A parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America ﻛﻨﻴﺴﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺪﻳﺲ ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺟﻴﻮﺱ ﺍﻷﺭﺛﻮﺩﻭﻛﺴﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﻮﻧﺘﺮﻳﺎﻝ ﺭﻋﻴﺔ ﻣﻦ ﺍﻷﺑﺮﺷﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﻧﻄﺎﻛﻴﺔ ﺍﻷﺭﺛﻮﺩﻭﻛﺴﻴﺔ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﻴﺤﻴﺔ ﻓﻲ ﺷﻤﺎﻝ ﺃﻣﺮﻳﻜﺎ

555-575 Jean-Talon East, Montreal, QC H2R 1T8 Phone: (514) 276-8533

ﻻ ﺗﺘﺮﺩﺩﻭﺍ ﻓﻲ ﺃﺧﺬ ﻫﺬﻩ ﺍﻟﻨﺸﺮﺓ ﻭﺍﻻﺳﺘﻔﺎﺩﺓ ﻣﻨﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻤﻨﺰﻝ! THIS BULLETIN IS YOURS TO TAKE HOME Divine Liturgy Variables on Sunday, January 12, 2020 Tone 5 / Eothinon 8 Sunday after the Theophany of Christ Tatiana of and those with her; Martyr Peter Absalom of Palestine; -martyr Euthasia; Martyr Mertios of Mauretania

ORTHOFLASH - ST.GEORGE MONTRÉAL YOUTH MINISTRY THE HOLY SPIRIT "...and in the HOLY SPIRIT, Lord and Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father, who together with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,..." (The Creed). THE HOLY SPIRIT is God, the third Person of the Holy Trinity, who, from eternity, "proceeds" from God the Father (Jn 15:26). The HOLY SPIRIT bears the title of Lord with God the Father and Christ the Son. He is the Spirit of God and Spirit of Christ. He is eternal, uncreated, divine, and co-equal with the Father and the Son; and so, in every action of God toward the world, the HOLY SPIRIT is necessarily acting. Thus, in Genesis, it is written: "And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters." (Gen 1:2). It is the same Spirit who is the "the breath of life" for all living things and particularly for man. This belief of our Orthodox Church that the HOLY SPIRIT is God is based on the Holy Scriptures and on Holy Tradition. The HOLY SPIRIT spoke through the prophets and was the Divine Instrument in the birth of Christ. The HOLY SPIRIT is the Author of the Bible; He guides and protects the Church of Christ, having given it life on the day of Pentecost. It is the HOLY SPIRIT Who endows the members of the Church with varieties of spiritual gifts for their illumination and satisfaction. The Spirit dwells inside every true Christian, each one's body being his temple (1 Cor. 3:16). He is depicted as a "Counsellor" or "Helper" guiding the people in the way of the truth. The 'Fruit of the Spirit' (i.e. the result of his work) - a biblical term that sums up the nine visible attributes of a true Christian life is: "love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control" (Gal 5:22). These are the fruits that all Christians should be producing in their new lives with our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Sunday, January 12, 2020 www.saintgeorgemontreal.org The color prinng of this bullen is made possible thanks to a generous donaon PARISH CONTACT INFORMATION His Eminence Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America His Grace Bishop ALEXANDER, Auxiliary Bishop of the Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York

اﻷب ﺟﻮزف ﭘﻮرﻮرا V. Rev. Dr. Joseph Purpura, Pastor, [email protected] اﻷب ﺟﺎن اﻟﻤﺮ Rev. Jean El‐Murr, Assistant Priest, [email protected] اﻷب ﺟﺴﺘ ﻣﻴﺸﻞ Rev. Justin Mitchell, Mentoring Program Director, [email protected] Philip Genest, Nicolas Bayouk & Christian Kishfy, Sub‐Deacons Alan Rossy, Chairman and President of the Parish Council, [email protected] and Member of the Board of Trustees of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Peter Auger, Immediate Past President of the Parish Council, [email protected] Parish Council Board Members: Rima Awad, Richard Ayoup, Gaby Habash, Carol Jazzar, Nicolas Manoli, Bruna Salhany, Michel Sarkis, Carla Tabah, Dina Yaziji. WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO PARTICIPATE IN YOUR PARISH COMMUNITY BY REACHING OUT TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HEADING THE ORGANIZATIONS/GROUPS BELOW:

ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN: Linda Alexander, President, [email protected] ARABIC BIBLE FELLOWSHIP : Nick Maliha, Coordinator, [email protected] COMMUNITY CARE & COMFORT: Carolyn Zigayer, [email protected] Kim Awada, [email protected] LE CERCLE ST. GEORGE: Hedy Ephtimios, [email protected]; Magda Naim, [email protected]; Barbara Meimari, [email protected] LEGACY & TRINITY FUND: Peter Auger, Chairman , [email protected] ORDER OF ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH: Michel Sarkis, Liaison, [email protected] ORTHODOX SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT/ SUNDAY SCHOOL: Magda Naim, [email protected] ST. GEORGE BYZANTINE CHOIR: Nagy Helal, Director, [email protected] Georges Fattouh, Head Chanter ST. GEORGE CHOIR: Paul Jabara, Music Director, [email protected] Elia Nahas, Liaison, [email protected] ST. GEORGE SOCIAL CLUB: Nick Maliha, Coordinator, [email protected] TEEN SOYO: Leen Sawan, President, [email protected] WEST ISLAND BIBLE STUDY (English): Diane Nemer, Coordinator, [email protected] YOUNG ADULTS MINISTRY (YAM): Alex Habib, Liaison, alexander. [email protected]

OFFICE ADMINISTRATION STAFF Viviane Gédéon, Office Administrator, [email protected] Arranging sacraments (baptisms, weddings, funerals); home and hospital visits; membership, dues and donations; hall reservations Gaby Habash, Builidng Maintenance and Security, [email protected] Stephanie Mitri, Youth Director, [email protected] Lina Alsalek, Office Assistant, [email protected] Office Hours: 8:00 am — 4:00 pm; Monday— Friday (514) 276‐8533 Sunday, January 12, 2020 www.saintgeorgemontreal.org 2 The color prinng of this bullen is made possible thanks to a generous donaon

A NOTE FROM THE PASTOR, FR. JOSEPH PURPURA AND THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PARISH COUNCIL, ALAN ROSSY

Warm wishes for a healthy and prosperous New Year from your Clergy and Parish Council Board Members. Parish Council Board Members can be identified by a bronze lapel name plate and are always present during the Divine Liturgy. Please speak to them for any help or concerns. We are here to serve our beloved St. George and our parishioners. As we enter 2020, we continue to make significant improvements within our community. We need your participation and your involvement in our many Church organizations (See Page 2). Father Justin Mitchell and Father Joseph Purpura lead our Youth Mentoring Program which is open to all ages whether it be by being a mentor or mentee. Help us build a strong program for our youth through your experience and guidance in any profession. A simple conversation about your life lessons would be quite engaging for our youth. Bring your children to church and have them partake in Sunday School, communion and prayer. Following Liturgy, we invite you to Coffee Hour hosted by “Le Circle”. Enjoy the best cup of coffee and croissants this side of town. There, you can meet and converse with your fellow parishioners before heading home. We pray that one of your New Year’s resolutions is to give more time to your Church than last year. This is your community, this is your St. George Church. Please help in keeping it strong.

May God bless you and your family. ﺭﺳﺎﻟﺔ ﺍﻷﺏ ﺍﻟﺭﺍﻋﻲ ﺟﻭﺯﻳﻑ ﭘﻭﺭﭘﻭﺭﺍ ﻭﺁﻻﻥ ﺭﻭﺳﻲ (ﺭﺋﻳﺱ ﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺇﺩﺍﺭﺓ ﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﻳﺱ ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺟﻳﻭﺱ)

ﺃﺭﺳﻝ ﻟﻛﻡ ﺃﺭﻕ ﺃﻣﻧﻳﺎﺗﻲ ﺑﺣﻠﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﺟﺩﻳﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻵﺑﺎء ﻭﺍﻟﺧﺩﺍﻡ ﻭﺃﻋﺿﺎء ﺍﻟﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﻁﺎﺋﻔﻲ. ﻳﻣﻛﻧﻛﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻌﺭﻑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺃﻋﺿﺎء ﻣﺟﻠﺱ ﺍﻟﺭﻋﻳﺔ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻠﻭﺣﺔ ﺍﻟﺑﺭﻭﻧﺯﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺿﻭﻋﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺳﺗﺭﺗﻬﻡ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺍﺱ ﺍﻹﻟﻬﻲ. ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻟﺗﺣﺩﺙ ﺇﻟﻳﻬﻡ ﻟﻠﺣﺻﻭﻝ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋﺩﺓ ﺃﻭ ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ ﻭﺟﻭﺩ ﺃﻱ ﺃﺳﺋﻠﺔ. ﻧﺣﻥ ﺳﻌﺩﺍء ﺑﻭﺟﻭﺩﻧﺎ ﻫﻧﺎ ﻟﺧﺩﻣﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﻳﺱ ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺟﻳﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺑﻭﺏ ﻭﺃﺑﻧﺎء ﺍﻟﺭﻋﻳﺔ. ﻣﻊ ﺩﺧﻭﻟﻧﺎ ﻋﺎﻡ ٢٠٢٠ ﻧﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﺇﺟﺭﺍء ﺗﺣﺳﻳﻧﺎﺕ ﻛﺑﻳﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺭﻋﻳﺗﻧﺎ. ﻧﺣﺗﺎﺝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺳﺎﻋﺩﺗﻙ ﻭﻣﺷﺎﺭﻛﺗﻙ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺩﻳﺩ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﻅﻭﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﺳﻳﺔ ﻟﺩﻳﻧﺎ (ﺍﻧﻅﺭ ﺻﻔﺣﺔ ٢). ﻳﻘﻭﺩ ﺍﻷﺏ ﺟﻭﺳﺗﻳﻥ ﻣﻳﺗﺷﻝ ﻭﺍﻷﺏ ﺟﻭﺯﻳﻑ ﺑﻭﺭﺑﻭﺭﺍ ﺑﺭﻧﺎﻣﺟﻧﺎ ﺍﻹﺭﺷﺎﺩﻱ ﻟﻠﺷﺑﺎﺏ ﻭﻫﻭ ﻣﺗﺎﺡ ﻟﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻷﻋﻣﺎﺭ ﺳﻭﺍء ﻛﺎﻥ ﺫﻟﻙ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﻛﻭﻧﻪ ﻣﻌﻠﻣﺎً ﺃﻭ ﺗﻠﻣﻳﺫﺍً. ﺳﺎﻋﺩﻧﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺑﻧﺎء ﺑﺭﻧﺎﻣﺞ ﻗﻭﻱ ﻟﺷﺑﺎﺑﻧﺎ ﻣﻥ ﺧﻼﻝ ﺧﺑﺭﺗﻙ ﻭﺗﻭﺟﻳﻬﻙ ﻓﻲ ﺃﻱ ﻣﻬﻧﺔ. ﻣﺣﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﺑﺳﻳﻁﺔ ﺣﻭﻝ ﺧﺑﺭﺗﻙ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻣﺟﺎﻝ ﺳﺗﻛﻭﻥ ﺟﺫﺍﺑﺔ ﻭﻣﻔﻳﺩﺓ ﻟﺷﺑﺎﺑﻧﺎ. ﺃﺣﺿﺭ ﺃﻁﻔﺎﻟﻙ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﻭﺍﻁﻠﺏ ﻣﻧﻬﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺷﺎﺭﻛﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻣﺩﺍﺭﺱ ﺍﻷﺣﺩ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻭﺍﺻﻝ ﻭﺍﻟﺻﻼﺓ. ﺑﻌﺩ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺍﺱ ﺍﻹﻟﻬﻲ ﻧﺩﻋﻭﻙ ﻟﻠﺣﺿﻭﺭ ﻭﺗﻧﺎﻭﻝ ﺍﻟﻘﻬﻭﺓ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﻳﺳﺗﺿﻳﻔﻬﺎ Le Circle. ﺍﺳﺗﻣﺗﻊ ﺑﺄﻓﺿﻝ ﻓﻧﺟﺎﻥ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻘﻬﻭﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻛﺭﻭﺍﺳﺎﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﺣﻲ. ﻫﻧﺎ ﻳﻣﻛﻧﻙ ﺍﻻﻟﺗﻘﺎء ﻭﺍﻟﺗﺣﺩﺙ ﻣﻊ ﺃﻋﺿﺎء ﺍﻟﺭﻋﻳﺔ ﻗﺑﻝ ﺭﺟﻭﻋﻙ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺯﻝ. ﻧﺻﻠﻲ ﺃﻥ ﺗﻛﻭﻥ ﺃﺣﺩ ﺃﻫﺩﺍﻑ ﺍﻟﺳﻧﺔ ﺍﻟﺟﺩﻳﺩﺓ ﻫﻭ ﻣﻧﺢ ﻛﻧﻳﺳﺗﻙ ﻭﻗﺗًﺎ ﺃﻛﺛﺭ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻡ ﺍﻟﻣﺎﺿﻲ. ﻫﺫﻩ ﺭﻋﻳﺗﻙ ﻭﻫﺫﻩ ﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﻳﺱ ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺟﻳﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺑﻭﺏ ﻓﺎﻟﺭﺟﺎء ﺍﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋﺩﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺣﻔﺎﻅ ﻋﻠﻳﻬﺎ ﻗﻭﻳﺔ. ﺑﺭﻛﺔ ﺍﻟﺭﺏ ﺗﺣﻝ ﻋﻠﻳﻛﻡ ﻭﻋﻠﻰ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺗﻛﻡ.

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Divine Liturgy Variables for Sunday, January 12, 2020  During the Little Entrance, after the verses of the Third Antiphon, chant the Apolytikion of Theophany. Then, the following: THE EISODIKON (ENTRANCE HYMN) OF ORDINARY SUNDAYS ْ َﻫﻠُ ّﻣﻭﺍ ِﻟﻧَ ْﺳ ُﺟ ْﺩ ﻭﻧَ ْﺭ َﻛ ْﻊ ِﻟﻠ َﻣﺳﻳﺢِ، َﻣ ِﻠ ِﻛﻧﺎ ِﻭﺇﻟﻬﻧﺎ. .Come, let us worship and fall down before Christ َﺧ ِﻠّ ْﺻﻧﺎ ﻳﺎ ْﺍﺑ َﻥ ﷲ، ﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻥ َﻗﺎﻡ ِﻣ ْﻥ ﺑَ ْﻳ ِﻥ ْﺍﻷﻣﻭﺍﺕ، Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen from the ِﻟﻧُ َﺭﺗِّ َﻝ ﻟَ َﻙ. َﻫ ِﻠﻠﻭﻳﻳﺎ . .dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia

RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE FIVE

ِﻟﻧُﺳﺑِّ ْﺢ ﻧَ ْﺣ ُﻥ َﺍﻟﻣﺅﻣﻧﻳﻥ ﻭﻧَ ْﺳ ُﺟ ْﺩ ِﻟ ْﻠ َﻛ ِﻠ َﻣ ِﺔ، ُﺍﻟﻣﺳﺎﻭﻱ ِﻟ ِﻶﺏ Let us believers praise and worship the Word; ﻭﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡِ ﻓﻲ َﺍﻷﺯﻟﻳﱠ ِﺔ َﻭﻋ َﺩ ِﻡ ْﺍﻻﺑﺗِﺩﺍء، َﺍﻟﻣ ْﻭ ِﻟﻭﺩ ِﻣ َﻥ coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the ﺍﻟﻌَ ْﺫ ِﺭﺍء ِﻟ َﺧ ِﻼﺻﻧﺎ، ﻷﻧَﻪُ ُﺳ ﱠﺭ َﺑﺎﻟﺟ َﺳ ِﺩ ْﺃﻥ ﻳَ ْﻌﻠُ َﻭ ﻋﻠﻰ Virgin for our salvation. For, He took pleasure in َﺍﻟﺻ ِﻠﻳﺏ، ﻭﻳَ ْﺣﺗَ ِﻣ َﻝ َﺍﻟﻣ ْﻭ َﺕ، ﻭﻳُ ْﻧ ِﻬ َﺽ َﺍﻟﻣ ْﻭﺗﻰ ﺑِ ِﻘ َﻳﺎﻣﺗِ ِﻪ ;ascending the Cross in the flesh to suffer death and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection. َﺍﻟﻣﺟﻳﺩﺓ. APOLYTIKION OF THE THEOPHANY OF CHRIST IN TONE ONE When Thou, O Lord, wast baptized in the Jordan, ّ َ ْﺑﺎﻋﺗِ ِﻣﺎﺩ َﻙ ﻳﺎ َﺭ ﱡﺏ ﻓﻲ ﻧَ ْﻬ ِﺭ ْﺍﻷﺭ ُﺩﻥ، ﻅ َﻬ َﺭ ﱡﺍﻟﺳ ُﺟﻭﺩ worship of the Trinity wast made manifest; for the ِﻟ ْﻠﺛﺎﻟﻭﺙ، ﱠﻓﺈﻥ َﺻ ْﻭ َﺕ ِﺍﻵﺏ َﺃﺗﺎﻙ ﱠﺑﺎﻟﺷ َﻬﺎﺩﺓ، ُﻣ َﺳ ِّﻣﻳﺎً voice of the Father bore witness to Thee, calling ﺇﻳّ َﺎﻙ ْﺍﺑﻧﺎً َﻣ ْﺣﺑﻭﺑﺎً، ّﻭﺍﻟﺭ َﻭﺡ ﺑِ َﻬ ْﻳﺋَ ِﺔ َﺣ َﻣﺎﻣ ٍﺔ ﻳﺅﻳِّ ُﺩ َﺣﻘﻳﻘَﺔَ Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit in the َﺍﻟﻛ ِﻠ َﻣﺔ، ﻓَﻳﺎ َﻣ ْﻥ َﻅ َﻬ َﺭ َﻭﺃﻧﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟَﻡ، ﺃﻳﱡﻬﺎ َﺍﻟﻣ ُﺳﻳﺢ ﺍﻹﻟﻪُ .likeness of a dove confirmed the truth of His word O Christ our God, Who hast appeared and َﺍﻟﻣ ْﺟ ُﺩ ﻟَ َﻙ. enlightened the world, glory to Thee. APOLYTIKION OF ST. GEORGE IN TONE FOUR ﺑﻣﺎ ﺃﻧﻙ ﻟﻠﻣﺄﺳﻭﺭﻳﻥ ﻣﺣﺭﺭ ﻭﻣﻌﺗﻖ ﻭﻟﻠﻔﻘﺭﺍء ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺳﺎﻛﻳﻥ ﻋﺎﺿﺩ ﻭﻧﺎﺻﺭ ﻭﻟﻠﻣﺭﺿﻰ ﻁﺑﻳﺏ ﻭﺷﺎﻑ ,As Deliverer of Captives and Defender of the Poor Healer of the Infirm, Champion of Kings, Victorious ﻭﻋﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻠﻭﻙ ﻣﻛﺎﻓﺢ ﻭﻣﺣﺎﺭﺏ ﺃﻳﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﻌﻅﻳﻡ ﻓﻲ great Martyr George, intercede with Christ our ﺍﻟﺷﻬﺩﺍء ﺟﺎﻭﺭﺟﻳﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﻼﺑﺱ ﺍﻟﻅﻔﺭ ﺗﺷﻔﻊ ﺇﻟﻰ .God, for our soul salvation ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ ﺍﻹﻟﻪ ﻟﺧﻼﺹ ﻧﻔﻭﺳﻧﺎ. KONTAKION OF THE THEOPHANY OF CHRIST IN TONE FOUR (**The original melody**)

On this day Thou hast appeared * unto the whole ْ ﻗَ ْﺩ َﻅ َﻬ ْﺭ َﺕ ِﻟﻠ ُﺩﻧﻳﺎ، ﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻳَ ْﻭ َﻡ ﻳﺎ ﱡﺭﺏ، ِﻭﺿ َﻳﺎﺅﻙ ْﺍﺭﺗَ َﺳ َﻡ world, * and Thy light, O Sovereign Lord, * is ﻋﻠَ ْﻳﻧﺎ ﻧَ ْﺣ ُﻥ ُﺍﻟﻣ ْﺭ ِﺳ َﻠﻳﻥ َﻟﻙ ﺍﻟﺗﱠ ْﺳ َﺑﻳﺢ َﻋ ْﻥ َﻣ ْﻌ ِﺭﻓَ ٍﺔ َﻗﺎﺋﻠﻳﻥ: signed on us who sing Thy praise * and chant with ِﺟﺋْ َﺕ ﻭﺑِ ْﻧ َﺕ ﻳﺎ ﻧﻭﺭﺍً ﻻ ﻳُ ْﺩﻧﻰ ِﻣ ْﻧﻪُ. knowledge: Thou hast now come, * Thou hast appeared, O Thou Light unapproachable.

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SCRIPTURE READINGS—THE MORE YOU READ THE BIBLE, THE MORE YOU LOVE THE AUTHOR

THE EPISTLE

(For the Sunday after Theophany of Christ) Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Rejoice in the Lord, O ye righteous.

The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:7-13)

Brethren, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, it is said, “When He ascended on high He led a host of captives, and He gave gifts to men.” (In saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that He had also descended into the lower parts of the earth? He who descended is He who also ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) And His gifts were that some should be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers, to equip the for the work of ministry, for building up the body of Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ.

THE GOSPEL

(For the Sunday after Theophany of Christ)

The reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:12-17)

At that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulon and Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: “The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles—the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned.” From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.”

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اﻟﺘﺎب اﻟﻤﻘﺪس ﻫﻮ ﺳﻜﺐ ﻠﻤﺎت ﺣﺐ ﷲ ورﺣﻤﺘﻪ ﻧﺤﻮ اﻟ

ﺍﻟﺭﺳﺎﻟﺔ

ِﻟﺗَ ُﻛ ْﻥ ﻳﺎ َﺭ ﱡﺏ َﺭ ْﺣ َﻣﺗُ َﻙ َﻋﻠَ ْﻳﻧﺎ ْﺍﺑﺗَ ِﻬﺟﻭﺍ ﺃَﻳﱡﻬﺎ ِ ّﺍﻟﺻ ّﺩ َﻳﻘﻭﻥ ﱠﺑﺎﻟﺭ ّﺏ.

ٌﻓﺻﻝ ﻣﻥ ِﺭﺳﺎﻟﺔ ِﺍﻟﻘﺩﻳﺱ َﺑﻭﻟﺱ ﺍﻟﺭﺳﻭﻝ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃَ ْﻫ ِﻝ ﺃﻓَ ُﺳﺱ. (4:7-13)

ُ ﻳﺎ ْﺇﺧ َﻭﺓُ، ِﻟ ُﻛ ِّﻝ ِﻭﺍﺣ ٍﺩ ِﻣﻧﱠﺎ ﺃ ِﻋﻁﻳَ ِﺕ ﺍﻟﻧِّ ْﻌ َﻣﺔُ ﻋﻠﻰ ِﻣ ْﻘ ِﺩﺍﺭ َﻣ ْﻭ ِﻫﺑَ ِﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢِ* ﻓَ ِﻠ ِﺫﻟ َﻙ ﻳَ ُﻘﻭﻝ "ﻟَ ﱠﻣﺎ َﺻ ِﻌ َﺩ ﺇﻟﻰ ﺍﻟﻌُﻠَﻰ َﺳﺑَﻰ َﺳ ْﺑﻳﺎً ْﻭﺃﻋ َﻁﻰ َﺍﻟﻧﺎﺱ َﻋﻁﺎﻳﺎ"* ﻓَ َﻛ ْﻭﻧُﻪُ َﺻ ِﻌ َﺩ، َﻫ ْﻝ ُﻫ َﻭ ﺇﻻّ ﺃﻧﱠﻪُ ﻧَ َﺯ َﻝ ﱠﺃﻭﻻً ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃﺳﺎﻓِ ِﻝ ِﺍﻷﺭﺽ؟* ﻓَ َﺫﺍﻙ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻧَ َﺯ َﻝ، ُﻫ َﻭ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ َﺻ ِﻌ َﺩ ْﺃﻳﺿﺎً َﻓﻭﻕ ﱠﺍﻟﺳ ِﻣﺎﻭﺍﺕ ُﻛ ِﻠّﻬﺎ ِﻟﻳَ ْﻣ َﻸَ ُﻛ ﱠﻝ ٍﺷﻲء* ُﻭﻫ َﻭ ﻗَ ْﺩ ﺃَ ْﻋﻁﻰ ﺃَ ْﻥ ﻳَ َﻛﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺑَ ْﻌ ُﺽ ُﺭ ُﺳﻼً، ﻭﺍﻟﺑ َ ْﻌ ُﺽ ﺃَ ْﻧﺑِ َﻳﺎء، ﻭﺍﻟﺑَ ْﻌ ُﺽ ُﻣﺑَ ِّﺷ َﺭﻳﻥ، ﻭﺍﻟﺑَ ْﻌ ُﺽ ُﺭﻋﺎﺓً ُﻭﻣﻌَ ِﻠّ َﻣﻳﻥ* ِﻷَ ْﺟ ِﻝ ﺗَ ْﻛ ِﻣﻳﻝ ِﺍﻟﻘ ّﺩ َﻳﺳﻳﻥ، ِﻭﻟﻌَ َﻣ ِﻝ ِﺍﻟﺧ ْﺩ َﻣ ِﺔ، ﻭﺑُ ْﻧﻳ ِﺎﻥ َﺟ َﺳ ِﺩ َﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ* ﺇﻟﻰ ﺃَ ْﻥ ﻧَ ْﻧﺗَ ِﻬﻲ َﺟﻣﻳﻌُﻧﺎ ﺇﻟﻰ ِﻭ ْﺣ َﺩﺓِ ِﺍﻹﻳﻣﺎﻥ َﻭﻣ ْﻌ ِﺭﻓَ ِﺔ ِﺍﺑﻥ ِﷲ، ﺇﻟﻰ ْﺇﻧ ٍﺳﺎﻥ ِﻛﺎﻣ ٍﻝ، ﺇﻟﻰ ِﻣﻘﺩﺍﺭ َﻗﺎﻣ ِﺔ ِﻣ ْﻝ ِء ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ.

ﺍﻹﻧﺟﻳﻝ ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺩﺱ

ٌﻓﺻﻝ ٌﺷﺭﻳﻑ ِﻣ ْﻥ ﺑِ َﺷﺎﺭ ِﺓ ِﺍﻟﻘ ّﺩ ِﻳﺱ َﻣﺗّﻰ ْﺍﻹﻧ ِﺟﻳﻠ ّﻲِ ﺍﻟﺑَ ِﺷﻳﺭ ﻭﺍﻟﺗِ ْﻠ ِﻣﻳﺫ ِﺍﻟﻁﺎﻫﺭ (4:12-17)

ﻓﻲ َﺫﻟﻙ ِﺍﻟﺯﻣﺎﻥ، ﻟَ ﱠﻣﺎ َﺳ ِﻣ َﻊ ُﻳﺳﻭﻉ ﱠﺃﻥ ﻳﻭﺣﻧﺎ ﻗَ ْﺩ ﺃُ ْﺳ ِﻠ َﻡ، ْﺍﻧ َﺻ َﺭ َﻑ ﺇﻟﻰ ِﺍﻟﺟﻠﻳﻝ* ﻭﺗَ َﺭ َﻙ ِﺍﻟﻧﺎﺻ َﺭﺓَ، َﻭﺟﺎء ﻓَ َﺳ َﻛ َﻥ ﻓﻲ ْﻛﻔ َﺭ َﻧﺎﺣﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﻋﻠﻰ ِﺷﺎﻁ ِﺊ ﺍﻟﺑَ ْﺣ ِﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺗُ ِﺧﻭﻡ َﺯ َﺑﻭﻟﻭﻥ ﻭﻧَ ْﻔ َﺗﺎﻟﻳﻡ* ِﻟﻳَﺗِ ﱠﻡ ﻣﺎ َﻗﻳﻝ ﺑﺄَ ْﺷ ِﻌ َﻳﺎء ﺍﻟﻧﱠﺑِ ّﻲِ ِﺍﻟﻘﺎﺋﻝ: ﺃَ ْﺭ ُﺽ ُﺯﺑُ َﻭﻟﻭﻥ ﻭﺃَ ْﺭ ُﺽ ﻧَ ْﻔ َﺗﺎﻟﻳﻡ، َﻁ ُﺭﻳﻖ ﺍﻟﺑَ ْﺣ ِﺭ، َﻋ ْﺑ َﺭ ﺍﻷُ ُﺭﺩ ِّﻥ، َﺟ ُﻠﻳﻝ ﺍﻷُ َﻣ ِﻡ* ﱠﺍﻟﺷ ْﻌ ُﺏ ِﺍﻟﺟﺎﻟ ُﺱ ﻓﻲ ﱡﺍﻟﻅ ْﻠ َﻣ ِﺔ ﺃَ ْﺑ َﺻ َﺭ ﻧﻭﺭﺍً َﻋﻅﻳﻣﺎً، ِﻭﺍﻟﺟﺎﻟ ُﺳ َﻭﻥ ﻓﻲ ﺑُ ْﻘﻌَ ِﺔ َﺍﻟﻣ ْﻭ ِﺕ ِﻭﻅ ِﻼﻟ ِﻪ ﺃَ ْﺷ َﺭ َﻕ َﻋﻠَ ْﻳ ِﻬ ْﻡ ﻧُ ٌﻭﺭ* ُﻭﻣ ْﻧﺫُﺋِ ٍﺫ ْﺍﺑﺗَ َﺩﺃَ ﻳَ ُﺳﻭﻉ ﻳَ ْﻛ ِﺭ ُﺯ ُﻭﻳﻘﻭﻝ: ﺗﻭﺑُﻭﺍ، ﻓَﻘَ ِﺩ ْﺍﻗﺗَ َﺭ َﺏ َﻣﻠَ ُﻛﻭﺕ ﱠﺍﻟﺳﻣﺎﻭﺍﺕ.

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SAINTES ÉCRITURES - PLUS VOUS LISEZ LA BIBLE PLUS VOUS EN AIMEZ L’AUTEUR

L’ÉPÎTRE

La lecture de l'Épître de -Paul aux Éphésiens. (4:7-13)

Mais à chacun de nous la grâce a été donnée selon la mesure du don de Christ. C’est pourquoi il est dit:” Etant monté dans les hauteurs, il a emmené des captifs, Et il a fait des dons aux hommes. Or, que signifie: Il est monté, sinon qu’il est aussi descendu dans les régions inférieures de la terre? Celui qui est descendu, c’est le même qui est monté au-dessus de tous les cieux, afin de remplir toutes choses. Et il a donné les uns comme apôtres, les autres comme prophètes, les autres comme évangélistes, les autres comme pasteurs et docteurs, pour le perfectionnement des saints en vue de l’œuvre du ministère et de l’édification du corps de Christ, jusqu’à ce que nous soyons tous parvenus à l’unité de la foi et de la connaissance du Fils de Dieu, à l’état d’homme fait, à la mesure de la stature parfaite de Christ.

L’ÉVANGILE

La lecture du Saint Evangile selon Saint Matthieu. (4:12-17)

Jésus, ayant appris que Jean avait été livré, se retira dans la Galilée. Il quitta Nazareth, et vint demeurer à Capernaüm, située près de la mer[e], dans le territoire de Zabulon et de Nephthali, afin que s’accomplisse ce qui avait été annoncé par Esaïe, le prophète: Le peuple de Zabulon et de Nephthali, De la contrée voisine de la mer, du pays au-delà du Jourdain, Et de la Galilée des païens, Ce peuple, assis dans les ténèbres, A vu une grande lumière; Et sur ceux qui étaient assis dans la région et l’ombre de la mort La lumière s’est levée. Dès ce moment Jésus commença à prêcher, et à dire: Repentez-vous, car le royaume des cieux est proche.

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Prayers for the health of Fr. Jean & Khouriyee Souhaila, Peter, Mary Aboud, Norma, Denise Aboud, Nancy Rahal, John Cocja, Ibrahim, Rebecca & Olivia Balikcioglu

Prayers in memory of (Mentioned during The Great Entrance) Abdel Meguid & Sofia Awad Edmond Saikali Emile & Venise Choueri

Today’s memorials (Mentioned during the Great Entrance and in the Trisagion Service at the end of the Liturgy) Haifa Coumine (Newly departed) Khalil Akra (9 days) Souad Hanna Namour (9 days) Anwar Abou-deeb Mounir Terouz (40 days) Nicolas Kheirallah (1 year) Kamal Matta (1 year) Tony Paradiso (1 year) Theo & Annette (3 years) Boojady Lillian Pearl Zigayer Francis (20 years) & Joseph Francis (33 years) Jessica Chami Michel, Robella & Eddy Aziz Alia Zigayer

Our heartfelt sympathies to The Coumine & Haddad families on the loss of Haifa, who fell asleep in the Lord in Syria on January 6th & The Namour & Kaba families on the loss of Souad, who fell asleep in the Lord in Homs, Syria on January 3rd

Churching today Olivia Balikcioglu, daughter of Ibrahim Balikcioglu & Rebecca Rahmi

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UPCOMING PARISH EVENTS JANUARY 2020 Saturday 18 Career Fair & Entrepreneurship Workshops from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. * Sunday 26 Godparents Sunday Procession & Luncheon hosted by Le Cercle 12 p.m. FEBRUARY 2020 Wednesday 5 Antiochian Women Executive Meeting at 7 p.m. Thursday 6 St. George Social Club Activities Night at 6 p.m. Saturday 8 St. George Parish’s Annual Engaged Couples Orientation at 10 a.m. Tuesday 11 Parish Council Meeting at 6:30 p.m. in the Souaid Boardroom Wednesday 12 Antiochian Women General Meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday 22 Divine Liturgy (Souls Saturday) at 10 a.m. Sunday 23 Meatfare Sunday MARCH 2020 Sunday 1 Cheesefare & Forgiveness Sunday Presanctified Liturgy at 6 p.m. Wednesday 4 Antiochian Women Executive Meeting at 7:45 p.m. Thursday 5 St. George Social Club Activities Night at 6 p.m. Madayeh Dinner hosted by Antiochian Women at 6 p.m. Friday 6 Akathist Service to the Theotokos (Madayeh) at 7 p.m. Annual Orthodox Christian Women of Montreal’s Retreat at 10 a.m. Saturday 7 hosted by the Antiochian Women Sunday 8 Sunday of Orthodoxy and Procession of Wednesday 11 Presanctified Liturgy at 6 p.m. Madayeh Dinner at 6 p.m. Friday 13 Akathist to the Theotokos (Madayeh) at 7 p.m. Sunday 15 Second Sunday of Great Lent (Gregory Palamas) Wednesday 18 Presanctified Liturgy at 6 p.m. * Please check the ad in the bulletin for more information

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THE SYNAXARION

On January 12, we continue to celebrate the Theophany (Epiphany) of our Lord Jesus Christ, and we commemorate the holy Martyr Tatiana of Rome, the Deaconess, and those with her. Verses For Tatiana, who was in all things resplendent, The bright sword gave her head a resplendent laurel. On the twelfth, they trimmed Tatiana’s neck.

Tatiana lived during the reign of Emperor Alexander Severus, whose chief assistants persecuted Christians without the emperor’s orders. When they brought out the virgin Tatiana for torture, she prayed to God for her torturers. And behold, their eyes were opened and they saw four angels around the martyr. Seeing this, eight of them be- lieved in Christ for which they also were tortured and slain. The tormentors continued to disfigure Tatiana, but God sent His angels to the dungeon to encourage her and to heal her wounds. Each morning, Tatiana appeared before the torturers completely healed. Finally, Tatiana and her father were both beheaded in about the year 225. Thus, this heroic woman and those with her were crowned with immortal wreaths of glory.

On this day, we also commemorate the Martyr Peter Absalom of Palestine; Virgin- martyr Euthasia; and Martyr Mertios of Mauretania. By their intercessions, O Christ God, have mercy upon us. Amen.

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ORTHOFLASH – St. George Montréal Youth Ministry L’ESPRIT SAINT

(Je crois) « en l’ESPRIT SAINT, Seigneur, qui donne la vie, qui procède du Père, qui est adoré et glorifié avec le Père et le Fils, qui a parlé par les prophètes. » Le Symbole de Foi affirme que, de même que le Père est Dieu, que le Fils est Dieu, l’Esprit aussi est Dieu, consubstantiel au Père et au Fils. L’Ancien Testament nous fait voir l’Esprit de Dieu comme une personne agissante (« Et l’Esprit de Dieu se mouvait au-dessus des eaux. » [Gén 1, 2]), mais c’est dans le Nouveau Testament qu’il apparaît d’une manière distincte comme telle, exerçant son action sur les hommes et en eux. Il est l’Instrument Divin dans la naissance du Christ; Il est « souffle de vie ». Le SAINT-ESPRIT guide et protège l’Église du Christ, lui ayant donné vie le jour de la Pentecôte. Il confère aux membres de l’Église des dons spirituels pour leur illumination; Il habite à l’intérieur de chaque vrai chrétien, le corps de chacun étant son temple (1 Co 3, 16). Il est décrit comme un « consolateur » guidant les gens vers la vérité. Le FRUIT DE L’ESPRIT [c.-à-d. le résultat de son travail] — terme biblique qui résume les caractéristiques que forme en nous le SAINT-ESPRIT comme des prémices de la gloire éternelle — est «l’amour, la joie, la paix, la patience, la bonté, la bénignité, la fidélité, la douceur, la tempérance » (Gal 5, 22). Ce sont les éléments de la spiritualité authentique, la voie de la sainteté qui est le but ultime de toute vie chrétienne. Nous ne pouvons produire le FRUIT DE L’ESPRIT par nos propres efforts. Il est le résultat d’une action surnaturelle de Dieu en nous, le résultat, non de nos efforts ou de nos œuvres, mais de la présence du SAINT-ESPRIT en nous.

ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ "... ﻭڊﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ، ﺍﻟﺭﺏ ُﺍﻟﻣ ّﺣﻲِ، ُﺍﻟﻣﻧﺑَﺛﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻵﺏ، ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻫﻭ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻵﺏ ﻭﺍﻷﺑﻥ َﻣ ٌﺳﺟﻭﺩ ﻟﻪ ُﻭﻣ َﻣ ﱠﺟ ٌﺩ،.... " (ﻣﻥ ﻗﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺍﻹﻳﻣﺎﻥ) ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ ﻫﻭ ﷲ ﻭﻫﻭ ﺍﻷﻗﻧﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﺛﺎﻟﺙ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﺛﺎﻟﻭﺙ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﻭﺱ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻣﻧﺫ ﺍﻷﺯﻝ ُﻣﻧﺑَﺛِ ٌﻖ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻵﺏ (ﻳﻭﺣﻧﺎ 15: 26). ﻳُﺩﻋﻰ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ ﺑﺎﻟﺳﻳﺩ ﻛﻣﺎ ﻫﻭ ﺍﻟﺣﺎﻝ ﻣﻊ ﷲ ﺍﻵﺏ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ ﺍﻻﺑﻥ. ﺇﻧﻪ ﺭﻭﺡ ﷲ ﻭﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ. ﺇﻧﻪ ﺃﺯﻟﻲ، ﻏﻳﺭ ﻣﺧﻠﻭﻕ، ّﺇﻟﻬﻲ، ٍﻭﻣﺳﺎﻭ ﻟﻶﺏ ﻭﺍﻻﺑﻥ ﻭﺑﺎﻟﺗﺎﻟﻲ ٌﻣﺷﺎﺭﻙ ٌﻭﻓﺎﻋﻝ ﺑﺎﻟﺿﺭﻭﺭﺓ ﻓﻲ ﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺃﻋﻣﺎﻝ ﷲ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﻌﺎﻟﻡ . ﻭﻗﺩ ﺫُ ِﻛ َﺭ ﻓﻲ ﺳﻔﺭ ﺍﻟﺗﻛﻭﻳﻥ :"ﻭﺭﻭﺡ ﷲ ﻳَ ﱡﺭ ُﻑ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻭﺟﻪ ﺍﻟﻣﻳﺎﻩ." (ﺳﻔﺭ ﺍﻟﺗﻛﻭﻳﻥ 1 :2) ﺇﻧﻪ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﻧﻔﺳﻪ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻫﻭ " َﻧ َﻔ ُﺱ ﺍﻟﺣﻳﺎﺓ" ﻟﺟﻣﻳﻊ ﺍﻟﻛﺎﺋﻧﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺣﻳﺔ ﻭﺧﺎﺻﺔ ﺍﻹﻧﺳﺎﻥ . ُﻳﻌﺗﻣﺩ ُﻣﻌﺗﻘﺩ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺍﻷﺭﺛﻭﺩﻭﻛﺳﻳﺔ ﺑﺄﻥ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ ﻫﻭ ﷲ ﻋﻠﻰ ﺍﻟﻛﺗﺎﺑﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺩﺳﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻘﻠﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺩﺱ . ﻫﺫﺍ ﻭﻗﺩ ﺗﻛﻠﻡ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ ﺑﻭﺍﺳﻁﺔ ﺍﻷﻧﺑﻳﺎء، ﻭﻛﺎﻥ ﺍﻟﻭﺳﻳﻠﺔ ﺍﻹﻟﻬﻳﺔ ﻓﻲ ﻭﻻﺩﺓ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ . ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ ﻫﻭ ﺍﻟﻣﻠﻬﻡ ﺑﻛﺗﺎﺑﺔ ﺍﻟﻛﺗﺎﺏ ﺍﻟﻣﻘﺩﺱ، ﻛﻣﺎ ﺃﻧﻪ ﻳُ ِﺭﺷﺩ ﻭﻳﺣﻣﻲ ﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ ﺑﻣﻧﺣﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺣﻳﺎﺓ ﻓﻲ ﻳﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﻌﻧﺻﺭﺓ. ﺇﻥ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ ﻫﻭ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻳﻬﺏ ﺃﻋﺿﺎء ﺍﻟﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺑﺄﻧﻭﺍﻉ ﻣﺗﻌﺩﺩﺓ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻣﻭﺍﻫﺏ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺣﻳﺔ ﻻﺳﺗﻧﺎﺭﺗﻬﻡ ﻭﺭﺿﺎﻫﻡ . ﻳﻘﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ ﻓﻲ ﺩﺍﺧﻝ ﻛﻝ ﻣﺳﻳﺣﻲ َﺣﻖ، ﺣﻳﺙ ﺃﻥ ﺟﺳﺩ ﻛﻝ ٍﻭﺍﺣﺩ ﻣﻧﻬﻡ ﻫﻭ ﻫﻳﻛﻠﻪ (1ﻛﻭﺭﻧﺛﻭﺱ 3: 16). ﻫﺫﺍ ﻭﻳﻭﺻﻑ " ُﺑﺎﻟﻣﺭﺷﺩ" ﻭ" ُﺍﻟﻣﻌﺯﻱ" ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﻳﻘﻭﺩ ﺍﻟﻧﺎﺱ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻁﺭﻳﻖ َﺍﻟﺣﻖ . ﺃﻣﺎ "ﺛﻣﺭ ﺍﻟﺭﻭﺡ ﺍﻟﻘﺩﺱ" (ﺃﻱ ﻧﺗﻳﺟﺔ ﻋﻣﻠﻪ) – ﻓﻬﻭ ﻣﺻﻁﻠﺢ ﺇﻧﺟﻳﻠﻲ ﻳﺧﺗﺻﺭ ﺍﻟﺳﻣﺎﺕ ﺍﻟﺗﺳﻌﺔ ﺍﻟﻣﻠﺣﻭﻅﺔ ﻟﻠﺣﻳﺎﺓ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺣﻳﺔ َﺍﻟﺣﻘّﺔ . ﻭﻫﺫﻩ ﺍﻟﺛﻣﺎﺭ ﻫﻲ: ﺍﻟﻣﺣﺑﱠﺔ، ﺍﻟﻔﺭﺡ، ﺍﻟﺳﻼﻡ، ﻁﻭﻝ ﺍﻵﻧﺎﺓ، ﺍﻟﻠﻁﻑ، ﺍﻟﺻﻼﺡ، ﺍﻹﻳﻣﺎﻥ، َﺍﻟﻭ َﺩﺍﻋﺔ ﻭﺍﻟﺗﻌَﻔّ ُﻑ" (ﻏﻼﻁﻳﺔ 5: 22). ﺇﻧﻬﺎ ﺍﻟﺛﻣﺎﺭ ﺍﻟﺗﻲ ﻳﺗﻭﺟﺏ ﻋﻠﻰ ﻛﻝ ﻣﺳﻳﺣﻲ ﺇﻧﺗﺎﺟﻬﺎ ﻓﻲ ﺣﻳﺎﺗﻬﻡ ﺍﻟﺟﺩﻳﺩﺓ ﻣﻊ ﺳﻳﺩﻧﺎ ﻳﺳﻭﻉ ﺍﻟﻣﺳﻳﺢ.

ADAPTED FROM VARIOUS ORTHODOX SOURCES / INFORMATIONS TIRÉES DE PLUSIEURS SOURCES ORTHODOXES Sunday, January 12, 2020 www.saintgeorgemontreal.org 11 The color prinng of this bullen is made possible thanks to a generous donaon

In the Orthodox Church, there are a CHURCH ETIQUETTE lot of customs and traditions that (SOURCE: WWW.ANTIOCHIAN.ORG) are important parts of our worship. Some are cultural; some are pious customs. Some are essential; some are not. From time-to-time, we need to address some of these various etiquette issues to inform our communities how we can best understand each other and work together to worship the all-holy Trinity. ATTIRE ‐ USING GOOD JUDGMENT

Remember the time when people put on their "Sunday best" to go to church? In fact, dress clothes were often referred to as 'Sunday clothes." This is not all that common today; in fact all too often the dress in our temples has become too casual. In all the areas of our lives, we should offer Christ our best; and the same is true of our dress. We should offer Christ our "Sunday best," not our everyday or common wear. And we should dress modestly, not in a flashy way that would bring attention to ourselves - and certainly not in a provocative or alluring way. Our dress should always be becoming to a Christian - especially in the temple. Here are some general guidelines:

 Children: Only young children (under 10) can wear shorts to the services - and then only dress shorts. Athletic shoes, cut-offs, spandex shorts, etc., are never appropriate for wear in the temple (for children or adults!). Shoes or sandals should be clean and tied. No one should wear a T-shirt with any kind of writing on it.  Women: Dresses should be modest. No tank tops (or dresses with only straps at the shoulders), no short skirts (mini-skirts), and no skin-tight dresses. Dresses should have backs and should not be low-cut in the front. If women wear pants to the services, they should be dress pants (not jeans or leggings). Shorts of any type are inappropriate.  Men: Men should also dress modestly. Coats and ties are not mandatory, but certainly always appropriate. Shirts should have collars and be buttoned to the collar (the actual collar button may be undone, but two or three buttons undone is inappropriate). Trousers should be clean. Blue (or black, or khaki, etc.) jeans are usually too casual for wear at the services (especially those with patches or holes).

Again, shorts of any type are inappropriate. If you are going someplace after the services where you need to dress casually, bring a change of clothing with you and change after the fellowship hour. Remember to use your best judgment and good taste when dressing for the services. After all, you do not need to be seen by everyone else - you go to meet and worship God.

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Godparents Sunday Join us on Januar 26, 2020, Godchildren and Godparents to celebrate a special and spirital bond like no other! Together, we will share in the Litrg and procession. For the occasion, a luncheon will be sered following Litrg. For more inforation, please contact Hedy Ephtimios at (514) 910‐7013 or Barbara Meimari at (514) 824‐8180

We welcome all Godparents to accompany their Godchildren

to Church on Godparents

Sunday

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In response to the request of several parishioners… We are allowing you, our Entrepreneurs and Professionals of this parish , to

PROMOTE YOUR BUSINESS WITHIN “Y”OUR COMMUNITY by

Advertising your business in our weekly bulletin. There will be a limited number of pages available each week in the bulletin, but advertisers must advertise for a full six months at a time (26 weeks). We will only accept ads that are in keeping with our Christian life and only those appropriate to appear in a Church bulletin.

While allowing our parishioners to promote their business, we also hope to increase the income of our parish to better meet the needs of our growing parish efforts and ministries. Please see the next page for details.

You may order your ad online https://saintgeorgemontreal.org/bulletin-ad- request/ or by calling the Church Office, or by emailing Peter Auger [email protected]. Prices are for a full 26 weeks.

Advertise your business in our weekly bulletin and benefit from:  Print bulletin distributed to 200+ people per week  Emails sent to the full parish 1,400 and growing  As well as on the website to 700+ monthly visitors

Deadline January 25, 2020 for the first 6 months February 2—July 26 (26 Weeks) of Ads

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House Blessings 2020

It is an Orthodox Tradition to have one’s home blessed by the priest following the Great Feast of Theophany (January 6th).

If you would like Fr. Joseph to visit and bless your home, please call the Church office 514-276-8533 Ext 200, or email our Office Administrator Viviane Gédéon at [email protected]

Please specify your preference:  time of day: morning, afternoon, or evening  weekday or weekend and we will try and schedule your home visit along with others in your area during the month of January, February or March.

Please note: You do not need to put out food, this is a time for you to spend time in prayer and in conversation with Fr Joseph, as he blesses your home and spends a little bit of time with you and your family. ﺗﻜﺮﻳﺲ ﺍﻟﺒﻴﻮﺕ ٢٠٢٠

ﺗﻛﺭﻳﺱ ﺍﻟﺑﻳﻭﺕ ﻫﻭ ﺗﻘﻠﻳﺩ ﺃﺭﺛﻭﺫﻛﺳﻲ، ﺣﻳﺙ ﻳﻘﻭﻡ ﺍﻟﻛﺎﻫﻥ ﺑﻣﺑﺎﺭﻛﺔ ﻣﻧﺎﺯﻝ ﺃﺑﻧﺎء ﺭﻋﻳﺗﻪ ﺑﻌﺩ ﻋﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﻐﻁﺎﺱ(٦ ﻛﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺛﺎﻧﻲ). ﺇﺫﺍ ﻛﻧﺕ ﺗﺭﻏﺏ ﻓﻲ ﺯﻳﺎﺭﺓ ﺍﻷﺏ ﺟﻭﺯﻳﻑ ﻟﻣﺑﺎﺭﻛﺔ ﻣﻧﺯﻟﻙ ، ﻓﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺍﻻﺗﺻﺎﻝ ﺑﻣﻛﺗﺏ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺭﻗﻡ ٥١٤٢٧٦٨٥٣٣ ﺗﺣﻭﻳﻠﺔ ٢٠٠ ، ﺃﻭ ﺇﺭﺳﺎﻝ ﺑﺭﻳﺩ ﺇﻟﻛﺗﺭﻭﻧﻲ ﺇﻟﻰ ﻣﺩﻳﺭﺓ ﻣﻛﺗﺏ ﺍﻟﻛﻧﻳﺳﺔ ﺍﻟﺳﻳﺩﺓ ﻓﻳﻔﻳﺎﻥ [email protected] ﻳﺭﺟﻰ ﺗﺣﺩﻳﺩ ﺍﻟﺗﺎﺭﻳﺦ ﻭﺍﻟﻭﻗﺕ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﺎﺳﺑﺎﻥ ﻟﻛﻡ : ﺻﺑﺎﺣﺎً ، ﺑﻌﺩ ﺍﻟﻅﻬﺭ ، ﺃﻭ ًﻣﺳﺎء ، ﺧﻼﻝ ﺍﻷﺳﺑﻭﻉ، ﺍﻭ ﻓﻲ ﻋﻁﻠﺔ ﻧﻬﺎﻳﺔ ﺍﻷﺳﺑﻭﻉ ، ﻭﺳﻧﻘﻭﻡ ﺑﺗﺣﺩﻳﺩ ﻣﻭﻋﺩ ﻟﺯﻳﺎﺭﺓ ﻣﻧﺯﻟﻙ ﻭﻣﻧﺎﺯﻝ ﺃﺑﻧﺎء ﺭﻋﻳﺗﻧﺎ ﺍﻟﺫﻳﻥ ﻳﺳﻛﻧﻭﻥ ﻓﻲ ﻧﻔﺱ ﺍﻟﻣﻧﻁﻘﺔ، ﺧﻼﻝ ﺷﻬﺭ ﻛﺎﻧﻭﻥ ﺍﻟﺛﺎﻧﻲ، ﺷﺑﺎﻁ، ﺃﻭ ﺁﺫﺍﺭ. ﻣﻼﺣﻅﺔ: ﻫﺫﺍ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺕ ﻫﻭ ﻟﻘﺿﺎء ﺑﻌﺽ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺕ ﻓﻲ ﺍﻟﺻﻼﺓ ﻭﺍﻟﻣﺣﺎﺩﺛﺔ ﻣﻊ ﺍﻷﺏ ﺟﻭﺯﻳﻑ ﺍﻟﺫﻱ ﺳﻳﺑﺎﺭﻙ ﻣﻧﺯﻟﻙ ﻭﻳﻘﺿﻲ ﺍﻟﻘﻠﻳﻝ ﻣﻥ ﺍﻟﻭﻗﺕ ﻣﻊ ﻋﺎﺋﻠﺗﻙ، ﻭﻟﻳﺱ ﻟﺗﻘﺩﻳﻡ ﺍﻟﻁﻌﺎﻡ . Bénédiction Des Maisons 2020 Selon notre Tradition Orthodoxe, l'aspersion de nos maisons par l'eau nouvellement bénie se fait après la Fête de la Théophanie (le 6 janvier).

Si vous souhaitez que Père Joseph visite et bénisse votre maison, veuillez téléphoner au bureau de l'Église, au 514-276-8533, poste 200, ou envoyer un courriel à Viviane, secrétaire administrative: [email protected].

Veuillez préciser vos préférences:  Matin, après-midi ou soirée  En semaine ou en fin de semaine et nous essaierons de planifier votre visite en même temps que d'autres dans votre quartier, et ce, en janvier, février ou mars. À noter: Nul besoin de servir de la nourriture! Cette visite se veut un moment de prières et d'échanges avec Père Joseph qui vient bénir votre maison et passer un peu de temps avec vous et les membres de votre famille.

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