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Follow us on Instagram: @stgeorgephx. Like us on Facebook: StGeorgePHX. Listen to Sunday’s sermon on YouTube: WarriorSaints. Antiochian Orthodox Church March 7, 2021 Tone 6 EOTHINON 6 Join St. George weekdays at 11am via Life Stream: RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION (TONE 6) Facebook.com/warriorsaints When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy sacred body, angelic powers shone above Thy revered tomb; and the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. YouTube.com/warriorsaints Thou led Hades captive and wast not tempted thereby. 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. StGeorgeAZ.org/livestream APOLYTIKION OF ST. GEORGE (TONE 4) As deliverer of captives and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings, victorious Great Martyr George intercede with Christ our God for our souls’ salvation.

KONTAKION FOR SUNDAY OF LAST JUDGMENT (TONE 1) Upcoming Lenten Services: When Thou comest, O God, to earth with glory, and all creatures tremble before Thee, and the river of fire floweth before the Altar, and the books are opened and sins revealed, Great Compline - Monday, March 15th, 6:30pm deliver me then from that unquenchable fire, and make me worthy to stand at Thy right hand, O righteous Judge. Presanctified Divine Liturgy - Wednesday, March 17th, 4:30pm PROKEIMENON: Little Compline with the Akathist Hymn (Madaya) - Friday, March 19th, 6:30pm The Lord is my strength and my song. With chastisement has the Lord chatened me! THE EPISTLE The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. (8:8-9:2) Brethren, food will not bring us closer to God; for neither if we eat, are we the better, nor Messages from THE LADIES if we do not eat, are we the worse. But take heed lest by any means this authority of yours become a stumbling block to those who are weak. For if any one sees you, as someone who has knowledge, reclining at a table in an idol’s temple, will not the conscience of the one who March is Women’s Month across our Archdiocese! is weak be emboldened to eat of the things sacrificed to idols, and through your knowledge the weak brother perishes, for whom Christ died? And thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food causes Please contact Valerie Wier (602-354-1376) if you would like to read the my brother to stumble, I will not eat meat forever, lest I cause my brother to stumble. Am I not epistle, greet people, or usher! We celebrate our strength and the beauty an apostle? Am I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? Are not you my work in the that we get by serving God and Our Church! Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the seal of my apostleship are you in the Lord. Please pick up and read the letter in the Narthex! Thank you and I hope you all feel blessed!

To include an oblation or announement in the bulletin, submit text to Tisha at [email protected] before noon on Tuesdays. All oblations received in the office after the deadline will be included in the following Sunday’s bulletin. Church office hours are Monday - Friday, 9am - 1pm. Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church March 7, 2021 Tone 6 EOTHINON 6 Those to Remember in Prayer THE GOSPEL LIVING: The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (25:31-46) Romy, Chase, Gloria, Don, Mary, Joshua, Peter, Richard, Anthony, Moira, Mac, George, The Lord said, “When the Son of man comes in His glory, and all the angels with Him, , Ray, Pam, Aziz, Iskander, Amal, Nejwa, Farouk, Randa. then He will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be gathered all the nations, and He will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and He will LITURGICAL OFFERINGS: place the sheep at His right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King will say to those at His Noha Simon offers a 40-day Trisagion for her beloved husband, Donald. May his memory right hand, ‘Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foun- be eternal. In memory of Elia, Marie, Nadia, Elias, George, Toofic, Saidy, Richard, Heather, dation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave Me drink, Sandy, Lillian. For the good health and salvation of Paula, Joe, Malia, Christina, Walter, Sophia, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you visited Michael, Nadia, Savannah, Amelia. May God grant them many years. Me, I was in prison and you came to Me.’ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when did we see Thee hungry and feed Thee, or thirsty and give Thee drink? And when did we see Thee Jean Blair offers a 40-day Trisagion for her beloved husband, John Blair. a stranger and welcome Thee, or naked and clothe Thee? And when did we see Thee sick or in May his memory be eternal. prison and visit Thee?’ And the King will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Then He will say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart Abeer Khoury offers a 6 month Trisagion for her Beloved Husband, Bassam. May his memory be from Me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry eternal. In memory of Elias, Sheikha, Hani and Athena, and all the departed souls of Khoury and and you gave Me no food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not Sweis families. For her good health and salvation, and for the health of her sons Tarek and Ramy, welcome Me, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ Then for Paulina, Ilia, Codie, Oliver, Athena, and all her brothers and sisters and their families they also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to Thee?’ Then He will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you, as you Elizabeth Karamouzis offers the Holy Oblation for her good health and salvation, and for the did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to Me.’ And they will go away into eternal good health and salvation for John Karamouzis; James Karamouzis; Ken Jackson, Ann and family; punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.” Daphne Cox; Linda Portillo; Dn Raphael and family; Diane Kalcich; Chase; Susan Kahler; Stephanie Hamill; Yvonne; Leah; Karola Heim; Emilee and Ellinor (on the occasion of her Those to Remember in Prayer (continued) birthday) Perry; Lauren Davies Belcher; Pam Vintila; Danielle; Heather; Dina Stokich and family; Lynne Rider Bates, Sawsen, Kristina Spears; Rachel; Philip Hashem; Sarah Flynn and LITURGICAL OFFERINGS: family; Chuck, Melanie, and Nicholas Rupert and family; ; Olivia; Pat and Barbara; for her Souheil and Raoud Alhaddad offer Holy Bread for the health and salvation of Sue and Melody godchildren Michael Guidi; Markus (especially during his deployment), Devin; and Nikki Perry; for their birthdays and for the health and salvation of Tawfik, Noura, Samar, Peter, Nora, Sam, and Lauren Speer (on the occasion of her birthday) and for their families; for the Hakim, Iacovelli, Aliaa and Jude, and for the salvation of the Alhaddad, Kallass, Alassali, Goodwin, Alhaj, Landreth, Saba, Romley, Toronto families; for all our clergy and family at St. George. For her work Alabdullah, Samore and Rizk families. May God grant them many years. family. For all our “first responders” and “front line care givers”. For all her family and friends not listed. In Loving memory of Mary Karamouzis; Dean and Josephine Hilliker; Ronald, Richard; Gary Saba offers Holy Oblation in loving memory of his beloved sister Mary Lynn Saba on the Tim Brennan; Charlotte Jackson, Charlene Weber, Rudy Kalcich; Karen Ambrose; George Hakim; thirteenth anniversary of her passing (March 7, 2008). May her memory be eternal. In loving Sammy; Sandy Hasbany; Carl Willette; Nikki Doumani; Carol Mae Walker; Brenda Rupert; memory of Mary, Morris, Najeeby, Thomas, Bahria, Solomon, and Habib. May their memories Richard Barrett; Elight Sanders; Scott Saba; and all departed family and friends not listed. be eternal.

Congratulations and God’s blessings to Daniel and Yulia Schneider on the churching of their son Sebastian. God grant you many years!

Congratulations and God’s blessings to Colin and Linda Wahl on the occasion of their uncrowning. God grant you many years! Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church March 7, 2021