Personal Calendar

This Monthly Calendar is intended to share with my friends some of my various activities and to ask for their prayers. It is also a substitute for personalized letters when the time is too short to write as I would like to.

Holy Pascha- Easter Sunday, April 24. The Feast of the Glorious Resurrection of Christ is celebrated this year 2011, on the same day together with the Orthodox Churches, setting the path hopefully and prayerfully for our future UNITY in accord with the prayer of our Lord on the Last Supper, “That All May Be One.”

CHRIST IS RISEN ! - HE IS TRULY RISEN !
Al Masiix Qaam! HaQQan Qaam!
Christos Anesti! Alithos Anesti!
Hristos voskrese! Voistino voskrese!
Cristo ha resucitado! Verdaderamente ha resucitado
Le Christ est réssuscité! vraiment réessuscité!

The Paschal celebration continues daily until the Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord to Heaven (June 2, this year) Then it will continue every Sunday of the year. The resurrection of Christ is a central or rather THE central object of our preaching and belief. That belief and preaching should show in our life with Joy. We are the people of the Resurrection.

Sunday of St.Thomas, May 1, 9:20 AM – Presiding at the Orthros Service and the 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy (combined) at St. Joseph Church in Lawrence. Celebration of the Eucharistic Awareness, followed by a Parish Community Luncheon in the Church Hall.

Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women, May 8, 9:30 AM – Orthros Service, followed by the Divine Liturgy at St. Basil Seminary.

Sunday of the Paralytic, May 15, 12:00 noon – The 40th Day Memorial Divine Liturgy for Nabih Choueiri, at the Annunciation Cathedral, West Roxbury, MA.

Sunday, May 22. 9:30 AM – Orthros Service and Divine Liturgy at St. Basil Seminary hapel.
11:30 AM – The Twelfth Annual Scholarship Banquet at St. Joseph Church Hall, Lawrence, MaSS.

Monday, May 30 – Travel to Lebanon for the Annual Melkite Synod of Bishops and a vacation at Maghdoucheh, my hometown in South Lebanon and my Alma Mater, the Holy Savior Monastery in the Chouf Region.

Sunday, June 5, 3:00 PM – Baptism of my grand-nephew Marc-Anthony, son of Imad and Jeannette Elia, at he Miraculous Shrine of Our Lady of Mantara (The Waiting Lady), Maghdoucheh.

Saturday, June 11 – Mariage Ceremony of Mario Nseir and Elitta Khoury at the Church of St. Maron. Jeita

Saturday, June 18 – Marriage Ceremony of Sami Elias Khalil and Mirna Antoine Abboud at St. Paul Basilica, Harissa.

Monday-Saturday, June 20-25 – Annual Synod of the Bishops of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church at the Patriarchal Summer Ressidence in Ain-Traz, Lebanon. We will celebrate this year the 2nd Centenary of this Patriarcal Institution.

Monday, June 27 – Return to the United States. (St. Basil Seminary.
Cell. Phone: 617-290-7315)

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SOME IMPORTANT EVENTS IN THE FUTURE MONTHS

July 18 through August 18 – Substituting for the Rt. Rev. Fouad Sayegh, Pastor of St. John the Baptist Church in North Lake, IL, who will be taking his vacation in the Near East. My address in Chicago: 200 E. North Avenue, Northlake, IL 60164.

Saturday, September 3 – Marriage Ceremony of John Philip Sousa, Jr. and Linda Marie Ulisse at St Monica Church, Methuen, MA.

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GOD IS LOVE

“God is love, and whoever remains in love remains in God and God in him.”
(I John 4:16)
Every time a hand reaches out to help another
that is LOVE
Every time someone puts anger aside and
strives for understanding
that is LOVE
Every time people forget their differences and
realIze their love for each other
that is LOVE
MAY YOU GIVE LOVE and RECEIVE LOVE
TODAY and ALWAYS