2019 St. George Church Staff and Organizations January 27, 2019 Tone 2 / Eothinon 2 Pastor The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbagh Assistant Pastor Rev. Joseph Landino Deacon Thomas Underwood Sub-Deacon Peter Attar Altar Boy Captain George Khallouf Administrative Committee The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbagh, Chairman Rev. Joseph Landino Elias Gharzouzi, Vice Chairman Albert Bitar, Treasurer George Nassoor, Secretary Fred Davis Robert Mimari Nasser Sabbagh David T. Davis Office Administrator Donna Becker Custodian Adnan Sabbagh Building/Planning The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbagh, Pastor Rev. Joseph Landino, Ass t. Pastor Dave Davis, Chair George Nassoor, Co-Chair Choir Gail Ortner, Director Members: Jouhayna Al-Amm George Nassoor Kate Assad Soraya Richie Christina Attar Marwan Sabbagh chanter Karsten Boyer chanter Kh. Minerva Sabbagh Anthony Davis Naoumy Sabbagh David T. Davis Nour Salloum Delores Edwards Hanna Sayegh chanter Ladies Altar Society Gina Mamari, President Wafat Makhoul, Vice President Hiyam Tabchi, Treasurer Souha Hadeed, Corresponding Secretar Ebtisam Moussa, Recording Secretary Children s Relief Fund Kh. Minerva Sabbagh Sunday School Sharon Barber-Lui, Director Teachers: Maggie Abboud Kh. Mary Landino Abe Assad Rita Mamari Christina Attar Julia Marques Dima Hanna Zaneh Khuzam Jaklin Sabbagh Rehab Martin Teen SOYO The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbagh, Pastor Rev. Joseph Landino, Spiritual Advisor Khouria Mary Landino, Head Lay Advisor Khalil Yacoub, Ass t. Lay Advisor Safwan Saba, Ass t. Lay Advisor Takla Zagtiti, Ass t. Lay Advisor Meriam Deeb, Ass t Lay Advisor Mary Yacoub, President Giovanna Nema, Vice President Gabriella Landino, Treasurer Chelsea Shetayh, Recording Secretary Joy Sabbagh, Corresponding Secretary Katerina Landino, Historian Homeless Dinner Ministry Naife Khalouf, Coordinator Members of Teen SOYO St. George Bookstore Kh. Minerva Sabbagh Website Elie Jabbour George Issa Facebook Hope Sabbagh Charitable Ministries The Very Rev. Anthony G. Sabbagh Nasser Sabbagh, Naife Khalouf Bachar Issa, Hala Atiyeh, Fouad Salloum Nour Salloum, Dima Botros Newcomer & Refugee Committee Marwan Sabbagh George Khalouf Nasser Sabbagh Hope Sabbagh Recovery of the Relics of John Chrysostom 15th Sunday of Luke Today we commemorate: Marciana the empress; New-martyr Demetrios of Constantinople; Venerable Peter of Egypt Divine Liturgy RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE TWO When Thou didst submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and immortal One, then Thou didst destroy hell with Thy Godly power. And when Thou didst raise the dead from beneath the earth, all the powers of Heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: O Christ, Thou giver of life, glory to Thee. APOLYTIKION OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM IN TONE EIGHT Grace shining forth from thy mouth like fire hath enlightened the universe, and disclosed to the world treasures of uncovetousness, and shown us the heights of humility. But as thou dost instruct us by thy words, O Father John Chrysostom, intercede with the Word, Christ our God, to save our souls. Now sing the apolytikion of the patron saint or feast of the temple. KONTAKION OF THE PRESENTATION OF CHRIST IN TONE ONE Thou, O Christ God, Who by Thy Birth, didst sanctify the Virgin s womb, and, as is meet, didst bless Simeon s arms, and didst also come to save us; preserve Thy fold in wars, and confirm them whom Thou didst love, for Thou alone art the Lover of mankind.
THE EPISTLE (For St. John Chrysostom) My mouth shall speak of wisdom; and the meditation of my heart shall be of understanding. Hear this, all ye people. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (7:26-8:2) Brethren, it was fitting that we should have such a High Priest, holy, blameless, unstained, separated from sinners, exalted above the heavens. He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for his own sins and then for those of the people; He did this once for all when He offered up Himself. Indeed, the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son Who has been made perfect forever. Now the point in what we are saying is this: we have such a High Priest, one Who is seated at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, a minister in the sanctuary and the true tent which is set up not by man but by the Lord. THE GOSPEL (For the Fifteenth Sunday of Luke Zacchaeus Sunday ) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (19:1-10) At that time, Jesus entered Jericho and was passing through. And there was a man named Zacchaeus; he was a chief tax collector, and rich. And he sought to see Who Jesus was, but could not, on account of the crowd, because he was small of stature. So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see Jesus, for He was to pass that way. And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and said to him, Zacchaeus, make haste and come down; for I must stay at your house today. So he made haste and came down, and received Him joyfully. And when they saw it they all murmured, He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner. And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold. And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham; for the Son of man came to seek and to save the lost. The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom continues as usual. Holy Bread The Holy Bread is sponsored by: The Sallit Family Matthew Steven Sallit (40-Day Memorial) The Mamari Family Suad Mamari (40-Day Memorial) Nibal Mansour Enaam Mansour (40-Day Memorial) The Salloum Family Joseph G. Salloum (One-Year Memorial) THE DISMISSAL
Tariz Salloum Elias Salloum (Three-Year Memorial) The Bitar Family Michael Bitar (Four-Year Memorial) Badih Bitar (Seven-Year Memorial) Layal Hanna & Family Alfred Hanna (Seven-Year Memorial) The Holy Bread of Oblation is offered before the Altar of God For Good Health, Well Being and Blessings Archbishop Paul Yazigi and Archbishop Youhanna Ibrahim; Metropolitan Joseph; The Sallit Family; The Mamari Family; Nibal Mansour; The Salloum Family; Tariz Salloum; The Bitar Family; Layal Hanna and Family; Ghassan, Mie, Maximus, Gabriella Bitar; Georgette, Jason, Kensey, Joann, Janice Awad; Halim andfamily; Georges Saba and Family; Silva, Issa, Reine Saba; Adele Alraei and Family; George and Hiyam Tabchi; Simon, Melissa, Yasmin Tabchi; Leo, Rehab, Naomi Martin; Neph, Resam and Nephtali; Eyad, Jennifer, Eyan and Zayn Alraei; Ziad Alraei; Abed and Jaklin Makhoul; Elias, Tabitha, Sabah Khouli; Bill, Maryann, Bowie Lohr; Mona Assad and Family; Asmat Hanna and Family; Zakieh Hanna; Faisal and Nadia Daher; Bashar Hanna and Family; Afeef and Naify Hanna; Layal Hanna and Family; Mona, Wail, Heather, Mitchell, Mallory, Abeer, Elyssa and Eyanna; Albert, Shadia, Christian, Michael and Alexia Bitar; Georges Bitar and Family. In Loving Memory Metropolitan Philip; Bishop Antoun; Fr. George Khouli; Matthew Steven Sallit; Suad Mamari; Enaam Mansour; Joseph G. Salloum; Elias Salloum; Michael Bitar; Badih Bitar; Alfred Hanna; Sobhi Bitar; Elias Awad; Nakhle Awad; Issa, Bedra, Sameer Saba; Abraham, Adla and Mary Awad; Georges Daher; Thomas Makhoul; Michael Awad; Naji Milan; Kamal, Najoum Hanna; Georges, Tony Hanna; Ateya Moussa; Fouad, Ethman, Michael, Neameh Assad; Brahim, Zahieh, Mtanios, Milia, Maria, George, Brahim Salloum; Sulieman and Hanna Tabchi; Rafaat Alraei; Rahmeh Hanna; Jamileh Abboud, Hanna, Georges and Samar Daher; Rahmeh, Wajih Hanna; Rafaat Alraei; Elias Saba; Bassam, Khalil, Nizha Bitar. Memorial Service A Memorial Service is held for the rest of the souls of the servants of God: Matthew Steven Sallit
Suad Mamari Enaam Mansour Joseph G. Salloum Elias Salloum Michael Bitar Badih Bitar Alfred Hanna Homeless Dinner Sponsor We thank the following for sponsoring a Homeless Dinner. Mona Bitar& Family Michael Bitar, Badih Bitar Homeless dinners are offered to the poor in our community at the Salvation Army in Allentown and served by our Teen SOYO members. Contributions are always welcome. For more information, please contact Naife Khalouf, coordinator, at (610) 432-6101. Coffee Hour Please join us after Divine Liturgy for Coffee Hour. Thank you to our sponsors: Georgette Salloum The Mamari Family May Matthew s memory be eternal Matthew Steven Sallit The Sallit Family respectfully welcomes the St. George Church family to their home Today, January 27, 2-3 p.m. 1032 Pennsylvania St., Whitehall, PA 18052 Orthodox thought for the day When you are sick, you feel weak and feeble, and your face is pale; you are incapable of performing your normal tasks, and people remark how ill you appear. So you go to the doctor. What do you want from him? You say you want some medicine to cure your sickness. But if the cause of your sickness was cured, and you remained feeble and pale, would you be satisfied? Of course not. the truth is, a person goes to the doctor for relief of the symptoms of disease, not disease itself. The doctor, on the other hand, knows that the symptoms cannot be relieved unless their cause is overcome. Similarly, when we declare ourselves to be disciples of Christ, we claim tht we want Him to cure our spiritual and moral disease. Yet, in truth, we want Him to relieve the stmptoms such as misery, discontent, despair, and so on. Jesus, by contrast, knows that He cannot relieve these symptoms unless He overcomes their deep, inner cause. This is where the problems arise. While we would like to be rid of the symptoms, we stubbornly resist the efforts of Jesus to penetrate our souls. We do not want our deep set feelings and attitudes to be changed. But only when we truly open our souls to the transforming grace of God will the symptoms of spiritual disease begin to disappear. St. John Chrysostom
7-Day Candle Sponsor George & Hiyam Tabchi for the good health of Simon, Melissa, Yasmin Tabchi Leo, Rehab, Naomi Martin Neph, Resam and Nephtali George Andujar The Sallit Family Matthew Steven Sallit Sponsor the Eternal Light or a Seven-Day Candle Looking for a tnagible way to remember a departed loved one or pray for the good health of a friend or relative, or recognize a special occasion? Consider a one-week sponsorship of the Eternal Light or a Seven-Day Candle that will burn continuously in the House of God asking Him to make your prayers acceptable to his holy Majesty, that His love, mercy and peace will surround and sustain those whom you are praying 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 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 or call the church office weekdays at (610) 439-1232. Special donations to the Church We acknowledge families and friends who have honored dear ones with monetary gifts given in the spirit of loving kindness. $ The Sallit Family to the Ladies Altar Society, Teen SOYO and Sunday School Matthew Steven Sallit. $ Nibal Mansour to the Church Enaam Mansour. $ Tariz Salloom to the Church Elias Salloom. $ The Bitar Family to the Church inloving memory of Michael Bitar, Badih Bitar. $ The Mamari Family to the Church Suad Mamari. $ Ghassan Bitar to Sunday School Sobhi, Mechel and Badih Bitar; for the good health of Ghassan, Mie, Maximus and Gabriella Bitar. $ Georgette Awad to the Church for the good health of Georgette, Jason, Kensey, Joann, Janice Awad; Eyad, Jennifer, Eyan and Zayn Alraei; Halim and Family; Georges Saba and Family; Silva, Issa, Reine Saba; Adele Alraei and Family; Elias Awad; Nakhle Awad; Issa, Bedra and Sameer Saba; Abraham, Adla and Mary Awad; Georges Daher; Elias Saba. $ Mona Assad and Family to the Church Fouad, Ethman, Michael, Neameh Assad. $ Asmat Hanna and Family to the Church Kamal, Najoum Hanna. $ Zakieh Hanna to the Church Georges, Tony Hanna; Ateya Moussa. $ Abed and Jaklin Makhoul to the Church Michael Awad; Thomas Makhoul; Naji Milan; for the good health of Elias, Tabitha, Sabah Khouli; Bill; Maryann, Bowie Lohr. $ Eyad Alraei and Family to Sunday School for the good health of Ziad Alraei; Elias Awad; Rafaat Alraei. $ Faisal and Nadia Daher; Bashar Hanna and Family to the Church for the good health of Faisal and Nadia Daher; Bashar Hanna and Family; in loving
memory of Jamileh Abboud; Hanna, George, Samar Daher; Rahmeh, Wajih Hanna. $ Georges Bitar and Family to the Church Bassam, Khalil, Nizha Bitar; Elias Saba. $ Afeef and Naify Hanna to the Church Alfred Hanna. $ Layal Hanna and Family to the Church Alfred Hanna. $ The Bitar Family to the Church for the good health of Mona, Wail, Heather, Mitchell, Mallory, Abeer, Elyssa and Eyanna; Albert, Shadia, Christian, Michael and Alexia Bitar; Michael and Badih Bitar. In Appreciation The Sunday School and Teen SOYO gratefully acknowledges sponsorship of their upcoming fundraisers from the Sallit Family made Matthew Steven Sallit. Annual pastoral visitation and blessing of homes now offered Father Joseph is available to visit with you and bless your home for the new year. Call the Church office to arrange a convenient time (610) 439-1232. Please don t leave this bulletin in the pew Our weekly church bulletin is an important piece of Christian literature published specifically for members and friends of St. George Church. Our pages include inspirational articles, loving remembrances, birthdays and anniversary announcements and more. It is also providing a history of St. George Church. At the close of each year, the 52 weeks of bulletins are sent to a bookbinder who assembles them nto two books. Take this bulletin homa and share it with your family and friends. You never know when someone s life may be touched by reading an article in this bulletin. Within the Church We wish God s blessings to our parishioners and friends of St. George Church on their special day. Please keep your church office informed of birthdays, anniversaries and special family events (610) 439-1232. Best wishes for a wonderful Birthday/Anniversary and a year filled with good health and happiness. Happy Birthday 1/27 Marc Davis 2/1 Karmen Sabbagh Gracielle Youssef Tanios El Habr Ghassan Ibrahim Tisbine Moussa 1/28 Samantha Mousa Isabella Hanna Michael Hanna Gladys Wiles Sabah Khallouf Laila Tabshi 1/29 Marie Khouly 2/2 Elias Nanoah Rita Mimari Illham Jarrah Jiana Saigh Zaki Burro 1/30 Danielle Pizzino Amal Saliby Ghassan Bitar Marwan Saidah Hellen Khoury Faten Saidah 1/31 Vanessa Hadeed Danny Dergham Thaer Dayoub Happy Anniversary 1/29/94 Steve & Marlene Talaber 2/1/86 Elias & Chana Sleiman 2/2/91 Charbel & Maggie Elias
Words to inspire you The most destructive habit..................................... Worry The greatest joy.............................................. Giving The greatest asset.............................................. Faith The most powerful channel of communication..................... Prayer The worst thing to be without................................... Hope The greating loss.................................. Loss of self-respect The most prized possession...................................integrity The most satisfying work................................helping others The ugliest personality trait................................. Selfishness The most endangered species.......................... Dedicated leaders Our greatest natural resource................................ Our youth The greatest shot in the arm.......................... Encouragement The greatest problem to overcome.................................fear The most effective sleeping pill........................... Peace of mind The most crippling failure disease............................... Excuses The most powerful force in life................................... Love The most dangerous pariah................................. A gossiper The world s most incredible computer......................... The brain The deadliest weapon......................................the tongue The two most power-filled words................................ I can The most worthless emotion...................................self-pity The most beautiful attire........................................ Smile The most contagious spirit.................................enthusiasm Information on Choir participation by Gail Ortner, Choir Director The St. George Church Choir has started working on music for a special service for Deacon Thomas, who will be ordained a priest and Sub-Deacon Peter Attar, will be ordinated a deacon. This Ordination service will be held Sunday, March 3. Participation in our Choir at the Ordination will be dependent on several factors: First, knowledge and competence of the music in coordination with the choir. I may do things differently then how someone else has done it in the past or at another church, so therefore just knowing the music will not be adequate. You will need to know how we are singing the music. This means that if someone shows up to sing and has never rehearsed with us they will be asked to not sing. This is done so that we will have beautiful music as Fr. Anthony has asked. It is done so that there isn t chaos during the Liturgy. If you have friends that may be interested in singing please let them know that they must talk with me and they will need to attend rehearsals. Secondly, if there is a problem with attending rehearsals please speak with me. We may be able to work out another time to meet. I may even be able to meet individually with someone if there are extenuating circumstances that merit it. Gail Ortner Phone: (610) 349-6948 Email: gortner1@me.com We will continue with Sunday rehearsals. I would like to add in every Monday night between now and March 3, 2019 so that we have adequate time to prepare and perfect our music. Thank you so much for your prayers, practice, and support in our ministry at church.
Every Antiochian Orthodox Church has a story... The history of Who You Are, Where You Came From, What You re Doing, Where You re Going St. George Church Heritage Festival 2018 Committee members needed Heritage Festival will be held June 13-16 Mark your calendar for the 2019 festival to be held Thursday to Sunday, June 13-16. Throughout the years, our annual Heritage Festival would not have been possible without the love, support and encouragement of our parishioners. One of the most important roles of our festival is the work of a committee and we are looking for enthusiastic people to help plan and oversee this fourday event. If you are interested, or would like more information, please talk to Fr. Anthony (610) 653-6405; Fr. Joseph ((408) 219-2871; or call the church office (610) 439-1232. We invite you to share your story as we celebrate together in Grand Rapids July 21 28. Remember those who came before you and think of those who will follow you. Go to AC2019GR.ORG/FORMS and RESERVE YOUR PLACE IN THE CONVENTION SOUVENIR JOURNAL TODAY! Ladies Altar Society invites all women to join them We welcome the new officers: Gina Mamari, president; Wafaa Makhoul, vice president; Hiyam Tabchi, treasurer; Souha Hadeed, corresponding secretary; and Ebtisam Moussa, recording secretary. We thank the past officers, Rosina Azar, Hind Azar, Hiyam Tabchi, Fay Moses and Mouna Safi. All women are invited to join the Ladies Altar Society for their monthly meetings held on the second Tuesday of the month and their many fundraising efforts. Women of all ages are welcome and urged to join them in this special ministry here at St. Middle Eastern Food Live Music George Church. For more information call Gina Mamari, president, at (484) 347-8585. Ethnic Dance Rides Games Thursday to Sunday June 21-24 5 pm - 12 am St. George Church 1011 Catasauqua Ave. Allentown, PA Don t forget to register for the convention, buy your event tickets, and book your hotel rooms! 610-439-1232 www.stgeorgeallentown.com