. 9am-3:30pm 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. Amen
Sat. June 2: Third Sunday of Pentecost Our deepest sympathy to the family of Wardi Aina who passed away on May 28, 5:00 pm Chapel: Mem Lit for Rochelle Weiss 2018 in Lebanon and was buried on May 29, (Mrs. Angele George & family) 2018. She is the mother of Jihad Aina (Aida) and Schickri Aina, sister of Samia Shaia, wife of Sami Schicki Aina and grandmother to six. 5:00 pm Chapel: Mem Lit for Ricky Nicholas Wardi Aina has brothers and sisters living in (Mrs. Angele George & family) Canada and Lebanon.
May her soul and the souls of all the faithful Sun. June 3: Third Sunday of Pentecost departed through the Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen 9:30 am: Parishioners Intentions
11:00 am: Forty Day Lit. for Badra Mikhael Semaan (Her sons Ziad & Imad Rouphael & their families)
11:00 am: Mem Lit for Tony Ghazoul (His wife Kalima & children and grandchildren)
June 8th
Devotion to the Sacred Heart, as we know it, began about the year 1672. On repeated occasions, Jesus Tues. June 5 appeared to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, a Visitation 10:00 am Chapel: Mem Lit for Carmella Fiore nun, in France, and during these apparitions He (Nabih & Jeanette Ayna) explained to her the devotion to His Sacred Heart as He wanted people to practice it. he asked to be honored in Sat. June 9: Fourth Sunday of Pentecost the symbol of His Heart of flesh; he asked for acts of rep- aration, for frequent Communion, Communion on the First Friday of the month, and the keeping of the Holy 5:00 pm Chapel: Mem Lit for Hany Komair Hour. (John & Elham Harb & family) When the Catholic Church approved the devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, she did not base her action only 5:00 pm Chapel: Mem Lit for Michel Maroun on the visions of Saint Margaret Mary. The Church (His children) approved the devotion on its own merits. There is only one Person in Jesus, and that Person was at the same Sun. June 10: Fourth Sunday of Pentecost time God and Man. His Heart, too, is Divine -- it is the Heart of God. 9:30 am: Forty Day Liturgy for Edward P. Richards, Sr. There are two things that must always be found together (His uncle Tom Thomas and family) in the devotion to the Sacred Heart: Christ's Heart of flesh and Christ's love for us. True devotion to the Sacred Heart means devotion to the Divine Heart of Christ 11:00 am: Forty Day Liturgy for Mary Ina insofar as His Heart represents and recalls His love for (Her children Mona Phillips, Antoinette Khalil, us. Tony Ina, Albert Ina, Norman Ina, Mounir Ina and families)
األحد الثالث من زمن العنصرة: الروح يع ّلم 3rd Sunday of Pentecost: The Spirit teaches
رسالة القدّيس بولس إلى أهل قورنتس From the letter of St. Paul to the Corinthians, I-2:1-10 يا إخ َوتِي، أَنَا، َل َّما أَتَ ْيتُ ُكم ألُبَ ِّش َر ُكم بِ ِس ِّر ٱهلل، َل ْم آ ِت بِبَ َرا َع ِة ال َكالَ ِم أَ ِو الـ ِح ْك َمة؛ ألَ ّنِي َق َّر ْر ُت أَ ْن ال أَ ْع ِر َف بَ ْينَ ُكم َش ْيئًا إِالَّ يَ ُسو َع الـ َم ِسيح، َوإِيَّاهُ َم ْص ُلوبًا! و َق ْد ِجئْ ُت إِ َل ْي ُكم بِ ُض ْع ٍف َو َخ ْو ٍف َو ِر ْعدَةٍ َش ِديدَة. و َل ْم يَ ُك ْن َكال ِمي َوتَ ْب ِشيري بِ َك ِل َما ِت ا ْل ِح ْك َم ِة وا ِإل ْقنَاع، َب ْل بِبُ ْر َها ِن ال ُّروحِ َوالقُ ْد َرة، ِلئَالَّ يَ ُكو َن إِ ْي َمانُ ُكم َقائِ ًما َعلى ِح ْك َم ِة ال َّناس، بَ ْل َعلى قُ ْد َرةِ هللا. َغ ْي َر أَ َّننَا َن ْن ِط ُق بِالـ ِح ْك َم ِة بَ ْي َن ال َكا ِملين، ولـ ِك ْن ال بِ ِح ْك َم ِة هـذَا الدَّ ْهر، وال بِ ِح ْك َم ِة ُر َؤ َسا ِء هـذَا الدَّ ْه ِر ا َّل ِذي َن َم ِصي ُر ُهم إِلى ال َّز َوال. بَ ْل نَ ْن ِط ُق بِ ِس ِّر ِح ْك َم ِة هللاِ ال َم ْح ُجوبَة، ا َّلتي َسبَ َق هللاُ َف َحدَّدَ َها َق ْب َل الدُّ ُهو ِر ِل َم ْج ِدنَا. وه َي الـ ِح ْك َمةُ ا َّلتي َل ْم يَ ْع ِر ْف َها أَ َحدٌ ِم ْن ُر َؤ َسا ِء هـذَا الدَّ ْهر، ألَ َّن ُهم َل ْو َع َرفُو َها َل َما َص َلبُوا َر َّب الـ َم ْجد. ولـ ِك ْن، َك َما ه َو َم ْكتُوب: » َما َل ْم تَ َرهُ َع ْين، و َل ْم تَ ْس َم ْع بِ ِه أُذُن، و َل ْم يَ ْخ ُط ْر َع َلى َق ْل ِب بَ َشر، َق ْد أَ َعدَّهُ هللاُ ِل َّل ِذي َن يُ ِحبُّونَ ُه .«لـ ِك َّن هللاَ أَ ْع َلنَهُ َلنَا بِ ُرو ِح ِه، ألَ َّن ال ُّرو َح يَ ْسبُ ُر ُك َّل َشي ٍء َحتَّى أَ ْع َما َق ٱهلل. والتسبي ُح هللِ دائماً. Brothers and sisters, When I came to you, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wis- dom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling. My speech and my proclamation were not with plausible words of wisdom, but with a demonstration of the Spirit and of power, so that your faith might rest not on human wisdom but on the power of God. Yet among the mature we do speak wisdom, though it is not wisdom of this age or of the rulers of this age, who are doomed to perish. But we speak God’s wisdom, secret and hidden, which God decreed before the ages for our glory. None of the rulers of this age understood this; for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory. But, as it is written, “What no eye has seen, nor ear heard, nor the human heart conceived, what God has prepared for those who love him” —these things God has revealed to us through the Spirit; for the Spirit searches everything, even the depths of God.
Praise be to God always!
إنجيل القدّيس يوحنا From the Holy Gospel according to Saint John 14:21-27 قا َل ال َر ُّب يَسو ُع ِلتالمي ِذ ِه: " َم ْن َكانَ ْت َلدَ ْي ِه َو َصايَاي ويَ ْح َف ُظ َها، ُه َو ا َّلذي يُ ِحبُّنِي. و َم ْن يُ ِح ُّبنِي يُ ِح ب ُّهُ أَبِي، وأَنَا أُ ِحبُّهُ وأُ ْظ ِه ُر َلهُ ذَاتِي". َقا َل َلهُ يَ ُهوذَا، ال ذَا َك ا ِإل ْس َخريُو ِط ّي: "يَا َر ّب، َماذَا َج َرى َحتَّى تُ ْظ ِه َر ذَاتَك َلنَا، ال ِللعَا َلم؟". أَ َجا َب يَ ُسو ُع و َقا َل َلهُ: " َم ْن يُ ِح ُّبنِي يَ ْح َف ُظ َك ِل َمتِي، وأَبِي يُ ِحبُّهُ وإِ َل ْي ِه نَأْتِي، و ِع ْندَهُ نَ ْجعَ ُل َلنَا َم ْن ِزال ً." َم ْن ال يُ ِح ُّبنِي ال يَ ْح َف ُظ َك ِل َمتِي. وال َك ِل َمةُ ا َّلتِي تَ ْس َمعُو َن َها َل ْي َس ْت َك ِل َمتِي، بَ ْل َك ِل َمةُ اآل ِب ا َّلذي أَ ْر َس َلنِي. َك َّل ْمتُ ُكم بِهذَا، وأَنَا ُم ِقي ٌم ِع ْندَ ُكم. ل ِك َّن البَ َر ْق ِليط، ال ُّرو َح القُدُس، ا َّلذي َسيُ ْر ِسلُهُ اآل ُب بِٱ ْس ِمي، ُه َو يُعَ ِّل ُم ُكم ُك َّل َشيء، ويُذَ ِّك ُر ُكم ِب ُك ِّل َما قُ ْلتُهُ َل ُكم. أَل َّسال َم أَ ْستَو ِد ُع ُكم، َسال ِمي أُ ْع ِطي ُكم. ال َك َما يُ ْع ِطي ِه العَا َل ُم أَنَا أُ ْع ِطي ُكم. ال يَ ْض َط ِر ْب َق ْلبُ ُكم وال يَ َخ ْف !. حقاًّ واألما ُن ل َجمي ِع ُكم The evangelist John writes,
“They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.” Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, “Lord, how is it that you will reveal yourself to us, and not to the world?” Jesus answered him, “Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.” “I have said these things to you while I am still with you. But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all that I have said to you. Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.” This is the truth! Peace be with you.
St. Maron’s Church Organizations ICS & SONS OF MARY Parish Council President: Najib Rached: [email protected] 3rd Wed. of the month at 7:00 pm Finance Council President: Roger Abood: [email protected] Immaculate Conception Sodality (ICS) President: Bernadette Faddoul: [email protected] 1st Mon. of every month at 7:00pm Sons of Mary (Men’s Club) President: Joey Faddoul: [email protected] 1st Mon. of every month at 7:00 pm Monday June 4th Maronite Christian Formation Program (MCFP) Sunday Director Maroun Kattar: [email protected] 7:00 PM Sundays (except Holy Days) 10:45 am to 12:15 pm Parish Center Maronite Christian Formation Program (MCFP) Thursday Director Michelle Nin: [email protected] INDEPENDENCE Thursdays 7:00 pm Parish Center, Independence Maronite Young Children (MYC) President: Rita Kanaan: [email protected] Maronite Youth Organization (MYO) Coordinator: George Shamatta: [email protected] 1st and 3rd Saturday : 5pm with Liturgy/Meeting Maronite Young Adults (MYA) President: Jessica Khoury: [email protected] Meeting & Bible Study 1st Thurs. of each month at 7:30 pm Maronite Mothers Club (MMC) Coordinator: Tina Chamoun: [email protected] Arabic School MYO/MYA Coordinator: Jihad Kawkabani: [email protected] Classes Sat. Oct-April (except Holy Days) 10 am to 12 noon COOKOUT 50+ Social Club Mary Ann Watson: [email protected] 1st Friday of each month. Liturgy: 10:00 am SAT. JUNE 16th Book & Cine Club Katia Abboud: [email protected] 5:00 LITURGY
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Gift of the Altar: June 2018 Please contact the office if a member of your BREAD In Memory of: family is ill or hospitalized and would like to
Deceased members of the Richards & Nofel families receive a visit from clergy. (Edward P. Richards, Jr.) 216.520.5081 In Honor of Ardelle George, Larry Ganim, Richard & THE HOSPITALS DO NOT Betty Ganim, Mike & Jan Jacobs NOTIFY US. (Douglas Ganim & family) Mouhiba Sahlani (Michael Sahlani & family)
WINE In Memory Of: A change in your household/ email, Deceased members of the Richards & Nofel families (Edward P. Richards, Jr.) home address/phone? Theresa Thomas (The Richards Family) Please let the Parish Office know when there is a change in your household such as: *Change of phone number *You have dropped your land line and now only using a cell phone number CANDLES In Memory Of: *An adult child has moved out of the home and is George & Mary “Roma” Sessin living on his/ her own (Their children & their families) *If you are a young adult, out of college or working full Jacob & Juliette Saad & the deceased members time. living on your own or with your parents, you should of the Saad & Elzeer families: be independently registered at our parish. (Thomas Saad & family)
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