Liturgical Schedule

Saturdays:  5:30 pm

Sundays:  9:15 am, 11:00 am, and 12:30 pm

Daily Divine Liturgy
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Friday: 10:00 am

First Sunday of the Month – North County

Church of the Nativity
6309 El Apajo Road,
Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
5:00 pm

Holy Days of Obligation: 7:30 pm

Confessions by appointment

Daily Bible Reading According to the Maronite Catholic Calendar

Tuesday of the Fifth Week of Great Lent

Tuesday, April 01

First Letter to Timothy 1,1-8

Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the command of God our Saviour and of Christ Jesus our hope,
To Timothy, my loyal child in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord.
I urge you, as I did when I was on my way to Macedonia, to remain in Ephesus so that you may instruct certain people not to teach any different doctrine,
and not to occupy themselves with myths and endless genealogies that promote speculations rather than the divine training that is known by faith. ….

SEASON OF GREAT LENT

“Lent- the Season to realize that only God brings happiness.”

“Lenten practices of giving up pleasures are good reminders that the purpose of life is NOT pleasure. The purpose of life is to attain to perfect life, to attain to all truth and to attain to an undying ecstatic love–which is the definition of God. In pursuing that goal, we find happiness. Pleasure is not the purpose of anything; pleasure is the product resulting from doing something that is good!”   Quote from Archbishop Fulton Sheen

Season of Great Lent

Benediction and Stations of the Holy Cross

Every Friday during Lent at 7:30PM

 

Confessions During Lent

You are encouraged to approach the Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation) during this season of Lent.

Catholics must go to confession at least once a year and as often as is necessary in order to be cleansed of sin and be in a state of grace

 

2025 Lebanese Festival Kick-Off

Sunday April 13, 2025

Starting at 10:00 AM

HOT OFF THE SAJJ

ZAATAR AND CHEESE MANAKEESH

 

DECORATED PALM SUNDAY CANDLES

WILL BE ON SALE AT 9:00 AM

Bible Study in Arabic

All Wednesdays throughout the season of Lent

At 7:30 PM

 

This Bible Study will be held on all Wednesdays throughout the season of Lent.
Sr. Rose Therese Tannous from the Maronite Sisters of the Holy Family will conduct the series in Arabic.

First meeting is
Wednesday, March 5
at 7:30PM

Let us grow in the spirit of Holy Lent together!

Easter Egg Hunt

Saturday, April 19th

9:30 am – 12:30 pm

 

Food, Games, Prizes, & Bounce House!

Bring Your Own Basket!

Visit from the Easter Bunny!

For more information or to sign up to volunteer, please contact church office or

Aimee Boiri
858.699.1710
aimee.boiri@gmail.com

Maronite Enrichment Days 2025
APRIL 29 – May 02, 2025

Please click on the buttons below to open the flyer and find more information about this upcoming Maronite Enrichment Days being held at the Seminary, in Washington DC, April 29th through May 2nd, 2025

 

NAM - National Apostolate of Maronites

National Apostolate of Maronites News

Keep the Flame Alive!

Preserving Maronite Traditions Since 1964

The National Apostolate of Maronites (NAM) is the official lay apostolate of the Maronite Church of the USA and the only one in the world. Its mission is to assist its bishops, serve as a link in unifying Maronite laity in the US, and strengthen the bond between clergy and laity. Helping to preserve Beit Maroun for generations to come. You can make a difference, keep the flame burning.

 

NAM Upcoming Events:
July 3 – 6, 2025

60th National Maronite Convention

St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church
Raleigh, NC

Details on the website:
http://www.namaronites.org

Click on the button below for 2025 NAM Convention Key Functions and Highlights

Reminder! National Apostolate of Maronites Convention Coming to San Diego July 2 thru 5, 2026

Hosted by our parish at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina.
We have begun organizing/planning for this convention.
It is a huge undertaking! and we WILL need all hands on deck.
If you are interested in being part of the team please let us know; speak to Abouna directly or call the office.

Save the Date

61ST ANNUAL MARONITE CONVENTION

2-5 JULY, 2026

 

At Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina

Sponsored by

NAM-National Apostolate of Maronites

Hosted by St. Ephrem

 

Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Rome and Sicily

August 25 – September 4, 2025

The Eparchy will be hosting a Jubilee Year Pilgrimage to Rome and Sicily from August 25-September 4, 2025.

There are only 50 spots open, so if you are interested, contact us as soon as possible.

Click below on the flyer and itinerary for more details.

For reservations, please call

Ivette Jackson at 323-336-3168
Jamileh Koury at 818-626-9193
or email info@eparchy.org

We look forward to having you join us.

St. Ephrem 2025 Festival
Dabkeh Sign Up

May 23 – May 25

 

Signups for St. Ephrem Folkloric Dance Groups are NOW OPEN!

Registration is limited and open to St. Ephrem parishioners only.

Register to join in on the fun and excitement of this year’s festival.

Support Evangilization in the Middle East

“Let your light shine before others.” Said our Lord.

Tele Lumiere and Noursat, like many other institutions in Lebanon and the Middle East, is suffering tremendously and in danger of shutting down if it is not supported.

Very few parishes in the USA, of all Middle Eastern traditions, are supporting it. True there are millions living in poverty in the Middle East and we need to help them, but there are more millions living in darkness and need the message of hope and salvation. It is our responsibility to evangelize them.

We urge you in Christ’s name to help support Noursat. Here are few brotherly suggestions:

Talk about Noursat’s role of evangelization in the Middle East.
Announce this weekend the two-days Telethon. Share on your social media the attached video and flier about the Telethon.
Include in your weekly/monthly bulletin the attached flier about supporting Noursat.

God entrusted Noursat into our hands, let us unite our hands and hearts to keep it shinning.

With prayers and thanksgiving.
Chorbishop sharbel Maroun
President of Noursat, USA

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament

First Friday of EACH Month 12:00 PM
FOLLOWED BY BENEDICTION 6:00 PM

MEMORIAL OF THE UNBORN

At St. Ephrem Church

“In God’s Hand is the Life of Every Living Thing and the Breath of All Mankind.”
(Job 12:10)

Daily Bible Reading

from the vatican

“Reading of the Day, Gospel of the Day, Words of the Holy Father”

REPORTING CHILD/VULNERABLE ADULT SEXUAL ABUSE in the eparchy

APOSTOLIC LETTER
ISSUED MOTU PROPRIO
BY THE SUPREME PONTIFF
FRANCIS
ON THE PROTECTION OF MINORS AND VULNERABLE PERSONS

OUR PRIEST

Reverend Toufic Nasr – Pastor

DEACONS

George Geagea and Georges Ghosn

VISITING PRIEST

Reverend Canon Thomas Thompson

Contact Us

St Ephrem Maronite Catholic Church

750 Medford St, El Cajon, CA 92020

(619) 337-1350

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