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ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE
The Vicariate For Palestinian/Jordanian Christian Orthodox Communities In America
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Archiepiscopal Vicar Father George Jweinat
TheVery Rev. Father Issa Awwad
Rev. Father Hanna Khoury
Office Phone:# 415-334-2234
Fr. George’s Cell: 415-860-4447
Home Phone# 650-692-4519
Sunday, November 16th 2014
Fr. Dcn Nektarios Raie
Office Fax: # 415-334-2275
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Volume 21 Number 46
Christ Said To His Apostles
“It Is Not You Who Have Chosen Me Rather I Have Chosen You”
We Are Honored To Announce That
His Eminence Metropolitan
NIKITAS Of The DARDANELLIA
Will Ordain
Father Deacon Niktarios (Rafat) Raie
To The Holy Priesthood
His Eminence Metropolitan Nikitas
This Great Service Will Take Place At
Saints Peter & Paul Orthodox Church
1924 Trinity Ave. Walnut Creek
Saturday, November 22nd, 2014
Matins @ 9:00am Liturgy @10:00am
Please Join Us For This Service
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St. George Orthodox Church
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San Francisco, Ca 94127
St. George Orthodox Church
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Matins 12 Noon
Liturgy 12:30 pm
Archiepiscopal Vicar Father George Jweinat
TheVery Rev. Father Isa Awwad
Rev. Father Hanna Khoury
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Holy Bread Altar Offering:
The Holy Bread Altar Offering (Corban St. Mark 7:11) will be specially offered for the Holy Sanctify of
the Divine Liturgy.
By SUAD SHAMIEH, her Children & Grandchildren & All the
SHAMIEH & HADEED Families in blessed one year memorial of
Beloved Husband, Father & Grandfather IBRHAIM SHAMIEH. May his
blessed Memory Be Eternal
By the St. George Parish Family in Thanksgiving to God and in
Congratulations to TAREK & JUANNA MUNAYER on the occasion of
the Baptism of their Child of God CELINA MUNAYER.
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Head of Ushers: Maher Haddad
Altar Boys: Sami & George Totah, Jacob Dudum, & Jason Arbeed
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all of those who donated and joined us for the Walk
for JOY 5K event! With a total of 50 Walkers and
donations combined, we raised $2000 for the MECA
organization and none of it would have been
possible without your support and contributions.
God bless you all and your families - JOY
Job Well Done Susie Mizirawi & Laura Shatara
& Your Committee Last Saturday On Our
WALK FOR JOY 5K Thank You & God Bless You
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Holy & Wonderworking Unmercenary Cosmas & Damian Of
Asia Friday, November 14th, 2014
Today we remember two great saints, Cosmas and Damian, who worked
as Unmercenary Physicians at Rome. Raised and trained as healers, they
practiced their art freely, refusing all compensation. God worked
miraculous healings through these saints, and many came to Christ,
before they received their martyrs crowns under the wicked Emperor
Diocletian. The Holy Martyrs, Wonderworkers and Unmercenary
Physicians Cosmas and Damian were born at Rome, brothers by birth,
and physicians by profession. They suffered at Rome in the reign of the
emperor Carinus .Brought up by their parents in the rules of piety, they
led strict and chaste lives, and they were granted by God the gift of
healing the sick. By their generosity and exceptional kindness to all, the
brothers converted many to Christ. The brothers told the sick, “It is not by
our own power that we treat you, but by the power of Christ, the true
God. Believe in Him and be healed.” Since they accepted no payment for
their treatment of the infirm, the holy brothers were called “unmercenary
physicians.” Their life of active service and their great spiritual influence
on the people around them led many into the Church, attracting the
attention of the Roman authorities. Soldiers were sent after the brothers.
Hearing about this, local Christians convinced Sts Cosmas and Damian to
hide for a while until they could help them escape. Unable to find the
brothers, the soldiers arrested instead other Christians of the area where
the saints lived. Sts Cosmas and Damian then came out of hiding and
surrendered to the soldiers, asking them to release those who had been
arrested because of them. At Rome, the saints were imprisoned and put
on trial. Before the Roman emperor and the judge they openly professed
their faith in Christ God, Who had come into the world to save mankind
and redeem the world from sin, and they resolutely refused to offer
sacrifice to the pagan gods. They said, “We have done evil to no one, we
are not involved with the magic or sorcery of which you accuse us. We
treat the infirm by the power of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and we
take no payment for rendering aid to the sick, because our Lord
commanded His disciples, “Freely have you received, freely give”. The
emperor, however, continued with his demands. Through the prayer of
Fr. Dcn Nektarios Raie
the holy brothers, imbued with the power of grace, God suddenly struck
Carinus blind, so that he too might experience the almighty power of the
Lord, Who does not forgive blasphemy against the Holy Spirit. The
people, beholding the miracle, cried out, “Great is the Christian God!
There is no other God but Him!” Many of those who believed besought
the holy brothers to heal the emperor, and he himself implored the saints,
promising to convert to the true God, Christ the Savior, so the saints
healed him. After this, Sts Cosmas and Damian were honorably set free,
and once again they set about treating the sick. But what the hatred of the
pagans and the ferocity of the Roman authorities could not do, was
accomplished by black envy, one of the strongest passions of sinful
human nature. An older physician, an instructor, under whom the holy
brothers had studied the art of medicine, became envious of their fame.
Driven to madness by malice, and overcome by passionate envy, he
summoned the two brothers, formerly his most beloved students,
proposing that they should all go together in order to gather various
medicinal herbs. Going far into the mountains, he murdered them and
threw their bodies into a river. Thus these holy brothers, the
Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas and Damian, ended their earthly
journey as martyrs. Although they had devoted their lives to the
Christian service of their neighbors, and had escaped the Roman sword
and prison, they were treacherously murdered by their teacher. The Lord
glorifies those who are pleasing to God. Now, through the prayers of the
holy martyrs Cosmas and Damian, God grants healing to all who with
faith have recourse to their heavenly intercession.
CHRISTMAS FAST BEGINS SATURDAY,
NOVEMBER 15TH, 2014
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Sunday School News:
For all the parents of our Sunday School Please Bring
Your Children @ 12 Noon Sharp
The St. George’s Would Appreciate Your
Donations of Altar Bread, Coffee, Cups, Cream &
Napkins For The Memorial Services Of Your
Loved Ones. Thank You & God Bless You
Thanksgiving Is A Time To Say Thanks And
Give To Those In Need
On Thanksgiving, we are giving thanks to the people in our
lives, our health and wellness, the food on our table, and to
our life and everything in it. We have so many things to be
thankful for, and it feels wonderful to be able to give back
during such a meaningful time of the year.! Your Donation
Of $25 or more. Will Help One Of Our Families During This
Season Through Our
Semi-Annual Bake Sale Toward The Needy..
Sunday November 23rd, 2014
** St. George Church & St. Peter
& Paul Orthodox Church
Annual Christmas Party
~December 13th, 2014 ~ Conference Center S.S.F.
~ Stay Tuned more details coming soon!!
Donation $75
Twenty Third Sunday After Pentecost
Save, O Lord, thy people and bless thine inheritance Unto thee will I cry O Lord, my
God.
Section from the Epistle of St.Paul to the
Ephesians (2:4-10)
Ye Brethren: God, (Who is rich in mercy) for his
great love wherewith he loved us; Even when we were
dead in sins, hat quickened us together with Christ, (By
grace ye are save;) And hath raised us up together, and
made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
That in the ages to come he might show the exceeding
riches of his grace in his kindness toward us, through
Christ Jesus. Bor by grace are ye saved through faith;
and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of
works, lest any man should boars. For we are his
workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works,
which god hat before ordained that we should walk in
them.
The Gospel: From St. Luke
(16:19 to end)
The Lord Saith There was certain rich man,
which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and
fares sumptuously every day: And there was a
certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his
gate, full of sores. And desiring to be fed with
crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table:
moreover the dogs came and licked his stores. And
it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried
by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man
also died, and was buried; And in hell he lifted up
his eyes, being in tormented, and seeth abraham afar
off, and Lazarus in his bosom. And he cried and
said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his ginger in
water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in
this flame. But Abraham said, Son, remember that
thou in thy lifetime received thy good things, and
likewise Lazarus evil thing: but now he is
comforted, and thou art tormented.
And beside all this, between us and you there is a
great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from
hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that
would come from thence.
The he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou
wouldest end him to my father’s house: For I have
five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest
they also come into this place of tormented
Abraham saith unto him, They have Moses and
the prophets; let them hear them. And he said, Nay,
Father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the
dead. They will repent.
And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and
the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though
one rose from the dead.
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Elections & Approval Of The 2015
Budget
Will Be Held At The General Parish Meeting Sunday
January 4th, 2015 For the Purpose Of Electing 5 New
Members For The Board Of Trustees
The Following Members Will Serve For 2 More Years
Dr. Fadi Khoury, Isam Dughman, Elias Husary,
Dr. Isam Khoury & Basem Husary
The Following Members Will Serve For 1 More Year
Christina Qutami, Salti Ibrahim, Raja Qare, David Salfiti
& Hani Kaileh
The Following Member’s Term Will Expire This Year
Dalia AbuElezam, Ron Dudum, Nawal Kharsa,
Rick Nahass, & Joanna Nasrah
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JOY Thanksgiving Potluck Dinner
Friday November 14th, 2014 ~
At The Church Hall @ 6:00pm
For More Information Please Contact
Elizabeth Dudum@[email protected]
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Law Offices of
Shamieh & Ternieden
703 Market Street, Suite 1700, San Francisco, CA 94103
[email protected]
Elias Z. Shamieh, Esq.*
César R. Ternieden, Esq.**
Ana B. Olmos, Esq***
Ann Barhoum, Esq***
Telephone: (415) 777-0700
Fax: (415) 543-0891
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* Practice limited to Immigration and Federal Courts. Not admitted to practice in California
**Of Counsel. Admitted to the State Bar of Arizona. Practice limited to Immigration and Federal Courts
*** Admitted to practice law in California.
WE ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE
Our law offices are expanding with the addition of two attorneys who have joined our
legal team
Ana Olmos, Esq. and Ann Barhoum, Esq. In addition to our
immigration practice, our legal services now include:
Family Law
Divorces and Related Matters
Restraining Orders
Mediation
Business Law
Landlord/Tenant Issues
Contract Review and Negotiations
Business Escrows
Corporations
Attorney Olmos is a graduate of Santa Clara Law School and has a BA in literature
and Political Science from U.C. Santa Cruz and is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese.
Attorney Barhoum is a graduate of San Francisco Law School and has a BA in
English and Russian from Duke University and is a certified mediator.
They are both admitted to the State Bar of California and the U.S. District Court for
the Northern District of California.
As always, we speak your language. Please contact our office to schedule an
appointment for any of the above services.
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