SAINT GEORGE MARONITE CHURCH

AN EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE

WEST SYRIAC ANTIOCHENE TRADITION

Week of February 5, 2017 Commemoration of the Priests

Annette Garcia - Parish Secretary Ex. 100

Nick Morey – Bookkeeper Ex102

Jo Ann Reed - Financial Consultant

Michele Chebib - Hall Manager Ex. 104

Deborah Mery Fernandez - Cultural Arts Director

Richard Karam - Church Attorney

Edward Karam - Church Realtor & Lector Coordinator

Soumaya Doenges - Greeter Coordinator

Ameen Al Bahloly- Altar Server Coordinator

Regina Aune - Archivist

Fernando Fernandez - Athletic Director

Brendan George - Pastoral Council Chairman

Jose Fernandez - Finance Committee Chairman

Candy Monsour - LAS President

Patricia Karam - Scholarship Committee Chairman

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

MYO Directors

Samantha Karam Naffah - MYP President

Crystel Harb - Religious Education Coordinator

Crystel Harb & Katy Emerson – MYA Coordinators

Dave Sweeney - Veterans Committee Chairman

Toufic Khalife & Larry Monsour - Grounds Committee

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

Saint George Maronite Catholic Church

6070 Babcock Road, San Antonio, TX 78240

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

Fax: (210) 690-5093 www.stgeorgesa.org

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

Fr. Charles Khachan, MLM – Pastor Ex. 101

E-mail: ckhachan@gmail.com

Deacon Tom Billimek

Merciful Like the Father!

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

arrangements

Mystery of Crowning (Marriage)

Notify the pastor ONE YEAR in advance for the necessary arrangements

Sick and Hospitalized

Contact the pastor for visitation

Memorial Sunday and Lebanese Luncheon

Last Sunday at 11:00 AM

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Intentions and Readings of the Divine Liturgy

Sat. Feb. 4th 5:00 PM Liturgy for Grant Peisen req. by Samira Mery

2Cor 3:7-14 Jn 19:28-37

Sun. Feb. 5th 8:00 AM Liturgy for Deceased Rakowitz Family Members req. by Frank & Betty Gudat

11:00AM Liturgy for George Mery, Salua Mery Bunker & Don Bunker req. by

the Fernandez Family

1Tim 4:6-16 Commemoration of the Priests Lk 12:42-48

Mon. Feb. 6th NO LITURGY

2Tim 1:1-16 Mt 16:24-28

Tues. Feb. 7th 5:30 PM Liturgy for Anthony Mery Jr. req. by Edward Karam

2Tim 2:1-13 Mt 18:1-5

Wed. Feb. 8th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Grant Peisen req. by Debbie & Fernando Fernandez

2Tim 14-26 Mt 20:20-28

Thurs. Feb. 9th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Grant Peisen req. by Robert & Pat Karam

2Tim 3:10-17 St. Maron Feast Day (Actual) Jn 12:23-30

Fri. Feb 10th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Barbara Ann Kazen req. by George & Virginia Wirsching

2Tim 4:1-8 Lk 22:24-30

Sat. Feb. 11th 5:00 PM Liturgy for Robert Beathe

Tit 1:1-9 Jn 13:13-17

Sun. Feb. 12th 8:00 AM Liturgy for Farris Nicholas Alhaj req. by Joe & Amal Alhaj Salinas

11:00AM Liturgy for Assaad Leon Toursarkissian req. by his loving family

Heb 12:18-24 Commemoration of the Righteous & the Just Mt 25:31-46

We apologize for any inconvenience if a name of a loved one was

misspelled or dropped off the list of masses by mistake.

February 5, 2016

Church flowers provided by Ladies Altar Society

Refreshments provided by the Behnam Family &

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Bertha Acevedo,

Rocky Anawaty,

Amira Andera,

Regina Aune,

Corey Baines,

Gerry Baines,

Sharon Benson,

Pamela Gabriel Craig,

Terry Griebel,

Marina Curie-John,

Diana Curi-Ryder,

Josephine Daaud,

David Emerson,

Norma Emerson,

Zeyna Faris,

Brendon Fuselier

Muriel Keogh George,

Hank Grage,

Betty Gudat,

Harry Hilton,

Jackie Hill,

James Hughlette,

Sal Isgro,

Marie Joseph,

Al Jowdy,

David Karam,

Elyse Karam,

Eugene Karam,

Mary Anne Karam,

Mary Ann Trad Karam,

Donna Khattar,

Marie La Monica,

Richard La Monica,

Margaret Craig Loyd,

Charles Malouff,

Louise Malouff,

Maria Marines,

Karen Martinez,

Elvira Mery,

Maria Mery,

Paul Mery, Jr.,

Tony Moawad,

Connie Moller,

Adele Morrison,

Nancy Nasif,

Tim O’Connor,

Jose Olvera,

Roger O’Shaugh-nessy

Thelma O’Shaugh-

nessy,

David Palazzo,

Noel Palazzo,

Ashley Polley,

Larry Raba,

Tanya Raba

Curtis Reed,

Curtis Michael, Reed

Kirsten Reed,

Rose Ribble,

Johnny Rodriguez,

Roberto Rodriguez,

Pedro Rosas,

Gloria Saliba,

Marie Schechter,

Bella Rodriguez Torres,

Rose Trevino,

Jeanette Van Delden,

Gene Viola,

Joe Walker,

Miriam Wells,

Cathy Turcotte Wolfe,

George Yamin.

Karen Karam Baines - March 10, 2016

Sophie Abdo Karam - June 24, 2016

Ted Van Delden - September 27, 2016

Amira Mery Dean - November 14, 2016

Anthony Mery, Jr. – November 30, 2016

Grant Peisen - December 12, 2016

David Saliba - December 23, 2016

Saturday, February 4th (5:00 PM)

Lector: Pat Perillo

Ushers: Frank Dieck & Elizabeth Aboud

Greeter: Sandy Nasif

Altar Servers: Jeremy Daly & Kiersten Salinas

Sunday, February 5th

Lector: (8:00 AM) Frank Westermann

Lector: (11:00 AM) Brendan George

Ushers: MYO

Greeters: MYO

Altar Servers: MYO

Saturday, February 11th (5:00 PM)

Lector: Joe Khattar

Ushers: Arthur Lang & Gladys Salisbury

Greeter: Karen Sacre

Altar Servers: Zack Karam & Aaron Mery

Sunday, February 12th

Lector: (8:00 AM) Frank Westermann

Lector: (11:00 AM) Michael Mery

Ushers: David Sweeney & Larry Monsour

Greeters: LAS

Altar Servers: Christopher Geha, Andre Kuri &

Harry Doenges

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 5TH Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM. Faith Formation. Rosary at 10:40 AM. Holy Name Society meeting at 9:30 AM in the

church office. MYO meeting after the 11:00 AM Liturgy.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 7TH 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. Adora-tion will resume at 6:00 PM and will conclude with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacra-ment.

Bible Study for Adults at 7:00 PM

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12TH Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM. Faith Formation. Rosary at 10:40 AM. LAS Meeting after the 11:00 AM Liturgy.

MEMORIAL LITURGIES If you would like to schedule a memorial liturgy, please complete and return the form that was mailed out to the church office. Every effort will be made to accommodate your first choice of date for your liturgy. However, that may not always be possible. In addition, you may also provide the flowers for the liturgy (in memory of your loved ones, in hon-or of someone or for a special intention) and/or refreshments for the fellowship after the 11:00 AM Liturgy and you will be acknowledged in the church weekly bulletin.

SUNDAY FELLOWSHIP We still need families to sign up to provide re-freshments for the fellowship hour following the 11:00 AM liturgy. A simple array of sweets (donuts, cookies) to compliment the coffee that is provided, is greatly appreciated. Please contact Lina Noujeim at 210-483-3063 or the church of-fice to sign up.

PARISH BUSINESS DIRECTORY We are in the process of creating a Parish Busi-ness Directory. All parishioners who own a busi-ness or would like to advertise their field of work, are encouraged to please submit the business information to the church office or contact Paul Mery at paul4020@gvtc.com to be included in the directory.

ST. MARON’S WEEKEND On Sunday, February 12, 2017 we will celebrate the feast day of St. Maron. During the 11:00 AM liturgy, church officers will receive a special blessing during . A reception will follow to honor the 2016 Silver Massabki, Faith of the Mountain, St George Appreciation Award Recipients, and other awards. Remember, to be eligible for the Massabki Medal or the Faith of the Mountain, you must have been a member in good standing of NAM for at least one year prior to your nomination.

HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE A briefing on the Holy Land Pilgrimage will take place on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at 6:30 PM in the church. All the participants, please save the date.

END OF YEAR STATEMENTS The end of year tax statements have been mailed out. If you do not receive your statement by the end of the week or if there is a mistake, please call the church office at 210-690-9569.

TRIBUTE FOR A LOVED ONE You have the chance to create a Tribute in Honor or Memory of Someone. Parishioners of St. George Maronite Church; there is a special way to demonstrate your generosity by creating a lasting tribute in honor of a loved one. To acknowledge your contribution, an en-graved plaque with the commemoration will be added to an item purchased if possible. Your con-tribution will be acknowledged and you will re-ceive a thank you letter for your donation for tax purposes. At this time the choir needs a hymn dis-play, the cost is $150. Please contact Fr. Charles or the church office for more information.

ASH MONDAY Monday, February 27, is Ash Monday, the begin-ning of the season of Great Lent. Anyone who has blessed palms from last year, please bring them to the church office or to the church by February 12th. We will be burning them to use in the Ash Monday service. Liturgy on Ash Monday will be at 7:00 PM followed by a Mjaddra dinner benefit-ing the MYO at the MCC.

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations to Albert (Bubba) and Nancy on receiving the Lumen Gentium Award bestowed on lay Catholics in the Archdiocese of San Antonio by Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.

Community Life

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Stewardship Our gift to God and our Parish

January 29, 2017 Month to date Year to date Our 2017 Goal $3,345.00 $175,000.00 Online Donations $1,070.00 $16,843.00 $16,843.00 Overage/Shortage -$158,157.00 Second Collection– Eparchial Charities: $387.00

You can now contribute online,

https://www.stgeorgesa.org/donate-online/

MARONITE MINUTE

Commemoration of the Priest February 5, 2017

LAS CORNER

Meeting February 19, 2017 after 11:00am litur-gy.

Cookbooks for sale, $25.00 each.

February 11-12 - St. Maron Weekend Celebration February 25– Altar Server training February 27- Ash Monday March 7 - Holy Land Briefing, 6:30 PM March 10 - Lenten Reconciliation Service March 10-11– 24 hours adoration and Lenten Retreat March 22– 30 - Holy Land Pilgrimage

FROM POPE FRANCIS

“Consecrated life is a great gift of God: a gift of God to the Church, a gift of God to His People.”

Remember in your prayers this week all the living and deceased priests who served the St. George Community.

Fr. George Aziz +

Fr. Elias Nagem +

Fr. Anthony Dahdah +

Msgr. Alexander Wangler +

Chorbishop John Trad +

Msgr. Assad Awad

Fr. Nehmatallah El-Hayek +

Fr. Wlademer Akekee +

Msgr. Bernard Khachan +

Msgr. James Khoury +

Fr. George P. George

Fr. Hares Zagheib +

Most Rev. Stephen Doueihi +

Most Rev. Abdallah E. Zaidan, MLM

Fr. Milad Yaghi, MLM

Most Rev. Marwan E. Tabet, MLM

Fr. John Al-Nahal, MLM

Fr. Assaad El-Bacha, MLM

Fr. Fadi Helwangi, MLM

Fr. Ghassan Mattar, MLM

Fr. Charles Khachan, MLM

Fr. Marwan Abi Nader, MLM

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St. George Maronite Catholic Church

Scholarship Program

Information for Scholarship Applicants

Criteria for Application:

The family and individual must be active members of St. George Catholic Church for the previous four years.

Active membership is described as:

1. Attending Church regularly and Contributing time and money to the Church through the Stewardship Pro-gram.

2. The applying student must be involved in the parish community evidenced by one or more activities (for example, regular attendance at Sunday Liturgy and/or religious education; membership in the Maronite Youth Organization; parish community service hours in church activities, etc.)

3. The recipient must be a graduating high school senior or equivalent (GED) recipient

Procedure for Application:

The award is only for fully matriculated entering freshmen to an accredited community college, college or university, and it is to be used for education expenses.

Applications must be postmarked or received by April 8 to be considered for the next academic year.

All eligible applicants will receive a scholarship.

The amount of scholarship funds to be awarded will be determined annually by the Scholarship Committee Governing Board and will be dependent on funds available and the number of applicants.

E. A certificate of Scholarship Award will be presented to the student in May. The money made payable by check to the student will be awarded when the student enrolls in the institution and submits verification by sending copies:

a. Of class schedule, and Tuition and fee statement.

Student must also submit address to which the check should be sent. Send this information to:

St. George Maronite Catholic Church

Scholarship Committee

6070 Babcock Road

San Antonio, Texas 78240

The scholarship is non-renewable.

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St. George Maronite Catholic Church

Scholarship Application

Name: ______________________________________ Soc. Sec. No. _________________ Address: ____________________________________________________________________________ Number and Street City State Zip code Phone: __________________________________ Date of Birth: ____________________ High School: __________________________ Date of Graduation or GED:_____________ College You Plan to Attend: _____________________________ Major: ______________ Date of Enrollment: _________________ Will You Be a Full-Time Student? ___Yes ___No Parents’ Name: ________________________________________ Phone: __________________________ Address: _______________________________________________________________________________ Number and Street City State Zip code Write a brief paragraph describing your goals for the future.

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List your involvement in the parish community describing the activity and year(s) it occurred. Continue on an sec-ond page if needed: (Examples: Regular attendance at Sunday Mass and/or religious education; active membership in the Maronite Youth Organization; parish community service hours in activities such as: participating as an altar server, in the church choir, as a Folk Dancer, or the St. George CYO; assisting with the Sunday luncheons, Vaca-tion Bible School, Folklife, Lebanese Festivals, and any other church activities and projects) ______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________

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___________________________________ ______________________________________ Student’s Signature Date Parent’s Signature Date Submit this application by April 8 to: _____________________ St. George Maronite Catholic Church For Office Use Only: Scholarship Committee Date Received: ______ 6070 Babcock Road Received By: ______ San Antonio, Texas 78240

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