St. Raymond Maronite Cathedral 931 Lebanon Dr. St. Louis, MO 63104 Most Rev. A. Elias Zaidan, Bishop of The Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon Rev. John Nahal, Rector Tel: (314) 621-0056 Fax: (314) 231-9057 Facebook: St Raymond’s Maronite Cathedral Email: [email protected] Website: straymond-mc.org Divine Liturgy: Weekdays at 12 noon Saturday at 5:15 pm (at St. Elizabeth Church, Crestwood) Sunday at 10:15 am Ministering The Sacraments (or Mysteries in our Tradition) Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday at 4:00pm, or by appointment at the cathedral Sacrament of Baptism: call the rectory 1 month in advance to schedule an appointment and date for baptism with Fr. John Sacrament of Matrimony: call the rectory 6 months in advance (1 year in advance if there is canonical issues) Visitation and Anointing of the Sick: call the rectory, and Fr John’s cell phone number is on the answering machine for emergency Intentions for Divine Liturgy: call the rectory, mail, or email your intentions Eighth Week of Pentecost SUNDAY—THE SPIRITUALITY OF GOD’S MESSENGER Rom 8:1-11 Mt 12:14-21 Saint Sharbel (Page 718) July 19, 2020 Saint John Paul II often said that the Church has two lungs (East and West) and it must learn to breathe using both of them. Remembering saints like Sharbel helps the Church to appreciate both the diversity and unity present in the Catholic Church. Like all the saints, Sharbel points us to God and invites us to cooperate generously with God’s grace, no matter what our situation in life may be. As our prayer life becomes deeper and more honest, we become more ready to make that generous response. When Sharbel was canonized in 1977, Bishop Francis Zayek, head the U.S. Maronite Diocese of St. Maron, wrote a pamphlet entitled “A New Star of the East.” Bishop Zayek wrote: “St. Sharbel is called the second St. Anthony of the Desert, the Perfume of Lebanon, the first Confessor of the East to be raised to the Altars according to the actual procedure of the Catholic Church, the honor of our Aramaic Antiochian Church, and the model of spiritual values and renewal. Sharbel is like a Cedar of Lebanon standing in eternal prayer, on top of a mountain.” The bishop noted that Sharbel’s canonization plus other beatification cases prove “that the Aramaic Maro- nite Antiochian Church is indeed a living branch of the Catholic Church and is intimately connected with the trunk, who is Christ, our Savior, the beginning and the end of all things.” (source: http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/Saints/saint.aspx?id=1928&calendar=1) Pat Webbe, Terry Leong, Connie McDermott , Judge Paul & Mary Jane Simon, Joseph & Mary Ojile, Gloria (Skip) Leisure, Elizabeth Wolff, Don Ganim, Kathleen Antoni, Esther Nassif, Loretta Linder, Nijmeh Abounader, Elias Hitti, Ralph Sala- mie, John Anton, Jim Hoffman, Gary Bieller, Richard Baker Sr, Patrick Carr, Steve Baker, Jana Smith, Bernie Elking Sr, and all parishioners who are sick, hospitalized or home-bound. MASS SCHEDULE July 1, 2020, St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, in St. Louis merged with St. Raymond Cathedral under the guidelines and administration of The Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles. The only change at this time will be celebrating the Saturday 5:00pm Divine Liturgy at St. Raymond-St. Elizabeth Maronite Catholic Cathedral in Crestwood (at 5:15pm Maronite and 4:00pm Roman Catholic). The rest of the Mass/Divine Liturgy schedule will be the same at both locations. Soon too, we will be announcing Bible study series with deacon Lou, Jen Ryan, and deacon Bill. And, joint meetings of the Parish Pastoral Councils, Men’s, Ladies’, Youth’s, Young Adults’ groups, ... ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Every Monday, we will have adoration at St. Raymond—St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Crestwood, from 8:30 am and end at 6:30pm with a blessing. Please, sign up for one hour this weekend, in the foyer of both churches. MONDAYS WITH FR. MICHAEL– JULY 20 “HYMNODY” Fr. Michael will be with us for next two months before he finishes his studies in Rome and will lead a 7- week series on Church Tradition and Spirituality on Monday nights beginning this Monday, July 13. We will meet in person in the cafeteria of St. Raymond-St. Elizabeth Church in Crestwood (room to social distance) and live-stream for those at home. KITCHEN SCOOP The kitchen will serve lunch Wednesday July 22, following the guidelines of Sanitation and Safety. https://st-raymond-cathedral.square.site/ to preorder via Square App. Curb site delivery will be available too. We are accepting pre-orders through Square until Tuesday July 21 at 10pm. If you miss the pre-order deadline please call 314-421-9151 on Wednesday to place your order. Thanks, Denise, Kathi and Gina BLOOD DRIVE St. Raymond Hall will be open for a Blood Drive, Wed Aug 12. For more information please, contact Mary Anne Pow- ell. For more detail https://arccontent.bottomlineink.net/Content/Orders/1067322 LEBANESE FESTIVAL St. Louis Lebanese Festival Committee Chairpersons will be sending online questionnaires soon to the volunteers and participants in general, please be part of it, so we will have a better Festival for our community. FOOD PANTRY Thank you to all who have been making food and/or monetary donations to the Food Pantry. Your generous donations are enabling St. Raymond’s to provide groceries as well as rent, utilities and transportation assistance to our friends and neighbors who are in greater need during the current pandemic crisis. Currently needed items: canned meat/fish, soups/stews, fruit, peanut butter, pasta/rice, cereal, and toilet paper. If you are in need of food or other assistance, please contact Father John at the rectory (314) 621-0056. ONLINE GIVING St. Raymond Cathedral is offering Online Giving. For additional information, or to sign up, visit our website at http://straymond-mc.org SPECIAL REQUEST Fr. John has asked that we please refrain from wearing or bringing political paraphernalia into the church building. This includes shirts, caps, face masks, signs, etc. Since emotions run especially high during an elec- tion year, we would like to avoid any potential fighting inside the Church. We are under Jesus first! Thank you for understanding as we all join in prayer for our country. SPECIAL COLLECTION For Caritas Lebanon USA to help feed and give medi- cine to the less fortunate families in Lebanon. We will be announcing special events at our church in the near future. You can donate online to help at www.caritaslebanon.org 7-18-2020 Sat 5:15 pm John Rashed and Don Behiter By St. Raymond's Men Society St. Symphorosa At St. Raymond-St. Elizabeth Cathedral 7-19-2020 Sun 10:15am Theresa McDermott By David & Effie Westphal 8th W. PENTECOST Livestreamed Warde Gazall By Ray & Pat Gazall and Family St. Margaret of Antioch Sue Asfour By Elie Asfour 7-20-2020 Mon 12 noon Joan Fiock By Barbara Walz Prophet Elias 7-21-2020 Tue 12 noon Pete Rask By David & Kathy Mueckl By David & Kathy Mueckl St. Simon Salus 7-22-2020 Wed 12 noon Jean Farhatt By Jimmy Feser St. Nohra, Martyr 7-23-2020 Thu 12 noon Subdeacon George Simon By David & Kathy Mueckl St. Sharbel 7-24-2020 Fri 12 noon Poor Souls in Purgatory St. Christina of Tyre 7-25-2020 Sat 5:15 pm John Elking, Sr. By Debbie Elking and Family St. Anne, mother of Mary At St. Raymond-St. Elizabeth Cathedral 7-26-2020 Sun 10:15am Catherine Haman—40 Day Liturgy By her Family 9th W. PENTECOST Livestreamed Joan Fiock By William Fiock St. Bridget the Queen Antoun Bathani, Hanna Khoury, and By the Bathani and Hleiss Families Hleiss Hleiss Eternal Rest Grant Unto Them, O Lord Robert Rapp 4-8-2020 Catherine Haman 6-10-2020 Jean Louis 5-16-2020 Melissa Haman 5-9-2020 Donald Behiter 5-9-2020 Theresa McDermott 5-5-2020 Sun, June 28: Golf Tournament (sponsorships) Mary C. Louis 4-9-2020 Aug 12: Blood Drive at St. Raymond’s Hall Shirley Milford 3-1-2020 Aug 13-15: 55th Annual Assumption Pilgrimage, North Meha Alkhouri 2-9-2020 Jackson, OH Catherine Ramer 11-15-2019 Sep 19-20: Lebanese Festival Dorothy Randazzo 10-29-2019 Sat Oct 17: Wine and Beer Tasting Event Benjamin Laux, Jr. 10-23-2019 Nov 14-15: St. Raymond’s Feast Day Alice Farhatt 10-12-2019 Mark Crenshaw 8-18-2019 Sun, Dec 13: Breakfast with Santa Diane Louis 8-6-2019 Joan Fiock 7-20-2019 Sunday, July 12, 2020 Wed Lunch, July 15, 2020 (closed) 5pm Saturday loose offertory: $70.00 Total Revenue: $.00 5pm Saturday checks and envs: $150.00 Revenue during the week: $28.00 10am Sunday loose offertory: $16.00 Expenses: $2,650.33 10am Sunday checks and envs: $250.00 Revenue during the week: $1,415.00 Coffee hour: $.00 Candles: $18.00 2nd Collection: $.00 Online Giving: $1,775.00 Expenses: $5,398.43 NAMI St. Louis Anjanette Smith NAMI Family to Family facilitator NAMI Sharing Hope presenter [email protected] NAMI St. Louis The National Alliance on Mental Illness is the nation’s largest mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. It began in 1979 as a family movement and is now the nation’s voice on mental health. www.namistl.org 314-962-4670 Church Information: Fr. John Nahal, Rector Fr. Michael Shami, Assistant Priest Rev.