SAINT GEORGE MARONITE CHURCH

AN EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE

WEST SYRIAC ANTIOCHENE TRADITION

Week of May 14, 2017 Fifth Week of the Resurrection

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

Gym: http://www.sgmgym.com/

Bingo: http://www.randysbingo.com/

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. May 13th 5:00 PM Liturgy for Billie Sahley req. by Kathy Birkner

1Thes 5:12-28 Mt 14:22-33

Sun. May 14th 8:00 AM Liturgy for David Saliba req. by Ralphie Karam

11:00AM Liturgy for Susie E. Juarez req. Frank & Susan Rizzo

Eph 2:1-10 Fifth Week of the Resurrection Jn 21:15-19

Mon. May 15th No Liturgy

Phil 1:1-10 Lk 22:28-34

Tues. May 16th 5:30 PM Liturgy for Roberto Rodriguez req. by Regina Aune

Phil 1:12-20 Jn 1:35-42

Wed. May 17th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for The good health of Martha Toursarkissian and Family

req. by Regina Aune

Phil 1:21-30 Mt 16:21-28

Thurs. May 18th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Roberto Rodriguez req. by Jo Ann & Curtis Reed

Phil 2:1-11 Mt 16:11-20

Fri. May 19th 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Therese Antoun req. by Gene Viola

Phil 2:12-18 Mt 18:18-22

Sat. May 20th 5:00 PM Liturgy for Kyriacou and Sidaoui families req. by their families

Liturgy for Anthony Mery Jr. req. by Beverly Fernandez

Phil 2:19-30 Mt 17:24-27

Sun. May 21st 8:00 AM Liturgy for the intentions of the parishinoers of St. George

11:00AM Liturgy for Bjorn Aune req. Regina Aune

Rom 10:1-13 Sixth Week of the Resurrection Lk 24:36-48

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

misspelled or dropped off the list of masses by mistake.

May 7, 2017

Flowers: In memory of Susie E. Juarez req. by Frank & Susan Rizzo

Refreshments: Holy Name Society In honor of Mothers' Day

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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,

Gloria Maldonado,

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,

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.

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

Robert Dieck - February 17, 2017

Roberto Rodriguez - April 3, 2017

Saturday, May 13th (5:00 PM)

Lector: Ralphie Karam

Ushers: Janie Rivas & Joe Rivas

Greeter: Souraya Sarkis

Altar Servers: Zack Karam & Aaron Mery

Sunday, May 14th

Lector: (8:00 AM) Frank Westermann

Lector: (11:00 AM) Larry Karam

Ushers: Elmosa Herrera, David Sweeney &

Larry Monsour

Greeters: MYA

Altar Servers: Ilya Noujeim, Jacob Farah, Joseph

Hannah & Diego Medina

Saturday, May 20th (5:00 PM)

Lector: Ray Dustin

Ushers: Ameen Al-Bahloly & Simon Salinas

Greeter: Souraya Sarkis

Altar Servers: Zack Karam & Aaron Mery

Sunday, May 21st

Lector: (8:00 AM) Frank Westermann

Lector: (11:00 AM) Ernest Karam

Ushers: Mike Daly & Chris Karam

Greeters: Ladies Altar Society

Altar Servers: Anthony Kuri, Andre Kuri, Chris-

topher Geha & Khalil Malouff

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SUNDAY MAY 14TH Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 and 11:00 AM Rosary at 10:40 AM Second Collection for Catholic Communica-

tion Campaign.

TUESDAY MAY 16TH 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 con-clude with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.

ASCENSION THURSDAY Thursday, May 25 is the feast of the Ascension of Our Lord, holy day of obligation. There will be Divine Liturgy at 7:00 PM.

SUNDAY MAY 21ST Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 and 11:00 AM Rosary at 10:40 AM LAS, MYO, and MYA meetings after the

11:00 AM Liturgy at the MCC.

FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL The 46th Annual Texas Folklife Festival is around the corner. The dates this year are June 9, 10 & 11, 2017. Volunteers are needed to make this event a success. Please sign-up for at least two shifts. You can sign-up to volunteer and purchase your entrance tickets at the church of-fice starting this week or after all weekend litur-gies starting on Saturday, May 13, 2017.

BACCALAUREATE LITURGY

ALL graduates (High School, Undergraduate, Masters, Postgraduate, and Professional) are in-vited to attend the Baccalaureate Liturgy on June 4th, 2017 at 11:00 AM. If you are about to gradu-ate or will graduate by August 2017, please call the Church office at 210-690-9569 or email us at annette@stgeorgesa.org and give us your name so your achievement can be recognized. Please submit the information by Wednesday, May 29, 2017.

HOLY LAND PRESENTATION

Join us on Saturday, June 3, at 6:00 PM in the MCC for a potluck dinner and a presentation on the pilgrimage that we took to the Holy Land in March.

A SPECIAL THANK YOU To Scott Malouff for his donation for the new

xeriscape at the entrance of the church. To everyone who participated in “40 cans of

Lent”. Along with St. Brigid, we were able to collect 6,341 food items.

Thank you for your generosity and may God bless you abundantly.

FIREWOOD St. George has firewood that is available to any-one who would like to come and pick it up. If you are interested, please contact Fr. Charles or the church office.

BE READY FOR THE LITURGY Join us every Sunday at 10:40 AM as we prepare ourselves to participate in the Liturgy and pray the Rosary. And, on the last Sunday of every month, to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet.

BABY ITEM DRIVE We would like to ask the community to donate baby items such as diapers, formula, wipes, clothes, blankets, etc. Items will be donated to the St. Brigid conference of St. Vincent de Paul Society, Providence House and Guadalupe Home, to be given to expectant mothers in need of help. All contributions are greatly appreciated.

SECOND COLLECTION Today, we are taking up the collection for the Catholic Communication Campaign (CCC). Your support helps connect people to Christ, here and around the world, through the internet, television, radio, and print media. Half of the funds we col-lect remains in our Eparchy to support local ef-forts. Be a part of this campaign to spread the gospel message and support the collection today!

Community Life

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Second Collection - National Shrine and Basilica of Our Lady of Lebanon - $335.00

You can now contribute online, https://www.stgeorgesa.org/donate-online/

“God loves a cheerful giver!” (2 Corinthians 9:7)

STEWARDSHIP Our Gift to God and our Church

LAS CORNER

Cookbooks for sale, $25.00 each. LAS Meeting May 21st There are a limited number of grape leaves ,

large kibbe trays and small kibbee trays availa-ble for sale.

May 14 - Mother’s Day May 17 - Parish Council Meeting May 25 - Ascension Thursday June 4 - Pentecost Sunday June 4 - Baccalaureate Liturgy June 9-11 - Texas Folklife Festival

FROM POPE FRANCIS

With Mary, as a pilgrim of hope and peace I travel to Fatima.

Let us see in her that everything is God’s gift and He is our strength

May 7, 2017 Month to date Year to date Our 2017 Goal

Regular Collection

$3,408.00

Online Donations

$275.00

$3,408.00 $65,764.00 $ 175,000.00

Overage/Shortage -$109,236.00

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Five Prayers Taught at Fatima by Mary & the Angels Source: https://www.catholiccompany.com/ by Mary Thierfelder

On May 13, 1917, the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal with an urgent message for the whole world. Between May and October she would appear five more times, each on the 13th of the month.

She identified herself as Our Lady of the Rosary and urged the children to pray the rosary daily for peace in the world (as World War I raged on) and to make sacrifices for the conversion of sinners. Over the course of these visits, and several preceding visits by an angel, there were five prayers that were taught to Lucia, Fran-cisco and Jacinta. THE PARDON PRAYER The angel who appeared to the children called himself the Angel of Peace and the Angel of Portugal. He taught them the following prayer: “My God, I believe, I adore, I hope and I love Thee! I ask pardon for those who do not believe, do not adore, do not hope and do not love Thee.” THE ANGEL’S PRAYER On one occasion, the three children saw the angel prostrate before a host and chalice that hung in the air. Wor-shiping the Eucharist, the angel prayed, “Most Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit- I adore Thee pro-foundly. I offer Thee the most precious Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity of Jesus Christ, present in all the taber-nacles of the world, in reparation for the outrages, sacrileges, and indifferences whereby He is offended. And through the infinite merits of His Most Sacred Heart and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, I beg of Thee the con-version of poor sinners.” THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER During the first apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, the children found themselves “moved by an interior im-pulse,” as Lucia later explained, to say the following prayer together: “Most Holy Trinity, I adore Thee! My God, my God, I love Thee in the Most Blessed Sacrament.” THE SACRIFICE PRAYER The Blessed Mother taught the children to offer all their personal sacrifices to God by praying, “Oh my Jesus, I offer this for love of Thee, for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the sins committed against the Immaculate Heart of Mary.” THE ROSARY DECADE PRAYER The Blessed Mother stressed the critical importance of praying the rosary daily for the conversion of sinners and for peace in the world. She asked that the following prayer be recited at the end of each rosary decade: “Oh My Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of Hell, lead all souls to Heaven, especially those in most need of Thy mercy.”

May 13th is the feast day of Our Lady of Fatima. Many miracles and conversions have been attributed to her Immaculate Heart, and she continues to intercede for sinners that all may come to know Christ’s mercy.

These Fatima prayers, given to Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta by Our Lady and an angel, are a heavenly gift to the faithful to teach us how to pray effectively for the unseen battle for souls that takes place around us eve-ry day. They should be memorized and prayed as we offer up sacrifices throughout our day for the conversion of sinners, and in reparation for the many sins committed against God.

Pope Francis dedicated his pontificate to Our Lady of Fatima. After becoming the Supreme Pontiff, Pope Francis also formally renewed the consecration of the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary on October 13, 2013, the anniversary of the final apparition of Our Lady of Fatima, known as the Miracle of the Sun.

On the 100th anniversary of Our Lady of Fatima on May 13, 2017, Pope Francis will visit the site of the apparitions in commemoration of the centenary, and will canonize two of the three Fatima seers, Francisco and Jacinta Marto.

Our Lady of Fatima, pray for us!

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