| Adoration of tbe Eucharist |
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| Every Friday after the evening Mass
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| Altar Service Practice (children 8+ years) |
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Every Saturday at 10:00 am
Coordinator: Anthony Zibara 880-2662 / altarservice@ourladyoflebanon.org
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| Confraternity of Our Lady |
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Every Tuesday after Evening Mass.
For more information, please contact: Samira Hanna at 446-1835
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| Dabkeh - Fersan El-Arz (Knights of the Cedars) |
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Practice every Monday at 5:00 pm.
Open for all youths aged 18+. The program offers a variety of dance forms including Dabkeh, belly dancing and contemporary arts. Other entertainment forms such as acting, singing, production and design may be explored.
The group performs in a variety of events such as Multicultural festival, St. Antonios Summer festival, OLOL's summer festival, parties, Church functions and weddings.
Fersan El-Arz offers good times and a great exercise for the youths and it is great opportunity to represent the Church and the community.
For more information, please contact: Mario Laba at 877-5281 / fersanelarz@ourladyoflebanon.org
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| Junior Choir of Our Lady |
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Practice: every Saturday at 10:00 am
Junior Choir comprised of children from grade 6 and up.
Starting date Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 10:00 am
Contact person: Michael Kabalen 449-2396 or juniorchoir@ourladyoflebanon.org
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| Ladies Auxiliaries of Mary |
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For all ladies who would like to volunteer in the Church.
For more information, please contact: Rita Bassil 830-6244 / ladies@ourladyoflebanon.org
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| Religious Education - "Firsan El Aadra" |
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Every Saturday from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm.
Ages: 5 to 14 years
Chaplain: Fr. Pierre Azzi
Coordinator & Contact: Mona Francis 497-6307 / fersanaladra@ourladyoflebanon.org
The program we use in the religion program is called The Born of the Spirit program. This Canadian catechetical program builds in stages on the essential childhood education in faith that parents provide; the parish is a support for catechesis. The children are encouraged to bridge the gap between their lessons and lives by sharing all that they have learned each week with their families and friends. It is vital that children experience Sunday Eucharist on a weekly basis to allow them to feel they belong to a parish community, and to reinforce concepts learned each week in religion class. In the church they will hear the same stories being read, see the same symbols being used, and experience the sense of belonging to the family of God.
It is our task in these religion classes to show who Jesus Christ is, his ministry, and to present the Christian faith as the following of his person. Fundamental tasks of catechesis are promoting the knowledge of faith, liturgical education, moral formation, and teaching to pray.
The Born of the Spirit series is broken into two progressive cycles with years 1-3 forming cycle 1 and years 3-6 forming cycle 2. The We are strong together series continues the faith development in years 7-9. these programs are bases on the storytelling, celebration and prayer.
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| Religious Education - "Talaeh El Aadra" |
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Every Saturday from 10:30 am to 12:00 pm
Ages: 15 to 18 years
Chaplain: Fr. Pierre Azzi
Animator & Contact: Michael Kabalen 499-2396 / talaeh@ourladyoflebanon.org
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