BULLETIN, APRIL 1, 2018

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1 BULLETIN, APRIL 1, 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 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 Palm Sunday: Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem Altar Servers Epistle Reader دخول ربنا يسوع المسيح المجيد إلى اورشليم )أحد الشعانين( Andre Darwich, Steven Ayoub, Christopher Beyjoun, George Beyjoun, Elias Kaufman, James Kaufman. Michael Kabbash TODAY and continues until Pascha (Easter) on April 12 th, a more strict discipline is prescribed. All believers are to intensify their reading of Scripture, almsgiving, worship, prayer, and fasting. Fasting during Holy Week includes abstaining from meats, fish, dairy, oil, and wine. THE EISODIKON (ENTRANCE HYMN) OF PALM SUNDAY Blessed is He Who cometh in the Name of the Lord: the Lord is God and hath appeared unto us. Save us, O Son of God, Who didst sit upon the foal of a donkey; who sing to Thee. Alleluia. TROPARION OF SAINT LAZARUS IN TONE 1 O Christ God, when You raised LAZARUS from the dead, before Your passion, You confirmed the universal resurrection. We too, like the children, carry before You the symbols of Your triumph and victory and cry out to You the Conqueror of Death: "Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord! " 2

3 طروبارية العازر على اللحن األول أيها المسيح اإلله, لما أقمت لعازر من بين األموات,قبل آالم ك حق قت القيامة العامة, لذلك ونحن كاألطفال نحمل عالمات الغلبة والظفر, صارخين إليك يا غالب الموت, أوصنا في األعالي, مبارك اآلتي باسم الرب. TROPARION OF PALM SUNDAY IN TONE 4 O Christ our God, when we were buried with You in baptism, we merited eternal life through Your resurrection. We cry out to You, singing a hymn of praise: "Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the One who comes in the name of the Lord! طروبارية الشعانين على اللحن الرابع أيها المسيح مبارك اآلتي إلهنا, باسم لقد دفنا الرب. المعمودية, في معك فاستحققنا األعالي, في أوصنا الخالدة. الحياة بقيامتك Troparion of St. George (Tone 4) As deliverer of captives, and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings: Victorious Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ our God for our souls salvation. طروبارية القديس جاورجيوس الالبس الظفر )باللحن الرابع( بما أن ك للمأسورين محرر وم عتق وللف قراء والمساكين عاضد وناصر وللمرضى طبيب وشاف وعن المؤمنين مكافح ومحارب أيها العظيم في الشهداء جاورجيوس الآلبس الظفر تشف ع إلى المسيح اإلله في خالص نفوسنا. KONTAKION OF PALM SUNDAY IN THE TONE 6 O Christ God enthroned in heaven, and on earth riding upon a foal. You have accepted the praise of the angels and the hymns of the children who were crying out to You Blessed are You who come to restore Adam. 3

4 على المستوي اإلل ه, المسي ح أيها قنداق الشعانين على اللحن ا لسادس عرش في السما ء, وال اركب اآلتي لتحي آدم. المالئكة تسبي ح قبلت لقد األر ض, على عفوا ونشيد الفتيان الهاتفين إليك: مبارك أنت Megalynarion for Palm Sunday (Tone 4) God the Lord hath appeared unto us; let us celebrate the Feast, and let us rejoice and magnify Christ; and with palms and branches let us raise our voices unto him with praise, saying, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord our Savior. لنا فأقيموا مبارك اآلتي التعظيمة ألحد الشعانيين )باللحن الرابع( العيد وابتهجوا وهلم بنا نعظم المسيح. باسم الرب مخلصنا وب هسعهف وأغصان نهتهف للاه الرب ظهر بالتسابيح قائلين. EPISTLE Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good. His mercy endures forever The reading from Saint Paul to the Philippians (4: 4-9) Brethren, Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to everyone. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy; meditate on these things. The things, which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you. 4

5 الرسالة مبارك اآلتي باسم الرب. احمدوا الرب فإنه صالح, وان إلى األبد رحمته. فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول إلى أهل فيليبي )4:4-9( يا إخوة, إفرحوا دائما في الرب, وأقول أيضا: افرحوا. وليظهر لطف كم لجميع البشر. فإن الرب قريب. ال تقلقوا أبدا, بل ارفعوا طلبت كم إلى هللا بالصالة والتضرع والحمد. وسالم هللا الذي يفوق كل إد ارك يحفظ قلوب كم وعقول كم في المسيح يسوع. وبعد, أيها االخوة, فافتكروا فيما هو حق, وشريف, وعادل, وم س ت حب وحسن السمعة وما كان فضيلة وأهال للمديح, واظبوا على عمل ما تعلمتموه وطاهر, وتسلمتموه وسمعتموه و أريتموه في, واله السالم يكون معكم. THE GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to (St. John 12:1-18) Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus who had died was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, one of His disciples [he who was to betray Jesus], said, "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not because he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the moneybox he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me. When the great crowd of the Jews learned that He was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, because on account of him many of the Jews were going away and believing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming 5

6 to Jerusalem - So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young ass and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daughter of Zion; behold, your King is coming, sitting on an ass's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that this had been written of Him and had been done to Him. The crowd that had been with Jesus when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet Jesus was that they heard He had done this sign. االنجيل فصل شريف من بشارة القديس يوحنا وقبل الفصح بستة أيام جاء يسوع إلى بيت عنيا حيث كان لعازر الذي أقامه من بين األموات. فهيأوا ل ه عشاء وأخذت مرتا تخدم, وكان لعازر أحد الجالسين معه للطعام. فأخذت مريم رطل طيب غالي الثمن من النادرين الخالص, ودهنت قدمي يسوع ومسحتهما بشعرها. فامتأل البيت من ارئحة الطيب, فقال يهوذا بن سمعان االسخريوطي, أحد تالميذه, وهو الذي كان سيسلمه: "ل م ل م ي بع هذا الطيب بثالث مائة دينار ويعطى للفق ارء قال هذا ال اهتماما منه بالفق ارء, بل ألنه كان لصا وكان يشرف على الصندوق, فيختلس ما يودع فيه. فقال يسوع: "دعها! إنما حفظته ليوم دفني. فالفق ارء عندكم في كل حين, وأما أنا فلست عندكم في كل حين ". وعلم جمهور كبير من اليهود أن يسوع هناك فجاؤوا ال من أجله فقط, بل ليشاهدوا لعازر الذي أقامه من بين األموات. فتشاور رؤساء الكهنة ليقتلوا لعازر أيضا, الن كثي ار من اليهود كانوا يتخلون عنهم ويؤمنون بيسوع. وفي الغد سمعت الجموع التي جاءت إلى العيد بأن يسوع آت إلى أورشليم. فحملوا أغصان النخل وخرجوا للقائه وهم يهتفون: أوصنا, مبارك اآلتي باسم الرب ملك إس ارئيل!" ووجد يسوع جحشا فركب عليه, على حد ما جاء في الكتاب: "ال تخافي يا بنت صهيون, ها هو ملكك قادم إليك, اركبا على جحش ابن أتان." ولم يفهم تالميذه معنى هذا كله, لكنهم تذكروا, بعدما م جد يسوع أن هذه اآلية إنما كتبت عنه, وع ملت من أجله.وكان الجمع الذي كانوا معه حين دعا لعازر من القبر وأقامه من بين األموات يشهدون له بذلك. ومن أجل ذلك استقبلته الجماهير ألنها سمعت أنه قد صنع هذه اآلية. Rejoice, O Bethany! إفرحي يا بيت عنيا 6

7 Unto thee God hath come Through whom the dead live. Why can it not be! For He is the Life Martha hath welcomed him crying and weeping. As she saw him, she released her deep sorrow. Swiftly she cried: O, my Lord, how compassionate Thou art! Help me! my heart hath fainted at the loss of my brother! He said: Refrain from weeping and cease thy wailing, and know that thy brother will soon rise from the dead. Then toward the tomb went the faithful Redeemer where he called unto Lazarus: Rise, O buried one! Come, O sisters! and see that wonder. The buried one came back to life so, give thanks to the beloved Redeemer Unto thee, O Lord of creation, we fall down in awe. We are dead in our sins, but, O Jesus, we live in thee. Immediately 7 نحوك وافى اإلله من به األموات تحيا كيف ال وهو الحياة ببكاء وعويل إن مرثا استقبلته وشكت لما أرته شدة الحزن الطويل صرخت بالحال ربي أنت هو نعم الشفيق فأعني إن قلبي ذاب من فقد الشقيق قال كفي عن بكاك ودعي هذا النحيب واعلمي أن أخاك سوف يحيا عن قريب ثم نحو اللحد بادر ذلك الفادي األمين حيثما نادى لعازر انهضن يا ذا الدفين أيها األختان هيا وانظ ار األمر العجيب عاد من في اللحد حيا فاشك ار الفادي الحبيب لك يا رب الب اريا نحن نجثو بخشوع إننا موتى الخطايا بك نحيا يا يسوع

8 After the Orthros (Matins) Service, The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom begins at 10:00 a.m. At this point, for the beginning of the Liturgy, please turn to page 91 in the Red Service Book, which may be found in the pews. After Receiving the Holy Eucharist (Communion) Please return to your place and read the Thanksgiving Prayers after Holy Communion On pages in the Red Service Book, found in the pews. Holy Bread The holy bread is being offered today by: Amin & Lina Amireh for their good health of their family and the eternal memory of Elias, Marsha Amireh and Salem. Fares & Lama Kadan for the good health of their daughters Crista, Makayla and Anna Andrea. Gjorgi & Suzy Kukutanov for the good health of their baby Helena. Samir & Hala Alain for the good health of the Alain and Mamary family. Thomas Jr. & Rana Oliver and family for their good health and the eternal memory of Hoda Oliver and Khalil Khalil. The Spirits of the Righteous Made Perfect Sadick Gorab, James Abbood, Aziza Lyons, Abdo Sabbagh, Twefick Mattar, Elizabeth Azrak, Olga Kassab, Charles Esahak, Zareeefa Aramony, Anthoula Scopelitis,. May the Lord God rest their souls in peace and grant comfort to their families. 8

9 Donations Gabriel & Diane Sabbagh in memory of Abdo Sabbagh. Michael & Lisa Nafash in memory of Susan Pirro. Joan Nafash in memory of Susan Pirro. Gaby Dorkhom for the good health of his family. صالة الباعوث Agape Vespers Service Do you read in a foreign language? Would you like to read the Gospel in a foreign language? You will be able to read at Agape Vespers, which will be celebrated on Pascha Sunday (Easter) April 12 th, at 11:00Am. Last year, the Gospel was read in 9 languages!!!!!! They were as follows: English, Greek, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Aramaic, Russian, French, Italian and Arabic. If you can read in any of the above languages or any other language, please contact the office. Meditation: Palm Sunday Five days before the Passover of the Law, Christ made His glorious entrance into Jerusalem. We see a great description of what happened in today s Gospel, which we celebrate today as Palm Sunday. The branches of the Palm Trees symbolize Christ s victory over the Devil and death. The word Hosanna means: Save now. With Jesus sitting on the foal of a donkey, and the fact that this animal was untamed and considered unclean according to the Law, signified the former uncleanness and wildness of the nations, and their subjection thereafter to the Holy Law of the Gospel. On Palm Sunday worshipers symbolically acclaim Christ as King by holding palms in their hands. These palms are often shaped into a cross, a reminder that Palm Sunday is the beginning of a far greater drama the sacred Passion of Christ for the salvation of the world. He who triumphantly comes to Jerusalem, comes to die. Palm Sunday ushers in Holy Week. In the 9

10 background of triumphant joy stands the challenging shadow of the Cross. Those who acclaim Christ as King will behold Him as the Crucified one. This child is chosen by God for the fall and the salvation of many, the elder Simeon s words were fulfilled in Christ s adult ministry. No one generated so diverse a reaction as Christ did among His contemporaries. To those who came to Him with faith, Jesus was sent by God, healing, forgiving, and teaching the people. Peter confessed Him with the words: You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God. Jesus is God s Anointed, full of the Holy Spirit, one in whose person, words, and actions the new age of salvation was dawning. To others, however, Christ was a potential agitator (John 11:48), someone influenced by demons (Mark 3:22), and a blasphemer (Matthew 9:3). The more the people were attracted to Him, the more He seemed to threaten the security of the religious and political order of the day. When Christ came to Jerusalem for the last time at the height of His ministry, this was the atmosphere, one filled with hope and controversy, enthusiasm and hostility, joy and tension. In the ancient world kings and generals often led triumphal processions into cities. These were magnificent spectacles of power and pomp involving chariots, horses, soldiers, arms and booty. But Christ s triumphal entry into Jerusalem included no such external signs of power and splendor. In the Gospels we find Him always walking. There is no reference that He was ever on a horse. And now He comes into Jerusalem with a band of simple Galilean fishermen riding on a donkey. What king, asks St. John Chrysostom in a homily, ever entered into a city on a donkey? Christ came as the Prince of Peace. A spontaneous crowd and enthusiastic children gave Him a hero s welcome. Jesus accepted their warm acclaim as a joyful expression of His spiritual kingship. In this humble setting of fishermen, ordinary people, and children, the central event of Palm Sunday fulfilled the prophecy of Zechariah: Rejoice, rejoice, people of Zion! Shout for joy, you people of Jerusalem! Look, your king is coming to you! He comes triumphant and 10

11 victorious, but humble and riding on a donkey on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zachariah 9:9) St. George welcomes all our visitors today. Please leave your name, address and phone number in the book in the Narthex, if you would like Fr. Dimitri to visit you. Holy Week Schedule Palm Sunday (Liturgy 10:00 am) Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm) Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm) Bridegroom Service (7:00 pm) 11 April 1st April 2nd April 3 rd

12 Holy Unction Service (7:00 pm) Vesperal Divine Liturgy Service of St. Basil (10:00 am) 12 Passions Gospels (7:00 pm) The Royal Hours (10:00 am) Great Vespers Service (The Taking Down the body of Christ from the Cross (3:00 pm) The Lamentation of our Lord Jesus Christ (7:00 pm) Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) Great and Holy Pascha Liturgy (10:00 pm) Agape Service (Followed by Egg Hunt (11:00 am) St. George s Day Hafli Ascension (Liturgy 7:30pm) Saturday of Souls (Trisagion for the Departed 10:00am) Pentecost (Sunday Liturgy 10:00am) Apostles Fast Begins April 4 th April 5 th April 6 th April 7th April 8th April 21st May 16th May 26th May 27th June 4th Festival June