SAINT GEORGE MARONITE CHURCH

AN EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE

WEST SYRIAC ANTIOCHENE TRADITION

Week of November 1, 2015

Consecration of the Church

All Saints Day

Religious Education & Bible Study

Pre K - 12th grade-See bulletin for schedule

Ladies Altar Society (LAS)

See bulletin for schedule

Maronite Youth Organization (MYO)

See bulletin for schedule

Adoration

Tuesday 3:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Mystery of Reconciliation (Confession)

30 minutes before Liturgy and upon request

Mystery of Baptism & Chrismation

Parents and Godparents must meet with the pastor to make arrange-

ments

Mystery of Crowning (Marriage)

Notify the pastor ONE YEAR in advance for the necessary arrange-

ments

Sick and Hospitalized

Contact the pastor for visitation

Memorial Sunday and Lebanese Luncheon

Last Sunday at 11:00 AM

Liturgy Schedule:

Monday-No Liturgy

Tuesday 5:30 PM

Wednesday - Friday 12:00 Noon

Saturday 5:00 PM, Sunday 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Annette Garcia - Parish Secretary Ex. 100

Nick Morey – Bookkeeper Ex102

Jo Ann Reed - Financial Consultant

K. T. Cockerell - Hall Manager Ex. 104

Deborah Mery Fernandez - Cultural Arts Director Ex 107

Richard Karam - Church Attorney

Edward Karam - Church Realtor & Lector Coordinator

Soumaya Doenges - Greeter Coordinator

Deborah Mery Fernandez - Altar Server Coordinator

Regina Aune - Archivist

Fernando Fernandez - Athletic Director Ex. 105

Brendan George - Pastoral Council Chairman

Cathy Van Delden - LAS President

Patricia Karam - Scholarship Committee Chairman

Elyse Karam, Monica Chavez, & Sabrina De La Cruz -

MYO Directors

Samantha Karam Naffah - MYP President

Michele Chebib - Religious Education Coordinator Ex.123

Crystel Harb & Katy Emerson – MYA Coordinators

Dave Sweeney - Veterans Committee Chairman

LAS - Bereavement Committee

Saint George Maronite Catholic Church

6070 Babcock Road, San Antonio, TX 78240

Offices: (210) 690-9569 (210) 690-2240

Fax: (210) 690-5093

Fr. Charles Khachan, MLM – Pastor Ex. 101

E-mail: ckhachan@gmail.com

Hall: (210) 696-5937 www.stgeorgemaronitecenter.com

Rooted in Christ

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MARONITE MINUTE

Consecration of the Church November 1, 2015

STRENGTH IN ADVERSITY: WHEN FAMILIES ARE EVERYTHING

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service

An internally displaced Ukrainian family stands in line as they wait for humanitarian aid at a distribution center

in Kiev, Ukraine, Oct. 27. The family as a bastion of love and protection in times of war and disaster is a reality,

not a pious platitude, said two members of the Synod of Bishops. VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic

Church has long defended the family as the basic unit of society and as a "school of humanity." The family as a

bastion of love and protection in times of war and disaster is a reality, not a pious platitude, said two members of

the Synod of Bishops.

Ukrainian Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, major archbishop of Kiev-Halych and head of the Ukrainian Catho-

lic Church, saw the reality as a youth when Ukraine was under the Soviet Union's communist rule and he sees it

today as hundreds of thousands of people are displaced by the fighting in his country's Eastern region.

Philippine Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle of Manila said he sees it every time an earthquake or typhoon hits his

country and also in the relationships of refugees forced to flee violence.

Both Archbishop Shevchuk and Cardinal Tagle participated in the Synod of Bishops on the family Oct. 4-25.

"Ukraine today is going through the experience of war," the archbishop told Catholic News Service. Especially at

times when political and social structures are weak and "ideologies are crashing, family remains the last fortress,

the last hope, the last protection of human dignity."

"In this period of adversity," he said, the family "is becoming stronger and manifesting its true identity."

The United Nations estimates more than 1.5 million Ukrainians have been displaced by the fighting in the East,

he said, but only about 400,000 of them are receiving assistance from international humanitarian organizations,

the Ukrainian government and Ukrainian religious or volunteer organizations. The remaining 1.1 million people

are being taken care of by their extended families.

Those extended families are Catholic, Orthodox, Muslim, Jewish, Protestant and nonbelievers. The phenomenon

is not religious, Archbishop Shevchuk said; it simply demonstrates that families remain the foundation of a socie-

ty's existence even when the bigger units of society fail. What is more, the family shows itself to be "an outstand-

ing source of solidarity."

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Intentions and Readings of the Divine Liturgy

Sat. Oct. 31st 5:00 PM Liturgy Michael Allen Anderson req. by his loving family

1 Cor 9:19-27 Mt 13:36-43

Sun. Nov. 1st 8:00AM Liturgy for Betty & Lowell Gutknecht req. by Frank & Betty Gudat

11:00AM Liturgy for Elias Kalifa req. by Toufic & Adriana Khalife

Gal 6:1-10 Consecration of the Church Mt 25:14-30

Mon. Nov. 2nd NO LITURGY

Heb 10:11-18 Jn 17:1-8

Tues. Nov. 3rd 5:30 PM Liturgy for the good health of Susan & Frank Rizzo req. by Regina Aune

Heb 10:19-25 Jn 17:9-13

Wed. Nov. 4th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Elias Kalifa req. by Barrera Family

Heb 10:26-31 Jn 17:14-19

Thurs. Nov. 5th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Bishop Youssef Dargham, req. by Fr. Charles Khachan

Heb 10:32-39 Jn 17:20-23

Fri. Nov. 6th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Robert Beathe req. by the Andera family

Rom 5:12-16 Jn 17:24-26

Sat. Nov. 7th 5:00 PM Liturgy for George Joseph req. by his loving family

Rom 5:17-21 Jn 15:15-21

Sun. Nov. 8th 8:00AM Liturgy for Betty & Lowell Gutknecht req. by Frank & Betty Gudat

11:00AM Liturgy for Malake Mery req. by the Ladies Altar Society

Heb 9:11-15 Renewal of the Church Jn 10:22-42

October 25, 2015

$2216.00

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Bertha Acevedo,

Rocky Anawaty,

Amira Andera,

Regina Aune,

Corey Baines,

Gerry Baines,

Sharon Benson,

Pamela Gabriel Craig,

Marina Curie-John,

Diana Curi-Ryder,

Josephine Daaud,

Amira Dean,

David Emerson,

Norma Emerson,

Zeyna Faris,

Muriel Keogh

George,

Hank Grage,

Betty Gudat,

Harry Hilton,

Jackie Hill,

James Hughlette,

Sal Isgro,

Marie Joseph,

Al Jowdy,

David Karam,

Margaret Abdo

Karam,

Mary Anne Karam,

Mary Ann Trad

Karam,

Eugene Karam,

Kell Khattar,

Marie La Monica,

Richard La Monica,

Margaret Craig

Loyd,

Charles Malouff,

Maria Marines,

Elvira Mery,

Maria Mery,

Paul Mery, Jr.,

Tony Mery,

Tony Moawad,

Connie Moller,

Adele Morrison,

Tim O’Connor,

Jose Olvera,

Thelma O’Shaugh-

nessy,

David Palazzo,

Noel Palazzo,

Ashley Polley,

Tanya Raba

Curtis Reed,

Kirsten Reed,

Rose Ribble

Roberto Rodriguez,

Pedro Rosas,

David Saliba,

Gloria Saliba,

Bella Rodriguez

Torres,

Rose Trevino,

Jeanette Van

Delden,

Ted Van Delden,

Gene Viola,

Joe Walker,

Miriam Wells,

Cathy Turcotte Wolfe,

George Yamin.

Daniel Fernandez - March 29, 2015

Edward K. Mery - April 18, 2015

Elias Kalifa - July 1, 2015

Robert Beathe – July 7, 2015

Malake Mery - August 24, 2015

Jack Riegel - August 27, 2015

Saturday, October 31st (5:00 PM)

Lector: Ralphie Karam

Ushers: Laney McMath & Kathy Birkner

Greeters: Sandy Nasif

Altar Servers: Lexi Carraway, Josie Carraway &

Caleb Carraway

Sunday, November 1st

Lector: (8:00 AM) Frank Westermann

Lector: (11:00 AM) Larry Karam

Ushers: Federico Chavez, Charbel Elward &

Toufic Khalife

Greeters: Joya Noujeim & Ceci Chavez

Altar Servers: Harry Doenges, Doug Karam,

Ilya Noujeim & Maroun Harb

Saturday, November 7th (5:00 PM)

Lector: Pat Perillo

Ushers: Frank Dieck & Elizabeth Aboud

Greeters: Sandy Nasif

Altar Servers: Sean & Kyle Salisbury

Sunday, November 8th

Lector: (8:00 AM) Frank Westermann

Lector: (11:00 AM) Ernest Karam

Ushers: Mike Daly & Chris Karam

Greeters: LAS

Altar Servers: Jeremy Daly, Anthony Kuri &

Andre Kuri

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SUNDAY NOVEMBER 1ST Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Holy Name Society meeting at 9:30 AM

Faith Formation at 9:30 AM in the MCC

Rosary at 10:40 AM

MYO meeting following 11:00 AM Liturgy

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3RD

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will be from

3:00 PM to 5:30 PM followed by the Qurbono

(Divine Liturgy) at 5:30 PM. Adoration will

resume at 6:00 PM and will conclude with the

Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

Please note the Blessed Sacrament CANNOT be

left exposed and alone, therefore, a signup sheet is

in the church foyer. If the hours are not completely

filled, adoration will be cancelled on that Tuesday.

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 8TH Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Faith Formation at 9:30 AM in the MCC

Rosary at 10:40 AM

LAS meeting following 11:00 AM Liturgy

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

Daylight savings time ends this

Sunday at 2:00a.m. We gain an

extra hour of sleep so don’t forget

to change your clocks back.

FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK

Fr. Charles would like to thank the Festival

Committee members, volunteers, sponsors,

participants, and everyone that helped make the

festival, despite the bad weather, a huge success

VETERAN’S DAY

On Sunday, November 15,

2015, we will be

celebrating our Veteran’s

Memorial Liturgy at 11:00

AM. On that day, all active

duty and military veterans

are asked to wear their

uniforms along with the

requisite ribbons and/or medals. Please assemble

in the foyer of the church NO LATER than 10:45

AM. Rev. Peter J. Flood, Colonel USAF Retired,

will concelebrate the mass. There will be a

reception following the liturgy in the small hall.

Let us all join together in honoring our parish vet-

eran’s and current members of our Armed Forces.

FESTIVAL RAFFLE WINNERS

Congratulations to the winners of the raffle prizes

at the Lebanese Food Festival:

- 1st prize: Roger Nasr.

- 2nd prize: David Garcia.

- 3rd prize: Rachel Ayoub.

- 4th prize: Scott Malouff.

- 5th prize: Lori Mery.

- 6th prize: Aurora Steele.

A big thank you to everyone for all your support.

We look forward to seeing you in future events

such as, St. Maron’s Feast day, Folklife festival,

and of course next year's Lebanese Festival.

THANKSGIVING BASKETS

We will be having a sign up list for donations for

the thanksgiving baskets, MYO will have a table

with the list of the items we

need, the parishioners can

donate money or items need-

ed, we'll start

this Sunday after 11:00 am

Mass, next week we'll be

signing up after the 5:00 Mass

Saturday and

after 11:00 Mass Sunday.

Community Life

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Miscellaneous

LAS CORNER

Meeting on November 8, 2015

November 15 - Veterans’ Day

November 20-22 - Visit of the Relics of St. Sharbel

November 26 - Thanksgiving From Pope Francis

Let us ask the help of Saint Michael the Archangel to

defend us from the snares of the devil.

STRENGTH IN ADVERSITY: WHEN FAMILIES ARE EVERYTHING

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Cardinal Tagle, who also serves as president of Caritas Internationalis, witnessed the strength of families

when he took a quick break from his duties at the synod and traveled to Greece's border with Macedonia to

visit Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees heading toward northern Europe. According to a staff member of the

U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, about 30 percent of the people crossing the border each day were chil-

dren, most of whom were traveling with their parents.

Standing in the Idomeni refugee transit camp after handing out bags of food to refugees, Cardinal Tagle said

the synod was not just about Communion for the divorced and civilly remarried or attitudes toward homosexu-

al people -- "although those are really important issues" -- but also about how war, migration and poverty are

testing families and tearing some apart.

Watching young parents get off buses with their children, standing in line for food, water and clothing, it is

obvious how war impacts families and how families resist, he said.

"People are risking their lives for their families," Cardinal Tagle said. They are setting off on foot to reach ref-

ugee camps, crossing seas in rickety boats, getting on trains and hoping that the next border will still be open.

At the transit center, he said, "I was shocked by what I saw: the loneliness, the fear, the tiredness. And you see

people coming with one bag, a backpack, the clothes on their back. You see that their only wealth is their fam-

ily. They would do everything, everything for their families."

At the end of the synod, participants published an appeal for peace throughout the Middle East, in Ukraine and

in African countries suffering ongoing conflict. The fighting, they said, impacts increasing numbers of fami-

lies and aggravates humanitarian crises.

In their final report to Pope Francis, synod members also showed their special concern for families fleeing vi-

olence, especially Christian families fleeing "violent religious persecution," which has launched a mass exo-

dus from some countries, most notably Syria and Iraq.

But despite real threats and challenges, the synod said, families continue "to find the courage to face the inad-

equacy and absence" of institutions meant to protect them. Church and society must recognize "the strength of

the family," which "resides essentially in its capacity to love and to teach love. No matter how wounded a

family may be, love always helps it grow," the synod report said.

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