Maronite Voice - Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn

The Maronite Voice
St. Anthony’s Maronite Catholic Church
4611 Sadler Road
Glen Allen, Virginia 23060-6108
NON-PROFIT ORG.
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PERMIT NO. 1370
GLEN ALLEN, VIRGINIA
44 th Annual Maronite
Convention About to
Start in Richmond,
Va.
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Saturday, July 28
The NAM/Clergy breakfast and
General Assembly will begin at
8:30 a.m.
A workshop and panel discussion
led by members of the Office of
Young Adults on “Youth in the
Maronite Church” will begin at
9:30 a.m.
A Children’s Hour will begin at 10
a.m.
A presentation by “Maronite
outreach” on the Church in
Lebanon will begin at 3:30 p.m.
A cash-bar cocktail reception will
run from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
The Grand Banquet and Hafli with
live Lebanese music will begin at 8
p.m.
Sunday, July 29
The Pontifical Divine Liturgy will
begin at the Marriott at 10 a.m.
The “Farewell Brunch” will begin
at noon.
Displays and exhibits will be open
throughout the convention.
Maronite Young Adults
(MYA)
In addition to the Convention’s
schedule, special activities have been
prepared for the young adults.
On Wednesday, July 25, at 6:00
p.m., there will be a “Meet and greet”
time where young adults from across
the nation will have the opportunity to
meet each other and to network among
themselves.
A special workshop, presented by
Tarek Saab, will begin at 2:30 p.m., on
Thursday, July 26.
Tarek Saab was a popular
contestant on Season 5 of Donald
Trump's "The Apprentice". A devout
Maronite Catholic, Tarek is the founder
and CEO of Lionheart Apparel, a
Christian Men's clothing line, and he is
the author of the forthcoming book,
GUT CHECK: Confronting Love,
Work, & Manhood in Your
Twenties (Spence Publishing).
Currently, Tarek is a professional
speaker and Pro-life activist, and he
travels extensively speaking to
audiences of all ages about being
Catholic in modern culture.
“A Welcome to Richmond Hour”
where young adults will enjoy time out
in Richmond’s famous ShackoeBottom
will take place on Friday, July 27, from
4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
A town hall meeting with Bishops
Gregory Mansour and Robert Shaheen
will take place at 1:00 p.m. on
Saturday, July 28.
MYA “time together” will be held
at the Marriott from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. on
Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
To register for the convention, use
the form printed in this issue of The
Maronite Voice or register online at
www.namnews.org. There are
packages ranging from two days to the
full convention, and with reduced
prices for youths (ages 11-17) and
children (5-10). There is no charge for
children under 5.
Checks or Visa, MasterCard and
American Express are gladly accepted.
To donate an item for the auction,
contact Ed Yesbeck, Jr. at 330-0711 or
at ed.yesbeck@vamllc.com.
More information about the
convention is available at the NAM
Website (http://www.namnews.org) or
the St. Anthony’s Web site
www.stanthonymaronitechurch.org.
Summer Break
T
he Maronite Voice wishes its
readers an enjoyable, safe and
God-filled summer. The Maronite
Voice will not be published in August.
It will appear again in September. The
deadline for the September issue is
August 25, 2007.
The Maronite Voice Volume III Issue No. VII Page 20 July 2007