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JULY 24, 2016
11TH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST
LITURGY INTENTIONS
‫األحد الحادي عشر من زمن العنصرة‬
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
REQUESTED BY
Bedie Joseph
Fred Larson
Hanna Mansour (Anniversary)
Majid & Badwieh Mansour
Linda M. Kairouz (Anniversary)
Souhad Hayek
Badieh & Nawal ElMekhtafi
Amy Habib & Family
M/M Terrance Newcomb
Theresa Mansour & Family
M/M Fouad Mansour
The Family
M/M Michael Gatas
M/M Sammy Mansour
Saturday
July 23
5:00 pm
Sunday
July 24
10:00 am
Sunday
July 24
12:15 pm
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
July 26
July 27
July 28
July 29
8:00 am
8:00 am
8:00 am
8:00 am
Ghassan & Linda Kairouz
Ghassan & Linda Kairouz
Linda M. Kairouz (Anniversary)
Ghassan & Linda Kairouz
The Family
The Family
The Family
The Family
Saturday
July 30
5:00 pm
Sunday
Sunday
July 31
July 31
10:00 am
12:15 pm
Beverly Wagner
Fred Larson
Sarkis & Moura Elias
Antonios Mansour
Souhad Hayek
Said, Hanneh, & Peter Hayek
John & Amy Zavitz
The Family
M./M Sayed El Khoury
M/M Fouad Natanios
M/M Joseph Bittar
The Family
The Altar Bread for July is in loving memory of Jack & Raghad Dabbikeh by Mrs. Ferouz Dabbikeh.
The Altar Wine for July is in loving memory of Jack & Raghad Dabbikeh by Mrs. Ferouz Dabbikeh.
The Sanctuary Lamp for July is in loving memory of Jack & Raghad Dabbikeh by Mrs. Ferouz Dabbikeh.
*Wealth May Last A Lifetime. A Legacy of Charity & Good Deeds Lasts Forever.*
*PLEASE REMEMBER ST. JOHN MARON PARISH IN YOUR ESTATE PLANNING*
OUR GRATITUDE TO ALL WHO ARE SUPPORTING ST. JOHN MARON CHURCH.
YOUR GENEROSITY IS A BLESSING.
PARISH STEWARDSHIP (July 17, 2016)
Regular Tithes:
5:00 pm & 10 am Mass: $ 828.00 12:15 pm Mass: $ 521.00 Total: $1,349.00
*ALTAR SERVERS:
*PEACE BEARERS:
*GIFT BEARERS:
Sun.
10:00 am: Elias & Jonathan Mansour
Sun.
12:00 pm:
Sun.
12:00 pm
*PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL: Sun. 12:00 pm
*LECTORS:
Sat.
Sun.
Sun.
5:00 pm Donna Amati
10:00 am Tania Badawy
12:15 pm Rita Hayek
*DEACONS:
Sat.
Sun.
Sun.
5:00 pm
10:00 am
12:15 pm
Reggie Joseph
Tania Badawy
Henri Khoury
JULY 24, 2016
11TH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST
‫األحد الحادي عشر من زمن العنصرة‬
PRAY FOR THE SICK OF OUR PARISH
Antoinette Shehadi, Mirna Haeick, Chris Curry, Elaine
Braham, Loulou Chbat, Jacob Akiki, Norma Kamp, Mona
Arida, Robert DiSibio, Robert Charlton.
IT’S HERE ~ ENJOY!
We warmly welcome ALL to our
18th Annual Western New York Lebanese
Festival. With the help of the Blessed
Mother and the many devoted volunteers,
we pray we will have a successful Festival
with good weather and good attendance.
Bring your family, relatives, and friends
to spend next weekend enjoying all the
fun activities.
Our Festival over the years has
proven to be a great tool not only in joining parishioners and friends, but also to
benefit the upkeep, maintenance and
renovation of our beloved St. John Maron
Church. The grand success of this event
is always due in large part to your
unending commitment to St. John
Maron Church.
Thank you all for your support.
FESTIVAL GIFT SHOP
We all love to shop…... Our Festival Gift Shop
again this year will feature quite a selection of
goods, from unique apparel, unusual gift items,
Lebanese food products, and jewelry. As usual,
along with cash sales, we will be accepting major
credit cards. We hope to see you there!!
“THANK YOU” BBQ
St. John Maron’s Annual
Lebanese Festival
“Thank You” Barbeque
will be held on
Friday, August 12, 2016
At 6:00 p.m.
In honor of all the hard work
that was dedicated to making
this year’s Festival another
success!!!
All volunteers are welcome.
Please plan on attending!!!
THE SECOND COLECTION FOR THIS WEEK IS FOR THE ASSESSMENT/BISHOP’S APPEAL
THERE IS NO SECOND COLLECTION FOR NEXT WEEK
This Weekend’s Sacred Scriptures: Epistle: Eph 2:17-22 ~ Gospel: Lk 19:1-10
Next Weekend’s Sacred Scriptures: Epistle: Rom 16:17-20 ~ Gospel: Lk 11:499-54
ST. JOHN MARON THANKS
MOSES INSURANCE GROUP
5475 Main Street ~ Williamsvile, NY 14221 ~ (716) 634-1212
Please support and acknowledge them when needed as a “thank you” for advertising at
St. John Maron Church.
JULY 24, 2016
11TH SUNDAY OF PENTECOST
‫األحد الحادي عشر من زمن العنصرة‬
PLEASE DRESS MODESTLY
GOLF TOURNAMENT
With the weather getting warmer, we kindly remind you to dress modestly when you come to
Church. The Church is God’s sacred house, and
we should dress with our best attire when we come
to worship God. Please do not come in shorts,
mini-skirts or halter tops. Thank you for your consideration in adhering to this reminder.
TO BENEFIT THE RENOVATION
OF THE CHURCH
CARING & SHARING
This month we are asking for Cereal, Pancake Mix
& Syrup for our Caring & Sharing project. Containers are at the entrances of the Church. Please
find it in your hearts to help with this mission.
SAVE THE DATE
The 15th Annual S.A.V.E.-O.N.E Fundraiser, the “Taste of Lebanon” dinner, benefiting the orphanages in Lebanon,
will take place on Friday, October 7, 2016
at the St. John Maron’s Cedars’ Banquet
Facility. Invitations will be forthcoming.
CANNONIZATION OF
MOTHER TERESA
If anyone is interested in a trip to Rome witnessing the
Sainthood of Mother Teresa on September 1 - 10,
2016, please contact Father Tony Kairouz at
(724) 732-4064. The trip includes transportation, hotel
accommodations, and touring many popular places in
Italy. The package price from Buffalo is $2300 per
person.
Niagara Frontier
County Club
1058 Lake Road
Youngstown, NY
August 27, 2016
For more information contact:
Joe Mahfouz @ 725-3185 or
Mark Mahfouz @ 566-8658
2016 ASSESSMENTBISHOP’S APPEAL
131 families out of 255 have generously
contributed so far. Our OBLIGATION TOWARD OUR DIOCESE is $35,000 of which we
have received $ 28,581.00. Thank you to all
who have generously donated to the Bishop's
Appeal. For those who have not yet made their
contribution, WE NEED YOUR HELP.
Please make the commitment to do your part.
REMINDER
SMOKING is ABSOLUTELY
FORBIDDEN in any area of the Parish
grounds.
Thank you for your cooperation
in this very
important matter.
Help launch St. John Maron Church’s
18th Lebanese Festival.
Let’s make it the most successful one yet!
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