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 Mar 1 : 35 - 45

Rom 6 : 12 - 23

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READERS Sunday, February 18 - 8:30am Tom Jesser Jr

Sunday, February 18 - 11:00am Randa Nemer

Sunday, February 25 - 8:30am Danny Abou Elias

Sunday, February 25 - 11:00am John Jesser

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Counting Our Blessings

Sunday, February 11, 2018 $2,358.00

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EVENTS TO COME

LADIES GUILD MEETING

Sunday, February 18, 2018

MEN'S CLUB MEETING

Sunday, February 18, 2018

CAREGIVERS MEETING

Sunday, March 11, 2018

FIRST FRIDAY ADORATION

March 2, 2018 8:30am

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Current Second Collection - Through March 31, 2018 -

Bishop’s Lenten Appeal

MEETINGS – MEETINGS – MEETINGS

Finance Committee

Monday, February 19

- 6:30 pm -

Parish Advisory Board

Wednesday, February 21

- 7:00 pm -

Hall Advisory Board

Monday, February 26

- 6:30 pm -

PLEASE PLAN TO ATTEND.

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THANK YOU NOTES

God bless the Officers and Members of the Ladies

Guild for taking a turn to provide and serve a delicious

meatless meal after the Friday Lenten Devotion this

past week. Great meal.

A thank you goes out to everyone who attended the

Stations of the Cross and were able to enjoy the

meatless meal afterwards. As always the visit is

enjoyable.

******************************************** ATTENTION RELIGIOUS ED STUDENTS

VOCATION AWARENESS

POSTER PROJECT

Teachers and Students of our Religious Ed

Program, please give your attention to the flier

included in this Bulletin about the 2018

Vocation Awareness Contest for 2018. Let’s try

to participate this year.

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Let’s learn something about the Apostles of Jesus Christ.

Do we actually know their names? Who were they?

Parish YOUTH – Do you know the answer to this question?

Name the Apostle who is mentioned the most times in the New Testament;

___________________________ Tell Father Bill your answer.

The Apostle St. Peter is granted the title “The Prince of the Apostles” to whom

Jesus said; “I will give you the Keys of the Kingdom of heaven.”

All our religious art will show the Apostle St. Peter holding a set of keys. They

belong to the heavenly gates. These keys represent his authority to teach and

to lead the faithful to their final home in heaven with God.

Then He gave Peter and the disciples the power and authority to forgive

(bind) or not forgive (loose) sin.

St. Peter, of all the 12, was the first to recognize that Jesus was the Messiah.

Professing that he was unworthy even to be martyred like Christ, he was

crucified upside down.

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As we learn about the Apostles of Our Lord Jesus may we want to know more

about them and may we grow to love as they loved and live our Christian life

the way they did which may include giving our very life for the Lord if we have

to.

February 18, 2018

Healing of the Leper www.ourladyofthecedarschurch.org

Divine Liturgy Schedule February 18

th, 2018 through February 25

th, 2018

Sunday 18

8:30 Reno & Beverly Alessio by Deacon Bob & Barb Foster

11:00 Marleine Lababidi by the Family

11:00 Antoine El Khoury by Vera Boumadi & Family

11:00 Yvonne Saliba, 1yr Anniversary,

by Louis Saliba & Family

Pope St. Leo the Great, Doctor

of the Church, Confessor /

Bl. Fra Angelica

Monday 19 8:00 Marc & Jenny Patyi & Family by Linda Easterday The 500 Martyrs of Tyre, Martyrs /

St. Barbatus

Tuesday 20 8:00 Joseph Blaum by Fr. Bill

St. James, the Hermit of Cyrrhus,

Confessor / St. Tyrannio /

St. Eucherius

Wednesday 21 8:00 Special Intentions of Fr. Bill

St. Eustathius, Patriarch of Antioch,

Confessor / St. Peter Damian,

Bishop, Doctor of the Church

Thursday 22 8:00 Salwa Sabbagh by the Sabbagh Family Establishment of the Chair of St.

Peter in Antioch

Friday 23

8:00 Special Intentions of Tom & Yvonne Jesser by

Subdeacon Paul Boulos

6:00pm Stations of the Cross / Benediction of the Cross

St. Polycarp of Smyrna, Martyr,

Bishop / St. Montanus, Martyr

Saturday 24 8:30 Poor Souls by Theresa Calko St. Ethelbert, King of Kent

Sunday 25

8:30 Robert Staeger; Irvin Hadley, 5yr Anniversary, by Patti Staeger

8:30 Shadeed, Haddad Families by Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Shadeed

11:00 Nicholas Makhoul by Tom & Peggy Maroon

11:00 Sophia Massoud by Deacon Bob & Barb Foster

St. Victorinus, Martyr

ALTERNATIVES TO ABORTION:

330-825-1900 * 330-644-4490 * 330-434-2221 * 330-253-4071

Email: sanctityoflife@live.com

800-712-4357 for other resources in your area

Troubled in Marriage? Visit www.helpourmarriage.org

VOLUNTEERS TO PROVIDE AND SERVE MEATLESS MEALS, FRIDAYS IN LENT

Week 1 – Feb 16 OLOC Ladies Guild / THANK YOU Week 2 – Feb. 23 The Sabbagh Family

Week 3 – Mar. 2 OLOC Men’s Club Week 4 – Mar. 9 The Sahlani Family

Week 5 – Mar. 16 OLOC Parish Advisory Board Week 6 – Mar. 23 The Khoury Family

Week 7 – March 30 - Great Friday – no meatless meal

The meatless meals are meant to be something simple such as soup, salad, bread or any

other ethnic favorites that are without meat.

COMING NEXT WEEK!!! 2018 OLOC Ladies Guild Fatayer Sale

Our Ladies Guild will be hosting a Fatayer Sale on February 25th,

following each Liturgy.

There will be both Spinach AND Meat fatayer, baked fresh,

ready to take home and enjoy right away or freeze for later

(OR BOTH).

– CALL TO VOLUNTEERS –

The Ladies Guild will be making Fatayer in the Hall Kitchen

Saturday, February 24th!

Please come volunteer your time for this worthy cause!

Contact the church office 330-666-3598 for more details.

As always, Thank you for all you do to support our

Ladies Guild and our Parish family!

ABOUT THE PLAQUE FOR THE 80TH

ANNIVERSARY OF OUR PARISH

The new plaque with the engravings of benefactors and

memorials is now in place in the cry room. Please

notice there is much room for more benefactors and

more memorials. At any time please use one of the

special forms including your information along with

your special donation of $800.00. Thank you for all the

good you keep doing.

******************************************** A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR THE

NATIONAL APOSTOLATE OF MARONITES

Who is willing and able to serve as a Delegate from

our Parish in the Official Lay Apostolate of our

Eparchies?

I have a Delegate Appointment Form from the NAM

Office in New York and I need to respond as soon as

possible. Our Parish should not be left out of NAM.

Please contact me with your yes response as soon as

possible.

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WEEKLY REPORT

ON OUR PLEDGE DRIVE FOR

THE BISHOP’S LENTEN APPEAL

1ST. WEEK - 18 - Pledges - Donated $1,005.00

$5,495.00 TO GO. Thank you benefactors for your contributions.

A really good start.

Please know that donations in all amounts are

gratefully accepted. Please Parish Family, do

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JOB OPPORTUNITY: AM 1260 The Rock, your

Catholic radio station, is looking for a faith-filled,

internet savvy individual to join our staff as a part-time

Advertising and Communications Coordinator. This

position will handle our community news postings,

website and social media updates, and will be involved

in working with our business members and

advertisers. Think you have what it takes? Send your

letter of interest and resume via e-mail to

bboguski@am1260therock.com

PARISH ADVISORY BOARD NEWS At our regular monthly meeting the Chairman and members recommended that

we add 2 more members to the Board. Anyone interested and willing to serve a

2 year term as a member of the Parish Advisory Board may fill out the form provided

below and return to Father Bill or deliver to the Parish Office.

Father Bill,

I am interested in serving as a member of the Parish Advisory Board member from 2018-2020.

Name- ________________________________________ Cell Phone__________________

Why I wish to serve –

AN EXTRA NOTE FROM ME – I cannot thank enough the faithful members of our

Parish Advisory Board for the great help they have been to me and to our Parish

these past several years. The time at our monthly meetings have been well spent

and very productive. I look forward to the new additions for the good of our Parish.

Thank you one and all.

The National Apostolate of Maronites Presents The 25th Annual Spring Raffle - 2018

Only 420 Tickets are printed Donation: $100 per ticket

This just may be the year your lucky number is chosen!!!! $17,500.00 In Cash Prizes!!!

1st Prize $10,000.00

2nd Prize $3,000.00

3rd Prize $2,000.00

4th Prize $1,500.00

5th Prize $1,000.00

Only 420 Tickets Printed - $100 Each

This year's drawing will be held on April 22rd, 2018 at St. Maron in Torrington, Connecticut Thank you for your support in previous years for this raffle fund-raiser,

as it is an important part of the NAM annual budget. We are counting on your generosity once again, to support our community projects.

To purchase a personal ticket(s) or to help us in selling tickets please contact the National Office. All requests and payments must be received by April 15th, 2018.

For further information or to reserve tickets, please:

Mike J. Naber Executive Director

NAM P.O. Box 717

Yonkers, NY 10702 914-964-3070 phone, 914-964-3071 fax