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1 St. George Orthodox Church V. Rev. Father Joseph M. Abud, Pastor 5191 Lennon Road Flint, Michigan (810) Dn. Michael Bassett Web Site: saintgeorgeflint.org April 6, TH SUNDAY OF THE GREAT FAST: ا VENERABLE MOTHER MARY OF EGYPT أ ا Tone 8 8 th Matins Gospel {John 20:11-18} Altar Servers: St. Nicholas team {Nicholas Shahin, captain} Next Week St. George team Confessions Matins p.44 Divine Liturgy p.91 Memorial Service 8:30-9:30am 8:50am 10:00am Trisagion p.183 Welcome to St. George! Every Sunday we remember the Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The word Liturgy means work of the people which means everyone participates through singing, praying, hearing the teaching, and opening our hearts to allow God s grace to enter. For those who have committed themselves to the Orthodox Faith (through Baptism and/or Chrismation) it also means the reception of Holy Communion, if prepared. Preparation includes the Sacrament of Confession (7 years and older) within the last 2 months, prayer, being on time for church, being at peace with others, attending the Divine Liturgy regularly, and fasting (no food or drink from midnight the night before). If you are new, just visiting, or have any questions, please introduce yourself to Father Joe. Please know that everyone is invited to venerate the Holy Cross and receive Holy Bread at the end of Liturgy. All are welcome to our Coffee Fellowship in the hall after Liturgy. In the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great (his prayers begin on p.132 in the Red Service Book and the bilingual sheets in the Narthex), we sing these special hymns, Third Antiphon (during the Little Entrance) Troparion of the Resurrection Tone 8 From the heights Thou didst descend, O compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to the three-day burial that Thou might deliver us from passion. Thou art our life and our resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee. ا 25 رت! ا$ / 3 2!. و 0 /. ا! ذا ا,+* ا(م '& $! ا م. و ر ب ا 6.7 Hymns after the Entrance with the Gospel Troparion of the Resurrection Tone 8 (as above) Troparion for St. Mary of Egypt Tone 8 The image of God was truly preserved in you, O Mother. For you took up the cross and followed Christ. By so doing, you taught us to disregard the flesh for it passes away, but to care instead for the soul for it is immortal. Therefore your spirit, O Holy Mother Mary, rejoices with the angels! D E 7B ا,ل Bاس و*@ أ< ا(م ا 0 رة. (75 /. ا/> $0. ا;. و:/. و:/. أن ا+ F '. G رو 7 أ< ا 0 رة 0 <H /7I ا F. J ا KE LB 3 ر OPQ :! ا 6 (N5 Mول. وأن < Troparion of St. George Tone 4 As deliverer of captives and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings: Victorious

2 Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ our God, for our souls salvation. وW 5 و/ O P ط 0 > وT ف و:! ا R! :P وا X! و/ E اء ر و 2 / 3 ZLر! أ 5 7 B ' ; و 2 ر ب أ< ا$[ & ا\ <اء ]ور] 3 س ا K Bb ا[ E G E \ إ O ا; ا` N & _ +ص. Z3 E 5 Kontakion for the Virgin Mary Tone 2 O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the Creator most constant: O despise not the suppliant voices of those who have sinned, but be thou quick, O good one, to come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee. Hasten to intercession, and speed thou to make supplication, thou who dost ever protect, O Theotokos, them that honor thee. ا J اد ودة $P& :! ا 3Wات ط/ 0 25! ى ا ez3 ا cز J ا 2! $ET ا Lecة ار X jb B 53$B ا 75 25! 2W ار_! 325 ك Bن Bدري ا O ا\ E : وا Z :& & ا 0/e واة ا` N ا\ E $ دا F B'7. Epistle Reading: Hebrews 9:11-14 {5 th Sunday of the Great Fast} Gospel Reading: Mark 10:32-45 {5 th Sunday of the Great Fast} Holy Bread Offerings Baptism/Chrismation Days The Church School offers the Holy Bread for their teachers and/or students who are celebrating their New Birth {Baptism and/or Chrismation} into the Church this coming week: Jessica Saadeh April 8 th Marie El-Chaer and Zaina Qumseya April 11 th May our children be children of the Light and heirs of eternal good things. {Baptismal Service} St. George Parish Council for the health of their families and the community of St. George -- May God grant them many years! This morning we pray for the servants of God who have fallen asleep in the Lord: Our Father and Metropolitan Philip (+March 19 th ), Archpriest Alexander Atty (+March 23 rd ), Albert Mitchell (+February 22 nd, friend of many parishioners), Helene Nicola (+February 26 th, aunt of Leslee Abud), Janet Lakis (+March 2 nd ), Sam Mackool (+March 24 th, grandfather of Andrea Ferris), Caroline Williams (+March 24 th, aunt of Sharon Abu-Aitah), and Charles Abdelahad (+March 28 th, grandfather of Chris Abdelahad). Prayers are offered for our parishioners who are ill, recovering, or in need, especially His servants: Nayef Aboujamra, Housam Abousamra, Androlla Abu Aita, Amal Abu-Aita, Elias Abuaita, Hanna Abuaita, Khader Abuaita, Nader Abufarha, Jonathan Bassett, Inam Bathish, Evelyn Delbridge, Pauline Farah, Camille Ghantous, Nadera Ghantous, Phyllis Good, Carol Haddad, Roland Haddad, Nawal Iseid, Betty Khouri, Edward Khouri, Jean Khouri, Mariam Khoury, Norma Lazar, Lourice Matta, Danny Mortensen, Elaine Salim, Elaine Shaheen, Michael and Nancy Silpoch, William Sophiea Jr., and Lois Teunion (Bob s wife). We pray for Thy servants who are with child: Rasha Abuaita, Chrissy Abueita, Bissan Abufarha, Amira-Amy Helal, and Nibal Helal. Communion Hymn (for the Lord s Day) (Refrain) Praise the Lord from the heavens. Praise Him in the highest. (Verse) Praise Him, all His angels; praise Him, all His hosts! (Refrain)

3 (Verse) Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars! (Refrain) (Verse) Praise Him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens! (Refrain) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. Reception of Holy Communion Please remember only ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS who have PREPARED themselves may partake of Holy Communion. ANNOUNCEMENTS COFFEE FELLOWSHIP is not hosted today. COFFEE FELLOWSHIP HOSTS Available dates: May 25 th, June 8 th, 15 th, and 22 nd ~ signup poster is in the Hall. Hosting information is in the Hall and Lounge and includes: bringing whatever you wish to serve and cleaning up afterwards. St. George provides coffee, cups, cream, and sugar at a charge to the host of $25. For more information, please see Manal Abuaita. THE SACRAMENT OF REPENTANCE (CONFESSION) If you are 8 years or older, have not had Confession in the last 2 months and desire to return to the life of the Church and receive the Body and Blood of Christ, please remember you must offer a confession of your sins first. For your convenience, Fr. Joe will be hearing confessions after Coffee Fellowship TODAY. SPRING MOTHER S DAY PARTY Come celebrate the Spring Season & Mother s Day at St. George on Friday, May 2 nd. Enjoy Cocktails & Social Hour (7pm) and a delightful dinner by Chef Luis Fernandes (8pm). Entertainment & Dancing will feature Bassam Saleh. See the March issue of The VOICE, fliers in the Lounge, or contact our church secretary Laura ( ) for available Sponsorship Opportunities. Individual Tickets are $75 (with the door prize a Diamond Ring!). This is an Adults Only event. For more information and tickets, please see Raghad Farah or Rania Abuaita. PALM SUNDAY CANDLES! Our Ladies Auxiliary will again be selling Decorated Candles for our celebration of our Lord's Entrance into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday, April 13 th ). They will be selling them on April 6 th and 13 th. Order Forms are in the Lounge. The cost is $10 each. The GREAT AND HOLY FRIDAY VIGIL begins after Holy Friday Vespers (April 18 th at 3pm). A sign-up poster is available in the Lounge with 1/2-hour time slots for reading at the Tomb of Christ. This is for anyone to sign-up or to spend time at the Tomb listening to the readings. Reading can be in any language. PASCHA BREAKFAST It s always a joy for us to break the fast together during our celebration of our Lord s Resurrection. Our Ladies Auxiliary will be hosting the breakfast and are looking for donations for this joyous occasion. If interested, please see Hiam Bathish, or any member of the Auxiliary.

4 WHAT LANGUAGE DO YOU SPEAK? For the Agape Vespers on Pascha Sunday, April 20 th at 1pm, we read the Gospel in different languages and we have almost any language! Please see Fr. Joe or come to church by 12:45pm. WEEKLY OFFERINGS Our average weekly offerings need to be $4,835 to meet our 2014 Budget. On March 30 th, our offerings were $3,177 so we were short $1,658! If you haven t already, fill out your 2014 Offering Form and support the work of St. George! COMING EVENTS This Week The Great Fast continues until our celebration of our Lord s Resurrection- PASCHA on April 20 th. The traditional fasting discipline (no meat, poultry, dairy, eggs, fish, wine, olive oil, and their by-products) is observed on all weekdays. On Saturdays and Sundays, wine and olive oil are allowed. ةا ماى Monday Great Compline 6:30pm Wednesday Lenten Hours at St. Nicholas 9am Combined Presanctified ااسا Liturgy & Lenten Potluck at St. Nicholas (2143 South Center Road, Burton, MI 48519) 6pm Friday Little Compline and Canon of St. Lazarus 6:30pm Saturday Preparation of Gifts and Lazarus Saturday Divine Liturgy at St. Mary Magdalene (2439 S Long Lake Road, Fenton) 9:30am Altar Servers & Altar Society Clean/Decorate for Palm Sunday 1pm-4pm Great Vespers and Confessions 5pm APRIL 6 TH ~ VENERABLE MARY OF EGYPT When Mary was only twelve years old, she left her parents and departed to Alexandria, where she lived a depraved life for 17 years. Then, moved by curiosity, she went with many pilgrims to Jerusalem, that she might see the Exaltation of the venerable Cross. Even in the Holy City she gave herself over to every kind of licentiousness and drew many into the depth of perdition. Desiring to go into the church on the day of the Exaltation of the Cross, time and again she perceived a certain invisible power preventing her entrance, whereas the multitude of people about her entered unhindered. Therefore, wounded in heart by this, she decided to change her way of life and reconcile herself to God by means of repentance. Invoking the Theotokos as her protectress, she asked her to open the way for her to worship the Cross, and vowed that she would renounce the world. And thus, returning once again to the church, she entered easily. When she had worshipped the precious Wood, she departed that same day from Jerusalem and passed over the Jordan. She went into the inner wilderness and for forty-seven years lived a most harsh manner of life, surpassing human strength; alone, she prayed to God alone. Toward the end of her life, she met a certain hermit named Zosimas, and she related to him her life from the beginning. She requested of him to bring her the immaculate Mysteries that she might partake of them. According to her request, he did this the following year on Great and Holy Thursday. One year after this, Zosimas again went thither and found her dead, laid upon the ground, and letters written in the sand near her which said: "Abba Zosimas, bury here the body of wretched Mary. I died on the very day I partook of the immaculate Mysteries. Pray for me." Her death is reckoned by some to have taken place in 378, by some, in 437, and by others, in 522. Her life was recorded by Saint Sophronios of Jerusalem. The memory of St. Mary is also celebrated on April 1 st, but since the end of the holy Forty Days is drawing near, it has been appointed for this day also, so that if we think it hard to practice a little abstinence forty days, we might be roused by the heroism of her who fasted in the wilderness forty-seven years; and also that the great loving-kindness of God, and His readiness to receive the repentant, might be demonstrated in very deed.

5 St. George Church School invites YOU to their Arabic Sweets, Lenten Desserts, Cakes, Pies, and Breads of all kinds! This is the Church School s ONLY Fundraiser Please Support Us!!! We NEED YOU!!! Everything raised pays for books, supplies, incentives, and all expenses during the entire year! PLEASE bake something for the bake sale...please buy something at the bake sale...please be generous with your donation!! OUR CHILDREN ARE DEPENDING ON US!!! Pascha Egg Hunt!!!" #$ Bring a basket to collect your goodies! We are in need of wrapped candy for our Pascha Egg Hunt. All money donations and candy can be dropped off in the Church School Office by Palm Sunday, April 13 th. Any and all donations will be appreciated!

St. George Orthodox Church

St. George Orthodox Church V. Rev. Father Joseph M. Abud, Pastor 5191 Lennon Road Flint, Michigan 48507 (810) 732-0720 Dn. Michael Bassett Web Site: saintgeorgeflint.org October 21, 2012 OCTOBER IS YOUTH