Today in Wheeling History: August 31--Reverend Namatallah El-Hayek, pastor of Our Lady of Lebanon in Wheeling from 1967 to 1974, was born in Bejje, Gabail District near the ancient city of Byblos, Lebanon (1928).
Reverend Namatallah El-Hayek was born on August 31, 1928, in Bejje, Lebanon. He was educated at the Patriarchal Seminary in Ain Wahrah and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1952. He served in many parishes in Lebanon, including Beirut, Baabda, and Djunie.
In August 1965, Father Hayek came to the United States to serve at St. Elias Church in Roanoke, Virginia. In early 1967, he was transferred to St. Georges Church in San Antonio, Texas.
On October 5, 1967, Father Hayek arrived in Wheeling to take over as pastor of Our Lady of Lebanon Church. During his tenure, he liquidated all outstanding debts, sold the old rectory, converted the parish school into a new rectory, built a parking lot, expanded the church hall, built a new kitchen, and refurbished the church. The parish remained debt-free throughout his time there.
Father Hayek was transferred to St. Ann's Church in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in October 1974. (https://tinyurl.com/yf9yk6t9)
Reverend Namatallah El-Hayek was born on August 31, 1928, in Bejje, Lebanon. He was educated at the Patriarchal Seminary in Ain Wahrah and was ordained a priest on June 8, 1952. He served in many parishes in Lebanon, including Beirut, Baabda, and Djunie.
In August 1965, Father Hayek came to the United States to serve at St. Elias Church in Roanoke, Virginia. In early 1967, he was transferred to St. Georges Church in San Antonio, Texas.
On October 5, 1967, Father Hayek arrived in Wheeling to take over as pastor of Our Lady of Lebanon Church. During his tenure, he liquidated all outstanding debts, sold the old rectory, converted the parish school into a new rectory, built a parking lot, expanded the church hall, built a new kitchen, and refurbished the church. The parish remained debt-free throughout his time there.
Father Hayek was transferred to St. Ann's Church in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in October 1974. (https://tinyurl.com/yf9yk6t9)
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