St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church
‫كنيسة القديس جاورجيوس األنطاكية األرثوذكسية‬
4335 16th Street, N. W. Washington, D.C. 20011-7011
(202) 723-5335 * (202) 723-7924 Fax
Church E-Mail: [email protected]—Fr. Joseph’s E-Mail: [email protected]
Web page: WWW.SAINTGEORGE.ORG
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WE ARE NOW ON AMAZON
Very Rev. Joseph Rahal, Pastor
Deacon Workineh Belesse
Sub-Deacon Nicola Said
We are now on Amazon
Established 1908
BILL BARBARI
CEO-President
[email protected]
14502 H Lee Road
P: 703-378-9200
Chantilly, VA 20151
F: 703-378-9210
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CHOIR DIRECTOR: Linda Kapusciarz
Asst DIRECTOR: Eyvonka Rizkallah
CHANTER/READERS: George Farah
Norma Ashor
Stephanos Roulakis
HEAD USHERS: Nabil Louh
Andrew Riley
S-SCHOOL DIRECTOR: Shireen Rishmawi
ALTAR CAPTAINS: Edward Rizkallah
Ramez Makhlouf
Issa Rizkallah
Fredrick Moutran
CANDLES: Nick Hamaty
Marwan Bannourah
Kamil Rafeedie
RENOVATION:
MAINTENANCE:
Archives:
WEBMASTERS:
COUNCIL CHAIRMAN:
TREASURER:
PHOTOGRAPHER:
LADIES PRES.:
TEEN PRES:
FELLOWSHIP PRES.:
BOOK STORE:
COFFEE HOUR:
Marwan Bannourah
Issa Ayoub
Eli Souri
Jeffrey Ayoub
John Baddour
Eric Granahan
Elias Rizkallah
Eli Souri
Nicolette Aftimos
Christine Makhlouf
Mariam Shihadeh
Camilia Bhalla
Albert Ibrahim
SECRETARY: Shanae Sahadeo
Sunday March 1, 2015
First Sunday of Great Lent: the Sunday of Orthodoxy
Venerable-martyr Eudokia of Heliopolis; Venerable Domnina of Syria; Martyrs
Markellos and Anthony of Pamphylia; Venerable Agapios of Vatopedi monastery on
Athos; Venerable David of Wales, bishop of Menevia
WELCOME VISITORS! Please keep in mind that the Sacramental discipline of the Orthodox
Church requires that only Orthodox Christians who have prepared for reception of the Eucharist,
receive Holy Communion. This takes place after the Priest says: “With the fear of God, Faith
and Love draw near.” We appreciate you honoring our Liturgical practice. Following the dismissal
and announcements, please join us for fellowship. It is a joy to have you with us.
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THE EPISTLE: THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT [HEB. 11:24-26, 32-40]
Ye brethren: By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. Choosing rather to suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the
pleasures of sin for a season; Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures
in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompense of the reward. And what shall I more say? For
the time would fail me to tell of Gideon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David
also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, Quenched the violence of fire, escaped
the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight
the armies of the aliens. Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection: And others had trial
of cruel mocking and scourging, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment: They were stoned,
they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in
sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented; (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth. And these
all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided
some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
14—21 12-11:22 ‫ عبرانيين‬:‫الرسالة‬
،‫ خمتا ار الشقاء مع شعب اللـه على التمتع الوقيت باخلطيئة‬،‫ بـاإلميان موسى ملا كبـر أبـى ان يُدعى ابنًا البنة فرعون‬،‫يـا إخوة‬
‫خربت‬
ُ َََ ‫ وماذا أقـول ايضا؟ انه يضيق يب الوقت إن أ‬.‫ ألنـه نظر اىل الثـواب‬،‫ومعتربا عار املسيـح غىن أعظم من كنوز مصـر‬
ِ ،‫عن جـدعون وبـاراق ومششـون ويـفتـاح وداود وصموئيـل واألنبيـاء الذين باإلميان قهروا املمالك‬
،‫ ونـالوا املواعـد‬،ّ‫وعملوا ِالرب‬
‫ وكسروا‬،‫ وصاروا أشداء يف احلرب‬،‫ـقووا من ضعف‬
ّ ‫ وت‬،‫ وجنوا من حد السيف‬،‫ وأطفأوا حدة النار‬،‫وس ّدوا أفواه األسود‬
‫ ومل يـقبلوا بـالنجاة‬،‫ وعـُّذب آخرون بتوتري األعضاء والضرب‬،‫ وأخذت نساء أمواهتن بالقيامة‬،‫معسكرات األجانب‬
،‫ورمجوا ونُشروا وامتُحنوا وماتوا بـح ّد السيف‬
ُ ،‫ليحصلوا على قيامة أفضل؛ وآخرون ذاقوا اهلزء واجللد والقيود أيضا والسجن‬
‫ وكانـوا تـائهني يف البـراري‬،‫ ومل يـكن العامل مستحقا هلم‬،‫وساحـوا يف جلود غنم ومعزٍ وهـم مع َـوزون مُضايَـقون مـجهودون‬
:‫ مل يـنالوا املوعـد ألن اهلل سبـق فنـظر لنـا شيـئا أفـضل‬،‫ مشهودا هلم بـاإلميان‬،‫ فهؤالء كلهم‬.‫واجلبـال واملغاور وكهوف األرض‬
‫ْملوا بـدوننا‬
ُ ‫أن ال يـَك‬
OBLATION OFFERINGS
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ALTAR BREAD IS OFFERED AND THE PRAYER OF SACRIFICE FOR THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE SERVANTS GOD:
Heidi Saba & Family, Brunette Kazzi & Family, Anwar & Claudine Munayer & Family, Tony, Ramsey,
Samir, Madeleine, Cathy, Anthony, Dominic, Annastasia, Olivia, Nicole, Jason, Megan, Amanda, Michael,
Sabrina, Aline, Raymond, Hilda, Natasha, Ramona, Irene, Alec, Charlene, Patricia, Antoine, Alexandra,
The Simon Family, The Bruno Family, Marcelle Qazar, Maha Atallah, Fouad & Dianne Atallah & Family,
Raja & Arlette Atalla & Family, Issa & Roudeyna Ayoub, Father Joseph Rahal, Asma Hamarneh-Trey,
Angela Saliby, Nicholas Tentzeras, Richard Albinger, Samira Ayoub, Rose Salamy, Evelyn Mabe,
Edmond Hageage, Laura Chaale, Nawal Ayoub & Karim
ALTAR BREAD IS OFFERED AND THE PRAYER OF
SACRIFICE IS IN MEMORY OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD:
Dr. Saba N. Saba, Ezzat Kazzi, Selma, Fred, Kafa, Selim, Nahdiya, Antone, Adele, George, Raymond,
John, Alice, Rosa, Michael, Nayfeh, David, Laurice, Fawzi, Jack, Edma, Edmond & Julia Atallah, Salem
Kash, Rola Kassis & Nina Kash, Fred Ayoub, Madlin Rizkallah, Geraldine Kiatta, Elias Farhat, Evelyn
Shahadi, Antoine Klam, Mary Rose Homsieh, Judy Filmore
TODAYS MEMORIAL SERVICES & COFFEE HOUR
Coffee Hour & Holy Bread in memory of Dr. Saba N. Saba
Offered by his wife Heidi Saba and his four children and 10 grandchildren
1 Year Memorial, Coffee Hour & Holy Bread in Memory of Ezzat Kazzi
offered by Brunette Kazzi & Family. Wheat offered by Anwar & Claudine Munayer & Family.
Holy Bread in Memory of Madlin Rizkallah offered by Edward & Rima Rizkallah & Family
Coffee Hour & Holy Bread in memory of Salem Kash, Rola Kassis & Nina Kash offered by
Issa & Roudeyna Ayoub
Holy bread for the health of Father Joseph Rahal offered by Asma Hamarneh-Trey
Mar. 8, 2015
40-Day Memorial in Memory of Anastasios Karagias
1-YR Memorial, Holy bread & coffee hour in Memory of JoAnne Ibrahim
Coffee Hour & Holy Bread in Memory of Issa K. Ayoub offered by
Najwa Ayoub & Family
Mar. 15, 2015
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AVAILABLE
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
THESHOLY
GOSPEL:
THE HOLY GOSPEL: THE FIRST
UNDAY OF
LENT [JOHN 1:43-51]
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Dates to Remember 2014
Mar 8
Mar 15
Mar 29
Daylight
Savings
Time Begins
General
Parish
Meeting
Palm Sunday
March Birthday’s
Elias Bechara - 2
Gabreela Fakhoury - 5
Anya Kamar - 5
Carol Awabadeh - 12
Joyce Shadid - 14
Hanna Achour - 16
Carol Bahou - 17
Austin Moussa - 17
Wadeed Fakhoury - 21
Ms. Zufan Giselassie - 21
Christine Marie Klam - 21
Mr. & Mrs. Samer Makhlouf - 23
Mahir Ayoub - 27
Mrs. Gail Chmura - 29
TODAY [ & ON THE 15TH ]
The LMBS will be having their monthly bread sale
(1st Sunday of each month).
Please be sure to stop by and purchase some.
TODAY there will be a fresh produce sale, parsley, cucumbers,
tomatoes, lemons and citrus. Contact Eric
Granahan if you have questions
@ 410.459.9652 or [email protected]
GENERAL PARISH MEETING
Our Annual General Parish Meeting will be held SUNDAY
MARCH 15 following the Divine Liturgy.
We urge all of you to attend this meeting.
At that time, Jesus decided to go to Galilee. And he found Philip and said to him,
“Follow Me.”Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. Philip
found Nathanael, and said to him, “We have found Him of Whom Moses in the law
and also the prophets wrote, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”Nathanael said
to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and
see.”Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and said of him, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!”Nathanael said to Jesus, “How do You know me?”Jesus
answered him, “Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw
you.”Nathanael answered him, “Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are the King of
Israel!”Jesus answered him, “Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do
you believe? You shall see greater things than these.”And Jesus said to him,
“Truly, truly, I say to you, you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.”
51-12:2 ‫ يوحنا‬:‫اإلنجيل‬
،‫ وكان فيـلبس من بيـت صيدا‬.‫ اتـبعين‬:‫ فوجـد فيلبـس فقال له‬،‫يف ذلك الزمان أراد يسوع اخلروج اىل اجلليل‬
‫ ان الذي كتــب عنـه موسى يف الناموس‬:‫ـنائيل فقـال له‬
‫ فوجـد‬.‫من مديـنة انـدراوس وبـطرس‬
َ ‫فيلبس نث‬
ُ
‫ أمـن النـاصرة ميكن ان‬:‫ فقال لـه نثنائيل‬.‫ وهـو يسـوع بـن يوسـف الذي من الناصرة‬،‫واألنبـياء قد وجدنـاه‬
‫ائيلي‬
ُ‫ فرأى يسوع‬.‫ تعال وانظر‬:‫يـكـون شيء صاحل؟ فقال له فـيلبس‬
َ
ّ ‫ هـوذا إسر‬:‫نثنائيل مـقـبـال اليــه فقال عنه‬
‫ وانت‬،‫ قبـل ان يـدعـوك فيلبس‬:‫ من أيـن تـعرفين؟ أجاب يسوع وقال له‬:‫ فقال له نـثـنائيل‬.‫حقا ال غـش فيـه‬
‫ أجاب يسـوع وقال‬.‫ انت ملك اسرائيل‬،‫ابن اهلل‬
ُ ‫ انـت‬،‫ يا معلم‬:‫ أجاب نثنائيل وقال له‬.‫حتت التيــنة رأيتـك‬
‫ احلق احلق اقول‬:‫ وقال له‬.‫آمنت؟ انـك ستعايـن أعظم من هذا‬
َ ،‫ ألين قلت لك اين رأيتك حتت التينـة‬:‫له‬
.‫لكم انـكم من اآلن تـرون السماء مـفتوحة ومالئـكة اهلل يـصعدون ويـنـزلون على ابن البشر‬
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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LENTEN SCHEDULE
OUR LENTEN SEASON BEGAN ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23.
LENTEN SERVICES ARE HELD EVERY MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY AT 7:00 PM.
THE “MADAYEH” (SALUTATION) SERVICE WILL BE HELD EVERY FRIDAY AT 7:00 PM.
FOLLOWED BY “POT-LUCK” SUPPER.
FOR THE FRIDAY SERVICES WE NEED FLOWERS TO ADORN THE ICON OF THE VIRGIN
MARY. THE COST WILL BE ABOUT $40 FOR EACH FRIDAY (TWO VASES ARE NEEDED). IF
YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE ANY OR ALL (5 FRIDAYS—TOTAL: $200.00)
PLEASE CONTACT THE OFFICE.
by Saint John Chrysostom
*********************
When the fast makes its appearance, like a kind of spiritual summer, let us as soldiers
burnish our weapons, and as harvesters sharpen our sickles, and as sailors order our
thoughts against the waves of extravagant desires, and as travelers set out on the journey
towards heaven, and as wrestlers prepare for the contest. For the believer is at once a
harvester and a sailor and a soldier, a wrestler and a traveler.
Sharpen you sword and your sickle, which has been blunted by gluttony, sharpen it by
fasting. Lay hold of the pathway, which leads towards heaven, rugged and narrow as it is.
Lay hold of it, and journey on.
I speak not of such a fast as most persons keep, but of real fasting, not merely abstinence
from meats, but from sins as well. For the nature of fast is such that it does not suffice to
deliver those who practice it unless it is done according to a suitable law. So that when we
have gone through the labor of fasting, we do not lost the crown of fasting; we must understand how and in what manner it is necessary to conduct the business since the Pharisee also fasted, but afterward went away empty and destitute of the fruit of fasting. The
Publican did not fast, and yet he was accepted in preference of him who had fasted in order that you may learn that fasting is unprofitable unless all other duties accompany it.
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At Your baptism in the Jordan, O Lord, the worship
of the Trinity was revealed, for the voice of the Father bore witness to You by calling You His beloved
Son, and the Spirit in the form of a dove confirmed
the certainty of these words.“
If you like your house to be blessed after the Epiphany please inform us by
calling the office:
Office phone number (202) 723-5335 ext. 4
NEW CUSHIONS
As you have noticed, we have new cushions for our pews. We
are soliciting your donations for these cushions. Each Cushion
(Except for the last two large pews) cost $350.00. By donating
one Cushion (or, if you choose, more than one), we will be printing a plaque with your name on it and place the plaque on the
pew (the outer side of the pew). The placements of the names
will be in the order that we receive your donation, i.e., the first donation will be
placed on the first pew from the front, and so on. There are 38 pews only.
TONIGHT— Sunday of Orthodoxy
Tonight's Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers Service will be held at
Sts Peter & Paul Church at 5:00 PM. Our own, Bishop Anthony,
of Toledo and the Midwest, will be the main speaker.