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V. Rev. Fr. Elia Shalhoub
Date of Birth: October 28, 1954 to Wadih & Bahije Shalhoub
Place of Birth: Douma, El-Bartroun, Lebanon
Date of Marriage: January 7, 1980 to Odette Rahbani
Graduate School: St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, Crestwood, New York, M. Div. in Theology 1980
College: University of Thesalonike, Modern Greek 1977, Saint John of Damascus Theological Academy, Koura, Lebanon Major in Philosophy 1976
Senior High & Junior High School: Balamand Ecclesistical School - Koura, Lebanon
Elementary: Orthodox School of Annunciation, Beirut & Douma Public School, Lebanon
Languages: Arabic, English, Greek and some French
For the last twenty-five years, I have been blessed with my beloved wife Odette, to serve the communities of St. Mary's of West Palm Beach, where we started in 1980 and where we are now, St. Antonias of Halifax, N.S., Sts. Peter & Paul of Charlottestown, PEI, St. George of Toronto, St. Mary of Mississauga, Ontario, and St. George Cathedral of Coral Gables, Florida.
Through the grace of God and the love and trust of our beloved Metropolitan and Hierarchs of this God protected, self-rules Archdiocese of North America, I have been able to sreve faithfully to the best of my ability these communities who were entrusted to my care an help them to reach God the Father through my fatherhood as their priest.
I am so thankful to my beloved Khouryee Odette who dedicated her life to serve God with me. To my family, especially to my late beloved parents who were a great inspiration to me, and to all my brothers and sisters, and their families for their love and support.
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Arch Deacon Rev. Joseph Harb
Date of Birth: December 15, 1939
Date of Marriage: November 28, 1965
Children and Grandchild: Two Children and One Grandchild
Arch Deacon Joseph Harb has served the Orthodox Church for more than three decades. He is a child of Ramaiah, Palestine. He came to the Orthodox Church in Cleveland, Ohio.
Joseph Harb was blessed to be a Subdeacon in 1987. Subdeacon Joseph Harb was ordained to the holy Diaconate in 1993. He served his home, St. George in Cleveland. From 1995 through 2000 he served as the "Bishop's Deacon" traveling almost full time with Bishop DIMITRI throughout the Midwest.
Besides his vast experience as a "Bishop's Deacon" Arch Deacon Joseph has served with distinction at many churches. All the priests of the Midwest, as well as, Florida and California will attest to his devotion and character. He has served specifically for Archpriest Fr. Lou Mahshie in Akron since 200 and regularly served "during the season" at St. Mary's in West Palm Beach. At St. Mary's he has served with Frs. Michael Lewis, Simeon Corona, James Barkett and, finally, Archpriest Elia Shalhoub. He helped see St. Mary's through times of turmoil and crisis. He has served with heart and distinction whenever and whereever called upon.
He serves, to this day, from coast-to-coast. He regularly takes trips to California to help his old friend and father, Simeon Corona, during house blessing season and beyond.
In the year 2004 Deacon Joseph Harb was eleveated to Arch Deacon.
