
For more than eighty five years, Saint Maron’s has been serving the Maronites of the greater Cleveland area preaching the Gospel, educating our young people, celebrating the Eucharist, forming friendships in community, serving the poor and the needy, comforting the sorrowing and attempting to make the love and grace of our God more visible in our world.
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By Father Peter Karam on September 6, 2010
Tomorrow is Labor Day. For us it marks the wistful end of the summer, typically the last long-weekend before school starts and the fall work season sets in. Ironically, we have come to associate this holiday with a day off of work, this holiday that was established to honor workers and give us all a so-called “workingmen’s holiday.” By design, initiated in the late 1880’s by the Carpenter and Joiners unions in New York, the American Federation of Labor, and some say the International Association of Machinists too, this day, in the words of the US Department of Labor, was intended “to constitute a yearly tribute to the social and economic contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country.” Labor Day was supposed to give workers and their families a day full of celebration, with recreation and amusement, a parade, often speeches by prominent citizens. Samuel Gompers, founder and long-time President of the Federation, pointed out that Labor Day is unique as a national holiday: “all other holidays” he said, “are in a more or less degree connected with conflicts and battles of man’s prowess over man, of strife and discord for greed and power, of glories achieved by one nation over another. Labor Day is devoted to no man, living or dead, to no sect, race or nation.” This holiday, recognizing the vital importance of work, is devoted to all workers, to a community of workers. For us, this sounds in harmony with our democratic principles, our belief in the inherent worth and dignity of all, and our awareness of an interdependent web of purpose and contribution supporting our culture.
“The outward work can never be small if the inward one is great, and the outward work can never be great or good if the inward is small or of little worth. The inward work always includes in itself all size, all breadth and all length.” —Meister Eckhart
“A person becomes a flowering orchard. The person that does good work is indeed this orchard beading good fruit…. Whatever humanity does with its deeds in the right or left hand permeate the universe.” —Hildegard of Bingen
Posted in Letters from the Pastor
By Webmaster on February 10, 2010
Oct. 1 -3 (Friday – Sunday) – Trip to Chicago sponsored for the entire parish by the Immaculate Conception Sodality
Flyers to be mailed to ICS Members and placed in the back of the church during all the masses.
October 11, Meeting Craft – Halloween.
October 22, St. Maron’s Church Halloween party for the kids.
November 1, 2010 – Holy Day – All Saints Day – (Monday) Liturgy for the Ladies/Parish.
Subjects to discuss – Kibbee Sale, Christmas Party, Dues
November 13 Saturday – Kibbee Making in the Church
November 14 – Sunday – Kibbee Sale
December 12 – Sunday – ICS Immaculate Conception Liturgy
Induction of Officers for 2011-2012 and Christmas Party at the Garden Inn Holiday Inn
Continue reading “Upcoming 2010 ICS Events”
Posted in ICS, News & Events
By Webmaster on May 29, 2010
| June 14, 2010 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 11:00 pm |
Monday, June 14th
Prayers begin at 7:00 PM
The grill will be fired up after the prayers
Bring your girlfriends, daughters and sisters…and a yummy side dish (e.g. salads and desserts)
- Mother/Daughter Competition
- Music, Games and Prizes
- Come join in the fun before we break for the summer…Bring your daughters, sisters and girlfriends, and let’s congratulate our board members-to-be!
Posted in ICS, List of Events
By Webmaster on April 28, 2010
| May 16, 2010 |
| 10:30 am | to | 11:00 am |
| 12:00 pm | to | 12:30 pm |
After 9:30 am and 11:00 am Liturgies Price: $18.00 a dozen
To Place your order, you may contact:
Karan Farhat 440-449-0589 or Rania Karam 216-932-2152
Posted in ICS, List of Events
By Webmaster on April 18, 2010
| May 3, 2010 |
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
Starts at 7:00 pm with prayers and followed by a short meeting and Fashion Show.
Ladies are welcome to join the fun!
Posted in ICS, List of Events
By Webmaster on April 6, 2010
Since the holidays are such a hectic time of the year, the “Wine and Cheese Social Event”, sponsored by the Immaculate Conception Sodality and scheduled for Saturday, April 10, 2010, has been cancelled.
It will be take place later in the year.
Posted in ICS, News & Events