SAINT GEORGE MARONITE CHURCH

AN EASTERN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF THE

WEST SYRIAC ANTIOCHENE TRADITION

Week of December 30, 2018

Finding of the Lord in the Temple

Tracy Huff - Business Manager Ex. 105

Priscilla Rodriguez- Parish Secretary Ex. 100

Nick Morey – Financial Director 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

Christopher Khattar – MYA President

Mike Homsy - 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

Intentions and Readings of the Divine Liturgy

Sat. Dec. 29th 5:00 P.M. Liturgy for Edward & Josephine Daywood Karam and Phillip & Genevieve

Niemeyer req. by Their Family

Heb 11:23-31 Mt 2:13-18

Sun. Dec. 30th 8:00 A.M. NO LITURGY

11:00 A.M. Liturgy for Robert Sirhan (40 Day), req. by his loving family

Liturgy for Azizi Karam req. by Josephine Rodriguez

Heb 7:11-19 Finding of the Lord in the Temple Lk 2:41-5

Mon. Dec. 31st NO LITURGY

Col 1:9b-20 Jn 1:1-18

Tues. Jan. 1st 7:00 P.M. Liturgy for the parishioners of St. George who died in 2018

Heb 7:1-10 Feast of the Circumcision of Jesus/Celebration of Peace Lk 2:21-24

Wed. Jan. 2nd 12:00 P.M. Liturgy for Andy and Lucy Karam and their family, req by Regina Aune

Eph 2:11-22 Jn 14:27-31

Thurs. Jan. 3rd 12:00 P.M. Liturgy for Marie Schechter req by Regina Aune

Heb 7:20-28 Lk 2:25-35

Fri. Jan. 4th 12:00 P.M Liturgy for Jeanette Van Delden req. by Frank & Liliana Casseb

Heb 6:9-12 Lk 2:36-40

Sat. Jan. 5th 5:00 P.M. Liturgy for Curtis Reed Req by Gene Viola

Rom 5:1-11 Lk 3:1-6

Sun. Jan. 6th 8:00 A.M. Liturgy for Mary Pat Kimberling req by Frank & Betty Gudat

11:00 A.M. Liturgy for Lanie Karam (40 Day) req. by her loving family

Tit 2:11-3:7 The Glorious Epiphany Lk 3:15-22

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

misspelled or dropped off the list of masses by mistake.

December 30, 2018

Refreshments: In memory of Robert Sirhan

by his loving family

January 6, 2018

Flowers: In memory of Lanie Karam

by her loving family

Bertha Acevedo

Rocky Anawaty

Amira Andera

Regina Aune

Corey Baines

Gerry Baines

Sharon Benson

Theresa Birkner

Pamela Gabriel Craig

Diana Curi-Ryder

Josephine Daaud

David Emerson

Norma Emerson

Zeyna Faris

Vickie Franco

Brendon Fuselier

Stephen Giovannelli

Terry Griebel

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 Tr 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

Tim O’Connor

Jose Olvera

Roger O’Shaugh-nessy

Thelma O’Shaugh-nessy

Sarah Perillo

Ashley Polley

Larry Raba

Pedro Rosas

Gloria Saliba

Mary Lou Soto

Bella Rodriguez Torres

Devin Rodriguez

Rose Trevino

Cathy Van Delden

Gene Viola

Miriam Wells

Layla Warda

George Yamin

Elvira Mery - January 24, 2018

Curtis Reed - February 2, 2018

David Sweeney - February 18, 2018

Robert Karam - February 21, 2018

George Casseb - April 25, 2018

Jeanette Van Delden - April 27, 2018

Leopoldo Ricardo Cancio - April 29, 2018

Marie Schechter - September 4, 2018

Azizi Karam - October 6, 2018

Marcos Olvera - October 7, 2018

Robert Sirhan - November 14, 2018

Lanie Karam - November 24, 2018

Andres Fierros - November 25, 2018

Saturday, Dec. 29th (5:00 P.M.)

Lector: Frank Rizzo

Ushers: Arthur Lang, Gladys Salisbury

Greeter: Diane Palosota

Altar Servers: Abigail Antoun, Zenaida Sanchez,

Kierstin Salinas

Sunday, Dec. 30th

Lector: (8:00 A.M.) Frank Westermann

Ushers: Marcela Karam, Ernest Bruno

Lector: (11:00 A.M.) Larry Karam

Ushers: Marcel Noujeim, Anthony Kuri

Greeter: Adriana Khalife

Altar Servers: Christopher Geha, Oliver Geha,

Jacob Hanna, Matthew Hanna

Saturday, Jan 5th (5:00 P.M.)

Lector: Edward Karam

Ushers: Elizabeth Abound, Frank Dieck

Greeter: Sandy Nasif

Altar Servers: Abigail Antoun, Zenaida Sanchez,

Tiana Antoun

Sunday, Jan. 6th

Lector: (8:00 A.M.) Frank Westermann

Ushers: Marcela Karam, Ernest Bruno

Lector: (11:00 A.M.) Michael Mery

Ushers: MYO

Greeter: Magda Rodriguez

Altar Servers: Ilya Noujeim, Dean Martinez, Eddie

Martinez, Ty Reynolds

SUNDAY DEC 30TH

Qurbono (Liturgy) NO 8:00 AM Liturgy

11:00 AM Liturgy

Rosary at 10:40 AM

TUESDAY JAN 1ST

7:00 PM New Years Day Divine Liturgy

SUNDAY JAN 6TH

Qurbono (Liturgy) 8:00 AM & 11:00 AM

Faith Formation at 9:30 AM at the MCC

Holy Name Society meeting at 9:30 AM in the

church office

MYO Meeting at 12:00 at the MCC

Volunteer Appreciation Lunch after the 11:00

AM Liturgy

HOLIDAY HOURS

The Church Office will be closed on Monday, December 31st and Tuesday, January 1st in ob-servance of the New Year. Be safe during the holiday. 2019 CALENDARS The 2019 Maronite Calendars are now available for distribution in the church foyer after all the liturgies. Please make every effort to pick one up. EPARCHIAL CHRISTMAS APPEAL Two weeks ago, the Eparchy's Christmas Appeal Letter was mailed to every household for which it has an address. Unfortunately, the mail house made a mistake and included the wrong donation envelope with the letter. The mail house correct-ed their error by sending a second mailing with the correct donation envelope. Please keep a look out for the new letter, and prayerfully consider responding to God for his numerous blessings by making a sacrificial gift to the Eparchy this Christmas. If you did not receive the letter but would like to, please mail maroniteswest@yahoo.com. You may also send any address change infor-mation to that email address. Thank you.

APPRECIATION LUNCHEON Join us for our parishioner/volunteer appreciation luncheon on Sunday, January 6, 2019 after the 11:00 AM Liturgy in the MCC. Everyone is in-vited to join us and celebrate our successes throughout the year. MEMORIAL LITURGIES Remembering a deceased family member with a memorial Divine Liturgy is a prayerful and loving remembrance of our loved ones. The memorial liturgy form is available in the bulletin. Please complete and return the form to the church office to schedule the liturgies for your loved ones. In addition, you may also provide the flowers for the liturgy (in memory of your loved ones, in honor of someone or for a special intention) and/or refreshments for the fellowship. We will acknowledge the names of the people that provide flowers or refreshments in our weekly bulletin. Every effort will be made to accommodate your first choice of date for your liturgy, however that may not always be possible. Please contact the church office for more questions. FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK A very special thank you to all of you for all your dedication and support in 2018 and for your gen-erosity during the Christmas season. I will keep all of you in my prayers. I am looking forward to another year together. Happy New Year 2019. ST. MARON’S WEEKEND Save the date and join us for the St. Maron Feast Day celebration on Saturday, February 9 with the annual hafli and Sunday, February 10 with Di-vine Liturgy at 11:00 AM. This year, Archbishop Gustavo will be joining us for the liturgy and the reception afterwards to honor the 2018 Silver Massabki, Faith of the Mountain, St George Ap-preciation Award, and other award recipients. Tickets for the hafli will be on sale starting Janu-ary 12. More information will follow. CONTRIBUTION ENVELOPES As always at this time of year, your contribution envelopes will be mailed out to you every quar-ter. If you do not receive your envelopes or have changed your address, please contact the church office at 210-690-9569.

Today's Memorial Liturgy is a prayer offering for the souls of the following deceased parishioners and

friends of St. George Maronite Church who died in the month of December.

Abdo, Elizabeth “Bela”

Allen, Elias B.

Azar, Zahia

Curry, Peter Michael

Daly, Martha Louise Deal

Dick, Effie Yamin

Felan, Dianna

Faour, Josephine Mery

Garza, Alicia Lozano

George, Muriel

Harb, Joseph Jacob

Harfoush, Said Joseph

Heny, Mary

Jadallah, Elda

Jeitani, Toni

Karam, (Mr.) Jean

Karam, Margaret Abdo

Kazen, Anthony P.

Kazen, Drusilla

Kirkes, Salwa LaHood

La Hood, Joe

La Hood, Tom

Melfi, Joseph Thomas

Mery, George C. (Naim)

Mery, Peter B.

Mery, Richard Anthony

Myers, Darrell G.

Peisen, Grant

Sahley, Billie

Saliba, David

Sfair, Julia

Sonnen, Josefina

Villarreal, Raul, Jr.

Vidal, Rosie N.

Wehby, Nacki (Annie)

Wehbe, Philomena

Yamin, Carol

STEWARDSHIP Our Gift to God and our Church

LAS CORNER

Cookbooks are for sale, $25.00 each.

SAVE THE DATE

January 1 - New Year’s Day

January 6 - Parishioner/Volunteer Appreciation

Lunch

January 11 - Children's Mass

February 9 - St. Maron Hafli

February 10 - St. Maron Day; Archbishop Gus-

tavo Visit

March 4: - Ash Monday

March 19– 29:- Shrines of Italy Trip

March 31 - Children's Mass

FROM POPE FRANCIS

The beginning of faith is feeling the need for salvation: this is the way that prepares us to meet Jesus.

December 23, 2018 Month to date Year to date Our 2018 Goal

Regular Collection

$2,731.00 $10,902.00 $175,211.00

Online Donations

$720.00

$200,000.00

Overage/Shortage - $(24,789.00)

Christmas Eve: Christmas Day:

You can now contribute online, https://www.stgeorgesa.org/donate-online/

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

PARISH ORGANIZATIONS

January 6– MYO Meeting

FAITH FORMATION MEETINGS

January 6, 13, 20

ADULT BIBLE STUDY MEETINGS

We resume in January

MEMORIAL LITURGIES 2019

Remembering a deceased family member with a memorial Divine Liturgy is a prayerful and loving remem-brance of our loved ones. If you wish, you may also provide the flowers for the liturgy and refreshments for the fellowship following the liturgy (in memory of your loved ones, in honor of someone, for a special inten-tion). Our parish continues to grow and the Sunday calendar fills up quickly. So, if you wish a memorial litur-gy for your deceased family members or friends, please complete the form below. Every effort will be made to accommodate your first choice; however, that may not always be possible. If the date requested is already taken and if both families agree, there can be two mass intentions for that date. Please take time to complete the form below to confirm your date and return to the church office at your earliest convenience.

1ST DIVINE LITURGY DATE

Name(s) of those you wish to be remembered__________________________________________________

In the bulletin it should read requested by_______________________________________________________

1st Choice________________, 2019 _________Sat. 5:00 p.m.________ Sun. 8:00 a.m._______11:00 a.m.

2nd Choice________________, 2019_________Sat. 5:00 p.m.________ Sun. 8:00 a.m._______11:00 a.m.

3rd Choice________________, 2019__________Sat. 5:00 p.m.________ Sun. 8:00 a.m._______11:00 a.m.

2ND DIVINE LITURGY DATE

Name(s) of those you wish to be remembered___________________________________________________

In the bulletin it should read requested by_______________________________________________________

1st Choice________________, 2019 _________Sat. 5:00 p.m.________ Sun. 8:00 a.m._______11:00 a.m.

2nd Choice________________, 2019_________Sat. 5:00 p.m.________ Sun. 8:00 a.m._______11:00 a.m.

3rd Choice________________, 2019__________Sat. 5:00 p.m.________ Sun. 8:00 a.m._______11:00 a.m.

Should you need more dates, please provide the information below or on the reverse side.

If another family has requested the same date, would it be ok to share the date? ___Yes ___No

DIVINE LITURGY DATE (WEEK DAY)

Name(s) of those you wish to be remembered___________________________________________________

In the bulletin it should read requested by_______________________________________________________

1st Choice________________, 2019 ________5:30 p.m.(TUES) _______12:00 noon (WED., THU., FRI.) (Circle your week day choice: Tue, Wed, Thu, or Fri.)

2nd Choice________________, 2019________5:30 p.m.(TUES) _______12:00 noon (WED., THU., FRI.)

(Circle your week day choice: Tue, Wed, Thu, or Fri.)

3rd Choice________________, 2019________5:30 p.m.(TUES) _______12:00 noon (WED., THU., FRI.)

(Circle your week day choice: Tue, Wed, Thu, or Fri.)

Should you need more dates, please provide the information below or on the reverse side.

If another family has requested the same date, would it be ok to share the date? ___Yes ___No

Please provide the following information:

Name _________________________________________________________________________________

Address _______________________________________________________________________________

Telephone (best way of contact) ________________________ E-mail address ______________________

If you have any questions or should you wish to have more liturgies scheduled please contact

Priscilla Rodriguez at the church office at 210-690-9569 or stgeorgemaronitechurch@gmail.com

OPTIONS FOR WEEKEND (SAT/SUN) LITURGIES

FLOWERS (contribution per arrangement is $100.00).

If you wish to contribute the cost of an arrangement to be ordered by the church please select a date:

In memory of: ________________________________

In honor of: ________________________________

For a special intention: ________________________________

January: 20 ____ 27 ____

February: 10 ____ 17 ____ 24 ____

March 3 18 through April 28- Lent and Easter, no flowers in the church during the season of Great Lent.

May: 12 ____ 19 ____ 26 ____

June: 2 ____ 9 ____ 16 ____ 23 ____ 30 ___

July: 7 ____ 14 ____ 21 ____ 28 ___

August: 4 ____ 11 ____ 18 ____ 25 ____

September: 8 ____ 15 ____ 22 ____

October: 6 ____ 13 ____ 20 ____ 27 ____

November: 3____ 10____ 17____ 24 ____

December: 1 ____

December 8 through December 29 - Christmas Decorations

FELLOWSHIP & REFRESHMENTS FOLLOWING SUNDAY 11:00 LITURGY

As our community continues to grow, the fellowship following the 11:00 a.m. liturgy provides and opportunity for us to meet and visit with other parishioners and takes very little time commitment. You may also contact Adriana Khalife (210-379-4411) or the church office (210-690-9569).

FELLOWSHIP (contribution per Sunday is $75.00)

I wish to provide and bring refreshments following the liturgy. __________ (please select the date)

I wish to contribute the cost of providing refreshments. ________ (please select the date)

In memory of: ________________________________

In honor of: ________________________________

For a special intention: ________________________________

January: 20 ____ 27 ____

February: 3 ____ 17 ____ 24 ____

March: 3 ____ 10 ____ 24 ____ 31 ____

April: 7 ____ 14 ____ 28 ____

May: 12 ____ 19 ____ 26 ____

June: 2 ____ 9 _____ 16 ____ 23 ____ 30 ____

July: 7 ____ 14 ____ 21 ____ 28 ____

August: 4 ____ 11 ____ 18 ____ 25____

September: 8 ____ 15 ____ 22 ____ 29 ____

October: 6 ____ 13 ____ 20 ____

November: 3 ____ 10____ 17 ____ 24 ____

December: 1 ____