LITURGIES

Sundays 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 am.

Weekdays 8:00 a.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.

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DAILY ROSARY DEVOTIONS

I pray the Holy Rosary daily at 7:30 a.m.

Please join me when you can. +

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CONFESSION

Every Saturday - 2:00 - 4:00 pm or by app’t.

Sunday - before Mass and ending 10 minutes before

Mass begins.

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READINGS

Mat 12 : 14 - 21

Rom 8 : 1 - 11

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READERS Sunday, July 12 - 8:30 am Danny Abou Elias

Sunday, July 12 - 11:00 am George Zogbi

Sunday, July 19 - 8:30 am Chuck Abraham

Sunday, July 19 - 11:00 am Randa Nemer

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Counting Our Blessings

Sunday, July 5, 2015 $2,446 ̀ .00 ******************************************

EVENTS TO COME

LADIES GUILD MEETING

Sunday, July 19, 2015

MEN'S CLUB MEETING

Sunday, July 19, 2015

CAREGIVERS MEETING

Sunday, August 2, 2015

FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION

August 7, 9:00am – 3:00pm

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Next Second Collection

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ABOUT SUNDAY, AUGUST 16

Only one Mass at 10:00 am.

Bishop Elias Zaidan will be here for

the Rite of Ordination of Subdeacon

Alex Harb from the Order of

Subdeacon to the Order of Deacon. A

reception will follow after the Divine

Liturgy. All the Parish is invited.

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THANK YOU VERY MUCH

-Thank you one and all for your generous and loving

work on the Annual Food Fair project. I cannot thank

enough all the leaders and workers who keep showing

up on each of these preparation days leading up to the

Food Fair just 3 weeks away. Lots of serious shopping,

cooking, baking, packaging and cleaning is going on.

Again I say thank you to everyone. May God bless all

our good works.

-A thank you goes out to the 4th

of July Parade team. A

joy filled thanks to the creators of the super attractive

props which got lots of attention from the start to the

finish of the Parade. I thank all the youth volunteers for

walking the Parade and giving out our fliers and candy

to the spectators. Again I pray our efforts will bring a

good success to our key fund raiser.

-A most generous thanks goes out to our Youth

Director and the Men’s Club funds for making it

possible for our youth to attend this last week’s retreat

in Pennsylvania with Father Gary George. Pastor’s

Prayer, may all our youth learn a lot, pray well, and

come back filled with enthusiasm to be more and more

involved in our Parish life. God bless all our youth,

their parents, our Director and everyone else.

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Guess What Great Parish Event Is In August Every Year ?

FOOD FAIR NEWS

The next planning meeting is set for Monday, July 20, 5:30 pm

THE PASTOR’S PLEAS

#1. Please become a volunteer, including parishioners of all

ages, for the food preparation days and for the days of the

food fair. Please sign up. Please make and keep your

commitment. We need our youth and our adults to

participate this year.

#2. Please plan your summer vacation days around Friday,

August 7 & August 8.

#3. Please help in promoting this great event.

Let us all work together to make this the best Food Fair ever.

Divine Liturgy Schedule July 12

th through July 19

th

July 12, 2015

8th Sunday of Pentecost www.ourladyofthecedarschurch.org

Sunday 12

8:30 Robert Thomas by Dottrick Family 8:30 Gloria Thomas by Deacon Tom & Bernie Maroon

8:30 Fawzi Nemer, Gloria Thomas by Vilma Abood 8:30 John, Julia & Ralph Ezzie by Monna Sue Ezzie

St. Veronica / St. John Gualbert, Abbot, Patron of Forest Workers

Monday 13 8:00 Bob Thomas by Tom & Yvonne Jesser Joel the Prophet, Confessor /

St. Henry II, Emperor

Tuesday 14 8:00 Annie Norton by Linda Easterday St. Kateri Tekakwitha,

Confessor, Virgin

Wednesday 15 8:00 Special Intentions of Fr Bill

St. Kyriakos and His Mother St. Yolitta, Martyrs /

St. Bonaventure, Bishop, Doctor of the Church

Thursday 16 8:00 Linda Khoueiry by Fr Bill The Scapular of Our Lady of

Mt. Carmel

Friday 17 8:00 Ann Kral by Debbie Kral St. Marina, Nun of Qannoubine /

The Blessed Martyrs of Compiegne

Saturday 18 8:30 Ann Kral by Rose Siranovic St. Camillus de Lellis, Priest /

Blessed Virgin Mary

Sunday 19

8:30 Robert Thomas by OLOC Ladies Guild 8:30 Jordan Dunson by OLOC CAREGIVERS

11:00 David Massoud by Deacon Bob & Barb Foster 11:00 Melhem & Samir Sahlani by Deacon Bob &

Barb Foster

St. Macrina, Sister of Gregory of Nyssa and Basil the Great

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IN HONOR OF

THE FEAST OF ST. SHARBEL,

THURSDAY, JULY 23 In preparation –

There will be 3 days of Evening Prayer

beginning on Monday, July 20 at 6:30 pm

which will include Devotion to the Blessed

Sacrament, Rosary, and Spiritual Reflection

on Prayer. In the holy life of St. Sharbel it is

well known that he had a profound love for

the Blessed Sacrament and the Virgin Mary.

On the Feast Day –

Feast Day Divine Liturgy will be

celebrated at 6:30 pm concluding with a

personal blessing with the relic of St.

Sharbel. Visiting and refreshments will be

served after Liturgy.

Please come to honor this holy and great Saint

and powerful intercessor of our Maronite

Church.

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MEETINGS – MEETINGS – MEETINGS

Food Fair Meeting – Mon, July 20 – 5:30 pm.

Hall Advisory Board – Mon, July 27 – 6:30 pm

Parish Advisory Board – Wed, July 29 – 7:00 pm.

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CHURCH CLEANING PARTY Please help us clean the church on Thursday, July 30

beginning at 9:30 am. We will end by 11:30 am and

enjoy a lunch and visit. All ages are encouraged to

come and join in our cleaning party.

It is a good thing to prepare for the visit of our Bishop

who will visit us this August.

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A SPECIAL APPEAL LETTER IS ON ITS WAY

Each year a special appeal goes

out to all the parish asking for your support

towards the ANNUAL FOOD FAIR. Your

generous response is so important and is

greatly helpful to the success of this event.

As usual you may return your response by

mail or deposit your contribution in the

basket at the Divine Liturgy along with your

Sunday Offering.

I thank our Chairman Walid Lababidi for his

great leadership in this annual appeal.

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Touch a life…Become a hospice Volunteer

Hospice is a philosophy of care, not a place. We care

for our patients wherever they call home. As a vital

part of our team volunteers come from all walks of life,

and have a variety of skills, talents and abilities.

Opportunities to serve are diverse: visit patients and

families to provide companionship, socialization, and

comfort, help with legacy work, transportation, light

housework, meal preparation, run errands, make phone

calls, help with clerical work, attend health fairs, make

a presentation. Volunteers with specialized

professional qualifications and training are also

needed: attorneys, notaries, licensed hair dressers,

Massotherapists, pet therapy dogs and their handlers.

The next series of volunteer classes will be held at the

New Horizons Church, 290 Darrow Rd, Akron, OH

44305 on Saturdays, August 22 and 29 from 8:30am –

4:30pm. Teen and volunteers not having patient

contact attend only the first four hours on August 22

class while most other volunteers attend all classes.

Pre-Registration is required. For more information or

to register, call 880-707-8922 ext. 6881

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A REPORT ON PARISH REPAIRS -2 PROJECTS COMPLETED

1. We had to replace the air conditioner & heater unit in the cry room. The expense for this

project came to $5,186.71.

2. Part II, sealing the parking lot. Last year we had to re do the entire lot and at that time the

recommendation by the company was to wait 1 year to do the needed repairs and sealing. This

was helpful by the fact that last winter was very rough on the lot.

Both projects were covered from the Building Fund Account. In these past 3 years we did much in

improvements and repairs thanks to your great generosity. Please know that we still have a few

more essential projects to complete. May I please ask everyone to participate and help out the best

you can. Thank you all very much.

Vilma Abood Chuck & Mary Beth Abraham

Christine Abraham Nabil & Marlene Astrinos

Fr. Bill Bonczewski Paul & Gena Boulos

Bill & Lisa Branzel & Family Albert & Nellie Chaoui

Paul & Nila Ellis Ralph Ezzie Memorial George & Donna Ezzie

Rasheed Fagher Deacon Bob & Barb Foster

Camille Ghorayeb Chris & Sandy Hamad

Adiby Hamad Margaret Hamad

Chris Hamad Fares Jasser

Dr. Joseph & Hope Jasser John & Erin Jesser Tom & Yvonne Jesser

Florence Jesser Walid Kawaji & Family

Harvey Kelly Memorial Walid Lababidi

Ghassan & Marleine Lababidi Lena Maroon Memorial

Deacon Tom & Bernice Maroon Mr & Mrs Charles Maroon

John & Nancy Massoud Fady & Theresa Nahra Robert & Marion Nemer

Mona Nemer Bahia Nemr

Dick Ondecker Jim & Bev Peters

Francois & Christiane Risha Ata Sabbagh

Beshara Sabbagh Dr. & Mrs Robert Skiffey Dr. & Mrs George Solomon

Patti Staeger Nathan & Maria Stewart

Bechara Tabet Paul & Karla Wilkinson

George Zogbi

Our Lady of the Cedars of Mt. Lebanon

Pledge Drive Benefactors