Thanks A Load!
Our thanks and gratitude go out to all those who have made our
Holy Week celebrations so meaningful and beautiful. Special thanks to:
.. Our Choir for enhancing our Liturgies.
.. Our Decoration Committee for decorating our church so
beautifully.
.. The ushers and Altar boys for serving our Liturgies.
.. Our youth for providing the refreshments.
.. All of you who attended and enriched it. |
NAM Delegate:
We welcome Michelle Rivera as the new Delegate for NAM for our
parish. She and Michael Joseph will work together on all issues related to NAM.
Welcome aboard Michelle & Good
Luck!
We thank Lisa Sleiman for serving as a NAM Delegate for the last
year plus. May God bless you kindly.
We want also to acknowledge all the good work that Michael
Joseph has been doing. Thanks!
NAM Membership:
All of you are encouraged to join the National Apostolate of
Maronites (NAM) which is a Lay Organization whose mission is to unify the laity in the
United States and serve as a link between the clergy and the laity. It sponsors many
worthwhile projects that help our Eparchies and their different needs.
Choir News:
The choir will have practice next Sunday April 26 following the
Divine Liturgy. All members are kindly asked to attend.
Parish Gratitude Corner:
As a parish-family, we are grateful for and thank:
Gloria Bedran
for picking up the sweets for every Sunday.
May the Lord reward you one hundred
fold! |
Middle Eastern Luncheon
On Sunday, April 26, we will have a special Middle Eastern
Luncheon (Gyros) in our parish hall from 11:00am to 3:00pm. Tickets are $2.00 a child and
$5.00 an adult and can be bought at the church hall. Thanks to the Syrian Orthodox
branch of our parish for sponsoring this luncheon.
Come along with a friend!
Dedication of St. Maron Statue:
You are all invited to attend a special Maronite Liturgy, today,
Sunday, April 19, at the Church of Saint Louis, King of France at 506 Cedar Street in
downtown St. Paul. Take 94 East - exit on 10th St. - make right on cedar
St.- Church on left side.
We will be consecrating a statue of St. Maronthat John Nasseff has
donated to St. Louis Church. Come and see the $1 million organ that our parishioner Helen
Houle donated to St. Louis’s. Our Choir will be serving this Divine Liturgy.
We hope that you will join us!
Touch
of Humor:
The captain made an announcement : "Does anybody on this aircraft
know how to pray?"
The priest put his hand up.
"Good," said the captain. "You start praying. The rest of you people
don your parachutes. We’re one short." |
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Tuition
Subsidy Forms:
We are now accepting applications for the Betros & Zmeroud
Nasseff Education Fund.
All Children who are attending Catholic schools are eligible to
receive help from this fund. Distribution will be based on need and income.
If you are interested, please, contact the parish office for
application.
Stewardship
Thought:
We don’t give because we have a lot and can afford it; we give
because of a desire to share what we have with others. |
St. Maron Cemetery:
Our parish has purchased 50 plots at the Hillside Cemetery
exclusively for our parishioners.
All of you are encouraged to purchase a grave plot for future
use. It is always wise to prepare for our future destiny when God calls us from this life.
A large marble monument will distinguish this site.
If you are interested to buy any plot, please contact the parish
office soon. The price of each grave is $750.00 until June 1st, then it will go
up to $1,000.00.
NAM CONVENTION:
The NAM will be held in Pittsburgh, PA July 15-19, 1998. If
you’re interested, Please, call the parish office.
Annual Youth Conference:
The youth will have their Retreat/Conference in Cincinnati, OH.
July 29-August 2, 1998. All the youth of our parish are invited.
The Order of St. Sharbel"
- Mission Statement -
"The Order of St. Sharbel is a national organization of lay
people who have pledged their spiritual and financial support for the Seminary,
seminarians and retired clergy of our Eparchy.
We appeal to all members of our parish community to join this
Order if they can.
Membership dues are 4500.00 per year, or $5,000.00 for lifetime
membership.
Call the parish office for more
details.
No 8:30 Liturgy:
Please, note that there will be no 8:30am Liturgy on Sunday, May
3rd due to the First Holy Communion at 10:00am.
It’s Your Choice!
Choose to love, rather than hate.
Choose to smile, rather than frown.
Choose to build, rather than destroy.
Choose to persevere, rather than quit.
Choose to praise, rather than gossip.
Choose to heal, rather than wound.
Choose to give, rather than grasp.
Choose to act, rather than delay.
Choose to forgive, rather than curse.
Choose to pray, rather than despair
 Remember Your Parish in Your Will
Please, consider very seriously to include your parish in your will.
Some people treat the church as one of their children.
The following is a suggested formula.
I hereby give, devise
and bequeath the sum of $ (or specify described real or personal property) to
the Church of Saint Maron of Minneapolis, a non-profit corporation located at 602
University Ave. NE Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413, to be used and applied by it for its
general purpose
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