March 24-25, 2012 - Saint Louis Gonazaga Church

Saint Louis Gonzaga
Catholic Church
Maronite Rite
520 Rutger Street | Utica, NY 13501
Tel: 315-732-6019 | Fax: 315-732-6018
Website: www.SaintLouisGonzaga.org
Email: SaintLouisGonzaga@gmail.com
L i t u rg y S c h e d U L E
Saturday — 4 pm
Sunday — 10 am and 5 pm
Monday – Wednesday, Friday — 9 am
Thursday — No Liturgy
Holy Days of Obligation — 9 am and 6:30 pm
C L ERGY
Chorbishop John D. Faris, JCOD: 628-1281
Rev. Deacon Paul Salamy: 732-5241
PA RI S H H O U S E O F F ICE H O UR S
9 am to 12 pm | 1 to 4:30 pm
Amanda Demma, Parish Secretary
BAPTISMS & CHRISMATIONS: Preparation is required.
We encourage this to happen before the birth of your child.
MARRIAGES: Arrangements six (6) months in advance.
NEW PARISHIONERS: Welcome to our parish family. May you find spiritual
nourishment among us. Please be sure to register by calling the Parish House.
HOSPITAL, SICK CALLS & SHUT-INS: If a loved one is hospitalized,
ill or unable to leave home, please call the Parish House office.
MARONITE CHRISTIAN FORMATION: Classes 1-6 are on Sunday
morning at 9am. Classes 7-12 are on the third Sunday of the month at 6pm,
followed by MYO. The calendar is published in the bulletin and on the Website.
Confessions: Saturday 3 - 3:40pm and by appointment.
24-25 March 2012
Readings
for 24 March – 1 April 2012
Sunday Healing of the Blind Man
2 Cor 10:1-7/Mk 10:46-52
MondayRom 15:25-33/Jn 7:32-36
TuesdayRom 8:12-18/Jn 7:1-13
Wednesday 1 Thes 4:1-9/Lk 11:37-48
Thursday Tit 2:1-8/Lk 18:31-34
Friday 2 Thes 3:6-18/Lk 4:1-13
Saturday Raising of Lazarus
1 Thes 2:17-3:5/Jn 11:55-12:11
Next Sunday Hosanna (Palm) Sunday
Phil 1:1-13/Jn 12:12-22
contacts
Parish Council: Louis Raya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794-1418
Organist/Choir Director: Greg Giacovelli . . . . 790-5187
Maronite Christian Formation
Laura Cross . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 794-4156
Maronite Youth Organization
Lisa Barkett . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 737-5162
Susan Issa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542-7804
Chris Sunderlin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 796-5440
Saint Mary’s Guild: JoAnn Abel . . . . . . . . . . . . 735-8422
Holy Name Society: Daniel Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . 725-2563
Saint Joseph Society: George Sfeir . . . . . . . . . . . 733-8357
Daughters of Mary
JoAnn Saba Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 732-5105
Norma Tehan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 733-2197
Building and Grounds Committee
R. Luke Lewis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 724-0562
Kitchen & Hospitality
Kameli McIntyre . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264-4108
Michael Mitchell . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 768-6191
Liturgy Committee: James Salamy . . . . . . . . . . 723-3776
St. Louis Gonzaga Church
Annual
FISH
FRY
4 to 7PM
Every Friday
During Lent
Adults $9.00 /
Children $4.50 (11 & Under)
Eat In or Take Out
Fried or Baked Fish • French Fries or Baked Potato
Vegetable or Macaroni Salad • Roll • Beverage/Coffee/Tea & Dessert
LITURGICAL SCHEDULE and INTENTIONS
Sat 24 Mar 4pm
Anthony Mitchell (Birthday)
By Bernadette & Francis Roy
Sat 24 Mar 4pm Nicholas Mariano Sr. By Deacon Paul & Sons
Sun 25 Mar 10am Negbie George By Children
Sun 25 Mar 10amGeorge Massoud By Mr. & Mrs. Louis Tehan
Sun 25 Mar 10am Albert Tamer (Birthday) By Wife & Children
Sun 25 Mar 11am Saint Joseph Devotion
Sun 25 Mar 5pm Walter Marrotta By David Sageer
Mon 26 Mar 9am Living & Deceased Members of Saint Louis
Gonzaga Church By Father John
Tue 27 Mar 9am Matilda Ferris By Marilyn Tibbits
Wed 28 Mar 9amGeorge Massoud By Fred & Mary Mazloom
Thu 29 Mar 9am NO LITURGY
Fri 30 Mar 9amHelen Moses By Rose Crigger’s Will
Fri 30 Mar 7pmRamsho and Service of the Holy Cross
Sat 31 Mar 4pm
Maron Karam (2nd Anniversary)
By Wife Amelia & Family
Sat 31 Mar 4pm Joseph Acey & Monsour V. Acey (Birthdays)
By Children & Family
Sun 1 Apr
10amCharles Maher By Muriel Maher’s Will
Sun 1 Apr
5pm Josephine Joseph By Linda Welch
In order to provide you with your preferred dates, please remember to request
your intentions for Divine Liturgies as early as possible.
Memorials
Sanctuary LampIn Memory of Ben Koury by Wife Ann Koury
Incense & Charcoal In Memory of Oscar Kempf by Family
Candles In Memory of Ronald Campbell Sr. by Family
Bread & Wine In Memory of Our Parents by Peter and Judy Hobaica
Chapel Sanctuary Lamp In Memory of William Jabour by Family
Sanctuary Plants & Flowers In Memory of Timothy & Josephine Williams
by Children & Grandchildren
A contribution of $10.00 will memorialize a loved one for the entire week.
MEETINGS & EVENTS
Sun
25 Mar
9am
MCF Classes
Fri
30 Mar
7pmHosting Ramsho and Service of the Holy
Cross for East Utica Parishes
Sat
31 Mar
1pm
MYO Cleaning Church
Sun
1 Apr
9am
No MCF Classes
Wed
4 Apr
6:30pm
Parish Council Meeting
Fri
6 Apr
4pm
Mjadara Dinner
Sun
8 Apr
9am
No MCF Classes
Tue
10 Apr
7pm
Saint Mary’s Guild Meeting
Sun
15 Apr
9am
MCF Classes
Sun
15 Apr
6:30pm
MYO Gathering
Points of Interest
Condolences. On Wednesday, 21 March 2012, we celebrated the Divine Liturgy
for the Faithful Departed for Patricia Mitchell. May the Lord give joy and peace to
her and may He comfort her family at this difficult time.
Bishop’s Appeal. Each year the Bishop appeals to us for help in his mission. A
primary responsibility of the Bishop is the care of the priests. The bishop must
educate our future priests, provide support and encourage for the priests in the
parishes and provide a decent and dignified retirement for those who have served.
Please be as generous as you can so that we can reach our goalDONATIONS
of $6,000.WELCOMED
Contact
DONATIONS
WELCOMED
Michael
Mitchell
Contact in
Hosanna Sunday and Passion Week. Make participation
Passion
Week768-6191
an or
Luke Lewis
853-4500
Mitchell
768-6191
or
important part of the year for your entire family. Michael
WELCOMED
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DONATIONS WELCOMED
Contact
Contact
Michael Mitchell 768-6191 or
The Saint Joseph’s Society
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Michael
Mitchell
768-6191
or
Luke
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Luke Lewis 853-4500
Saint Joseph’s Society.
helped make our annual bake sale a success.
Website. We are on the world wide web! For information about programs and
events, please see our new website at www.saintlouisgonzaga.org.
Lebanese Spiritual Concert. Father Naji J. Kiwan and the Maronite Mission of
White Plains, NY invites you to a spiritual concert by the Lebanese spiritual singer,
Nabiha Yazbeck on Saturday, 7 April at 8 pm in the Chapel of the Sisters of the
Sisters of Divine Compassion, Good Counsel Campus, 52 Broadway, White Plains,
NY 10603. Tel. 401-488-3700. Free admission.
April
6,
2012
April
6,
2012
April
6,
2012
April 6, 2012
DONATIONS WELCOMED
Contact
Michael Mitchell 768-6191 or
Luke Lewis 853-4500
MENU
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M’Jadara
M’Jadara
Macaroom
Toom
MENU
(also availableM’Jadara
with sauce)
Macaroom
Toom
M’Jadara
(also available
with sauce) Toom
Salad
Macaroom
(also available with sauce)
Macaroom
Toom
Salad
Labne
(also available with sauce)
LabneSalad
Olives
Salad Olives
Labne
LabneBeverage
Beverage
Olives
Olives
Dinner Served: 4:00 –Beverage
6:45pm Beverage
April 6, 2012
Dinner Served: 4:00 – 6:45pm
Good Friday
Services
Good Friday
Services
I N M E M O RY O F
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Good Friday Services
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Thu
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19 Apr 8 7pmHoly Name Society Meeting
22 Apr
9am
MCF Classes
24 Apr
6pm
Finance Council Meeting
28 Apr
5-7pm
MYO Pasta Dinner
29 Apr
9am
MCF Classes (Last Day)
6 May
10am
First Holy Communion
26 Jun-1 JulyYouth Conference in St. Louis, MO
4-5 AugTaste of Lebanon 2012
14-16 Aug
Pilgrimage to Our Lady of Lebanon, Ohio
9 SeptGolf Outing 2012
21 Oct
2pm
Festival of Baskets 2012
LENTEN OBSERVANCES
•All Maronites who are physically capable
are to abstain from meat on Ash Monday
(20 February) and all Fridays of Lent
(24 February - 6 April).
•Ash Monday (20 February) and the Great
Friday of the Crucifixion (6 April) 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. All Maronites
who are physically capable are to fast on these
two days.
VOLUNTEER SCHEDULE
Lectors
24 Mar 4pm
Jim Amado
25 Mar 10am Kamil Rahme/
Diane Chamoun
25 Mar 5pm
John Ryznar
31 Mar 4pm
Janice Piacente
1 Apr
10am Mireille Lewis/Norma Tehan
1 Apr
5pm
John Ryznar
Hospitality
25 MarRocco Hobaica
1 Apr No Hospitality
8 AprEaster Reception
15 Apr Luke Lewis
22 Apr Albert Zeina
Parish Stewardship
Collection for week ending 18 March 2012
1st Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,485
2nd Collection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $548
Eparchial Charities Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $12
Fish Fry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,182
Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $56
Needy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34
Contributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $50
Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $5
Pastoral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9
Maronite Christian Formation . . . . . . . . . . . . $5
Funeral . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100
Memorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $10
Bishop’s Appeal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $525
TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,021
This week’s second collection for Fuel & Heat
Next week’s second collection for Church
Renovation & Repair