St. Sharbel Mission,

Family Club and Youth Club

10325 RANCHO DESTINO RD

LAS VEGAS NV 89183

PHONE: 702 616 6902 ‐ FAX: 702 616 4032

http://www.stsharbellasvegas.org/

July / August 2009 Newsletter

In this Issue:Letter from Fr. NadimPage 1

Mission Monthly Expenses

Dear Parishioners, family and friends who love St. Sharbel dearly,My second year with you has started and it has been my privilege to serve the Lord and serve you with a joyful heart. I give you good news the number of our community is growing but the expenses are growing as well and we need to share this with you as we all know that our home Church need to be maintained on a daily basis and here I present to you please to take ownership and belong and feel home and have a great zeal and love for God’s house Page 2

Mission Monthly Gifts of LovePage 3

Mission Pledge FormPage 4

take ownership and belong and feel home and have a great zeal and love for God s house and your house.It has been an interesting year of getting the occupancy permit and equipping the Hall and the kitchen which is still in progress to accommodate family gatherings and starting again theoccupancy permit and major renovation & the birth of the first phase of the Church to achieve a lot with a little. We have achieved a lot in the life of the Church and Community, families are together, they can’t wait to be here, they don’t want to leave the Church after Mass, weekly we have new g

Mission Financial ReportsPage 5

The Value of Family & TimeAll the Books of the BiblePage 6

people joining us, new Masses & Choirs & readers, new parish council, new council of 50 members of Knights of Columbus, new prayer groups, perpetual Adoration. We have new system for school and catechism, updated website and network and we have a new finance committee, and lots of activities for the youths and families. We need your help now to start the second phase of the completion of the Church, the additional entrance and bell tower.To enable us to do that, I present to you the monthly expense and what will take to run your home, your Church and your property. I urge you to read it carefully and to submit your monthly pledge or envelop so we can cover our monthly expenses and mortgage Page 6

Mission News in PicturesPage 7

Monthly Reflections & HumorPage 8

monthly pledge or envelop so we can cover our monthly expenses and mortgage.We urge young and adults and every working member in the family to give (AT LEAST 1 – 2 or 3 $ A DAY) which is monthly $30, $60 or $100, consider that this Church is MY CHURCH, MY HOME, MY BUSINESS to take ownership again and give generously because we have a monthly short fall of about $6500. Our solution is that if you can increase your pledge and become an ambassador and bring another pledge to be able to cover our monthly expenses and utility bills.Please understand I didn’t come here to be a maintenance or building priest, a plumber and

Mission 2nd Annual FestivalMission Credit CardPage 9

Mission AdvertisementsPage 10

electrician etc…to worry about finance and bills, I came here to take care of the families, the youth, the sacraments and the spiritual need of each one of you which is so sacred and have the top priority in my priestly life. I ask you to help me stop worrying about this monthly expense. So help me to help you maintain what you have achieved and built ST. SHARBEL CHURCH. “Out of God’s gift we make gifts to God.” Saint Augustine.God Bless you, Rev. Father Nadim Abou Zeid,St Sharbel Mission Las Vegas NV

For confessions, blessings of your home or business, baptisms, engagements, weddings, funerals or visits to the sick and elderly, please contact our office at 702 616 6902 (702 824 1444 Emergencies Only) or stsharbel.lv@gmail.com

DAILY MASS: MONDAY‐FRIDAY 8:00 AM SATURDAYMASS:5:30 PM ENGLISHSUNDAYMASSES: 9: 30AM ENGLISH ‐ 11: 00AM ARABIC | ENGLISH 

St. Sharbel Mission, Las Vegas, NV

1- MORTGAGE $6,200.002- Utilities: (Electric – Gas – Satellite Sewage – Trash – Water) $1,613.00 Electricity: $700.00

Gas: $400 00

CHURCH MONTHLY EXPENSES ESTIMATE

Gas: $400.00 Satellite $90.00 Trash $23.00 Sewage: $200.00 Water $200.003- Phone & Internet Service $100.004- Computer Network Service $55.005 Offi C ll Ph $100 005- Office Cell Phone $100.006- Employees Wages (Secretary Care Taker) $2,000.007- Hall Expense cleaning $200.008- Kitchen, bathroom Supplies $300.009- Office Supplies (Stationary - Copy paper

Ti & S ) $200 00 Tissue & Soap) $200.0010- Insurance (health – Liability) $1,040.0011- Credit Card Machine Fees $33.0012- Mass Supplies (Wine, Incense, Charcoal & Candles, Bread, flowers ) $150.0013- Security System (to be done) $50.0014- Car Expenses (Insurance Registration – Maintenance $200.0015- Licenses & Permits $35.0016- Miscellaneous $150.0017- Postage & Delivery $250.0018- Printing & Reproduction $100.0019- Repairs & Maintenance $350.0020- School Expense $184.0021- Property Tax $190.0022- Priest Expense & allowance $500.00

* 23- Priest Retirement Fund $450.0024- Priest Salary $1,550.00TOTAL $16,000.00MONTHLY INCOME 1- Monthly Collection: $4,000.002- Monthly Pledge: $4,500.003- Donations $1,000.00TOTAL: $9,500.00SHORT FALL: $6,500.00

* •Please note that so far the Mission is unable to cover the priest’s expenses.

•We urge the community to come forward for the pledge system where we can run no more on risks but on budgeting & covering our monthly expenses. •Please feel free if you have any enquiry to call Marie-Reine at the Church Office.

MONTHLY PLEDGE 38 MARWAN & ELIANE LAHOUD1 ALLEN WINSTON 39 MICHEL & GEORGETTE HANACHE2 BACHIR KARAM 40 MICHEL & LOUSINE AFFI3 BASSAM & RAYMONDA DAGHER 41 MONA ATALLAH

MONTHLY GIFT OF LOVETHANK YOU

3 BASSAM & RAYMONDA DAGHER 41 MONA ATALLAH4 BASSEM TABET 42 NASSAR & NINA MASSIS5 BUOTROS & VIOLETTE SAAD 43 PATRICK ZIADE6 CHARBEL & CLAUDE ABI NADER 44 PAUL HANACHE7 CHRISTIAN & SANDA WEHBE (Cedar Int'l INC) 45 PHILIPPE & CHRISTELLE ZIADE8 CLAUDE JOSEPH ABBOUD 46 PIERRE & NADRA DACCACHE9 DR. JAMES & AMY NASSAR 47 RACHAD KHALIL

10 EDGARD & ROULA SARGI (Imexware Natural Stone Veneer ) 48 RAFAELO & MARCELLE DAGHER (Tuti Benem In)10 EDGARD & ROULA SARGI (Imexware Natural Stone Veneer ) 48 RAFAELO & MARCELLE DAGHER (Tuti Benem In)11 EILEEN & CRESTON O'BRYAN 49 RAYMOND MASSIS (Universal ATM INC)12 ELIAS ABBOUD (Eja Design Studios LLC.) 50 RAWAD BOU ABDO13 ELIAS ELKKHOURY 51 ROBERT & PATSY R. ROMANOS14 ELIAS SAADE 52 SALWA HONEINE15 ELIE & RENEE ELRIACHI 53 SAMIH & RANIA AL HWAYEK16 ELIAS & YOLLA SARKIS 54 TANIOS BOU ABDO17 ELIZABETH JOSEPH (South African New York) 55 TOM & HANAN KABBAN CASTRO17 ELIZABETH JOSEPH (South African New York) 55 TOM & HANAN KABBAN CASTRO18 FARIS & NINA MASSIS 56 VICTOR & MICHELE GREGER19 FOUAD & DENISE ZIADE 57 VICTOR & RITA MOUANES20 GABY KHAWAM (Realty one Group) 58 WISSAM DAGHER (Rocky's Philly Cheese Steaks)21 GHASSAN EL HAYEK 59 YOUSSEF & RIMA SAIKALI22 GEROGE & ZEINA TABET 60 YOUSSEF & SUZANNE AL HWAYEK23 HAYAT GHANEM

IMAD AND RENEE MEHANNA24 IMAD AND RENEE MEHANNA MONTHLY CHECK25 JERRY NASSAR 1 ANTOINE & YELENA ABI NADER26 JOSEPH & AMANDA ZIADE 2 CHARLES & CHRISTIANE HADDAD27 JOSEPH & SAMIA ABI NADER (Joseph Taylor Shop) 3 DR. MARC ADAIMI28 JOSEPH RAHI 4 NASSER GHANEM29 JUDE NASSAR 5 RAED & LOUDI MOURI (Ideal Tobacco)30 JULIETTE HANACHE 6 NICOLAS & MALAK El NESRANI31 KOZHAYA & MIRIAM AWAD (Pro Video & Photo) 7 EDOUARD & MIMI KARAM32 LOUIE & LILY NEHME (Deposit alternative LLC) 8 TAYMOR SHAMOON33 MARC KARAM 9 NICHOLAS SFEIR34 MARIAR CORPORATION 10 JOHN & YOKO HANASH35 MARIO EL HADDAD 11 ELIAS & MARLEINE NADER36 MASSOUD & RANDA YOUNES 12 GIHAN PERERA37 MARWAN & NAJWA DAGHER (Best Chips Distribution) 13 RENEE BOWAIRI

14 MAROUN NEHME15 CHUCK AYOUB16 RAFIC HADDAD17 ANNEMARIE & YOUSSEF GHANEM

PLEDGE NOW: $4500 MORTGAGE IS $6200 TARGET: WE STILL NEED $1700We do this together for the Glory of God and to our beloved Saint SharbelWe offer our gift of love for a great future for our families, children & grand childreng g g

NB: Please note this is neither the seasonal or annual list nor the collection; IT IS ONLY THE MONTHLY PLEDGE TOWARDS THE MORTGAGEWe apologize if your name is not listed; please call the Church Office to update.

AND FOR GIVING OF YOUR TIME & TALENT & YOURSELVESPEOPLE OF GOD, THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING A DIFFERENCE

THE VALUE OF FAMILY & TIMETo realizeThe value of a brother/sisterAsk someoneWho doesn't have one.

ALL THE BOOKS OF THE BIBLEOur journey began at Genesis through Exodus. On the way, we saw Leviticusrecording the Numbers of people at Deuteronomy, while Joshua was waiting at

To realizeThe value of ten years:Ask a newlyDivorced couple.

To realizeThe value of four years:

while Joshua was waiting atthe beautiful gate for Judges to see Ruth calling loudly "Samuel, Samuel".At a stage, the first and second Kings of Chronicles were coming to visitEzra, Nehemiah and Esther for the misfortune of Job, their brother. Then

Ask a graduate.

To realizeThe value of one year:Ask a student whoHas failed a final exam.

To realize

they noticed that Mr. Psalms was teaching his children Proverbs concerningEcclesiastes and Songs of Solomon. This coincided with the period thatIsaiah and Jeremiah were engaged in Lamentation for Ezekiel and Daniel their f i d h i A d Ob di hTo realize

The value of nine months:Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.

To realizeThe value of one month:Ask a motherwho has given birth to

friend. By that time, Amos and Obadiah were not around. Three days later,Hosea, Joel and Jonah travelled in the same ship with Micah and Nahum toJerusalem . More also, Habakkuk visited Zephaniah who introduced him toHaggai a friend of Zechariah whose cousin isA premature baby.

To realizeThe value of one week:Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.

To realizeThe value of one minute:

Haggai a friend of Zechariah whose cousin is Malachi.

Immediately after the old tradition,

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John got involved in Acts with theThe value of one minute:

Ask a personWho has missed the train, bus or plane.

To realizeThe value of one-second:Ask a personWho has survived an accident.

with theRomans who were behaving like the Corinthians, who were also always atloggerhead with the Galatians. At that time too, the Ephesians realizingthat the Philippians were close to the Colossians, suggested to the

Time waits for no one.Treasure every moment you have.

You will treasure it even more whenyou can share it with someone special.

To realize the value of a friend or family member:

Thessalonians that they should first of all see Timothy who had gone to thehouse of Titus to teach Philemon his younger brother how to read and writeHebrew. On hearing, James asked Peter to explain to him how the three Johnsh di l d d h l i f dTo realize the value of a friend or family member:

LOSE ONE.

The origin of this letter is unknown,

have disclosed to Jude the Revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ.

FR NADIM

Mission News in Pictures

Top Left and Top Right: Family Mass and Dinner with Fr. Nadim with two birthday celebrations for Raymonda Chahayed Dagher and Hiam Azzi.Middle Left: Bishop George Abi Younes from Mexico and Fr. Nadim presenting the family of Anwar and Hiam Azzi their dedication before they moved back to Lebanon.Middle Right, Bottom Left and Bottom Right: The Blessed Baptism of Albert Marwan Dagher gathered allMiddle Right, Bottom Left and Bottom Right: The Blessed Baptism of Albert Marwan Dagher gathered all of the Las Vegas community together. In addition, the entire donations made on behalf of Albert (Sharbel) to our St. Sharbel Mission of Las Vegas totaled over $1,622 towards our building fund.May God Bless this Family and all who attended and ensured the success of this event .Parents of Albert: Najwa Lahoud Dagher, Marwan Tanios Dagher.Godparents of Albert: Raymonda Chahayed Dagher and Ghassan Tanios Dagher.Thank you again for your support and love to your Mission!

Humor of the monthThree boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers TheThree boys are in the school yard bragging about their fathers. The

first boy says, 'My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, hecalls it a poem, they give him $50.' The second boy says, 'That's

nothing. My Dad scribbles a few words on piece of paper, he calls ita song, they give him $100..' The third boy says, 'I go t you both

beat. My Dad scribbles a few words on a piece of paper, he calls it asermon, and it takes eight people to collect all the money!’

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