Saint George Antiochian Orthodox
Christian Church
Parish
Website: http://www.saintgeorge-church.org
Very
Reverend Archpriest Thomas Begley, Pastor
Right Reverend Archimandrite Duane Pederson, attached
Reverend Deacon
Russell Hodge, Assisting Deacon
Reader Leonard Soroka, Director
of Music
Church Phone - 651-457-0854 Pastor’s Phone - 651-882-7809
SUNDAY, JULY 13, 2008
SUNDAY OF THE 630 HOLY AND GOD-BEARING FATHERS OF THE
FOURTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL AT
TONE:
3
EOTHINON: 4
On
this day, we commemorate: The Hieromartyr Eusbios, Bishop of Samosata;
Martyrs Zeno & his servant Zenas of
DIVINE
LITURGY TODAY
During and after the Little
Entrance with the Gospel Book, sing the Troparion of the resurrection in Tone 3:
Let the heavens rejoice
and the earth be glad for the Lord hath done a mighty act with His own arm, He
hath trampled down death by death and become the first born from the dead. He hath delivered us from the depths of Hades
granting the world the great mercy.
Then sing the Troparion
of the Holy Fathers in Tone 8:
Most glorified art thou, O Christ our
God, who hast established our holy Fathers as luminous stars upon the earth,
and through them didst guide us all to the true Faith. O Most Merciful One, glory be to thee.
Troparion of
Kontakion of the Theotokos in Tone 2:
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.
Prokeimenon: Be glad
in the Lord, and rejoice ye righteous.
Blessed are they whose iniquities are
forgiven,
and whose sins are covered.
EPISTLE:
The
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itus, my son, the saying
is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have
believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are
excellent and profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies,
dissensions, and quarrels over the law, for they are unprofitable and futile.
As for a man who is factious, after admonishing him once or twice, have nothing
more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is
self-condemned. When I send Artemas or Tychicus to you, do your best to come to
me at Nicopolis, for I have decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to
speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their way; see that they lack nothing.
And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to help cases
of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. All who are with me send greetings to
you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.
Amen.
THE
HOLY GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. MATTHEW
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(5:14-19)
he Lord said to His
Disciples: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid.
Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives
light to all in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may
see your good works and give glory to your Father Who is in heaven. Think not
that I have come to abolish the law and the prophets; I have come not to
abolish them, but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven and
earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished.
Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so,
shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and
teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.”
Holy bread is given in
memory of John Funari. For the health and welfare of Julie Funari and
her family.
MEMORIAL
A Trisagion is served
for the repose of the soul of John Funari. May his memory be eternal!
COFFEE HOUR
Coffee Hour will follow
the Divine Liturgy. It will be served by the Funari Family. Everyone is invited
for this period of fellowship.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
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ELCOME to all our guests and visitors. We are delighted to have you visiting and worshipping with us this morning and hope that you return again soon. We invite you to participate in the Divine Liturgy, but due to the sad divisions in Christianity only baptized/chrismated members of the Orthodox Church who have made their Confession before an Orthodox priest and prepared themselves by fasting may receive Holy Communion. Please come forward after Liturgy to venerate the Cross and partake of the Antidoron - Holy Bread - at the end of the Service. Please join us in the Parish Hall for Coffee Hour after the Liturgy.
PRAY
FOR THE SICK
Please pray for Lorraine DeFlorin, Wally Golden, Nicholas
Marinkov, Don Droubie, Yasmin Kakish, Mary Saba, Erma Ziton, Peter Hafiz, John
Etoll, Nicholas Bolt and John Feilmeier, Renee, Nick & Julie, Jackson &
Hunter Golden, George Saba, Joni Meister, Julie Funari,
Denise, Christine, Robert & Barbara Hafiz, & Mavis,
Michael.
If you are ill and wish to be remembered
in the Liturgy and daily prayers of the priest, please
contact Father Tom.
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CHOIR PRACTICE
We
will have choir practice Wednesday, July 16, at 7:00 PM.
VESPERS
Vespers
will be served at 5:00 P.M. Saturday, July 19.
Anybody
with a child 4 years or older by September of this year, who is not enrolled in
the Church school program and would like to be, please contact Lisa Mikhail
(952-888-8419) or JoAnne Droubie (651-457-4218) so they get added to our class
lists.
THANK YOU
Just wanted you to know that Gregory at Bills Import generously
donated lots of supplies to our camp at St. Marys Greek church that
our kids go to. He has for the past few years. Its a beautiful store
on
BENEVOLENCE
FUND
Each month
we ask our parishioners to make a free will donation to a worthy cause.
We have set a goal of ten dollars each month for those who chose to participate.
From June through August we will be supporting Neighbors, Inc. Due to the
rapid growth in the need for service to our local community, Neighbors finished
the past year with a $15,000 deficit. Let us act in Christian love and
support those in need in our community! Please mark your donation to the
Benevolence Fund.
DINNER
REPORT
The Annual Spring Dinner ticket money has been collected. For
those who have remaining tickets, please turn them in to Ellie Hafiz or Gracie Holmes.
The total income now is $21,289.05. The net profit total is
$16,312.35. Thank You again for all your efforts to support our
Church. You made it happen!!
SUMMER
POOL PARTY TODAY
Due
to the camp dates being moved this year, the annual Mikhail pool party will be
held TODAY; Sunday, July 13th. All are invited for a day of swimming, eating,
and general fellowship. Brats, Burgers, Hot Dogs, chips, and beverages will be
provided. You may bring a salad, or dessert with to share if you like. The fun will start after coffee hour on the
13th and run until after dark - yes there will still be fireworks. Come for an
hour or stay the whole day, but be sure to come! Unfortunately we have no back
up date in case of stormy weather, so pray for a nice day! For directions see
Lisa or Sherief Mikhail
ST.
GEORGE FALL FESTIVAL AND BAZAAR 2008!!
SAVE
THE DATE!!!! Exciting
news! We are preparing for the Bazaar 2008 which is held simultaneously with
the Fall Festival this year.. Again we are looking for more people to help
out.If you can not donate your time to help out with the preparations,
donation will be greatly appreciated and will help support the event. Bake
Dates will be set up for the Beautiful Bake Sale which will be in the
Church Hall. Dates and times will be posted for the cookies. Please sign up on
the sheets posted in the Church Hall.If you would like to Head Up a cookie and/or
learn from our experts, please let us know. Bread dates will be Friday
early AM the day of the event through Sunday. Please help our Bread Leaders out
and sign up. Again, if you want to learn how to make Syrian Bread, please come.
We want to involve everyone.
Please
start collecting items for the Variety Booth which is held in the Church Hall.
We need more donations than last year. If you can, look for items on sale and
brand new. Last year we sold out on Saturday. This activity is so much
FUN!! If anyone would like to be a Sponsor, do an Advertisement, Business
Card or in Memory of relatives, Co-workers to SAVE THE DATE!! We are all
working on this together. MOST IMPORTANT, the Church Tours and Boolk Store with
Christian Educational Material on Orthodoxy are the Most Important aspect of
who we are.. We bring Orthodoxy to our guest through Icons, Church Tours
Religous items in the Book Store and welcoming them to our Parish.
We want to reach out to others and spread the Word of Orthodoxy. Let us show
our guests the Spirit of St. George Church. Our parishioners make it happen!!
We need to think ahead and get everything organized to enjoy this Special and
Exciting time together. To make this event a Huge Success, we need everyones support.
Thank you for making a difference!! God Bless, Sue (Bazaar Co-Chair), Anthony
and John K. (Festival Co-Chairs will keep you posted on the Festival
Activities.
The
weekend of the Saint George Festival and Bazaar Event are Sept,. 26th, Friday,
12:00 until 10:00 P.M., Sept. 27th, Saturday, 11:00 A.M. Until 10:00 P.M. Sunday
after Divine Liturgy, noon until 8:00 P,M.
LADIES MEETING
INFORMATION
Because
there are a few empty slots for Coffee Hour, it was decided at the Ladies
Meeting that the Circles will cover Coffee Hour when there is no host. The
leaders of the Circles are - Sandra Heuer & Pat Burbank, Sandy Brown &
Sue Lukanen, Denise Ferraro, Sana Jubran, Joannie Alevizos. Your circle leader
will contact you a few days ahead of the time to ask for your participation.
Thanks for your cooperation.
NOTICE
We
are looking for a volunteer to take over contacting parishioners for the Bread
List (Liturgy). Sandra Heuer has done this for a long time, and she feels
it is time to move on. If you are interested in doing this, please contact
her at 651-646-4898. Thank you!
THANK YOU!
Our
sincere thanks to the St. George Ladies Club which donated 20 tables for the
church! We also thank all of you who
participated in the St. George clean-up day.
COFFEE
HOUR
If you would like to host the coffee hour
on Sunday after liturgy, please call Sana Jubran (651)-731-2988. We need people to host coffee hour. Also, please consider hosting the coffee hour
the same day that you offer the holy bread.
Thank you.
DANCE PRACTICE
We
will have dance practice after coffee hour for 15+ minutes each Sunday. We will
discuss and practice the Dubkee Dances for the Fall Festival and Bazaar. which
is held September 26th, 27th,28th. Those who wish to join the Dance Group,
please attend also. We need your talent!!
IMPORTANT
Fr. Tom has a friend who desires to come to the Twin Cities
to pursue a monastic vocation. His
greatest concern at this time is to find a home for his dog Buster, which would
then enable him to come to the Skete in
He describes his dog in this way: Buster
is a Bridle Terrier. He is about knee high. Slender in build with good
muscle tone. Buster is a very loving dog. Buster is very
loyal. He is good with other animals and seems to be good with people in
general, old and young. He can be hyper but will calm down on
command. He can do high five’s, shake, and lie down on command. He
knows the word treat and gets excited by the word treat. He is kennel
trained and will go to the kennel on the command word cage. I do take him
to the dog park here in
Buster is a lover. He loves
positive feed back, kind words. He also loves kisses and if you tell
Buster to give you a kiss he will. I feel Buster is fairly socialized and
Buster has been around other animals and people since being a pup. Buster was
the runt of his liter. He was so very small as a pup that I did not think
that he would make it. I bottled fed him because I did not think he
was eating like he should. Buster gets scared from thunder storms.
Buster loves the outdoors but also loves and enjoys being with his
master. He is a very social dog. He greets me at the door when I
come home. He is fully potty trained. As an interesting note,
Buster when sick will go to his kennel to get sick. I have never had to
clean up throw up or the other when he has been sick, which was only
once. Buster is very special, I feel. He loves just to be loved and
he really does think he is a lap dog. He loves to play and take car
rides. He will play fetch but, often times does not bring the stick back
to you. He is a very active dog and his new owner will also have to be
active, maybe even more so than what I have been. Also Buster can sit on
command. He also knows what you mean when you say, you want to go
potty? That is how I potty trained him by saying, you want to go
potty? Buster is very smart and I am sure there are so many things he
could be taught. Buster is at least two years old, I will double check. I
am not looking to sell him but to just give him away to the right owner, an
owner that likes and loves Buster and who Buster will like and love.
Buster is a gift and as such should be given to a loving home. I am thinking
that I will come to the Skete by the end of this summer.
Please contact Fr. Tom if you, or someone you
know, would like to have Buster. He
would be a great dog for a child and would allow our brother Anthony to come to
the Twin Cities and take up the monastic life.
Thank You! Fr. Tom
BOOKSTORE/GIFTSHOP
I'LL
be back from
I
will be checking my e-mail, so please feel free to e-mail me if you have any
last minute requests!
Missing
you all and See you in July!!!
I will be checking my e-mail, so please feel free to e-mail me if you have any
last minute requests! akorluka@aol.com
Missing you all and See you in July!!!
UPCOMING
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Thou hast raised up in Bethany Lazarus that was four days
dead; for as soon as Thou camest to the tomb, Thy voice became life to the dead
man. Groaning aloud, Hades released him in fear. O mighty miracle!
O Lord of many mercies, glory to Thee.
Tone 1:
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.
Tone 2:
When Thou didst submit
Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and
immortal One, then Thou
didst destroy hell with
Thy Godly power. And when Thou didst raise the dead from beneath the earth, all
the powers of heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: O Christ, Thou giver of life,
glory to Thee.
Tone 3:
Let the heavens rejoice
and the earth be glad for the Lord hath done a mighty act with His own arm, He
hath trampled down death by death and become the first born from the dead. He hath delivered us from the depths of Hades
granting the world the great mercy.
Tone 4:
Having learned the
joyful message of the resurrection from the angel the women disciples of the
Lord cast from them their parental condemnation and proudly broke the news to
the disciples saying death hath been spoiled Christ God is risen granting the
world great mercy.
Tone 5:
Let us believers praise
and worship the Word coeternal with the Father and the Spirit born of the
Virgin for our salvation. For He took
pleasure in ascending the cross in the flesh to suffer death and to raise the
dead by His glorious resurrection.
Tone 6:
When Mary stood at thy
grave looking for thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above they revered tomb
and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led Hades captive and wast not tempted
there-by. Thou didst meet the Virgin and
didst give life to the world, O thou who art risen from the dead, O Lord, Glory
to thee.
Tone 7:
Thou dist shatter death by Thy cross, Thou didst open paradise to the thief, Thou turn sadness of the ointment bearing women into joy, and didst bid thine apostles proclaim a warning that Thou hast risen O Christ, granting to the world the great mercy.
Tone 8:
From the heights Thou
didst descend, O compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to the three-day
burial, that Thou might deliver us from passion; Thou art our life and our
Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee.
To the people of St. George Orthodox Church,
The church council has approved the use of GoodSearch. Good Search is a search
engine on the internet just like Google and Yahoo! In fact GoodSearch is
powered by Yahoo! The difference is, with every search on GoodSearch, St.
George will receive a donation. The people at GoodSearch receive sponsor/advertisement
money and in turn give a portion of that money back to churches and other
non-profit organizations listed with them. Here is how it works. Have GoodSearch
as a bookmark and when you need to do a search, list the subject to be searched
in the box provided and then click on St. George Orthodox Church in the
dropdown right below the search box (The first time using the search you will
have to type in St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. Click on our church
and for future searches the name will appear). Simple and easy, plus you
are providing needed funds to the church. St. George is approved and
on the GoodSearch list ready to use today!