Our Lady of Victory Maronite Catholic Church

October 17-18, 2020

Rev. Samir Chebli, Pastor| Chorbishop Michael Kail, Consultant | Bahige Alchoufete, Subdeacon

Marie Sadaka, Office Administrator,| Anne Ayoob, Financial Administrator | Lori Evans, Religious Education Director

Naji Farah, Choir Director | Address: 1000 Tropical Ave, Beechview, PA 15216 | Office: 412-278-0841 | For Emergencies: 914-309-6650

Website: www.olovpgh.org | Office: office@olovpittsburgh.org |Facebook: www.facebook.com/olovpgh

OFFICE HOURS: The Church office will be open Tuesday through Friday from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm.

FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER THE HOLY CROSS

We shall see the fifth Sunday after the

Feast of the Crucifixion, to complete what the

Church has begun to lay before us, to contem-

plate since the Feast of the Cross:

Let's look at the crucified who tri-

umphed over death (the Feast of the

Cross). Therefore, let us carry our cross

with hope and patience (First Sunday).

Our hope is not in this eternity, but in

the remainder where eternal life is with

Christ. (The second Sunday).

And the Lord will bring great glory to

two hands, and he who endures in this fi-

nality to the end is the one who saves ...

(The Third Sunday)

Waiting ... Building Others, is the pro-

gram of work that the Christian must fol-

low (Fourth Sunday).

... And no matter how long we wait, the

bridegroom is coming! ... to build our-

selves up also:

• The Apostle Paul stresses in today's

message to hold fast to the word, and to

work for salvation with fear and thunder,

so that we may be clean and have no

blemish in us when the Lord comes.

• Matthew the Evangelist places before

us the parable that Jesus gave of the maid-

ens who waited for the bridegroom's com-

ing, with their lamps on fire. For those who

were self-prepared were decent, they

were not lacking in oil; And whoever did

not work for their salvation as it should,

depleted their oil and remained outside ...

How can we work on building ourselves

while awaiting that great day?

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Some guidelines to be observed

when entering the Church We are following Pittsburgh Diocese Guidlines

Face Gear: Everyone please WEAR A FACE

MASK throughout the celebration of the

Divine Liturgy

Practice Social Distancing: Six Feet distance

between individuals (individuals of same

family may sit together)

Hand Sanitizers will be available at the

entrance of the church.

Distribution of Holy Communion: To avoid a

real risk of infection with COVID-19 for the

priest and the parishioners, Holy

Communion will be distributed in the

HAND at this time.

Halloween

We are having Trick or Treat at the church on

Saturday October 31st from 2-4pm. Bring your

kids in their costumes and they will receive a

Treat. Waiting for you to join us.

Weekly Collection for October 10-11, 2020

Maronite Christian Formation

We feel the time is right to start up having

MCF again with the children. It is very

important for them to continue their class and

to be with their church family.

Since we have moved completely to Our Lady

Of Victory at 1000 Tropical Ave Beechview we

have cleaned out the old things left and have

had the whole church upstairs and downstairs

cleaned and sanitized. We now have space to

social distance the children 6 feet apart.

With that being said we want to know how

many children will sign up for MCF classes and

participate this year. Please respond to Lori

Evans yes or no with how many of your

children will be attending.

We Need Volunteers

If you have a truck and can spare couple of

hours or more, we could use your help to

move items from the old church. Contact us

at the church office.

In Our Prayers

Please keep in your prayers Adele Korey, Maxine

Schoen, Chuck Borik, Martha Kail, Peter DeSando, Liz

Mowod, Angie Joseph, Michael Rattie, Marilyn Torchia,

Alicia Hruby, Helen McGoun, Sonia Barack, Diana

Kuzma, Elaine Moses, Alice Marrato, Dr. Adnan Abla,

Ashley Ayoob, Frances Barack, David Moses, David

Zennie, Ingrid Franklin, Donald Kovanis, Faten Fatfat,

Marylou Joseph, Larry Bentz, Joanne LaRosa, Brandon

Kail, Sr. Mary Ann Moses, Sr. Mary Ann Karas, Lynn

Moses and Franice Pattinato.

Please call the office if someone is sick at home, in

the hospital or in a nursing

Collection $1,094.00

Mail Donations $210.00

Online Donations $170.00

Total: $1,474.00

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Dear Brothers and Sisters, in our continuing

catechesis on prayer, we now turn to the Book

of Psalms, which can be considered a great

treasury of prayers. The Psalms teach us to

pray to God in words that he himself has given

us. In them, we encounter the entire gamut of

human emotions, from praise, petition and

joyful thanksgiving to anguished supplication

for deliverance from life’s bitter

disappointments and sorrows. The Psalms

teach us that God is not deaf to our prayers,

especially those that arise from a broken heart

and a troubled spirit. The Psalmist’s repeated

cry, “How long, Lord?”, is itself an

acknowledgment that, amid our every trail

and tribulation, God hears our voice and never

abandons us. As a loving Father, he weeps for

our sufferings in this world, yet in his wisdom

he has a saving plan for each of us. The Psalms

are thus a guide to growth in the practice of

prayer. They open our hearts to ever deeper

hope in God’s providential care; they confirm

our trust in his promises, and they inspire us

to persevere on our life-long journey of faith in

his word.

Saturday Oct 17 4:00 PM Soul of Mary Anne Colelli

Requested by Annie Patalsky

Sunday

Oct 18

8:30 AM

11:00 AM

Soul of Wouroud Mazloum Requested by Sadie Thomas

Monday Oct 19 No Liturgy

Tuesday Oct 20 12:00 PM

Wednesday Oct 21 12:00 PM

Thursday Oct. 22 12:00 PM

Friday Oct. 23 12:00 PM

Saturday Oct. 24 4:00 PM Soul of Stella Radleys

Requested by Bob & Debbie Raymond

Sunday Oct. 25 8:30 AM

11:00 AM

Birthday remembrance of Leslie Alberts-Lampl

Requested by Marianne & Ken Kovach

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Carlo Acutis: Italian Teenager Could Be

First Millennial Saint

An Italian teenager who used the internet to

spread his faith is on a path to becoming the

Catholic Church's first millennial saint.

A ceremony was held in the Basilica of St

Francis of Assisi on Saturday October 10th and

a portrait of Acutis was unveiled. Those

gathered also praised Acutis for his charity

work. "Carlo used the internet in service of

the Gospel, to reach as many people as

possible," Cardinal Agostino Vallini said at

the ceremony.

"Young people might have been tired of a

pastoral ministry that's maybe a bit out of

step with the times despite all its efforts,"

Church spokesman Enzo Fortunato said,

according to the AFP news agency. "But the

Lord intervenes in history and human affairs

and gives us these guiding lights," he added.

For Acutis to become a saint, the Vatican

would have to verify a second miracle in his

name. But Pope Francis has waived this

requirement on previous occasions.

Acutis was born in London in May 1991 to

Italian parents. The family soon moved to

Milan, and he spent the majority of his life in

the city. "There was in him a natural

predisposition for the sacred," his mother,

Antonia Salzano, told the Corriere della Sera

newspaper earlier this year.

Saint Sharbel Liturgy

Every 22nd of the month we will celebrate St.

Sharbel Liturgy which will be offered for the

intentions of our parishioners, relatives and

friends who are ill or homebound.

“Remember Me In Your Kingdom” Liturgy

“اذكرني في ملكوتك”

Every last Tuesday of the month, the liturgy

will be offered for the soul of the deceased

members of our church. Please send us the

names you want us to pray for.

National MYA

Join the National MYA next Monday

October 19th at 8:30pm via Zoom

We Have Moved

We have moved the office. We sanitized and

cleaned the whole church and are at the final

phase of painting.