Bulletin: Vol. 27 No. 35 September 1st—September 7th, 2018

Sunday 8:30 A.M. English

11:00 A.M. Bilingual; English/Lebanese

Monday No Mass

Tuesday - Friday 9:00 A.M. English

Saturday 5:30 P.M. English

Reconciliation Saturday - 4:00 - 5:00 P.M.

Eucharistic Adoration Sunday: 2:00 P.M -7:00 P.M.

Rev. Assaad ElBasha, M.L.M., Pastor Mass Schedule

Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.

Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Altar Boys: Joseph Marincel

817-491-0763 Adoration: Sheila Hughes

817-430-3066

Choir: 8:30 A.M. Helen Marincel

817-491-0763 Library: Sharon Wood

214-497-0783

Choir: 11:00 A.M. Roula Vasquez

972-832-8507 Respect Life: Maribel Harmjanz

940-255-2543

RCIA: Sue Marincel

817-491-0763 Youth Ministry: Sean Widmer

469-323-5865

Lectors: 8:30 AM Mark Caputo

469-230-1533 Religious Ed / SE: Sue Marincel

817-491-0763

Lectors: 11 AM Trevor Rask

503-701-2236 Ushers Robert Kramer

214-488-5635

Parish Council Mouhib Helou

817-845-9953 Legion of Mary Rose Onoh

214-289-4300

But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven but beat his breast

and said, “God, have mercy on me, a

sinner.”

Join us for our Community Rosaries: Tuesday through Friday: 8:30AM in the Chapel

Saturday: 5:00PM in the Sanctuary Sunday: 8:00AM & 10:30AM in the Sanctuary

Respect Life Rosaries: are held on the Second Weekend of each Month prior to the Saturday & Sunday Masses.

THIS WEEK’S MASS INTENTIONS

Tuesday, 9/4: Sr. Maria Bernadette, Michael Marincel, +Khoury Family, Sheila Hughes, +Teresa Thomas, Dr. CK Steephen Wednesday, 9/5: +Khoury Family, Souls in Purgatory, Dr. CK Steephen, Ava Ewing Thursday, 9/6: Jason, Nikki, & Benjamin Tsakonas, +Khoury Family, Souls in Purgatory, Dr. CK Steephen Friday, 9/7: +Khoury Family, +John Anderson, President Trump, Joe & Maryls Marincel, Legion of Mary, George & Annie Ramapuram, Dr. CK Steephen, Brenda Estfan + Repose of the Soul

Daily Scripture Readings September 2nd—September 7th, 2018

Sunday, 9/2: Rom 8:18-27 Lk 18:9-14 Monday, 9/3: James 3:13-18 Lk 18:15-17 Tuesday, 9/4: James 4:1-10 Lk 18:18-23 Wednesday 9/5: James 4:11-17 Lk 18:24-30 Thursday, 9/6: James 5:1-6 Lk 18:31-34 Friday, 9/7: James 5:7-12 Lk 19:11-28

Next Week’s Liturgical Roles

Saturday, September 8th @ 5:30 PM Lector: Mattye Thompson Altar Servers: Tarun Louis, Nicholas Anderson, Chidozie Ugochukwu Ushers: Mike Hanchette, Jason Tsakonas

Sunday, September 9th @ 8:30 AM Lector: Ogechi Nwaiwu Altar Servers: Andrew Wegendt, John Wegendt, Liam O’Flaherty Ushers: Mario Garza, Chris Angus Sunday, September 9th @ 11:00 AM Lector: Renee Adam Altar Servers: Nicholas Richa, Jason Harb, Harb Youseff Ushers: Raphael Adam, George Semaan

ADORATION OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST IS AVAILABLE

Monday thru Friday 9:00am—7:00pm Saturday 9:00am—5:30pm Sunday 1:00pm—7:00pm

The Prayers of Pharisees & Tax Collectors

“But when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth? That direct and challenging question is worth repeating here, first, because it is a question for each of us to contemplate on a regular basis and, secondly, because today’s Gospel reading is both an explanation of the question and an exhortation to authentic faith. Having asked the question, Jesus then told a parable specifically addressed “to those who were convinced of their own righteousness and des-pised everyone else.” There is, in other words, a false righteousness and a true righteousness. The former is a product of our own making, based in the belief that we can make the rules and then fulfill them perfectly on our own. This usually involves external actions, especially those deeds that draw positive attention to ourselves, for our own sake. This, of course, is what the Pharisee does in going up to the temple and taking “up his position”, that is, a position of prominence. However, we should be careful to not simply write off the Pharisee as an arrogant hypocrite; we should be mindful that his fasting and tithing required real and substantial effort. In fact, as biblical scholar Joachim Jeremias notes, “To its first hearers the parable must have seemed shocking and inconceivable”, precisely because the Pharisee’s prayer was the sort of prayer a Pharisee—a defender and interpreter of the Law—would be expected to utter. It was the norm, and as such Jesus’ criticism of it was likely startling to many of his listeners. As is the case in many parables, Jesus purposefully created a strong contrast between two very different groups or individuals. His point was not to say that all Pharisees were alike. The portrayal of the Pharisees in the Gospels is far more nuanced and varied than is often admitted: Nico-demus came to visit Jesus in secret (Jn. 3:1-5) and other Pharisees were clearly interested in learning from Jesus (cf. Lk. 7:36-50; 14:1-6). We are used to hearing of how hypocritical and disingenuous were the Pharisees, but that perception was hardly widespread in first century Judaism. In a related way, it would have been rather strange to hear of a repentant, humbled tax collector, for tax collectors were widely reviled for being corrupt, greedy, and ruthless men who put allegiance to the Roman empire ahead of any other concern. Yet the tax collector “stood off at a distance” and would not even raise his eyes to heaven, a sign of his clear recognition of sin and unworthiness before God. “You see him abstaining from all boldness to speech,” observed St. Cyril of Alexandria, “He seems devoid of the right to speak and beaten down by the scorn of conscience. … You also see that he accuses his own depravity by his external manner.”

The tax collector’s prayer, it appears, was silent; he knew he was deadly ill with mortal sin and in desperate need of a divine physician. He was, without a doubt, the very thing the Pharisee believed him to be: greedy and dishonest and everything else. But rather than mention, like the Pharisee, what he has done, the tax collector simply begs for mercy while stating directly who and what he is—a sinner. Perhaps he was familiar with the great Psalm of David, which states, “My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit; God, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart” (Psa. 51:19).

Excerpt from www.catholicworldreport.com, written by Carl E. Olson

"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."

St. Teresa of Calcutta: September 5th

This week Our Lady of Fatima

will be visiting the home of

George Semaan

PARISHIONER CHANGE OF INFORMATION!

(CUT OUT AND PLACE IN BASKET IN LOBBY) Last Name: _______________ First Name: _____________

Name of Spouse: __________________________________ New Mailing Address: ______________________________ Home Phone: _______________________________________ Cell Phone: ________________________________________

Become a Festival Sponsor! We are very thankful to our Festival Sponsors who have come forward this year. We are still looking for additional sponsors. Our Festival is a great opportunity to introduce your company to our Lewisville community and to the greater Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. By advertising at the Festival, your company can share in our success.

Here are the ways your company can get involved: 1. Advertise in our Festival Program. The program is distributed to over

10,000 festival attendees. Full page, 1/2 page, and 1/4 page ads are available.

2. Sponsor a food booth. A banner with your company’s logo will be displayed in the tents during the festival.

3. All advertisers will be recognized on the OLOL website and in the Church’s bulletin. All donations are tax deductible.

For more information contact the Church office at 972-426-7617 or JoAnne Soueid at 972-965-6775

SILENT AUCTION DONATIONS

We are still collecting items for the Silent Auction! Take one of the baskets in the lobby home, and fill it up with new, valuable items. Be sure to fill out the form with the correct values to receive your tax deduction!.

PLEASE MAKE SURE BASKETS ARE RETURNED TO THE CHURCH NO LATER THAN SEPT. 22nd & 23rd

Please contact Aida Elashkar at auctionolol@hotmail.com

Congratulations to Brian & Beth Shepherd On the Birth of

Twin Boys ~ Matthew & Daniel Born August 27th, 2018

LEBANESE FOOD FESTIVAL 2018

OUR 22ND ANNUAL LEBANESE FOOD FESTIVAL

WILL BE HELD OCTOBER 5, 6 & 7!!!

1. Thank You! A Big Thank You to all our volunteers working to help make our 22nd Annual Lebanese Food festival a success! This is truly a community led event, and we thank everyone who is giving their time, talent, and treasure to making this happen

2. Raffle Tickets: We're far behind in raffle ticket sales. So far, we've only brought in $3,810. There is an added incentive this year, not only because of the great prizes, but because the money we make from raffle ticket sales will go towards our new scholarship program for students in our parish graduating from high school and going to college. If we can reach our goal of $30,000, then we can put $10,000 towards this scholarship program for our children. Please help us reach this goal! You can return your raffle tickets to the lobby of the church during the weekend masses. And if you need more tickets to sell to neighbors, co-workers, and friends, please stop by and pick some more up!

Our Next 2nd Collection will benefit Catholic University on September 8th & 9th, 2018.

This collection underwrites scholarships to assist financially deserving students in completing their education at CUA in over 50 disciplines. Our own seminarians are given a 50% discount in tuition.

In observance of Labor Day, the Church Office will be closed on Monday,

September 3rd, 2018 and will reopen Wednesday, September 4th at 8:30 AM.

How to live a faithful Catholic life every day: 1) Love God and Neighbor. 2) Put God first in our personal lives, our family and our work. 3) Put prayer as the most important activity in your daily routine. 4) Be around holy people who support, challenge and council us on being holy. 5) Read the Bible and other spiritual classics written by the saints. 6) Attend the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass as often as possible during the week. 7) Be attentive to the action of God in our lives as priests, religious and laity. 8) Ask God for more faith and a deeper love for Him. 9) Have gratitude for the graces already present in our lives. 10) Have a hatred for sin and all that would in the slightest way offend God.

St. Philip Religious Art Fair

September 15, 2018, 9 AM—6 PM* *Fair closes during 4 PM Saturday Vigil Mass St. Philip the Apostle in Lewisville is holding their annual Religious Arts Fair, a one day, tax free event presenting the inspirational creations of parishioners and local artists. Browse beautiful pieces in every art form: jewelry, devotional items, paintings, paper art, needlework, Scripture word art, and more! All items are available for purchase, and proceeds will be directed to the fund for St. Philip’s new church. St. Philip the Apostle Catholic Church is located at 1897 W. Main Street in Lewisville. Find out more at stphilipcc.org.

Presented by the University of Dallas and co-sponsored by the Diocese of Dallas: Open to all Catholics and Featuring Over 90 Speakers Including

Bishop Edward J. Burns October 11—13, 2018

Irving Convention Center To register or for more information, go to www.udallas.edu/dmc, email

dmc@udallas.edu, or call 972-721-5105.

CHURCH NAME AND ADDRESS Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Catholic Church #989776 719 University Place Lewisville, TX 75067 TELEPHONE 972 436-7617 CONTACT PERSON Mattye Thompson SOFTWARE MSPublisher 2007 Adobe Acrobat 6.0 Windows XP Professional PRINTER HP Laserjet CP1215 TRANSMISSION TIME Tuesday 12:00 SUNDAY DATE OF PUBLICATION January 31, 2010 NUMBER OF PAGES SENT 1 through 4 SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS