ST. JAMES ORTHODOX CHURCH 195 N. Main Street; Milpitas, CA 95035 sjorthodox.org 408.934.1794 (Office) Very Rev. Fr. Jeries Hanna 408.509.8802 Fr. Dcn. Joseph Kawar 408.398.6357 ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE Vicariate of the Palestinian & Jordanian Orthodox Communities in the U.S. UPCOMING SERVICES Wednesday, March 28 11:00 am Presanctified Liturgy 7:00 pm Great Compline Thursday, March 29 11:00 am Presanctified Liturgy Friday, March 30 11:00 am Presanctified Liturgy Saturday, March 31 Lazarus Saturday 10:00 am Divine Liturgy Sunday, April 1 Palm Sunday 8:00 am Matins 10:30 am Divine Liturgy FASTING SCHEDULE Mon. - Sat. Sunday LOOKING AHEAD March 31st April 1st April 6th April 7th April 8th May 12-13 May 20th Strict Fast Fish is allowed Church Clean up Day Palm Sunday Holy Friday Annunciation Pascha Visit of AB Demetrios Annual Picnic Bulletin for March 26 - April 1 (3/13-3/19) Issue No. 737 Visit of His Eminence Archbishop Demetrios We are excited to announce that his Eminence Archbishop Demetrios of America will be visiting the Vicariate on May 12th & 13th for the Door Opening Ceremony at the new St. George Cathedral of San Francisco. Please see attached flyer for more information. Lazarus Saturday - 3/31 In the Orthodox Calendar, Lazarus Saturday, which commemorates the raising of Lazarus - marks the end of Lent and the beginning of Holy Week. The story of the raising of Lazarus is found only in Chapter 11 of the Gospel that is written by St. John. Bier of Christ - Deadline is on Tuesday, 4/3!! We are now accepting donations to purchase flowers for the Bier of Christ. If you would like to donate, please see attached form or visit our donation page at sjorthodox.org/donation شعنینة - Sunday Palms for Palm Order your Palms for Palm Sunday by March 27th by calling Amal Khoury at (408) 646-9836. Please pick up your Palms on Saturday, 3/31 following the Liturgy. Confession If you would like to confess with Fr. Jeries, please arrive at church 30 minutes prior to the start of Liturgy. To fear shame during confession is also from pride; they who reproach themselves before God in the presence of a witness receive peace and forgiveness - St. Macarius Church Clean Up Day - 3/31 A few members will be getting together on Saturday, March 31st between the hours of 10am - 3pm to help clean the church. A lot of help is needed. May God grant you the blessings and opportunity to help your church. Scrip Program A large variety of scrip (gift) cards are available at the church hall following the liturgy. We have Amazon, Gas, Visa cards, your favorite restaurants and much more! By purchasing scrip cards, our church will receive a percentage or kick-back from the company. Please help your church by supporting the scrip program.
Palm Sunday - Sunday, April 1 Matins - 8:00 am Divine Liturgy - 10:30am Procession to follow directly after Liturgy! About Palm Sunday On the Sunday before the Feast of Great and Holy Pascha and at the beginning of Holy Week, the Orthodox Church celebrates one of its most joyous feasts of the year. Palm Sunday is the commemoration of the Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem following His glorious miracle of raising Lazarus from the dead. Having anticipated His arrival and having heard of the miracle, the people went out to meet the Lord and welcomed Him with displays of honor and shouts of praise. On this day, we receive and worship Christ in this same manner, acknowledging Him as our King and Lord. Palm Sunday is celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom, which is preceded by the Matins service. A Great Vespers is conducted on Saturday evening according to the order prescribed in the Triodion. Scripture readings for Palm Sunday are: At the Vespers: Genesis 49:1,8-12; Zephaniah 3:14-19; Zechariah 9:9-15. At the Orthros (Matins): Matthew 21:1-17. At the Divine Liturgy: Philippians 4:4-9; John 12:1-18. On this Sunday, in addition to the Divine Liturgy, the Church observes the Blessing and Distribution of the Palms. A basket containing the woven palm crosses is placed on a table in front of the icon of the Lord, which is on the Iconostasion. The prayer for the blessing of the Palms is found in the Ieratikon or the Euxologion. According to the rubrics of the Typikon, this prayer is read at the Orthros just before the Psalms of Praise (Ainoi). The palms are then distributed to the faithful. In many places today, the prayer is said at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy, before the apolysis. The text of the prayer, however, indicates clearly that it is less a prayer for the blessing of the palms, even though that is its title, and more a blessing upon those, who in imitation of the New Testament event hold palms in their hands as symbols of Christ's victory and as signs of a virtuous Christian life. It appears then, that it would be more correct to have the faithful hold the palms in their hands during the course of the Divine Liturgy when the Church celebrates both the presence and the coming of the Lord in the mystery of the Eucharist.
١ نیسان أحد الشعانین في ھذا الاحد الذي ھو أحد الشعانین نعید للموسم المجید البھي وھو ذكرى دخول ربنا وإلھنا ومخلصنا یسوع المسیح باحتفال شعبي إلى أورشلیم القدس بعد إقامتھ لعازر من بین الا موات قبیل الا لام المجیدة. وبھذا تتم كلمات زخریا النبي: "إفرحي جد ا یا ابنة صھیون. فھوذا ملكك یا تیك ودیع ا راكب ا على أتان وجحش ابن أتان" (زخریا 9). وقال داود عن مستقبلي السید المسیح: "من أفواه الا طفال والرضع ھیا ت لك تسبیح ا"(مز 8 ). فبتحننك الذي لا یوصف أیھا المسیح إلھنا. إجعلنا غالبین الا ھواء البھیمی ة. وأھ لنا لمعاینة غلبتك الواضحة على الموت وقیامتك البھیة الحاملة الحیاة. وارحمنا. آمین ٣١ آذار سبت القدیس لعازر الصدیق في ھذا الیوم الذي ھو السبت قبل أحد الشعانین نعید لا حیاء لعازر الصد یق صدیق المسیح بعد أربعة أیام من رقاده. (أو ذي الا ربعة الا یام). نقرأ فیھ فصل إنجیل القدیس یوحنا (یوحا - 1 11: 45) الذي یروي حاد ثة إحیاء لعازر المو ثرة. وھي برھان على قدرة یسوع الا لھیة على الموت. لا یزال قبر لعازر موضوع إكرام في بلدة بیت عنیا قرب القدس التي تحمل حتى الیوم اسمھ وتدعى بالعربیة "العیزریة". إن أعجوبة إنھاض لعازر اثارت حفیظة الیھود على یسوع وعلى لعازر. ویذ كر التقلید أن لعازر ھرب إلى جزیرة قبرص. ثم انتخب ري یس كھنة (مطرانا) عل الا كیتین. وھناك توفي ثانیة ثلاثین سنة بعد وفاتھ الا ولى ودفن ھناك. (كما یذكر انھ انتقل إلى مدینة مرسیلیا حیث یتمتع باكرام شعبي). فبشفاعة لعازرصدیقك أیھا المسیح الا لھ ارحمنا وخلصنا. آمین.
We are now accepting orders for شعنینة - Sunday Palms for Palm If you would like to order palms for Palm Sunday, please call Amal Khoury by March 27th at (408) 646-9836, Please pick them up on Saturday, 3/31 following the Liturgy. We are now accepting donations for the flowers for the نعش المسیح - Christ Bier of Your Name: For the Good Health of: In Blessed Memory of: All names of the living and the departed will be commemorated during Holy Week
A special thanks to all who helped and attended our Annual Easter Bazaar. God bless you & your family!