The Maronite Servants of Christ the Light will be hosting a new Maronite Faith Formation Series starting Thursday February 6-20th through the Saint Sharbel Center to help our people to learn more about our unique Maronite History.

Over the weekend we received the sad news of the passing of Estephan El Tabchi, the father of Fr. Andrawos El Tabchi, who died on December 13th, 2024, at the age of 72.

Bishop Gregory has made the following transfers and appointments, effective January 1, 2025:

We invite you to gather with fellow Maronites from across the United States to march for the unborn, and to witness the sanctity and dignity of human life from the womb to the tomb. The 2025 March for Life will take place on Friday, January 24th in Washington, DC. 

To help us enter the Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord more deeply, the Couples Ministry of the Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn, NY and Bishop Gregory Mansour intend to host a Zoom discussion on the “Announcements Leading to Christmas” on Tuesday, December 3rd from 8:00PM - 9:00PM.

In the Catholic Church in the United States, National Vocation Awareness Week is celebrated November 3-9, 2024. It is an annual week-long dedicated to promote vocations to ordained ministry and consecrated life through prayer, invitation, education, and to also renew our prayers and support for those who are considering these vocations. 

Giving Tuesday is December 3rd! Please join with us this year on Giving Tuesday to Support the Maronite Church. Here are some ways you can participate in our mission.

Attached please find the Ordo for the Divine Office for 2024-2025. We are grateful to Bishop A. Elias Zaidan and to Fr. Michael Shami for their work on this.

Once again, our hearts go out to our brothers and sisters in Lebanon; they are enduring their greatest difficulties since the civil war. May our Lord be with Lebanon and her people.

Here below are some safe and good Catholic humanitarian efforts worthy of our help.

To help us enter the Season of the Glorious Birth of Our Lord more deeply, the Couples Ministry of the Eparchy of St. Maron of Brooklyn, NY and Bishop Gregory Mansour intend to host a Zoom discussion on the “Announcements Leading to Christmas” on Tuesday, December 3rd from 8:00PM - 9:00PM.

I welcome you to discover the remarkable journey of the Maronite Church—from its monastic roots along the Orontes River in the 5th century to becoming a profound cultural and spiritual bridge between the East and the West. Through centuries of resilience and faith, the Maronites have left an indelible mark on the world, fostering intellectual and cultural exchanges that shaped civilizations.

Subdeacon Nadim Khalid and several choirs from throughout the Eparchy of Saint Maron have collaborated to publish examples of English Maronite Music on YouTube. The hymns were taken from the work of Fr Geoffrey Abdallah and his work with the inter eparchial music commission.

Bishop Gregory’s video message from Rome on the day of the Canonization of the Massabki Brothers.

Bishop Gregory and Fr. Claude Franklin recently gave talks on the Massabki Brothers, Maronite Martyrs and White and Red Martyrdom.