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The Augustinian Seminary Guild News Pamphlet, 1968 March
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1968-03
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1960s
Kail Ellis
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Pamphlet Entitled 'Lebanon Indicts Nasser' Address by Dr. Charles Malik, 6 June 1958
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1958-06-06
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1950s
Dr. Charles Malik
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Kail Ellis
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Pamphlet for the National Association of Arab Americans Second Annual Convention, 1974 May 17
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1970s
National Association of Arab Americans
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Kail Ellis
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Pamphlet Entitled 'A Call From Christian Lebanon', 1954 August
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1954-08
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Pierre Gemayel
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1950s
Pierre Gemayel
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1903-1953
St. Anthony's Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts
�ARCHBISHOP'S HOUSE
2101 COMMONWEALTH AVENUE
BRIGHTON 35, MASS.
September 17, 1953
RT. REV. MSGR. JOSEPH DAVID, Ph.D.,
D.D.
ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH
258
ELM STREET
LAWRENCE, 1\!JASSACHUSETTS
MY DEAR MONSIGNOR DAVID:
I am happy to congratulate and bless you and your people on the
occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of your church!
Many sacrifices have been made over the years to maintain the church
and give the people an opportunity to worship God through the beautiful
Maronite Rite. We naturally think, therefore, of all those who have gone
before us and we salute them with prayerful and grateful remembrances.
The present generation has carried on the good work of their forbears.
In a quiet unassuming way they have preserved the good traditions and
kept alive a generous and wholesome interest in their parish. We bless them
all and assure them of our fatherly interest in all their undertakings.
I am very happy to note on this occasion that the people have an
opportunity of holding fast to their religion in this Archdiocese through
the Maronite Rite of their native land and of their forbears. Make sure that
the children enjoy these opportunities in the future so that they will preserve their most cherished possession - their Catholic Faith. Dedicating
yourselves to the training of the youth is one of the greatest possible ways
of commemorating the Golden Anniversary of Saint Anthony's Church.
Renewing my congratulations, blessings and fatherly support, I am
Your devoted friend,
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St. Anthony's Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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ancl blessing on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee.
ARCHDIOCESE OF BOSTON
OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR
CHANCERY BUILDING, LAKE STREET
BRIGHTON, BOSTON
35. MASSACHUSETTS
RT. REV. MSGR. JOSEPH DAVID, PH.D.,D.D.
SAINT ANTHONY'S RECTORY
258
ELM STREET
LAWRENCE, J\1ASSACHUSETTS
DEAR J\IoNSIGNOR DAVID:
His Excellency, the Apostolic Delegate, has sent us the enclosed blessing on the occasion of the
Golden Jubilee of your Parish.
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May the celebration be a happy one for you and your people.
v\Tith best personal wishes, I am
Yours faithfully
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Christ,
V\TALTER
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FURLONG
Chancellor
APOSTOLIC DELEGATION- UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
3339 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE
WASHINGTON 8,
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No. 9999/53
REVEREND AND DEAR FATHER DAVID:
On this joyous occasion of the Golden Jubilee of St. Anthony's Syro-Maronite Parish, Lawrence,
it affords me genuine pleasure to inform you that our Most Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, has graciously deigned to impart his special Apostolic Benediction.
This Benediction is gTanted by His Holiness as a token of his paternal affection and as a pledge
of divine favor for the future upon the ministry of the Word and the Sacraments of Christ in
St. Anthony's Parish, which has already been endowed with a half century of His Graces and Blessings.
It is the express wish of the Sovereign Pontiff that this Blessing be shared by you and the members of your Parish, as well as by all who join with you in celebrating this memorable Anniversary.
To this August Message of the Vicar of Christ I unite my own personal congratulations and
good wishes.
v\Tith sentiments of esteem and renewed felicitations, I remain
Sincerely yours in Christ,
A.
G.
CICOGNANI
Archbishop of Laodicea
Apostolic Delegate
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Celebrant
RIGHT REV. CHOR-BISHOP JOSEPH DAVID, Ph. D., D.D.
Pastor of St. Alltholly's Church, Lawrence) Afossachusetts
SUNDAY1 SEPTEMBER THE TWENTY-SEVENTH
NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY-THREE
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HIS EXCELLENCY
MOST REVEREND RICHARD
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ArchbishojJ of Boston
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MOST REVEREND RICHARD J. CUSHING, D. D.
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�MY DEAR PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS:
I am deeply grateful to you for the splendid co-operation and enthusiastic encouragement you afforded me, and I wish to thank you for helping
me celebrate this Golden .Jubilee, the great occasion in the history of
St. Anthony's Parish.
This Parish, as it exists today, is a living proof that we, of the present,
owe a great debt of gratitude to the priests and people of the past who were
once a part of its life and activities.
To the founders of the church, and to those who have gone to their
eternal reward, beloved fathers, mothers, sisters and brothers, our prayers,
our gratitude and our admiration is beyond telling. Their courage and
sacrifices, their great love for God and religion transported from the shores
of Lebanon and the Holy Land to a new world, stand as a shining example
in which we take great pride.
Much credit must be given to the work of our present parishioners and
to the zeal of the different associations of this parish. Without their cooperation and their zea.l for the material progress of the Parish the efforts
of the various pastors would never have reached the success that has been
achieved over the past fifty years.
To the loyal zealous and faithful men, women, young men and young
ladies of the Golden Jubilee's Committee, we owe a deep debt of gratitude
for their work and co-operation.
To His Excellency, our most beloved ArchbishojJ Richard ]. Cushing,
who is sharing with us this joyful clay we extend a most cordial welcome.
The parishioners of St. Anthony will ever retain for him a perpetual
shrine in their hea.rts. May Goel reward him for his great love of mankind
and for his many charities toward all, and may He grant him many more
years to continue his countless ,vorks of mercy in this strife-torn world.
Our Church is a most important institutio·n of this community. Its efficiency in the present, its progress in the futtue rest largely, not with the
priest alone, but with all the lay members of. the parish.
May the memory of the accomplishments of the past hfty years therefore
serve, not only as a record of the fine thing of the past, but also as a spur
to further advancement in the years which lie ahead.
May Almighty God give abundantly of His love and blessing to you all,
our good people.
RT. REV. CHOR-BISHOP JOSEPH DAVID. D.l)., Ph.D.
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Patriarch of Antioch ancl All The Orient
Maronite Rite
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�The Maronites are the direct descendants of
the people who received the religion of Christ
from the Apostles, and whose first great religious
leader was Saint Maron.
SAINT MARON (350-433 A.D.) was the father
of the monastic life in Orient and the founder
of an ascetics school. The monastic order founded
by him gave the church great saints and was one
of the most powerful defenders of the true faith
against heresy in the Orient.
'While all the forces in Orient had leagued
themselves in favor of heresy against the true
faith, while the three great patriarchs of Constantinople, Antioch and Alexandria had become
the allies of the powerful emperor of Byzantium
to war against the faith established by the Pope
and the Councils of Ephesus, Chalcedon and
Constantinople, the monks of St. Maron alone
remained faithful to that faith and to the Roman
Pontiff.
They were exposed to great persecutions at
the hands of the Emperor of Byzantium and of
the heretic patriarchs of the Orient. Several·
times their convents were ransacked and destroyed by the emperor's soldiers, and the monks
massacred. On July 31, 517, 350 monks were
massacred at once, because they professed the
truth which was proclaimed by the Council of
Ephesus.
ST. JOHN NIA RON - In 676 the Pope's
delegate at Antioch chose, at the instigation of
a group of catholics of that city, a monk of the
order of St. Maron to appoint him bishop of
Batroun and Lebanon in order to protect the
population of Lebanon and Phoenicia from heresy
and to constitute a solid catholic bloc, faithful
to the faith of the ecumenical Councils, and of
Rome and pre-armed against the heresy which
was protected by the emperor of Byzantium.
This monk was called John Maron, he left
Antioch and came to Lebanon, 18 years later,
he was called to Rome and appointed by the
Pope Saint Sergiusas the Catholic Patriarch of
Antioch. '\\Then the new Patriarch returned to
Antioch, the heretic emperor Justinian sent his
soldiers to arrest him. The Patriarch John Maron
left Antioch and found refuge in Lebanon. The
emperor's soldiers headed by Maurice and
Marcen followed the Patriarch to Lebanon, but
an Army of 12,000 Lebanese conquered the
imperial army near Kefar-Hai and saved the
Patriarch John Maron.
From that moment the Lebanese catholic
party, allied to the Roman Pope and to the
Patriarch Maron were called JVIARONITE after
the first Maronite Patriarch, and the seat of the
Patriarch was thenceforth established in Lebanon.
The excellent organization of the Maronite
Nation was clue to their first Patriarch, St. John
Maron, and to him they owe their constitution
and the selection of Lebanon as their homeland.
Pope Benedict XIV in 1744; and Pope Pius
VII in 1820 have decreed a plenary indulgence
to all who visit a Maronite Church on the feast
clay of St. Maron (February 9th), and on the feast
day of Saint John Maron (March 2nd).
LITURGIC LANGUAGE -- The Maronite
Rite has the privilege of using in the Mass the
very language spoken by our Divine Saviour and
used by Him at last supper for the first Mass.
This ancient language is Syriac, often called
Aramaic. Christ as well as His Apostles spoke
in Aramaic in preaching to the multitude. Many
Aramaic expressions are still found in their primitive form in the Gospel, such as: "Eli, Eli, Lamma
sabachthani" (My Goel, My Goel, Why hast thou
forsaken me?) . . . "Hakeldama" (The field of
blood). etc.
They celebrate the Mass in the Syriac liturgy
ascribed to St. James, the apostle of our Lord,
the first Bishop of Jerusalem.
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There have been some additions made to it
under different circumstances, and besides, several of the Fathers and Doctors have at various
times composed Liturgies, which are in use at
present among the different people of the Syriac
Rite, v,g. Maronite, Cha.ldean, Syriac proper, etc.
ROME AND THE NIARONITES - The
part played by the Maronites in the upbuilcling
and preservation of the Church in the East is a
glorious and living page in the history of the
Roman Church, and has been eulogized by the
Roman Pontiffs:
The most learned Pope Benedict the 14th, on
July 13, 1744, said: "The Maronites were always,
formerly as well as today, wholly Catholic and
united with this Holy Chair (of Peter). l\foreover, it is unquestionably certain that the SyroMaronite Church was never sejJarated from Rome.
Pope Leo X (1515);
Gregorius XIII (1582);
both for european and oriental culture. The
offices held by maronite scholars rri Europe and
in their country enabled them to render eminent
services as professors of Oriental language, literature and history in the Universities of Rome,
Paris, Padua, Florence, etc., custodians of royal
and state libraries in France, Italy and Spain; as
Gabriel Sionita and Abraham Achellensis, whose
name is engraved on the frontispiece of the
"College de France."
This college has much contributed to reconcile
Rome with many oriental dissidents.
GLORIOUS PAGES - The Syro-Maronite
Church have given five Popes to the Catholic
Church. They are:
John (685-686)
Sergius (687-70 I)
Cizimius (708-708)
Constantine (708-715)
Gregory the Third (731-741)
Paul V (1606);
Innocentius X (1648);
Clement XI (1702) have always referred to the
Maronites and spoken of their church with the
most honorable and highest tribute.
Pope Clement XII on November 21, 1735 in
a letter to Patriarch Joseph Khazen wrote: "Yom
noble Maronite Nation, the grace of Goel helping it, has most firmly guarded, always entire and
in its full purity the most holy doctrine of the
Catholic faith, received at one time from the
Prince of the Apostles, Blessed Peter himself,
as a rose among thorns, and like a most firm rock
in the midst of the sea, placed against so many
raging wars of heretics, schismatics, and infidels,
troubling the Patriarchate of Antioch to the
present time."
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The Maronite Nation also has contributed
many illustrious Saints and Martyrs.
For about twelve centuries elating from the
seventh century, the Maronites were able to remain independent of Byzantine, Arabic and
Turkish rule.
Although other nationalities and religion entered Lebanon, the Maronites have always been
the rulers of the country. They gave refuge in
Lebanon to the Catholic Armenians in 1735; to
the Catholic Syrians in 1662; and to the Melkites
or Greek Catholics in 1688.
The l\!Iaronites live in Lebanon, Damascus,
Aleppo ·and other localities of Syria in Egypt and
in Cyprus.
This religious bond between the Maronite
Nation and Rome has become closer since the
creation in Rome in the year 1584 of a Maronite
College, destined to train the Maronite clergy.
Many have emigrated to Africa, to Europe. to
South America, to Canada and to North America,
where they have their own churches and parish
priest, and follow their own liturgy.
From this college have gone forth in the I 7th
and 18th centuries a distinguished group of
writers, whose works have been of great help
They can be found in all parts of the world,
Maronites, and they are as firmly attached to theirmotherland as they are to their religion.
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On this St. Anthony Parish Golden Jubilec,
we commemorate those pioneered founders and
willing supporters with a salute of love and gratitude and prayerful remembrance.
After two years of untiring effort of the priest
and the parishioners they solicited enough funds
to start building the Church.
In the spring of 1903, the property a.t 256 Elm
Street was purchased and they shared the foundation and built the hall which they used temporarily for their religious services; after a while the
upper church and the old rectory were built
with wooden structure.
From 1912 to his death m 1926, Reverend
Gabriel Bistany continued his efforts to support
the church spiritually and financially.
Upon the death of Rev. G. Bista.ny m 1926,
the Rev. Benedict Bellama became pastor until
May, 1932.
FATHER GABRIEL BISTANY
Founder of Church
The late REV. GABRIEL B1sTANY, the founder
of the Sa.int Anthony's Parish, came to Lawrence
in September, 1901; and he found a willing supporter in the person of the late Very Rev.
James T. O'Reilly, O.S.A., then pastor of St.
Mary's parish. Father O'Reilly was very zealous
in aiding non-English speaking groups of the
City, who were still without churches of their
own, and allowed the late Rev. Bistany the use
of Sa.int Mary's Parochial Hall for religious
services.
REV. BENEDICT BELLAMA was born September 10, 1875 at Lebanon's Republic and was educated in the Diocesan college. He joined the
Order of St. Anthony the Abbot. In 1907 he
came to the United States and he served in
several parishes.
In this Hall therefore the first Mass in the
Maronite Rite of the Roman Catholic Church,
said in the Ancient Aramaic language spoken by
Christ, was celebra.ted.
In the meantime Rev. Gabriel Bistany took
a zealous group with him to interview the late
Archbishop John Williams and submitted a plan
to build a Church of their own; His Excellency
the late Archbishop Williams approved that
request.
FATHER BENEDICT BELLAMA
During the vVorld War I he was a chaplain
with the 82nd Division. He was for a while
chaplain of Post 15, American Legion, and a
member of Lawrence Council, 67, Knights of
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Columbus and Father
fourth degree, K. of C.
O'Donnell
Assembly,
He was also an active and faithful worker;
during his Pastorship many improvements were
made in St. Anthony's Church. In 1932 he returned to Lebanon for failing health, after he
spent twenty-five ye.ars in America.
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REv. !GNACF. SAYEGH served for a while as
curate in St. Anthony's Church. He was admired
for his liturgical singing. Many improvements
were made by him in the interior of the Church.
MSGR. PAUL MERAB -- :Vlany of the parishioners
must remember the late Rt. Rev. Chor-Bishop
St. Anthony's has been put in splendid financial
condition: all debts were paid and tl;e mortgage
was cleared on November 18, 1943.
A fruitful program of expression, under his
direction, resulted in continual improvement in
St. Anthony's church, rectory and cemetery.
Under the guidance of Msgr. Joseph David,
two houses were purchased for the parish: one
at 260 Elm Street on September 27, l 946; the
second at 266 Elm Street on February 5, 1953.
In the summer of 1948, the exterior of the
church and of the old rectory was remodelled in
brick and modernized.
In the summer of 1949, a new modern Rectory
was erected and furnished.
The interior of the Church also was completely
renovated:
The Church was repainted in 195 l.
A new floor of tile rubber was fixed m 1952.
Thirty-four large pews of oak occupy the
greater portion of the Church's interior.
A new lighting system and a new electric organ
were installed.
FATHER IGNACE SAYEGH
Paul Merab, who served as temporary pastor for
six months from May, 1932 to September 15,
1932.
In October, 1932, His Eminence late Ca.rdinal
vVilliam O'Connell summoned our present Pastor,
the Rt. Rev. Chor-Bishop Joseph David, D.D.,
Ph.D., from Detroit, Michigan, to further the
development of our expanding parish.
MSGR.. JosEPH DAVID, upon his arrival, demonstrated his ability as real true shepherd of souls
and as an efficient manager of the church's
property.
After havi1~g become acquainted with his parish, Chor-Bishop Joseph David, with the co-operation of the parishioners, introduced many improvements in the parish.
Under his persistent work and his direction,
In 1951, the old altars were replaced by the
new altars shaped from Carrara in Italy; these
new altars are of white Chiare and reel Occhio
di Pernice marble; and the wooden communion
railing was replaced by a railing of Ara.bescato
Carrara marble. Two new decorative pilasters
were fixed at the sanctuary arch.
In 1938, five stained-glass windows were fixed
in the sanctuary above the main altar, and in
1943 and 1944, fourteen other stained-glass windows representing various saints, were fixed in
the left and right side aisles.
Msgr. Joseph David also made great efforts
to improve Saint Anthony's cemetery.
Under his guidance and the co-opera.ti on of
the parishioners, a new tomb and a fence were
built on stones; the water of the City was carried
into the cemetery and distributed in the different
sections; the land was symmetrically divided into
lots and graves; it was leveled, loamed and seeded;
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Present Pastor
�power ma.chines to cut the grass were purchased.
Under his guidance, the spiritual progress went
hand in hand with the material:
The Church enrollment was doubled.
The Daughters of Saint Anthony.
The Holy Name Society.
The Saint Anthony's Soclality.
The Sunday School Teachers' Association.
The Saint Anthony's Choir and the
May
He continued his studies for the 1;riesthood in
the same University.
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the Catholic Church, after he received his Doctor
of Philosophy and Doctor of Divinity degree from
the Jesuit University, and he celebra.ted his first
solemn Mass the following day (Feast of the Ascension) in the Church of St. Joseph in Jesuit University of Beirut.
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Procession, have been organized as integral parts
of the Parish activities.
Our Church today, thanks to the efforts and
careful planning of Msgr. Joseph David and the
generous support of the parishioners, is one of
the most beautiful Maronite Churches in the
United States of America., ancl one of which we
of Saint Anthony's may justly be proud.
In October, 1910, His Beatitude the Patriarch
appointed him as professor and later as Director
of the Patriarchal College of St. John Maron,
(Lebanon).
In the summer of 1913, His Beatitude the
Patriarch appointed him to make in his name
the official visit of the Patriarchal Archdiocese.
MONSIGNOR JosEPH DAVID, D.D., Ph.D., was
born 111 Sourath-Batroun (Rep. of Lebanon) on
June 3, 1883.
After ,vorlcl vVar I, in 1919, Msgr. David was
appointed professor in the Jesuit University in
Beirut for a period of 12 yea.rs until his departure
to America.
He attended the Jesuit University of Beirut,
where he received his Bachelor of Arts and
Sciences with honors "cum laude".
In the summer of 1930, agam His Beatitude
the Maronite Patriarch appointed him for the
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of the Patriarchal Archdiocese.
On June 5, 1935, His Beatitude the Patriarch
elevated him to the rank of C!-i~r-Bishop.
On November 14, 1930, he was appointed by
the Sacred Congregation at Rome to come to
America. In July 1931, after his release from
the Jesuit University, he left Beirut for the
United States of America.
On September 18, 1946, in consideration of his
services to the Lebanon (his native country), the
Lebanese government honored him by a High
Decoration: the Medal of "THE NATIONAL
CEDAR" of the grade of "CAVALIER".
On October 15, 1932, His Eminence the la.te
Cardinal vVilliarn O'Connell summoned him
from Detroit, Michigan to Lawrence, Mass. to
further the development of this expanding parish.
On May 7, 1949, the same Lebanese government, in appreciation of his distinguished qualities as Professor and Educator, honored him by
another Decoration: the Medal of "THE ACADEMIC PALM" of the 1st degree.
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and parishioners we extend
our best wishes.
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SAINT ANTHONY 1S
HOLY NAME SOCIETY
�MONSIGNOR JOSEPH DAVID
AND
THE PARISHIONERS
OF
SAINT ANTHONYtS CHURCH
UPON ITS
GOLDEN JUBILEE
Attorney THOMAS
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OF THE LATE
JOSEPH GANEM
MARY GANEM
Who Departed This Life
July 13, 1938
\ \Tho Departed This Life
July 27, 1952
Beloved and Devoted
Father and l\fot/ze1·
Sadly missed by their children and mem.bers of their family
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58 Strathmore Road, Methuen, J\fass.
(SUPREME CLEANERS)
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Floor Covering of All !(inds
JOSEPH .-\:\D JAi\lES N ..\ SSAR , Pro/Hidurs
Telephone 37342
Lawrence, ]\,'Jass.
307 Common Street
Good Lu ck
ComjJlime 11l.s of
P. l\1augeri
DIAlVIOND DAIRY Fi\Rl\1S
PETER H . .-\ Z.-\RI.-\ N & SONS
HI-TEST MILK AND CREAM
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Telephone 21960
11 7 Elm Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Homogenized Vita.min "D'' Mi lk
Armenian C heese -
Yogurt
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,vhite Cross Pharmacy
Te lephone 82520
Salem Depot, New Hampshire
Te lephone 9264
88 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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Floor Covering of All I(inds
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307 Common Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Good Luck
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D1Al\10ND DAIRY Fi\Rl\1S
PETER H ..·\Z .·\RIA N & SONS
HI-TEST MILK AND CREAM
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Telephone 21960
117 Elm Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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Telephone 82528
Salem Depot, New Hampshire
Telephone 9264
88 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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ST. ANTHONY'S PARISH ON THEIR
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
MONARCH FINER FOODS
Serving the Nation with Quality Merchandise for JOO Years
REID MURDOCH, DIVISION OF CONSOLIDATED
GROCERS CORPORATION
Somerville, Mass.
350 Medford Street
ComjJliments of
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ACME OIL CO.
Cyr Oil Co.
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Telephone 32775
100 \Nater Street
Lawrence, Mass.
OIL BURNER SUPPLIES
Best J;Jlishes from
Rose Curtain Shoppe
DRAPERIES-CURTA.INS-SLIP COVERS
MADE TO ORDER
Telephone 6330
281 Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 33912
63 White Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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MR. AND MRS.
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F. GEORGE'S l\1ARKET
Fred Corey and Sisters
Te lephone 205 10
3 15 Oak Street
Lawrence, lVIass.
NICK MALOOFtS RESTAURANT
Telephone 2951 1
367 Elm Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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ComjJliments of
l\1ACKOR'S MARKET
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SERVICE STATION
S.\\! N.-\SS.\R, ProjJrietor
Telephone 4492
254 vVater Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 7474
Lawrence, :Mass.
37 Essex Street
Corn/Jliments of
Best Wishes
Hatem Bros. Service Station
N. J. Sabbagh
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Telephone 9512
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vVhite Street
Lawrence, J\!Iass.
Telephone 24655
Lawrence, J\!Iass.
335 Elm Street
Good Luck
ComjJliments of
Helen's Corset Shop
A Friend
412 Essex Street
Lawrence, Nlass.
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DALRYMPLE OIL CO., INC.
Air Conditioning - Refrigeration
Boilers - Fuel Oil - Oil Burners -- Essotane
Telephone 32455
Lawrence, ]\ifass.
244 Broadway
Best f;Tlishes
Best Wishes
'Wleiner's
INCORPORATED
MR. AND lvIRS.
NAJIB SUCCAR
FINE FURS
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Telephone 5163
276 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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J. A. Tepper Company
WILLIAl\:1 SHIBLEY ELIAS
M.D.
SURGEON
CornjJlimenls of
Tilo Roofing Co.
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Medical Arts Building
Haverhill Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 2-7070
7 Broadway
Lawrence, l\!Iass.
\tVhite Street Paint
~Automotive Electric
Ray's Barbecue
1\/Iaroon' s Beauty Salon
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HARD\Vi-\RE CO.
Telephone 36522
Lawrence, l\1ass.
253 Broadway
ComjJliments of
Cogan' s Auto Supply Co.
EVERYTHING FOR THE AUTOMOBILE
258-266 Park Street
Lawrence, .Mass.
Phones: 25286-25287
Lawrence, Mass.
356 Broadway
ComjJli111e11ts of
Flamingo Lounge
ComjJliments of
JIM'S PLACE, INC.
FRED G. BREEHEY, Manager
Lawrence, Mass.
Success
Lougin's
268 Hampstead Street
Methuen, Mass.
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ComjJlimenls of
Saba's Pharmacy
HERBERT S.-\B ..\, Registered Pharmacist
.A Friend
Telephone 80682
77 Broadway
Methuen, Mass.
Comj;liments of
Koffman Paper Products, Inc.
ComjJlirnenls of
Essex Furniture Co.
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHERS
Telephone 6154
15 Union Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 25144
:H:i 1 Common Street
Lawrence, Niass.
ComjJliments of
With the Besl Wishes of
\'ictor Kiamie
Russem' s, Inc.
INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE
Telephone 27205
31 Hampshire Street
C011.o-rat11
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The William's Studio
PORTRAIT AND COMMERCIAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
Lawrence, :Mass.
ComjJliments of
Lydia's Beauty Shop
~IRS. L YDL.\ ABRAHAM, PmjJrietor
TVeddi 11g a11d Candids
WILLIAM .-\BERIZK
Telephone 37421 4 77 Essex Street
Home: 34928
Lawrence, ~1ass.
Telephone 31715
285 Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Niass.
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ComjJlimenls of
WEST END BEVERAGE CO.
ComjJliments of
HOME OF FINE BEERS
JOSEPH N. SABBAGH, 1\1. D.
Telephone 32406
15 _Merrimac Street
Lawrence, Mass.
CornjJlimenls of
G. J. DAHER COl\1PANY
Joseph V. Costantino, D.S.P.
PODIATRIST -
CHIROPODIST
CONTRACTORS
,ve Specialize in All Types of
Floor Covering
ComjJlirnents of
Mr. Henri
HAIR STYLIST
Telephone 22065
477 Essex Street
Lawrence, l\!Iass.
Telephone 35480
25 Fairmont Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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A FRIEND
Comj1liment.1 of
With the Best Wishes of
JOHN R. SHALHOUB
BRIDE, GRI1\1ES & CO.
PLUMBING AND HEATING SUPPLIES
Proprietor
LAWRENCE AUTO STATION
85-87-89 Valley Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 6161-6162
9 Franklin Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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ComjJliments of
CornjJliments of
\Vormser Hat Store
Irish Social Club
EDMUND
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G.\NL\I, Manager
Lawrence, Mass.
551 Essex Street
Broad'1vay
Bonded Cleaners and Overs
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Lawrence, J\!Iass.
27 White Street
Co111jJliments of
Musumeci Barber Shop
Telephone 34212
Lawrence, Mass.
373 Broadway
382 Common Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone
Service-3 697 0
Telephone
Sales-28367
lVIaster's Television
and Appliance Company
ALL TYPES OF
ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
GERRISH PETERS & CO.
11'.'CORPOR.\ TED
Lawrence, l\Jass.
291-299 Broadway
CornjJliments of
Columbia Paper Co.
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Telephone 38796
352 Park Street
La.wrence, :Mass.
Telephone 5185
136 Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Mass.
�Best Wishes
Comj1lirnents of
Louie's Fruit and Grocerv
Puimetto Market
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Telephone 24828
90 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Mass.
249 Elm Street
Lawrence, :Mass.
South Lawrence Branch, 49 Loring Street
CornjJlirnents of
Economy Cleaners
3 HOUR SERVICE
Telephone 4225
Our Growing Reputation Is Based
On Your Complete Satisfaction
Ideal Poultry l\1art
LIVE, DRESSED AND CUT UP POULTRY
STRICTLY FRESH EGGS
Free Delivery
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Telephone 28226
Main Plant, 44 Auburn Street
Good Luck
ComjJliments of
CENTRAL PHARMACY
Habeeb Brothers
JAMES M. KALIL, Registered Pharmacist
JENNEY SERVICE STATION
Dependable Prescription Service
Telephone 6317
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188 Broadway
Methuen, Mass.
Full Line of Elastic Hose, Trusses
and Abdominal Supplies, also a
CornjJlimenls of
Complete Line of Diabetic Supplies
New England's Finest Retail Fruit Store
Terminal Fruit Co.
Foreign nncl Domestic
Telephone 9333
I 07 Broadway, opposite Broadway Theatre
Lawrence, Mass.
FRUITS - DATES - NUTS In and Out of Season
FIGS
Telephone 24516
Hampshire and Common Sts. Lawrence, Mass.
�Best Wishes
ComjJliments of
DR. I. SISKIND
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DENTIST
E. A. and R. A.
Telephone 26108
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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LAWRENCE CO-OPERATIVE BANK
MERRI1\1ACK CO-OPERATIVE BANK
GEO. BANCROFT & CO.
Telephone 5158
246 Lowell Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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Telephone 29527
Lawrence, Mass.
49 Essex Street
Good Luck
Compliments of
George Doykos, Inc.
GEORGE ABDUI.JLA'S
MARKET
FURRIER
Telephone 29198
Elks Building-
HIGHEST QUALITY
MEATS, FRUITS AND GROCERIES
Free Delivery
170 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
ComjJliments of
Morin's Restaurant
Telephone 9780
339 Elm Street
Lawrence, Mass.
�Good Luck
William Seisig
C 0111 jJli me nls of
PLUMBING AND HEATING
SA.HEED W. DAH~I\.R
Telephone 28228
255 Hampshire Street
Methuen, Mass.
In kl em ory oJ
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Nashua, New Hampshire
Manchester, New Hampshire
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Best Wishes
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1\1. J. l\1ahoney Funeral Home
Established l 8ii2
?vIARY E. MAHONEY
Funeral Director
Lowell Boulevard
Methuen, Mass.
ComjJliments of
Cornj1liments of
Dr. Clovis A. Bedard
Markey' s Rolling Kitchens
OPTOMETRIST
Telephone 27645 210 Essex· Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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Insurance Agency
Be.st Wishes
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F..A. HISCOX & CO.
313 Ames Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Best Wishes
Lt. and lVIrs.
Frank A. DeSimone
AND
DAUGHTERS
GWENDOLYN AND CONSTANCE
Philip F. Doyle, Jr., D. M. D.
In Loving Memory of
Philip Ramey and
David Ramev.,
By the Ramey Family
12 Chestnut Street
Andover, J\fass.
Oakside Cleansers
JOSEPH
J. H.-\TEi\I,
PrujJrietor
3 HOUR SERVICE
Telephone 84848
Broadway and Center Street
Methuen, Mass.
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Best Wishes
LAMEY-WELLEHAN
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Successor to
D. !vfAHONY'S SO:'>/S
CY HARTMAN
MANHATTAN MEN'S SHOP
Featuring
FLORSHEIM SHOES
FOR MEN AND WOMEN
STRIDE-RITE SHOES FOR CHILDREN
585 Essex Street
Congratulations on your
50 Year Jubilee
Lawrence, Mass.
In Loving Memory of
Thomas B. Harb
From
Died N oveniber 28, 1931
AL'S 2 FRIENDLY STORES
FURNITURE DEPARTMENT
551 Common Street
Telephone 21974
APPLIANCE DEPARTMENT
518 Essex Street
Telephone 26666
Age 40 Years
ComjJlirnents of
Merrimac
Electrical Supply Co.
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33 South Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
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R. & S. Market
Longo Furniture Company
CARL
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LONGO
MEATS AND GROCERIES
COMPLETE HOME FURNISHINGS
Telephone: Lawrence 9723
Telephone 28332
Methuen, Mass.
20 Tenney Street
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521 Common Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Good Luck
Elias L. Hasbanv
ComjJliments of
SPECIAL AGENT
Life-Sickness and Accident-Annuities
A FRIEND
The Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Residence: Lawrence 3-8616
Lowell, Mass.
219 Central Street
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Pastor of St. Anthony's Church
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>In the first decades of the 20th century, Lawrence, Massachusetts was home to one of the largest populations of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in the United States. These individuals were drawn to the industrial town to find work in its textile mills. The community in Lawrence created several charitable societies and was involved in the establishment of the St. Joseph's Melkite Church and St. Anthony's Maronite church. Additionally, the <span>Zahley Association published the Arabic-language newspaper <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>al-Wafa</em></a> in Lawrence.<br /></span></p>
<p>The birth, school, and immigration records included in this collection were provided by children and their families in order to verify the ages of young immigrants. This was necessary in order for teenagers and young adults to prove they were old enough to work. Though nationwide laws regulating and restricting work for children 16 and under were not ratified in the United States until 1938, Massachusetts was the first state to create child labor laws in 1836. By the early 1900s, when many families settled in the booming mill town of Lawrence, various state legislation governed the ability of minors to work. Not only were children under 16 prohibited from working in factories, the state also issued fines to people who employed minors who were illiterate in English. This led to the growth of night schools and schools dedicated specifically to teaching immigrant children to speak, read, and write English. Thus, work permits were typically issued by schools. Once age and literacy were verified, teenagers would be issued a work permit. Whie it is unknown how many youth and factory owners circumvented these laws, these records indicate that many attempted to conform.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains materials housed at the <a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a> that were originally kept by the Oliver School. They were digitized and provided to the KCLDS Archive by archivist Louise Sandberg in fall 2017 as part of a research project into the substantial Syrian/Lebanese population that lived in Lawrence, Massachussetts. To view the project visit <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/lawrence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Legacies of Labor"</a> on the Khayrallah Center's website. </p>
<p>The Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials contains documents relating to the civic and religious activities of Syrio-Lebanese immigrants in Lawrence. It also includes birth, school, and immigration records for children and young adults who immigrated from Greater Syria (particularly the areas encompassing modern-day Lebanon and Syria) and lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century.</p>
<p>This collection displays the variety of records that Syrian and Lebanese immigrants used to prove their age. Because many did not have birth certificates, a large number of the proof of birth records consist of correspondences with clergy in Greater Syria, who consulted baptismal records to confirm age. Other records are from the process of immigration, and include documents from both Marseilles, France, and Ellis Island, New York. Some records were requested from officials or individuals in America, and consist both of missives from immigration officials and from private individuals.</p>
<p>The collection also includes records issued by schools, which verify age through years of schooling. Included among some of these school records are short documents handwritten by young immigrants to prove their literacy in English. In addition to records proving age, some individuals have additional documents including work permits and physician's certificates of health.</p>
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A booklet commemorating the 50th anniversary of St. Anthony Maronite Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The book begins with letters of congratulations from various high-ranking members of the Catholic church accompanied by their photographs. It contains a brief history of the Maronite church at large and a history of St. Anthony Church, its founders, and its construction. It also contains a number of advertisements for businesses in Lawrence and surrounding areas, many of them owned by Syrian and Lebanese residents of Massachusetts.
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SOUVENIR OF
OF
ARCHlmAnORITE PETER ABOUZEIO, B. S.
PASTOR
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
LA WREN CE, MASSACHUSETTS
1957
��TO OUR DEARLY BELOVED PASTOR
Right Reverend Monsignor Peter Abouzeid
MONK OF THE BASIL/AN ORDER OF THE MOST HOLY SAVIOR
ARCH/MANOR/TE OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF ANTIOCH
EMINENT FOR PASTORAL ZEAL
ARDENT CHAMPION OF HOLY MOTHER CHURCH
DEFENDER AND PROMOTER OF OUR MELKITE TRADITIONS
WISE COUNSELLOR AND SYMPATHETIC FRIEND
PRUDENT ADMINISTRATOR OF TEMPORAL/TIES
PIONEER MELKITE MISSIONARY IN NEW ZEALAND
ARABIC TRANSLATOR OF HOLY SCRIPTURES
DEVOTED SON OF THE REPUBLIC OF LEBANON
WORTHY CITIZEN OF THE UNITED STATES
DEAN OF THE MELKITE CLERGY IN NEW ENGLAND
ENERGETIC BUILDER OF THE HOUSE OF GOD
IN THE ENDURING STONE OF A SACRED EDIFICE AND IN THE IMMORTAL
SOULS ENTRUSTED TO HIS CARE, WE HAPPILY DEDICATE THIS TRIBUTE
OF LOVE, RESPECT AND GRATITUDE IN HONOR OF THE GOLDEN JUBILEE
OF HIS ORDINATION TO THE SACRED PRIESTHOOD.
ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH SOCIETIES
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�HIS EXCELLENCY MOST REV. RICHARD J. CUSHING, D.D.
ARCHBISHOP OF BOSTON
Moy 26, 1957
Archbishop's House
2101 Commonweal th Ave.
Grighton 35, Moss.
Dear Monsignor Abouzeid:
Today, Moy the 26th, is the thirty-sixth anniversary of my ord ination to the holy priesthood. I o m reminded,
on this occasion, of your Golden Jubilee in the priestly army of God. During oll my lifetime I hove known you os a
devoted friend ond as o zealous p riest. Allow me, therefore, to congratulate you on the completion of five decodes
of service lo God ond souls.
Your life os o priest hos be en ot times hard but everywhere ond olwoys you carried the cross w ith patience ond
you touched it with confidence lo the Cross of Christ, the First Priest, so that life-giving grace flowed from th e Cross
of Christ to your cross ond its burden become light and its yoke become sweet. You were never g reater than w hen you
found the roadway of your priesthood comparable to the roadway of the cross. At oll times, God's gra ce wos sufficient for you.
Many, al so were the times when your priestly service enjoyed the glory of Mount Tabor. You helped to establish
St. Cosil s Seminary: you sponsored ond inspired the building of your new parish church : you brought co nfi dence ond
consola tion to thousands ond you were olwoys running on errands of mercy to befriend those who hod appealed for
your intercession. Surely, l ike the Lord Himself, you went about doing good.
Whether your p riestly work carried you to the glory of o Mount Tabor or to the sorrows of o Mount Cal vary,
you were ot oll times a most loya l subject of your ecclesiosticol superiors. Loyalty, zeal for souls ond love for your
priesthood hove been predominant characteristics of your life. It is o privilege for me to join the millions of fri ends who
solute you with fondest cong1olulotions and prayerful good wishes on the complet ion of Fifty Golden Years in the
Priesthood.
Devotedly yours,
RICHARD J. CUSHING
Archbishop of Boston
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It is cutsomory to refer to Golden Jubilorions i n the Priesthood as venerable.
Although well entitled to be held in veneration because of what he stands for and
because of what he is and hos been to us in St. Joseph" s Parish, it is hard to think of
Monsignor Abouzeid as being .. venerable ... His youthful appearance and his energetic
administration of our Parish make it difficult for us lo realize that he 1s now completing
fifty years in the Sacred Priesthood.
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Monsignor Abouze id
as a young priest
Monsignor 's Father
The beloved Spiritual Father whom we nov, honor was born ,n the city of Zohle,
Lebanon, June 25, 1885. He received in Holy Baptism the name Josep!1. His early educotion
included studies oi the Jesuit School and the Diocesan Schools of his native city at a
time when the illustrious and for-sighted Gregvry fl Yussd still occupied the Patriarchal
Throne.
Fifty-six years ago, m 1901, Our Jubilorion entered :he Gosilion Order of the
Most Holy Savior at the Motherhouse near Soido, Lebanon. He received the name
Raphael in the Novitiate. Two years later, he pronounc.ed his simple vows. In January,
1907, he was admitted to solemn vows On April 14, 1907, the event we now solemnly
commemorate-his Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood -occu,rcJ with His Excellency
the Most Reverend Basil Hojjor, D. D., Bishop of Saide, officiating as the 0,do:rnng Prelate.
As o Bosilion Solvotorion Father, our good Pastor become known as Father Peter.
In the early days of his priesthood, he exercised the sacred ministry ,n various parishes
to aid the local Bishops and clergy, working under the direction of Bishop Clement Malouf
of Cesoreo di Fillippo and Bishop Basil Houor of So1do. Loter he was assigned to teach
in the Diocesan Schools of Zohle where he himself hod once been a student. Du6ng
this period, Father Peter worked under and become well acquainted with the then Bishop
of Zohle, Monsignor Cyril Mogobgob who wo: destined to reign as Patriarch under
the title Cyril IX.
In 1912, our Jubilorian received permission from his Superior General and from his
Patriarch to visit his father in New Zealand. His travels to and from New Zealand took
him through Egypt, Palestine, Indio, and Australia. While in New Zealand, he v1s1ted
Melkite colonies in Wellington, Auckland, and Christchurch and exercised the priestly
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�BIOGRAPHY OF MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID- (Continued)
MOST REV. BASILE HAJJAR, D.D.
Bishop of Soido
ministry among these people with the permission and hearty encouragement of Arch·
bsihop Redwood of Wellington, Bishop William Cleary of Auckland, and Bishop John
Grimes of Christchurch.
Upon his return from New Zealand, where his missionary labors among the
Melk1tes were much appreciated, Father Peter was appointed Vicar General of the
Diocese of St. John of Acre in Palestine and Superior of the Oosilon Solvotorion Fathers
working in that Diocese. There he labored for nearly two years in close collaboration
with Bishop Gregory Hojjor, B. S.
Toward the end of 1914, Father Peter returned to the Monastery of the Most Holy
Savior. During the next six years, he devoted all his time to study and writing, translating
from French lo Arabic some meditations on A Happy Death, and a volume ent,tled
"Chastity," addressed especially to teen-agers and young adults. At this time, too,
he commenced the monumental task of compiling the first concordance to the Bible ;n
Arabic, work of some 1200 pages which he published somewhat later.
On September 10, 1920, Father Peter was assigned to parochial work at St.
Joseph's in Lawrence. At Christmastime that year, he was welcomed here as on assistant
to the then pastor, Monsignor Basil Nahas. B.S. Since then, except for the eight -year period
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ST. PATRICK'S PARISH
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�BIOGRAPHY OF MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID- (Continued)
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of his postorotc in Boston, Father Peter hos been in our midst, counselling, directing, and
encouraging us. He is the Founder of oll the St. Joseph's Parish Societies now in existence
and he continues to be their inspiration.
A few months ofter Father Peter's arrival here in Lawrence, we were honored by
the visit of His Excellency the Most Reverend Moximos Soigh, M.S.P., Archbishop of Tyre,
who now reigns gloriously as Moximos IV, Potriorch of Antioch and all the East, of
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�BIOGRAPHY OF MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID- (Continued)
Alexandria and Jerusalem. Father Peter was chosen to serve as Secretory to the Archbishop during his tour of Eastern United Stoles and Canada.
From the very beginning of his life in the United States, Father Peter was active
in ministering to the scattered Melkites in Springfield, Foll River and Manchester, N . H.
He visited these cities regularly in addition to attending to his duties as on assistant to
Arch1montnte Eos1I Nahas at St. Joseph·s here in Lawrence. Also, Father Peter was
selected to preach missions to Melkite congregations in New York, Foll River, Moss.,
Ohio and in Canada. His work among the Melkites of the Diocese of Manchester is
especially worthy of note, encompassing as it did some thirty years during which he
served under three Bishops. At present, the Manchester Mission is staffed by the Fathers
from St. Basil's Seminary in Methuen.
Upon the return of Monsignor Nahas to the Motherhouse of the Bosilion Solvotonon
Fathers in Lebanon, Father Peter was promoted to the pastorate of St. Joseph·s. Two
years later, in 1925, His Eminence the late Cardinal O Connell assigned Father Peter to
be Parish Priest of the Church of Our Lady of the Annunicolion in Boston. An account
of our Jubilorion·s discharge of this important assignment appears elsewhere in this book.
In 1933, we at St. Joseph·s hod the happiness of welcoming Monsignor Abouzeid
bock to Lawrence as Pastor. While in Boston, he hod been advanced to Prelotiol Ronk
and given the title of Arch1mondrite by Bishop Athonos1us Khonoty of Soido and also by
the then re,ging Patriarch (1927) His Beatitude, Cyril IX Mogobgob, whom he hod served
well during the lotter s tenure as Bishop of Zohle.
Since his return to St. Joseph·s twenty-four years ago, Monsignor Abouzeid hos
worked diligently for the welfare of the Parish. Despite many duties outside the Parish,
including o term as Provinc1ol Superior of the Bosilion Solvotonon Fathers in the United
States and his work in connection with the founding of St. Basil's Seminary in Methuen,
he hos breathed new life into the Parish Societies.
The obvious material result of Monsignor Abouzeid's labors among us is our
beautiful Byzantine-style St. Joseph·s Church, dedicated less than five years ago. This
sacred edifice is o fitting Tempie of the Most High God modernly equipped and tastefully
decorated. It affords us o proper setting for the celebration of our beautiful Byzantine
Liturgy and for the other ceremonies of our Melkite Rite. Truly, it is one of the crowning
achievements of Monsignor·s fifty years of Priesthood, especially when one considers
the number and the variety of the difficulties he faced during the long preparation and
construction periods.
Yet it is not the church itself, beautiful as it is, that we ore proudest of. It is
Monsignor himself whose effectiveness as a Spmtuol Leader and as o "."i~e coun~ellor
is well known to us. He hos impressed upon us the truths of our Holy Religion in kindly
though firm fashion so that we_ ore todo_y better Cot_holics, ~etter Melkites and better
Americans than before his coming. By his prayerful intercession before the Throne of
God, by his preaching, by his zealous labors for us, and by his good example, he hos
led us gently to the feet of Christ. In this way, he hos rekindled and kept aflame our
love for God and the Church, our special attachment to our Melkite traditions, and our
love for the United States of America. Without this firm spiritual basis for the material
advancement of the Parish, the beautiful new St. Joseph·s Church could not hove become
the wondrous reality that it is. With grateful hearts we solute our dear Archimondrite
and Pastor on this his Golden Jubilee and wish him long life and true happiness.
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ON HIS
GOLDEN JUBILEE IN HOLY PRIESTHOOD
WISHING HIM MANY YEARS TO COME WITH
BEST OF HEALTH AND CONTINUED SUCCESS
TO ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH
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LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS
Page fourteen
�ZAHLE
BIRTHPLACE OF MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID
PANORAMIC VIEW OF THE CITY OF ZAHLE, LEBANON
This capitol city of the fertile Bekoo Volley hos been a leading Melkite center for
many decodes. Although there is no written history of Zohle before the seventeenth, we
do know that ong1nolly it wos farmland belonging to the town of Korok, one of the
principal c1t1es of the Horfouche princes. In those days, the area was a favorite hunting
spot popularly known as the Volley of the Tigers and frequented by princes from
Boolbck and surrounding c11tes.
The city of Zohle was built ot the down of the 18th century. Most of the eorly
inhabitants were of the Druz faith, but in time Chrisltons started m1grottng to Zohle from
the villages of the Bekoo and from Boolbek. Those from Ros Boolbek settled the section
of Zohlc known as Horot al gioh. ··
Eventually Zohle become the scot of o Melk1te Bishop and the site of the Tuok
Monastery of the Bosilion Chouerite Order and of the St. Anthony Monastery of the
Moron tes. The growth of the city was rapid and so was the growth and influence of the
Church, so much so that Zahle was o prime target of the Druz when they rose against the
Christians of the Lebanon 1n 1860. Zohle wos completely destroyed. This tragedy led the
Ottoman Empire to change its policy and to afford a measure of protection to its
Christion sub1ects. The rule of the five sheiks, who hod previously shored the government
of the city, was replaced by o Mayor and the rebuilding of Zohle began.
An Oriental College was founded in 1898 and water wos piped to houses in 1907,
the year of Monsignor Abouzeid's Ordination. An electric light company was also
founded at obout this time and o public pork and garden opened. Famed throughout
the Mediterranean area as o summer resort, Zohle now hos a population of about 30,000,
of whom Melkitcs form o mo1ority.
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The Late Right Rev. Monsignor Anthony Abizaid
Born in Douma, Lebanon 1863
Received his primary school education in his purish school from 1870 to 1878.
Studied philosophy and theology in the Archdiocese Seminary from 1878
to 1884.
Was ordained October 15, 1884.
Raised to the rank of Monsignor in 1913 by His Beatitude Elias Howyek.
Helped to build a Hospital in Lebanon.
Sent to America in 1887 with the permission of Rome and was the first
Missionary from Lebanon to labor in the U. S. of America and Canada.
Made many friends of d istinction in different cities and towns.
Died November 27, 1940.
He is sadly missed by his relatives and many friends.
Agnes Abizaid
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�Pope Pius XII
THE SOVEREIGN PONTIFFS
UNDER WHOM MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID HAS SERVED
ST. PIUS X -
1903-1914)
BENEDICT XV -
1914-1922
PIUS XI -
1922-1939
PIUS XII -
1939 to date
THE MELKITE PATRIARCHS OF ANTIOCH
UNDER WHOM MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID HAS SERVED
CYRIL VIII JEHA -
1903-1919
DEMETRIOS I KADI -
1919-1925
CYRIL IX MOGABGAB -
1925-1947
MAXIMO$ IV SAYGH -
1947 to date
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�WITH EVERY BEST WISH FOR MANY MORE YEARS OF FRUITFUL MINISTRY
IN THE LORD'S SERVICE
PARISHIONERS AND PRIESTS OF
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REV. LEOPOLD BRUNELLE, S.M., PASTOR
Compliments of ...
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�SU PERIORS GENERAL
O F THE BASILIAN SALVATORIAN FATHERS
UNDER W HOM MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID HAS SERVED
S!N CE HE ENTERED THE ORDER IN 1901
1901 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE MICHAEL MALOUF, B.S.
1901-1904 -
RT REY. ARCHIMANDRITE ANTHONY ZIADY, S.S.
1904 1907 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE STEPHANO$ SACKRE, B.S.
1907 1917 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRiTE GABRIEL NABAA, S.S.
1917 1919 ·
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE NICHOLAS ASHKAR, B.S.
19191925 -
RT. REY. ARCHIMANDRITE BASIL CHEHADY, B.S.
1925 1927 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE JOSEPH YCUAKIM, B.S.
1927 1934 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE AGAPIOS I\IAOUM, S.S.
1934-1943 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE NICHOLAS BORKHOCHE, B.S.
1943 1947 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE DAVID KHOURY, B.S.
1947-1949 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE CLEMENT BARDAOUIL, B.S.
1949-1957 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE NICHOLAS BORKHOCHE, B.S.
1957 -
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE SABA YOUAKIME, B.S.
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BRANCH: BOSTON, MASS.
�ST. FRANCIS CHURCH
94 BRADFORD STREET, LAWRENCE, MASS.
My Dear Jubilarian
Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Abuzeid:
Your Golden Anniversary of the Ordination to the Holy Priesthood
gives me the opportunity to congratulate you for your Golden Activities in
the Militant Church. Your outstanding devotion, zeal and glorious deeds for
the salvation of souls radiates not only among the Melkites, but also in the
entire sector of the Lord's vineyard. May God shower upon you His choicest
blessings to continue your Apostolic work for many, many years in this life
and receive your heavenly crown in heaven.
Your sincere friend,
!VERY RV. MSGR.I FRANCIS M. JURAS
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO ...
MONSIGNOR PETER ABOUZEID, B.S.
ON THE HAPPY OCCASION OF HIS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Dr. and Mrs. H. Frank McCarthy
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�The Basilian Salvatorian Order
Our Jubilorion is o member of the Bosilion Solvotorion Order which is one of the
four Religious Communities for Men presently existing in the Melkite Church. It is the oldest
of the four Orders and also the largest. Founded in 1687 by Archbishop Eftimios Soifi of
Tyre, the Bosilion Order of the Most Holy Sovicr, as it is more formally called, is o
community of monks following the Holy Rule of St. Basil but especially devoted to the
pastoral ministry. Owing to the scarcity of secular priests in the r,:,elkite Rite, especially
in earlier times, the Bosilion Solvotorions hove been actively engogr; · in parochial work
in many dioceses and among the Melkites who hove settled outsiJ':' i'he Middle East.
The Bosilion Solvotorions hove in fact been pioneers in missionary work and in the
formation of parishes among the Melkite people who hove f''Tiigroted to other lands.
They sent the first Melkite missionary to the United States in ::,e µorson of Father Abraham
Boshowoty, who worked in New York City os early os 1889. They sent Father Joseph
Simon here to Lawrence in 1896 and St. Joseph·s itself owes its foundation as o parish to
another Bosilion Solvotorion Father, Reverend Philip Botol. All our pastors hove been
Cosilion Solvotorion Fathers.
To these Fathers hos been entrusted the task of train ing young men for the
priesthood here in the United States. For this purpose, the Sacred Congregation for the
Oriental Church encouraged the foundation of St. Bosirs Seminary in Methuen. His
Excellency, Archbishop Cushing of Boston readily gave his consent to th is new project
and three years ago the new seminary was dedicated by His Excellency. Our Jubilorion,
Monsignor Abouzeid hos given lavishly of his time and talents to help the Seminary.
Monsignor Abouzeid is deeply attached to his Order and to the venerable Motherhouse of the Bosilion Solvotorions, the Monastery of the Most Holy Savior, near Soido,
where he spent so many happy years and where he was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood.
Throughout his long ministry in the United Stoles, he hos ever been mindful of his brethren
in the Order and of the Community itself. Long years ago, he helped make it possible
for the Motherhouse to be wired for electricity and it was he who presented to Holy
Savior Monastery its first printing press.
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�GANTOUS HAJJAR
WARDIA HAJJAR
Who Departed This Life
November 21, 1948
Who Departed This Life
May 11, 1946
BELOVED AND DEVOTED
FATHER AND MOTHER
W HO GAVE SO MUCH AND EXPECTED SO LITTLE
SADLY MISSED BY THEIR CHILDREN AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY
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the center of Melkite worship in Lawrence for forty-seven years. This was the
church to which Monsignor Abouzeid came in December, 1920. It is still his
home for it continues to serve as St. Joseph"s Rectory pending the erection of
a new Priest's house.
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�Spiritual Leaders of St. Joseph's Parish
MOTHER CHURCH O F TH E MELKITES
IN AMERICA
RT. REV. BASIL NAHAS, B.S.
First Missionary:
1896
REV. JOSEPH SIMON, B.S.
Pastors:
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1901-1906
REV. PHILIP BATAL, B.S.
1907-1923
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE BASIL NAHAS, B.S.
1923-1925
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE PETER ABOUZEID, B.S.
1925-1933
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE FLA VIAN ZAHAR, B.S.
1933-1957
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OUR NEW ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
MOTHER CHURCH OF THE MELKITES
IN AMERICA
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH BU ILT UNDER MONSIGNOR ABOUZEID'S DIRECTION
It is extremely fitting that St. Joseph's Parish, which was the first Melkite Parish to
be organized and canonically erected in the United States of America, should possess o
worthy church edifice. But for the first half century of its existence our parish had for its
center of worship the frame building on Oak Street near St. Mary·s School, which still
serves as our Jubilorion's Rectory.
Monsignor Abouzeid hod talked of the possibility of a new church os early as
1923 when he first succeeded to the pastorate of St. Joseph·s. W hen he returned to us
in 1933 ofter on eight year absence during which he served os Pastor of the Melkite
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Church in Boston, he was determined to plan for a new edifice. Even in the midst of the
depression, he hoped-and worked-for the new church. Then came th e war and the
shortages which mode it impossible for us to build during the forties.
By wor·s end, Monsignor Abouzeid looked forward eagerly to carrying his
campaign for a new church to its climax. But he suffered further disappointment, for
building costs had increased from pre-war levels and now it was necessary to ra ise an
additional large sum before work could be undertaken. At length, Monsignor· s pra yers
were answered and work on the new church was begun. By 1952, it was completed and
dedicated in September of that yeor by Archbishop Cushing in the presence o f the Superior
General of the Basilian Salvatorian Fathers.
Our new church lies in the heart of Lawrence. Mother Church of the M elkites, it
faces toward St. Mary·s which is the Mother Church of the city. In keeping with its d ignity
os the Mother Church of our people in this country, St. Joseph"s is beau tiful yet chaste.
It is modern, yet distinctively Byzantine in its lines. The twin 46-foot domes ore majestic
and typically Byzantine.
In so far as any material work can be, the new St. Joseph"s Church is a reflection
of our devoted Pastor and Jubilorian. The very warmth ond intimacy of the interior reflect
Monsignor's own personality and his own special devotion to the House of God . Here in
the new St. Joseph's-which is primarily his work-is captured ond preserved a singularly
devotional atmosphere. Here, in color and design, skilled artisans and artists, guided by
Monsignor Abouzeid, have presented for our edification mony beautiful lessons.
Our main altar, which we call the Holy Tobie, is a perfect, unbroken slab of Rosa
Corrollo Mandorlato marble imported from Italy, as are the smaller side altars. Each al tar
is surmounted by a small dome in gold mosaic. The gold crucifix on the main altar stands
between two cherubim (angels whose special joy it is to worship God). Above the
crucifix, and suspended from the dome, or canopy over the main altar, is the Byzantine
Artophorian or tabernacle in which the Blessed Sacrament is reserved. This tabernacle is
fashioned in the shape of o dove along traditional Byzantine lines.
In the East, most Byzantine churches have on ikonostasis or screen decorated with
sacred images which separates the sanctuary from the nove of the church. In our new
St. Joseph' s this ikonostasis is represented by ikons of Our Lord and Our Lady placed
above the altar rail at either side of the main altar.
Monsignor Abouzeid is justly proud of new St. Joseph's as are we the members of
the parish. It must be a source of special joy to him to offer Divine liturgy of Thanksgiving
for Fifty Years in the Priesthood in this sacred edifice which so eloquently bespeaks his
love for God and God' s House. Moy our beloved Jubilorion be spored to us for many
years to offer the Holy Sacrifice in this church which he worked so hard to build!
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When Monsignor Abouzeid was appointed the Annunciation Pa rish in
Boston in 1925, the church building, then located on Harrison Avenue, diagonally opposite St. Jomes Church, was in urgent need of repairs. Under
his able direction the edifice was renovated, the spirit of the parish renewed,
and the attendance of the parishioners at Mass increased.
It was ever Monsignor's aim to make his people more conscious of
their dignity and their responsibility as Catholics and as Melkites. In furtherance of that aim, he tried to make the church itself more attractive in appea rance and he planned for the day when there would be a new and larger
Melkite church in Boston. Although his pastorate encompassed some of the
darkest years of the great depression, Monsignor Abouzeid was able, by
careful management, to set aside a substantial sum towa rd a new chu rch.
During this period he became acquainted with many of the civic and
business leaders of Boston, who were attracted by his magnetic persona lity,
his tremendous energy and his zeal for souls. Among those who especia lly
befriended him were Mayor James Michael Curley and Mrs. Alvan T. Fu ller,
wife of the then Governor of the Commonwealth.
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�ST. BASILS SEMINARY, METHUEN, MASS.
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO . ..
Monsignor Peter Abouzeid, B.S.
FROM THE STAFF AND STUDENTS OF
ST. BASIL'S SEMINARY
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Lawrence, though sizable in number, were poorly equipped to take full advantage of
the opportunities offered to them here in the United States. Few understood the English
language really well; fewer still could speak it fluently. Monsignor encouraged his young
people to study hard and make it his business to further their efforts to better themselves.
As o result, Melkite representation in the professions hos increased much in recent years.
Perhaps Monsignor also dreamed of a time when American Melkites would have o chance
to study for the priesthood in their own Rite and in their own country. Certainly, when the
Holy See approved the plans for a Melkite Seminary in the Archdiocese of Boston,
Monsignor Abouzeid did his best to help Archbishop Cushing make it a reality. From its
beginnings, when he was its first President, Monsignor has been actively interested in
St. Basil's Seminary. Led by him the people of St. Joseph's are active in the support of this
center of Melkite tradition and culture which is happily located so near to them.
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�Milestones in the life of Msgr. Abouzeid
1885 - Born in Zohle, Lebanon, June 25.
1903 - Entered Bosilion Solvotorion Order.
1907 - Admitted to Solemn Vows, January.
1907 - Ordained to the Sacred Priesthood, April 14.
1912 - Missionary among the Melkites in New Zealand.
1913-1914-Vicor General of the Diocese of St. John of Acre, Pa lestine.
1920 - Assigned to parish work in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
1921 - Organized the first St. Joseph's Choir and the Parish Ara bic and
Sunday Schools.
1921 - Secretory to Archbishop Moximos Soigh, Metropolitan of Tyre (now
Patriarch Moximos IV) during his visit to the United States and
Canada.
1922- Organized St. Joseph's Ladies Aid Society.
1923- Founded St. Joseph's Men's Society.
1923- Succeeded Archimondrite Basil Nahas, B.S., as pastor of St. Joseph"s.
1925 - Tronsferred to the Pastorate of Our Lady of the Annunciation Church
in Boston.
1925 - Named Archimondrite of the Cathedral Church of Soido by His Exce llency, Most Rev. Athonosius Khorioty, B.S.
1927 - Given the rank and title of Archimondrite of the Apostolic Chu rch of
Antioch by His Beatitude, Patriarch Cyril IX Mogobgob.
1930 - Organized the great Syrian Pageant presented as port of the observance of the Tercentennory of the Founding of the City of Boston .
1930 - Presented special Medal of Honor by the Honorable Fronk G. Al len,
Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
1933- Reassigned to St. Joseph's in Lawrence as pastor.
1951 - Cornerstone of the new St. Joseph's Church blessed.
1952-Solemn Dedication of new St. Joseph's Church by Archbishop Cushing
in the presence of the Superior General of the Bosilion Solvotorion
Fathers, Rt. Rev. Archimondrite Nicholas Borkhoche.
1954 - Awarded Medal of Merit by the Republic of Lebanon.
1954 - Dedication of St. Basil's Seminary in Methuen of which Monsignor
Abouzeid served as first president.
1955-Golden Jubilee of dedication of the original St. Joseph"s Church in
Lawrence-Mother Church of the Melkites in America- with His
Beatitude Moximos IV Soigh, Patriarch of Antioch and all the East,
o! Alexondr~o and Jerusalem, officiating in the presence of Archbishop Cushing, who preached the commemorative sermon.
1957 -Golden Jubilee of Monsignor Abouzeid's Ordination to the Sacred
Priesthood, April 14. Solemnly observed on June 23.
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�The Prelatial Dignity and Title
of Archimandrite
Originally an Archimandrite was the Superior of a Mona~tery ~r other
Religious Community of men i~ the Eastern Ch~rch. S~ch Superiors st1_II bea r
this title, but through the centuries the term Arch1mandrite _has come t? include
also certain priests who have been elevated by the Patriarchs or Bishops t_o
prelatial rank. From ancient times, Archimandrites, wh~t~er actual mo_nast1c
superiors or honorary prelates, have possessed the privilege of placing a
cross before their signatures after the manner of Bishops and Abbots. From
the Archimandrites are chosen the Bishops in most Catholic Eastern Churches.
In the Latin Rite, there is no exact counterpart of an Archimand rite.
Perhaps the closest resemblance may be found in the rank of Protonotary
Apostolic. Prelates w ho hold this title in the Latin Church are permitted to
celebrate Mass after the manner of Bishops. On such occasions, which are
limited in number annually, the Protonotary Apostolic wears the mitre, pectoral
cross and pontifical ring. Usually, he does not wear these items of pontifica lia
except when actually pontificating.
Like the Latin Protonotary Apostolic, an Archimandrite is entitled to
wear the pectoral cross and the pontifical ring. And he uses, as part of his
choir dress and also when officiating at the Liturgy (or Mass), a black veil
similar to the veil of Eastern Bishops. However, an Archimandrite does not
actually officiate pontifically as does the Latin Rite Protonotary Apostolic.
Yet he may-and in practice does-wear the articles of pontificalia proper
to his rank a lways and everywhere.
Archimandrites are addressed as Right Reverend Monsignor and they
may also be compared to the canons, or members of the Cathedral Chapte rs
of European Western Rite Dioceses. These canons recite the Divine Office in
common and assist at High Mass in the Cathedra l on certain prescribed days.
So, too, may a Melkite Archimandrite be termed a sort of honorary canon of
the Cathedral of the Diocese from w hence is derived his prelatial title.
Monsignor Abouzeid's rank as an Archimandrite of the Apostolic
Ch~rch of Antioch entitle~ him _to special precedence in liturgical ceremonies
which he ~ay attend or m w_h1ch ~e may participate everywhere throughout
the Cat~olac world. It a lso enh!les him to be a co-celebrant of the Liturgy with
the Patriarch on sol~mn_ occa~1ons or to be accorded special precedence and
honor when he assists m choir at such ceremonies.
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�The Diocese of St. John of Acre in the Holy Land
WHERE MSGR. A~OUZEID SERVED AS .VICAR GENERA L
MOST REV. GREGORY HAJJAR, B.S.
Bishop of St. John of Acre
When Msgr. Abouzeid Served There
This Palestinian town which lies across the Boy of Acre from Haifa was one of the
early centers of Christianity. Holy Scripture tells us that St. Poul himself preach ed here
and was the guest of the Christion community. The city early become the seat of o Bishop.
Also known as Akko, Tolemois and Ptolemoide, St. John of Acre hos been o M elkite
Diocese since 1753.
In 1104 the First Crusaders captured the city, but it was retaken by the Saracens
in 1187. The liberation of Acre from infidel rule was one of the principal objectives of
the Third Crusade and in 1191 the heroic King of England, known to history as Richard
Coeur de lion, and King Philip II of Fronce led the forces which recaptured Acre for th e
Christians. The royal liberators entrusted the city to the core of the Knights of St. John,
from whence it derives the name ··st. John of Acre."'
After o hundred years of Christion rule which was marked by great prosper ity,
the Knights of St. John were forced to surrender Acre to the Saracens. Five hundred years
later, Nopoeon mode on attempt to capture Acre, but he was driven bock ofter he hod
laid siege to the city for 61 days. In modern times Acre hos been ruled in turn by the
Austrians, Turks, British and Israeli.
The territorial limits of the Melkite Diocese, of which Monsignor Abouzeid was once
Vicar General include: the city of Haifa, where the Bishop now lives; the town of Nazareth,
where the Incarnation of Our Divine Lord was announced to Our Lady by the Angel
Gabriel, and where the Holy Family dwelt together ofter the birth of Jesus; ond all of
Galilee which hos been mode sacred by the footsteps of the Moster.
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�His Eminence Francis Cardinal Spellman, Archbishop of New York, with Melkite
Prelates following solemn concelebrotion of the Melkite liturgy in St. Potrick·s Cathedral.
Left to right: Msgr. Abouzeid; the late Msgr. Bernard Ghosn of St. George Church, New
York City; His Eminence the Cardinal; the late Msgr. Eftimios Sabo of Annunciation Church,
Boston; and Msgr. Elias Scoff of Virgin Mory Church, Brooklyn, New York.
BEST WISHES TO MY SPIRITUAL FATHER
WHO BAPTIZED ME THIRTY-THREE YEARS AGO
ON HIS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
REV. ALLEN MALOOF, ADM.
St. George 's Melkite Church
103 WASHINGTON ST.
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�Atty. Wilbur A. Hyatt
GENERAL CHAIRMAN
George A. Hojjor and Edward Kfoury
CO-CHAIRMEN
Albert G. Peters
SECRETARY
Michael Sabbagh and James Hoijor
FINANCIAL CHAIRMEN
ARRANGEMENTS CHAIRMAN
Atty. Michael J. Batal
RELIGIOUS CO-CHAIRMEN -
Rev. Nicholas Abraham, B.S. and Rev. Lucien Maloof, B.S.
CHURCH DECORATIONS CHAIRMEN Irene Korbey, Eleanor Hojjor, Georgette Nahil, and Rose Sabbagh
CHOIR CO-CHAIRMAN -
Rev. Nicholas Abraham, B.S., Claire Hojjor, Magda Stephanou
and Nesta Saba
AUDITORIUM CHAIRMAN
Joseph Aziz
RECEPTION CO-CHAIRMEN
Dr. John T. Batal and Zahia Hojjor
PROGRAM CO-CHAIRMEN
Doris Hojjor, Som Sabo, John Korbey
PROGRAM COMMITTEE Phyllis Hassey, Mrs. Said Solomon, Mrs. Som Sabo,
Mrs. Richard Morway, Mrs. Claire Hajjar
TICKET CO-CHAIRMEN
TICKET COMMITTEE
Charles Morris, Virginia Aziz
Jessie Morris, Josephine Nahil, Dora Ann Hikel,
Carol Williams, Edward Hikel, Jr., Jenna Aziz, Ted Shiepe, Claire Hajjar
PUBLICITY CO-CHAIRMEN
INVITATIONS CO-CHAIRMEN
INVITATIONS COMMITTEE
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Edward Hikel, Jr., Brenda A. Finn
Rosalie Habeeb and Jennie Nassar
Anno Shiepe, Eveleyn Hojjor, Emily Hassy,
Viola Hassy, Angie Morway, Delia Hojjor
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Golden Anniversary of Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid, B. 5.
SUNDAY JUNE 23, 1957
11 :00 AM. -
SOLEMN LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM
Archimondrite Peter Abouzeid, B.S. Celebrating, His Excellency Archbishop Cushing, Presiding and Preaching.
CO-CELEBRANTS:
Rt. Rev. Archimondrite Nicholas Borkhoche, B.S. of Boston.
Rt. Rev. Justin Noimy, D.D., Centro/ Falls, Rhode Island.
Rev. Theophilos Atala, B.S., Montreo1, Canada.
Very Rev. John Jadoo, B.S., St. Basil's Seminary.
Rev. Emile Shoronevych, Solem, Moss.
MASTER OF CEREMONIES: -
Rev. Lucien Maloof, B.S., St. Basil's Seminary.
Rev. Nicholas Abraham, B.S., St. Basil's Seminary.
Assisted by: Mrs. Claire Hojjor and Mrs. Madeleine Stephonou.
CHOIR MASTER: ORGANISTS: -
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Nesta Sabo and Lorraine Hassey.
JUBILEE BANQUET AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC AUDITORIUM
INVOCATION: -
The most Rev. Jeremiah F. Minihan, D.D., V.F. LLB., Aux: Bishop
of Boston.
AMERICAN NATION ANTHEM: - Theodore Shiepe.
LEBANESE NATIONAL ANTHEM: GENERAL CHAIRMAN: -
Rev. Nicholas Abraham, B.S.
Atty. Wilbur A. Hyatt.
CO-CHAIRMAN: - George A. Hojior and Edward Kfoury.
TOASTMASTER: - Atty. Michael J. Botol
SPEAKERS:
Mayor John J. Buckley.
His Excellency the Governor, Foster Furcolo.
Mr. George A. Hojjor.
Cor-Bishop Joseph David.
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Monsignor Francis M. Juras, Pastor St. Francis Church, Lawrence.
Hon. John E. Fenton, Judge of the Land Court.
His Excellency Most Rev. Je:emioh Miniho~, D.D. V.F. LL.B.
.
His Excellency Most .'~ev. Richard J. Cushing, D.D. LL.D., Archbishop
of Boston.
Very Rev. Archimondrite Peter Abouzeid, B.S., Jubilorion.
POLIKHRONION /Long Live the Archbishop}.
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Tribute to Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid
on His Golden Jubillee
As Monsignor Abou.:eid celebrates his Golden Annivc, ~ary in th e Parish where
God I as permitted him to serve for twenty-nine of the pas: fi fty yea rs, his mind must be
crowded with memories. Memories of his childhood, his s:udent days, o nd hi s pri estly
ministration in ten different dioceses on three continents.
People generally look in wonderment when Morisianor· s oge i s rientioned and
when it is remarked that for him this is a year of GoLle" Jubilee. To them fifty yea rs in
the Priesthood seems such a long, long time. Monsignor, who prefers to be ca lle-::! Fa ther
Peter, knows better, for the one sure lesson a long life teaches i s i ts brevi ty. W hy, it is
only yesterday that he played around his childhoo::I home in far o ff Zahle; only y esterday
that he was introduced to books in the Diocesan School of his native city; only yesterda y
that, os a lad of sixteen, he entered the Basilian O rder of the Most Holy Savior. Aga in,
it was but yesterday that he returned to Zohle as an ordained Priest to preach the Word
of God and to teach in the very school in which he had so recently been a student.
How well he can remember his visit to New Zealand to see his father and other
relatives who had migrated to that country. How plainly con he still see the tears fall ing
from his father·s eyes, hear the good-byes from kin and friends as he left to return to
Lebanon. Was that forty-five years ago? Has the sting of that scene kept i ts sharpn ess
through so many years? Yes, for Monsignor has ever rema ined deepl y attached to his
family even though the duties of his religious life have separated him from their
physical presence.
You cannot know this Priest of God long without being made acutel y aware of
his love for and loyalty to the Religious Community to wh ich he belongs- the Basilian
Satvatorian Fathers. long years hove passed since Father Peter lived and wrote and
taught at the Monastery of the Most Holy Savior. He does not speak of those days too
often, perhaps because he has outlived so many of his classmate buddies. But when he
does reminisce about Holy Savior, he speaks with great feeling and tenderness and you
are treated to o glimpse of the tremendous influence th is holy place has hod upon his
life and his priestly ministry. Here he came to know intimately Athanasius Khor iaty, a
gifted student who was later to become Bishop of Soida. From their early days at Holy
Savior to their last good-bye in Lebanon in 1920 just a few years before the Bishop's
untimely death, their friendship knew no rift.
They say we do not stop playing because we grow old; rather we grow old
because we stop playing. Some men play with golf balls, some with cords, some find
amusement and real solace in music. Father Peter learned to play in the little Diocesan
School in Zahle-ploy with ideas and their expression. In Holy Savior w:1cre the great
power of the renowned teachers of the seminary was felt, love of that ploy increased
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in him. Good or bad at the game, he kept at it, forgetting to grow aid the while.
During oll the fifty years of has Priesthood he has continued to play with ideas and their
expression. It is this aptitude for expression that made him an effective teacher and
preacher and an able translator of Holy Scripture.
Father Peters zeal for souls, his true charity, and has amiable personality arc all
so well known, so obvious that I need not dwell on them here. Suffice it is to soy that
these traits have played a la rge part in the spiritual and temporal success of his Priesthood. There 1s another characteristic of his which deserves special mention here. It is
his sense of humor. It is said-and with good reason-that a hearty laugh has in it all
the stirring qualities of an orchestra s best endeavor. Father Peter learned early in life
that priests above all other men need to nourish the gift of laughter. It keeps them a
safe distance from supersensitiveness. It serves to leaven the otherwise heavy daily bread
of their lives and it is an expression of the hope and happiness taught by the Religion
they preach.
Man is the only creature to whom Gad has given power to laugh, so it follows
that laughter must be one of His premiums to mankind to recompense the imprisoned
soul for all the bitter struggles which life entails. We should pity the person who has
lost the power to laugh deeply, heartily, for the vacant laugh is no laugh at all.
They say-and rightly so, I think-that a man never understands the real worth of
laughter until he learns to laugh at himself. Father Peter has learned long since to laugh
ot himself. Some of these self-laughs a re real chuckles as his friends will attest and he
seems to enjoy them more fully and frequently as has life s sun moves toward the West.
Things that seem tremendously important to ham in the morning hour, vastly superor
in monhood·s noon, show themselves os merely worth a laugh as he looks back on fifty
years in the Priesthood.
There are so many troubles that can be eased or even cured with a laugh, so
many little indignities frightened into nothingness by the sudden, startling ripple of
laughter. And so for all his five decades in the Priesthood, his twenty-ninth in this one
parish, Father Peter is still young, still ploying with pencil or pen, still laughing with
others, or at himself.
In looking back at his birth spot in Zahle in the fertile Bekaa Valley, Father Peter
must be especially grateful to beloved Lebanon from whose heart he caught the spirit of
struggle and laughter. Lebanon, his native land, even through the dark centurres of
oppression, laughed through her tears and struggled on to freedom. And now, when
once again there is so much cruelty abroad in the world, she hushes her laughter to pray
And we, who know Father Peter, Archimandrite of Antioch, Pastor of St Josephs,
Priest of Laughter and of Love, salute him on his Golden Jubilee the while we thank Gad
for his ministry among us and for the land that gave him birth.
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During the long yeors of preporolion and construction of the new St. Joseph's
Church, Monsignor Abouzeid took no vocot1on ond hod no respite from his work. After
the church wos cor:ip:eted, many of the parishioners suggested that he toke o little trip
to Europe and the Middle fost to see ogoin the scenes of his childhood and early priesthood. In June, 1954, he soiled from New York for Fronce on the liner lie de Fronce, ofter
having been tendered o Porish Farewell Banquet here in Lawrence.
Monsignor spent neorly o week in Fronce before going on to Rome. Once in the
tternol City, he was escorted to the Vatican, St. Peters ond the other Major Basilicas by
the Procurator of the Oosilion Solvotorion Fathers. In oll, he spent neorly two weeks in
historical monuments doting bock to the time of the Coesors.
Rome, visiting most of the noteworthy churches and shrines as well as the interesting
By the end of the frst week in July, he was in Egypt ond on the 11th o' that month
he omved ot the Monastery of the Most Holy Sovior, the real goal of his 1ourney. While
in Lebanon, Monsignor Abouzeid traveled extensively and wos received by church and
state dignitaries, including the President of the Republic who conferred upon him the
Medol of Merit. Monsignor also v1s1ted the holy places 1n Palestine and in the Hoshemite
Kingdom of Jordon and traveled through much of Syria as well. In all, he spent neorry
three months in these londs which form the territory of the Melkite Patriarchate bringing
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�. . . Worthy Citizen
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Monsignor Abouzc=d is proud of his American citizenship and proud
loo, of his Lebanese and Me!kite heritage. From the earliest days of his
ministry in Lawrence, he has urged his parishioners to strive ever to be good
citizens and to participate as fully as possible in civic undertakings. Both in
Lawrence and in Boston, our Jubilarian has been closely identified with
good causes.
In 1930, on the occasion of the Tercentenary of the Founding of the
Ci1y of Bos1on, he was invited to prepare and to stage a Syrian-Lebanese
Pageant as part of the official observance. Monsignor entered into this project
w;th his usual energy. As a result it was a conspicious success as it attested
by the f ine notices which appeared in the press at the time. In recognition of
his efforts, Governor Fronk G. Allen bestowed upon him a special Medal of
Honor struck by the Commonwealth during the Boston Tercentenary Year.
TH~ LIF~ OF A PRl~ST
To live in the midst of the world without
wishing its pleasures;
To be a member of each family, yet belong to none;
to share all sufferings;
To penetrate all secrets; to heal all wounds;
to go from men to God and offer Him
their prayers; to return from God to men
to bring pardon and hope;
heart of fire for charity and o heart
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of bronze for chastity;
T teach and to pardon, console and bless
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And it is yours, 0 Priest of Jesus Christ.
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�Rev. Nicho las Abraham,
B.S. - Choirmaster of St. Joseph 's
For th e po st few years, St. Joseph s Choir hos
been fortuna te enough to hove as Chorrmoster a priest
renowned for hrs knowledge of Byzantine liturgical
music in the person of Father N icholas Abraham, B.S.
Since com ing to the United States four years ago as
a member of the faculty of St Bosil"s Seminary in
Methuen, Fa ther A braham hos given generously of
hrs ~ime and ta lents to our choir. In gratitude for this
service a nd rn recognition of the fact that Father
Abraham ho s observed his Silver Jubilee of Ordino
lion during th e post year, the members of St. Josephs
Porrsh Societr es desire to pay him this special tribute.
Born in Moshgaro, Lebanon, December 31, 1905,
Father Abraha m mo de his first studies in the Diocesan
School of his na tive town. In October, 1919, he entered the Bo silion Salvotorron Order at the Motherho_use, th e M ona stery of the Most Holy Savior, near
So,do. Two years lat er he was admitted to simple
vows. As a student in the seminary, he mode on outstanding record, being especially proficient in long·
uoges and church mu sic.
On Morch 25, l 931, he received the Order of
Dioconote and on July 25 of the some year he was
ordained to the Sacred Priesthood at the Monastery
of the Most Holy Savi or by hrs Excellency, Bishop
Dennis Kfoury, a t that time Vicar Patriarchal of the
Soido Diocese. A fter Ordination, Father Abraham
taught languages, history, geography and Byzantine
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music at the Motherhouse In l 933, he served successfully as principal of Episcopal College of Soido, remaining in this post for two years uni, his appointment
as Director of Studies in the Patriarchal College in
Beirut the capitol city of Lebanon. A t tha t trme, the
Archbishop of Beirut was Most Reverend Max,mos
Soygh who now reigns gloriously as Po trrorch
Mox,mos IV
Following o year os secretory to the Superior
General of the Bosilion Solvotorron Fathers, Father
Abraham was oss,gned (in October, 1937) to parish
work in Alexandria, Egypt at the d1rect1on of Potrrorch
Cyril IX Mogobgob. During th,s period, Father Abraham also served os teacher and sprituol director in
the College of the Nuns of the Besancon Order. He
remained 1n Alexandria until 1946 when he was appointed Director of the Patriarchal College in Coiro,
o post which he held for some five years.
Father Abraham then spent the two years from
1951 untrl 1953 in rhe Motherhouse. In the lotter year,
he was assigned to the faculty of the newly established
St Basils Seminary in Methuen where he now serves
as Vrce Rector. Since hrs arrival in the Lawrence Arco,
Father Abraham hos worked closely with Monsignor
Abouze1d to improve our St. Joseph s Choir and make
readily available rhe music of the Melk,te iturgy. We
01 solure f.,m on hrs Silver Jubilee and wish him long
years of service and happiness ahead.
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W e M~lkites ore pc,?ple native to Syrio, Lebanon, Palestine and Egypt We arc
roc1olly the k1~smen _of_ the Syrian_ Cotholics of Antiochene Rite, of the Moronit~s, ond of
the non-C~thol1c Christians of Syria, the Orthodox and the Jacobites. We belong to the
g_rcot Potrio rchote of Antioch, the Apostolic Church founded in that city by St Peter
himself before he went on to make Rome his heodquorters. Yes we belong to A.ntioch
heor t ond soul, yet we Mel kites follow the liturgy, or worship,
Byzontium or Conston'.
hnople.
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. Ou~ Melkite story goes back to the very dawn of Christion history At the Council
of N1ceo 1~ 325 A.O., the Chief Bishop of Antioch was formally outhonzed to use the
title of Potriorch on.d it was decreed thot from that doy forth the Potriorchate of Ant;och
shou ld hold the th1~d ronk among the dioceses of the world, being preceded only by
Rome ond Alexandria.
In the ~ift_h century there arose some teachers who asserted that Christ did not
posses~ two d1st1nct. natures. These teachers and their followers would not accept the
Co tholic belief, which wos confirmed by the Oecumenicol Counc1 of Cholcedon in
451 AD. '.heir foll~wing in~reosed in Syria, Egypt and Armcnio, but a large group of the
Syro-Arob1c Cathol ics remained foithful to the Church and to the Emperor of Constantinople who stood valiantly in support of the Romon Pontiff These Syrians and Lebanese
who followed the lea d of their Emperor in remoining loyal lo the Cotholic Church became
known as Melkites, or the King s Men.
We Cothol1c Melkites of today are descended from these champions of the Faith
who lived in the fifth century. Equally entitled to the name Melkite ore the non-Catholic
Christ1ons of Syrio and lebonon who also worshp in the Byzontme Rite, although these
Christions now prefer to coll themselves Orthodox. Thus, for all procticol purposes, the
nome Melkite now refers only to Cotholics of Syrian and lebonese rociol background who
follow the Byzantine Rite.
Why the Byzantine Rite, rather than the more ancient Rite of Antioch which was
used by our forefothers in earliest Christian limes? When our Melkite forebears took
their stand with the Emperor of Constantinople in support of the Holy Father they were
brough t in to close touch with Byzantium. These ties became even more binding when a
large part of the territory of the Patriarcote of Antioch was overrun by Moslems. These
new masters of large areos of Syria persecuted the Melkites both on account of their
Cotholic Faith ond on account of their close ties with the Byzantine Emperor. As this
persecution became more fierce, the Mel kites, 1n self-defense, adopted the Rite of Byzan•
tium which itself was derived from their own Rite of Antioch. For o time the exiled Melkite
Patriarchs even lived in the Imperial City of Byzantium.
When the Byzantine Emperor and the Patriarchate of Constantinople defected or
sepa rated from communion with the Holy Apostolic See of Rome in 1054 AD., our Melkite
unity also was torn asunder. In succeeding centuries, some Melkite Patriarchs of Antioch
were Catholic and some were not, but in every age there hove been omong the Melkites
clergy and foithful who were loyal to t~e Catholic Church and eoger to be m fu!I commu nio n with the Holy Father m Rome. Finally, m 1724, Seraphim Tonos, o Catholic, was
elected Pa triarch by the Orthodox ma1ority. He ruled as Cyril VI and one of his first acts
was to make O Profession of Faith which he sent to Rome. The Orthodox then elected o
rival Patria rch and from this time on there hove been two lines of Patriarchs, one for
Catholics and one for the Orthodox. But the Catholic Patriarch is the direct historical
successor-and spiritual successor-of St. Peter m the Apostolic See of Antioch.
At the present time the Melkites m the Patriarchal Territory number about 350,000
while the Orthodox number about 650,000. There ore also about 100,000 Melkites
scatte red about Europe and North and outh America. About 50,000 of these arc in
the United States and Canada.
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Our Melkite Mass
The Moss is the some the world over os for os its essentials ore concerned but
C_otholics of. the Latin Rite, who ore accustomed to the Romon Moss, will notice many
differences 1f they come to St. Joseph's or ony Mel kite Church to attend Moss. The
Moss ond othe~ liturgical. rite~ of our ~elkite ~ite ore ~yzontine. In other words they
follow sub~tontiolly the l1turgicol practices w~ich prevailed in the early days of the
great Potriorchote of Byzantium or Constonhnople. These practices were originally
derived from the still more ancient ond venerable Potriorchote of Antioch. In our Moss
ond other sacred rites, we Melkites use the Arabic and Greek longuoges. Otherwise,
our Melkite Moss, or Liturgy os it is more often called, C:ocs not differ very much from
that of the Catholic Ukroinions, Ruthenions or Russians. Except for incidental differences,
our Melkite Moss is also identical with thot offered by the large groups of non-Catholic
Christians who compose the Orthodox Church.
Our Melkite Moss, or Liturgy, hos two onophoros, on onophoro being o group of fixed
prayers corresponding to the canon of the Roman Moss. The word onophoro is olso used
interchongeobly with liturgy, so the principal Melkite onophoro is coiled The Liturgy of
St. John Chrysostom. This is used in our churches doily ond on most Sundays throughout
the year, while the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, which is somewhat longer, is used on
the Sundays of Lent {except Polm Sunday, on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, the vigils
of Christmas ond the Epiphany, os well os on St. Basil's Feast. A third onophoro of the
Melkite Church is thot of Pope St. Gregory the Great which is used on certain weekdays
in Lent.
The present onophoro of St. Jahn Chrysostom ond St. Basil the Great ore shortened
forms of the early Liturgy of the Church of Constantinople. As we hove explained above,
this Liturgy of Constantinople or Byzantium stemmed, in turn, from the original uses and
practices of Antioch.
Our Latin Rite brethren will notice ot once thol the prayers of our Melkite Moss
ore somewhat longer thon those of the Romon Moss, yet they. will n_otice, to~, thot ~ur
Melkite Liturgy follows, or corresponds to, the Romon Moss 1n outline and 11 contains
the three essential ports of the true Eucharistic Sacrifice: the Offertory, the Consecration,
and the Communion. In our Melkite Mass, both priest ond people receive Holy Communion
under the two species. Also, we use leavened bread rather thon the unleavened bread
used in the Romon Moss.
His Holiness, St. Pius X, of happy memory encourog_ed Latin Rite Catholics to
receive Holy Communion in Melkite ond other Eastern Rite Catholic Churches out
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In our Melkite Church, os in oll Byzantine Churches, whether Catholic or nonCotholic, the Holy Liturgy is concelebroted. Thot means thot several Bishops or priests
or mixed groups of eoch moy celebrate M~ss at the some time ond at the some oltor
The senior prelate or priest octuolly officiates aloud ot the _oftor. The co-celebrants
join in reciting the prescribed prayers 1n ~ lower tone. of voice, but oll ore equally
celebrating the some Moss qnd eoch one 1s truly offering thot Moss.
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best and was most influenced by Cyril IX Mogabgab. Monsignor Mogabgab
was Bishop of Zahle at the t:me Monsignor Abouzeid left his native town to
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�MEMBERS OF THE SACRED HIERARCHY
RECEIVED BY MSGR. ABOUZEID DURING HIS PASTORATES
IN THE ARCHDIOCESE
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His Eminence
WILLIAM CARDINAL O'CONNELL
Archbishop of Boston
His Eminence
GREGORY PETER XV CARDINAL AGAGIANIAN
Patriarch of Cilicio of the Armenians
His Beatitude
tMXIMOS IV SAIGH
Patriarch of Antioch and all the East,
of Alexandria and Jerusalem
His Excellency
MOST REV. RICHARD J. CUSHING, D.D.
Archbishop of Boston
His Excellency
MOST REV. PETER CHAMI, M.S.P., D.D.
Archbishop of Bosro and the Houron
His Excellency
MOST REV. ARCHBISHOP CONSTANTINE BAHACHEVSKY, D.D.
Ukrainian Exorch of Philadelphia
His Excellency
MOST REV. GREGOIRE EPHREM JARJOUR, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop to the Syrian Catholic Patriarch of Antioch
His Excellency
MOST REV. JOSEPH MALOUF, M.S.P., D.D.
Bishop of Boolbek
His Excellency
MOST REV. BASIL KHOURY, B.S., D.D.
Bishop of Soido
His Excellency
MOST REV. PHILIP COTE, S.J., D.D.
Bishop of Suchow (Chino)
His Excellency
MOST REV. AMBROSE SENYSHYN, O.S.B.M., D.D.
Ukronion Exorch of Stamford
His Excellency
MOST REV. FULTON J. SHEEN, D.D.
Auxiliary Bishop of New York
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SALES - SERVICE
TELEPHONE MU 5 -5126
455 COMMON STREET
LA WR ENCE, MASS.
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Congratulations . . .
GEORGE LEVIN E
Towers Motor
Parts Corp.
JEREMIAH J. CRONIN
& SONS
Telephone MU 3-2777
COAL & OIL
382 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
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George's Bakery
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413 Market Street
Tel. MU 5-5506
ARABIC BREAD
(Formerly George Ayoub"s Bakery)
Tel. MU 2-8706
Telephone MU 2-6811
MAIN O FFICE:
455 Hampshire Street
LAWRENCE, MASS.
277 Oak Street
Lawrence, Moss.
Compliments of . . .
COMPLIMENTS OF . ..
Berger's
GREATER LAWRENCE NEW
For
CAR DEALERS ASSO., INC.
Dresses
Tel. MU 3-1083
34 Lawrence Street
Broadway Bonded Cleaners
Telephone MU 3-4212
373 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
Maroun
TELEVISION & SOUND LABORATORY
Telephone MU 3-4282
206 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Moss.
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HIS EXCELLENCY
MOST REV. ATHANASIUS KHORIATY, B.S., D.D.
LA TE BISHOP OF SA/DA
When Monsignor Abouzeid con be persuaded to reminisce about his
exper:ences as a young Religious at Holy Savior Monastery, the name which
most often comes to his lips is that of Bishop Athanasius Khoriaty. This gifted
prelate, who was elevated to the Sacred Hierarchy at the early age of thirtyseven, was Monsignor's close friend and confidante. They worked together on
many projects for the glory of God and the honor of the Melkite Church. It
was Bishop Khoriaty who first elevated Monsignor Abouzeid to the rank of
Archimandrite in 1925. Two years later Patriarch Cyril IX Mogabgob named
Monsignor an Archimandrite of the Apostolic Church of Antioch.
Poge sixty f,ve
�BEST WISHES TO ...
GOOD WISHES . ..
MSGR. PETER ABOUZEID, B.S.
AND PARISH IO NERS
Edgar
J. Racicot, Inc.
Funeral Home
MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN, Inc.
HOME FU.'?Nl$HER$
SERVICE ALL FAITHS
SINCE 1887
AN D NATIONALITIES
TELEPHONE MU 3-2706
LAWRENCE, MASS.
256 BROADWAY
COMPLIMENT$ OF . . .
Jesuit Retreat Hall
VERY REV. LEO P. O 'KEEFE, S.J.
LAW RENCE, MASS.
COMPLIMENTS OF . ..
BROX'S MILK
" ENDS THE QUEST FOR TH E BEST"
SUPERIOR
PHONES.
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�Melkite and Other Eastern Rite Foundations
in the Archdiocese of Boston
BYZANTINE-MELKITE RITE:
ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
Hompshire Street, Lawrence, Mass.
OUR LADY OF THE ANNUNCIATION CHURCH
West Canton Street, Boston, Moss.
ST. BASIL'S SEMINARY
East Street, Methuen, Mass.
BYZANTINE-SLAVONIC RITE:
SACRED HEART OF JESUS UKRAINIAN CHURCH
Forest Hills Street, Jamaica Plain
ST. JOHN 'S CHURCH
Lemon Street, Salem, Mass.
ARMENIAN RITE:
HOLY CROSS CHURCH
Mount Auburn Street, Cambridge, Mass.
MARONIE RITE:
OUR LADY OF THE CEDARS OF LEBANON CHURCH
Shawmut Avenue, Boston, Mass.
ST. THERESA'S CHURCH
North Montello Street, Brockton, Mass.
ST. ANTHONY'S CHURCH
Elm Street, Lawrence, Mass.
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�Our Lady of the Cedars of Lebanon Church
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO MONSIGNOR PETER ABOUZEID, B.S.
ON THE OCCASION OF HIS PRIESTLY GOLDEN JUBILEE
WITH DEEP GRATITUDE FROM
Our Lady of the Cedars Parish
MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE
COMPLIMENTS OF . . .
THE CASTLE MARBLE CO., Inc.
MARBLE
67 CRESCENT AVENUE
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BRONZE
MOSAICS
REVERE, MASS.
�PRAYER FOR PRIESTS
Keep them, I pray Thee, dearest Lord, keep them, for they ore Thine,
Thine Thy Priests whose lives burn out before Thy consecrated shrine.
Keep them for they ore in the world, though from the world apart;
When earthly pleasures tempt, allure, shelter them in Thy Heart.
Keep them and comfort them in hours of loneliness and pain,
When all their lives of sacrifice for souls seem but in vain.
Keep them, and O remember, Lord, they hove no one but Thee,
Yet they hove only human hearts with human frailty.
Keep them as spotless as the Host, that doily they caress;
Their every thought, and word, and deed, deign, dearest Lord, to bless.
Amen.
Williams Studio
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO
COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPHERS
MSGR. PETER ABOUZEID, B.S., PASTOR
Telephone MU 3-7421
477 Essex Street
Lawrence, Moss.
AND
ST. JOSEPH 'S PARISH
JOSEPH N. SABBAGH, M.D.
TELEPHONE MU 2-4177
281 HAVERH ILL STREET
LAWRENCE, MASS.
823 Elm Street
Manchester, N. H.
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HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES
TO RT. REV. MSGR. PETER ABOUZEID, B.S.
ON THE OCCASION OF HIS GOLDEN JUBILEE
IN HOLY PRIESTHOOD
REV. THEOPH ILE ATALA, B.S., Pastor
REV. ELIAS KOU EIT ER, B.S.
MONTREAL, CANADA
Rev. Theophile Atala, 8.$.
BEST WISHES ...
MARIST FATHERS
SACRED HEART PARISH
SOUTH LAWRENCE, MASS.
REV. LIONEL F. BEAUDOIN, S.M., PASTOR
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MONSIGNOR PETER ABOUZEID, B.S.
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LAWRENCE, MASS.
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C. DiMauro & Sons
MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION
F. M. & T. E. ANDREW, Inc.
Tels: Office MU 2-9609 - Res. MU 8-4958
Lawrence, Moss.
276 Oak Street
Compliments of . . .
RUSSEM'S
LA WREN CE, MASS.
Telephone MU 3-3176
LAWRENCE, MASS.
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Telephone MU 9-9780
Compliments of ...
George Abdulla's
Market
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Highest Quality
MEATS, FRUITS AND GROCERIES
Telephone MU 3-7188
Lawrence, Mass.
662 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
339 Elm Street
Compliments of ...
Wedding Shoppe
COMPLETE WEDDING ARRANGEMENTS
-
CATERING -
J. Henry Fredette
Telephone MU 2-2678
254 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
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Wendell Berman
Insurance Agency
204 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
STUDIO SHOPPE, INC.
WHITE ST. PAINT & WAUPAPER CO.
PAINTER'S SUPPLIES
Telephone MU 5-5023
124 Cross Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone MU 3-8694
19 White Street
Lawrence, Mass.
GALLANTS SUN DIAL SHOES
SHARKEY MOTOR CO.
Telephone MU 8-2607
421 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone MU 2-0349
84 Walnut Street
Lawrence, Mass.
John J. Hart, Jr.
S. NAZARIAN, WATCHMAKER
FUNERAL HOME
John J. Hart, Jr.
John J. Hart, Ill
107 South Broadway at Salem Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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45 Amesbury Street
Lawrence, Mass.
MODERNE SHOP
Jewelers - Bridal Consultants
Antonio F. Caruso
Tel. Bus. MU 3-1111 - Res. MU 4-4797
46 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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Lawrence, Mass.
301 Essex Street
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YOUR NEW FIRESTONE
TIRES -
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SAVINGS BANK
RESOURCES: $2,143,000
Current Dividend 3% per Annum
BATTERIES
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454 ESSEX ST., COR. HAMPSHIRE ST.
Telephone MU 6-4108
60 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
CONGRATULATIONS . . .
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AND BEST WISHES
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YOUR CONGRESSMAN
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frame -
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LA WRENCE, MASS.
TELEPHONE MU 2-4316
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on this happy occasion of Golden Jubilee of his Priesthood
ST. JOSEPH'S HOLY NAME SOCIETY
- OFFICER$ Wilbur Hyatt, Atty.
William Nassar
Edward Kfoury
George A. Hajjar
Said Hassy
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Secretory
Morsha/1
�Compliments of ...
BEST WISHES ...
T. J. Buckley Co.
SEVEN FLOORS OF
COMMUNITY
SAVINGS BANK
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284 Essex Street
Lawrence, Moss.
Compliments of ...
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450 ESSEX ST., COR. HAMPSHIRE ST.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Lawrence, Moss.
347 Haverhill Street
Congratulations . . .
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS ...
Hyder's Beauty Shop
Specializing In
ALL LINES OF BEAUTY WORK
WILBUR A. HYATT
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELOR
AT LAW
Telephone MU 2-5734
333A Park Street
Lawrence, Moss.
Congratulations To ...
Monsignor Peter Abouzeid, B.S.
Merrimack
Cooperative Bank
264 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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�CONGRATULATION$ AND BEST WISH ES TO MSG. PETER ABOUZEID, B.$. - OFFICERS Msgr. Peter Abouzeid, B.S.
Mrs. Zohio Hojjor
Mrs. Milio Hessey
Treas.
Mrs. Victoria Hojjor
Mrs. Kolo Arrogg
Mrs. Roshidy Milon
Mrs. Jone Aziz
Mrs. Emily Shiepe
Spiritual Director
President
Vice-President
and English Sec.
Arabic Secretory
Trustee
Trustee
Seargent-at-Arms
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Soroh Smoho
Shofico Malouf
Marisha Sabo
Julio Ho jjor
Loulou Zorzour
Matilda R. Arroj
Shohio Soliby
Halo Brox
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Miss
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
FROM ST. JOSEPH'S LADIES PARISH SOCIETY
- MEMBERS
Solimy A. Sabbagh Mrs.
Mrs.
Lotify Haggar
Mrs.
Anisy Hojjor
Mrs.
Nojeebo Arrojj
Mrs.
Zorify Maloof
Mrs.
Melvina Shaheen
Mrs.
Boddouro Hassey
Mrs.
Shoheeny Hassey
Montoho Shaheen
Nora Zorzour
Nozho Aziz
Nozero Kfoury
Nostos Hessey
Nozero Hojjor
Nozero Maloof
Shofico Abdo
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Halo Gonnom
Azezo Kfoury
Mory Nossor
Mcormy B. Syiek
Mory Botol
Foddouk Nohos
Afefy Debs
�HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS ...
DR. ABRAHAM BATAL
DENTIST
DR. JOHN T. BATAL
PHYSICIAN
ATTY. MICHAEL J. BATAL
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CONGRATULATIONS . . .
Dr A. John Anselmi
PODIATRIST -
DR. ISADORE SISKIND
DENTIST
CHIROPODIST
Telephone MU 3-3381
Lawrence, Moss.
Compliments of ...
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ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
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Free Estimates Jomes P. Doherty
Tel. MU 3-0928
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LAWRENCE, MASS.
264 ESSEX ST.
Tel. MU 7-7450
67 Carver Street
So. Lawrence, Moss.
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Congratulations to our beloved Pastor, Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Abouzeid, B.S. ~n his Golden Jubilee
DAUGHTERS OF ST. JOSEPH
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Louro Peters
President
Vice-President
Eleonor Ho jjor
Emily Hossy
Corresponding Secretory
Jenny Nossor
Josephine Abdinoor
Virginia Azziz
Elizabeth Basho
Pauline Bordwell
Josephine Dowoliby
Elizabeth Garbey
Viola Hassey
Lillian Hajjar
Honnoh Hikel
Alma Habib
Mory Hojjar
Claire Hojjor
Selma Hojjor
Emma Homsey
Evelyn Hajjar
OFFICER$ Treasurer
Secretory
MEMBERS -
Delio Hojjor
Virginia Hojjor
Doris Hojjor
Evelyn Hogger
Delio Kroury
Irene Korbey
Al ice Korbey
Adele Korbey
Josephine Kfoury
Rose Lambert
Josephine Morway
Jessie Morris
Carol Martini
Angelino Morway
Rose Noury
Emily Nahas
Josephine Nahill
Georgette Nohill
Edith Nohill
Alice Persichetti
Mory Shaheen
J\nn Shiepe
\A'adia Shaboo
M abel Shaheen
Helen Shaheen
Rachael Solomon
Margaret Skeirek
Evel yn Sabo
Rose Sabbagh
�TITLES AND TERMS USED IN MELKITE AND OTHER
[;ASTERN RITE CHURCHES
ANAPHO~A. The liturgy, or on olternote part of the Liturgy of ony Eastern Rite, corresponding roughly with the Canon of the Romon Moss.
ANTIMENSION. A silk or li~en cloth with relics sewn into it which is placed upon the
oltor where the Liturgy 1s celebrated. In the East the antimension is used instead of
on oltor stone.
ARCHIMANDRITE. The superior of o monastery or other religious institute; also o title
of .honor. ond prelot1ol rank conferred on priests in some Eastern Rites, usually by
their Potnorchs.
BEAUTITUDE or BLESSEDNESS. The style of address proper to on Eastern Patriarch.
BYZANTINE .. Applies to Byzantium, which is the ancient name of the imperial city of
Constantinople. Also use:.! to denote ond describe these churches, whether Catholic
or Orthodox, which use the Liturgy of Byzantium.
CHERUBIKON. The hymn of the Cherubim, a most impressive chant which is intoned
just before the Great l:ntrance in the Byzantine Liturgy.
CHOREPISCOPUS or CHOR-~ISHOP. A prelotial title conferred on priests in several of
the Eastern Rites. In some rites, chor-bishops ore empowered to confirm ond bless
oltors ond the sacred vessels.
CONCELEBRA TION. The offering of the Liturgy by several Bishops or priests, or mixed
groups of both, at one altar simultaneously.
CROWN. This is the name ond the shape of the Byzantine mitre used by Bishops.
DISKOS. The paten used in the Byzantine Rite.
l:XARCH. A Bishop or priest with o special apostolic charge or jurisdiction; also o prelotiol title.
GREAT ENTRANCE. The solemn procession with the bread ond wine in the Byzantine
ond Armenian liturgies.
HAGIA. The Sacred Elements ofter Consecration.
HIERARCH. Any member of a Hierarchy, but especially on Archbishop or Patriarch.
IKON. A sacred moge, usually o flat, pointed picture sometimes covered with ornamental
metal except over the face ond hands of the subject.
IKONOSTASIS. A screen separating the sanctuary of on Eastern Church from the nave.
Usually it is richly ornamented ond adorned with pictures.
LITTLE ENTRANCE. The solemn procession with the Gospel Book in the Byzantine Rite.
LITURGY. Specifically, the Eucharistic Sacrifice or Offering, i.e, the Mass.
MANDYAS. Originally o cloak worn by monks, but also o ceremonial mantle worn by
Eastern Bishops ond Patriarchs.
METROPOLITAN. Originally the Archbishop ruling a Met~opoliton See, but in some
Eastern Rites oil the Bishops ore now styled Metropolitans.
OMOPHORION. A large Byzantine Pollium worn by Bishops ?f that rite when o_fferin~
the Liturgy. In the Melkite Rite, especially, the omophonon 1s o symbol of the Bishops
porticipotion with the Patriarch in the government of the Church.
PROSPHORA. The Byzantine altar bread, which is shaped like o small loaf or coke.
PROTHESIS. The preparation, or more explicitly the credence table or side off_ertory
oltor to the left of the main altar, where the bread and wine to be used in the
Byzantine Liturgy ore prepared.
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THEOTOKOS. An Eastern title meaning "The Mother of God; ols'? o hymn in honor of
Our Blessed Lady which is more correctly coiled the Theotok1on.
TRISAGION. The solemn triple invocotionol chant: "Holy God, _Holy strong One, Holy
deathless One have mercy on us," used in the Byzantine Rite.
VICAR PATRIARC~IAL. A prelate or priest who represents the Patriarch in the o?ministrotion of the Potriorchiol Diocese or Eporchy, or other local territory over which the
Potriorch hos primary jurisdiction.
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�CONGRATULATIONS .. .
ON YOUR GOLDEN JUBILEE
J. A. LEONE AND SONS, Inc.
TIMKEN SILENT AUTOMATIC OIL BURNERS
296 BROADWAY
300 THORNDIKE STREET
LAWRENCE, MASS.
LOWELL, MASS.
Compliments of . . .
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CATHOLIC
Brookside Motel
CHARITIES CENTER
CANOBIE LAKE -- ROUTE 28 SALEM, N . H.
2 Miles North of Rockingham Pork
Telephone MU 5-5930
3 16 Essex Street
Lawrence, Moss.
Compliments of . . .
Howard and Alice Spaulding
Telephone Solem, N. H. TW 8-2951
Compliments of . . .
Nicholas Hayka I
Motel Rancho
DRY AND FANCY GOODS
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
" THE FINEST"
126 Lowell Street
Store Tel. MU 2-8173
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Lawrence, Moss.
Res. Tel. MU 3-3880
at the Rockingham Race Trock
Telephone TW 8-2268
North Broadway, Route 28, Solem Depot, N. H.
�CONGRATULATIONS TO . . .
MSGR. PETER A!30UZE!D, B.S.
ON HIS GOLDEN JUBILEE
Compliments of ...
Lawrence Auto Station
John R. Shalhoub, Prop.
Telephone MU 2-2714
85 Valley Street
Lawrence, Moss.
Compli1c1ents of ...
J. I. C. Company
FROM YOUR SENATOR AND FRIEND
WILLIAM X. WALL
Compliments of ...
COMPLIMENTS OF ...
L. J. Farrah & Son
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FUNERAL HOME -
A COMPLETE FUNERAL SERVICE
Daleo Electronics
Electronical Signal Systems
Residential and Commercial
No Job Too Small or Too Big
Telephone Glenview 3-0437
16 Congress Street
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This System was installed in St. Joseph's Church
COMPLETELY DONE BY US
Compliments of ...
Air Conditioned Chapel
Gerrish, Peters & Co.
COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION
Telephone MU 3-0567
HAMPSHIRE AND CHESTNUT STREETS
Lawrence, Mass.
RESTAU RANT EQUIPMENT
Telephone MU 5-5185
136 Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Moss.
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Witzgall Press, Inc.
TELEPHONE MU 3-2028
EVERETT MILLS BUILDING
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�JOHN'S FLOWER SHOP
93 Hampshire St.
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of ...
Glennie's Dairy
Designed To Serve You Better
CITY GLASS CO.
73 Valley Street
Serving Greater Lawrence Since 1890
Lawrence, Mass.
Best Wishes
Compliments of ...
MRS. AGHILO ZOMPA
DR. MAE PAPPALARDO
Salem Chiropractic Clinic
Compliments of ...
LABELL FURNITURE CO.
417 Common Street
MRS. ANGELO GRANDE
Lawrence, Moss.
DR. FRANK J. KEFFERSTAN
Compliments of ..
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519 Essex St. Tel. MU 6-6783 Lawrence, Moss.
Compliments of ...
Radio Foods
Corporation
SAM SHEIPE
LAWRENCE, MASS.
UNIVERSITY CAP & GOWN CO.
ALBERT S. PREVITE, Inc.
Tel. MU 6-4566
Lawrence, Mass
486 Andover Street
PAT FAUCHEA MOBILE HOME
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Tel. TW 8-2211
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It has been a happy privilege for us to pion a proper observance of
the Golden Jubilee of the Ordination of our beloved Pastor and Friend
Monsignor Abouzeid. Our task was mode easier by the ready cooperation of
Monsignor Abouzeid 's friends within the Parish and beyond its lim;ts. We ore
deeply appreciative of the many kindnesses extended to Mons:gnor and to us
these past several weeks. To our Advertisers in this Souvenir [3ook, we offer a
special word of grat:tude and we ask our Melkite people and their friends
and neighbors lo make this expression of thanks meaningful by generously
patronizing these Advertisers who hove shown Monsignor and us their goodwill. To all the members of the Jubilee Committee and the subcommittees who
have worked so zealously with us, to the other members of the Parish who
hove eagerly supported our work, and to all others who have helped in any
way we extend our thanks.
Gratefully,
Atty. Wilbur A. Hyatt, Chairman
George Hojjor and Edward Kfoury, Co-Chairmen
Parish Committee for the Golden Jubilee
CONGRATULATIONS TO ...
MONSIGN OR PETER ABOUZE ID, B.S.
ON HIS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY IN HOLY PRIESTHOOD
MRS. C. SAVASTANO - CATERING
158 ELM STREET
LA WREN CE, MASSACHUSETTS
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Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials
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Emigration and immigration
Correspondence
Education
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>In the first decades of the 20th century, Lawrence, Massachusetts was home to one of the largest populations of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in the United States. These individuals were drawn to the industrial town to find work in its textile mills. The community in Lawrence created several charitable societies and was involved in the establishment of the St. Joseph's Melkite Church and St. Anthony's Maronite church. Additionally, the <span>Zahley Association published the Arabic-language newspaper <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>al-Wafa</em></a> in Lawrence.<br /></span></p>
<p>The birth, school, and immigration records included in this collection were provided by children and their families in order to verify the ages of young immigrants. This was necessary in order for teenagers and young adults to prove they were old enough to work. Though nationwide laws regulating and restricting work for children 16 and under were not ratified in the United States until 1938, Massachusetts was the first state to create child labor laws in 1836. By the early 1900s, when many families settled in the booming mill town of Lawrence, various state legislation governed the ability of minors to work. Not only were children under 16 prohibited from working in factories, the state also issued fines to people who employed minors who were illiterate in English. This led to the growth of night schools and schools dedicated specifically to teaching immigrant children to speak, read, and write English. Thus, work permits were typically issued by schools. Once age and literacy were verified, teenagers would be issued a work permit. Whie it is unknown how many youth and factory owners circumvented these laws, these records indicate that many attempted to conform.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains materials housed at the <a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a> that were originally kept by the Oliver School. They were digitized and provided to the KCLDS Archive by archivist Louise Sandberg in fall 2017 as part of a research project into the substantial Syrian/Lebanese population that lived in Lawrence, Massachussetts. To view the project visit <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/lawrence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Legacies of Labor"</a> on the Khayrallah Center's website. </p>
<p>The Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials contains documents relating to the civic and religious activities of Syrio-Lebanese immigrants in Lawrence. It also includes birth, school, and immigration records for children and young adults who immigrated from Greater Syria (particularly the areas encompassing modern-day Lebanon and Syria) and lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century.</p>
<p>This collection displays the variety of records that Syrian and Lebanese immigrants used to prove their age. Because many did not have birth certificates, a large number of the proof of birth records consist of correspondences with clergy in Greater Syria, who consulted baptismal records to confirm age. Other records are from the process of immigration, and include documents from both Marseilles, France, and Ellis Island, New York. Some records were requested from officials or individuals in America, and consist both of missives from immigration officials and from private individuals.</p>
<p>The collection also includes records issued by schools, which verify age through years of schooling. Included among some of these school records are short documents handwritten by young immigrants to prove their literacy in English. In addition to records proving age, some individuals have additional documents including work permits and physician's certificates of health.</p>
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<a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a>
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62">Al-Wafa</a>
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Lawrence Public Library
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1910-1940
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These records were digitized by the Khayrallah Center in collaboration with the Lawrence Public Library Special Collections.
Processed by Claire A. Kempa and Marjorie Stevens, 2017. Collection Guide written by Claire A. Kempa, 2017.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 October.
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English
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GR 0007
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Oliver School, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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Sacerdotal Golden Jubilee of Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid
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Pamphlets
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A commemorative booklet created in honor of the 50th anniversary of Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid, B.S., and his service to the Melkite Church. In 1920, after serving as a missionary in various places, including New Zealand, Father Peter moved to Lawrence, Massachusetts to serve as pastor for St. Joseph's Church. The commemorative booklet includes a biography of Father Peter, letters praising and paying tribute to Father Peter's service, a brief history of Zahle, Lebanon, seat of a Melkite Bishop, memorials to figures in the church who had passed away, and various advertisements and messages from the parishioners of St. Joseph's.
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St. Joseph's Church
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Lawrence Public Library Special Collections
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1957
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English
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Lawrence, Massachusetts
1950s
Catholic Church
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lebanon
Pamphlets
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�TO HIS BEATITUDE
Maximos IV Saigh
PATRIARCH OF ANTIOCH AND ALL THE EAST,
OF ALEXANDRIA AND JERUSALEM
BY WHOSE PRESENCE WE ARE HONORED TODAY,
WHOSE GOLDEN JUBILEE OF PRIESTHOOD
HAPPILY COINCIDES WITH THIS FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DEDICATION OF THE FIRST ST. JOSEPH 'S CHURCH
IN LAWRENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, THE MOTHER CHURCH
OF THE MELKITE PEOPLE IN THE UNITED STATES
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TO HIS EXCELLENCY
Most Reverend Richard J. Cushing, D. D.
ARCHBISHOP OF BOSTON
WHOSE AFFECTIONATE PATERNAL SOLICITUDE
WE APPRECIATE AND SHALL CHERISH FOREVER
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September 25, 1955
RT. REV. PETER ABOUZEID, B. S., PASTOR
�CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES .. .
Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Justin Naimy, B.A., D.D., Phd.
Pastor of
CHURCH OF SAINT BASIL THE GREAT
Central Falls, Rhode Island
Compliments of ...
Comp liments of .. .
HABEEB BROTHERS
JENNEY SERVICE STATION
TELEPHONE 6371
Rev. Michael Bardwell
Pastor of
SAINT ANN 'S CHURCH
Los Angeles, Ca liforn ia
188 Broadway
Methuen, Mass.
Compliments of . ..
ALDERMAN
LOUIS J. SCANLON
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC SAFETY
�The Melkite Mass
The Mass and other liturgical rites of the Catholic Melkites are Byzantine. That is
where we get the name Byzantine,-Melkite, which is often used to describe the Melkites
and their rite. By Byzantine, we mean that the Melkite Mass following substantially the
liturgical practices which prevailed in the early days of the great Patriarchate of Byzantium or Constantinople. These practices were originally derived from the still more ancient
and venerable Patriarchate of Antioch . In their Mass and other sacred rites, the Melkites
use the Arabic and Greek languages. Otherwise, the Melkite Mass or Liturgy does not differ
very much from that used by Catholic Slavs of Eastern Rite, such as the Russians, Ukrainians and Ruthenians, and by other groups such as the Catholic Rumanians and Bulgarians
of Eastern Rite. Except for incidental differences, the Melkite Liturgy is also identical with
that used by the large groups of non-Catholic Christians who form the Orthodox Churches.
The Melkite Mass has two anaphoras, an anphora being a group of fixed prayers
corresponding to the canon of the Roman Mass. The word anaphora is also used interchangeably with liturgy, so the principal Melkite anaphora is called The Liturgy of St. John
Chrysostom. This is used daily and on most Sundays throughout the year, while the Liturgy,
of St. Basil the Great, which is somewhat longer, is used on the Sundays of Lent, except
Palm Sunday, on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, the vigils of Christmas and the Epiphany,
as well as on the Feast of St. Basil. A third anaphora or liturgy is that of Pope St. Gregory
the Great which is prescribed for use on certain weekdays in Lent.
The present anaphoras of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great are shortened
of forms of the early liturgy of the Church of Constantinople. As we have explained above,
this first form of worship at Byzantium stemmed, in turn, from the original uses and
practices of Antioch.
Although its prayers are somewhat longer than those of the Roman Mass, the Melkite
Liturgy follows or corresponds to the Roman in outline and it contains the three vital parts
of the true Eucharistic Sacrifice: the Offertory, the Consecration, and the Communion.
Holy Communion ;s received by both the priest and the people under the two species. Also,
it may be interesting for our readers to know that the Melkites use leavened bread instead
of the unleavened bread used in the Roman Mass. His Ho liness, St. Pius X, permitted and
encouraged Latin Rite Catholics to receive Holy Commun ion in Melkite and other Eastern
Rite Catholic Churches, out of devotion .
The Melkites, like all Byzantines, both Cathol ic and non-Catholic, concelebrate the
Holy Liturgy. In other words, several priests may celebrate the Melkite Mass ot the same
time and at the same altar. The senior prelate or priest actually officiates aloud at the
altar. The others join in reciting the prescribed prayers in a lower voice, but all are equally
celebrating the same Mass and each one is truly offering that Mass.
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PASTOR OF
SAINT GEORGE'S CHURCH
BIRMINGHAM' ALABAMA
Compliments of . . .
Compliments of .. .
CATHOLIC
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316 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of .. .
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SALEM DEPOT, N .H.
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Telephone Salem N.H. 8-2951
�HIS EMINENCE
EUGENE CARDINAL TISSERANT
BISHOP OF OSTIA and PORTO and SANTA RUFINA
DEAN OF THE SACRED COLLEGE
SECRETARY OF THE SACRED CONGREGATION
FOR THE ORIENTAL CHURCH
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OFFICERS:
Mrs. Zahia Hajjar,
President
Mrs. Melia Hassy,
Vice President
Mrs. Kafo Arragg, ... ------·----------------------- ___________ _______ ______ ___ _
Secretary
Mrs. Victoria Hajjar, ________________________ . _____ ---------- -------------- _
Treasurer
Mrs. Jennie Aziz, __________ __________________ _______ ________ ___ __________ _______ __ _
Trustee
Mrs. Rashidy Milan, ____ ---·--- _________ _______ __________ _________ Assistant Trustee
_____ _ _ Sergeant-at-Arms
Mrs. Emily Shiepe,
Spiritual Director: Msgr. Peter Abouzeid
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FROM . . .
THE BROTHERS OF SACRED HEART
SACRED HEART BOARDING SCHOOL
ANDOVER, MASS.
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�HIS BEATITUDE MAXIMOS IV SAIGH
PATRIARCH OF THE GREAT CITIES OF GOD
ANTIOCH, ALEXAND RIA AND JERUSALEM, OF CILICIA ,
SYRIA AND /BEAR/A , OF ARABIA, MESOPOTAM/A AND THE
PENTAPOLIS, OF ETHIOPIA, EG YPT AND ALL THE EAST,
FATHER OF FATHERS, SHEPHERD OF SHEPHERDS
HIGH PRIEST OF HIGH PRIESTS AND THIRTEENTH APOSTLE
To Our Beloved Ch ildren, A rchim o ndrite Peter Abouzcid and all the Parishioners of St. Josephs Parish, Lawrence:
GREETINGS AND APOSTO LIC BENEDICTION
The Celebration over wh ich We presided in Lawre nee on the occasion of the Fiftieth A nniversary of the Dedication of the or iginal St. Jose ph 's Church-the Mother Church of the Mel kites in A merica-mode a deep and everlasting impression in Our hea rt and soul. We have seen with O ur own eyes the cherished fruits of your continued
activity in the cause of bu ild ing you r bea utiful new church which will always rem a in a co nvincing proof of your
deep sense of rel ig ion and your affection for your sacred Rite. You hove forged a precious ch a in to perpetuate the
happy memories of th e f irst founder, Father Philip Boto l. The precious chain of succession hos p rogressed brilliantly
with the devoted energ y and activity of your present zealous Pastor, our beloved son, A rchim o ndrite Peter A bouzeid,
whose devoted labors expres s most eloquently the true m eoning of the song of the Psa lmist: I hove loved, 0 Lord,
the beauty of Th y Hou se. " Tru sti ng that you will continue your sacrifices and erect a rectory worthy of your reputation and dignity and th at of you good pa stor, We wish you the choicest graces of God a nd We import to you
MAXIMOS IV
Our Paternal Apostolic Bened ict ion .
Potrioch of A ntioch a nd a ll the East,
O f A lexa ndria a nd Jerusa lem
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�Your Excellency, Our Most Beloved
Archbishop Cushing:
When I say that words cannot express my deep affection, highest
esteem, and heartfelt appreciation to Your Excellency, I mean it sincerely. Your
relation with all your flock in this archdiocese are indeed exemplary in every
way. Your esteem and veneration shown to our beloved Patriarch and to the
Melkite clergy and people in your archdiocese are unique and much appreciated by Catholics and non-Catholics alike. The Melkites are deeply impressed
by your fatherly care, your charity and your affection. All the Melkite clergy
agree that your apostolic care could not be duplicated anywhere.
I pray to almighty God to keep Your Excellency in the best of health
that you might continue your holy work for the Church and souls for many
years to come.
In welcoming you here today, I am sure I welcome an outstanding
prince of the Church, a prelate zealous for the salvation of souls and a sincere
friend and promoter of the Eastern Rites.
Your affectionate son and humble servant I
�St. Mary's and St. Joseph 's
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As w_e offer our thanks to Our Blessed Lord for all the gifts of these past
fifty years since the dedication of the original St. Joseph 's Church, we should
like to acknowledge the debt we owe to the priests and parishioners of St.
Mary's Church. In their beautiful edifice, the Melkites of Lawrence first worshipped when they had no priest of their own. In old St. Mary's parochial hall,
we offered our Melkite Liturgy after the arrival of the first priest, Father Simon.
And it is to the greatest of St. Mary 's pastors - the late Father James T. O 'Reilly that we owe, in large measure, the very foundation of St. Joseph 's parish.
We have spoken elsewhere of the long-time interest of Father O'Reilly,
which continued until his death. It was he who, fifty years ago, blessed and dedicated the first St. Joseph's Church, whose Golden Anniversary we now celebrate. It was he who helped the early Melkite pastors and their flock over many
a rough place, for he ha d a truly catholic heart which embraced all his neighbors whether of Latin or Eastern Rite.
Father O 'Reilly's good example has been followed faithfully by his successors so that even today the parishioners of St. Joseph 's are still the recipients
of many kindnesses at the hands of the Augustinian Fathers. Relations between
the two parishes have been close for more than half a century and two generations of Melkites in Lawrence can remember and point with pride to their
participation in the annual May processions sponsored by the Mother Church
of the city.
The parishioners of St. Joseph 's prayerfully ask Our Lord to bless the
Augustinian Fathers and the good people of St. Mary's parish, for they realize
full, well how much these and other Latin Rite Catholics have helped them in
their long struggle to erect their own modern church along the traditional
Byzantine lines. They cherish especially the memory of Father O 'Reillywho foresaw the steady development of the Melkite community in Lawrence and helped
the people and the priests of St. Joseph 's to build not alone the material church
of stone that is such a joy to behold but also this particular parish - this part of
the Mystical Body of Christ.
As the Blessed Virgin Mary and Good St. Joseph were united in life and
are united in eternity, so may St. Mary's and St. Joseph's Parishes continue their
close association, begun more than s;xty years ago when St. Joseph 's Church existed only in the minds of men like Father Simon, Father O 'Reilly, and the pioneer Melkites who labored so hard to make the dream come true.
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HIS HOLINESS
POPE PIUS XII
BISHOP OF ROME AND VICAR OF JESUS CHRIST
SUCCESSOR OF SAINT PETER, PRINCE OF THE APOSTLES
SUPREME PONTIFF OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH
PATRIARCH OF THE WEST AND PRIMATE OF ITALY
ARCHBISHOP AND METROPOL/T AN OF THE ROMAN PROVINCE
SOVERIGN OF THE STATE OF VATICAN CITY
On this joyful occasion of the Golden Jubilee of the Dedication of the
original St. Joseph 's Church in Lawrence, the first Melkite Parish in the United
States, our Most Holy Father, Pope Pius XII, has graciously deigned to impart
his special Apostolic Benediction as a pledge of divine favor and as a token
of his paternal benevolenc·e . It is the express wish of His Holiness that this
Blessing be shared by Right Reverend Msgr. Peter Abouzeid and the members
of his Parish , as well as by everyone who joins with him in observing this
happy Anniversary.
A. G. CICOGNANI
Archbishop of Laodicea
Apostolic Delegate
�HIS EXCELLENCY
THE MOST REVEREND
AMLETO GIOVANNI CICOGNANI, D. D.
ARCHBISHOP OF LAODICEA IN PHRYGIA
APOSTOLIC DELEGATE IN THE UNITED STATES
FORMER ASSESSOR,
SACRED CONGREGATION FOR THE ORIENTAL CHURCH
While conveying the August Message of the Sovereign Pontiff, I desire
to add my own personal congratulations and good wishes. I trust that this
Benediction of the Vicar of Christ will bring with it an abundance of heavenly
graces for St. Joseph 's Parish, which has already enjoyed the ministry of the
Word and the Sacraments of Christ in its midst this past half-century.
A G. CIGOGNANI
Archbishop of Laodicea
Apostolic Delegate
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CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES FROM ...
Lawrence General Hospital
TO ST. JOSEPH 'S PARISH
ON THE OCCASION OF ITS GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
Compliments of . . .
Compliments of . . .
Atlantic Co-operative Ba nk
MR. & MRS.
PHILIP KELLEY
366 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Cordial Wishes From . . .
CROSS COAL CO.
Established 1864
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Telephone 5153
25 Railroad Street
Lawre nce, Mass.
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His Beatitude 's Earlier Visit To Lawrence
This is not the first time that our Most Blessed and Most Reverend Father
in Christ, Patriarch Maximos IV, has been in Lawrence. In 1921, as Archbishop of
Tyre, he made his initial visit to St. Joseph 's Parish, being welcomed by Archimandrite Basil Nahas and the then Father Peter Abouzeid, himself newly arrived
in the parish. On that occasion, His Excellency, Archbishop Saigh was also
greeted by Father O 'Reilly, who placed at his disposal the Church of the Immaculate Conception for Solemn Pontifical Concelebration of the Liturgy.
During this first visit of Archbishop Saigh to the United States, Father
Abouzeid acted as his secretary, accompanying him to the various Melkite parishes and communities throughout the country. It was at this time that the parish
of Our Lady of the Redemption in Detroit was founded and the future erection
of the parish of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Worcester was planned. Also,
upon Archbishop Saigh 's advice, the Melkites of Brooklyn, N.Y., bought in 1921
!and for the site of their first Church of the Virgin Mary, and St. Basil 's Parish
in Utica, New York, acquired a new Parish House.
The Archbishop sojourned among his people in every Melkite center in
the United States, encouraging them and laying plans for the improvement and
expansion of their church properties. At this period, also, he officiated at the
solemn blessing of the site of St. Ann 's Church in Paterson, New Jersey, one of
the larger American Melkite parishes.
THE HOLY FATHER AND THE PATRIARCH AT ST. PETER'S, ROME
�ST. JOSEPH'S HOLY NAME SOCIETY
... OFFICERS ...
Michael J. Sabbagh, -------------------------------------------------------------------------- President
William Saba, ------------------------------------------- --------------------------------- Vice President
Atty. Wilbur Hyatt, ____________________________________________ ------------------------------ Secretary
William Nassar, ------------------------------------------------------------- __________ __ _____ Treasurer
James Hajjar, ______________________________________________________________ Sick & Vigil Committee
Albert Peters, -------------------------------------------------------------------- Program Committee
Joseph M. Shaheen, ------------------------------------------ _________________ Publicity Committee
Roy Shiepe, ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Military Committee
Edward Kfoury, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Marshall
Executive Committee: Cy Hassey, Herbert Hajjar, Alfred Shaboo
James G. Hajjar and Kasper Kfoury
St. Joseph's Holy Name Society is one of the outstand ing o rga nizations
of our Parish. Its members are loyal to God and Country and devoted to their
Pastor. They are an inspiration to us all.
Monsignor Abouzeid.
COMPLIMENTS OF ...
FRANK C. MEYER CO., Inc.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
�HIS EXCELLENCY
The Most Reverend
Richard James Cushing, D. D.
ARCHBISHOP OF BOSTON
�Congratulations and Best Wishes To
ST. JOSEPH 'S PARISH ON YOUR GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY
From The
SISTERS AND STAFF OF BON SEC OURS HOSP1TAL
�HIS EXCELLENCY
Most ReverendJ;Basil Khoury, B.S.D.D.
BISHOP OF SIDON
�H ' S CHURCH
OUR SINCERE BEST WISHES TO . . .
MONSIGNOR ABOUZE ID AND HIS PARI SH :O NERS
On the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of St. Joseph 's Parish
and the Th ird Ann ive rsary of the ir new bea utiful Church
Holihan Bros.
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PLANT AT LAWRENCE, MASS.
BRANCH : BOSTON , MASS
�RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE NICHOLAS BOURKHOCHE
SUPERIOR GENERAL, BASILIAN SAL VA TORIAN FATHERS
I am most happy to learn of the celebration of the Fiftieth Annive rsary of the dedication of the original St.
Joseph 's Church in Lawrence-the Mother Church of the Melkites in America-and the third anniversary of the dedication of the new Church. My heart rejoices on this occasion and I wish I could be present to share with you this
observance for the glory of the Savior and the honor of our Salvatorian Priests who have founded parishes and erected
churches for our beloved Melkite nation. History shows that they were the first to bring the Gospel to the Melkites in
the United States and that in those early days they were almost alone in preserving the faith of the Melkite people
who had settled in the United States.
As for yourself, dear Father, you have al ways been the faithful and active servant, the sacrificing apostle, the
gua rdian-day and night-of your people. I well know you do not look for praise or honor from men, but you only
seek he glory of the Savior, in whose Sacred Name you were sent to America thirty-five years ago, and in whose
honor you have served, sacrificed and finally built the new Church which is one of the pearls of our Melkites in the
U i ed Sta es. Yet I desire to send you my heartiest felicita lions, my dear Archimandrite, and to your faithful, hardr i g pa rishioners, I also send congratulations for their continued support of your zealous efforts.
I a happy that you and your Parish are blessed on this historic occasion by the presence of our beloved
is Beautitude Maximos IV Saigh, His Excellenc y, Archbishop Cushing and His Excellency, Archbishop
, dear Archim andrite, my heartiest gresting s and congratulations on this joyous occasion of your Parish
ilee.
ARCHIMANDRITE NICHOLAS BOURKHOCHE, B.S.
Superior General
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CHURC H
CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO ...
RT. REV. PETER ABOUZEID, B. S., PASTOR
and ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH
RT. REV. EFTIMIOS SABA, B. S. PROVINCIAL
PASTOR OF OUR LADY OF ANNUNCIATION CHURCH
BOSTON, MASS.
HURCH
�GOLDEN
JUBILEE
OF ST.
JOSEPH'S
CHURCH
OLD ST. JOSEPH'S CHURCH
Whe n the first St. Joseph 's Church wos blessed and dedicated just fift y years ago, it was the only Me/kite
pa rish church in the United States. The building served as church and rector y until the new church was completed
in 1952. It is still the parish rectory. For nearly fifty years, this was the very heart of the parish. To this small wooden
church , the Me/kite people of Lawrence and vicinity brought their children to be baptized. To this hollowed spot, they
come to renew their life in Christ by frequenting the Sacraments of Penance and Holy Eucharist. To this simple edifice,
mode sacred by the presence of the Eucharistic King upon its altar, they returned Sunday after Sunday, and sometimes
da y ofter da y, to assist at the beautiful Byzantine-Mel kite Liturgy. To this sacred place, hundreds of the Mel kite people
ha ve come down through the years to pledge themselves ta one another in holy Motrimony. And to this blessed sanctua ry, so long a silent witness to their Mel kite and Cotholi c Faith and to their American loyalty, they have brought
th ei r dea r de ported for the final blessing of Holy Mother Church .
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JOSEPH ' S CHURCH
�VERY REV. MSGR. FRA NCI S M. JURAS
Pasto r of St. Fran cis Church, La wre nce, Ma ss.
My Dea r Monsignor Abouzeid:
It is a plea sure for me to congratulate you and your parishioners on the attainment of the Fi fti eth Anniversary
of St. Joseph's Parish.
The record of the past is filled with solid achievement. The good people of St. Joseph 's have cooperated with
their pastors, especially with your courageous undertaking to erect this beautiful Church, and the results ha ve been
ma nifest spiritually and materially . Your new Church is a I iving testimonial of yovr great sacrifice and generosity.
Moy God bless, protect and guide you and your good people of the Melkite 8yzantine Rite.
Sincerely yours in Christ,
(Very Rev. Msgr.) FRANC IS M. JURAS
�VERY REVEREND JAMES T. O'REILLY, O.S.A.
Pastor of St. Mary's 1886 - 1925
Co-Founder of St. Joseph's Parish
Today, 30 years after his lamented death, the name of Father O "Reilly is still held
in benediction in Lawrence, where, during a long and fruitful ministry, he was universally
acclaimed as the first citizen of the community. No group in our city more sincerely reveres
the memory of Father O'Reilly or is more conscious of the debt it owes to him than is the
Parish of St. Jos eph. ;We esteem him as co-founder of our Church and Monsig nor
Abouzeid and the older parishioners cherish memories of his neighborly helpfulness to the
Melkites of Lawrence.
Many worthy priests have been stationed at St. Mary 's. It is no reflection on any of
them to say that none made his influence for good more generally felt in Lawrence than
this son of St. Augustine who served as Prior and Pastor of St.Mary 's for nearly 40 years.
An organizer par excellence whose executive ability won recognition from his superiors
while he was still a very young priest, Father O 'Reilly was only 35 years old when he came
to Lawrence as Pastor of St. Mary 's. Yet he had already served as a pastor in New York
State and as professor and business manager of famed Villanova College.
The Melkites were not the only recipients of the paternal solicitude of this unusual
priest. Nearly all the national Catholic churches in Lawrence today owe their beginnings
as parish units to this zealous pastor. He it was who pleaded the causes of these various
groups with Archbishop Williams and other high church authorities. May his noble soul
rest in eternal peace with God!
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RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE PETER ABOUZEID , B. S.
St. Joseph's Parish is singularly blessed in having as a Pastor a zealous priest
whose association with the parish extends over a period of 35 years. Dur ing those three
and a half decades, Monsignor Abouzeid has been stationed in Lawre nce for a total
of 27 years, 25 of them as Pastor.
This outstanding religious leader of the Melkite people in the Un ited States was
born in the city of Zohle, Lebanon, June 25, 1885. On December l 0th of that same year,
he received the name Joseph in Holy Baptism. As a boy he studied at the Jesuit School
and at the Diocesan Schools of his native city, which even then wa s an o utstanding
Melkite center.
In 1901, he joined the Basilian Order of the Most Holy Savior at the Motherhouse,
near Saide, Lebanon, receiving the name Raphael in the novitiate. Two years later, he
pronounced his simple vows. In January 1907, he pronounced his solemn vows, a nd on
April 14, 1907, he was ordained.
As a Basilian Salvaorion priest, he became known as Father Peter, His first
assignment as a priest came after he had spent a further three years in the se minary
to further his education. That assignment took him bock to his native diocese of Za hle,
where he taught in the Diocesan Schools where he himself had once been a stud e nt..
Father Abouzeid received permission from the Superior General and fro m his
Patriarch to visit his father in New Zealand in 1912. His travels to and from th is far
Pacific land took him through Egypt, Palestine, India and Australia. Upon his return
home at the beginning of 1913, he was appointed temporarily to the post of Vica r
General of the Diocese of St. John of Acre, in Palestine, to fill a vacancy. Wh ile in
Acre, he also served as Superior of the Basilian Salvotorian Fathers working in that
diocese.
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�Toward the end of 1914, Fath er Abouz eid returne:I to the Monastery of the
Holy Savior where he remained for about six years. During this period, he devoted
much of his time to study and writing, translati.ig from French to Arabi c some meditations on " A Happy Death " and a volume entitled " Chasrity " , addressed especially
to teen-agers and young adults. At this time, too, he began the monumen ral task of
composing the first concord ance to the Bible in Arabic, a work of some 1200 pages
which he published a little la :er.
On September l 0, 1920, our good Pa sto~ w as a ssigned to parish work in the
Un ited States and at Christmastime that year, he was welc o med here in Lawrence as
assistant to Archimandrite Basil Nahas, [LS. From thenceforth, except for the eight year
period of his pastorate in Bos ron from 1925-1933, Father Abouzeid has been part and
parcel of St. Joseph 's Parish. His achievements among us are recorded elsewhere in
this book as part of the parish history. Suffice it to say here that his work in the United
States has merited the approval of the Archbishops of Boston under whom he has served
and of the Bishops of Manchester and Springfield, in which dioceses he also labored
among the Melkite people.
Monsignor Abouzeid received a special medal of honor in 1930 from Governor
Frank G. Allen, for his part in organizing a pageant of Syria and Palestine, presented
during the observance of the Tercentenary of the City of Boston. He has also received
the Medal of Merit from the Republi c of Lebanon in 1954.
Many are the other honors which our Pastor holds and many are the commendations which he has received from his Superiors in Lebanon and from the Melkite
Hierarchy . Among these, perhaps the one that he cherishes most is the prelatial title
and dignity accord ed him nearly thirty years ago by His Beatitude the late Patriarch
Cyril IX : Archimandrite (or Canon) of the Apostolic Church of Antioch .
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�OUR PARISH HISTORY
We do not know exactly when the first Melkites came to Lawrence,
attracted by the promise of employment in this city's great textile mills and by
the hope of engaging in trade in this growing center in the Merrimac Valley.
But we do know that by 1890 quite a number of Mel kites had settled in the city,
having made the long journey from far-off Syria and Lebanon in search of
opportunity to better themselves. The Syria from whence they came was then
under the heel of Turkish rulers more interested in maintaining and consolidating their power than improving the lot of their subjects. Deprived of the proper
tools and implements for a fruitful working of the land, Syrian farmers were
hard put to raise the bare necessities of life. Meanwhile, the foreign trade
which for so long had been the mainstay of their economy had dwindled to a
mere trickle, the final blow being struck by the opening of the Suez Canal.
Unlike the immigran1"s from England and Ireland who settled in our city
late in the nineteenth century, the Melkites did not speak, and often did not
understand, the English language. As a result, they were very much isolated in
the beginning and some were lost to the Faith because there was no priest of
their Rite and no priesl- of their language to whom they could resort. In those
early days , the Me lk ires worshipped in St. Mary's Church, for the most part.
There they came under t he spiritual care of a remarkable Pastor, who recognized at once their need for a Melkite priest. At length, through their own
initiative, through the good offices of Archbishop Williams of Boston, and of
this Pastor of St. Mary 's, Fal"her James T. O 'Reilly, O.S.A., the first Melkite
priest was sent to Lawrence in 1896. His name was Father Joseph Simon and
he was a Basilian-Salvatorian monk.
We do not know exactly how long Father Simon remained in Lawrence,
nor when he returned to his monastery in Lebanon. But we do know that he excercised the sacred ministry for some time in Lawrence, in Boston, and elsewhere in New England. Whatever the precise length of his stay, the fact is
that this good priest laid the groundwork for St. Joseph 's Parish. He was succeeded in 1901 by Father Philip Batal, and early in the following year St.
Joseph 's Parish was canonically erected. For a short time after his arrival,
Father Batal, also a Basilian-Salvatorian, celebrated the Byzantine-Melkite
Liturgy in old St. Mary's Parochial Hall . Late in 1902, the property at 298 Oak
Street, until then the residence of a prominent Lawrence Physician, Dr. Michael
A. Sullivan, was acquired .
At length this property was remodeled for use as church and rectory.
By 1905, the church was ready for its formal inauguration as the first Melkite
Parish Church in the United States. Accordingly, it was blessed on Palm Sunday
in 1905 by Father O 'Reilly, acting as Delegate of the Most _Reverend John
Joseph Williams, Archbishop of Boston. It is the Golden Anniversary of the
Dedication of this first St. Joseph 's Church that we celebrate now as we
gather around Our Most Blessed Patriarch, Maximos IV, who has come to
pontificate at our Solemn Liturgy of Thanksgiving.
Father Batal 's pastorate was short, for he died here in Lawrence on
October 17, 1906, sincerely mourned by his flock for whom he had done so
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much in so brief a time. Upon him had fallen the burden of establishing the
parish, acquiring the church property and remodelling it so as to make it
suitable for the special needs of the Melkites.
The second Pastor of St. Joseph 's was Archimandrite Basil Nahas, B.S.,
who arrived in Lawrence in 1907. Monsignor Nahas served for nearly 16 years.
During that time he had the happiness of seeing the parish grow in numbers
and of witnessing the steady improvement in status of the Melkites themselves.
Where before J-he people had been inclined to keep to themselves, now
they were beginning to mix more with their neighbors, to learn English and
even to participate somewhat in civic affairs.
Monsignor Nahas himself was highly respected in Lawrence. Had he
been of a less retiring nature, his influence would have been even greater than
it was. Toward the end of the year 1920, this kindly Pastor was given an
assistant in the person of Father Peter Abouzeid , then newly arrived in
America. The two priesJ-s complemented each other nicely. The aging Pastor
was content to give his paternal and fraternal advice to the younger priest
and to give him plenty of opportunity to put his ideas into practice. And Father
Abouzeid was quick to meet the challenge. In less than a year after his coming,
this energetic young curate had founded a parish choir, and opened a Parish
Sunday School and a Parish Arabic School. With in two years, he established
St. Joseph 's Ladies Aid Society and St. Joseph 's Young Men 's Association .
In 1923, Monsignor Nahas returned to the Monastery of the Holy Savior
near Saida to spend his declining years in that cradle of Melkite spiritual life
amid the familiar and cherished surroundings of his youthful days. Father
Abouzeid was appointed his successor by His Eminence the late Cardinal
O 'Connell, with the Melkite Patriarch and the Superior General of the Basilian
Salvatorians concurring. During the next two years, the new Pastor busied
himself with all the manifold duties of his office. He improved and redecorated
the church property, put new life into the church societies which he himself had
founded and began to plan for the day when St. Joseph 's Parish would have
a fine new church, better suited to the special needs of the Byzantine-Melkite
Rite.
But Father Abouzeid 's dreams were to take a long time to be realized
and he himself suffered the disappointment of being transferred from Lawrence
in 1925 when His Emminence Cardinal O 'Connell directed him to assume the
pastora~e of Our Lady of the Annunciation Church in Boston. His successor in
Lawrence was Archimandrite Flavian Zahar, B.S., an amiable and gentle soul
who is remembered with great affection by the Melkites of Lawrence. Monsignor Zahar served for eight years during which he endeared himself to h(s
parishioners and placed himself and all that he possessed completely at their
disposal.
1n 1933 Archimandrite Zahar was transferred to Annunciation Church
in Boston and Father Abouzeid, himself now also honored long since with the
title of Archimandrite by his Patriarch, returned as Pastor of St. Joseph 's.
Welcomed eagerly, especially by the older parishioners who remembered his
zeal and enthusiasm in the early 20 's and who remembered also his dream of
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a new St. Joseph 's Church, Monsignor Abouze :d set out to work anew to make
the . paris_h w _
h at it has since become-one of the most outstanding small
parishes rn this part of the country. He infused new life into the parish societies
that he had founded in earlier days and he began to set aside a little money
for the new church.
But it must not be thought that Monsignor Abouzeid 's work among us
has co~sisted only of founding societies and building a church. These were and
are but the externals. The societies were founded so that we might be more
zealous in the practice of our Rite and of our Catholic Faith. The new church
was built that we might offer to Our Lord a fitting temple for His dwelling place
among us. Basically, our Pastor 's preoccupation has been ·with the spiritual.
He has tried to keep us close to him and to the Church that we might the better work out our immortal salvation. He has counselled us to be true to our
Byzantine-Melkite traditions that we might develop into well-rounded, wellintegrated Melkite personalities as God intended. He has urged us to enter
wholeheartedly into the civic life of our city, our state and our country that we
might give of ourselves in token of our gratitude for the privilege of being
Americans.
Monsignor 's dream of a new church was delayed by the depression of
the 30 's and all but shattered by the coming of World War II. But our Pastor
never gave up hoping and praying. Nor would he permit us to give up either.
Then came the peace in 1945 and the road ahead seemed brighter. We
thought then that the new church was within our grasp, but Monsignor knew
that the time was not yet ripe. Materials shortages and rising costs plagued
us. As the postwar inflation became more apparent, we wondered whether "'(e
could go through with our plans or whether it would be better to wait still
longer in the hope that conditions would improve and prices would decline.
Again Monsignor knew what was best. It was his counsel that we go ahead
and trust in Divine Providence. He realized better than any of us that the
postwar inflation would be with us a long time and that it would become more
serious with the passing years.
So at length our beautiful new church was erected. Archbishop Cushing
came to dedicate it in 1952 and the first prelate to officiate at solemn concelebration of our Melkite Liturgy in the new Church was Archimandrite
Nicholas Bourkhoche, Superior General of the Basilian Salvatorian Fathers.
Thus had Monsignor Abouzeid 's dream of a new church come true. So, too,
may his dream of a better parish spirit worthy of our Catholic Faith and of
this noble edifice come true!
It is fifty years now since we dedicated the first St. Joseph 's Churchthe Mother Church of the Melkites in America. In those fifty years, the Melkites
in Lawrence have come a long way. It is nearly 35 years ago since our venerated Patriarch, who graces these ceremonies by his presence, paid his first visit
to the Melkites of Lawrence as Archbishop of Tyre. He can bear witness to our
small b·eginnings and to our perserverance. As he and our dear Arch~ishop
Cushing bless us today, we beg them to join us in the _hope th?t our c~ddren
may ever be faithful to Holy Mother Church and to their Byzantrne-Melk1te trad itions as well as loya l citizens of these United States.
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�The Melkite Mass
The Mass and other liturgical rites of the Catholic Melkites are Byzantine. That is
where we get the name Byzantine,-Melk ite, which is often used to describe the Melkites
and their rite. By Byzantin e, we mean that the Melkite Mass following substantially the
liturgical practices which prevailed in the early days of the great Patriarchate of Byzantium or Constantinopl e. These practi ces were originally derived from the still more ancient
and venerable Patriarchate of Antioch . In their Mass and other sacred rites, the Melkites
use the Arabic and Greek languages. Otherwise, the Melkite Mass or Liturgy does not differ
very much from that used by Catholic Slavs of Eastern Rite, such as the Russians, Ukrainians and Ruthenians, and by other groups such as the Catholic Rumanians and Bulgarians
of Eastern Rite. Except for incidental differences, the Melkite Liturgy is also identical with
that used by the large groups of non-Catholic Christians who form the Orthodox Churches.
The Melkite Mass has two anaphoras, an anphora being a group of fixed prayers
corresponding to the canon of the Roman Mass. The word anaphora is also used interchangeabl y with liturgy, so the principal Melkite anaphora is called The Liturgy of St. John
Chrysostom. This is used daily and on most Sundays throughout the year, while the Liturgy,
of St. Basil the Great, which is somewhat longer, is used on the Sundays of Lent, except
Palm Sunday, on Holy Thursday, Holy Saturday, the vigils of Christmas and the Epiphany,
as well as on the Feast of St. Basil. A third anaphora or liturgy is that of Pope St. Gregory
the Great which is prescribed for use on certain weekdays in Lent.
The present anaphoras of St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great are shortened
of forms of the early liturgy of the Church of Constantinople. As we have explained above,
this first form of worship at Byzantium stemmed, in turn, from the original uses and
practices of Antioch .
Although its prayers are somewhat longer than those of the Roman Mass, the Melkite
Liturgy follows or corresponds to the Roman in outline and it contains the three vital parts
of the true Eucharistic Sacrifice: the Offertory, the Consecration, and the Communion.
Holy Communion ;s received by both the priest and the people under the two species. Also,
it may be interesting for our readers to know that the Melkites use leavened bread instead
of the unleavened bread used in the Roman Mass. His Holiness, St. Pius X, permitted and
encouraged Latin Rite Catholics to receive Holy Communion in Melkite and other Eastern
Rite Ca tholic Churches, out of devotion.
The Melkites, like all Byzantines, both Catholic and non-Catholic, concelebrate the
Holy Liturgy. In other words, several priests may celebrate the Melkite Mass at the sa me
time and at the same altar. The senior prelate or priest actually officiates aloud at the
a ltar. The others join in reciting the prescribed prayers in a lower voice, but all are equally
celebrating the same Mass and each one is truly offering that Mass.
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To Our Beloved Children, Archimandrite Peter Abouz eid ond all the Parishioners of St. Joseph 's Parish, Lawrence:
GREETINGS AND APOSTOLIC BENEDICTION
The Celebration over which We presided in Lawrenc e on the occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Dedication of the original St. Joseph 's Church-the Mother Church of the Melkites in America-made a deep and everlasting impression in Our heart and soul. We have seen with Our own eyes the cherished fruits of your continued
activity in the cause of building your beautiful new church which will always remain a convincing proof of your
deep sense of religion and your affection for your sacred Rite. You have forged a precious chain to perpetuate the
happy memories of the first founder, Father Philip Batal. The precious chain of succession has progressed brilliantly
with the devoted energy and activity of your present zealous Pastor, our beloved son, Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid,
whose devoted labors express most eloquently the true meaning of the song of the Psalm ist: " I have loved, 0 Lord,
the beauty of Thy House. " Trusting that you will con ti nu e your sacrifices and erect a rectory worthy of your reputation and dignity and that of you good pastor, We wish you the choicest graces of God and We impart to you
Our Paternal Apostolic Benediction.
MAXIMOS IV
Patriach of Antioch and all the East,
Of Alexandria and Jerusalem
�You r Excellency, Our Most Beloved
Archbi shop Cush ing :
When I say that word s cannot express my deep affectio n, highest
esteem , and heartfelt appreciation to You r Exce llency, I mean it si nce rely. Your
relation with all your flock in th is archd iocese are indeed exempla ry in every
way. Your esteem and veneration shown to ou r beloved Patria rch and to the
Melkite clergy and people in your archdiocese are unique and much a ppreci ated by Catholics and non-Cathol ics a li ke. The Melkites are deep ly impressed
by your fatherly care, your char ity and your affection. All the Me lkite clergy
agree that you r apostol ic care could not be duplicated anywhere .
I pray to almighty God to keep You r Excellency in the best of hea lth
that you might continue your holy work fo r the Church and soul s fo r ma ny
years to come.
In welcoming you here today, I am sure I welcome an outstand ing
prince of the Church, a prelate zealous for the salvation of souls and a si nce re
friend and promoter of the Eastern Rites.
Your affectionate son and humble servant,
�JUBILEE OF ST. JOSEPH'S CH
St. Mary's and St. Joseph's
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As w_e offe r ou r thanks to Ou r Blessed Lo rd for all the gifts of these past
f~fty yea rs sr nce the ded ication of the o ri g ina l St. Jose ph 's Church , we should
lr ke to ac know ledge the debt we owe to the priests and parish ioners of St.
Ma ry's Ch urch. In the ir beautiful ed ifice, the Melkites of Lawrence first worshipped when they had no priest of the ir own. In o ld St. Mary 's parochial hall,
we offe red ou r Me lkite Litu rgy afte r the arr iva l of the first priest, Father Simon.
And it is to the grea test of St. Ma ry's pastors - the late Father James T. O 'Re illy that we owe , in la rge mea sure, the very founda tion of St. Joseph 's parish.
We ha ve spoken elsewhere of the long -time interest of Fathe r O 'Re illy,
wh ich contin ued until his death . It wa s he who, fifty years ago, blessed and dedicated the firs t St. Joseph 's Chu rch , whose Golden Ann iversary we now celebrate. It wa s he who helped the early Me lkite pastors and the ir flock over many
a rough pl ace, for he ho c a truly catho lic hea rt wh ich embraced all his neighbors whethe r of Latin or Eastern Rite.
Fathe r O 'Re illy's good examp le ha s been fo llowed faithfull y by his successors so that even today the pa rishio ne rs of St. Joseph's are still the recipients
of many kindnesses at the hands of the Augustinian Fathe rs. Re lations between
the two pa rishes have been close fo r more tha n half a centu ry and two generations of Melkites in Lawrence can remembe r and point with pride to their
participation in the annual Moy processions sponsored by the Mother Church
of the city.
The parishioners of St. Joseph 's prayerfully ask Our Lord to bless the
Augustinian Fathers and the good people of St. Mary's parish, for they realize
full, well how much these and other Latin Rite Catholics have helped them in
their long struggle to erect the ir own modern church along the trad itional
Byzantine lines. They cherish especially the memory of Father O 'Reilly who fore saw the steady development of the Melkite community in Lawrence and helped
the people and the priests of St. Joseph 's to build not alone the material church
of stone that is such a joy to behold but also this particular parish - this part of
the Mystical Body of Christ.
As the Blessed Virgin Mary and Good St. Joseph were united in life and
are united in eternity, so may St. Mary 's and St. Joseph 's Parishes continue their
close association, begun more than sixty years ago when St. Joseph 's Church existed only in the minds of men like Father Simon, Father O 'Reilly, and the pioneer Melkites who labored so hard to make the dream come true.
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leader, and it inspi res us to greate r courage for th e fu ture . We deeply appreciate the high honor you bestow on our nation in you r fir st and historical
visit to us as patriarch . This vi sit will ever be cherished by Mel kites even in
future generations. I am sure that your fathe rly affection w ill reach even the
hearts of our separated brethren. Your paternal care and apostolic love w ill
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Our New St. Joseph 's Church
From the dawn of Christian antiquity, a church has ever been a source
of un ity and the centre of parish life. Here the Priest teaches with the commission
of Ch rist Himself. Here is offered to God the Sublime Sacrifice of the Mass. Here
Priest and people partake of the Bread of Life and the faithful are nourished by
the other Sacraments instituted by Christ. Here is the House of the Eternal God
and the very Gate of Heaven
In the heart of the City of Lawrence lies our new St. Joseph 's Church.
Over the doorway of this beautiful edifice, beneath the exquisite mosaic of SS.
Peter and Paul , these words might well be inscribed " Remember the days of old ,
cons ider the years of past generations." The annals of our Parish are replete
with historic memories of solid ach ievement and noble example. The holy Basil ian Salvatorian Fathers, who la id the foundations, as well as Archimadrite
Abouzeid and the laity, who continued the wo rk and erected the new church,
have left for generations to come a surpassing inheritance, and there hovers in
this sacred place the spirt of our Melkite Church 's history.
St. Joseph 's Church enjoys a certain primacy of honor as the Mother
Church of the Melkites in this blessed land . In keeping with its dign ity as the
Mother Church, its exterior is majestic in its very simplicity, and its architectural
lines, though modern , are in the best Byzantine tradition. As you approach the
church, which stands at the intersection of three city thoroughfares, the eye is
caught in the stately sweep of the twin 46-foot domes. As you come neare r, the
sheer beauty of the mosaic of the Patron, St. Joseph , with the Child Jesus, becomes apparent.
Entering our church, you are struck at once by the warmth and the in-
timacy of the interior. Here is captured and preserved a devotional atmosphere.
Here in color and design, the architects and artists of the church , guided by
Monsignor Abouzeid, have presented for our edification many beautiful lessons.
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Of course , the foca l point - as in every Ca1·holic Church -
is the sanctuary.
Here there are three altars. The main altar, known as the Holy Table, is a perfect, unbroken slab of Rosa Corrallo Mandorlato marble imported from Italy, as
are the smaller side altars. Each altar is topped by a small dome in gold mosaic.
The gold crucifix on the main c:ltar stands between two Cherubim - angels
whose special joy it is to worship God. Above the crucifix and suspended from
the dome or canopy over the main altar is the Byzantine Artophorion or tabernacle in which the Blessed Sacrament is reserved. This tabernacle is fashioned
in the shape of a dove along traditional Byzantine lines.
Most ByzanJ-ine churc:1es in the East have an iconostasis or screen decorated with sacred images which separates the sanctuary from the nave of the
church. In our church, this iconostasis is represented by icons of Our Lord and
Our Blessed Lady placed above the al tar rail at either side of the main altar.
A special altar just outside the sanduary is dedicated to our Patron, St. Joseph,
while off to the right of the main church there is a small chapel along Latin
Rite lines. Directly beneath the church is a modern parish auditorium with
seating capacity of about 400.
Although the new St. Joseph's Church is only three years old, magn ificent ceremonies have already been carried out within its sanctuary. Distingished
Melkite Prelates and Priests have offered the Sacred Liturgy at its altar, while
its walls have re-echoed to the noble words of the illustrious Archbishop of
Boston. And now this beautiful church of which we are so proud is blessed and
a·llowed by the presence of Our Most Blessed Father, Patriarch Maximos IV.
as he offers to Our Lord, the Eucharistic Sacrifice in commemoration of the
dedication of the first St. Joseph's Church fifty years ago.
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Pa tria rch of Ant ioch and All the East,
of A lexand ri a and Jerusalem
His Em inence
W illiam Ca rd inal O 'Connell
Late A rchb ishop of Boston
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Patr iarch of Cilicia of the Armenians
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Most Reve rend Richard J. Cushing, D.D., LLD.
A rchb ishop of Boston
His Excellency
Most Reverend Peter Chami, M .S.P., D.D.
Archb is hop of Bosra and the Hauran
His Excellency
Most Reverend Joseph Malouf, M.S.P., D.D.
Bishop of Baalbek
His Excellency
Most Reverend Philip Cote, S.J., D.D.
Bishop of Suchow (China)
His Excellency
Most Reverend Basil Khoury, B.S., D.D.
Bishop of Sidon
Right Reverend
Archimandrite Nicholas Bourkhoche, B.S.
Superior General
Basilian Salvatorian Fathers
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ST. JOSEPH'S CHOIR
Choir Mast er for the Jubilee Liturgy:
REV. NICHOLAS ABRAHAM, B.S.
Directors:
Mrs. Claire Ha jjar and Mrs . Madeleine Stephanou
Organists :
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Members of the Choir:
Pauline Bardwell
Rosalie Saab
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Josephine Morway
Mary Ha jjar
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James Ha jjar
Albert Ha jjar
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OFFICERS:
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GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY OF ST. JOSEPH 'S CHURCH
Sunday September 25, 1955
11 :00 A.M.
SOLEMN PONTIFICAL LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM,
HIS BEATITUDE, PATRIARCH MAXIMOS IV, PONTIFICATING
HIS EXCELLENCY, ARCHBISHOP CUSHING PRESIDING AND PREACH ING
Co-Celebrants:
HIS EXCELLENCY BASIL KHOURY, ARCHBISHOP OF SAIDA
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE PETER ABOUZEID , B.S. PASTOR
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE MAXIME CHATAOUI , B.S. ,
SECRETARY TO HIS BEATITUDE
RT. REV. ARCHIMANDRITE BASIL KASSIS, B.S. OF LEBANO N
VERY REV. JOHN JUDAA, B.S., RECTOR, ST. BASIL 'S SEMIN ARY
Master of Ceremonies:
REV. LUCIEN MALOUF, B.S.
Choir Master:
REV. NICHOLAS ABRAHAM, B.S.
assisted by MRS. CLAIR HAJJAR and MRS. MADELEINE STEPHANOU
2:00 P.M.
JUBILEE BANQUET AT CENTRAL CATHOLIC AUDITORIUM
Invocation:
ARCHBISHOP BASIL KHOURY
American National Anthem:
MRS. MADELEINE STEPHANOU
accompanied by MISS NESTA SABA
Lebanese National Anthem:
DR. GEORGE FAWAZ
General Chairman, Edward Kfoury
Toastma ster, Atty. Michael J. Batal
Speakers:
Hon. John J. Buckley, Mayor of Lawrence
Rev. John J. Lamond, O.S.A.
Rev. William J. Wynne, O.S.A.
Very Rev. Leo Boissonnealt, S.M.
Very Rev. Msgr. Francis M. Juras
Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Maxime Chataoui, Secretary to His Beatitude
Mr. Charles Morris, President of the Parish Association
Rt. Rev. Chor-Bishop Joseph David
Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Nicholas Dimitri
Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid, B.S., Pastor
HIS BEATITUDE MAXIMOS IV SAIGH
Patriarchal Anthem:
REV. NICHOLAS ABRAHAM AND ASSEMBLED CLERGY
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ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH
1896
Arr ival in Lawrence of Father Joseph Simon, Basilian Salvatorian and
first Melkite Priest to labor in New England.
1901
1902
Arr iva l of Father Phil ip Batal , B.S.
Canon ica l erection of St. Joseph's Parish; purchase of property at
298 Oak Street for use as church and rectory.
1905
So lemn Blessi ng and Dedication of the original St. Joseph 's Church
by Ve ry Rev. James T. O 'Reilly, O.S.A., delegate of Archbishop
W illi ams.
1906
Death of the first Pastor, Father Batal.
1907
Arrival of the second Pastor, Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Basil Nahas, B.S.
1920
Arrival of Fathe r Peter Abouzeid , B.S., to assist the Pastor.
1921
Father Abouzeid organized the first choir and opened the Parish
Sunday School and the Parish Arabic School.
1921
Visit of Archbishop Maximos Sa igh of Tyre, now His Beatitude
Maximos IV.
1922
Father Abouzeid organized St. Joseph 's Ladies Aid Society.
1923
Found ing of St. Joseph 's Men 's Society by Father Abouzeid, who
succeeded Fathe r Nahas as Pastor.
1925
Transfer of Father Abouzeid to the Pastorate of Our Lady of the
Annunciation Church , Boston, and appointment of Archimandrite
Flavian Zahar, B.S. , as his successor in Lawrence.
1933
Archimandrite Peter Abouzeid again appointed Pastor of St. Joseph 's.
1951
Corne rstone of New St. Joseph 's Church laid by Archbishop Cushing.
1952
Dedication of New St. Joseph's Church by Archbishop Cushing in the
presence of Rt. Rev. Archimandrite Nicholas Bourkhoche, Superior
General of the Basilian Salvatorian Fathers, September 28, 1952.
1954
Dedication of St. Basil 's Seminary, Methuen, located within the territorial lim its of St. Joseph 's Parish.
1955
Golden Jubilee of dedication of the first St. Joseph 's Church, with
his Beatitude Maximos IV, Patriarch of Antioch and All The East, of
Alexandria and Jerusalem, officiating at Pontifical Concelebration of
the Liturgy, and the Archbishop of Boston presiding and preaching.
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struggled to maintain their modest church property and to put aside some funds for the
erection in the city of Lawrence of a temple worthy of Our Lord and worthy also of their
Antionhen e and Byzantine heritage. At length, their beautiful church, which ranks with the
finest in Essex County, was blessed and dedicated by Archbishop Cushing. Then to their joy
was added the happiness of welcoming to their midst the new Melkite Seminary of St. Basil
in Methuen . Led by Monsigner Abouzeid, the parishioners of St. Joseph 's are pleased to
have the seminary located within the territorial limits of the Parish. They eagerly pledge
their wholehearted devotion and support to the Basilian Salvatorian Fathers and to their
students, the while they pray that St. Basil 's will provide the Melkite Church in America with
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labored in New York City as early as 1889. They sent Father Joseph Simon here to Lawrence
as early as 1896, and in our city a Basilian Salvatorian Father, Reverend Philip Batal, founded the first Mel kite Parish in the U.S. , our own St. Joseph 's Basilian Salvatorians also founded
the first Melkite parishes in Canada and Mexico.
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Joseph J. Messina
Beo'.Ji >' Y': i.-T Cur and Add
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Telephone 6864
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La wre nce, Mass.
165-167 So. Broa dway
IN MEMORY OF
ANTHONY DIG IOVAMI
Lawrence, Mass.
Ccr.1plicon. s of .
GEORGE 'S FLORIST
Compliments of . . .
Compliments of . . .
BEE PU BLISHING CO.
Union Lobel Printers
Te lephone 4242
Lawrence, Mass.
17 Concord Street
DR. A. JOHN ANSELMI
PODIATRIST -
CHIROPODIST
�DAY BY DAY . ..
LAWRENCE IS GETTING
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WITH BUCKLEY AS MAYOR
Re-Elect Mayor Buckley
FOR A PROGRESSIVELY BETTER LAWRENCE
Compliments o f . ..
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CAPRI CAFE
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VERY REV. LEO P. O 'KEEFE,, S. J. SUPERIOR
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2 Floor Shows Nightly
Telephone 23519
Lawrence, Mass.
110 Essex Street
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CAMPION HALL
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NORTH ANDOVER, MASS.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
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KALIDE
CORPORATION
CHOICE WINES AND BEERS
G IFT LIQUORS
TELEPHONE 5606
BROADWAY AT CROSS STREET
LA WREN CE, MASS.
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Henry Jenkins
Transportation Co .
Factory Outlet Furntuire
Joseph V. Ippolito, Prop.
Telephone Lawrence 32765
Marblehead St.
No. Andove r, Ma ss.
303 Market St.
Telephone 25873
Lawrence, Mass.
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Henry K. Hyder, Jr., Atty.
HOP E TIRE & SUPPLY CO.
Lawrence, Mass.
7 Broadway,
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STAR THEATRE
Bay State Building
Lawrence, Mass.
479 Broadway,
Lawrence, Mass.
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LAWRENCE 28381
" REGARDLESS OF HOW MODEST OR ELABORATE THE
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JOHN BREEN
POND ST. , SALEM
SO. SALEM , N. H.
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542 PROSPECT ST.
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
METHUEN
598 PROSPECT ST.
RES. 34350
METHUEN • TEL. 28474
PAUL J. BREEN
8 TREMON T ST.
LAWRENCE
RES. 22091
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598 PROSPECT ST.
METHUEN
RES. 28474
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FRANK R. SAMATARO
REAL EST ATE AND INSURANCE
Telephone 82166
400 Hampshire St.
Lawrence, Mass.
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DISTRIBUTORS AN D RETAILERS
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365 Essex St.
Lawrence, Mass.
582 Essex St.
Law rence, Mass.
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BEST WISHES OF ...
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St. Laurence O'Toole Parish
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MELKITE CHURCH OF THE VIRGIN MARY
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
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DRY CLEANING
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Telephone 34850
Law rence , Ma ss.
142 Lawrence Street
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Vice Presidents
James Ha iiar, Mrs. Jennie Aziz and Virginia Aziz
Secretary
Michael Sabbagh
Board of Directors:
Samuel Ha iiar
Simon Hassey
John Korbey
Mrs. Sa ll y Hassey
Mrs. From George
GOLDEN JUBILEE COMMITTEE
General Chairman
Edward Kfoury
Ticket Chairman
Charles Morris
Publicity Chairman
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Program Book Cha irman
Arrangements
Rt. Rev Peter Abouzeid, B.S.,
assisted by Simon Hassey and Richard Shaboo
James Haiiar, Michael Sabbagh and Mrs. Delia Kfoury
Caterer Arrangements
Albert Peters and Mrs. George Arragg
TICKET COMMITTEE
Edward Hikel, Jr. Cashier
Edward Hikel, Sr.
Mrs. Emily Shiepe
Mrs. Joseph Aziz
Richard Shaboo
Mrs. George Arragg
Mrs. Frederick Habib
Samuel Haiiar
Mrs. Doris Haiiar
George A. Haiiar
James Hajiar
Simon Hassey
Mrs. Janna Aziz
Mrs. Melia Hassey
Edward Kfoury
Michael Sabbagh
Mrs. Salime Samra
Mrs. Sara Smaha
Mrs. Wadea Bashara
Peter Shaheen
Mrs. Jessie Saba
Mrs. Alma Habib
Miss Mary Haiiar
Atty. Wilbur Hyatt
Joseph Kfoury
Frederick Abdo
Charles Saab
George Habib
Mrs. Claire Haijar
Assad Hajjar
Miss Josephine Nahill
Mrs. Dora Ann Hike/
Miss Lorraine Hassy
Ronald Habib
Master James Hajjar
Master Albert Hajjar
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TELEPHONE 6161
9 FRANKLIN STREET
LAWRENCE , MASS.
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SAM SHIEPE
Merrimack
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Adolph A. DeNuccio,
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Genito-Urinary Surgery
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LAWRENCE, MASS.
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Lawrence, Mass.
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COMMERCIAL REFRIGERATION
ST. JOSEPH 'S
REST AU RANT EQUIPMENT
Mr. and Mrs.
SHICKERY ZARZOUR
59 ESSEX STREET
ANDOVER, MASS.
TELEPHONE 5185
136 HAMPSH IRE ST.
LAWRENCE , MASS.
Congratulations from . . .
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SA ILOR TOM'S, Inc.
JOHN J. VOGAL
SPECIALIZING IN SEA FOOD
" God Bless you always "
4373 Washington Street
Compliments of . . .
Co mplim ents of . . .
DR. RICHARD A. PATTI
PATRICK J. GILL & SONS
PODIATRIST -
CHIROPODIST
PHYSICAL THERAPY
SILVERSM ITHS
387 Washing ton Street
Reading, Mass.
Route 28
Roslindale, Mass.
273 Haverh ill Street
Boston 8, Mass.
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SULLIVAN BROS
LOWELL, MASSACHUSETIS
Compliments of . . .
HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS TO
MSGR. PETER ABOUZEID, B.S., PASTOR
and
SHARKEY MOTOR CO.
MOTOR REPAIR -
BODY WORK
ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH
Telephone 20349
84 Walnut Street
Lawrence, Ma ss.
Joseph N. Sabbagh,
M. D.
Compliments of . . .
ROSE BUD FLOWERS
281 Haverhill Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 24177
Telephone 38705
85 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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HEARTIEST CONGRATULATIONS . . .
Dr. John T. Batal
P!-IYSICIAN
Dr. A. J. Batal
DENTIST
Atty. Michael J. Batal
Compliments of . . .
NICK 'S RESTAURANT
IN MEMORY OF
ORIENT AL AND AMERICAN FOOD
JOHN J. LEYAGGI
Telephone 5979
110 Hampshire Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of . . .
FROM
T. J. SCANLON CO.
MRS. JOHN J. LEVAGGI
HARDWARE -
BUILDING MATERIAL
PAINT
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592-594 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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TELEPHONES 5181 - 20817
24 WEST STREET
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Compliments of . . .
Compliments of . . .
A. H. ANDERSON, Inc .
L. J. Farrah & Son
Funeral Home
. ROOFING AND SH EET MET AL WORK
Telephone 20207
33 Valley Street
Lawrence, Mass.
A COMPLETE FUNERAL SERVICECOMPLETELY DONE BY US
Compliments of . . .
AIR CONDITIONED CHAPEL
T. J. BUCKLEY CO.
Seven Floors of
Telephone 30567
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Lawrence, Mass.
284 Essex Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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OIL BURNERS
DALGAS
TELEPHONE 32455
244 BROADWAY
LAWRENCE, MASS.
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Ukranian National
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SABA'S PHARMACY
In
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LA WREN CE, MASS.
REV. EMILE SHARANEVYCH
l Lemon Street
SALEM, MASS.
TELEPHONE 80682
77 BROADWAY
METHUEN , MASS.
�GANTOUS HAJJAR
WARDIA HAJJAR
Who Departed this life
Who Departed this life
November 21, 1948
May 11 , 1946
BELOVED AND DEVOTED
FATHER AND MOTHER
WHO GAVE SO MUCH AND EXPECTED SO LITTLE
SADLY MISSED BY THEIR CHILDREN AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILY
�JUBILEE
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WITH BEST WISHES FOR OUR NEW CHURCH ...
FRED G. ARRAGG, M. D.
EYE, EAR, NOSE AND THROAT
TELEPHONE 4236
202-203 BAY STATE BUILDING
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Compliments of . . .
Compliments of . ..
FRED T. EAD
REAL ESTATE
Michael J. Kannan, M.D.
Telephone 80131
477 Essex St., Roor;1 309
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of . ..
JOHN J. HART, JR.
FUNERAL HOME
l 07 South Broadway at Salem St.
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 34532
208-209 Bay State Building
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Lawrence, Mass.
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FUNERAL DIR ECTOR
LAWRENCE AND BOSTON, MASS.
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La w rence O ff ice: Te I. 5811
Lawrence Res: Tel . 25334
Compliments of . ..
MSGR. PETER ABOUZEID, B.S. , PASTOR
and
ST. JOSEPH 'S PARISH
HARRY FREEDMAN
Rt. Rev. Msgr.
Francis L. Shea, V. F. L.
ST. MICHAEL'S PARISH
MERRIMACK VA LLEY'S
LEADING CATERER
"Our Service Can't Be Beat"
North Andover, Mass.
Tel. Lawrence 31246 - 32732
5 PLEASANT STREET
METHUEN , MASS .
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DRIVE IN BRANCH: 9 BROADWAY
MAIN STREET: NORTH ANDOVE R
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GEORGE LEVINE
To we rs Motor Parts Corp.
M. J. BASSETT
HARDWARE CO.
Exclusive Agents For
SAPOLIN PAINTS
Telephone 32777
382 Broa dway
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of ...
PA INTS - VARNISH - WALLPAPER
KITCHENWARE - LOCKSMITHS
Sciuto Live Poultry Co.
Telephone 6064
258-266 PARK STREET
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Tel. Res. 26935
Lawrence, Moss.
38 Common Street
�CONGRATULATIONS AND BEST WISHES TO ...
MSGR. PETER ABOUZEID, B.S. AND ST. JOSEPH 'S PARISH
DR. and MRS. H. FRANK McCARTHY
Compliments of ...
Compliments of ...
J. J. FOX
BEATRICE V. CLARKE
LAWRENCE, MASS.
POLICE WOMAN
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GEORGE L. G AGE CO.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
Telephone 6508
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41 Amesbury Street
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Rt. Rev. Msgr. Edmund D. Daly, Pastor
SOUTH LA WREN CE, MASS.
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AMERICAN CLEANERS
F. A. O'REILLY, M. D.
Tclcphone 20065
Droadv1ay, opp. Post Ofii ce
Lawrence
Compliments of . ..
JOHN C. REARDON
Telephone 25430
349 Haverhill St.
Lawrence, Moss.
�BEST WISHES ...
Central Catholic High School
LAWRENCE, MASS.
BROTHER GEORGE CAMILLE, DIRECTOR
Compliments of . . .
Congratulations and Best W ishes . ..
YOUR CON GRESSMAN
F. M. &T. E. Andrew, Inc.
Atty. Thoma s J. Lane
LAWRENCE, MASS.
BAY ST ATE BLDG.
LAWRENCE, MASS.
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Witzga ll Press, Inc.
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LAWRENCE, MASS.
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LAWRENCE, MASS.
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GOOD WISHES . ..
Master's TV & Appliance Co.
" Over 36 years of Integrity is
your Guarantee of Satisfaction ''
291 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of ...
M. O 'MAHONEY CO.
EDGAR J. RACICOT, Inc.
FU NERAL HOME
Service All Faiths
and Nationalities
RANGE and FUEL OIL
Modern Metered Service
Telephone 6149
6 West Street
Lawrence, Mass.
TELEPHONE 32706
256 BROADWAY
LA WREN CE , MASS.
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COMPLIMENTS OF .. .
DR. ISADORE SISKIND
DENTIST
TELEPHONE 26108
MERRIMACK CO-OP. BANK BLDG., 264 ESSEX STREET
LAWRENCE, MASS.
IN LOVING MEMORY
Compliments of . . .
JOSEPH and JULIA NAH IL
from
MR. and MRS. CAMILLE LANGLOIS
and
MR. and MRS. WALTER ADAMS
Compliments of . . .
ABE KALIL
MOTOR SALES
TOP QUALITY USED CARS
J. A. LEONE & SONS, Inc.
TIMKEN OIL HEATING
FILTERED FUEL OIL
296 Broadway
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316 BROADWAY
LAWRENCE, MASS.
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Augustinian Fathers of St. Mary's Church
VERY REV. JAMES M. HURLEY, 0. S. A., PASTO R
LAWRENCE, MASS.
COMPLIMENTS OF . . .
C. W. DILLON, Inc.
CHRYSLER
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20 BROADWAy
LA WREN CE, MASS.
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FREE EST/MA TES
Floo r and W all Covering
of Every Description
KENNEDY'S
"CLEANSERS FOR YOUR
Te le phon e 83886
Lawrence, Mass.
226 Broadwa y
Compliments of . ..
BETTER CLOTHES"
H. FREEDMAN FURS, Inc.
FUR STYLIST
Telephone 4997
215 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
�IE OF ST. JOSEPH'S CHU
The Apostolic Church of Antioch
and
The Patriarchal Diocese of Damascus
His Beatitude, our beloved Patriarch, who honors our Golden Anniversary with his august Presence, is the 151 st successor to St. Peter in the Apostolic
See of Antioch. The very name Antioch connotes memories of the glorious days
of earliest Christianity, for in that city the disciples of Christ were first called by
the name Christian. There, too, St. Paul and St. Barnabas preached, and there
was born the great St. John Chrysostom who was to become Patriarch of Constantinople and Doctor of the Universal Church.
Antioch is the third patriarchate in rank among the Apostolic Churches
or Dioceses, being preceded only by Rome and Alexandria. Since all that is left
of the ancient glory of the city itself is a town of about 30,000 inhabitants few
of whom a re Christian, our Patriarch does live in Antioch. Instead, he rules the
Melkite Church from Damascus, which is the Patriarchal Diocese, and he maintains another principal residence in the city of Cairo. In the administration of
the Diocese of Damascus, His Beatitude is assisted by a Patriarchal Vicar, His
Excellency, Most Reverend Anthony Forage, titular Archbishop of Laodicea in
Syria. His Beatitude also has Patriarchal Vicars for Alexandria and Jerusalem,
as well as for Egypt and the Sudan, and for Constantinople and Baghdad.
In addition to the Patriarchal Diocese of Damascus, there are twelve
Melkite Dioceses in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel, five of which are of Metropolitan rank.
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REV. THEOPHANE YOUAKIM
Pastor of
SAINT JOSEPH 'S CHURCH
Akron, Ohio
Compliments of . . .
Compliments of . . .
J. I. C.
COMPANY
ME M BER
Compliments of . . .
l"EDCR,t.. O(POSIT INSURA.NCC CORPOR"TION
Playstead Super Market
Telephone 84842
105 Lawrence, Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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Compliments of ...
CARPET CRAFTSMEN
Lawrence Auto Station
G. H. DAHER
John R. Shalhoub, Prop.
Tel. MU . 9-9009
29 Vo lley Street
Lawrence, Moss.
Telephone 22714
85-87-89 Volley Street
Lawrence, Moss.
Complim ents of ...
Compliments of . ..
CITY GLASS COMPANY
MERRILL'S MARKET
Auto Glass Installed - Furniture Tops
Mirrors - Mirrors Resilvered
Groceries - Meats - Provisions
Home Made Sausage
Tel. Lawrence 33675
73-75 Vo lley Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 32796
42 Hampshire Street
Methuen, Moss.
Compliments of .. .
RENDEZVOUS RESTAURANT
Compliments of ...
GLENNIE'S DAIRY
Designed to serve you . . . Better
Serving Greater Lawrence Since 1890
198 Moss. Ave.
North Andover, Moss.
Compliments o f .. .
Compliments of . ..
White St.
Paint & Wallpaper Co.
Mr. Leonard P. Markert
PAINTS - WALLPAP ERS
PAINTERS' SUPPLIES
Telephone 38694
19 White Street
Lawre nce, Moss.
�Compliments of ...
Maroun
Television and Sound
Laboratories
Compliments of . ..
BROX'S MILK
Telephone 34282
206 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, M ass.
" ENDS THE QUEST FOR THE BEST"
Compliments of ...
Hyd er's Beauty Shoppe
Specializing In
PHONES:
LOWELL 24418 NORTH LOWELL ST.
LA WREN CE 29659
METHUEN,
MASS.
BEST WISHES FOR . . .
GOD 'S CONTINUED BLESSINGS
MERRIMACK COLLEGE
ALL LIN ES O F BEAUTY WORK
Telephone 25734
344 Park Street
Lawrence, Mass .
Compliments of ...
Bea's Sandwich Shop
285 Broadway
Te lephone 34761
Lawrence , Ma ss.
Compliments of ...
AUGUSTINIAN FATHERS
Pat Fauchea Mobile Home
NEW and USED
Route 28, Salem Depot
Telephone 8-2211
Salem, N . H.
�CONGRATULATIONS ...
ON YOUR GOLDEN JUBILEE CELEBRATION
FROM YOU~ REPRESENTATIVE AND FRIEND
WILLIAM X. WALL
For Appointments Dial 6663
Congratulations and Best Wishes ...
from
DU BARRY BEAUTY SALON
BEAUTY CULTURE OF ALL BRANCHES
MR. and MRS. SAM W. SABA
and DAUGHTER
Mrs. Marie Moses and Maybelle Shaheen
Room 702, Cregg Building
46 Amesbu ry Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of ...
Compliments o f . . .
H. A. RALPH
Ha rry - Bud - Henry
TIRES -
TUBES -
Methuen, Mass.
ACCESSORIES
Te lephone 9518
60 Broadway
Methuen, Mass.
SAM GABOUR 'S
FRUIT STORE
Frozen Foods - Tobacco - Fruit
Groceries - - Fountain Service - Magazines
39 Broadway
Telephone 9693
Methuen, Mass.
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I wish to express the gratitude of St. Joseph 's Par ish a nd of myself to all
those individuals and companies who purchased adve rt ising space in this
souvenir booklet. You have shown us your goodwill a nd yo u have helped
us in our efforts to reduce the remaining debt o n ou r new St. Joseph ' s
Church. In return, I am asking the Parishioner s of St. Jo seph 's and all
their friends to be generous in the i r patrona g e of yo ur sto res and bus i n esses, the while I pray that Our Lord will ble ss all yo u wh o have done us
good for His Name ' s sake.
MON SI GNOR PETER ABOU ZEID, B.S.
Pa sto r
SPONSORS ...
S. NAZARIAN, WATCHMAKER
45 Amesbury St., Lawrence .
SA N DS TAILORING CO .
506 Essex St., Lawrence .
BODDY'S FURNITURE MART
2 Charles St., Methuen
RADIO FOODS CORPORATION
La w rence
PORTRAITS & COMMERCIAL PHOTOGRAPH Y
477 Essex St., Lawrence, Tel. 37421
STA R ELECTRIC SERVICE & TIRE CO ., Inc.
296 Jackson St., Lawrence .
A. RAMEY
LABELL FURNITURE CO.
417 Common St., Lawrence , Tel. 27536
15 Lebanon St. , Lawre nce .
M cKENZIES' MARKET
491 Haverhill St., Lawrence.
ELLA 'S BEAUTY SHOP
31 Hampsh ire St., Lawrence , Tel . 32316
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Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials
Subject
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Emigration and immigration
Correspondence
Education
Legal Documents
Description
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<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>In the first decades of the 20th century, Lawrence, Massachusetts was home to one of the largest populations of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in the United States. These individuals were drawn to the industrial town to find work in its textile mills. The community in Lawrence created several charitable societies and was involved in the establishment of the St. Joseph's Melkite Church and St. Anthony's Maronite church. Additionally, the <span>Zahley Association published the Arabic-language newspaper <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>al-Wafa</em></a> in Lawrence.<br /></span></p>
<p>The birth, school, and immigration records included in this collection were provided by children and their families in order to verify the ages of young immigrants. This was necessary in order for teenagers and young adults to prove they were old enough to work. Though nationwide laws regulating and restricting work for children 16 and under were not ratified in the United States until 1938, Massachusetts was the first state to create child labor laws in 1836. By the early 1900s, when many families settled in the booming mill town of Lawrence, various state legislation governed the ability of minors to work. Not only were children under 16 prohibited from working in factories, the state also issued fines to people who employed minors who were illiterate in English. This led to the growth of night schools and schools dedicated specifically to teaching immigrant children to speak, read, and write English. Thus, work permits were typically issued by schools. Once age and literacy were verified, teenagers would be issued a work permit. Whie it is unknown how many youth and factory owners circumvented these laws, these records indicate that many attempted to conform.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains materials housed at the <a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a> that were originally kept by the Oliver School. They were digitized and provided to the KCLDS Archive by archivist Louise Sandberg in fall 2017 as part of a research project into the substantial Syrian/Lebanese population that lived in Lawrence, Massachussetts. To view the project visit <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/lawrence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Legacies of Labor"</a> on the Khayrallah Center's website. </p>
<p>The Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials contains documents relating to the civic and religious activities of Syrio-Lebanese immigrants in Lawrence. It also includes birth, school, and immigration records for children and young adults who immigrated from Greater Syria (particularly the areas encompassing modern-day Lebanon and Syria) and lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century.</p>
<p>This collection displays the variety of records that Syrian and Lebanese immigrants used to prove their age. Because many did not have birth certificates, a large number of the proof of birth records consist of correspondences with clergy in Greater Syria, who consulted baptismal records to confirm age. Other records are from the process of immigration, and include documents from both Marseilles, France, and Ellis Island, New York. Some records were requested from officials or individuals in America, and consist both of missives from immigration officials and from private individuals.</p>
<p>The collection also includes records issued by schools, which verify age through years of schooling. Included among some of these school records are short documents handwritten by young immigrants to prove their literacy in English. In addition to records proving age, some individuals have additional documents including work permits and physician's certificates of health.</p>
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<a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a>
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62">Al-Wafa</a>
Creator
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Lawrence Public Library
Date
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1910-1940
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These records were digitized by the Khayrallah Center in collaboration with the Lawrence Public Library Special Collections.
Processed by Claire A. Kempa and Marjorie Stevens, 2017. Collection Guide written by Claire A. Kempa, 2017.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 October.
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English
Arabic
French
Turkish
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GR 0007
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Oliver School, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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Golden Jubilee of St. Joseph's Church
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Pamphlets
Description
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A souvenir book produced for the 1955 Golden Jubilee of St. Joseph's Church, the Melkite Church in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and the first Melkite Church established in the United States. The book includes photographs of leaders of the church and descriptions of visits by eminent church figures such as Archbishop Patriarch Maximos IV to Lawrence. It provides a history of the church in Lawrence and contains many pages of congratulations from businesses and individuals who were part of the Melkite community.
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St. Joseph's Church
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Lawrence Public Library Special Collections
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1955 September
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English
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StJos_1955_Jubilee_OCR
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Lawrence, Massachusetts
1950s
Catholic Church
Lebanon
Pamphlets
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�GENERAL COMMITTEE
... PROGRAM ...
Edward Aziz
Joseph Aziz
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Alhert G. Peters
M. Hajjar
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Alber t Arrajj
Shaheen Shaheen
Sam Kearny
Abraham Samra
Abraham Bardwell
Hadd~d
Jennie Aziz
Sheeny BardwelJ
Najla Homs ey
Sarah Z a1zour
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Matilda A rrajj
Emily Nahas
Az~iz, Simon H<ilssey
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Edward Aziz
Joseph Aziz
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THANKS
Tlw United · Syrian Charitable Society
wishes to than/?. each and every one present,
for their kind help in making of this affair a
success.
Our Adve;tisers ' are friends of ours and
your patronage of them will be deeply ap preciated.
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�Compliments of
DAVID J. MINAHAN
INSURANCE
317 Ames Streel
COMPLIMENTS OF
Lawrence, lVlass .
Compliments of
A FRIEND
CATERERS
T. J. B.
Catering For All Occasions
Compliments of
DR. GEORGE A. HYDER, M. D.
21 Hampshire Str~et
Tel. 9048
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TEL. 20774 - 31246
�Compliments of
MASTER'S TIRE & RADIO CO.
Compliments of
RADIOS - RECORDS
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Lawrence, Mass.
291 Broadway
Dr. Jibran Y. Skeirik
Compliments of
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Tel. 6677
145 Haverhill Street
A . FRIEND
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
L. J.
CURRAN & JOYCE CO.
Ginger Ale
Beverages
Compliments of
Compliments of
FROl\1 GEORGE
FINANCE SALES USEb CARS
SAM KALIL & SONS
76A Swan Street
Methuen, Mass.
�AL'S RADIO & FURNITURE CO.
2 F riendly S tores
R A DIO D E PT.
5 18 Essex S t., near Fra nkli n
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F u RNIT U R E
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55 1 Common St. , near B road wa)
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Tel. 26666
O NE A. CUSTO MER ALWAYS A FRIEND
DR. A. J. BATAL
D entist
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MEDICAL ARTS BUILDING
ELI HAJJ
JOHN T. BATAL. M. D., F.A.C.S.
Compliments of
MEDI CAL ARTS BUILDI NG
HAMPSHIRE SHOE STORE
FRED G. HABIB
Corner Hampshire and Tremont Sts.
L a wren ce. M ass .
ATTY. MICHAEL ·J. BATAL
Compliments
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W oodwork ing a S r ecia ll y -
75 Hollv Street
Int erior
and Exterior Finish
L awrence, M ass .
�Compliments of
SUNSHINE OIL CO.
Compliments of
Elias Farrah, Prop.
RANGE AND FU EL OIL S
GANEM'S MARKET
51 White Street
Lawrence, JVIass.
154 MERRI MACK. HA VEPHILL. MASS.
TELEPHONE 273
Compliments of
DR. ElYIIL J. GANEM, ~I. D.
ARTHUR SILVA
BAY STATE BLDG .. LA WREN CE . MA SS.
LICENSED ELECTRICIAN
TELEPHONE 34692
A. JOHN GANEM
86 Chandler Road
Tel. Andover 1539-R
Attorney-at-Law
705 CREGG BLDG. LA WREN CE. MASS.
Compliments of
TELEPHONE 32497
DU BARRY BEAUTY SALON
MARIE and
l\ IA YBELLE SHAI-TEEN. F rops.
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Beauty Culture' of All Branches
FOR APPOINT:vlENTS DIAL 6663
Re>pm· 702, Cregg Building
Lawrence, Mass.
�Dine
Dance
Compliments of
Compliments of
· A FRIEND
Capri Cafe
A. C.
ITALAIN-AMERICAN RESTAURANT
Compliments of
110-112 Essex Street
Tel. 23519 - 9683
Lawrence, Nlass.
BESHARA HARDWARE
PAINTS ,..... \NALLPAPER - VARNISH
GLASS - KITCHENWARE
Compliments of
Michael J. Kannan, M. D.
415 - 419 Park Street
Tel. 34537
Lawrence, Mass. ·
Eye - Ear - Nose - Throat
Compliments of
JOHN IiAJJAR & SON
Oriental .G roceries a Specialty
FREE DELIVERY
Bav State BuildiM
Lawrence, Mass.
242 Hamnshire Street
Tel. 31SSO
1aawrence. JVIass.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
N. J. SABBAGH
Meats and Groceries
335 Elm Street corner White
ACM£ OIL
Lawrence. Mass.
co.
RANGE and FUEL OIL
OIL BURNERS and SUPPLIES
Household Appliances
Compliments of
H. J. UNWIN CO.
Lawrence, Mass.
Tel. 6330
281 Hampshire Street
LUMBER
Cabinet Making ,-, Builders' Finish
Tames an d
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Store Fixtures
W in d ows
Compliments of
J. H. BAIN CO.
Plumbing and Heating
Office and Shop:
Telephone 7853
116 Spruce Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
Compliments of
F. ·M. BISTANY
Distinctive · Coats, Suits and Dresses
A FRIEND
AT; DESIRABLE PRICES
Specializ ing Tn Bridal \,Vear
J. F. D.
133 Broadway
Opposite Palace Theatre
�Compliments of
Compliments of
BELLEVUE MONlJMENTAL WORKS
V./. E.
REDFERN ,
PROP .
/\llan11./c1durPrs and D ealf'l's
ELLIOTT'S STORE, Inc.
111
"Thin9s for the Home"
Hig·h Grade Granite and Marble Memorials
50 Ycars ln Business At tb e Same Place
64 Manchester Street·
Tel. 29390
Lawrence ,-, Lowell ,-, Haverhill
Lawrence, lVIas.
Compliments of
Compliments of
DANIEL CARROLL
Corner White and Oak Streets
Compliments
A FRIEND
Lav.rrence, Mass.
of
GRASSO'S PIZZERIA
L. S.
HoT P1zzA ,-, SPAGHETTI ,-, MEAT BALLS
TED GRASSO -
TEL. 30252
Cross Street at Broad·way
Lawrence, M~ss.
Tel. 30567
Compliments of
Compliments of
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L. J. FARRAH & SON
F. M. &. T. E. ANDREW
_....lns-q,rance ...
Florists and Funeral Directors
379 Broadway
Res.: 27 East Brool< Place
267-269-273 Hampshire Street
Methuen, Mass.
Bay State Building
Lawrence, Mass.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
THE FAMILY MARKET
Albert
Samia,
Prop .
Meats and Provisions
TERMINAL FRUIT
SHAHEEN
Lawrence, Mass.
43 Center S tree t
BROS.
F or th e B est Se lection o f A ralJic R ecords ,. . . ., Vis it
ESA FARRAH'S ESTABLISH]_\IJENT
Corner H ampshire and Common S tree ts
Lawrence, "tVIass .
Lawrence, Mass .
297 O al< S tree t
Compliments of
PEPSI COLA BOTTLING CO.
4 Broadway
Methuen, Mass.
Compliments of
Damphousse Roofing & Siding Uo.
S IDING ,. . . ., ROOF ING ,. . . ., INSULATION
Es timates Ch eerfully Given '
Compliments of
Phone 29488 ,. . . ., Office 504B Essex Street
WONDER BAR
C orner Lowell S tree t and Broadway
Lawrence, Mass .
20 M t. V ernon S treet
L awrence , tvlass .
�Compliments of
HAJJAR PRODUCE CO.
YOU'LL FIND IT AT TREAT S
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Th e Hous e That Stands for Quality
Compliments of
W ISHES YOU SUCCESS
A. Franciosa & Sons
MASON CONTRACTORS
Estimates Ch eerfully Giv en
Compliments of
KELLEY'S MOTOR SERVICE
Carburetor Specialist
93 Cross AvenJ e
Tel. 31992
Compliments of
KAP'S MEN'S SHOP
Methuen, M~ss.
Compliments of
A FRIEND
�The United Syrian Charitable Society was organized on Feb. 3. 1907. The organizers, namely
Aziz A. Aziz, Abdo A. Aziz, Abdo Saliby. Abda lla Aziz, Solomon E. Aziz, George A. Peters, Jo seph
Richie, and F e rris Jaheely met in a little home on Oak street and formulated plans for a strong union
amongst the small minority in the city at that ti~e. Th e ma in purpose was to provide a suita bl e place
for mee tings a nd also to provide a decent place of burial for all Arabic speaking people of our
community. From humble quarte rs the organization has enjoyed a re markable growth and today occupies
spacious quarters which are now b eing made ready for all occasions. The years were not without
hardship and work, but the fact that the organization is today celebrating its 40th Anniversary. is proof
enough of its fine reputation and the place it holds in the hearts of its p eople . It has served nobly a nd
its principles of charity and good will have h elped it create an e nviable position as one of the leading
organizations of its kind in the country. The United Syrian Ceme te ry, which is in part one of the
main objectives of the organization is one of the very few owned and maintained by our people. ln
fact the United Syrian Cemetery was the first established by our people in th e United States. Of
the organizers, some have passed on to their eternal rew a rd, and some a re present w ith us on this
memorable occasion. \Ve owe them a debt of gratitude for their ambition and foresight in establishin g
for us a meeting place a nd through that means have promoted the social and cultural life of many
of our p eople. Th e organization has never b een found wanting in the civic aHairs of our city and
h as always been one of the leade rs in any ·movement sponsored by the community. On this happy
occasion: the organizatio'~. which is non sectarian, is open for me mbership, and is looking forward
to many more years of meritorious service to .i ts p eople and community.
�TM MEMORY OF HER LOVING BROTHER ·'"':·
Compliments of
ATTY. THOMAS J. LANE
Your Congressman
--------------------·------
Compliments of
JOSEPH E. CARNEY
Your Director of Health and Charities
Charles Joseph Naf/ah.
Compliments of
Died October 24, 1945
CONTARINO'S
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Sadly Mi ssed by Tiis Sister
MRS. N IMEY SAAD ·
Pharmacy ,. . ., Luncheonette ,. . ., Bal<ery
PRESCRIPTIONS OUR SPECIALTY
85-93 Hampshire Street
Tel. 23427 - 9893 - 9753
Compliments of
Compliments of
WITZGALL PRESS
A - FRIEND
COMMERCIAL PRINTERS
Lawrence, Mass.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
HELEN B. SHAHEEN
Millinery
Hanel Macie
35 Cross Street
Hals ,-, l<Pmode/inq ,.....
Hats
MadP lo OrclPr
Tel. 6297
Lawrence. J\lla.ss.
H.
I<.· WEBSTER
CO.
DAIRY' and POULTRY FEED
Compliments of
JOHN HAYl<AL
62 AMESBURY STREET
Richford, Vt-.
La,vrence, Mass.
NICHOLAS HAYKAL
Compliments of
126 LOV/ELL STREET
A FRIEND
f<IDDlf LAND
Cor.
553 ESSEX STREET. LA WREN CE. MASS.
Compliments of
Compliments of
NEMO'S REPAIR SERVICE
A FRIEND
REPAIRS AND OVERHAULING
KEEP YOUR CAR
L. J.
355 1/2 Oak Street
IN
GOOD SHAPE
Lawrence, Mass.
�Compliments of
COMPLIMENTS OF
LAWRENCE NEW CAR DEALERS ASSO.
MERRIMACK CO-OP BANK
ATLANTIC CO-OP BANK
LAWRENCE CO-OP BANK
Compliments of
JIMMY'S MARKET
J.
HoMSEY, PRoP.
Compliments of
On the ,vay to security cultivate the Co-Operative system of savings. Dividends average
2 1/2 %. You can buy paid up certificates at ·
$2.00
p er unit.
MEYER'S SERVICE STATION
Gas - Oil - Range and Fuel Oil - Tires
MORE MILES FOR YOUR MONEY
277 Broadway corner Tremont St.
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Tel.
23723
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
GERRISH . PETERS & CO.
Commercial Refrigeration
HOME OF BEACON RES'fAURANT SUPPLY CO.
136 Hampshire Street
Tel.
23132
Lawrence, Mass.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
A FRIEND
STANDARD PAPER co.
S. N.
Compliments of
MAROUN RADIO & APPLIANCE CO.
SALES AND SERVICE
Refrigerators - Freezers - Washing Machines - Radio Parts and Electrical Appliances
We Have th e Largest Selection of Arabic Records In New England
Lawrence, Mass.
121 West Street
192 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
.JOHN'S MARKET
Compliments of
Mitch Beshara, . Prop.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
Meats - Groceries - Veg·etables
A FRIEND
87 Saratoga Street
Dial 23724
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
., G.B.
WILLIAM & NAJLA HALLETT
FALL RIVER. MASS.
�Compliments of
LOUIS SERVICE STA TION
Compliments of
High Quality Range and Fuel Oil
76 Swan Street
Tel. 9528
A. H'. Wagland & Son
Lawrence, JVIass .
FLORISTS
Compliments of
Lawrence, Mass.
Telephone 2751 7
A FRIEND
Compliments of
C. DI MAURO & SON
Manufacturers of High Grade
B. D.
Marble and Granite Monuments ·
276 ·Oak Street
Compliments of
HOBICA MOTORS
Tel. 29609
Compliments of
A .FRIEND
Sales and Service
PLYMOUTH ,-, DESOTO
C. Mel(
Lawrence, Mass.
�Co;pliments of
Compliments of
SHIEPE'S VARIETY STORE & SPA
66 White Street
A FRIEND
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
THE ROSE CURTAIN SHOPPE
B. S.M.
Curtains , Drapes, Bedspreads Made to Orcler
63 White Street
Tel. 33912
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
Compliments of
YAZBEK'S MARKET
BROADWAY SAVINGS BANK
325 Oal( Street
Lawrence, Mass.
COMMUNITY SAVIN GS BANK
ESSEX SAVINGS BANK
Compliments of
LA WREN CE SAVINGS BANK
FARRIS CAFE
JERRY PAQUIN AND
Suu.Y
CoNTARINO,
PRors.
Ale - Wine - Liquor_, Italian and American Food
PRIVATE BOOTHS FOR LADIES
41 White Street
Tel. 30256
Lawrence, lVIass.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
CALIRl'S, Inc.
STRETCH'S STEAK HOUSE
Diamond "fvle;.cfwnts and Silversmiths
447 Essex St.. near Hampshire
Tel. 23330
Lawrence, :tvlass.
Corner White and Oak Street
Lawrence, Mass.
Compliments of
T. J. SCANLON & CO.
HEATING AND OIL BURNER SERVICE
Applianc~s ,. . . ., Building Materials
WHOLESALE
AND
RETAIL
INSTALLED BY
Tel. 9018
22 Broadway
Lawrence, Mass.
JAMES SHEEHY
Compliments of
JOSEPHINE, YOUR HAIRDRESSER
Expert Cosmetologist
Room 507, Cregg Bldg.
Tel. 23095
Lawrence, Mass.
Complime,n ts of
Compliments of
S. A. SKEIRIK
Kitchenware - Cooking Utensils - Oil Burners and Parts
HARDWARE - ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES
16 White Street
Lawrence, Mass.
ERBAN'S . CURTAIN SHOP
149 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Mass.
�Compliments of
Compliments of
·A· FRIEND ·
H. · J. Nassar Motor Uo.
L. I. C.
Sales and Service
LINCOLN ,...., MERCURY ,...., FORD
PARTS - SERVICE - ACCESSORIES
Compliments of
2 Common Street
Tel. 6134-6135
Lawrence, Mass.
M. J. Bassett Hardware Uo.
PAINTS ,...., VARNISH ,...., WALLPAPER
KITCHENWARE ,...., LOCKSMTH
Compliments of
COGAN'S AUTO SUPPLY ·
Lawrence, Mass.
356 Broadway
Compliments
of
MR. and l\1RS. MIKE SIOUFI
Tel. 6064
258-260-262 Park Street
Lawrence, Mass.
~compliments of
JOHN BREEN, UNDERTAKER
Registerqd Embalmers
,
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Title
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Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials
Subject
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Emigration and immigration
Correspondence
Education
Legal Documents
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>In the first decades of the 20th century, Lawrence, Massachusetts was home to one of the largest populations of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in the United States. These individuals were drawn to the industrial town to find work in its textile mills. The community in Lawrence created several charitable societies and was involved in the establishment of the St. Joseph's Melkite Church and St. Anthony's Maronite church. Additionally, the <span>Zahley Association published the Arabic-language newspaper <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>al-Wafa</em></a> in Lawrence.<br /></span></p>
<p>The birth, school, and immigration records included in this collection were provided by children and their families in order to verify the ages of young immigrants. This was necessary in order for teenagers and young adults to prove they were old enough to work. Though nationwide laws regulating and restricting work for children 16 and under were not ratified in the United States until 1938, Massachusetts was the first state to create child labor laws in 1836. By the early 1900s, when many families settled in the booming mill town of Lawrence, various state legislation governed the ability of minors to work. Not only were children under 16 prohibited from working in factories, the state also issued fines to people who employed minors who were illiterate in English. This led to the growth of night schools and schools dedicated specifically to teaching immigrant children to speak, read, and write English. Thus, work permits were typically issued by schools. Once age and literacy were verified, teenagers would be issued a work permit. Whie it is unknown how many youth and factory owners circumvented these laws, these records indicate that many attempted to conform.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains materials housed at the <a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a> that were originally kept by the Oliver School. They were digitized and provided to the KCLDS Archive by archivist Louise Sandberg in fall 2017 as part of a research project into the substantial Syrian/Lebanese population that lived in Lawrence, Massachussetts. To view the project visit <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/lawrence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Legacies of Labor"</a> on the Khayrallah Center's website. </p>
<p>The Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials contains documents relating to the civic and religious activities of Syrio-Lebanese immigrants in Lawrence. It also includes birth, school, and immigration records for children and young adults who immigrated from Greater Syria (particularly the areas encompassing modern-day Lebanon and Syria) and lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century.</p>
<p>This collection displays the variety of records that Syrian and Lebanese immigrants used to prove their age. Because many did not have birth certificates, a large number of the proof of birth records consist of correspondences with clergy in Greater Syria, who consulted baptismal records to confirm age. Other records are from the process of immigration, and include documents from both Marseilles, France, and Ellis Island, New York. Some records were requested from officials or individuals in America, and consist both of missives from immigration officials and from private individuals.</p>
<p>The collection also includes records issued by schools, which verify age through years of schooling. Included among some of these school records are short documents handwritten by young immigrants to prove their literacy in English. In addition to records proving age, some individuals have additional documents including work permits and physician's certificates of health.</p>
Source
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<a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a>
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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These materials are digital copies of an original resource held by another institution. The KCLDS Archive often works with other institutions to make digital materials available online to the public. KCLDS is not able to grant permission to use or reproduce these materials. The KCLDS Archive strongly encourages users to contact the holding institution for permission to use or reproduce materials from their holdings.
Relation
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62">Al-Wafa</a>
Creator
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Lawrence Public Library
Date
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1910-1940
Contributor
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These records were digitized by the Khayrallah Center in collaboration with the Lawrence Public Library Special Collections.
Processed by Claire A. Kempa and Marjorie Stevens, 2017. Collection Guide written by Claire A. Kempa, 2017.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 October.
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English
Arabic
French
Turkish
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GR 0007
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Oliver School, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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Paper
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Title
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United Syrian Charitable Society 40th Anniversary Pamphlet
Subject
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Pamphlets
Description
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A pamphlet produced for the 40th anniversary banquet of the United Syrian Charitable Society, which took place in 1947 in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The society was established in 1907 with the goal of providing a gathering place for immigrants and creating a "decent place of burial for all Arabic speaking people of our community." It established the United Syrian Cemetery, which this document names as the first Syrian cemetery in the U.S. In addition to a brief essay on the society's history and photographs of its founders, the pamphlet contains listings of individuals and business owners. The last page contains notes to a speech given by an unknown person.
Creator
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United Syrian Charitable Society
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Lawrence Public Library Special Collections
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1947 March
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Text/pdf
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English
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Text
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Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1947_unitedsyriancharitablesociety_OCR
1940s
Business
Pamphlets
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https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/f85439d75002eb12ae87a3a838ad66d6.pdf
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GREETINGS
The Deir EI-Kamar Society, Ladies' Auxiliary wish to
take this opportunity to extend their heartiest greetings and warm welcome to the members, distinguished guests and friends gathered to celebrate "The
Fiftieth Golden Jubilee./I
For more than a century, Deir EI-Kamar was known
as the capital of the Republic of Lebanon. It was an
industrial as well as a commercial center at the crossroads of Eurasia as the balance of power shifted to
the new world, a large number of the Deir and its
surburban people imigrated at the turn of the century
to lawrence, Mass., on the 12th of September in the
year of our Lord 1914. The Deir EI-Kamar and Surburbs
Society was founded for the purpose of uniting and
binding them together in one body to give leadership,
encouragement, moral principles and material help to
its members and other charitable and progressive projects; thanks to the earnest efforts of these who were
at its helm and directed its affairs. The organization
was officially incorporated at the State House in Boston on November 1, 1923. A short time later, some
members journeyed to Danbury, Conn., forming a
new branch of the Society in the year of 1937 and
others returned to Lebanon.
Jubilee Committee
.y:
�ORGANIZERS
George Joseph Gastin, President
Joseph Assad Nahoum, Vice-President
Charles Georqe Abe-Nimer, Treasurer
Michael Assad Nahoum, Secretary
James S. Peters, Clerk
Deeb H. Jurdi, Keeper of the Seal
PRESENT OFFICERS
Abraham N. Lahood, President
Alfred J. Antoon, Vice-President
Edward A. Gabriel, Secretary
M,elad C. Assad, Assistant Secretary
George H. Abdallah, Treasurer
Hassan Abdallah, Inside Guard
Toffic J. Jurdi, Inside Guard
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Charles A. Maroun
Alfred C. Maroun
Frederick C. Ead
Sam M. Saba
William M. Saba
Albert H. Abdallah
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PRESENT OFFICERS OF OUR AUXILIARY
Mlrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mary Saba, President
Alma Habib, Vice-President
Anna Armeen, Treasurer
Janet Abdallah, Assistant Treasurer
Ida Thomas, Secretary
Margaret Hajj, Assistant Secretary
JUBILEE COMMITTEE
Abraham N. Lahood, Master of Ceremonies
Charles A. Maroun, Chairman
Assisted by:
Fred C. Ead
George Abdallah
Sam Saba
Edward Gabriel
Alfred Maroun
Alfred Antoon
LADIES AUXILIARY COMMITTEE
Mary Saba
Alma Habib
Anna Armeen
Ida Thomas
Louise Maroun
Betty Nassif
USHERETTES
Miss Barbara Cook
Miss Joyce Armeen
Miss Helen Maroun
�In Loving Memory of . . .
1898
1959
Mr. Said W. Maroun
MAROUN BROTHERS, INC.
Importers and Wholesale Grocers
Telephone 686-6548 - 686-651 1
75 Manchester Street
Lawrence, Mass.
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PRESENT OFFICERS OF OUR AUXILIARY
M.rs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mrs.
Mary S3ba, President
Alma Habib, Vice-President
Anna Armeen, Treasurer
Janet Abdallah, Assistant Treasurer
Ida Thomas, Secretary
Margaret Hajj, Assistant Secretary
JUBILEE COMMITTEE
Abraham N. Lahood, Master of Ceremonies
Charles A. Maroun, Chairman
Assisted by:
Fred C. Ead
George Abdallah
Sam Saba
Edward Gabriel
Alfred Maroun
Alfred Antoon
LADIES AUXILIARY COMMITTEE
Mary Saba
Alma Habib
Anna Armeen
Ida Thomas
Louise Maroun
Betty Nassif
USHERETTES
Miss Barbara Cook
Miss Joyce Armeen
Miss Helen Maroun
�In Loving Memory of . . .
Our Beloved Mother and Father
Mr. and Mrs. Gabriel
Sadly Missed by Children and Grandchildren
Miss Ann Gabriel
Mr. Elias Gabriel
Miss Lillian Gabriel
Mr. Philip Gabriel
Miss Edith Gabriel
Mr. William Gabriel
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas Gabriel & Family
Mr. & Mrs. Edward Gabriel & Family
�In Loving Memory of . . .
Mr. Thomas Nassif
Mrs. Thomas Nassif
Mr. & Mrs. Fred Nassif & Family
Danbury, Connecticut
�In Loving Memory of . . .
Mr. Michael J. Lahoud
Mrs. Michael J. Lahoud
Mr. & Mrs. Louis M. Lahoud
Mr. & Mrs. George M. Lahoud
Mr. & Mrs. Thomas M. Lahoud
Mr. & Mrs. Joseph M. Lahoud
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas M. Lahoud
Danbury, Connecticut
�In Loving Memory of . . .
Our Late Mother
.
,
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Latify Bashara Abdallah
Mr. & Mrs. Albert Abdallah & Family
GEORGE'S FLORIST
George Abdallah, Prop.
Telephone 682-7300
4 Hampshire Street
Methuen, Mass.
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�In Loving Memory of . . .
The Late
Mr. Charles Saba
Departed - 1940
Charter Member of the
Young Men of Deir EI-Kamar
Mrs. Mary Saba
�Compliments of . . .
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�OUR SINCEREST BEST WISHES
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CONGRAtULATIONS
ON YOUR
Golden · Jubilee
Young Men of Deir ~I;.Kamar
and SocietY
( O~GAN1ZE'D
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1931 · "
DANBURY, CONNECTICUT
PRESID'ENli - MR. [OUIS M. LAHOUD
VI.CE-PRESIDENT - MR. J·OSEPH SAtEM
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co.,
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Title
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Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials
Subject
The topic of the resource
Emigration and immigration
Correspondence
Education
Legal Documents
Description
An account of the resource
<h4>Biographical/Historical Note</h4>
<p>In the first decades of the 20th century, Lawrence, Massachusetts was home to one of the largest populations of Syrian and Lebanese immigrants in the United States. These individuals were drawn to the industrial town to find work in its textile mills. The community in Lawrence created several charitable societies and was involved in the establishment of the St. Joseph's Melkite Church and St. Anthony's Maronite church. Additionally, the <span>Zahley Association published the Arabic-language newspaper <a href="https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>al-Wafa</em></a> in Lawrence.<br /></span></p>
<p>The birth, school, and immigration records included in this collection were provided by children and their families in order to verify the ages of young immigrants. This was necessary in order for teenagers and young adults to prove they were old enough to work. Though nationwide laws regulating and restricting work for children 16 and under were not ratified in the United States until 1938, Massachusetts was the first state to create child labor laws in 1836. By the early 1900s, when many families settled in the booming mill town of Lawrence, various state legislation governed the ability of minors to work. Not only were children under 16 prohibited from working in factories, the state also issued fines to people who employed minors who were illiterate in English. This led to the growth of night schools and schools dedicated specifically to teaching immigrant children to speak, read, and write English. Thus, work permits were typically issued by schools. Once age and literacy were verified, teenagers would be issued a work permit. Whie it is unknown how many youth and factory owners circumvented these laws, these records indicate that many attempted to conform.</p>
<h4>Scope/Contents Note</h4>
<p>This collection contains materials housed at the <a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a> that were originally kept by the Oliver School. They were digitized and provided to the KCLDS Archive by archivist Louise Sandberg in fall 2017 as part of a research project into the substantial Syrian/Lebanese population that lived in Lawrence, Massachussetts. To view the project visit <a href="https://lebanesestudies.ncsu.edu/explore/projects/lawrence/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">"Legacies of Labor"</a> on the Khayrallah Center's website. </p>
<p>The Collection of Lawrence Public Library Materials contains documents relating to the civic and religious activities of Syrio-Lebanese immigrants in Lawrence. It also includes birth, school, and immigration records for children and young adults who immigrated from Greater Syria (particularly the areas encompassing modern-day Lebanon and Syria) and lived in Lawrence, Massachusetts, in the early 20th century.</p>
<p>This collection displays the variety of records that Syrian and Lebanese immigrants used to prove their age. Because many did not have birth certificates, a large number of the proof of birth records consist of correspondences with clergy in Greater Syria, who consulted baptismal records to confirm age. Other records are from the process of immigration, and include documents from both Marseilles, France, and Ellis Island, New York. Some records were requested from officials or individuals in America, and consist both of missives from immigration officials and from private individuals.</p>
<p>The collection also includes records issued by schools, which verify age through years of schooling. Included among some of these school records are short documents handwritten by young immigrants to prove their literacy in English. In addition to records proving age, some individuals have additional documents including work permits and physician's certificates of health.</p>
Source
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<a href="https://queencityma.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Lawrence Public Library Special Collections</a>
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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The donor retains full ownership of any copyright and rights currently controlled. Nonexclusive right to authorize uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to U.S. Copyright Law. Usage of the materials for these purposes must be fully credited with the source. The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials.
These materials are digital copies of an original resource held by another institution. The KCLDS Archive often works with other institutions to make digital materials available online to the public. KCLDS is not able to grant permission to use or reproduce these materials. The KCLDS Archive strongly encourages users to contact the holding institution for permission to use or reproduce materials from their holdings.
Relation
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<a href="http://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/collections/show/62">Al-Wafa</a>
Creator
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Lawrence Public Library
Date
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1910-1940
Contributor
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These records were digitized by the Khayrallah Center in collaboration with the Lawrence Public Library Special Collections.
Processed by Claire A. Kempa and Marjorie Stevens, 2017. Collection Guide written by Claire A. Kempa, 2017.
Collection Guide updated by Laura Lethers, 2023 October.
Language
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English
Arabic
French
Turkish
Identifier
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GR 0007
Access Rights
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Provenance
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Oliver School, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Document
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Original Format
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Paper
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Title
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"The Golden Jubilee of Young Men of Deir El-Kamar and Suburbs"
Subject
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Pamphlets
Description
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A pamphlet for the golden jubilee celebration of the Young Men of Deir El-Kamar and Suburbs society, held on November 1, 1964. The society was founded in 1914 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, by people who immigrated from the Deir al-Qamar area of Lebanon.
Creator
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Young Men of Deir El-Kamar and Suburbs
Source
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Lawrence Public Library Special Collections
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1964 November
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Text/pdf
Language
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English
Type
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Text
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Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1964_deirelkamarjubilee_OCR
1960s
Connecticut
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Lebanon
Pamphlets
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PDF Text
Text
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Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection: Supplemental Materials
Description
An account of the resource
The materials in the Ellis Family supplemental materials collection primarily relate to the family histories of the el Khazen, Hobeiche, and Kmeid (Kemaide) families. Materials also include other official documents, records, newspaper articles, and interviews that relate to the broader context.
Source
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Kail Ellis
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1862-2006
Contributor
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Ellis Family
Translations by Lala AlSaeedi and Hadia Harb
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Arabic
English
Italian
French
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Image
Text
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KEllis2020-821
Title
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Pamphlet for the 'Nostra Aetate' a Conference Hosted By Villanova University, 2019 November 7
Description
An account of the resource
A pamphlet for a conference called 'Nostra Aetate' hosted by Villanova University as part of the Christians in the Contemporary Middle East Conference Series, 7 November 2019.
Date
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2019-11-07
Subject
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Pamphlets
Language
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English
Type
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Text
Format
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Text/pdf
Source
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Kail Ellis
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
2010s
Conference
Villanova University
-
https://lebanesestudies.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/files/original/bcc770249cc6433c215b654801aa59f6.pdf
e264b578a42527f0b032e98e06b5437f
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Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection: Supplemental Materials
Description
An account of the resource
The materials in the Ellis Family supplemental materials collection primarily relate to the family histories of the el Khazen, Hobeiche, and Kmeid (Kemaide) families. Materials also include other official documents, records, newspaper articles, and interviews that relate to the broader context.
Source
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Kail Ellis
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Date
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1862-2006
Contributor
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Ellis Family
Translations by Lala AlSaeedi and Hadia Harb
Rights
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
Language
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Arabic
English
Italian
French
Type
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Image
Text
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KEllis2020-814
Title
A name given to the resource
Program for the 40th Year Commemoration of Kail Ellis' Ordination, 2007 September 29
Description
An account of the resource
A program for the 40th anniversary of Kail Ellis' ordination, dated 29 September 2007
Date
A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource
2007-09-29
Subject
The topic of the resource
Pamphlets
Language
A language of the resource
English
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Text
Format
The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource
Text/pdf
Source
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Kail Ellis
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
2000s
Kail Ellis
-
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Text
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Title
A name given to the resource
Angele Hobeiche Kmeid-Ellis Collection: Supplemental Materials
Description
An account of the resource
The materials in the Ellis Family supplemental materials collection primarily relate to the family histories of the el Khazen, Hobeiche, and Kmeid (Kemaide) families. Materials also include other official documents, records, newspaper articles, and interviews that relate to the broader context.
Source
A related resource from which the described resource is derived
Kail Ellis
Publisher
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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1862-2006
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Ellis Family
Translations by Lala AlSaeedi and Hadia Harb
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
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French
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KEllis2020-782
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Mass of the Resurrection' pamphlet for Toufic Ellis, 1992 April 15
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A pamphlet for the 'Mass of the Resurrection' for Toufic Ellis, dated 15 April 1992
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1992-04-15
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Pamphlets
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English
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Text
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Text/pdf
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Kail Ellis
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Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
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Donor retains full ownership of any and all copyright currently controlled in agreement with Khayrallah Center. Nonexclusive right to authorize all uses of these materials for non-commercial research, scholarly, or other educational purposes are granted to Khayrallah Center pursuant to Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (CC BY-NC-SA).
1990s
Toufic Ellis