Friday, June 21, 2013

NO WEDNESDAY LUNCH JULY 3-10/CAR RAFFLE

There will be no Wednesday lunch on July 3 and 10th.  Please visit us again on July 17th from
11 am-2 pm.
Here is some info on our car raffle at St. Raymond's Festival:


CAR RAFFLE
 

St. Raymond’s Festival

Sept.14th & 15th, 2013

 
2013 Ford Focus



Donation $100 per ticket

ONLY 300 TICKETS BEING SOLD

 

Drawing Sunday, Sept. 15 @5 pm

No need to  be present to win

 

Vehicle sponsored by

Dave Sinclair Lincoln

314-729-2700

 

 

 

Monday, June 3, 2013

June 2013 bulletin


Saturday, June 29 Feast of Saints Peter and Paul

Peter was originally from the town of Bethsaida on the shores of the Lake of Tiberias in the region of Galilee. In Aramaic, his name was Simon, son of John and the Lord gave him the name Peter, which means rock. He was married and worked with his brother Andrew as a fisherman at Capernaum. Almost nothing is known about his family life. Peter and Andrew were disciples of John the Baptizer and, when called by Christ, they became his followers. Peter had a fiery temperament and was, at times, somewhat hot headed. Yet he loved Jesus and followed him with all his spirit. At Caesarea Philippi the Lord handed the care of the Church over to Peter and confirmed

Peter’s primacy after the resurrection. After the ascension Peter exercised his authority over the Church through his preaching and teaching in Antioch, Corinth and Rome. Peter wrote two epistles and the gospel of Mark preserves much of his teaching. He suffered and died  in Rome  where he was imprisoned and eventually crucified upside down on the Vatican Hill on the twenty ninth day of June in the year 67. The Emperor Constantine constructed a church over his tomb.

The Apostle Paul was born at Tarus in Cilicia around the year 7. He called himself “Saul” and says concerning himself that he was “circumcised on the eighth day, being of the stock of Israel and tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrew origins; in legal observance I was a Pharisee, and so zealous that I persecuted the church...But those things I used to consider gain I have now reappraised as loss in the light of Christ.” (Philippians 3:5-7) He acquired knowledge of both the Greek and Hebrew cultures and studied theology in Jerusalem under the great Rabbi Gemaliel. He assisted in the persecution of Christians and was present at the death of Stephen. He was converted when the Lord appeared to him on the road to Damascus. He was baptized and began to preach the gospel to the gentiles. He traveled throughout the Mediterranian and some claim that he went as far as Spain. He was arrested and brought before the Jewish and Roman authorities. Because he was a Roman citizen he appealed his case to Rome where he was beheaded. The letters of Paul are an incomparable source of Christian doctrine and are essential for thorough understanding of Christ. To the Lord, who chose Peter to be chief of the apostles and Paul to be the apostle to the nations, be glory and praise forever! May their prayers be with us. Amen.

Happy Birthday Sayedna!
This coming Monday June 3rd is Sayedna  Shaheen’s birthday. We wish to extend to him, our sincere congratulations and prayerful best wishes asking the Lord through the intercession of St. Raymond to grant him many more years in good health, peace and joy! Happy Birthday Sayedna!
Msgr. Moussa Joseph and the Parish Family of
St. Raymond’s Cathedral
 
 
Ordination
On Saturday, June 29th during the 5:00 liturgy, His Excellency Bishop Robert Shaheen will ordain two of our Diocesan Seminarians, Mr. Chris Faber and Mr. Alex Harb, to the minor orders of Cantor, Lector and Subdeacon. We extend our sincere congratulations to the newly ordained subdeacons asking the Lord to grant them perseverance in their vocation and continuous blessings as they go forward to higher orders in the sacred priesthood.
 
St. Raymond’s Festival
Our annual festival (homecoming) will take place on Saturday September 14th and Sunday September 15th, 2013. This is a parish event, this is a family gathering.
 
A general meeting is scheduled on Monday, June 10th, 2013 at 7:00 pm in the Lebanon room so we can begin to plan. September is not too far away! Please take time out of your busy
schedules to volunteer, to be in charge of a booth or a sub-committee. Msgr. Moussa is the general chairman and he is looking for a successful  festival with everyone’s help and support. Mark your calendars and come present your ideas and requests on Monday June 10th at the meeting.
 
St. Raymond’s 22nd Annual Men’s Society Golf Tournament
Sunday, June 23, 2013
Quail Creek/Suson Park
6022 Wells Rd., St. Louis, MO 63128
Contact Mike Hurley with any questions.
mbthurley@gmail.com or (314)443-5905
Men’s Society meeting Thursday, June 6th at 6:30 pm in the Lebanon Room.
 
CONGRATULATIONS GRADUATES!
Congratulations to all graduates of our Parish; college , high school or grade school!. We wish you the best of luck on your future
endeavors.
 
Pray for the Sick
Please continue to remember the sick or homebound of our parish in your prayers.
Josephine Bouhasin, James Crenshaw, Ann Elking, Tom McDermott, James Randazzo
Mary Jane Simon, Thelma Simon, Erma Valentine, Vince Wahby, Mike Ablan, Esther Nassif, Nina Bouhasin
 
 

May 18th bulletin


Pentecost Sunday

 

On the fiftieth day after Passover—in Greek, “Pentecost”

there was celebrated in Jerusalem the feast of the Gathering,

and from all the corners of the globe the Jews assembled in

Pilgrimage, in memory of God’s gift of the law to Moses on

Mount Sinai.

The Apostles, the Virgin, a few relatives of the Lord, and a few

women were assembled in the upper room. Around nine

o’clock in the morning God appeared to them as he had

appeared to Moses on Sinai, in the midst of a storm and with

violent wind; his Spirit settled upon them in the form of tongues

of fire which rested on their heads. The Spirit gave them the

power to evangelize the world by means of the new assembly

of God’s people, the Church. As a sign that God had now firmly

established his Church, the gospel was understood by all who

were present though they spoke different languages and came

from all races and nations. This work of God’s grace may be compared to what happened to people of Babel, who spoke one common language and yet, because of their sin, were no longer able to understand each other.

At Pentecost, although the people spoke diverse languages, they understood the single language of the apostles. This is clearly a symbol of God’s call to all people to unity and mutual understanding. That is why the feast of Pentecost and the season which follows it invites us to meditate on the “One, holy, Catholic Church” which the Spirit has sanctified and which Christ founded on the apostles. Let us ask the Lord to grant us his Spirit and the gifts that come from him, so that we may be true children of God and his Church, and zealous apostles willing to spread the gospel of Christ; to him be glory for ever.

 

Blessed Sacrament

Come spend some time with the Lord  during Eucharistic Adoration—

Wednesdays beginning May 8th from 9:30 am -12:30 pm. It’s a good time

to offer your petitions, your requests, your needs!

Our Lady of Lebanon Shrine Trip—August 13, 14 & 15

We must pay for the bus in advance as they are keeping the cost the same as last year. If we delay, our individual ticket must go up and we do not want this to happen. The cost is  $150.00 round trip. Please give your money to Roxie as soon as possible. Bus leaves August 13th at 5 am and returns August 16th leaving Ohio at 7:00 am!

Pray for the Sick

Please continue to remember the sick or homebound of our parish in your prayers.

Josephine Bouhasin, James Crenshaw, Ann Elking, Tom McDermott, James Randazzo

Mary Jane Simon, Thelma Simon, Erma Valentine, Vince Wahby, Mike Ablan
 
Schnucks:  Please remember to use your Schnucks cards. Its easy to do and St. Raymond’s receives a small percentage of your purchase. We are currently only receiving about $25 a month from Schnucks. If you don’t have one, just ask next time you’re there! Thank you.
Lenten Appeal: St. Raymond’s goal is $8,500. We have currently received about $6,500.
If you have not sent your donation in, please contribute so the money doesn’t have to come out of our church account!
Coffee Hour: Due to Memorial Day weekend, the hall will be closed on Sunday, May 26th. There will be no coffee hour after masses.
Ladies Society Outing: The Ladies Society is having a “Girls Night Out” on June 6th at Joey B’s Restaurant in Concord Village at 5:00 pm. After dinner they will attend a movie at Ronnie’s theater (movie TBA). If interested, please contact Pat Busekrus at 314-920-2573. Please RSVP by June 2nd.