St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church سينيكيدرألا ةيألاطلألن سيدقرواسنكيدقلا ةسينك 915-584-9100 www.stgeorge-elpaso.org And the Disciples were first called Christians in Antioch. Acts 11:26 JUNE 14, 2015 Second Sunday after Pentecost & Second Sunday of Matthew The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha) TONE 1 EOTHINON 2 Sunday Service: Orthros (Matins) 9:20 AM, Followed by the Divine Liturgy Confessions by Appointment Only. On this day, we commemorate: Methodius the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople; Venerable Niphon of Athos; Cyril, Bishop of Crete. Epistle: Alexis Bethoney Gerena. Ushers: Upon Availability. Altar Boys: All are encouraged and welcome to serve. RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION (TONE ONE) While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection O Christ, glory to Thy kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind. APOLYTIKION OF PROPHET ELISSEUS (TONE FOUR) The incarnate Angel, and the Prophets summit and boast, * the second forerunner of the coming of Christ our God, Elias, the glorious, * from above sent down his grace upon Elisseus; * he doth cast out sickness and doth also cleanse lepers; * and unto all that honor him, he poureth forth streams of cures. APOLYTIKION FOR ST. GEORGE THE GREAT-MARTYR (TONE FOUR) Since thou art a liberator and deliverer of captives, a help and support of the poor and needy, a healing physician of the sick, a contender and fighter for kings, O great among Martyrs, the victory-clad George; intercede with Christ God for the salvation of our souls. KONTAKION FOR ORDINARY SUNDAYS (TONE TWO) 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. Holy Bread will be offered by: Kh. Elizabeth Bethoney and Alexis, German, Giselle and Jace Gerena: For the (1 Year) Memorial of The Very Reverend Father Robert James Bethoney. He was a loving Husband, Father, Father-in-law and Gido he is greatly missed every day and is always in our hearts. May his Memory be Eternal. A coffee hour will be offered by the family in his Memory. Christine Argeanas & Children: For the (1 Year) Memorial of our beloved husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather Andrew Argeanas. May his Memory be Eternal. Milad & Laurice Farah: For our good health & the good health of Laura, Jehad and Imad & family. In celebration of Cody s birthday. May God grant them all many healthy years. The
THE EPISTLE (For Second Sunday after Pentecost) Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous. The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans. (2:10-16) Brethren, glory and honor and peace for everyone who does good, the Jew first and also the Greek. For God shows no partiality. All who have sinned without the Law will also perish without the Law, and all who have sinned under the Law will be judged by the Law. For it is not the hearers of the Law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the Law who will be justified. When Gentiles who have not the Law do by nature what the Law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the Law. They show that what the Law requires is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. THE GOSPEL (For Second Sunday of Matthew) The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:18-23) At that time, as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men. Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. And going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and He called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. And He went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues and preaching the gospel of the Kingdom and healing every disease and every infirmity among the people. DONATIONS (MAY 31, 2015) Salma Isaac: For health of Ramsey & Wafaa Esper & family. Congratulations Chris Esper on graduation (Harvard). Happy Birthday Amira (7ys). Archdioceses Dues Selma Malooly Marilyn Drahan DONATIONS James & Odette Shaheen: For health of Abdo & Martha Esper & all Esper families. Pauline Shaheen & all Shaheen families. Sub-Deacon Michael: In Memory of Seamone Haddad. May her Memory be Eternal, and may God comfort the Haddad family and grant them many years of good health. Sub-Deacon Michael: For the health of Fr. Jehad and Kh. Salwa Michael. May God grant them many years of good health. In Memory of Seamone Haddad Skee Rizk & Paul & Laila Ferris In Memory of Geraldine Haifa Abraham Malooly Tony Dayoub Bryan & Annette Haddad Selma Malooly Sarah John In Memory of Hanna Raheb Blanca Anaipakos Missionary Offering Dennis Zacour Dr. Muneer & Rima Assi
Dome Lighting Drs. Hassan & Maha Salloum will light the dome on Thursday, June 11, 2015 in celebration of Sam s graduation from High School. God grant him & his family many years. Congratulations In honor of Sam Salloum s High School graduation. We are very proud of you! Love always, Uncle Brahim, Aunt Layla, Jeanette, Aida & Nassim THE APOSTLES FAST Begins this coming Monday, June 8 th - and continues through Sunday, June 28 th. The traditional fasting discipline (NO Meat, Poultry, Eggs, Dairy, Fish, Wine and Olive Oil) is observed on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with katalysis for fish, wine and olive oil on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays. sold. MAY DINNER TICKETS & EXPENSES We need you to turn in your receipts and money for the tickets that you have bought or Thank You June is Parish Council Refreshment Month Refreshments for the month of June will be provided by St. George Parish Council Members. Remember our Abducted Syrian Orthodox Innocent Hierarchs in your prayers 2015 Diocese of Wichita Parish Life Conference The 2015 Diocese of Wichita Parish Life Conference will be hosted by St. Elias Church in Arvada, Colorado (Denver metro). Dates are Wednesday to Saturday, June 10th-13th, 2015. Our featured guest speaker will be ELISSA BJELETICH of Holy Transfiguration/Austin, TX, author of In God's Hands: A Mother's Journey through her Infant's Critical Illness (www.goodreads.com/author/show/7578400.elissa_d_bjeletich [1]). For registration, forms, schedule and more information, please visit www.steliasarvada.org/ plc-2015.html [2].
ELEVATION BANQUET Our beloved Bishop BASIL will be visiting our parish from July 31 st to August 3 rd, 2015. It is also our honor to announce that the Reverend Fr. George Al-Dehneh will be elevated to the Dignity of Archpriest by His Grace Bishop BASIL during the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, August 2 nd, 2015. A banquet will be held Sunday evening honoring Fr. George s elevation. A banquet invitation and information about His Grace Bishop BASIL's visit will be mailed to all parishioners by Friday, June 19 th, 2015. If you do not receive your invitation by Friday, June 26 th, please contact Annette Haddad at (915) 252-9646. AXIOS! ميتحق!ييييييييييييييييي He is Worthy! Committee for His Grace Bishop BASIL's visit & The Rev. Fr. George Al-Dehneh's elevation & St. George Parish Council CONDOLENCES Our Sympathy goes to George, Joseph and Chuck Haddad & to Rose Snell & their families and to all the Haddad families on the departing to the Lord of their beloved mother and grandmother Seamone Haddad on Sunday, June 07, 2015. Trisagion service will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at 6:00 PM at Martin Funeral West on Resler. Funeral Service will be held on Monday, June 15, 2015 at 10:00 AM at St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. May her Memory be Eternal and may our Resurrected great God and Savior Jesus Christ grant her family many healthy and faithful years in the Lord. فليكن ذكرها مؤبدآ منيآمنيبييطإنيماتيفينحنا For Pastoral Emergencies, or to notify Fr. George of ill or hospitalized parishioner, please call: The Rev. Fr. George Al-Dehneh: @ Church: 584-9100 OR Cell: 345-9800 Annual Spring Meetings at Antiochian Village This past weekend, May 29-31, 2015, the Hierarchs and leaders of the Antiochian Archdiocese met at the Antiochian Village for their annual spring meetings. During the Bishops' meeting, our Hierarchs discussed various issues relating to their respective Dioceses, upcoming Clergy transfers and other issues. The result of the two meetings was to recommend the construction of a new Church at the Antiochian Village camp with a crypt under the Altar area that will house the remains of all of the Hierarchs that have served the archdiocese from its inception. The relics of St. Raphael of Brooklyn will be placed in a shrine in the Church proper for the faithful to venerate. The Archdiocese Board meeting discussed many items and heard a report from His Eminence regarding the upcoming visit of His Beatitude, Patriarch John X for the archdiocese convention next month in Boston. His Eminence also gave a heartfelt plea to the board members to come up with ideas about how we can help the influx of Syrian refugees arriving from overseas. Saying that giving money is not enough, a lengthy discussion ensued and a plan of action will be developed for parishes around North America to use to help receive and settle the families fleeing the war in Syria.
His Eminence The Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA May 14, 2015 TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE CHURCH BULLETIN AND DISTRIBUTED TO ALL PARISHIONERS To: Our Beloved Hierarchs, Reverend Clergy, Archdiocesan Trustees, Department Heads, Organization Presidents, Parish Councils and Faithful of this God-protected Archdiocese: Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! It is with this joyful proclamation of the Risen Lord that we send to you this official Call to the 52 nd biennial Archdiocesan Convention. We direct your attention to the following matters: 1. The Fifty-Second Convention of this Archdiocese will be held at the Sheraton Boston Hotel located at 39 Dalton Street, Boston, MA 02199 from July 20 26, 2015. We will be greatly blessed this year by the presence of Our Father in Christ His Beatitude Patriarch John X who will preside over all aspects of the convention. The host parish of St. Mary of Cambridge, MA is working diligently to welcome us all to Boston. All information about the convention can be accessed through the official convention website http://www.acboston2015.com. You are required to send delegates from your parish and Parish Council to attend the departmental meetings and to vote on your behalf at the General Assembly. 2. All Reverend Clergy must be in Boston no later than Monday evening July 20, 2015. The Archdiocesan Trustees must also be in Boston by Monday evening July 20. The General Assembly of the Order of St. Ignatius of Antioch will be held in the morning on Tuesday July 21 and all members of the Order are encouraged to attend. The Department Heads and members of each department must be in Boston in time to attend the departmental meetings which begin on Tuesday July 21. All of our faithful are encouraged to participate in the work of the departments since we need everyone s talent and enthusiasm to do the work of this Archdiocese. 3. The Archdiocesan Constitution specifies that each parish and mission is entitled to one voting delegate for every one hundred (100) baptized souls or fraction of one hundred which exceeds fifty (50). In addition, each fulltime pastor, and fulltime assistant pastor is eligible to vote. You will soon receive a proxy form and Delegate List from the Department of Statistics and Credentials which requests that you identify your delegates by name, and return the signed form to the Archdiocese office no later than June 30, 2015. The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch (Acts 11: 26) 358 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 5238, Englewood, NJ 07631-5238 (201) 871-1355 T archdiocese@antiochian.org (201) 871-7954 F
4. Your financial obligation to the Archdiocese under the Proportional Giving System for 2015 has already been established based on the forms and worksheets that you have submitted. In addition, every parish is expected to contribute according to the minimum requirements for the three special trays which are collected throughout the year. All parishes are strongly encouraged to make sure that your payments are up to date so that your delegation may be properly seated at the General Assembly which begins on Thursday morning July 23. The preliminary agenda for the General Assembly is enclosed with this letter. 5. It is the sacred duty of all clergy and parish councils to attend the convention. It is also the sacred duty of every parish to pay their pastor s expenses so that he may attend both the diocesan Parish Life Conference, and the Archdiocese Convention. For missions who may not be able to afford these expenses, the Order of St. Ignatius can accept an application which requests some financial assistance for the pastor to attend these events. 6. It is the policy of this Archdiocese that no resolutions may be accepted from the floor of the General Assembly. If you would like to introduce a resolution, please submit the written resolution to the Archdiocese Office in Englewood, NJ no later than June 10, 2015. 7. A very important part of every convention is the Convention Journal which depends heavily on support from every community in the Archdiocese. We strongly encourage you to contribute to this journal by purchasing an ad, and that this be done without any further delay. 8. The theme of this year s convention is the Life of our Father Among the Saints Raphael of Brooklyn, which commemorates the 100 th Anniversary of his falling asleep in Christ. All homilies at the divine services will be based on this theme and we urge everyone to be in Boston to hear these inspirational words and to prepare to work together for a very bright future. Bring your entire family and let us worship together and enjoy fellowship with each other. Looking forward to seeing you in Boston, we remain, Yours in the Risen Lord, +Joseph Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of All North America The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch (Acts 11: 26) 358 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 5238, Englewood, NJ 07631-5238 (201) 871-1355 T archdiocese@antiochian.org (201) 871-7954 F