SAINT GEORGE MARONITE CHURCH

AN EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE

WEST SYRIAC ANTIOCHENE TRADITION

Week of February 18, 2018 Heling of the Leper

Tracy Huff - Business Manager

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

Sandy Nasif - Greeter Coordinator

Ameen Al Bahloly- Altar Server Coordinator

Regina Aune - Archivist

Fernando Fernandez - Athletic Director

Pierre El Bayeh - Pastoral Council Chairman

Jose Fernandez - Finance Committee Chairman

Regina Aune - LAS President

Patricia Karam - Scholarship Committee Chairman

Lisa Delgado - MYO Director/Youth Minister

Crystel Harb - Religious Education Coordinator

Edmond Karam – MYA President

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/

Religious Education

Pre K - 12th grade-See bulletin for schedule

Bible Study

See bulletin for schedule

Church Organizations

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 AT LEAST SIX MONTHS in advance for the necessary arrangements

Sick and Hospitalized

Contact the pastor for visitation

Memorial Sunday

Last Sunday of the month

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Intentions and Readings of the Divine Liturgy

Sat. Feb. 17th 5:00 PM Liturgy fot Robert Dieck (1 year), req. by his loving family

Liturgy for Marie & Wadih Sarkis req. by the Sarkis family

Heb 3:14-4:4 Lk 18:9-14

Sun. Feb. 18th 8:00 AM Liturgy for Louise & Walther Schulz req. by Betty & Frank Gudat

11:00 AM Liturgy for Julie Malouff req. by her loving family

Liturgy for Chafic and Nadimeh Saleh req. by their loving family

Rom 6:12-23 Cleansing of the Leper Mk 1:35-43

Mon. Feb. 19th NO LITURGY

1Thes 3:6-13 Mt 6:22-24

Tues. Feb. 20th NO LITURGY

Gal 2:11-17 Mt 7:1-12

Wed. Feb. 21st 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Christopher Wolfe on his birthday req. by Regina Aune

Rom 3:19-27 Mt 12:38-45

Thurs. Feb. 22nd 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Fr. Robert Bruno, OFM on his birthday req. by Regina Aune

Phil 4:4-10 Lk 8:4-15

Fri. Feb. 23rd 12:00 Noon Liturgy for Julie Malouff req. by Larry & Candy Monsour

Rom 1:18-25 Mt 18:23-35

Sat. Feb. 24th 5:00 PM Liturgy for Celia Joseph req. by her loving family

Heb 12:28-13:9 Mk 11:19-25

Sun. Feb. 25th 8:00 AM Liturgy for Louise & Walther Schulz req. by Betty & Frank Gudat

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

2Cor 7:4-11 Healing of the Hemorrhaging Woman Lk 8:40-56

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

misspelled or dropped off the list of masses by mistake.

February 18, 2018

Refreshments: the Malouff Family

in memory of Julie Malouff

February 25, 2018

Refreshments: Josie Ogbugbulu

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Bertha Acevedo

Rocky Anawaty

Amira Andera

Regina Aune

Corey Baines

Gerry Baines

Sharon Benson

Pamela Gabriel Craig

Terry Griebel

Diana Curi-Ryder

Josephine Daaud

David Emerson

Norma Emerson

Zeyna Faris

Brendon Fuselier

Hank Grage

Betty Gudat

Harry Hilton

Jackie Hill

Peter Holmes

James Hughlette

Sal Isgro

Marie Joseph

Al Jowdy

David 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

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

Sarah Perillo

Ashley Polley

Larry Raba

Pedro Rosas

Gloria Saliba

Marie Schechter

Bella Rodriguez Torres

Rose Trevino

Cathy Van Delden

Jeanette Van Delden

Gene Viola

Miriam Wells

George Yamin

Roberto Rodriguez - April 3, 2017

Nicole Alhaj - May 14, 2017

Abraham El-Nakat - May 16, 2017

Tanya Yamin Raba - June 4, 2017

Alfred Hoffmann - July 8, 2017

Julie Malouff - July 19, 2017

George Sfair - September 5, 2017

Ralph Karam - September 11, 2017

Carmen Aranda - September 23, 2017

Margaret Perillo - October 22, 2017

Sandra K Joseph - November 17, 2017

Elvira Mery - January 24, 2018

Curtis Reed - February 2, 2018

Saturday, February 17th (5:00 PM)

Lector: Joe Khattar

Ushers: Cathy Birkner, Dora Cuelllar

Greeter: Sandy Nasif

Altar Servers: Kierstin Salinas

Sunday, February 18th

Lector: (8:00 AM)

Lector: (11:00 AM) Ernest Karam

Ushers: Ray Dustin, Marcel Noujeim

Greeters: LAS

Altar Server: Christopher Geha, Oliver Geha, Ilya Noujeim

Saturday, February 24th (5:00 PM)

Lector: Edward Karam

Ushers: Gladys Salisbury, Frank Dieck

Greeter: Janie Rivas

Altar Servers: Jeremy Daly, Zack Karam

Sunday, February 25th

Lector: (8:00 AM) Frank Westermann

Lector: (11:00 AM) Larry Karam

Ushers: Larry Monsour, Toufic Khalife

Greeters: Marina Younes

Altar Server: Anthony Kuri, Khalil Malouff, Dean Martinez, Eddie Martinez

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18TH Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM Rosary at 10:40 AM NO Faith Formation LAS meeting after the 11:00 AM at the

church office MYA meeting at the MCC

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25TH Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 AM and 11:00 AM 11:00 AM Children’s Liturgy Divine Mercy Chaplet at 10:40 AM NO Faith Formation

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 20TH No Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament or

Liturgy.

SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION Applications are now being accepted for the St.

George Scholarship. They are available in the

church office. Please turn in the applications to

the church office no later than April 8, 2018.

SEASON OF GREAT LENT The Most Reverend Elias Zaidan has issued

the following Lenten guidelines for the Maro-nites of the U.S.:

All Maronites who are physically capable are to abstain from meat on Ash Monday and all Fridays of Lent.

Ash Monday and the Great Friday of the Cru-cifixion are also days of fasting. Fasting in the Maronite Church involves eating and drinking nothing at all (except water and medicine) from midnight until noon. The rest of the day normal meals can be taken, but without meat.

Join us every Friday at 6:30 PM during the season of Great Lent for the Stations and Benediction of the Holy Cross. During the service, we will learn about our Maronite Lit-urgy with our Liturgy 101 Series. A Lenten potluck meal will follow at the MCC.

IN DEFENSE OF CHRISTIANS During the season of Great Lent, we will offer our prayer intentions for persecuted Christians. Every week, an information sheet about the Christians in the Middle East will be published in the bulletin.

ANNUAL LENTEN APPEAL The Annual Lenten Appeal for the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon is now taking place. The Eparchy relies upon you to support our Maronite parishes, like this one, and train our future Maro-nite priests. Every family is asked to participate in the Appeal at a level which is meaningful for them and be generous. You can mail your dona-tion or drop it in the collection basket. Our parish’s goal for this year’s Appeal is $11,000.00. Please be generous and support your Eparchy. Thank you.

40 CANS FOR LENT Lent is our time to cultivate a spirit of global soli-darity. During the Season of Great Lent, we will team up with St. Brigid Church in the annual Lenten non-perishable food drive. Donate one can for every day of Lent per parish family. Do-nations will support the food pantry which is or-ganized and supported by the St. Brigid chapter of St. Vincent De Paul Society. Donations are handed out in the coming year to those less fortu-nate in our surrounding community. Let’s make this a successful drive!

NAM We want to encourage you to renew your

membership with NAM and we welcome all new parishioners. Participate in the 26th An-nual Spring Raffle that will be held on April 22, 2018.

$17,500.00 In Cash Prizes!!! 1st Prize $10,000.00 2nd Prize $3,000.00 3rd Prize $2,000.00 4th Prize $1,500.00 5th Prize $1,000.00

DONATION: $100 PER TICKET. Please contact Miriam Wells at 210-273-4599

or Debbie Fernandez at 210-415-8260.

CONGRATULATIONS Congratulations for the 2017 award recipients: Amira Andera: Bishop’s Award. Lawrence and Regina Raba: Silver Massabki. Christopher Khattar: Faith of the Mountain. Karen Sacre: St. George Appreciation Award. Kierstin Salinas: Altar Server Award. Thank you for your relentless and selfless service to St. George. May God bless you.

PRESIDENTS’ DAY The church offices will be closed Monday, February 19, in observance of Presidents’ Day.

Community Life

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STEWARDSHIP Our Gift to God and our Church

LAS CORNER

Cookbooks are for sale, $25.00 each.

SAVE THE DATE

February 25 - Children’s Mass / Rehearsal 9:30 AM March 3 - Parish Lenten Retreat March 25 - Palm Sunday / Children’s Mass March 28 - Wednesday of Holy Week March 29 - Holy Thursday March 30 - Good Friday March 31 - Saturday of the Light April 1 - Easter Sunday

Easter Picnic April 29 - Bishop Zaidan Visit

First Holy Communion May 6 - May Crowning / Children’s Mass

FROM POPE FRANCIS

“When we confess our sins with humility and sincerity,

we receive forgiveness and are reunited with God and our brothers and sisters.”

February 11, 2018 Month to date Year to date Our 2018 Goal

Regular Collection

$3,914.00 $7,626.00 $ 21,016.00

Online Donations

$240.00

$200,000.00

Overage/Shortage -$178,984.00

Our collection goal for 2018 is $200,000.00

You can now contribute online,

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

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

FAITH FORMATION CORNER

February Faith Formation dates:

We will resume on March 4.

ADULT BIBLE STUDY CORNER

February Bible Study Calendar:

We will resume March 6.

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

February meeting dates:

LAS - February 18th MYA - February 18th

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Price: - Single occupancy: $3500.00 - Double occupancy: $3250.00 - Travel Insurance: $ 250.00 Things to remember: - Departure Airport: Houston Intercontinental; trans-portation to and from Houston is provided. - Deposit of $250.00 per person due upon reservation (Fully refundable up until April 15, 2018, after that date certain charges apply). - Trip Insurance is optional but recommended. - Reservations are made on a first come, first served basis. - Reservations made after March 15, 2018 are based upon availability. - Deadline to make your reservation and final payment is April 15, 2018.

Price includes: - Transportation: Airline Ticket and Taxes, Luxury Bus. - Accommodation in 4 Star Hotel. - Daily Breakfast and Dinner. - English Speaking Guide. - Entrance Fee to all Touristic Sites (Approximately $150.00). Excludes: - Lunches (Approximately $350.00) - Optional Tour (Includes Lunch, Transportation and Guide): $55.00 MIN 20 persons.

For more information or if you have questions

please contact Fr. Charles at 210-690-9569 or by

email at ckhachan@gmail.com.

TRIP TO LEBANON INFORMATION

July 21 - August 2, 2018

Day of Prayer and Fasting

for Peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Whole World

Pope Francis has invited Catholics around the world to participate in a Day of Prayer and Fasting for

Peace on Friday, February 23, 2018, the Friday of the First Week of Lent, in order to pray for "the tragic pro-

longing of conflicts in various parts of the world," particularly in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South

Sudan. Reflecting on the suffering caused by conflict, Pope Francis said, "Our heavenly Father always listens

to his children who cry out to him in pain and anguish; 'he heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their

wounds' (Ps 147[146]:3). I launch a heartfelt appeal that we too may listen to this cry and each, according to

his or her own conscience before God, can ask: 'What can I do for peace?'"

"What can I do for peace?" 3 Ways to Respond

1. Learn about the situations in the Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan.

2. Pray for peace using the Prayer for the Day of Prayer and Fasting for peace in the Democratic Republic of

Congo, South Sudan, and the whole world or one of these prayers for peace.

3. Share what you've learned with others. Spread the word on Facebook or Twitter. Invite your parish to use

these Prayers of the Faithful for the Day of Prayer and Fasting for Peace on February 23. Gather your com-

munity for prayer for peace using the Scriptural Rosary for Justice and Peace, Chaplet of Divine Mercy,

Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus, Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, or Holy Hour for Peace. Give to

Catholic Relief Services to support their peacebuilding work in the Democratic Republic of Congo, South

Sudan, and other countries.

http://www.usccb.org/issues-and-action/human-life-and-dignity/war-and-peace/day-of-prayer-and-fasting-for-

peace.cfm

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In Defense of Christians

Syria

Christians have lived in Syria since the first century and its Christians – Greek Orthodox, Melkite, Syriac

Orthodox, Chaldean, Assyrian Church of the East, Evangelical, and others – numbered more than 10 percent

of the population prior to Syria’s civil war. It now estimated that Christians are 8 percent of the population,

most living in government-controlled territories around Damascus, Aleppo, Homs, Hama, Latakia and the

Hasakeh Governorate in northeastern Syria. Christians continue to be very vulnerable in Syria, as the pawns of

an oppressive regime that has committed crimes against humanity and as targets for violent extremists and

genocidal terrorist organizations such as ISIS.

ISIS has killed and kidnapped Christians in Syria and destroyed or shuttered all churches in its territo-

ries. Most rebel factions are also Islamist terrorists in nature and aim. There are reports of violent extremists

attacking and kidnapping Christian laity and clergy, including the 2013 kidnapping of two Orthodox Archbish-

ops. In response, many Christians try to maintain a low profile, adopting Muslim customs and avoiding Chris-

tian religious institutions.

Some Christians, particularly those in northeastern Syria, have joined defense forces supported by the U.S.

-led coalition to fight ISIS and other violent extremists. Christians there have also played a role in the creation

of self-governing democratic zones that promote equal rights.

In order to protect and preserve the ancient Christian community in Syria, the U.S. government, at the

highest levels, should continue to emphasize the importance of their presence in Syria and in the region.

Recommendations:

Grant religious minorities fleeing persecution at the hands of ISIS and other groups in Syria priority status

so they can apply directly to the U.S. resettlement program. Christian genocide victims from Iraq and Syria

have been a disproportionately low percentage of refugees welcomed.

Insist in every aspect of diplomacy concerning Syria’s future that Christians, other minorities, and all Syri-

an people enjoy security, equality of citizenship, and the ability to practice their faith openly and in peace.

Work with Syria’s religious minorities and other key elements of civil society to develop a set of principles

necessary for the achievement of a new Syria that guarantees not only the survival and security of Christians

and other religious minorities, but also their full participation as equal citizens in the public life of the nation

with the ability to practice their faith openly and in peace.

Take your commitment to the next level, become a member of IDC:

IDC is an organization that advocates for the protection and preservation of Christians and Christianity in the

Middle East, where it all began. Become a card carrying IDC member for 2018 by donating only $10 a month,

and receive one of our new IDC membership cards in the mail right away! Join others from around the world

as an IDC Member or Defender, supporting the cause to protect and preserve Christianity in the Middle East.

Click here and register today: https://indefenseofchristians.org/membership/

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