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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
Sunday March 29,
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
2015
Fifth Sunday of Lent: The Commemoration of our Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt
Mark, Bishop of Arethusa; Martyr Cyril the deacon of Heliopolis; Martyrs
Jonah and Barachisios; Eustasios the Confessor, bishop of Bithynia
METROPOLITAN PHILIP
MEMORY ETERNAL
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THE EPISTLE: THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT [HEB. 9:11-14]
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OBLATION OFFERINGS
Vow and pay unto the Lord your God
In Judah is God known.
ALTAR BREAD IS OFFERED AND THE PRAYER OF SACRIFICE FOR THE
HEALTH AND WELL-BEING OF THE SERVANTS GOD:
Brethren, Christ came as High Priest of the good things to come, with the
greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, that is, not of
this creation. Not with the blood of goats and calves, but with His own
blood He entered the Most Holy Place once for all, having obtained eternal redemption. For if the blood of bulls and goats and the ashes of a
heifer, sprinkling the unclean, sanctifies for the purifying of the flesh,
how much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit
offered Himself without spot to God, cleanse your conscience from dead
works to serve the living God?
Father Tom Palke, Asma Hamarneh-Trey, Angela Saliby, Nicholas Tentzeras,
Richard Albinger, Samira Ayoub, Rose Salamy, Evelyn Mabe, Edmond Hageage,
Laura Chaale, Nawal Ayoub & Karim
:1-:::1 ‫ عبرانيين‬:‫الرسالة‬
‫ فبمسكن أعظم‬،‫ ان املسيـح اذ قد جاء رئيس كهنـة للخريات الـمستقبَلة‬،‫يا إخوة‬
ٍ ‫وأكمل غري مصنوع‬
‫ وليس بدم تيـوس وعجـول بل بدم نفسه‬.‫بأيد اي ليس من هذه اخلليـقة‬
‫ ألنه ان كان دم ثريان وتيـوس ورماد عجلة يَُـرش‬،‫دخل األقداس مرة واحدة فوجد فداء أبديـا‬
‫ فكـم باألحرى دم املسيح الذي بالروح األزيل ق ّـرب‬،‫املنجسني فيقـ ّدسهم لتطهري اجلسد‬
َّ ‫على‬
.‫يطهـر ضمائـركم من األعمـال امليتة لتعبـدوا اهلل احلـي‬
ّ ‫نفسه هلل بال عيـب‬
ALTAR BREAD IS OFFERED AND THE PRAYER OF
SACRIFICE IS IN MEMORY OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD:
Metropolitan Philip, Fred Ayoub, Madlin Rizkallah, Geraldine Kiatta, Elias Farhat,
Evelyn Shahadi, Antoine Klam, Mary Rose Homsieh, Judy Filmore
TODAYS MEMORIAL SERVICE
One Year Memorial in Memory of Metropolitan Philip
Apr. 5, 2015
Coffee Hour & Holy Bread in Memory of Adeeb Ibrahim & for the
health of Justin, Peter & Adam Ibrahim
offered by Albert & Elaine Ibrahim
Apr. 12, 2015
Easter
Breakfast
NEXT SATURDAY, April 4
LAZARUS SATURDAY 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
This Service introduces us to Holy Week and Christ’s journey to the
Cross. On this day, the miracle of the raising of Lazarus from the dead is
celebrated, as well as the compassion of God to us daily.
Followed by cleaning of the Church.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Dates to Remember 2014
Lazarus
Saturday—
Liturgy at 10
AM
Apr 4
Apr 5
Palm Sunday
Apr 12
Holy Easter
March Birthday’s
Elias Bechara - 2
Gabriella 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
NEXT SUNDAY, APRIL 5 IS “PALM SUNDAY”
Matins: 9:30 AM Liturgy: 10:30 AM
We celebrate the glorious and brilliant feast of the entrance of our Lord
Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. ALL children should remain in the Church, where
everyone will receive Palms and join in the Procession.
THE TEEN SOYO
ELECTIONS…
WILL BE HELD TODAY!!
We are also organizing a LOCK IN
for the teens on
GOOD FRIDAY [April 3]
Next Sunday, April 5 :
PALM SUNDAY
There will be a Falafel Sale
sponsored & donated by
Albert & Elaine Ibrahim
PALMS
If you wish to offer the Palms for Sunday, April 5
please contact the Church Secretary.
The Donation cost is $150.00
THE
HOLYOFGOSPEL:
THE HOLY GOSPEL: THE FIFTH
SUNDAY
LENT [MARK 10:32-45]
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At that time Jesus took the twelve aside and began to tell them the things that would happen
to Him: “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem, and the Son of Man will be betrayed to the
chief priests and to 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 on Him, and kill Him. And the
third day He will rise again.” Then James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came to Him, saying, “Teacher, we want You to do for us whatever we ask.” And He said to them, “What do
you want Me to do for you?” They said to Him, “Grant us that we may sit, one on Your right
hand and the other on Your left, in Your glory.”But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what
you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am
baptized with?” They said to Him, “We are able.”So Jesus said to them, “You will indeed drink
the cup that I drink, and with the baptism I am baptized with you will be baptized; but to sit on
My right hand and on My left is not Mine to give, but it is for those for whom it is prepared.”
And when the ten heard it, they began to be greatly displeased with James and John. But Jesus called them to Himself and said to them, “You know that those who are considered rulers
over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. Yet it
shall not be so among you; but whoever desires to become great among you shall be your
servant. And whoever of you desires to be first shall be slave of all. For even the Son of Man
did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many.”
14-01::3 ‫ مرقس‬:‫اإلنجيل‬
‫ هـوذا نـن عـاعـدون إر أور ـلـيـم واب ُـن الـبـرـر‬:‫يف ذلك الـزمان أخذ يسوع تـالميذه االثنــي عرـر وابـتـدأ يـقـول سـم مـا سـيـعـر لـه‬
‫ ويف‬،‫ فيحكمون عليه باملوت ويُسلمونه إر األمم فيهزأون به ويبصقـون عـلـيـه ونـلـدونـه ويـقـتـل ــونـه‬،‫سيُسلَم إر رؤسـاء الكهنة والكتبة‬
‫ مـاذا تـريــدان أن‬:‫ فـقـال سـمـا‬.‫ نريد أن تصنـع لنا مهما طـلـبـنـا‬،‫ يا معلم‬:‫ فدنا اليه يعقوب ويوحنا ابنا زبـدى قائـلني‬.‫اليوم الثالـث يقوم‬
‫ إنـكـمـا ال تـعـلـمـان مـا‬:‫ فـقـال سـمـا يسـوع‬. ‫ أعطنا أن نلس أحـدنــا عـن ــيـن ــك وايخـر عـن يسـار يف ـد‬:‫أعنع لكما؟ قاال له‬
‫ فـقـال سـمـا‬.‫ نسـتـ ـطـيـع‬:‫ وأن تصطبغا بـالصـبـغـة الـت ــي أَعـطـب ــق هبـا أنـا؟ فـقـاال لـه‬،‫ أتستطيعان أن ترربا الكأس اليت أ رهبا أنا‬.‫تطلبان‬
‫ واما جلوسكـمـا عـن ــيـ وعـن يسـاري فـلـيـس يل أن‬،‫ أما الكأس اليت أ ـرهبا فتررباهنا وبالصبغة اليت أَعطبق هبـا فتصطبغان‬:‫يسوع‬
َّ ‫أعطيَه اال للـذين أ‬
‫ قــد عـلـمـتـم أن الــذيـن‬:‫ فـدعـاهـم يسـوع وقـال سـم‬.‫ فلما مسع العررة ابتدأوا يغضبون على يعـقـوب ويوحنـا‬.‫ُعد سم‬
‫ ولـكـن مـن أراد أن يـكـون فـيـكـم‬.‫ واما انتـم فال يكون فـيـكـم هـكـذا‬.‫ وعظماءهـم يتسلطـون عليهم‬،‫ُُي َسبون رؤساء األمـم يسودوهنم‬
ِ ‫ فإن ابـن البرـر لـم ي‬.‫ ومن أراد أن يكون فيكم أول فليكـن للجميع عبـدا‬،‫كبريا فليكن لكم خادما‬
‫ـأت لـيُـخ ـ َـدم بـل لـيَـخ ــدم ولـيَـب ــذل‬
‫نفسه فـداء عـن كثيـرين‬
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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FALAFEL SALE
TODAY, WE ARE HAVING FALAFEL SANDWICH SALE AT THE CHURCH HALL
FOLLOWING THE LITURGY, OFFERED BY FOUAD HISHMEH & FAMILY.
ALSO, THERE WILL BE FALAFEL SANDWICH SALE ON PALM SUNDAY AT THE
CHURCH HALL OFFERED BY
ALBERT IBRAHIM AND FAMILY.
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The FIFTH Sunday of LENT:
Commemorates St. Mary of Egypt, one of the most famous women penitents of Christian history. Her story is told in the Mention on April 1, her
Feast Day. She is called to remembrance on the fifth Sunday of Lent as
well, not only because of her ascetic life, but in order that the example of
her repentance may have a salutary effect on the faithful and urge them
to similar, sincere repentance of their misdoing.
CONGRATULATIONS
To the newly elected officers of the TEEN SOYO:
HIERARCHICAL VISIT
On the weekend of May 8, 9 and 10,
His Eminence Metropolitan Joseph will be visiting our Church & Community.
President:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasure:
Nicholas Saliby
Wadeed Fakhoury
Naveen Riskallah
Chris Chehade
ADVISORS: Angela Saliby & Rose Fakhoury
We are in preparation for that visit.
Please keep the dates on your calendar
FRIDAY EVENING:
Social.
SATURDAY AFTERNOON:
Vespers.
SATURDAY EVENING:
Grand Banquet in his honor.
SUNDAY, FOLLOWING THE LITURGY: Luncheon.
Easter Sunday AGAPE Service:
We need volunteers to read the Gospel on Easter Sunday in as
many languages as possible. If you can read in any other language,
please email or call the Church office. Thank You!
&
If you would like to carry the Naash during the Good Friday evening
Service, please notify the Church Office. Please inform us ahead of
time not on the same day during the prayers.
Thank you.