Memory Eternal! St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church The Reverend Father Michael Corbin, Pastor Saturday Vespers: 5:00 PM Sunday: Matins 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM Great Feast Days: 6:30 PM (on eve of Feast) 1118-1122 Cherry Ave. N.E. Canton, Ohio 44704-1036 Church Office Phone: (330) 455-8482 Fax: (330) 455-8489 Email: stgeorgecanton@sbcglobal.net Website: stgeorgecanton.com Office Hours: Monday through Friday - 9 AM to 1 PM Fr. Michael Corbin - Home: 330-494-2261 Cell: 724-234-7562 Email: abumeesh@hotmail.com Welcome Visitors Thank you for coming and praying with us today. In the Orthodox Church, Holy Communion is reserved for Orthodox Christians who have prepared themselves through prayer, fasting and regular confession. We invite you to introduce yourself to Fr. Michael at the end of the Liturgy and receive a piece of the blessed bread (Antidoron). We look forward to seeing you again and encourage you to learn more about the Orthodox Faith.
April 6, 2014 Commemoration of our Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt Eutychios, patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Platonida of Nisibis in Syria; Venerable Gregory Byzantios of the Great Lavra on Athos Holy bread offered by: Elias and Jamileh Hilaneh for the health of Elias, Jamileh and Family, Lamice, Mich and Family, Hisham, Necteria and Family, Maiy, Shannon and Family. In memory of: Naim, Jadah, Kaleem, Alyah, Maryum, Essa and Eloos. Prayers at the table of oblation are offered by William Blair in memory of: Nancy Blair (1 year remembrance), Rachel and Edmund Blair. Prayers at the table of oblation are offered for the health and safe return of captives: Metropolitan Boulos Yazigi, Metropolitan Youhanna Ibrahim, Fr. Isaac Maher Mahfouz and Fr. Michael Kayyal. PRAYERS OFFERED AT THE TABLE OF OBLATION For the health and salvation of: Elias Abuzakhm, Louis Albert, Tess Azar, Carol Brower, Stacy Cassidy, Aria DiSabato, Barbara Esber, Celia Esber, Janet Esber, Sidney and Takla Farah, Emily Herraiz, Virgil and Carol Huggett, Lori and Michael Jacobs, Jamil Jasser, George and Mary Joseph, Zella Kanam, Gottfried Knetsch, Joyce Liliestedt, Dennis Martinez, Shane Mckinney, Sally Michael, Charlie Ringer, John Russ, Betty Shaheen, Charles D. Shaheen, David D. Shaheen, Fred Shaheen, Helen Shaheen, Jamie Shaheen, Lori Shaheen, Alexander Shaheen, Nahie Shaheen, Pauline Shaheen, Wedad Shaheen, Clarence Simpson, Brian Smith, Edna Stamatoff, Amy Stebner, Faria Summers, Theresa Suranski, John Vega, Melanie Wakser, Faiza Megali Wasef, Carolyn Wires, Claudia Zeldin, Alex Zenedes, Linda Ziton. Armed Forces: Richard Bertram, Jim O Dell, Justin Rowley. In memory of: Metropolitan PHILIP, Archbishop +MICHAEL, Patriarch Zakka, Fr. Alexander Atty, Hedwig Genda, George Moujaes, Hassebe Shaheen, Abraham Brownie Brown. Food for Hungry: Don t forget to pick up your Food for Hungry boxes. You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give. Kahlil Gibran Every Sunday during Lent, in the red Service Book, we will be using The Prayer of the Anaphora from St. Basil s Liturgy, pages 134-142.
Coffee Hour sponsored by Jamileh Hilaneh and Family EVENTS Sunday, April 6, Matins 9 am, Liturgy 10 am Teen Dabke Troupe Practice (during coffee hour) Monday, April 7, Dabke Troupe Practice 5:30-6:30 pm Great Compline 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 8, Bible Bowl Practice, 5:30 pm Great Compline 6:30 pm Wednesday, April 9, Presanctified Liturgy, 6:30 pm, St. George Romanian Thursday, April 10, Arabic Class 5:30-6:30 pm Great Compline 6:30 pm Friday, April 11, Middle Eastern Dinner, Lunch 11:30am-1:30pm Dinner 4:30pm-7pm Little Compline Canon of Lazarus 6:30 pm Saturday, April 12, Lazarus Saturday Matins 9am, Sunday school confessions, See Fr. prepare gifts 10am, Liturgy 10:15am Vespers, 5:00 pm HOLY WEEK Sunday, April 13, PALM SUNDAY Matins 9am, Liturgy 10am Luncheon after church Bridegroom Matins, 6:30pm Monday, April 14, Presanctified Liturgy, 10 am Bridegroom Matins, 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 15, Presanctified Liturgy, 10 am Bridegroom Matins, 6:30 pm Wednesday, April 16, Presanctified Liturgy, 10 am Holy Unction Service, 6:30 pm Thursday, April 17, Vesperal Divine Liturgy, 10 am 12 Passion Gospels, 6:30 pm Friday, April 18, Royal Hours, 10 am, Vespers 3 pm, Lamentations, 6:30 pm, Teens all night Vigil at the Tomb Saturday, April 19, Saturday of Light Vesperal Liturgy, 9 am, Rush Service 10 pm followed by Paschal Matins and Liturgy Sunday, April 20, Agape Vespers, 12 pm, Sunday School Easter Egg Hunt to follow service. Troparion for 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. Troparion of St. Mary of Egypt - Tone 8 Through thee, the divine likeness was securely preserved, O mother Mary; for thou didst carry the cross and follow Christ. By example and precept thou didst teach us to ignore the body, because it is perishable, and to attend to the concerns of the undying soul. Therefore, doth thy soul rejoice with the angels. 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. Kontakion for Ordinary Sundays - 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.
THE EPISTLE Make your vows to the Lord our God, and perform them. God is known in Judah; His Name is great in Israel. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (9:11-14) Brethren, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), He entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but His own blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? THE GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45) At that time, Jesus took His twelve Disciples, and began to tell them what was to happen to Him, saying, Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and kill Him; and after three days He will rise. And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Him, and said to Him, Teacher, we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire And Jesus said to them, What do you want Me to do for you? And they said to Him, Grant us to sit, one at Thy right hand and one at Thy left, in Thy glory. But Jesus said to them, You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized? And they said to Him, We are able. And Jesus said to them, The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized. But to sit at My right hand or at My left is not Mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared. And when the ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to Him and said to them, You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be servant of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.
الرسالة ص ل وا وأو ف وا الر ب إله ن ا ن ذ ور آ م االله معروف في أرض يهوذا فصل من رسالة القديس بولس الرسول إلى العبرانيين (9:11-14) يا اخوة إ ن المسيح إذ قد جاء ري يس آ ه ن ة للخي رات المست ق ب ل ة ف ب م س ك ن أعظ م واآ م ل غير مصنوع ب ا ي د أي لي س م ن هذ ه الخليقة* ولي س ب د م ت ي وس و ع ج ول ب ل ب د م ن ف س ه د خ ل الا قداس م ر ة واح د ة ف و ج د ف داء أ ب د ي ا * لا ن ه إ ن آان د م ثيران وت ي وس ور م اد ع ج ل ة ي ر ش على ال م ن ج س ين ف ي ق دس ه م ل تط هير الجسد* ف ك م ب الا ح ر ى د م المسيح الذي بالروح الا ز ل ي ق رب نف س ه الله بلا عي ب ي ط ه ر ضماي ر آ م م ن الا عمال ال م ي ت ة ل ت ع ب د وا االله ال ح ي. الا نجيل فصل شريف من ب شارة القديس مرقس الا نجيلي البشير والتلميذ الطاهر (10:32-45) في ذلك الزمان أخذ يسوع تلاميذ ه الاثني عشر وابتدأ يقول لهم ما سيعر ض له * هوذا نحن صاعدون إلى أورشليم وابن البشر سي سل م إلى رؤساء الكهنة والكتبة فيحكمون عليه بالموت وي سلمون ه إلى الا مم * فيهزأ ون به ويبص ق ون عليه ويجل دون ه ويقت لون ه وفي اليوم الثالث يقوم * فدنا إليه يعقوب ويوحن ا ابنا زب د ى قاي ل ي ن يا م عل م ن ريد أن ت صن ع لنا مهما طلبنا* فقال لهما ماذا تريدان أن أصنع لكما* قالا له أعط نا أن يجل س أح د نا عن يمينك والا خ ر عن يسار ك في م جد ك * فقال لهما يسوع إنكما لا ت علمان ما تطلبان. أتستطيعان أن تشر با الكا س التي أشر ب ها أنا وأن ت صط ب غا بالص ب غ ة التي أصطبغ بها أنا* فقالا له نستطيع. فقال لهما يسوع أما الكا س التي أشرب ها فتشربان ها وبالص بغ ة التي أصطبغ بها فتصط ب غان. وأما جلوس ك ما عن يميني وعن يساري فليس لي أن أعط ي ه إلا للذين أ ع د لهم* فلم ا سمع الع ش ر ة ابتدأ وا يغض ب ون على يعقوب ويوحن ا* فدعاهم يسوع وقال لهم قد عل مت م أن الذين ي حس بون ر ؤساء الا مم يسودون ه م وعظماء ه م يتسل طون عليهم* وأما أنتم فلا يكون فيكم هكذا* ولكن م ن أراد أن يكون فيكم آبيرا فليك ن لكم خادما * ومن أراد أن يكون فيكم أ ول فليك ن للجميع عبدا * فا ن ابن البشر لم يا ت لي خد م بل لي خد م وليبذ ل نفس ه فداء عن آثيرين.
Good Friday Flowers Donations needed for the flowers for Good Friday, April 18, 2014. Contact the office 330-455-8482 if you would like to make a donation. TEEN SOYO FISH DINNER PLEASE JOIN US FOR A DELICIOUS DINNER ON SUNDAY, APRIL 13 th FOLLOWING PALM SUNDAY LITURGY AT ST. GEORGE SOCIAL CENTER. Adult $8.00 ($10.00 at the door) Child $4.00 (10 and under) BIBLE BOWL PRACTICES Bible Bowl practice, Tuesday, 5:30 pm in the Social Hall Library. Adults are welcome (we need 2-3 adults for the contest in Ft.. Wayne, Indiana this June). Start reading the Gospel of Luke and contact Milia Durkin if you are interested in participating or just show up! AFTER PALM SUNDAY SERVICES APRIL 13, 2014 VESTIBULE OF SOCIAL HALL Need bakers and buyers! Ethnic sweets are good sellers! Sponsored by the Ladies of St. George Proceeds to benefit the Children's Relief Fund (The Antiochian Womens Project for 2014) St. George Day Banquet Sunday, April 27, 2014 following Liturgy in Social Hall Menu: Chicken Kabob, Orzo with Roasted Vegetables Salad, Hummous with Veggies & Pita Bread Dessert and Beverage Children's Menu: Junior Chicken Kabob Mac & Cheese, Salad Dessert and Beverage Prepaid Reservations by April 21st to Marilyn Shaheen or Rosemary Shaheen (330) 492-3238 $ 12.00 Adults till April 21st Limited number of tickets sold at the door $14.00 Ages 6-10 - $6.00 5 and under free Marilyn Shaheen and Rawna Shaheen, Co-Chairs Entertainment by the Dabke Dance Troupes Sponsored by the Ladies of St. George
Don t forget to fill out your Luminary form! LADIES MONTH CONTINUED SUNDAY, APRIL 6 EPISTLE READERS: Arabic, Laila Zakham; English, Michelle Wires TRAY COLLECTORS: Carol Shaheen and Nour AbouZakhim SUNDAY, APRIL 13 EPISTLE READERS: Arabic, Malakh Bechara; English, Andria Michael TRAY COLLECTORS: Tina Zenedes and Janice Fernandez SUNDAY, APRIL 20 PASCHA SUNDAY, APRIL 27 EPISTLE READERS: Arabic, Lama Mitri; English, Anne Huggett TRAY COLLECTORS: Amal Michael and Rhonia Shaheen New this year! 2014 St. George Pascha Card If you would like your name printed in the Pascha Card that is sent out, please fill out and send the form located below along with a $10 donation to: St. George Church Pascha Card 1118 Cherry Ave NE, Canton OH 44704 or place in the Sunday collection tray. Make checks payable to: St. George Church. Deadline is April 13, 2014 ST. GEORGE PASCHA CARD Clearly print name exactly as you want it to appear on the card.
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt St. Mary of Egypt, remembered by the Orthodox Church on the 5th Sunday of the Great Fast, is a shining example of repentance. Great were her sins, but even greater was her desire to make amends for her wicked ways. She was born into a wealthy family in Alexandria. Blessed with amazing beauty, Mary had no time or place for God in her pleasure - driven life. One day, she embarked on a journey to Jerusalem with a group of sailors. Her motivation was by no means spiritual; the trip was viewed by her as a new "opportunity" to live her life as a prostitute. While walking past the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mary was moved by curiosity to enter this sacred site. Some invisible force, however, would not allow her to do so. Gazing at an icon of the Theotokos over the door's entrance Mary suddenly realized how different her life was from the one whose name she carried! For nearly 50 years after this moving experience, Mary lived alone in the desert beyond the Jordan River. She struggled with her new life, weeping for hours at a time. Finally, Mary found peace with herself and with her God. Near the end of her life, she encountered a monk named Zosimas, who himself was on a Lenten retreat in the wilderness. It is through his writings that the amazing story of Mary of Egypt has been handed down to us. As we reflect upon the life of Mary of Egypt, may we reflect upon our own life and our own Lenten journey as well. How sincere has our repentance been? Has it been real? Has it been complete? Are we different today than we were when the Great Fast began? While our own story may not be nearly as extreme as hers, hopefully we have all followed Mary's example of forsaking our sins and returning to the Lord. HOLY BREAD COFFEE HOUR April 13 Richard & Michel Genda Teen SOYO Fish Luncheon April 19 morning - Holy Bread Needed April 19 evening - Holy Bread Needed RosemaryShaheen / Sadie Shaheen