Our Lady of Lebanon
Maronite Catholic Church
Season of Great Lent
Healing of the Blind Man
“The man who is called Jesus made clay, and anointed my
eyes, and said to me, ‘Go to Siloam and wash’; so I went away
and washed, and I received sight.” John 9:11
Collect
Lord, open our eyes,
that we may see you
In our brothers and sisters.
Lord, open our ears,
that we may hear the cries
of the hungry, the cold,
the frightened, the oppressed.
Lord, open our hearts,
that we may love each other
as you love us.
Renew in us your spirit.
Lord, free us and make us one.
Amen
Healing of the Blind Man
Rev. Assaad ElBasha, M.L.M., Pastor
Mass Schedule
Sunday
8:30 A.M. English
11:00 A.M. Bilingual in English & Lebanese
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 Woods
214-497-0783
Choir: 11:00 A.M.
Roula Vasquez
972-824-5000
Respect Life:
Michele Kleiner
972-446-9898
RCIA:
Mark Omvig
330-316-3203
Youth Ministry:
Mark Loyet
972-742-1002
Lectors: 8:30 AM
Mark Caputo
469-230-1533
Religious Education
Safe Environment
817-491-0763
Sue Marincel
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.
Lectors: 11:00 AM 503-701-2236
Trevor Rask
Ushers
Robert Kramer
214-488-5635
Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 7:00 P.M.
Parish Council
Legion of Mary
Rose Onoh
214-289-4300
Saturday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:30 P.M.
Week of March 22 - March 28, 2015
719 University Place - Lewisville, TX 75067
Phone: (972) 436-7617 or (972) 221-7705 • Fax: (972) 221-3430
website: www.ourladylebanon.com
email: [email protected]
Daily Scripture Readings & Mass Intentions
Sunday, 03-22-15
2 Cor 10:1-7
8:30 am Stephen Ugochukwu
Chetanna
Udechukwu
11:00 am
Karam Abratum
Mk 10:46-52
Ugochukwu Family
Udechukwu Family
Adele
Monday, 03-23-15
No Mass
Tuesday, 03-24-15
Rom 15:25-33
Jn 7:32-36
Rom 8:12-18
Jn 7:1-13
9:00 am
Davis Swayden
Bradley Hall
Henke Family
Marincel Family
Ken Marincel
Marincel Family
Wednesday,03-25-15
Gal 3:15-22
Lk 1:26-38
9:00 am
Bob Swayden
Marie Swayden
Henke Family
Henke Family
Julia Marincel
Marincel Family
Sally Bayer
Nick & Jo Cvetovich
Thursday 03-26-15
Tit 2:1-8
Lk 18:31-34
9:00 am
Ken Marincel
Joe Marincel
Eliseo Puga
Ingrid del Rincon
Friday, 03-27-15
2 Thes 3:6-18
Lk 4:1-13
9:00 am
Ken Marincel
Joe Marincel
Walter Arellano
Ingrid del Rincon
1 Thes 2:17-3:5
Saturday, 03-28-15
Jn 11:55-12:11
5:30 pm
Evelyn Sporman
Eve Tsonkas
To help you prepare during the week to hear the Word of God as
He speaks to us at Mass, next Sunday’s reading are:
Sunday, 03-29-15
Phil 1:1-13
Jn 12:12-22
Liturgical Roles
Saturday, March 28
5:30 PM Mass
Lector:
Alphonsine Ugochukwu
Altar Servers:
Isaac Black, Nicholas Anderson, Eli Shults
Ushers:
Mike Hanchette, Daniel Shults
Sunday, March 29
8:30 AM Mass
Lector:
William Brown
Altar Servers:
Sean O’Flaherty, Liam O’Flaherty, Gabriel Medina
Ushers:
Geobin Ramapuram, Tobin Ramapuram
Sunday, March 29
11:00 AM Mass
Lector:
Lorna Hornbuckle
Altar Servers:
Stephen Wood, Tony Chamoun, George Chamoun
Ushers:
Andre Nicholas, Cesar Maksoud, Badaoui Yamouni,
Sammer Mati
In Memoriam ~ Rest Eternal
Please pray for our recently departed:
Eternal memory. Eternal memory. Grant to your
servants, O Lord, blessed repose and eternal memory:
William Webster
Dominick La Morgese
Andre Makdissi.
Lazarus Saturday
March 28th
As the season of Great Lent draws to a close the Church turns to the
person of Lazarus and the story of his resurrection from the dead. Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha and lived in the town of Bethany. Lazarus and his sisters were friends of Jesus and always offered him
hospitality when he was in the area.
The sickness and death of Lazarus is the occasion for Christ to perform
a miracle which would clearly show his messianic power. As a result of
this miracle God’s son would be glorified and his power over death
would be manifested. This miracle is a crowning of all the other miracles
of Christ for it reminds us as we prepare to follow Christ up to Jerusalem, where he will suffer and be crucified, that death has no power over
him, the Lord and giver and life. Lazarus Saturday is thus clearly meant
to console and strengthen us and arouse in us the same faith that Jesus
called forth from Martha:
“I am the resurrection and the life;
whoever believes in me,
though he should die, will come to life;
and whoever is alive and believes in me will
never die. Do you believe this?”
Even as we face the death of Christ on the cross we are asked to profess our faith in him who will rise to glory on Easter morning.
Lazarus is also a reminder for us that we will not suffer eternal death if
we are faithful to him, but rather, we will rise to eternal life in the Lord.
Death, for Christ’s faithful, no longer is to be feared, it has no power
Prayer for the Feast Day
of St. Rafka: March 23
We implore You, St. Rafka, O St. Rafka, daughter of our land and cedars,
we implore You to be our guiding light
and our example in bearing the sufferings with love and joy. Saint Rafka,
our Patron and Sister, let peace reign
in our country; sanctify our monasteries and churches; grant Your visitors
and those who ask for Your intercession the graces that they need; cure
sick people with Your blessed soil;
comfort sad people; bless our children
and young; raise our orphans; let our
harvest be abundant; let our homes be
full of blessings; let our work be prosperous; bless our workers; feed hungry
people; accompany our emigrants to come back to their homeland; pray for the
dead. Teach us, dear Sister, to pray like You did to Christ our Savior who
invited You to share his sufferings and imprinted His wounds on Your body
adding to the sixth wound, and who made you a messenger of faith, joy and
love. So that we thank the Virgin Mary and glorify with You the Father, Son,
and the Holy Spirit, forever. Amen.
PARISH COMMUNITY LIFE
Welcome to our Parish
Bulletin: Vol. 25 No 12 March 22 - March 28, 2015
Wherever we meet in Prayer,
there is God.
The Healing of the Blind Man
The Annual Lenten Appeal for the Eparchy of Our
Holy Week Mission
Lady of Lebanon is now taking place. A copy of a letter from We welcome you our Holy Week Mission! Fr. Mitch Pacwa, well
know teacher, and host of EWTN joins us during
Bishop Elias Zaidan has now been mailed to every family. If
Holy Week to share the truths of the
you did not receive your free gift from the Bishop, Maronite
Passion and glorious Resurrection
Splendor, copies are available for you in the lobby. The Catholic Diocese relies upon you to support our Maronite parishes,
Holy Week Schedule of Events
like this one, and train our future Maronite priests. Every family
is asked to participate in the Appeal at a level which is meanSaturday, March 28 5:30 pm Mass and Blessing of the Palms
ingful for them and to be generous. Our parish’s goal for this Hosanna Sunday, March 29 8:30 am Mass and Blessing of the Palms
11:00 am Mass and Blessing of the Palms
year’s Appeal is $7,000.00. Please be generous and support your Diocese.
Make checks payable to: OUR LADY OF LEBANON, and return them during the
Decorated candles will be available at the Masses in the lobby. (Donations acMass offertory, or to our church office via mail to 719 University Place, Lewisville,
cepted and go to the operating expenses of the Church.)
TX or in person. Thank you.
Tuesday, March 31 9:00 am Mass
Walk With Jesus on His Journey to the Cross
Wednesday, April 1 6:30 pm Mass/Rite of the Lamp/Anointing
This tradition of retracing Christ’s steps during the Passion has
with Oil/Confession.
been attributed to the Blessed Virgin Mary, who was said to have
The
purpose
of
the
Rite
of
the
Lamp
is
to
plead
to the Lord to receive the contrivisited the spots in Jerusalem where Jesus suffered. She may
tion
of
the
faithful
repentant
and
to
grant
health
to
the sick as well as the healthy
also have created the original Stations while living with St. John in
ones.
Ephesus.
Holy Thursday of the 7:00 pm Mass and Washing of the Feet
Stations of the Cross and the Benediction of the Cross are
Mysteries, April 2 8:30 pm Adoration and Confession
prayed every Friday during Lent In the Church at 6:45 PM.
The Stations will be led by Fr. Assaad.
Adoration and Confession all night. Extra Priests will be available
Can you help with the Easter Egg Hunt?
Please return the filled eggs for our annual egg hunt..
The more eggs we can make, the more the children will
enjoy the egg hunt. We have two egg hunts and need
filled plastic eggs for each. Please return your bag of
plastic eggs labeled for the 8:30 am or 11:00 am Mass.
Our Easter Egg hunt is open to all children from infants to 11 years.
For more information you may contact the following parishioners:
Tracy Smith, [email protected] for the 8:30 Mass
Denise Helou at [email protected] for 11:00 Mass.
Decorated Candles used for the Palm Sunday procession will be
available for purchase on Palm Sunday, March 29th in the lobby.
Donations will be Accepted and will go to the operating expenses of the Church.
Flowers for the Burial of Jesus will be available on Good Friday in the
lobby. Donations will be accepted.
Good Friday Collection
We will have a collection on Good Friday, April 3rd.for the Holy
Land and the maintenance of our Church.
5:30 PM Mass
$1,238.00
8:30 AM Mass
$1,129.00
11:00 AM Mass
$1,394.00
March 15, 2015 - Total
$3,761.00
Stewardship is about spending time with God in prayer. Prayer on behalf
of others is a gift of tremendous value that you can give no matter what
your circumstances.
Rejoice always. Pray without ceasing.
[1 Thessalonians 5:16-17]
Fr. Assaad
Great Friday of the
Crucifixion, April 3
8:30 am Pre-Consecrated Mass
7:00 pm Burial of the Lord
8:30 pm Rosary and Confession
Fast and Abstinence per our Catholic faith. No Eucharistic Adoration. Flowers
will be available in the lobby for the Burial.
Great Saturday of the Light
April 4
NO 5:30 pm Mass
No Eucharistic Adoration. On Holy Saturday in the Maronite Eastern Catholic
Rite, Jesus is still in the tomb and we await His Resurrection.
Great Sunday of the 8:30 am Mass (Easter Egg Hunt after Mass
Resurrection,
followed by reception)
April 5 11:00 am Mass (Easter Egg Hunt after Mass
followed by reception)
Easter Sunday Reception: We will have a reception in the
Church Hall after the 8:30 AM Mass and 11:00 AM Mass.
Everybody is welcome to celebrate the triumph of our
Lord.
22ND ANNUAL BISHOP’S PRO-LIFE DINNER APRIL 18, 2015
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The Holy Family Icon
This week the Holy Family icon will go home with:
Harmajanz Mansur
Our Lady of Lebanon community is celebrating 2015 as a year of
prayer for our parish families. You may take the Holy Family
icon home during your week of family prayer.
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