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Weekly Newsletter– Issue 107 Special Christmas 2010
Coordinated and Supervised by: Marie-Therese Kreidy Script and Layout:Rita Karam Translation: Eliane Aoun
Web site: www.telelumiere.com e-mail: [email protected] [email protected]
Télé Lumière — Dora Square Beirut - Lebanon phone:+961-1-255500 Fax: +961-1-255001
Tele Lumiere’s Family Prepares its Heart to Receive Jesus
Jesus who was born in a humble manger came to the world to fill our hearts with his warm and endless love. Every year, we prepare our souls to receive the manger’s child and decorate our houses and offices to express our joy. Therefore, on this significant occasion, Tele Lum-iere decorated all its departments, sowing joy in the hearts of its family and visitors, with the help of the Eucharist Nuns who made their blessed touch, so that we receive the eternal King of Kings.
Christmas Events
Share our Joy
Receive Jesus on his birth’s eve with Darine Hashem at Our Lady of Tamich Convent of the Lebanese Maronite Order, with the par-ticipation of the singers: Joumana Mdawar, Nabiha Yazbek and Nizar Fares. This Christ-mas’ special event displays the activities made by the youth of “Joy of Heaven” Association and the children of Fiesta College for those of spe-cial needs and those affected by autism, the old people in Oasis San Brasil of the Basilian Choueirite Sisters- Zouk Mosbeh.
Christmas Lights
The blessed lights of Jesus’ birth shine upon us in a
special evening with May Mansour, invoking the God of Love who was incarnated in our world.
Highlighted Programs Friday December 17th
Sunday December 19th
Saturday December 18th
Padre Pio
Padre Pio is the miracle of the 20th century, a saint that bore Jesus stigmata during 50 years. He witnessed poverty invading the cities, injustice against innocents and dangers threatening humanity.
Written by: Antoine Faddoul
Directed by: Milad Hashem
God Sees Me
Brother Estfan Nehmé
Drama of Tele Lumiere Pro-duction broadcast in 3 episodes highlighting Brother Estfan Nehmé’s innocent, humble, deep monastic spirituality and its impact on our human and national life.
Written by: Antoine Faddoul
Directed by: Milad Hashem
Episode 1
19.00 - 17.00 GMT - 12.00 EST
Crazy of Bethlehem
This is the story of people with differ-ent stories gathered in a hostel in Bethlehem; the only common point uniting them is Jesus of Nazareth: the Way, Truth and Life.
Written by: Dr. Charbel Boutros
Directed by: Roland Kawkabani
4.00 - 1.00 GMT 21.00 EST
21.30 - 18.30 GMT - 14.30 EST
How did the Antonine Sisters in Roumieh- Metn dedicate their life to God? How did the laity consecrate themselves to serve others? Fr. Roukoz Abou Zeid and Dany Antoun answer all your questions in this episode including also Christ-mas hymns at the Mercy Home.
From the People
to the People
20.30 - 17.30 GMT 13.30 EST
Let’s follow Fr. Bechara Abou Mrad who was declared recently Venerable by Pope Benedict, on the way of holiness and learn the virtues he embodied in his life.
Documentary with May Mansour.
21.30 - 18.30 GMT - 14.30 EST
Journey of Holiness When Charbel Speaks
This drama highlights 48 hours of St Charbel life. Living in his hermitage very close to Heaven, and spending long hours of prayers, he is now taking care of his children, with the help of the King of Heaven Jesus-Christ, and protecting them from stumbling.
: Written and Directed by
Dr. Charbel Boutros
Coordinated by: Roland Kawkabany
Monday December 20th
19.00 - 17.00 GMT 12.00 EST
Francesco
A religious drama of Tele Lumiere Production telling the story of Francesco the poor man but rich in God’s love. United to Christ, he bore His stigmata and is still a sign of love and hope in our world full of greed and rush upon money.
Written and Directed by: Dr. Charbel Boutros
20.30 - 17.30 GMT 13.30 EST
20.30 17.30 GMT 13.30 EST
God Sees Me
Brother Estfan Nehmé
Drama of Tele Lumiere Production broadcast in 3 episodes highlighting Brother Estfan Nehmé’s innocent, humble, deep monastic spirituality and its impact on our human and national life.
Written by: Antoine Faddoul
Directed by: Milad Hashem
Episode 2
Friday December 24th Saturday December 25th
Tuesday December 21st
22.00 - 20.00 GMT 15.00 EST
The Blessed Massabki Martyrs
Documentary with Fr. Jean-Paul Hobeika and Alis-sar Tannouri Hobeika showing the history of the three Maronite martyrs who were attached to their faith till the last moment of their lives and shed their blood for Christ.
21.30 - 18.30 GMT 14.30 EST
The Awaiting
When Herod and his soldiers govern and with the Temple’s greedy priests, the Jews be-came moved day after day, waiting for salvation of which signs are clear in this drama.
Written by: Charbel Boutros
Directed by: Tony Nehmé
Wednesday December 22nd
20.30 - 17.30 GMT - 13.30 EST
Saint Nicholas
This drama shows truly this saint who grew in a wealthy family, but was never influenced by money or superficial issues. He renounced all his possessions and distributed them over the needy people.
Written by: Gaby Ghosh
Directed by: Ghassan Stephan
22.00 - 20.00 GMT - 15.00 EST
A new special and excit-ing series tackling the declining ethics and faith, and the extreme interest in appearances ignoring the heart…
Written by:
Melki Kallas
Directed by:
Charbel Kamel
Thursday December 23rd
19.00 - 17.00 GMT - 12.00 EST
Best Gift
Series centering on the true meaning of Christmas through the prisoners, sick and needy people… and helping us to discover the best gift this Christmas.
Written by:
Dr. Charbel Boutros
Directed by:
Roland Kawkabani
Fr. Athanasius Saghbini’s wealth was God’s mercy as he learned in his family aiming to reach holiness. He grew up and led an ascetic life at the hermitage of St Anthony- Houb, Tannourine. Get more information in this documentary with May Mansour.
From the People
to the People
Join Fr. Roukoz Abou Zeid and Dany Antoun in a Christmas evening with Fr. Yaacoub on his tomb, meditating upon the life of this saint who glorified the Creator for the talents He granted to him and that became clear through work, education and service.
11.30 - 9.30 GMT - 4.30 EST
Best Gift
Series centering on the true meaning of Christmas through the prisoners, sick and needy people… and helping us to discover the best gift this Christmas.
Written by: Dr. Charbel Boutros
Directed by: Roland Kawkabani
:Every day at
The Bitter Time
20.30 - 17.30 GMT - 13.30 EST
The Journey of Holiness
21.30 - 18.30 GMT - 14.30 EST
Beirut Sings in the 3rd Festival of the Sacred Music
Beirut celebrates the memory of Jesus’ birth in a new spiritual way renewing hope among the Lebanese through the 3rd Festival of the Sacred Music in Beirut downtown. Professional musicians and sing-ers present musical spiritual evenings for the third consecutive year in several churches through the program “Beirut Sings” highlighting the traditions of prayer and spiritual meditation through music.
22.00 - 20.00 GMT - 15.00 EST :Every day at
18.00 - 16.00 GMT 11.00 EST :Every day at
We have the Light
A program explaining the mean-ing and significance of Christmas novena with Fr. Boulos Feghali and Marie- Therese Basha Hnein.
Thirst
Fr. Daoud Kawkabany and Sanaa Riachi meditate upon St Paul’s Letters, the refer-ence of all nations, to discover St Paul’s spirituality after he experienced Christ. Starting on December 15th
9.00 - 7.00 GMT 2.00 EST :Every day at
10.00 - 8.00 GMT 3.00 EST
23.30 - 21.30 GMT 16.30 EST
5.30 - 3.30 GMT - 10.30 EST
17.30 - 15.30 GMT 10.30 EST
From Monday to Friday
Watch this distinctive program with its various parts in a new and creative Christmas’ style, sowing joy in the hearts, and its teamwork helping you to live the Christmas event as it occurred in the past.
A New Beginning
Social and religious drama about Christmas showing the bad lifestyle of the rich people who care only about the pleasures of the ephemeral life. Samir the hero of the drama represents this category, but the Lord helped him to meet Mary, a good woman who helped Samir to enjoy Christmas and be born again.
Written by: Jacqueline Jamous
Directed by: Elie Feghali
John of the Hut
The events of the story occur in Con-stantinople in the 5th century and reveal the life of John who was born in a rich family, renounced his wealth and entered the monastery without informing his parents. Then after three years, he returned and lived in the hut in the garden of his parents’ palace, being disguised as a poor man. John was a pious man who led an ascetic life and helped the poor.
Written by: Dr. Charbel Boutros
Directed by: Joseph Bassili
Whose Sin?
Very impressive and painful story, highlighting the suffering of a large group of women, reaching everybody’s heart because it is
a real story…“Tamara” makes a new beginning after she went through infinite temptations: violence, abuse, injustice, migration, betrayal and sickness… One day, she resorted to the Virgin Mary and here was the new beginning…
Written by: Maha el-Ghalbouni
Directed by: Milad Rizk
Theresa
A drama shows the life of St Theresa of the Child Jesus who un-derstood that love is only exchanged by love. She dreamt of visiting every part of the world and preach-ing Jesus.
Written by:
Gebran Daher
Directed by: George Ghayad
The Distorted Face
A social drama revealing the distortions in the heart of each human being who is attaching nowa-days great importance to the appearances and neglecting the essential matters.
Written by: Jacqueline Jamous
Directed by: George Ghayad
The Masks
It is a social drama that shows up the proud cor-rupted society that is dominated by appearances and only healed by love “the secret of existence”.
Written by: George Ghayad
Directed by: Roland Kawkabany
St Charbel’s Life
Learn more about the life of St Charbel, the Pa-tron of Lebanon and its first saint who spent his life praying, fasting and working as a hermit at Annaya, and making miracles before and after his death.
Jesus in the Temple
Drama showing Jesus, 12 years old, in the Temple sitting with the scribes, lis-tening to them and asking questions and they were astonished by His wisdom.
Written by:
Dr. Charbel Boutros
Directed by: Roland Kawkabany
The Massabki Martyrs
When genocides are committed, innocents are killed, crimes increase, values deteriorate, the East is crucified every day, this drama expresses openly the bitter pains of the Eastern Christians throughout years and shows, in a very creative way, the life of three Maronite Martyrs: Francis, Abd El Mohti and Raphael who were martyred in Syria for their faith, in 1860’s genocide, keeping the appropriate historical and spiritual framework.
Written by: Antoine Faddoul
Directed by: Milad Hashem
To the End of the Way
A serial religious story of seven episodes showing facts supporting our Christian faith and telling the story of a blind man who is called Adam from Tyre, the Canaan’s country. He learned about Jesus of Nazareth and His great wonders. He wished to meet him in order to know him and to be healed. On his way, Adam learned of many healings. His faith that was never shaken grows stronger despite the intervention of Cain who mostly accompanied him trying to sow doubts in Adam like Pharisees did.
Written by: Dr. Charbel Boutros
Directed by: Roland Kawkabani
St Doumit
Drama of Tele Lumiere Production telling the story of St Doumit who was converted from a pagan, hating and killing the Christians, to a committed Christian hermit in a far cavern and making great wonders. St Doumit was persecuted and killed by the order of the King.
Written and Directed by: Raymond Khallouf
Who is he?
Serial story showing a family without children finding a new-born left at its door on Christmas’ eve. Several events and many problems occurred when the child discovered the truth.
Written by: Gebran Daher
Directed by: Ghada Daghfal
John, the Greatest among those Born of Women
Religious drama revealing the life of John the Baptist who was born from the heart of God to witness the Light. He baptized people and Jesus with water in the Jordan River and became the loud voice in the desert.
Written by: Dr. Charbel Boutros
Directed by: Roland Kawkabani
Broadcast for the 1st Time St Augustine
He is one of the prominent fathers of the Church and philosophers till the thirteenth century. In his beginnings, he was living in sin but he repented after he searched for the truth and realized it. This drama highlights his life.
Written by: Antoine Faddoul
Directed by: Milad Hashem
I Need a Friend
Drama of Tele Lumiere Production broadcast for the 1st time and showing a single boy in the family who searches for a friend on Christmas and finds him after thrilling events.
Written by: Karla Kreimati
Directed by: Charbel Kamel.
St Basilios
A drama revealing the mission and the ascetic life of St Basilios the Great who knew the virtue of the Bible, sold his wealth and followed Jesus.
Written by: Antoine Faddoul
Directed by: Milad Hashem.
The Samaritan Woman
After meeting Christ, the Samaritan woman repented her sins, and brought the Good News to the citizens of her homeland.
Written by: Dr. Tarek Chidiac
Directed by: Charbel Kamel
1 Tele Lumiere’s Family Prepares its Heart to Receive Jesus
1 Christmas Events
2-3-4-5 Highlighted Programs
6 Broadcast for the 1st time
7 Tele Lumiere’s Musical Academy Celebrates
Previous issue
This issue
- He didn’t come to replace anyone
Why Christ was born in a manger?
What do we give to others and pay its cost?
Preparations began to establish a new center for the rehabilitation of the drug addicted at Beit Mallat- Akkar, the third after Annaya and Nahr Ibrahim Centers.
IN THIS ISSUE
Tele Lumiere’s Musical Academy Celebrates
On Sunday December 19th: Under the auspices of Bishop Guy Boulos Njeim, the Academy inaugurates its new branch at St John the Baptist School, Ain Rihani.
On Thursday December 23rd: All members of the academy gather at St Rita Church, Herch Tabet, Sin el-Fil in a Christmas evening.
On Sunday December 26th: Under the auspices of Bishop Elie Haddad, the academy inaugurates its 3rd branch at Sidon Roman Melkite Catholic Diocese in a religious ceremony including Christmas Byzantine hymns of the international heritage.
The 1st Production Manager in the TV station was the prominent script writer Antoine Ghandour.
Christ Is Born
Alleluia!
