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- - - GOOD STUFF ABOUT THE SANCTITY OF LIFE - - -
Consider these 6 significant and most common topics pertaining to life matters at this time.
1) Understanding Conscience 2) How to Build a Culture of Life 3) What to Do When a Friend is Considering Abortion. 4) Catholic Considerations for Our Earthly Passing. 5) Top Reasons to Oppose Assisted Suicide.
6) Death Penalty: Catholic Q & A
The sixth topic in our LIFE series: Consider these valuable Catholic questions and
answers about The Death Penalty.
1st question: Who are we?
The essence of our identity and worth as human beings the source of our dignity is that we
are loved by God and made in His image and likeness. God’s love doesn’t change: even sin cannot
diminish God’s love for each person.
2nd question: What is the purpose of punishment?
The Catechism of the Catholic Church goes on to say, “in to defending public order and
protecting people’s safety, [punishment] has a medicinal purpose as far as possible. It must
contribute to the correction of the guilty party.”
3rd question: Aren’t some crimes so evil the offender deserves to die?...
God punished Cain greatly but also mercifully spared and protected his life by making him
“so that no one would kill him at sight” (Genesis 4:15)
4th question: Didn’t the Old Testament Law allow the punishment of death?...
For Israelites in the Old Testament, legal punishment of personal injury did allow” life or
life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth” (Exodus 21:23-24). However when Jesus came, He fulfilled the Old
Testament Law and deepened our understanding of both justice and mercy.
5th question; So, is the Death Penalty always wrong?....
As the Catechism states, “the traditional teaching of the Church does not exclude recourse to
the death penalty, if this is the only possible way of effectively defending human lives against the
unjust aggressor.”
For more information about this LIFE TOPIC help yourself to a pamphlet on the
table at the back of the church. Please share this helpful information with family
and friends. This information is provided by the UNITED STATES CONFERENCE
OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS. For more recourses go online.
LITURGIES
Sundays 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 am.
Weekdays 8:00 a.m., Saturday 8:30 a.m.
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DAILY ROSARY DEVOTIONS
I pray the Holy Rosary daily at 7:30 a.m.
Please join me when you can. +
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CONFESSION
Every Saturday - 2:00 - 4:00 pm or by app’t.
Sunday - before Mass and ending 10 minutes before
Mass begins.
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READINGS Luk 2 : 41 - 52
Heb 7 : 11 - 19
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READERS Sunday, December 31 - 8:30am Danny Abou Elias
Sunday, December 31 - 11:00am John Jesser
Sunday, January 7 - 8:30am Chuck Abraham
Sunday, January 7 - 11:00am Mike Kelly
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Counting Our Blessings
Sunday, December 24, 2017 $991.00
Christmas Collection, 2017 $5,883.00
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EVENTS TO COME
LADIES GUILD MEETING
Sunday, January 21, 2018
MEN'S CLUB MEETING
Sunday, January 21, 2018
CAREGIVERS MEETING
Sunday, February 4, 2018
FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION
January 5, 2017 8:30am
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Next Second Collection - January 28, 2018 -
Eparchial Charities
IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY
Sunday, December 31 – New Year’s Eve Vigil Mass
at 5:00 pm Holy Day Obligation.
Monday, January 1 – New Year’s Day, Mass at
10:00am. Holy Day Obligation.
Wednesday, January 3, 6:30 pm, Planning Meeting
for St. Maron’s Feast Day. All Parish Advisory Board
Members and representation from all Parish Groups
are also urged to be present including members from
Ladies Guild, Men’s Club, Hall Advisory Board,
Youth Group, Religious Ed, Finance Committee,
Choir, Food Fair Committee etc.
Friday, January 5 – First Friday, Morning Mass
8:00am, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 8:30 –
12:00 noon.
Saturday, January 6 – First Saturday Devotions,
7:50am Rosary, 8:30 am Divine Liturgy.
Saturday, January 13 – Men’s Club & Ladies Guild
Party beginning with Liturgy 4:00 pm followed by part
time 5:00 pm.
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MEETINGS – MEETINGS – MEETINGS
Hall Advisory Board Monthly Meeting
Monday, January 22 – 6:30 pm - Board Member meet
7:00 pm - Meet with Bradley.
Parish Advisory Board Monthly Meeting
Wednesday, January 24 – 7:00 pm.
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MARONITE CALENDARS -2018- Our Maronite Calendars are here for the New Year
2018. Please help yourself. Please make an offering of
$5.00 for each one for the support of the Eparchy
Vocation Office.
A great feature this year is an Icon for each month with
a lesson about the particular feast day. Enjoy the
beauty of these Icons, study them, and keep learning
more about our Maronite Church and share it with your
friends and neighbors.
December 31, 2017
The Finding of Our Lord in the Temple www.ourladyofthecedarschurch.org
Divine Liturgy Schedule December 31
st, 2017 through January 7
th, 2017
Sunday 31
8:30 Pray for Vocations
11:00 Pray for the Intentions of our Bishop Elias
5:00pm Pray for the Intentions of Our Youth
St. Sylvester I, Pope
Monday 1 10:00am Pray for World Peace Sts. Basil and Gregory, Doctors
of the Church, Confessors
Tuesday 2 8:00 Marleine Lababidi by the Lababidi Family
Wednesday 3 8:00 Special Intentions of Fr. Bill
Thursday 4 8:00 The Mattei Family by Anne Mattei St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Friday 5 8:00 Pete & Jean Espil by Fr. Bill
8:00 John Easterday by Linda Easterday
St. Paul, the First Hermit,
Confessor / St. John Neumann,
Confessor
Saturday 6 8:30 Catherine DiFeo by Fr. Bill
8:30 Fr. Bernard Grunewald by the Eparchy Feast of the Glorious Epiphany
Sunday 7
8:30 Norma Alexander by Robert & Marion Nemer
8:30 Elias & Afifi Maroon by Chuck & Mary Beth Abraham
11:00 Ester Sahlani, Jeanette Mazigi by
Deacon Bob & Barbara Foster
Praises to John the Baptist,
Martyr /
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RECYCLE Paper Here
HAVE A GREEN CHRISTMAS!
When Santa comes to town, he brings a LOT of paper with him!
So, remember to gather your Christmas cards, boxes and wrapping paper (minus the ribbons and bows) and drop all of that into our paper recycling bins here at church. You'll help the environment while you help to raise money for our church at the same time! Let's keep all of that paper out of the landfill! ********************************************
– CHURCH ENVELOPES – 2018 –
Delivery of our Church Envelopes for 2018 is super late this year. I ask all Parishioners to please be helpful by taking your set of envelopes and a set for any of our members unable to make it to church. Let me add an extra encouraging word about your faithful use of the offering envelopes, it helps us in the Parish Office to keep a record for you and this in turn is a testimony should anyone have to go through an audit. I thank all our Parish Members for your good cooperation in this church obligations. ********************************************
DEACON RAMI AND FR BILL’S
TRAVELS IN JANUARY
Deacon Rami will attend a retreat at the Seminary in
California from January 7 – 12. On his way back he
will visit his Uncle in Vegas from January 12 – 21.
Father Bill will attend the Annual Clergy Retreat in
Arizona from January 8 – 11. No daily Liturgies from
Monday – Thursday. Morning Masses will resume on
Friday at 8:00 and on Saturday at 8:30 am as usual. I
will take the Mass Intentions with me to our Retreat.
Sorry for any inconvenience.
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WELCOME NEW OFFICER S
2 0 1 8 La die s Gu i ld
President – Liz Boshara
Vice President – Nila Ellis
Secretary – Patti Staeger
Treasurer – Mary Beth Abraham Thank You past leaders of our Ladies Guild and we
look forward to a new year with our new officers.
We appreciate ALL the members of our Ladies Guild
More Ladies Guild News…
Thank you to everyone who participated in this
year’s Giving Tree event. The wonderful collection of
items brought in made a great Christmas for the
children and young adults at Safe Landing, a division
of Shelter Care.
The help was very impressed with all that we
donated and thanked us with sincere appreciation for
the kindness our parish provided for those in need.
God’s greatest gift was given to us at Christmas.
May his gifts of love, peace, and happiness be yours.
OLOC Ladies Guild
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NEWS FROM THE EPARCHY…
Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Seminary will be
holding a discernment weekend from Friday
April 13 to Sunday April 15 in Washington DC
for men considering the celibate priesthood.
Contact Fr. Gary George, Eparchial Vocations
Director (314-363-3300) for more information.
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First Saturday 7:50am Rosary
Men’s Club 7:00pm
Reverse Raffle
Benefactors: In Memory of:
Bob & Marion Nemer George and Blanche Nemer
Bob & Marion Nemer Kelly and Mae Alexander
Cheryl Owen & Family Gary Louis Owen, Gary John Owen
Mary Beth & Chuck Abraham Our Deceased Parents and Grandparents
Deacon Bob & Barbara Foster The Massoud & Foster Families
Mona Nemer Joe Nemer
Ghassan Lababidi Marleine Lababidi
Dr. & Mrs. Robert Skiffey Deceased Members of the Skiffey & Stare Families
Paul & Nila Ellis Ellis & Osborne Families
Deacon Tom & Bernie Maroon The Nofel & Maroon Families
Monna Sue Ezzie Ralph J. Ezzie
Tom & Yvonne Jesser Norman Jesser
Sandy Hamad Chris Hamad
John & Erin Jesser Edna & Norman Jesser
Mireille Sahlani Paul, Janet & Louis Mazigi
Mr & Mrs. Dave Reusch For the Blessings of the Reusch & Maroon Families
Walid & Renee Lababidi Marleine Lababidi
Pierre Sahlani Joseph & Ester Sahlani
Pierre & Monique Sabbagh Salwa Sabbagh
Manuel & Colette Nemer Deceased Members of the Nemer Family
Dunia Mourad & Family The Mourad & Jesser Families
Therese Nahra The Eid Family
Michael & Monique Binkley Fariz Nemr, Carol Rabe
Michael Harris For the Welfare of the Church
George & Nancy Sahlani Ester Sahlani, Joseph Sahlani, Simon Younes
& Almaz Farhat
Dear NAM Members and Friends,
We hope the Christmas season brings blessings upon
you and your loved ones. As you know, NAM's
mission is to unite and preserve the Maronite heritage
throughout the United States. Serving as an umbrella
organization, NAM seeks to keep alive the traditions of
the Syriac Antiochene Maronite Church as founded by
St. Maron. NAM accomplishes this though several
ways: regional and national conventions; and various
cultural, educational and religious programs.
NAM works on numerous religious, educational,
cultural and social levels to better serve you. The
measure of NAM's success is fulfilled when our
members are able to develop a spiritual bond through
our various programs. Throughout the past 54 years,
NAM has established numerous successful programs
for our members and parishes; including various
scholarships, The Cedar Tree Program, Disaster Relief
Fund, Massabki and Faith of the Mountain Awards,
Vocation Contests; and many others. NAM has also
initiated many programs that are now serving both
Eparchies as independent organizations such as Faith
of the Mountain CCD program, MYO and MYA; that
we continue to support.
We rely on the generosity of our members and friends,
for support in order to continue to keep these programs
alive. Without your assistance, we would not be able to
host our conventions and provide you with our
programs. Every dollar we receive in donations gives
us more resources to work on our programs,
conventions and the organization as a whole.
This Christmas season, we ask that you consider
making a donation to NAM. Your donations will help
us better serve you. There is much more work to be
done, and we hope you are inspired to help us in these
efforts by returning the form below with your tax-
deductible gift. For your information, our tax ID is 34-
1179197. Thank you, Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year!
Dear Msgr Bonczewski,
On behalf of St. Bernard Parish, we would like
to thank you for thinking of us and for your
generous donation of food for our “food pantry
program”. Bags of groceries go out to the
needy every Thursday, from 9am – 10:30am
As you know, the Hunger Center does much
more than physically feed the men and women
who come here. Our hope is that it also gives
them a glimpse of the loving gaze of Christ in
the midst of their need. It is a way that we too
encounter Christ who claims a special presence
in each of our hungry brothers and sisters, “For
I was hungry and you gave me food.” (Matt
25:35a) Thank you for allowing us to continue
this twofold mission and ministry.
Please note: There was no exchange of goods or
services for your donation.