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Our Lady of Refuge Catholic School Pre-K through 8 th Grade Come Grow With Us In Knowledge And Faith 3750 Commerce Road Orchard Lake, MI 48324 248-682-3422 www.olr-school.net Open House!! Wednesday, January 27 th 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. & Sunday, January 31 st 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Accredited by the Michigan Non-Public Schools Accreditation Association RELIGION places of prayer chaldean churches in and around metro detroit THE DIOCESE OF ST. THOMAS THE APOSTLE IN THE UNITED STATES St. Thomas Chaldean Catholic Diocese 25603 Berg Road, Southfield, MI 48033; (248) 351-0440 Mar (Bishop) Ibrahim N. Ibrahim www.chaldeandiocese.org MOTHER OF GOD CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 25585 Berg Road, Southfield, MI 48034; (248) 356-0565 Rector: Rev. Manuel Boji Parochial Vicar: Rev. Wisam Matti Mass Schedule: Weekdays except Tuesday, 10 a.m.; Tuesday, St. Anthony prayer at 5 p.m. followed by mass at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, 5:15 p.m. in English; Sunday: 8:30 a.m. in Arabic, 10 a.m. in English, 12 noon in Chaldean; 7 p.m. in English SACRED HEART CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 310 W. Seven Mile Road, Detroit, MI 48203; (313) 368-6214 Pastor: Rev. Jacob Yasso Mass Schedule: Friday, 6 p.m. in Chaldean, Sunday 11 a.m. in Chaldean MAR ADDAI CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 24010 Coolidge Hwy, Oak Park, MI 48237; (248) 547-4648 Pastor: Rev. Stephen Kallabat Parochial Vicars: Rev. Fadi Habib Khalaf, Rev. Suleiman Denha Mass Schedule: Weekday masses at 12 noon. Sunday 10 a.m. in Sourath and Arabic; 12:30 p.m. in Sourath ST. GEORGE CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 45700 Dequindre Road, Shelby Township, MI 48317; (586) 254-7221 Pastor: Msgr. Emanuel Hana Isho Shaleta Assistant Pastor: Rev. Basel Yaldo Mass Schedule: Weekdays, 10 a.m.; Saturday, 5 p.m. Sunday: 8:30 a.m. in Chaldean, 10 a.m. in Arabic, 11:30 a.m. in English, 1 p.m. in Chaldean. Baptisms: 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. ST. JOSEPH CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 2442 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083; (248) 528-3676 Pastor: Msgr. Zouhair Toma (Kejbou) Parochial Vicar: Fr. Sameem Balius Mass Schedule: Weekdays, 10 a.m. in Chaldean; Saturday, 5 p.m. in English and Chaldean; Sunday, 8 a.m. in Chaldean, 9:30 a.m. in Arabic, 11 a.m. in English, 12:30 p.m. in Chaldean. Baptisms: 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. ST. MARY HOLY APOSTOLIC CATHOLIC ASSYRIAN CHURCH OF THE EAST 4320 E. 14 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48092; (586) 825-0290 Rector: Fr. Benjamin Benjamin Mass Schedule: Sunday, 9 a.m. Assyrian; noon Assyrian and English ST. THOMAS CHALDEAN CATHOLIC CHURCH 6900 Maple Road, West Bloomfield, MI 48322; (248) 788-2460 Pastor: Rev. Frank Kalabat Rev. Emanuel Rayes (retired) Parochial Vicar: Rev. Jirgus Abrahim Mass Schedule: Monday-Friday 10 a.m. in Sourath, Saturday 5 p.m. in English, Sunday 9 a.m. in English, 10:30 a.m. in English, 12:30 p.m. in Sourath ST. TOMA SYRIAC CATHOLIC CHURCH 2560 Drake Rd., Farmington Hills, MI 48335; (248) 478-0835 Pastor: Rev. Toma Behnama Mass Schedule: Sunday 12 p.m., Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 6 p.m. All masses are in Syriac, Arabic and English 16 CHALDEAN NEWS JANUARY 2010
obituaries Adel Altoni Kassab Adel Altoni Kassab was born in Telkeppe, Iraq on September 5, 1956, and went back, suddenly, to God from Troy, Michigan on November 30, 2009. Adel was the baby of his siblings. He was a jack-of-alltrades, owning many different successful businesses. He was in the midst of writing a book, and all together he cultivated skills from real-world experience that most others must go to graduate school to acquire. Adel was a hard-working, savvy and charismatic individual who was the rock and hero of his wife and children. His wife, Nawal, has lost her best friend and the love of her life. Adel’s favorite saint was St. Therese, the Little Flower, who was known for working in small ways to help others. He went out of his way for everyone he knew, whether it be his kids, his nephews, nieces, siblings or the workers at the gas station down the street to whom he brought plates of warm Thanksgiving food just days before he left us. Adel, or Ed as many called him, always had a joke to make you smile. Adel was everybody’s favorite uncle and he could charm anyone and make them feel comfortable. He was taken from us much too soon, but we know he will always be with us and our faith tells us we will all be together again forever. He is and will always be sorely, sorely missed, especially by his wife and children. We love you Dad! Adel is being welcomed in heaven by loving parents Altoni and Shamama; his grandparents; his eldest brother Sami; his sister Katina and her husband Sam Dabish; his father-in-law Hanna Babi; brothersin-law Shamoo Konja and Ishak Yasso; his great nephew Danny; and all the relatives who came before us so that we may exist today. Adel has joined his family in heaven and will continue to watch over his wife and kids on earth. Adel is survived by his wife Nawal (Babi) and his children, Phillip, Phyllis (Paul) Jeden, Christopher, Ryan and Jacob. He is also survived by Vinolia Kassab, wife of the late Sami A. Kassab; his brothers Jalal (Nidal) and Basim (Amira); his sisters Badria (the late Shamoo) Konja, Semri (the late Ishak) Yasso, Basima (Antiwan) Loussia, and Juliet (Nouri) Barbat. He is also survived by his mother-inlaw Jamila (Hanna) Babi; his brothers-in-law Bahjat (Hana) Babi, Adel (Sana) Babi, Ramzi (Inaam) Babi, Riad (Maysoon) Babi, and Nimat (Shirley) Babi; his sisters-in-law Samira (the late Kiryakoz) Shammami, Ramziya (Kiryakoz) Najor, and Ibtisam (Najib) Ayar; as well as all his nephews and nieces. Karim Al-Attar Karim Al-Attar was born on July 1, 1925 in Telkeppe, Iraq, the youngest child of Hermiz and Khokhi. Quite the athlete in his high school days, he was on the boxing team and on the school’s volleyball team. With a passion for education, he enrolled in a Teacher’s Academy in the 1940s and thereafter taught elementary school for nearly 30 years. In 1958, he married Firial Shamouni Kassab and together they raised three children: Thair, Rafi and Janan. He retired from teaching to come to the United States with his wife and young children in 1976. While his children adapted to American culture, Karim tended to his garden, read extensively and wrote poetry in Arabic and Sourath. He was also a dedicated churchgoer who never missed a Sunday mass. Nothing was more special to him than his family and good friends. He was quite fit until a few months ago when complications hindered his health. Karim was predeceased in death by his parents Hermiz and Khokhi (Asmar); his brothers Faraj and Gorgees; his sister Jamila (Ousa); and his parents-inlaw Aziz and Jamila Kassab. He is survived by his wife Firial; his son Thair and his wife Hanan (Shounia) and their daughters Macey and Melina; his son Rafi and his wife Shahd (Sitto) and their children Paul, Neal, Kyle and Lily; his daughter Janan and her husband Talal Zaia Hanna Ketchel and their children Alex and Alexia; his brother’s wife Salima (Jadan) Al-Attar; his sisters-in-law Amira Kassab, Nadira Dalaly, Suhama Marogi and Kamelia (George) Matti; his brother-in-law Amir (Khalida) Kassab; and numerous nieces and nephews. Karim was much loved by all those who knew him. May he rest in God’s care. Recently deceased Community members Georges Kajy December 20, 2009 Saad F. Saffo December 18, 2009 Yousif Lazar Hermiz Rayes December 15, 2009 Sabri Karana December 12, 2009 Selim Abboud Kasmikha December 12, 2009 Michael Hanna Jabiro December 9, 2009 Sabri Dawood Garmo November 28, 2009 Joseph Najor November 24, 2009 Submit your love’s one obituary to info@chaldeannews.com, or send it to Chaldean News, 29850 Northwestern Highway, Southfield, MI 48034. Najiba Khemmoro Kizi Najiba Kizi … One of the most remarkable women who ever walked on earth! She had an inspiration about her like no other. A heart of gold and a million dollar smile that lit up any room she walked into. She was the mother of 11, grandmother to 22, eldest of 11, and dearest aunt to 38. Above all, a loyal friend to the end. Never needed an invitation, you just walked right in (even from the garage) and within minutes your tea was brewing and meal was ready with a smile. That’s just who she was: loving, caring and nurturing. Our mother’s unconditional love was something that no one can explain. It was made of deep devotion and joy … far beyond defining. She was very religious and dedicated to her church. She was a proud member of the Ladies of Sacred Heart and the Ladies of the Heart of the Virgin Mary. When Najiba was born on December 1, 1936, she was crying and everyone around her was smiling. When she left us on November 16, 2009 at 9:01 a.m. to be with her beloved husband and our father, Abid J. Kizi, she was smiling and all of us were crying. We know now that we have two beautiful angels in heaven watching over us. On behalf of the Kizi family: Galia Thomas (Eli), Husnia Kizi, Muhsin Kizi, Bushra Kashat (Waad), Khaloud Khemmoro (Awnie), Nadir Kizi (Monica), Khalid Kizi (Linda), Amir Kizi (Claudia), Amira Kizi, Sandy Sesi (Nick), and Suhel Kizi (Heather), we would like to thank each and every one of you for your compassion and support to our family. We acknowledge and appreciate the love and concern shown to us during this difficult time. Thank you. JANUARY 2010 CHALDEAN NEWS 17
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