ST. ANN MELKITE GREEK CATHOLIC CHURCH
41 Cross Rd, Waterford, CT 06385
860-442-2211
Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Edward G. Kakaty, pastor / August 31-September 1, 2013
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost

Intentions This Weekend: PRAY FOR PEACE IN SYRIA & EGYPT

Sat.5pm:+ Abdo Facas (7 days) by his family

+Bertha Jweid Nassif by Ken & Gerri Kakaty Pray for release of 2 bishops, 2 priests in Syria

Sun10am+George & Zena Moutran (6 & 7 yrs)

+Bertha Jweid Nassif by the Kakaty family HAPPY NEW CHURCH YEAR & ST SIMEON DAY

Intentions next weekend:

Sat 5pm:+ Bertha Jweid Nassif by David & Janet George

Speedy Recovery for,Gloria Massad,Elias Gharios,Bob Dib, Sandra Kakaty, John Karrat , Andrea Dellarco-Legore

This Weekend / Saturday: John Jalonski / Sunday: Denise Brooks / Thanks to all who always make up their missed envelope, including fuel and building fund
Next Weekend / Saturday :Joumana Hajj / Sunday: Gerard Massad
Aug 24 / 27 / Gave / 439 / Clothing Shed $99
Syrian Relief $400
Aug 25 / 73 / Gave / 992

200 club: Please pay $50 renewal to Mary Dib/Anna Sobanski for new year The church made $1K THANKS!

St Ann is collecting used clothing & shoes in the shed on our parking lot. Receipts available for tax deductions.

Must be in bags- NO household items,hangers, pillows, rags, metal, just shoes, belts, handbags, drapes, sheets,

Condolences to the family of +Abdo Facas: mother Virginia, daughter Kelly, brother Hendrick, relatives and friends.

Fuel Donors : Catherine Yost, Mary Dib, Jerry Villani , Ramzi Awad, Ed Najim, Ed Walker( 100 each) Elias Gharios 300,Georges Haddad 750, Bechara El Khoury 200, Carol Shasha 700, Helen Popa 200, Tanios Karam 150, Jack Hage 200, Gabriel Hajj 200, Frank Kozmon 700, Abdo Facas 500, Lauren Sobanski 150, Barbara Facas 200, Charles Facas 300, Louise Massad 200,Joe Doro 300, Sheila Burke, Marie Antipoff, Patrick Moukawsher,Bob Conley, Nicholas Chahine(100 each).

Please make up for your missed envelopes- we are way behind paying our bills because some aren’t giving!

Sept 6,7,8 :Greek Festival , Holy Trinity, Norwich

Sept 8: noon-5pm: Mahrajan OLPH Church, Worcester, MA 90th anniversary. Food ala carte, games, DJ

The Sanctuary Lamp is lit for September for the good health of Albert and Jamal Doro and their family

In the epistle, Paul is very aware he called to be preacher and teacher of Christ to others. In the Gospel, Christ is very aware that the Father has sent Him to bring about salvation. Are we doing what we can to help young men become aware of their call to the priesthood, to be ministers, preachers, and teachers of salvation? We have a seminarian: Tom Moses of Manchester, NH!

MAHRAJAN (Middle Eastern Festival) REPORT

After adding the expenses, I come to the net profit of $2358. The best ever! The last 3 years were: 2010:$1475; 2011: $941; 2012: $1200. The weather was perfect, food great, music wonderful, set-up on the grass better, donations better ($870) raffle higher ($480) and of course, more people came, especially from out of state: Rhode Island, New York, North Carolina, Kuwait, etc. THANKS AGAIN TO OUR HARD-WORKING COMMITTEE! Let’s lock-in to the last Sunday of August, but not Labor Day! The face-painting and Moon Walk were entertaining the children all day and was appreciated by parents and all! Thanks to the Dorunda Family, Mary Dib and Lisa Shasha.

Thanks to Joumana Hajj, food chair, & her hard-working committee and to Gerry Egan and his team of tent crew, grill chefs, tables and chairs set-uppers and clean-up. Catherine Yost and Amanda Hajj for selling food tickets, Raffle donors: Michael’s Kia, Robert Thomas, Chowder Pot, Marie Monvenitsas, Lina Hajj. Thanks to Coca Cola for 10 cases of soda, lemonade, iced tea.(John Shabarekh, manager is Melkite).

Donations for food expenses: $150 John & Anisah Goodrich, $100 Jack & Alia Hage, $100 Elias & Abroze Gharios,$100 anonymous, $50 Catherine Yost, $50 David & Janet George, $50 Clay & Rebecca Robblee, $40 Elias J Hage, $30 Albert & Jamal Doro.

Guests: Fr Constantine Simones, Fr Dean Panagos, Fr Tom Hoar, Exarch Joseph Haggar, Fr Imad Barakheh, Archdeacon George Yany, Deacon Dennis McCarthy and Deacon David Black.

MEMORIAL SERVICE for all the victims of the wars in Syria, Egypt, Lebanon was offered at the end of the Divine Liturgy by Archimandrite Edward Kakaty, Fr Constantine Simones, Archdeacon George Yany, Deacon Dennis McCarthy and Deacon David Black.

Annual Pilgrimage to Ender’s Island was a beautiful success Aug 30th, attended by over 80, 40 of our parishioners and 45 Coast Guard Academy cadets on retreat this weekend. Fr Cyril Manolev, pastor of St Mary Ukrainian Catholic parish concelebrated with Fr Ed and Fr Tom Hoar, director of Ender’s Island.