Family of Saint Sharbel Attends NAM Convention 2025 in Raleigh, NC

​From July 3 to July 6, 2025, the Family of Saint Sharbel (FSS) participated for the first time in the 60th Annual National Apostolate of Maronites (NAM) Convention, hosted by St. Sharbel Maronite Catholic Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. This year’s theme, “Faith Ignited – Hope Renewed,” echoed throughout a weekend filled with prayer, learning, and fellowship.

The Family of Saint Sharbel USA was honored to be among the participating organizations this year. Mr. Raymond Nader, President of the Family of Saint Sharbel, was also present at the convention during his stay in the U.S.
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FSS hosted a lively booth, managed by a group of volunteers, which offered informational materials, devotional items such as novena booklets, prayer cards, and religious art from Lebanon, as well as books about Saint Sharbel’s life and spirituality. The booth served as a welcoming space to share the mission and work of FSS through personal encounters and engaging conversations with convention attendees.

​The National Apostolate of Maronites (NAM) is the official lay apostolate of the Maronite Church of the USA. Each year, it brings together Maronite clergy and laity from across the country for Divine Liturgies, the Liturgy of the Hours, conferences, youth and adult programs, and joyful community celebrations. In attendance this year were both Maronite bishops in the U.S.: Bishop Gregory Mansour of the Eparchy of Saint Maron of Brooklyn and Bishop Abdallah Elias Zaidan of the Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles.

​The event was a powerful reminder of the growing faith and unity among Maronites in the United States.