RELICS' LOCAL STOP

ST. ANN'S MARONITE Catholic Church in Watervliet will host a visit May 7-8 by the relics St. Sharbel Makhlouf, a 19th-century Maronite Catholic monk from Lebanon canonized in 1977. The stop is part of a U.S. tour of Maronite churches. There will be a prayer service at St. Ann's May 7, 4:30 p.m., and a divine liturgy celebrated by Bishops Gregory Mansour and Edward B. Scharfenberger May 8, 10 a.m., with veneration of the relics following on both days. Contact Rev. Alaa Issa at (518) 272-6073 for more information.[[In-content Ad]]