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St. Raymond– St. Elizabeth
Maronite Catholic Church
Most Rev. A. Elias Zaidan, Bishop of The Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon
Most Rev. Mitchell Rozanski, Archbishop of St. Louis
Rev. John Nahal, Rector
Downtown Crestwood
931 Lebanon Drive 1420 S. Sappington Road
St. Louis, MO 63104 Crestwood, MO 63126
Tel: (314) 621-0056 Tel: (314) 968-0760
Fax: (314) 968-8023
Website: straymond-mc.org
Website: stelizabethhungary.org
Facebook: St. Raymond’s
Maronite Cathedral group Facebook: St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Catholic Church @sehcrestwood
DIVINE LITURGY DIVINE LITURGY/HOLY MASS:
Saturday: 4:00pm– Roman
Sunday: 10:15am
5:15pm— Maronite
Monday—Friday: 12 noon
Sunday: 8am and 10:30am—Roman
Monday–Friday: 8am
RECONCILIATION: RECONCILIATION:
Sunday: 9:15am Saturday: 3:00pm
or by appointment Sunday: 9:45am
MINISTERING THE SACRAMENTS (OR MYSTERIES IN OUR TRADITIONS)
Sacrament of Baptism: call the rectory 1 month in advance to schedule an appointment and date with Fr. John
Sacrament of Matrimony: call the rectory 6 months in advance (1 year in advance if there are canonical issues)
Visitation and Anointing of the Sick: call the rectory; Fr John’s emergency contact is on the answering machine
Intentions for Divine Liturgy: call the rectory, mail, or email your intentions
FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Book of Offering p.315 Acts of the Apostles 4:8-12
Hebrews 13:18-25 Psalms 118:1,8-9,21-23,26,28,29
John 21:1-14 1 John 3:1-2
John 10:11-18
Sunday, April 25, 2021
DIVINE LITURGY & MASS INTENTIONS WEEKLY FINANCES 4/18/21
DOWNTOWN: ST. RAYMOND-ST.ELIZABETH:
Sun, Apr.25 FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION
4:00pm Saturday
10:15am Fredrick L. Cohen By Mary Cohen-Ehlen & Laura Cohen-Abbott
John Elking By Debbie Elking and Family Loose cash 120
Esther Nassif By St. Raymond- St. Elizabeth Ladies' Sodality Checks/Envelopes 657
7:00pm Saturday
Mon, Apr.26 Monday of the 4th Week of the Resurrection
Loose cash 0
12:00pm No Divine Liturgy Checks/Envelopes 240
Tues, Apr.27 Saint Simon the Apostle, Brother of the Lord 8:00am Sunday
12:00pm John Hamm (Anniv.) By James Hamm Loose cash 334
Wed, Apr.28 Wednesday of the 4th Week of the Resurrection Checks/Envelopes 210
12:00pm No Divine Liturgy 10:30am Sunday
Loose cash 331
Thurs, Apr.29 Saint Catherine of Siena
Checks/Envelopes 75
12:00pm Poor Souls in Purgatory
Candles 144
Fri, Apr.30 Saint James the Apostle, Son of Zebeedee
12:00pm No Divine Liturgy Online Giving 405
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Sun, May.2 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION
Other income 7,368
10:15am Intention of the First Communicants
Theresa McDermott By Jim & Mary Benoist and Family
Expenses 6,609
*Includes semi annual boiler
maintenance
ST. RAYMOND:
CRESTWOOD: 5:15pm Saturday
Sat, Apr.24 Sunday Vigil Loose cash 20
4:00pm Beverly Klipfel (special intention) Checks/Envelopes 140
5:15pm Joyce Webbe 10:15am Sunday
Sun, Apr.25 FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER — Saint Mark Loose cash 47
8:00am People of the Parish Checks/Envelopes 455
10:30am Pour Souls in Purgatory Revenue during the week 2,200
Mon, Apr.26 Saint Cletus, Pope and Martyr Candles 30
8:00am Reginald Thorpe
Second Collection 80
Tues, Apr.27 Saint Zita of Lucca The Cedars 2,270
8:00am Habib Youssef Yazbeck
Online Giving 1,730
Wed, Apr.28 Saint Gianna Beretta Molla straymond-mc.org/online-giving
8:00am Poor Souls in Purgatory Expenses 7,084.08
Thurs, Apr.29 Saint Catherine of Siena
8:00am Mountaha Hanna Badawi
WEDNESDAY LUNCH 4/21/21
Fri, Apr.30 Saint Pius V, Pope Total Revenue 2,400.55
8:00am Poor Souls in Purgatory
Expenses 1,362.47
Sat, May.1 Sunday Vigil
4:00pm Jo Ann Vollet
5:15pm Hazim Kamil Abboudi - 40th Day Liturgy
Sun, May.2 FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
8:00am People of the Parish
10:30am Louis Ojile
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MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS POPE FRANCIS CONTACT US:
FOR THE 2021 WORLD DAY OF VOCATIONS
25 April 2021 RECTOR
Saint Joseph: The Dream of Vocation
Dear brothers and sisters, Rev. John Nahal
8 December last, the one hundred fiftieth anniversary rector@straymond-mc.org
of the declaration of Saint Joseph as Patron of the
Universal Church, marked the beginning of a special
year devoted to him (cf. Decree of the Apostolic Peni- ASSOCIATE PASTOR
tentiary, 8 December 2020). For my part, I wrote the Rev. Patrick Kassab
Apostolic Letter Patris Corde, whose aim was “to in-
crease our love for this great saint”. Saint Joseph is patrickkassab@outlook.com
an extraordinary figure, yet at the same time one “so
close to our own human experience”. He did not do
astonishing things, he had no unique charisms, nor DEACONS
did he appear special in the eyes of those who met
him. He was not famous or even noteworthy: the Dcn. Bill Meister
Gospels do not report even a single word of his. Still, williammeister@archstl.org
through his ordinary life, he accomplished something
extraordinary in the eyes of God.
God looks on the heart (cf. 1 Sam 16:7), and in Saint Dcn. Lou Peters
Joseph he recognized the heart of a father, able to L.Peters@eparchy.org
give and generate life in the midst of daily routines.
Vocations have this same goal: to beget and renew
lives every day. The Lord desires to shape the hearts
of fathers and mothers: hearts that are open, capable of great initiatives, generous PARISH SECRETARY
in self-giving, compassionate in comforting anxieties and steadfast in strengthening
hopes. The priesthood and the consecrated life greatly need these qualities nowa- Crestwood:
days, in times marked by fragility but also by the sufferings due to the pandemic, Mona Milford
which has spawned uncertainties and fears about the future and the very meaning
of life. Saint Joseph comes to meet us in his gentle way, as one of “the saints next Steeliz@straymond-mc.org
door”. At the same time, his strong witness can guide us on the journey.
Saint Joseph suggests to us three key words for each individual’s vocation. The first Downtown:
is dream. Everyone dreams of finding fulfilment in life. We rightly nurture great
hopes, lofty aspirations that ephemeral goals – like success, money and entertain- Mary Cohen-Ehlen
ment – cannot satisfy. If we were to ask people to express in one word their life’s
dream, it would not be difficult to imagine the answer: “to be loved”. It is love that secretary@straymond-mc.org
gives meaning to life, because it reveals life’s mystery. Indeed, we only have life if
we give it; we truly possess it only if we generously give it away. Saint Joseph has
much to tell us in this regard, because, through the dreams that God inspired in BULLETIN SUBMISSIONS
him, he made of his life a gift… Deadline: 8am Tuesdays
A second word marks the journey of Saint Joseph and that of vocation: service. The
Gospels show how Joseph lived entirely for others and never for himself. The holy To submit: Email Fr. Patrick
people of God invoke him as the most chaste spouse, based on his ability to love
unreservedly. By freeing love from all possessiveness, he became open to an even patrickkassab@outlook.com
more fruitful service. His loving care has spanned generations; his attentive guardi-
anship has made him patron of the Church. As one who knew how to embody the
meaning of self-giving in life, Joseph is also the patron of a happy death. His service ONLINE GIVING
and sacrifices were only possible, however, because they were sustained by a Crestwood:
greater love: “Every true vocation is born of the gift of oneself, which is the fruit of
mature sacrifice. The priesthood and consecrated life likewise require this kind of osvonlinegiving.com/1825
maturity…
Together with God’s call, which makes our greatest dreams come true, and our Downtown:
response, which is made up of generous service and attentive care, there is a third straymond-mc.org/online-giving
characteristic of Saint Joseph’s daily life and our Christian vocation, namely fidelity.
Joseph is the “righteous man” (Mt 1:19) who daily perseveres in quietly serving God
and his plans. At a particularly difficult moment in his life, he thoughtfully consid-
ered what to do (cf. v. 20). He did not let himself be hastily pressured. He did not ADORATION OF THE BLESSED
yield to the temptation to act rashly, simply following his instincts or living for the SACRAMENT– CRESTWOOD
moment. Instead, he pondered things patiently. He knew that success in life is built
on constant fidelity to important decisions. This was reflected in his perseverance in Mondays 8:30am-6:30pm
plying the trade of a humble carpenter (cf. Mt 13:55), a quiet perseverance that Benediction at 6:30pm
made no news in his own time, yet has inspired the daily lives of countless fathers,
laborer’s and Christians ever since. For a vocation – like life itself – matures only
through daily fidelity. OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP
This fidelity is the secret of joy. A hymn in the liturgy speaks of the “transparent
joy” present in the home of Nazareth. It the joy of simplicity, the joy experienced DEVOTIONS– CRESTWOOD
daily by those who care for what truly matters: faithful closeness to God and to our Tuesdays 8:30am
neighbor. How good it would be if the same atmosphere, simple and radiant, sober
and hopeful, were to pervade our seminaries, religious houses and presbyteries! I (following daily Mass)
pray that you will experience this same joy, dear brothers and sisters who have
generously made God the dream of your lives, serving him in your brothers and
sisters through a fidelity that is a powerful testimony in an age of ephemeral choic- MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
es and emotions that bring no lasting joy. May Saint Joseph, protector of vocations, Donate or Borrow piece of med-
accompany you with his fatherly heart!
Rome, from Saint John Lateran, 19 March 2021, Feast of Saint Joseph ical equipment, please call
Francis Patty Renschen 314 517 7044
Read the whole Message:
http://www.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/vocations/documents/papa-francesco_20210319_58
-messaggio-giornata-mondiale-vocazioni.html
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LECTORS: CRESTWOOD 58TH ANNUAL WORLD DAY
Sat, May.1 Chris Sturm OF PRAYER FOR VOCATIONS
4:00pm This Sunday, April 25, the Church worldwide
Sun, May.2 Mary Alice Englehard prays for Vocations. The purpose of this day is
8:00am to publicly fulfill the Lord's instruction to "Pray
the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his
10:30am Drew Finke
harvest" (Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2). While appreciating
all vocations, the Church concentrates its atten-
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK tion this day on vocations to the ordained min-
istries, consecrated life in all its forms, secular
AND HOMEBOUND OF OUR
institutes in their diversity of services and
PARISH
membership, and to the missionary life.
Gertrude Slama Gloria (Skip) Let us pray together for all the consecrated of our Parish: priests,
Mark Beck Leisure deacons and subdeacons, seminarians, sisters and postulants.
Tom Hearst Elizabeth Wolff Let us pray for those who are discerning the voice of God.
Don Ganim If you are one of them, do not hesitate! the Church needs you!
Steven Sulze
Victor Sciarrino Kathleen Antoni
Nijmeh Abounader
THURSDAY MORNING SERIES: “CATHOLICISM”
Rosalie Hubert Everyone is invited to join us after the 8:00 AM Mass every Thurs-
Mike McSorley Sr. Elias Hitti day in the Fr Edwards Hall to watch a video followed by a short dis-
James Brumfield Ralph Salamie cussion. We are just beginning Bishop Barron's series on Catholi-
Christopher & John Anton cism, which will be followed by one on Sacraments. Come to one,
Cathy Seemayer Jim Hoffman some, or all!
Mary Lou Works Gary Bieller
Patrick Nelms Richard Baker Sr
KITCHEN SCOOP
The kitchen will be open for carry out and curbside pick up Wed.
Chris Nelms Patrick Carr April 28th, On Tuesday April 27th, we will be preparing kibbe and
Ted Arunski Steve Baker rolling grape leaves at 8:30am. We encourage everyone to preorder
Dave Holdinghausen Jana Smith through our Square link https://st-raymond-cathedral.square.site/
Barb Fix Bernie Elking Sr so you are guaranteed your order. All help is welcomed from both
Beverly Klipfel Janet Zhakaria locations of St. Raymond-St. Elizabeth.
Thank you, Denise, Kathi and Gina
Lynn Warfel
Pat Cooseman
CARITAS LEBANON
Mary Ann Reiter During this Resurrection Season, sponsor a
Jean Weidler family in need for the whole year 2021.
Dave Wissler We are sponsoring 100 more families.
Michelle Bausworth Thank you for your generosity.
Tom Saucier
For online sponsorship go to www.caritaslebanon.org
Will Karcher
Rhoda Simpher
Dave Flores
MID-LIFE SINGLES
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Joseph & Mary
Ojile
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FOOD PANTRY DONATIONS SCHOLARSHIPS
ITEMS MOST NEEDED: We are still receiving applications for the Scholarships offered by
our Parish. Applications are available in the church foyer and online,
Canned meat/fish, soups/stews,
fruit, pasta/rice, cereal, cereal bars
St. Raymond Maronite Cathedral: Scholarships (straymond-mc.org)
Extras: Toilet Paper
The N.A.M (National Apostolate of
Donations go to St. Raymond’s Food Maronites) is also offering scholarship pro-
Pantry Downtown. If you are in need of grams for the year 2021-2022:
assistance in Crestwood, please call the High School graduates, undergraduates, grad
help line below, and someone will & professionals, and study abroad in Leba-
return your call in the next 24 hours: non opportunities.
St. Vincent DePaul For more information and applications visit
www.namnews.org,
Help Line: namscholarships@gmail.com,
or call NAM at 330-212-9207
314-289-6101 Ext. 2274 Application Deadline: May 28, 2021
COMMUNION CALLS
& HOME VISITS
CANTOR & PIANO PLAYER FOR MARONITE LITURGIES
If you or someone you know is interested to play the piano or has a
If you are sick or homebound and good voice to chant, please, contact Fr. John or Fr. Patrick.
would like a Communion minister to The candidates do not need any Maronite Music background. Fr.
John and Fr. Patrick will work on that.
come to your home, please let us
know! If you could use a helping FIRST COMMUNION AND CONFIRMATION
hand with household tasks or a visi- Let us keep in our prayers our children who are receiv-
tor to chat, please contact the office ing their First Holy Communion (Sunday May 2), and
to get in touch: (314) 968-0760 or our children who are being Confirmed (Sunday May 23)
email deacon Bill by our bishop A. Elias Zaidan.
WilliamMeister@archstl.org
PICKEL BALL
IF anyone is interested in resuming "pickel ball" please contact the
ETERNAL REST GRANT UNTO
office 314-968-0760
THEM, O LORD
Jo Ann Vollet 4-2-2021 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION TEACHERS
Hazim Kamil Abboodi 3-29-2021 If the Spirit is moving you to teach our children
W. Randolph Rott 2-24-2021
Esther Nassif 2-23-2021 the Christian Dogma, please contact Fr. John or
Joyce Webbe 2-12-2021 Fr. Patrick.
Mary Jane Simon 2-9-2021 Next school year, we will have classes, God will-
Madeleine Crowe 1-19-2021 ing, for all grades at St. Raymond– St. Elizabeth
Patricia Deiters 1-13-2021 Maronite Catholic Church, including First
William Perkins 12-28-2020
Daniel I Hurley 11-28-2020
Communion and Confirmation classes.
Thomas Deiters 11-4-2020 There will be no subsidies for our children who
Marie Holley attend PSR classes at other Catholic churches.
10-25-2020
Loretta Linder 9-28-2020
Rajaa Haddad 9-15-2020 MASKS ARE REQUIRED AT ALL TIMES
Patricia Skinner 9-2-2020
Maurice Safar 8-11-2020
We are so happy to see many of you coming back to
Souad Batanian 7-31-2020 Church after a very long time! We thank the Lord
Walid Badra 7-29-2020 that things are getting better.
Josephine Bender 7-11-2020 But for now, we ask you to keep your masks on and
Catherine Haman 6-10-2020 follow the restrictions.
Jean Louis 5-16-2020
Melissa Haman 5-9-2020
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