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كنيسة مار نقوال االنطاكية االرثوذكسية St. Nicholas Weekly Bulletin Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church Antiochian Archdiocese of North America Diocese of Los Angeles and the West 5200 Diamond Hts. Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94131 Tel: (415) 648-5200 Email: info@stnicholas-sf.com--website:stnicholas-sf.com Pastor, V. Rev. Fr. George Baalbaki (586) 214-4428- revbaalbaki@yahoo.com Pastor Emeritus, V. Rev. Fr. Gregory Ofiesh Sub-Dn. Michel Khoury Parish Council Chairman: Suheil Azar Sunday, January 31 th 2016 House Blessing Started on Wednesday, January 6th : As the tradition of our Orthodox Church, V. Rev. Fr. George Baalbaki started his visitation for home blessings on Wednesday, January 6th. If you still need to have your home blessed, you will receive a phone call from the Church Office for scheduling. If you need to reschedule or do not hear from us and would like to have your home blessed, please call the church office 415-648-5200. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ THE EPISTLE: the First Epistle of St. Paul to St. Timothy. (4:9-15) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Timothy, my son, the saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, Who is the Savior of all men, especially of those who believe. Command and teach these things. Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. Until I come, attend to the public reading of scripture, to بدء utterance صوم الميالد: prophetic يبدأby صوم you الميالد 55/51 was given وهو which صوم have, يسمحyou فيه أكل the gift السمك )عدا not neglect األربعاءDo والجمع( لغاية teaching. to نهار preaching, 52/20 when the council بخير. of وأنتم elders عام وكل مباركاlaid صوماtheir للجميعhands نتمنىupon you. المسيح. يسوعPractice these ربنا duties; بعيد ميالد devote لالحتفال yourself الصوم تهيئة to them, هذا so that all may see your progress. الرسالة: ١ تيموثاوس ٩-١١ ٤: يا إخوة صادقة هي الكلمة وجديرة بكل قبول. فإن ا لهذا نتعب ون عي ر ألن ا ألقينا رجاءنا على هللا الحي الذي هو مخل ص الناس أجمعين وال سي ما المؤمنين. فوص بهذا وعل م به. ال يستهن أحد بف ت و تك بل كن مثا اال للمؤمنين في الكالم والتصر ف والمحبة واإليمان والعفاف. واظب على القراءة إلى حين قدومي وعلى الوعظ والتعليم. وال تهمل الموهبة التي فيك التي أ وتيت ها بنبو ة بوضع أيدي الكهنة. تأم ل في ذلك وكن عليه عاك افا ليكون تقد مك ظاه ارا في كل شيء. THE GOSPEL: 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.

اإلنجيل: لوقا ١:١٩-١١ في ذلك الزمان فيما يسوع مجتاز في أريحا إذا برجل اسمه زك ا كان رئي اسا على العش ارين وكان غنيا. وكان يلتمس أن يرى يسوع من هو فلم يكن يستطيع من الجمع ألنه كان قصير القامة. فتقد م مسر اعا وصعد إلى جم يزة لينظره ألنه كان مزمعا أن يجتاز بها. فلما انتهى يسوع إلى الموضع رفع ط ر فه فرآه فقال له: يا زك ا أ سرع انزل فاليوم ينبغي لي أن أ مك ث في بيتك. فأ سرع ونزل وق ب له فرحا. فلما رأى الجميع ذلك تذم روا قائلين: إنه دخل ليحل عند رجل خاطئ. فوقف زك ا وقال ليسوع: ها أنذا يا رب أ عطي المساكين نصف أموالي وإن كنت قد غبنت أح ادا في شيء أ ر د أربعة أضعاف. فقال له يسوع: اليوم قد حصل الخالص لهذا البيت ألنه هو أيضا ابن إبراهيم ألن ابن البشر إن ما أتى ليطلب وي خل ص ما قد هلك. Holy Bread of oblation offered by: St. Nicholas church for the good health of those have birthdays this week: Johnny Nabil Khoury,Lana Saoud, Shafy Dabit, Randa Shatara, John Madanat. Happy Birthdays. Many Years! V. Rev. Fr. father George Baalbaki and St. Nicholas Parish family for the good health of all who are named; Gregory/Greg, after Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople (January 25) on the occasion of their Name's Day! Many years!! And especially our beloved Pastor Emeritus, V. Rev. Fr. Gregory Ofiesh on the occasion of His Name's Day. May God Grant Him Many Years fulfill with Health, Joy & Happiness!! St. Nicholas General Assembly meeting and the installation of the Parish Council members will take place on Sunday, January 31st. In order to have the right to vote, you must be spiritually qualified, also a member in good standing with your pledge for 2015. This is the meeting of the parish where the financial report for the last year is presented and the budget for the following year is approved. This is where we present the reports from the auxiliaries, Sunday School, etc. and any other business of the church. In other words, the state of the parish. Save The Date: Saturday February 13 th

Bouquets To Icon Event: Saturday, March 19 th,2016 Metropolitan Anthony Sourozh: ZACCHAEUS In these weeks of preparation for Lent, we were faced last Sunday with the story of Barthimaeus to attract our attention on our own blindness; our spiritual blindness of which we are not aware while physical blindness is so clearly perceived; but also on the fact that if we want to recover our sight, our spiritual vision, our understanding of self, of God, of our neighbour, of life, there is only one person to whom we can turn - it is God, our Lord Jesus Christ. Bartimaeus have tried all means to recover his sight, but it is only when he turned to Christ that he did recover it. Whether we have taken advantage of the past week to reflect deeply on our own blindness, and in the darkness to begin to see some light, I do not know; each of us will have to answer for his eagerness or his laziness. But today we are confronted with a new parable, or rather, a new story of the life of Christ: the story of Zacchaeus. This story speaks to us again directly and the question which is been asked from us is this: What matters to me more? The good opinion of people around me, that people should not jeer at you, laugh at you because you are seeking to see God, to meet Him, or the necessity, the inner call to discover everything provided you can see Christ face to face? Is vanity stronger in us or the hunger for God? And Saint John of the Ladder says clearly that vanity is contempt of God and cowardice before men. What is our attitude: are we prepared to discard everything, provided we can meet God - or not? And in our circumstances it is not so much people who will prevent us, people will not jeer at us, they will not laugh at us: they will be totally indifferent; but this does not mean that we like beggars not turn to them, hoping for their approval, and in order to receive this approval, turn away from our search, from the only thing that can heal us and give us new life. Also, we will find within ourselves conflicting voices, saying, Don't! Don't make yourself ridiculous! Don't single yourself out by a search which is not necessary; you have got everything... Zacchaeus was rich, Zacchaeus was known as an honorable citizen - so are we! We possess so much, we are respected - are we going to start on a road that will make us into what Paul calls 'the scum of the earth, debase us? This is the question which today's story of Zacchaeus says to us: is vanity, that is the search of things which are vain, empty, and the fear of other people's opinion that will prevail, or the hunger each of us has, at times, acute for a meeting with the living God?

زكا العشار قبل ان يقرب يسوع من أورشليم في مطافه االخير اليها دخل أريحا وأخذ يجتازها وحوله ألوف من الناس واذا رجل يدعى زكا وهو رئيس للعشارين غني قد جاء يحاول ان يرى من هو يسوع فلم يستطع لكثرة الزحام ألنه كان قصير القامة. العشارون هم جباة الضريبة ويسرقون منها حتى ان كلمة عش ار كانت دائما مقترنة بابتزاز المكل فين. لماذا رغب زكا في رؤية يسوع ربما كان هذا بد اءا من باب الفضول. ربما انجذب اليه لدافع آخر. ال يذكر الكتاب انه أراد حوا ارا مع السيد. ولكن لكونه كان قصير القامة صعد على جميزة ليراه. أراد زكا ان يرفع الحاجز الذي كان يحول دون رؤيته المعل م. ال بد انه سمع ان يسوع انما كان يخالط العشارين والخطأة ما يعني انه كان يخالف توجيهات الفريسيين. وكان هؤالء يعي رون التالميذ ان سيدهم يؤاكل الج باة الخطائين. فلما وصل يسوع الى ذلك المكان رفع طرفه وقال للرجل:»يا زكا انزل على عجل فيجب علي ان أ قيم اليوم في بيتك«. هذه هي المر ة الوحيدة التي يتجاوز فيها يسوع االختالط في الشارع بالعش ارين ليقيم مع هذا العشار بالذات صلة أوثق فيتخط ى قوانين الفريسيين.»يجب أن أ قيم في بيتك«: في هذا تصميم على الخالص مبادرة في الخالص. السيد يقول:»انزل على عجل«يقول اإلنجيل:»نزل على عجل وقبله فر احا«. لماذا لب ى بال تردد هل هي الضيافة الشرقية هل أ حس بأن ثمة ما كان أعظم من مجرد كالم إلنسان يدعو نفسه - اذا صح التعبير- عند رجل غريب تذم ر الفريسيون من كون يسوع ذهب ليبيت عند رجل خاطئ. يرفض يسوع ان يفهم البر على انه انفصال أو تماي ز أو استعالء. يعرف سب ابا لالتصال حتى المعاشرة. التقى الرجالن عند أسفل الجميزة فقال زكا للرب:»يا رب ها إني أ عطي الفقراء نصف اموالي وإذا كنت قد ظلمت أحدا شي ائا أرد اليه أربعة اضعاف«. حدث زلزال في نفس الجابي. اهتزت نفس زكا من المقابلة بين البر الكامل والخطيئة المستفحلة. انتهى فجأة زمان السقوط وام حت السقطة وصار زكا خليقة جديدة. الرجعة رجعة الى وجه هللا نفسه من خالل المعل م. عندنا تخطئة للماضي كله شجاعة اعتراف. الرجل يبذل نصف امواله وكان قد عاش في البذخ. موقف ال يقيم حسابا للمستقبل لمستوى إنفاق كان قد اعتاده وموقف اعتراف بأنه قد ظلم. يرد على كل مظلوم ظل م ه أربعة اضعاف. ماذا يبقى من هذه الثروة ماذا يضمن لزكا وعائلة زكا سنوات قد تكون طويلة. لقد انتقل الرجل الى وجود آخر الى حياة جديدة بالكلية ال تقيم حسابا لشيء من دنيانا إذذاك قال يسوع فيه:»اليوم حصل الخالص لهذا البيت«فالنجاة ليس فيها مراحل تنقض على التائب كالصاعقة لكونها عملية خلق جديد الخالق هو فيها كل شيء. وبعدما قيل هذا في الرجل قال المخل ص عنه:»هو اي اضا ابن إبراهيم«بمعنى انه صار اآلن باإليمان المستعاد اب انا ألبي المؤمنين. جاورجيوس مطران جبل لبنان

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