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December 2007
November 2007
Halloween Competition Winners
Halloween Contestants
Read Samar's
Report on BB
Anis Suleiman Sawaya received Presidential
Achievement Award
Nadi
Mousika Shweir News Article
 Ladies 1960 Volley Ball Team
First row from right to left: Katia
Shafic Sawaya; Roviet Halaby; Mary Sawaya; Anahid;
Second row from right to left:Cynthia;
Wadad (Abou Khair); Mona Anis Sawaya; Hiam Nasr
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Men's 1960 Volley Ball Team
BOUTROS SAWAYA, ELIE KORBAN, NABIL
MATAR
PHILIP AZAAR, NAIM LABAKY, AZIZ
TOUMA SAWAYA
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Dhour Shweir was First Town to Honor Army after their victory at Nahr El
Bared -
Most personnel who attended just came from battle zone - Click here to see
pictures.
2008 Emigrants Festival
Off to Great start w/Mayor Naeem Sawaya & Salim Sawaya See
Video part 1 on You Tube
+ parts
2,
3
4
In Memory of: Nassib
Gibran Nasr Khnaisser,
Salim Iskandar Nasr Khnaisser, George
Alfonse Moujaes, Karim Mitry Bou Zaid Moujaes & Nawal El Katoul
October 2007
Fires in Lebanon and in Shweir -
Click here to read reports on BB
Click on picture or
here to see pictures by Samar
September 2007
Mayor Naeem Shafiq Sawaya Announces a First Time
Candid Public Meeting for
Sunday Sept. 30, 2007 at 5:00 p.m. at Rahbat School Auditorium
Inviting the People of Shweir and Ain Sindyani to voice their concerns.
Those who are far away or cannot attend the meeting, you can post your concerns,
questions and/or suggestions on the Shweir BB.
 Cinema Roxy lives on... via the younger
Moujaes generation,
Omar Moujaes, Founder, Director & Producer of 7 Hills Studio
Dr.
Fouad Major (Moujais) announces second edition publication of his book on
Atomic Clocks
Congrats
to Rouba Aziz Nassib Touma Sawaya & Khaled El Fayoumy on your Marriage at
Hotel Central
See pictures & Slide show of Najla Elias Ataya and Roger
Nadim Abu Jaowdeh Wedding. And
To
visit Najla and Roger web page, click here
Raymond
Abdo Baaklini plans to return to live in his hometown after a long absence.
He would like to buy a nice home and/or land in Shweir or Dhour.
Click here for more
info.
Tirweeaa at Hotel
Central -click here to read about it and link to photo slide show
See pictures of Shweir Music Band performance of August 12, 2007
And read about a
Musical Evening on Shweir Bulletin Board by Samar
August 2007
Jamil bou Saab and Family in California...
SSS Memories: Nora Matar's
1957 Graduation & from 1958/59 Year Book
July 2007
Grace Halabi Announces her New Website
www.etchmeinstone.com also
see her original web:
www.gracehalabi.com twice won Golden Web Awards
And, check out Grace's new Book A Renascence of Heart and Soul
Read about it and Buy
it - Click here
June 2007
An essay about Shweir
name and history by Fr. Dr. Mitri Jurdak - Excerpt:
أول فرع للجمعية الخيرية الأرثوذكسية
في الشوير سنة 1886
الشوير وضهور الشوير في التاريخ
كان يوجد في الشوير إثني عشر معملا لحل الحرير سنة
1862
May 2007
Happy Mothers Day - May 13, 2007 - Lets make May:
Family Awareness Month
The best gift you can give your family is their roots, history... Create
and/or expand your Family Tree
Summer 2007 project opportunity: $1,000 -
$2,000
Build Shweir Family & Church Records data base in Excel
Attention: Hobeika, Moujais, Bou Samra,
Ghosn, Haddad, Nohra and Benab families, check this link to see
related family tree - courtesy of Nadia Benab & Hashem Hashem:
http://marjeyoun.net/Hobeika-Mujais.html
SSS Memories: Nora Matar's
1957 Graduation & from 1958/59 Year Book
Meeting descendants of Shweir Emigrants in Brazil
April 2007
Easter 2007
Sha3neeneh at Saydeh Church -36
pictures by Samar
Mar Boutross Church - 16 photos
Saydeh Church - another 23
pictures
Markakla Church - Breaking Eggs
7 pictures
Darb El Saleeb - 48 pictures
slide show by Samar
To see more Photos by Riad click here
Discussion @
Easter & Nidal on the Bulletin Board
Harik Family announces Iliya Harik Memorial Scholarship
Honoring Dr. Khalil Halaby for his
services
in Mistousif Saydit Al Bishara
To read more about this crazy weather and readers comments, click here
Over a
thousand Shweir pictures in albums by Riad
Ramzi Halabi of PC Technology
announces three new services...
Including Money Transfer. Imagine you send or recieve up to $1,000 to
or from Lebanon for a cost of $10
Over a
thousand Shweir pictures in albums by Riad
In early March, it was spring....
By Mid March, Shweir was under snow - Photos by Samar - for more snow pictures,
click on this link:
http://asia.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/samar_shweir_news/album?.dir=/b02ere2
Blame it on the Ides of March....
Is this postcard picture perfect or what? Thank you Samar
To read more about this crazy weather and readers comments, click here
Pictures in Dhour July 17, 2006 from Samar
March 2007
In Memory of Iliya
Harik in Indiana USA, Nabil Elias
Corban and Lion Dikran Totongian
February 2007
Happy 50th Anniversary to Salim &
Nora Moujaes and Congrats on Christening of Elissa, daughter of Victoria &
Kamal Mapar
Pictures w/slide shows at:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/gkaymoon/album/576460762391554421
And another album from George's camera:
http://new.photos.yahoo.com/gkaymoon/album/576460762391544920
Alfred & Maria Moujaes visit San Francisco
January 2007
Shweir Web in transition to new and more
versatile system -
May experience temporary down time. BB
needs more work... data is safe.
Hello from
Abouna Elie in USA - January 2007
Classmates reunion after 20 years
- Visiting Chantale Sawaya here w/husband James Sawaya & son
December 2006
Santa Claus arrives to Saha in Dhour Shweir -
On Sunday 24th, 2006 the Shweir scouts in coordination with the civil
defense
organized a different descending for Santa Claus in Dhour, Pictures talk…
Christmas Exhibit in Shweir - Photos by Samar
To read more about Jami3et Sayidet al Bishara exhibit on the BB click here
Christmas performance in Shweir - Photos by Samar
November 2006
Congratulations to
proud parents
Mariana and Jorge Henrique Ribeiro Ramires
(Great Great
Grandson of Deeb & Saada Merhege)
on the birth of their daughter,
Click
here or on picture to see more...
Sabeh Baaklini announces the opening of his new Salon
and
See pictures here, thanks Samar
October 2006
Shweir in the Fall, see nature photos by Samar
Announcing La Poppote, a new
restaurant in Dhour
Rahbat School is in need of help to continue to provide education to
over 300 students
Shweir Urgent Need to preserve it unique Mediterranean Architecture -
Thanks Issam M
In Memory of
Laure Gerges Nasr Khnaisser
September 2006
Brazil: Descendants of Deeb Merhege "Merege" ReUnite after almost 100 Years
Meeting Shweirys in Brazil + Descendants of Merege and Samaha/Tabsharani/Khenaisser meet
Congratulations to Newlyweds
Bassam Sabeh Jirdak &Rima Ayoub Merhege
click here 4 pictures.
In Memory of...
Samir Elias Halabi and
Emilie Gereges Abou Samra
Nadia Iskandar Touma Sawaya in Zahleh, sister of
Haifa, Nouha & Dr Jaber Sawaya
August 2006
Congratulations to Samar and Roger on their Marriage, click here to see
pictures by Riad
Congratulations to Elie Kiameh & Nibal Bou Zayd on your Marriage
Click here to see Elie & Nibal pixs by Samar
Byzantine chants performance by a very
talented and young Shweiry ensemble
To view Byzantine BB post by Samar, click here
July 2006
In Memory
of...Nabil Habib Halaby
Lebanon in Flames! How much more destruction before they
stop???
Our thoughts and prayers are with you during these incredibly
difficult times. |
The people of Lebanon are
facing a tremendous crisis, the full extent of which is not yet
assessable. The infrastructure of the country's has been reduced to
rubble, and 25% of its citizens lost their homes and rendered homeless.
Beyond the most visible
basic needs such as shelter, food and water, medical aid, and fuel, is
the need to alleviate the fear and despair being felt in every part of
the country. To exacerbate the catastrophe, main roads for supplies and
aid have been destroyed. Main Electric plants have been bombed out.
We
appeal to you and the world
to assist in this humanitarian effort and to join us in calling for an
immediate cease fire in conjunction with vigorous diplomatic efforts to
put an end to the conflict and the suffering of the Lebanese people. We
also appeal for diligent bold steps to ensure lasting peace in Lebanon
and the Middle East.
Please
make your humanitarian (and tax deductible in U.S.) donation to the
Red Cross/Red Crescent, UNICEF and/or Mercy Corp at
WWW.Relieflebanon.org
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Early Emigrants visiting Shweir from Abu Jihad to
Ghassan to Hilda to Caroline to Maria to...
Getting ready for
Summer... we hope to feature as many businesses and services to network and
promote doing business among Ahl Al Daya3h. If you are not listed,
please send us an email to anwar2 (at) shweir (dot) com or stop by at the
Shweir Community Center/Library in the Baladieh and request to be featured.
Someone will contact you for pictures and data.
Our Business section now include Building supplies, Boucheries Food, and
Taxis
During first week of
November, Shweir.com web site received 15,687 visits.
A typical visitor examined 35.42 documents before leaving the site.
A typical visit lasted for 16.57 minutes. For more details, click here...
Nabil & Wedad Matar surprise Anniversary party in Texas
Dr. Karim Nasser, with his daughter May Nasser, wrote
"How I Achieved My Dream"
To read more about "How I Achieved My Dream",
click here or on the picture
June 2006
Congratulations to Sarah & Michael Matar on their marriage
on June 24, 2006 in Houston TX. To view picture album, click
here.
Celebrating Khameese al Jasad - click here or on pixs to see album
First Emigrant this summer: Ghassan Zghaib from Canada.
Thank you Samar for Pictures
Thanks to Shweir Nawbeh, Kashafeh (Scouts), priests and, all who helped
and especially to Abouna Elie for a great production
In Memory of... Alice Yousef Nuhra Moujaes,
Widow of the late Philip Houbeika Congrats to Ghada Victoria &
Kamal Mapar on birth
of daughter Elissa Sepideh Mapar On June 19th, 2006
Dr. Khalil
Halaby Honored for his extra ordinary Service to Shweir Community
To
Read Samar's report on the BB and
To see more pictures and slide show
Congrats to Newly Weds:
John Tanouus Ataya from Danburry, Connecticut, USA and Huda Edmond Riachy
Click here or on underlined writing above to see the wedding album...
Double Celebration:
Mother-Daughter Graduations - California 2006
Congrats to Soulaima and Maya Houcheime on their
Graduations
Soulaima graduated with an Associate's Degree in Math from San Jose City
College on May 25
Maya graduated with a BFA in graphic design with Cum Laude honors at San
Jose State University on May 26
Congratulations to Joseph Elie Nuhra - Champion in the UAE Beach Volleyball
Tournament
In Memory of...
Sami Khoury Elias Najm
Sonia Mousa Deeb, wife of Kameel Asaad
Zghaib and
Clarice Fonseca, Widow of late Sleiman
Girgi Matar
May 2006
In Memory of
Adel Sabeh Baaklini and
Mikhael Hanna Touma Sawaya
Spring in Shweir and
Mazin Al Attar in Shweir after 25 years
pictures by Samar
School Fund Raiser - 122 pixs by Samar and
Al Is3af Mass - 97 pixs by Riad
 
The Mass was in the Mukhalis Orthodox Church w/Bouna Shalhoub
and Bouna Elie gave an excellent speech.
To all Mothers in North
America, Lebanon and anywhere in the world...
April 2006
Our
infra-structure and its impact on the Environment
Sabbagh Brothers, Fareed &
Maher, feature a musical play, Che Quevera
  
Good Friday at Saydeh and Dayr Mar Elias, by Riad
Good Friday - Al Jumaa al Azeemeh at Saydeh Church by Samar
Al Hajmeh - Mar Takla Church by Samar
The Lord's Last Supper, click here to see 143 slide show pixs by Riad
Re-enacment of Crucifiction at Mukhliss Church, click to see pixs by
Samar
Palm Sunday 2006 pictures by Samar
Palm Sunday 2006 pictures by Riad
Easter 2006 -Passion Week Recital w/ Jumana Mdawar
Click here to view MOTHERS' DAY PICTURES
HAPPY 100's Birthday Nassib Touma Sawaya
To see all 182 pictures of A3mmou Nassib's 100's Birthday Party, click here
To read a report in Arabic about Jiddo Nassib's B'day on the BB by Samar Kiamy,
Click here
Emigrants Festival
2006 Committee
In Memory of
Kareemeh Asaad Katoul
March 2006
Mothers
Day Celebration At ALSAD Restaurant March 19, 2006
In Memory of
Farideh
Wadih Moujaes and
Abdallah Michel Shaya Khnaisser In France
Walid, son of Pierre and Dora Ataya disappeared
on Feb 7, 2006, Returned Sunday, March 26
"Terweeaa" hosted by WLCU in San Francisco
People from Shweir were very well represented...
February 2006
 In Memory of...
Joseph Najib Rahbani
and
Loulou Michel
Kiameh, Wife of Joseph Kiameh
Shweir under snow Feb 14, 2006
Getting ready for
Summer... we hope to feature as many businesses and services to network and
promote doing business among Ahl Al Daya3h. If you are not listed,
please send us an email to anwar2 (at) shweir (dot) com or stop by at the
Shweir Community Center/Library in the Baladieh and request to be featured.
Someone will contact you for pictures and data.
Our Business section now include Building supplies, Buoucheries Food, and Taxis
January 2006
Ladies Relief
Society of Shweir -
Jam3iyat Sayidaat Al Aghathah Jamal Kabalan Dahdooh, President
Anwar Sawaya
Retires from Baladieh -
In Memory of... Haleem
Mitri Corban
and
Nada Asaad
Dawoud Widow of Shukri Salim Abd El Ahad and
Genevieve
Moujaes Mirhij, widow of former AUB professor John Mirhij
Genevieve Toufik Almloush Nuhra, Widow of
Emile Najib Nuhra
Genevieve Ni3meh
Khoury Moujaes
Remembering Mom at Christmas,
By Margo Khoury, (Bint Adeeb Touma Sawaya)
The Anwars of Shweir... Anwar Sawaya, Anwar Touma Sawaya, Anwar Shaya
Kenicer & Anwar Bassam Abdel Ahad.
Michael Nacol in Shweir
First picture from Shweir 1-1-2006 - Thank you Samar
December 2005
Educating thru
Re-Enactment -
Scenes from The Miracle of St. Barbara
The cast, producers and directors - Congratulations
to all on a fine production
Christmas in Ain el Sindyani -
Shweir Music in Mar Takla
In Memory of Nada Asaad
Dawoud Widow of Shukri Salim Abd El Ahad and
Genevieve
Moujaes Mirhij, widow of former AUB professor John Mirhij and
Lourice
Hanna Helou, Wife of Nimr Rashid Sawaya and
Violette Dawoud Shaya Khnaisser Widow of
the late Shafiq Jurdack
November 2005
St Barbara at
SSCC (Soeur Saint Coeur Choueir) theatre
Parent - Teacher -
Student Music forum at Mar Jeryes
Lebanese Independence Day in New Zealand - Kiwi Style
Lebanese
Independence Day San Francisco Style
There is a new program on
ART TV America called (Arab in the limelight) -
This weeks program featuring Dr. Hanna Shammas, Chairman of the Board of the
Lebanese American Foundation.
The first episode of "Arab in the Limelight" ( with Dr. Hanna Shammas) will air
on ART America Wednesdays 23:30 EST (20:30 Pacific)
Dr. Shammas' wife Najwa is daughter of Dr. John Mirhege from Shweir- She will
also be featured on the program.
 Aida Rahbani is in the semi-finals of
Future TV's "SUPERSTARS" program.
Watch her this Sunday and your vote can propel her to shine even brighter.
(Click
here for more info.)
October 2005
Dr. Nabil Ghosn honored by President
of Lebanon was presented with the highest civil recognition
Pictures from Nabil Matar on the aftermath of "Sit Rita"
September 2005
Deeb & Saada Merhej
Descendants reconnect since WWI
With families in
Lebanon, Middle East,
North & South America, Thank you Pedro Merej in Brazil
 Ghiwa
& Pierre Congrats
on Marriage of Ghiwa Fouad
Kiame & Pierre Sassine Bsaybess
churches
New Zealand
Corbans Viticulture aims to help New Zealand's
wine marketing edge
In Memory of.... Michel Iskandar Jirdak
and
Michel Bchara Baaklini
August
2005
New Hotel Central turned
100 this summer and it hosted many elegant events including
Music by Shweir Band, and one rare triple treat. Their music was
fantastic. I was so moved to suggest for them to put some of their
Lebanese and Shweiry music on CD's and make them available for purchase.
Nermine Korban
from Ain Sindyaneh
August
12
through August 21, 2005 Click here to see Program
Opening night Friday August 12
Saturday with Carisma & Miriam Fares
Sunday Aug 14,
Village Night - Al Yaoum al Karawi
The Younger Generation had their Disney Day, with Mickey and Dora and...
to see pictures, click here ...
Three Beauty
Winners from
Shweir, Ain el Sindyany and Mrouge Opened the
American University of Beirut Scholarship Matching
Fund - Off to a great start
Anwar Kenicer presented to AUB President John Waterbury Dr. Karim
Nasser's Scholarship pledge
Thank you to those who pledged to raise the other
half of the funds... we have a long way to go.
New
Subdeacon Rabih Abou Samra
Ziad Nicolas
Moujaes & Nadia Sabeh Jardak
Gaby Sawaya and Micheline Arbeed
Shady & Salam
Moujaes
Michael & Alisar Sawaya
Elie Salim Sawaya & Maya Michael Ghora
Genie Sawaya and Elie
Khoury on your engagement
St. Mary's Ascension in Mukhallis Church
Congrats on Engagement of
Samar Saeed Bou Nakhle to Roger Salah Baraket
Annual "Baytna" Celebration at Hotel
Central
Thank You to Fr. Tony
Naddaf for 23 years of service to Shweir - He will transfer to Khinshara
Welcome Fr. Elie Jack Michel Shaya Khnaisser, Officially New Shweir Catholic
priest as of July 1, 2005
 Getting ready for summer... visit new Al Saniour web site:
www.khaymetalsaniour.com
It would be great to feature as many hotels, restaurants and other businesses
here... View from Al Sad Restaurant
Shweir Community Center 2005
Calendar is now available
July 2005
Shweir News 2: Celebrating Father's Day and Music Day with Shweir
Band in the open air at what was known as Protestant
Church in 1888, near Dayr al Rahbat 1865. The Nawbeh consisting of young
musicians full of hope and promise.
In Memory of Sheikh Jamil Houbeika
Beloved al Mukhtar of
Shweir
In Memory of Jamil Asaad Eid Khonaisser, -
Master of Saif oo Terse, - in Edmonton,
Canada
June 2005
There is on
the horizon of the Middle East a new awakening; it is growing and expanding;
it is reaching and engulfing all sensitive, intelligent souls; it is penetrating
and gaining all the sympathy of noble hearts.
Guess who wrote these words and when? - Click here to read full text
Celebrate St. Peter & Paul Day - Wednesday June 29 at 10:30
a.m. in Mar Butrous in Shweir & to Officially Welcome
Fr. Elie Jack Shaya Khneisser, New Shweir Catholic priest starting July 1, 2005
& Express appreciation to
Fr. Tony Naddaf for 23 years of service to Shweir community - He will transfer
to Khinshara
Election results in Shweir
Shweirieh bil Mahjar
Happy Birthday to Mason & belated
B'day to
Isabella, children of Steven Elias Khenaisser
Announcements:
Congratulations
Dany (Khneiser) & Tony 3faysh on the
birth of their son Majd
May 2005
Brazil -
Shweir Franciss new Family Discovery... Thanks Riad
Brazil - Shweir Families Reunite after 100+ years: Bou Zeid Families ...
Thanks Silva
In Memory of... Naufa (Im Ghanem) Khnaisser
May 27, 2005 -
Non Profit Orgs.:
Shweir
Social Services & Rescue Anniversary - SSSR - May 15, 2005
Churches: Palm Sunday in Saha -
Thanks Riad K... To see more pixs - click here
Shweir News: Nabil Matar visits
NY, Switzerland, Italy, & Shweir - April 2005
Churches: For those of you who
missed Easter 2005 at Mar Elias, here are some pictures of Good Friday and
Easter Sunday
Announcements: An open
letter from Michel Sawaya to the people of Shweir
Listen Thursdays
3:30 p.m. to Azmi Phillip Imad talk about Health & Fitness on "Voice of Lebanon"
from your computer
In Memory of...
Antoine Boutros Baaklini & Najibeh Wakim
Saliba
Shweir Photos 2 Welcome to Spring... Thanks to Najib Rahbani for sending these
pictures
below images of a past summer:
April
Shweir Social Services &
Rescue Graduation & Certification of Volunteers
Buildings
Vacated by Syrian Army
March
Announcements Congratulations to Michael
Matar & Sara Mahmoud on their Engagement
From Rozalie
Sawaya: A poem honoring all mothers and especially her late mother Najibeh:
Baytna Update: Services and Fees,
Thank you Riad Khuniesser
Happy St. Patrick's Day
to those of us associated with someone Irish
May the road rise to meet you; May
the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your Face and the rains fall soft upon your Fields
And until we meet again, May God hold you in the palm of His hand... an
Irish Blessing
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