BULLETIN, January 28, 2018

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1 BULLETIN, January 28, 2018 St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church 237 Long Hill Rd, Little Falls, NJ Parish Office (973) Pastor Office (973) Church Website: Church office His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH Archbishop of New York And Metropolitan of North America V. Rev. Father Dimitri Darwich Rev. Father Jeremiah Phillips Parish Council Officers Amin Amireh (Chairman) Ziad Juzdan (Vice Chairman) Michael Nafash (Treasurer) Donna Starke (Secretary) 1 St. George s Organizations Ladies Society Abir Yazigi Teen SOYO Donna Starke (609) Young Adult Marlene Bassil (Advisor) George Juzdan (President) Choir Director Jane Tadros Sunday School Director Claire Levash churchschool@stgeorgenj.com PTA Mary Ellen Saba Suzy Kukutanov Charity Committee Julie Abboud immalbert@aol.com Hall Rental Maher Louis hallrental@stgeorgenj.com Capital Campaign Fund Souhel Shehady Stewardship Committee Paul Juzdan pjuzdan@gmail.com

2 Tone 1 Sunday of the Pharisee and Publican Eothinon 1 Altar Servers Ramy Alain, Wadie Bandali, Christopher Bandali, David Joubran, John Joubran, Anthony Maemari. RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE ONE While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection O Christ, glory to Thy kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind. طروبارية القيامة على اللحن األول إن الحجر لما خ ت م من اليهود, وجسدك الطاهر ح ف ظ من الجند, ق م ت في اليوم العالم الحياة. فلذلك قوات السماوات هتفوا إليك يا واهب الحياة: المجد لقيامت ك المجد لتدبير ك يا م حب البشر وح دك. الثالث أيها المخلص, مانحا أيها المسيح, المجد لملك ك, TROPARION OF SAINT GEORGE IN TONE 4 As deliverer of captives, as defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings, Victorious, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ our Lord, intercede for the soul s salvation. طروبارية القديس جاورجيوس باللحن الرابع بما أن ك للمأسورين م حر ر وم عت ق وللف قراء والمساكين عاض د وناص ر وللمرضى طبيب وشاف وعن المؤمنين م كاف ح وم حار ب.أي ها العظيم في الش هداء جاورجيوس الم ظف ر.تشف ع إلى المسيح اإلله في خالص نفوس نا. KONTAKION OF THE PRESENTATION IN TONE ONE Thou O Christ God, who by thy birth, didst sanctify the Virgin's womb, and, as is meet bless, didst s Simeon's arms, and didst also come to save us; preserve thy fold in wars, and confirm them. 2

3 قنداق التقدمة على اللحن األول اليوم ظهرت وخلصتنا أيها المسيح اإلله, يا من بمولد ك قد ست المستودع البتولي, وباركت يدي سمعان كما يليق. احفظ رعيتك بسالم في الحروب, وأيد عبيد ك الذين أحببت هم, أيها المحب البشر وحد ك. EPISTLE Make your vows and pay them to the Lord our God. In Judaea God is known; His Name is great in Israel. The Reading from the Second Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy 3:10-15 Timothy my son, you have observed my teaching, my conduct, my aim in life, my faith, my patience, my love, my steadfastness, my persecutions, and my sufferings; and what befell me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra. What persecutions I endured; yet from them all, the Lord rescued me. Indeed all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, while evil men and impostors will go on from bad to worse, deceivers and deceived. But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings which are able to instruct you for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. الرسالة صلوا وأوفوا الرب إلهنا, هللا معروف في أرض يهوذا. فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول الثانية إلى تيموثاوس يا ولدي تيموثاوس, إنك تبعتني في تعليمي وسيرتي ومقاصدي وايماني وصبري ومحبتي وثباتي, واحتمالي االضطهاد والعذاب وما أصابني في إنطاكية وايقونية ولسترة. وكم من اضطهاد احتملت وقد أنقذني الرب من جميعها. فجميع الذين يريدون أن يحيوا حياة التقوى في المسيح يسوع ي صيب هم االضطهاد. أما األش ارر والدجالون 3

4 فيزدادون ش ار وهم خادعون مخدوعون. فاثبت أنت على ما تعلمت ه علم اليقين عالما ممن تعلمت ه. وانك منذ طفولتك تعرف الكتب المقدسة القادرة على أن تصي ر ك حكيما وت هديك إلى الخالص في اإليمان بالمسيح يسوع. THE GOSPEL The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (18: 10-14) The Lord spoke this parable: "Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax-collector. The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, 'God, I thank You that I am not like other men, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even like this tax-collector. I fast twice a week; I give tithes of all that I get.' But the tax-collector, standing far off, would not even lift up his eyes to heaven, but beat his breast, saying, 'God, be merciful to me a sinner!" I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone Who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." االنجيل فصل شريف من بشارة القديس لوقا قال الرب هذا المثل: صعد رجالن إلى الهيكل ليصليا, واحد فرسي واآلخر عشار. فوقف الفرسي يصلي في نفسه فيقول: اللهم, إني أشكرك, ألني لست مثل سائر الناس الطامعين الظالمين الفاسقين, وال مثل هذا العشار! فأنا أصوم في األسبوع مرتين, وأوفي عشر دخلي كل ه. وأما العشار, فوقف بعيدا ال يجرؤ أن يرفع عينيه نحو السماء, بل كان يقرع صدره قائال: ارحمني, يا هللا, أنا الخاطئ! أقول لكم إن هذا نزل إلى بيته مبرو ار دون ذاك. الن من رفع نفسه و ضع ومن وضع نفسه ر فع. This Sunday 4

5 The Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee is the first Sunday of a three-week period prior to the commencement of Great Lent. It marks the beginning of a time of preparation for the spiritual journey of Lent, a time for Orthodox Christians to draw closer to God through worship, prayer, fasting, and acts of charity. It is also on this day that the Triodion is introduced, a liturgical book that contains the services from this Sunday, the tenth before Pascha (Easter), to Great and Holy Saturday. THE SYNAXARION On January 28 in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate of our Venerable and God-bearing Fathers Ephraim and Isaac the Syrians; Venerable Palladios of Antioch; Martyr Charita; and Venerable Theodosios of Totma in Vologda. On this day, we make remembrance of the Parable of the Pharisee and the Publican, which occurs in the Holy Gospel according to Luke the Evangelist. Verses If you resemble the Pharisee, run far away from the Temple; For inside is Christ before Whom only the humble are acceptable. Verses for the Triodion O Creator of everything heavenly and earthly, receive Thou from the Angels a Trinitarian song, And from us men a noble and reverent Triodion. In our Savior s parable, Jesus uses a Pharisee, a leader of the synagogue, who was regarded in public opinion as virtuous; and a publican, a tax collector, who was regarded as oppressive, greedy and a sinner. In their prayers to God, we discover the real hearts of these two men. We thus learn of the harm that comes from pride and the good that comes from humility. The 5

6 divine Church Fathers sought to alert and prepare the Christ-loving clergy and laity for the upcoming period of the Great Fast. Therefore, on this Sunday we are reminded that humility is the greatest weapon against pride, as we imitate the humility of the publican to ascend to the divine heights. Through the intercessions of the wonderworking Saints, O Christ our God, have mercy upon us and save us. Amen. Today s Thoughts St. Anthony said that three kinds of impulse exist in the body: "The first is from nature, the second is from lack of restraint in food and the third is from the demons." When Domentian struck him in the face, spat upon him and broke his teeth, the holy Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra replied, "You are doing me great honor, O Domentian, and you are not torturing me, for the mouth of my Lord Jesus Christ was also beaten and struck in like manner and behold: I, the unworthy one, have now been made worthy of this!" "In the beginning, passion and pain were not created together with the body; nor forgetfulness and ignorance together with the soul; nor the ever-changing impressions in the shape of events with the mind. All these things were brought about in man by his disobedience." -- St. Maximos the Confessor "It is not good for a monk to move from place to place. A tree frequently transplanted does not bear fruit." -- St. Euthymius the Great "The most important work that a spiritual wrestler can do is to enter within the heart, there to fight Satan; to hate and repel the thoughts that he inspires and to wage war upon him." -- St. Macarius of Egypt 6

7 Holy Bread The holy bread is being offered today by: Tala & Rana Lwaysi in memory of Waleed Khalil. Gerald & Patty Izdorczak in memory of Sylvia Jean Joseph. Rimon & Badia Israel in memory of Paul Israel. Memorial Services Memorial Services will be offered today: For the servant of God fallen asleep in the Lord Sylvia Jean Joseph, offered by Gerald & Patty Izydorczak and family. For the servant of God fallen asleep in the Lord Waleed Khalil, offered by Talal & Rana Lwaysi and family. May the memory of Sylvia Jean and Waleed be eternal and may the Lord grant the Joseph, Khalil and Lwaysi families many healthy years to come. Today s coffee hour is being donated by Talal & Rana Lwaysi and family in memory of Waleed Khalil. The Spirits of the Righteous Made Perfect Caston Kabbash, Soraya Nahass, Ida Gravatt, Hilwa Twal, Samuel Fadil, Alyce Shama, Glen Norman, Louise Menna, Mary Saba Balish, Nadeema Lyons, Frank Sangster, George Stephe. May the Lord God rest their souls in peace and grant comfort to their families. Donations George & Mirieh Alain in memory of Mountaha Sabbagh Alain, Rimon & Badiaa Israel for the good health of their family and in memory of Paul Israel. George & Mirieh Alain in memory of Mountaha Sabbagh Alain. 7

8 St. George Church (Calendar) Triodion Begins Creative arts Festival Workshop for all children 9:30am. Baptism 2pm International Coffee Hour, after Liturgy Lenten Retreat, St. Ignatius Church, Florida, NY 1:00pm List of Feasts and Holy Days based on the Date of Pascha Saturday of Souls (Liturgy & Trisagion for the Departed 10 am) Meat fare Sunday (Liturgy 10:00am) Cheese fare Sunday (Liturgy 10:00am) Beginning of Great Lent (Monday) Sunday of Orthodoxy (Vespers 4:00pm) Lazarus Saturday (Liturgy & Trisagion for the Departed 10 am) Palm Sunday (Liturgy 10:00am) Great and Holy Pascha (Liturgy 10:00pm) Ascension (Liturgy 7:30pm) Saturday of Souls (Trisagion for the Departed 10:00am) Pentecost (Sunday Liturgy 10:00am) Apostles Fast Begins January 28th February 4th March 10th February 10th February 11th February 18th February 19th February 25th March 31st April 1st April 7th May 16th May 26th May 27th June 4th 8