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Happy
First Communion! |
May Christ who became food and dwelled in them fill them with
his grace and grant them happiness and joy all, the days of their lives.
May your souls be nourished always!
Men’s Club dinner:
The Lebanon American Club will be holding their Annual Lebanese Dinner
on Wednesday, May 27, 1998. Tickets are $100.00 per couple. You may obtain them by
contacting some of the parishioners who are holding them or you may call the parish
office.
Through this Dinner, the Club generously donates $5,000.00 toward the
Education Fund of our parish each year.
You are all encouraged if you can to support this worthy Club.
Monthly Luncheon Report:
Our Monthly Luncheon brought in $1,150.00 profit. But most
importantly, it brought camaraderie and friendship among people as well as it gave the
opportunity to few families in our parish to know how it is to put on a fund-raiser event
for the parish.
Special thanks to the Syrian Orthodox group who are an important
part of our parish for their diligent work
May the Lord reward you kindly!
Flowers Donation:
An anonymous couple in our parish donated $500.00 in order to
cover all the expenses of the flowers that we purchased for the Holy Season.
We thank this couple and pray that the Lord may cover their road
with flowers always.
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.
No 8:30 Liturgy:
Please, note that there will be no 8:30am
Liturgy on Sundays, May 10th and 17th. There will be only a 10:00am
Liturgy and a 4:30pm on Saturday.
Please, pass the word around.
Parish Gratitude Corner:
As a parish-family, we are grateful for and thank:
All the Lectors
with Michael Joseph as their Coordinator
May the Lord reward you one hundred
fold! |
We’re Going Worldwide!
Now, you can hear the news of our parish worldwide through the
Internet. You can reach our website by contacting:
http://www.onrampinc.net/stmaron
By typing this address, you will get news about the parish, the
weekly bulletin, the up-coming events and other links about the Maronites.
Our thanks go out to our web-master, Sami Salha,
who has done marvelous job in preparing this site.
You can also reach another site of our parish by clicking on the
following link: http://www.eparchyla.org/stm-mmn.htm |
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Hafli Report:
Once again, St. Maron’s family outdid
themselves in the Annual Dinner and Hafli which took place at Totino Grace High School.
We were very proud to share our culture with the larger community of the Twin Cities area.
This event could not have been such a success without the generous work of the following:
The Chairman Duane Nasser & his wife Elizabeth.
The Ladies of the Altar Society and St. Anne’s Club with Teresa
Jacob as food chairwoman.
All those who helped sell tickets.
All the kind men and women who helped shop, cook, clean and transport
the food.
The Mixers Club who decorated the hall.
All those who helped serve in the kitchen.
The parish youth who helped cleaning up the hall.
The Dabke group who performing for us.
The Totino-Grace staff & the Shaaban Samara Band.
Thanks to the following who have made extra donations:
Michael Joseph; M/M William Farhet; M/M Ed Cyryt; M/M Duane Nasser; M/M
Ed Rice; M/M Namie Kouri; Sindbad Deli; Kapala Glodek; precision Environment; Bergan fruit
& vegetables; Mike Broadway; M/M Keith Erickson; Rose Hitti; M/M John DeWolf; Rons
Ice; Smart Stop; Minneapolis Oxygen and ANYONE WE FORGOT.
Financial Report:
| Tickets sale income |
$ 9,215.00 |
| Raflle income |
$ 1,749.00 |
| Cash Bar income |
$ 1,592.00 |
| Food Sale income |
$ 461.50 |
| Cash Donation |
$ 800.00 |
| Gross Income |
$ 13,817.50 |
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| Expenses |
$ 5,359.50 |
Net
Profit:………………..$ 8,458.00
May the Lord
God reward you all one-hundred-fold! |
Parish Coming Events:
** The Lebanon American Club will meet this Monday, May 4
at 7:30pm
** The Altar Society & St. Anne’s Club will meet
this Wednesday, May 6 at 7:00pm.
** The Holy Hour for Vocations will take place this
Thursday, May 7 at 7:00pm
Thanks for Icon:
We offer a word of thanks to Fayza El-Slayhi and her family for
donating a hand painted icon of the Blessed Virgin Mary to be used in our parish.
Thank you Fayza, and may God through the intercession of His
Blessed Mother bless you.
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.
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 |
