Sunday of Remembrances
COMMEMORATION OF THE RIGHTEOUS & THE JUST– تذكار الأبرار والصديقين
Year 111 - Issue No. 05 | January 31 – February 6, 2021
In Solidarity we Pray for Lebanon
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...If I send a plague among My people, 14and My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land. Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.….
II Chronicles 7:13b-15
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If you or anyone you know contracted covid-19, be sure to always measure the oxygen level in the blood. (over 94 is healthy; Under 92 be concerned)
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Who are these” asks St. John, “wearing white?” The angel replies: “These are the ones who have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.” We hope that one day we will be so washed, that the sadness of sin will never again touch us. “Everyone who has this hope based on Him,” writes St. Paul in the Epistle, “makes himself pure, as He is pure.” “We are God’s children now,” he continues. “What we shall be has not yet been revealed.” Jesus directs us to this purity in the eight beatitudes: poverty of spirit, meekness, thirst for righteousness, and cleanness of heart. Only the pure of heart can see God, and can see him in other people. The pornography epidemic, for example, ruins human relationships, especially marriages, because one addicted to pornography can no longer see God or his image in other people. Holiness is first and foremost purity of heart, so as to see God in every person and in every circumstance. One day, in heaven, we will be absolutely pure, absolutely holy, absolutely content.
God reveals himself in the people around us, and God saves us with the people around us. We are the Church Militant, but we are saved with and through the Church Suffering and the Church Triumphant. We are One Church, and no one is saved in isolation. “There is no isolation in heaven,” writes Pope Benedict, and the Communion of Saints begins on earth, to be perfected in heaven. St. John’s vision of heaven in the Apocalypse is “a great multitude,” crying out with one voice: “blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, be to our God forever and ever.” “We are God’s children,” writes St. Paul, all members of his family. We have a Father in heaven, and we have a Mother in heaven. As we think on the fact that we all must undergo our own death alone, and the hope that God will sweep us up into the glorious multitude of saints, we put ourselves into our Holy Mother’s arms. She will lead us over the waters of earthly death and bring us at last to her Son and his kingdom, where we will live with the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit, and all of those who have washed their robes in the blood of the Lamb, forever and ever. Amen.
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We highly ask that you register and be informed of one of our greatest Syriac Fathers.
St. James of Serugh
When: 3rd Wed. of the month
Time: 10– 11:30 am
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NAM Mid-West Lenten Retreat: March 20th, the weekend of The Blind Man
At Basilica and National Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon, North Jackson, OH
Retreat Master: Rev. Tony Massad 9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Retreat Theme: “I command you; be strong and steadfast! Do not fear nor be dismayed,
for the Lord, your God, is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9
Registration: $65.00 all meals inclusive; Registration deadline: March 13th, 2021 Online registration: www.namnews.org For further information contact Mrs. Vera Maalouf at [email protected] 914-964-3070
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FEBRUARY 2021, PRAYER Intention
O Lord, while we may not be able to gather physically, give us the fortitude to keep united spiritually and emotionally. We keep in prayer all who continue to be affected by the pandemic that they may overcome any hardships, with your assistance and love.
-We Pray to you O Lord
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Position Wanted: I am looking for a preferably full-time job that would be on a bus route. My clerical position with the Hamilton County Prosecutors Office was eliminated due to the pandemic and budget cuts.
Contact [email protected] or home at (513) 321-6236 to discuss any opportunity. I can forward you my resume. Thank you. Donald Jones.
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Due to the cancelation of the summer and fall festivals, and other events, the finances of the parish are much lower than before and your support is greatly needed and appreciated.
Please mail in your offering envelopes to the church or donate online at www.staparish.org. Online donations, no matter how small, on a weekly basis allows us to have steady revenues to keep our doors open. This will secure the continuation of our mission and of our work in the parish.
We offer our gratitude to all the generous people who have mailed in their offerings or donate online to support our parish.
May our loving Lord reward you one hundred fold.
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When planning your estate
Please consider supporting your spiritual home of St. Anthony of Padua through Legacy Giving, (a tax-deductible way of giving through your will, insurance policy, retirement assets, or charitable trust). With God you will always receive more than what you give.
Consider your Church as one of your children…
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In order to give the option for anyone who is not comfortable attending the Saturday/Sunday public celebration of The Divine Liturgy, There is the PRIVATE celebration on weekdays, at 6:00 pm. (Registration is online www.staparish.org or by telephone 513-961-0120.
We will continue live streaming our Liturgies online; this will be a permanent fixture for our church.
Please contact the church for communion if you are concerned about safety during this crisis.
May we all respect Social Distancing and wearing a mask during our presence in church.
With the Blessed Virgin Mary interceding on our behalf we will get through these challenging times and draw nearer to her Son, the Good Shepherd. May the Lord bless all our families.
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DURING THE MONTH OF - FEBRUARY
Weekend services are open to ALL (in the upper church) Saturday (4:00 pm); Sunday (10:30) - (6:00 Arabic)
Daily services (in the Chapel), by registration only.
WE NEED TO PRAY
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The goal of the 3 years capital campaign launched on August 16, 2019, is:
The update, safety and usefulness of our campus:
The projects envisioned are:
You can still help.
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Restrooms in small hall. COMPLETED (-$31,383.81)
- Parking Lot Retaining walls & Courtyard
Parking Lot lights (COMPLETED)
- Roof: Roof & wall leakage (COMPLETED); Roof insulation (in process)
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The Church (plans & drawings process now).
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Formation ctr. & Rectory switch. (In process)
- Large Hall (floor, restrooms, kitchen, A.C.)
Campaign Goal:
$ 750,000
# of Donations: 73
Amount Committed:
$ 394,742 .00
Amount Received:
$ 322,399.20
PLEASE JOIN THE EFFORT OF:
Build Together, Stay Together —نبني معاً ونبقى معاً
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Please remember to register your Kroger Plus Card to benefit St. Anthony's.
It is a ONE TIME registration online at:
Register your card, and assign, St. Anthony of Padua carrying the Non-Profit Organization (#NPO) number is: PV014
Thank you from, St. Anthony's. Every bit, helps.
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Something to think about:
“We can’t help everyone,
but everyone can help
someone.”
– Ronald Reagan
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