2017 St. Geore Church Staff and Oranizations Pastor The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbah Assistant Pastor Rev. Joseph Landino Deacon Thomas Underwood Sub-Deacon Peter Attar Altar Boy Captain Anthony Youwakim Administrative Committee The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbah, Chairman Rev. Joseph Landino Elias Gharzouzi, Vice Chairman Albert Bitar, Treasurer Geore Nassoor, Secretary Fred Davis Robert Mimari Nasser Sabbah Dave Davis Office Administrator Donna Becker Custodian Adnan Sabbah Buildin/Plannin The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbah, Pastor Rev. Joseph Landino, Ass t. Pastor Dave Davis, Chair Geore Nassoor, Co-Chair Choir Gail Ortner, Director Naida Abraham, Treasurer Members: Khouria Minerva Sabbah Khouria Mary Landino Delores Edwards Christina Attar Jouhayna Al-Amm David T. Davis Vilma Abraham Geore Nassoor Amjed Khalil Chanters Hoida Moussa Marwan Sabbah Antoun Saba Hanna Sayeh Ladies Altar Society Lamia Younes, President Hind Azar, Vice President Kathy Miller, Treasurer Souha Hadeed, Correspondin Secretary Hanna Achkar, Secretary Children s Relief Fund Khouria Minerva Sabbah Sunday School Sharon Barber-Lui, Director Teachers: Maie Abboud Khouria Mary Landino Abe Assad Rita Mamari Christina Attar Julia Marques Peter Attar Hope Sabbah Rula Elian Jaklin Sabbah Teen SOYO The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbah, Pastor Rev. Joseph Landino, Spiritual Advisor Khouria Mary Landino, Head Lay Advisor Khalil Yacoub, Ass t. Lay Advisor Reem Tannous, Ass t. Lay Advisor Jessica Youwakim, Junior Advisor Ashley Chteh, President Meriam Deeb, Vice President Sami Barhoum, Treasurer Giovanna Nema, Recordin Secretary Mary Yacoub, Correspondin Secretary Joey Maamari, Media Secretary/Historian The Fellowship of St. John the Divine Sawsan Khalouf, Chair Kh. Mary Landino,Co-Chair Ghazal Stity, Treasurer Amjad Khalil Homeless Dinner Ministry Naife Khalouf, Coordinator Members of Teen SOYO St. Geore Bookstore Kh. Minerva Sabbah Website Elie Jabbour Geore Issa Charitable Ministries Pastoral Discretionary Fund The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbah Albert Bitar Newcomer & Refuee Committee Marwan Sabbah Geore Khalouf Nasser Sabbah January 8, 2017 Tone 4/Eothinon 7 Sunday after the Theophany of Christ Today we commemorate: Rihteous Mother Domnica of Constantinople and her companions; Venerable Geore the Chozebite Divine Litury THE EPISTLE (For the Sunday after Theophany of Christ) Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye rihteous. The Readin from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:7-13) BRETHREN, race was iven to each of us accordin to the measure of Christ s ift. Therefore it is said, When He ascended on hih He led a host of captives, and He ave ifts to men. (In sayin, He ascended, what does it mean but that He had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is He who also ascended far above all the heavens, that He miht fill all thins.) And His ifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evanelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for buildin up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowlede of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. THE GOSPEL (For the Sunday after Theophany of Christ) The readin from the Holy Gospel accordin to St. Matthew. (4:12-17) AT THAT TIME, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leavin Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulon and Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah miht be fulfilled: The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles the people who sat in darkness have seen a reat liht, and for those who sat in the reion and shadow of death liht has dawned. From that time Jesus bean to preach, sayin, Repent, for the kindom of Heaven is at hand. Thouht for the Day No one will ever find true happiness and perfect prosperity without God or outside God. Bishop INNOCENT, Bishop of Kamchatka, the Kurilian and Aleutian Islands Holy Bread of Oblation and Special Donations The Holy Bread of Oblation is offered before the Altar of God v For Good Health, Well Bein and Blessins v Kh. Nadia Khouli and Family; Nicklas, Sawsan, Geore, Naya, Nebal, Helen Khouli; Naela and Family; Norven and Family; Bob and Kathy Miller; Theresa McAllister, Shirley; Elias, Georette, Jason, Joann, Janice Awad; Eyad, Jennifer, Eyan and Zayn Alraei; Halim and Family; Geores Saba and Family; Silva, Issa, Reine Saba; Orlando and Georette Rivera and Family; Malek, Norven, Marcos, Maria and Gabriella Numeir; Geores, Hanieh, Maher, Rami, Dima, Nawal Numeir; Kamal, Amina and Kenneth Abboud; Geore, Hiyam, Simon, Melissa, Resam Tabchi; Neph; Leo, Rehab, Naomi Martin; Thomas Makhoul; Rahmeh Tabchi; Mazhar Hanna; Haitham, Ekhlas, Marek and Matthew Zaiter; Wajih and Marie Khouly; Ronald, Leah and Liam Khouly; Danny, Hala, Zayna and Zayden Khouly; Joseph and Georette Salloum; Tony Salloum and Family; Wasim Salloum and Family; Aziza Cruz-Salloum and Family; Zakiah Makhoul and Family; Afife Skaf; Zakieh Hanna; Abe, John, Kate, Geore and Lawahiz Assad; Mary Assad and Joshua Assad Pavlick; Mona, Wail, Heather, Mitchell, Mallory, Abeer, Elyssa and Eyanna; Albert, Shadia, Christian and Michael Bitar; Victor, Dima, Victoria, Gabriella, Anthony and Alexandria Hanna; Afeef and Naify Hanna; Layal Hanna and Family; Eyan and Zayn Alraei; Geores Bitar and Family. v In Lovin Memory v Fr. Geore Khouli; Nichola and Haloun Khouli; Joseph and Frieda Bracken; Andrew Numeir; Geori Assad-Salloum; Aziza Nader Makhoul; Elias Salloum; Makhoul Makhoul; Nader Makhoul; Samir Makhoul; Nakhle Awad; Issa, Bedra and Sameer Saba; Abraham, Adla and Mary Awad; Geores Daher; Brahim, Resmeh; Nawal, Janet, Zahieh, Mtanios, Milia, Maria; Sulieman and Hanna Tabchi; Fadid, Nayla, Geores Zaiter; Geores, Tony Hanna; Zaki Skaf; John Ray and Sameer Assad; Michel and Badih Bitar; Alfred Hanna; Rafaat Alraei; Bassam, Khalil, Nizha Bitar; Elias Saba. Seven-Day Candle Sponsors Kamal & Amina Abboud Kenneth Abboud Malek and Norven Numeir Marcos, Maria and Gabriella Numeir Orlando & Georette Rivera The Rivera Family
Eternal Candle Sponsor Geore & Hiyam Tabchi Simon, Melissa, Resam, Neph, Rehab, Leo, Naomi Haitham & Ekhlas Zaiter Marek and Matthew Within the Church We wish each parishioner and friend of St. Geore Church a Happy Birthday or Anniversary. May God s blessins shine down upon them throuhout the comin year. Keep the Church Office informed of birthdays, anniversaries and special events. Call (610) 439-1232. Happy Birthday 1/8 Karlen Takala 1/14 Khalil Sayeh 1/9 Eliys Mrich Marwan Sabbah Mario Landino 1/10 Ola Youwakim Happy Anniversary Abdelnour Khamiss 1/14/78 Abraham & Alise Atiyeh Radwan Razouk 1/11 Nicole Moussa 1/12 Ebtisam Moussa 1/13 Geore A. Hanna Michael Obaid $4,100 raised in 2016 towards our new church van Teen SOYO thanks everyone who supported fundraisers and donated toward our new church van in 2016. The van that we have used for the past several years has served us well, however it is time to replace. The van is used to transport our Teen SOYO youth to events, transport the Teen SOYO volunteers and food for the Homeless Dinners to the Salvation Army; pick up church supplies and food for special events; transport parishioners to Christian-based events, and on occasion, move furniture for a needy family. We continue to count on your support. For more informatiion, please speak with Father Joseph Landino. Annual Superbowl Hoaie Sale February 5, 2017 9-inch Hoaie $5 each Deadline to order: Sunday, January 29 Types of Hoaies Italian Everythin Italian Onions - NO Pepper Italian Pepper - NO Onions Italian Plain Turkey Everythin Turkey Onion - NO Pepper Turkey Pepper - NO Onions Turkey Plain Roast Beef Tuna Pastrami Swiss Cheese on Ryebread Teen Soyo Fundraiser To place your order contact any Teen SOYO member or an Advisor: SOYO President: Ashly Chteh (610) 256-0688 Advisor: Jessica Youwakim (484)223-6965 Annual pastoral visitations and blessin of homes offered now throuh Father Anthony is available to visit with you and bless your home for the new year. Please call the Church office (610) 439-1232 Monday throuh Friday to schedule a convenient time. Visits are offered throuh mid-february, however, Fr. Anthony is available to visit with you at any time durin the comin year. Year-end statements to be mailed in January The 2016 contribution statements will be mailed in January 2017. This is your statement of charitable ivin to St. Geore Church for filin with your tax return to the Internal Revenue Service. IRS reulations state that only contributions received and postmarked throuh Dec. 31, 2016, may be credited in the year 2016. If you do not receive your statement by the third week of January or have any questions, please contact the Church office. Sponsor the Eternal Liht or a Seven-Day Candle Lookin for a tanible way to remember a departed loved one or pray for the ood health of a friend or relative, or reconize a special occasion? Consider a one-week sponsorship of the Eternal Liht or a Seven-Day Candle that wll burn continuously in the House of God askin Him to make your prayers acceptable to his holy Majesty, that His love, mercy and peace will surround and sustain those whom you are prayin for in this life and the life to come. The sponsor s name and who is to be mentioned and prayed for will also be printed in this bulletin for the week selected. Sponsors are kindly asked to consider a donation of $10 or more per week to accompany their request. Please see Hiyam Tabchi after Church services to sponsor a week in 2016. Call the Church office at (610) 439-1232 weekdays. Understandin the readin of Commemorations durin the Great Entrance It has been the practice at St. Geore Church and in most other Antiochian Orthodox parishes in America, as well to commemorate the names of the faithful the livin and the departed durin the Great Entrance of the Divine Litury. These are the names of loved ones submitted by the faithful whom they wish to be remembered durin the litury each week. Sometimes the names are submitted for one week only, and at other times they are asked to be commemorated week after week. In submittin names of loved ones what we are really askin for is that they be remembered durin the Proskomedia the small service which is done before Orthros by the priest and the deacon where the prosphora (the specially prepared bread that will be used durin the litury) is prepared and placed upon the discos before it is brouht out durin the Divine Litury and placed upon the altar. When the names of the faithful to be commemorated are read by the deacon durin Proskomedia, the priest places a small particle from one of the prosphora on the discos for each name; thus all of the particles taken out of the prosphora are arraned in such a way that they symbolize all of the faithful (livin and deceased), toether with the Theotokos and all of the saints and anels athered around Christ. In other words, the Lamb and all of the particles taken from the prosphora represent the entire Church. When names of our loved ones are submitted to be commemorated in the litury, it is really here, that they are remembered. In fact, when the priest returns to the altar after havin distributed Holy Communion to the faithful, all of the particles are swept in the chalice with the words, Wash away, O Lord, the sins of all those remembered herein.
Pick up your 2017 contribution envelopes today Our 2017 contribution envelopes are available for you to pick up in the church hall. The contribution envelopes are arraned by number, so if you know your envelope number, it will help you find your box. All contribution envelopes are labeled with your name and address. Please check this label to make sure you have the correct box. Help the church avoid the hih cost of postae by not mailin your envelopes. 451 Chew St., Suite 306 Allentown, PA 18102 Call (610) 351-9244 for appointment Diabetic Foot Care Inrown Toe Nails Wound Care or Ulcers Medicare Required Diabetic Screenins Calluses Corns Tendonitis Orthotics Warts Neuropathy Heel Pain Arch Pain Ankle Pain Most insurances accepted SIMON G. TABCHI, DPM Cheralyn S. Perkins, DPM David A. Scalzo, DPM Kathleen A. Hope, DPM