Jan 23 - Feb 7, 2016

54 South 4th Street, Easton, PA 18042

PH: 610-252-5275 Church Hall 610-252-9424 Week 4 - Week 6, 2016

Email: abouna@ololeaston.org Website: ololeaston.org

SUNDAY OF THE

RIGHTEOUS AND JUST

CLERGY Father Simon El Hajj, Pastor Deacon Anthony Koury PARISH OFFICE HOURS: Monday through Thursday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM No office hours or Liturgy on Fridays. LITURGY: Saturdays: 5:00 PM Sundays: 10:00 AM

CONFESSIONS:

SUNDAY: 9:30 am to 9:50 am (before mass)

SATURDAY: 4:30 pm to 4:50 pm (before mass)

Also Available by Appointment

BAPTISMS:

Please Call The Parish Rectory

(non-parishioners sponsors must

provide a certificate from their Catholic church)

OCTOBER TO MAY

Arabic Classes: Saturday 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm for children

Sundays 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm for youth & adults.

Religious Education: Saturday 4:00 pm - 4:45 pm

MARRIAGES:

Please Notify The Pastor

At Least 6 Months Ahead of Time

BINGO COMMITTEE Eva Farhat, Patty Boulous, Anthony Koury, Jr.

MCF COORDINATOR Deanna Baurkot

ST. THERESA SODALITY Rosie Touma

FINANCIAL AUDITOR Ferris Koorie

HOLY NAME SOCIETY David Elias

HERITAGE DAY CHAIRPERSON Steve Koorie

MYA Leila Karam / Isaac Jabbour

PARISH ORGANISTS Patty Boulous / Paul Boulous

MYO/PIONEERS Antoinette Bader/ Morena Koorie

ARABIC CLASS COORDINATOR Yasmine Karam

MARONITE CHRISTIAN FORMATION (MCF) Saturdays at 3:30 PM.

Parents please support your children in attending weekly classes

PIONEERS OF MARY Meetings will take place on Sunday nights 6:00 PM

in the church hall. All parishioners grades 7 through 12 are encouraged to join.

The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Matthew 25:31-46

‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory,

and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate

people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the goats

at the left. Then the king will say to those at his right hand, "Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom

prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me

something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care

of me, I was in prison and you visited me." Then the righteous will answer him, "Lord, when was it that we saw you hungry and gave you food, or thirsty and gave you something to drink? And when was it that we saw you

a stranger and welcomed you, or naked and gave you clothing? And when was it that we saw you sick or in prison and visited you?"

And the king will answer them, "Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family,

you did it to me." Then he will say to those at his left hand, "You that are accursed, depart from me into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and

you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not give me clothing, sick and in prison

and you did not visit me." Then they also will answer, "Lord, when was it that we saw

you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not take care of you?"

Then he will answer them, "Truly I tell you, just as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to me."

And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.’

INSIDE THIS ISSUE

EPISTLE READINGS 3

HOLY NAME BREAKFAST 3

MFC/ARABIC CLASSES (TIME CHANGE) 3

MAR CHARBEL RELICS 3

ORGANIZATION MEETINGS 4

ST. JANE SCHOOL REGISTRATION 3

SPINACH PIE SALE 3

SPRING HAFLI 3

PASTORAL COUNCIL MEETING

The first Pastoral council meeting will take place on Sunday, January 24th in the church hall at 7:15 PM.

2016 PASTORAL COUNCIL

Patrice Boulous

George Daniel, Esq

David Elias

Samuel Elias

Keene Jabbour, Esq.

Michael Karam

Abraham Kassis, Esq.

Naomi Koerwitz

Peter Melan

Dr. Charlene Symia

Rosie Touma

ST. THERESA SODALITY MEETING The next St. Theresa Sodality meeting will be held on Monday, February 1, 2016 after the 6:00 pm Liturgy.

Call 610-905-6209 if you are in need of transportation

PARISH MISSION:

To live our Antiochene Catholic faith and nurture our Maronite heritage in

order to grow and flourish as a family of Christ in the local community.

STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL The Stewardship council will meet on Sun, Jan 31st in the rectory at 7:00 PM

2016 STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL

Martha Badway

Owtil J. Koury

Maynard Melhem

Schawki Milan

Joseph Moussa

Nehme Nehme

Mary Sue Tumminello

MYA MEETING The next MYA meeting will be held Sun, Feb 28th

at 7:00 pm in the church hall.

LECTORS

Saturday, Jan 23 Abi Samra Family

Sunday, Jan 24 Giamcoumopoulos Family

Saturday, Jan 30 Dale Family

Sunday, Jan 31 Elias Family

Sunday, Feb 6 Farhat Family

Sunday, Feb 7 TBD

SCRIPTURE READINGS

Sunday of the Righteous and Just

Heb 12:18-24 / Mt 25:31-46

Sunday of the Faithful Departed

1 Thes 5:1-11 / Lk 16:19-31

Sunday of the Entrance into Lent/Miracle at Cana

Rom 14:14-23/ Jn 2:1-11

BINGO FLOOR KITCHEN

Jan 26 Rosie Canone, Marta Gabriel, Sharon John Rosann Constantine, Jawhara Karam

Feb 2 Peter Melan, Mike Boulos Minerva Jacob

Monday Feb 1 6:00 PM MARTHA RUSSELL by the St. Theresa Sodality

Tuesday Feb 2 6:00 PM PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN THE TEMPLE BARBARA KASSIS by Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Jabbour

Wednesday Feb 3 6:00 PM LILLIAN ISAAC SYMIA by Mr. & Mrs. Budwi Jacob

Thursday Feb 4 6:00 PM DOURA ANTHONY by Georgina Zechman & Family

WEEKEND of Jan 23 - Jan 24 ***Sunday of the Righteous and Just***

Saturday, Jan 23 - 5:00 PM AMIN ABI SAMRA & MAHA AND WADIA HITTI by the Family

Sunday, Jan 24 - 10:00 AM DIMITRA GIAMCOUMOPOULOS ACHI (1st Anniversary) by the Family.

Coffee hour to follow

HOLY NAME SOCIETY

ANNUAL FAMILY

BREAKFAST FUNDRAISER

The Holy Name’s annual breakfast fundraiser will be held on

Sunday, January 31st after 10:00 AM Liturgy.

Tickets : $5.00 for ages 12 and over $3.00 for children ages 5 to 11 Free for kids under 5 years old

Tickets will be available after weekend masses or by contacting a HNS member.

Please try and purchase your tickets prior to the event so that

a sufficient supply of food is available.

Thank you in advance for your support!

2ND COLLECTION :U.S. CATHOLIC BISHOPS WORLDWIDE CHARITIES - JAN 24, 2016

Monday Jan 25 6:00 PM GEORGE JABBOUR by Charlene Loprete

Tuesday Jan 26 6:00 PM ROSE SYMIA by Mr. & Mrs. Scott Reda

Wednesday Jan 27 6:00 PM MARY SIMON by Mr. & Mrs. Robert Chaponis

Thursday Jan 28 NO MASS

WEEKEND of Jan 30 - Jan 31 ***Sunday of the Faithful Departed***

Saturday, Jan 30 - 5:00 PM SFC JESSE DALE by Marie Joseph & Joe Joseph & Family

Sunday, Jan 31 - 10:00 AM TAKLA GEORGE MOUSSA (Australia) 3 year old grandniece of Aoutele Elias

SPINACH PIE SALE WHEN: FRIDAY, FEB 12TH & SATURDAY FEB 13TH WHERE: CHURCH HALL COST: $4.00 EACH PICK UP TIMES: FRIDAY-BETWEEN 3:30 & 6:30PM SATURDAY– BETWEEN 11:00 AM & 5:00 PM

DEADLINE TO ORDER: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 7TH

TO PLACE ORDER: CALL CHEFFIE KOURY AT 610-905-8894 OR MINERVA JACOBS AT 610-653-7640

ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO HELP IS ASKED TO BE AT THE CHURCH HALL BEGINNING 10:30 AM ON

FRIDAY, FEB 12TH &7:00 AM ON SATURDAY, FEB 13TH.

ST. JANE FRANCES de CHANTEL SCHOOL It’s time to register for the 2016-2017 school year. Secure your seat for next year! Go to our website www.stjaneschool.com under the Parents tab for New Registration form or Reregistration form and new tuition rate. Or call our office at 610-253-8442

and schedule a private tour today!

Don’t delay; you don’t want to miss out on the best Catholic education in the Lehigh Valley!

A 2-year Tuition Transfer Grant is available to any child who transfers from any Public School or

Non-Catholic private school to St. Jane Frances de Chantal School! $1000 for the first year and $500 for the second year. Available to any child entering into

1st to 7th grade for the 2016-2017 school year.

WEEKEND of Feb 6 - Feb 7 **Sunday of the Entrance into Lent/Miracle at Cana in Galilee**

Saturday, Feb 6 - 5:00 PM LES ENGLISH (Australia) husband of Marion Farhat by the Farhat Family

Sunday, Feb 7 - 10:00 AM DECEASED PRIESTS OF KFARSGHAB, LEBANON, DECEASED MEMBERS OF SHEIK ESTEPHEN FAMILY & ALL THE DECEASED WHO HAVE NO ONE TO PRAY FOR THEM by a Friend. Coffee hour to follow

SPRING HAFLI

The next planning meeting will be held on

Wednesday, February 3rd at 7:00 PM

in the church hall for the

2016 Spring Hafli.

The meeting is open to any parishioner

who wants to help.

MCF/ARABIC CLASSES (TIME CHANGE) Beginning Saturday, February 6th, the children’s

Arabic class on Saturday will change to 3:00 pm to

4:00 pm and MCF classes will begin at 4:00 to 4:45 pm.

EPISTLE READINGS All girls, 12 years and older, are invited to sign up to

read the Epistle during the Liturgy on both Saturday

and Sunday beginning March 5th, 2016. There will be

a signup sheet in the front and back of the church.

MAR CHARBEL RELICS We are happy to announce that St. Charbel’s Relics

from Lebanon will be at our church on Wednesday, March 9th and Thursday, March 10th.

Veneration and Liturgy schedule will follow in upcoming bulletins.

NEW YEAR’S EVE HAFLI FIANCIAL REPORT

Income: $15,664 Expenses: $ 6,210 Profit: $ 9,454

Thank you to everyone who supported this event!