The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (4:7-13) George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church rethren, grace was given to each of us according to the measure of Christ’s gift. Therefore, it 1250 Oakdale Avenue, West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55118 is said, “When He ascended on high He led a host of captives, and He gave gifts to men.” (In B saying, “He ascended,” what does it mean but that He had also descended into the lower parts Parish Website: http://www.saintgeorge-church.org of the earth? He who descended is He who also ascended far above all the heavens, that He might Church Phone: 651-457-0854 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 The Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York, Christ, until we all attain to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to mature Metropolitan of all North America manhood, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ. Right Reverend Bishop ANTHONY, Auxiliary Bishop, Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest GOSPEL: The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (4:12-17) Right Reverend Archimandrite John Mangels, Pastor t that time, when Jesus heard that John had been arrested, he withdrew into Galilee; and Reverend Father John Chagnon, attached Very Reverend Archpriest Paul Hodge, attached leaving Nazareth he went and dwelt in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulon and Reverend Deacon John Mikhail, attached A Naphtali, so that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: Very Reverend Archpriest Thomas Begley, retired Rt. Reverend Archimandrite Duane Pederson, retired “The land of Zebulon and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Reverend Father Daniel Simon, retired Gentiles—the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region Pastor’s email: [email protected] Pastor’s Cell: 303-520-0981 and shadow of death light has dawned.” From that time Jesus began to preach, saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” Sunday, January 12, 2020 HOLY BREAD Sunday After the Theophany of Christ Holy Bread is offered for the health and welfare of for the health and welfare of Alkhouriah Hend, Tone 5 Eothinon 8 Feridun, Yumna, Andreas, Marcus & Lucia Can, Ghazel Mousa, Remon, Afaf, Bolous, George, Sally Raymond, Maya, Andrew & Cristina Bittar, George, Souad, Fadi, Carol & Maria Bshara, Commemorations: Tatiana of and those with her; Martyr Peter Absalom of Palestine; - Rola, Ibrahim, Anna Sofia & Bassam Alhirir and all parishioners of St. George. martyr Euthasia; Martyr Mertios of Mauretania In loving memory of Archpriest Antonious Bshara, Saleem, Nasra, Mariam, Elias, Raja, Diya, THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM Fuat, Saddallah, Sekkar, Yamna, Yakup, Hanna, Jamil, Helena, Tony, Noha Bittar, Toufik, Tam- The Divine Liturgy begins on pg. 14 of the new Divine Liturgy Book. mam, Ouryet and all departed parishioners of St. George.

RESURRECTIONAL APOLITIKION IN TONE FIVE Pg. 97 MEMORIAL Let us believers praise and worship the Word; coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the There will be a memorial service for the repose of the soul of Archpriest Antonious Bshara. May Virgin for our salvation. For, He took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh to suffer death; his memory be Eternal! and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection. COFFEE HOUR Coffee hour is hosted by the Bshara, Bittar & Can families. Join us for this period of fellowship. APOLITIKION OF THE THEOPHANY OF CHRIST IN TONE ONE Let us believers praise and worship the Word; coeternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the ELCOME to all our guests and visitors. We are delighted to have you visiting and Virgin for our salvation. For, He took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh to suffer death; worshipping with us this morning and hope that you return soon. We invite you to and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection. W participate in the Divine Liturgy, but, sadly, due to the divisions in , Now sing the Apolytikion of St. George our only baptized/chrismated members of the Orthodox Church who have made their Confession before an Orthodox priest and prepared themselves by fasting may re- KONTAKION OF THE THEOPHANY OF CHRIST IN TONE FOUR ceive Holy Communion. Please come forward after Liturgy to venerate the Cross and On this day Thou hast appeared unto the whole world, and Thy light, O Sovereign Lord, is signed partake of the Antidoron-Holy Bread. Join us in the Parish Hall for Coffee Hour after the on us who sing Thy praise and chant with knowledge: Thou hast now come, Thou hast appeared, Liturgy. Please turn off your cell phones and all electronic devices. O Thou Light unapproachable. ANNOUNCEMENTS EPISTLE: PRAY FOR THE SICK Let Thy mercy, O Lord, be upon us. Please pray for Hanna Colliander, Robert Wyllie, Ellie Hafiz, Roseanne Athey, Michael Spaar, Pat Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous. Burbank, Lauretta Villareal, Jim Etoll, Mike Etoll, Veronica Windsor, Dwight Johnson, George & Ellie Saba, Anna Windsor, Peter Hafiz, Mariah, Nicholas Peter Andrews, Fr. Duane, John and John an elaborate meal. If you have any questions, contact Sanaa Jubran. It is important to notify Brig- Etoll, Wally & Maria, Allen, Nick, Jackson & Hunter Golden, Yasmin Kakish, Carol Haddad, Ca- itte by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone with all your bulletin information by Wednes- mille Goll, Kh. Vergin Khoury, Margaret Boalbey, Norm Holmes, Phyllis Hodge, Sarah Vanler- day of the week before your coffee hour, in order to print the bulletin in a timely manner. berghe, Joe Etoll, Lamese McDowell, Edgard Siouffy, Magdalen Ng, Berhane Haliemichael, Rosa Neimy, Fr. Dan & Eileen Simon, Anna Simon, Joseph Kammeyer, Deb Korluka, Alexander Em- CALLING ALL LADIES OF ST. GEORGE manoulakis, Marilyn Perry, Nancy Maker, Mike & Sandy Brown, Natalie Mozey, Alan, Mary Let’s get together for a casual lunch and time to visit! Poulsen, Genevieve Lehnen, Brian Krause, Mervat and Abigail Lotfalla & Samira Shehata. When: Saturday, January 25 If you are ill or having surgery and wish to be remembered in the Liturgy and daily prayers Where: Cindy Karos’ Home—5501 Dundee Road, Edina of the priest, please contact Fr. Mangels. Time: Noon-2:00 pm Life is moving so fast! Let’s take an hour or two to spend time with our St. George sisters. We BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS PROCEDURE will have an easy lunch, share some St. George stories and get to know one another better! Please ANY announcement in the weekly bulletin is subject to approval by Fr. Mangels/and Council. The RSVP by January 21 to [email protected] or sign up in the social hall. Carpools availa- announcement and names for holy bread, must be submitted to ble…let Cindy know. All are invited and are welcome!! Brigitte @ [email protected] by Wednesday NOON before the Sunday you desire to have it in the bulletin. Many Thanks THIS WEEK I want to take this opportunity to thank all of you for the many kind and generous gifts, VESPERS: We will serve Vespers on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 5:00pm cards and good wishes during this Holy Nativity Season. Your tributes of love are so grat- ALTAR BOY TEAM 1 WILL SERVE SUNDAY, January 19, 2020. ifying. Know how much I appreciate all of you and am humbled by your gifts. I pray that God will bless you and your families during this Holy Season and throughout the New HOUSE BLESSING SEASON Year. It is again the Season for having your home blessed. Father Mangels is happy to come to your home Yours in Christ the new-born King! and bless the house and your family. It can be very simple—there is no need for an elaborate dinner Father John Mangels and remember, Father is a diabetic so he does not eat sweets and carbs! Contact him and set up a time. We will be blessings homes until the beginning of Lent and then resume afterwards. Every- thing is dependent upon our capricious weather! BISHOP ANTHONY ARCHPASTORAL VISIT The Ladies of St. George made and served a delicious meal for our Annual Bishop Anthony visit. Thanks to all those who helped out on this Blessed Day of Epiphany! Thanks to our Ladies Circle UPCOMING EVENTS Leaders who did a fabulous job communicating with their team players who made the hall, food, MARK YOUR CALENDAR. and clean up a success! Also, thanks to our servers, chanters and choir and George Khoury!

• Introduction to Orthodoxy Classes begin January 6 at 7:00pm, St. Geroge GOA THANK YOU I wish to thank Fr. Mangels and Fr. Begley for their care and prayers during my • Ladies’ Get Together at the Karos’! January 25, 12-2:00pm! See Announcement recent illness and rehab. And all the wonderful parishioners of St George for the cards, calls, con- • Leadership Goal Setting Seminar, Saturday, Feb. 1, 10-2 Council and ministry leaders cern and well wishes. Thank you all....Ellie Saba • Pan-Orthodox Ethnic Dance Party, Saturday, Feb. 1, 7pm at St. Mary’s GOA • All-Parish Lenten Retreat with Archdeacon Saad Rohani, weekend of March 20-22 ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN-“The Ladies of St. George” Very Important Parishioners, “VIP” Those who would like to be on THE VISITING COMMITTEE HOLY BREAD LIST COFFEE HOUR LIST please see Mervat Lotfalla ([email protected]). We are working on building teams of 3 people to do this. Jan. 19, Perry Brigitte(memorial) Perry Lenten Cookbook Update The Lenten Cookbook is in the process of being revised. We would Jan. 26, Joannie Alevizos memorial SAME like anyone who is interested to help. Looking for NEW Lenten recipes. Please see Lorraine Hartwig or Feb. 02, OPEN OPEN Sue Perry if you would like to be on the Cookbook Committee. Feb. 09, Joe & Rita Khoury SAME Think About it: In the first flush of its atheistic Marxist Socialism, Russia denied the necessity of Feb. 16, OPEN OPEN marriage, established abortion centers, ridiculed fidelity and chastity as a “bourgeois virtue”; com- Feb. 23, TEENS SAME pared lust and adultery to drinking a glass of water, after which you could forget the glass in one instance, and the person in the other; introduced postcard divorces, which required only that you To schedule Holy Bread and/or a memorial, contact Joannie Alevizos. It is completely proper to send a notice that you were no longer living with a certain party, and obligations thereby ceased. have more than one memorial or Holy Bread on a Sunday. When signing up for Holy Bread, please (sound familiar?) +Fulton J. Sheen indicate “yes” or “no” if you will also be providing coffee hour. Coffee hour does not need to be RECYCLING: We have recycling containers in the Church Hall. Please only put the appropriate things in the containers. PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS MINISTRY OF CLASSES SESSION 1 The schedule of 2020 classes are as follows: please register by sending a deposit of $75.00 to Icon Art Father John Mangels has announced that he will have REGULAR OFFICE HOURS at the Church on th TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS from 2:00-6:00pm every week. During these times Fa- Studios, 13921 127 Street North, Stillwater, MN 55082. All inquiries can be sent via email at ther will be at the Church if you would like to stop by. Please give a call to make sure that he is not [email protected] or my cell 612-889-5968. For more information, contact Deb directly! occupied with someone else. As always, he is available 24/7 to you for emergencies and appoint- Session 1- at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, 3450 Irving Ave. South, Mpls., 55408, Thursdays from 5:30 to 9:30 on January 23, 30 and February 6, 13. Tuition cost is $135.00 plus materials. Session ments, for Confessions, and pastoral counseling. 1 will concentrate on the prototype of "The Holy Face". All sessions concentrate on technique, along with a spiritual and theological study on the prototype. EPIPHANY/THEOPHANY WATER Session 2- at St. Mary's Greek Orthodox Church, Thursdays from 5:30 to 9:30 on February 20,27 and The Holy Water blessed for the Theophany is available in the Holy Water receptacle in the March 12,19,26. Tuition cost is $165.00 plus materials. Session 2 will study the icon “Myrrhbearing Church. Please feel free to take some home with you. According to Orthodox doctrine, holy water Women at the Empty Tomb of Christ”. Session 3- at The Basilica of Saint Mary, Hennepin at Sixteenth has the power to sanctify and heal. Have each family member drink a small amount of the holy Street, Mpls., 55403 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturdays during Great Lent; March 14,21,28 and water from Epiphany. Keep the unused holy water in your home prayer corner for future use: times April 4 . Tuition including materials $295.00. of adversity, before starting a new venture or trip, to give thanks, or when someone is ill. You may Session 3 will contemplate the sacrament of Repentance and will study and write an icon “Mary the drink it or anoint yourself when you feel spiritually afflicted. To rid the house of evil spirits, it Undoer of Knots.” should be sprinkled in the four corners of each room. We have Holy Water Bottles available in the Book Store. Think about it: Take heed, then, often to come together to give thanks to God, and show forth His praise. For when ye assemble frequently in the same place, the powers of Satan are destroyed, and FROM THE FATHERS—And let the man, as soon as he has risen from his bed, seek after noth- the destruction at which he aims is prevented by the unity of your faith. St. Ignatius of Antioch ing else, but how he may do and say something whereby he may render his whole house more (+108) reverent. The woman again, let her be indeed a good housekeeper; but before attending to this, let THE WEBSITE CALENDAR her have another more needful care, that the whole household may work the works of Heaven. St. This is a reminder to use the St. George website (http://saintgeorge-church.org/) to view kitchen and John Chrysostom (+ 407) social hall availability. Also, please use the site to view available dates for Holy Bread, memorials, and coffee hours. INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOXY WINTER CLASSES Email or call George Khoury with your request. George will enter reservations into the WEBSITE The Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Clergy Association (MEOCCA) sponsors two semesters per year of CALENDAR. Clicking on George’s name in the website will display his email. If you have difficulty, a BASIC INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOXY. This year’s Winter Session began Monday, January 6 at please call or text George. He will walk you through the process. It’s important that we all make an 7:00pm at St. George Greek Orthodox Church, 1111 Summit Ave in St. Paul. The classes are free and effort to use the website. open to everyone. If you are looking to “refresh” your Faith or are looking at Orthodoxy as a potential The website is THE OFFICIAL SITE to view all assigned kitchen and social hall reservations as well as home for you and your family, you are encouraged to attend the classes. Holy Bread for Sundays and Feast Days. There are 12 Classes for a total of 12 weeks given by the Eastern Orthodox Clergy of the Twin Cities. Please see flyer on the candle table for more information. PILGRIMAGE TO HOLY LAND 2020 Tom and Mary Rudquist are planning another Pilgrimage to Jerusalem and the Holy Land for next year, The Church Fathers Speak: How could the human race go to God if God had not come to us? How September 19-28, 2020. Please email or call Tom if you are interested at email: [email protected] should we free ourselves from our birth into death if we had not been born again according to faith or 651-890-6817 Group size: 25 Love in Christ, Tom and Mary! by a new birth generously given by God, thanks to that which came about from the Virgin’s womb? St. Irenaeus of Lyons (+202) PAN ORTHODOX ETHNIC DANCING My fellow Orthodox friends! BOOKSTORE NEWS We need your help in continuing the tradition of pan-Orthodox ethnic dancing. Last Feb- Now available in the bookstore- Sander: The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. English-lan- ruary, over 200 parishioners came together to celebrate the rich cultural roots that are present in guage recording of “The Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom” by the PATRAM (the Patriarch Tikhon our very own Twin-Cities community! This wonderful event is an opportunity to come and enjoy Russian-American Music) Institute Singers. Recorded in SACD on 2 CDs. Composed by Kurt Sander the unique and vibrant backgrounds of our local Orthodox Churches. and directed by Peter Jermihov. This is the first and only complete setting of the Liturgy of St. John Save the date for February 1st at St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church on 3450 Irving Chrysostom in English. A comprehensive and informative booklet is included. $16.00 Avenue South. We will start at 7:00 pm with your favorite ethnic music and dancing! The event is free and for all ages. If possible, we ask that you bring a special appetizer or dessert to share and FOCUS MN drinks will be provided. You will have the opportunity to make donations that will help support We are in need of coats, hats, gloves/mittens for men, women and children, but children in par- the dance. All Orthodox parishes are invited. Please spread the word and invite your friends and ticular. Sandwich Program for School Kids, We provide 200 lunches for the children at the St. family! Please note that Vespers starts at 5:00 and will end around 6:00. This would give you an Paul City School. The cost for a bagged lunch is $2. We are in need of donations to help fund this hour to go grab dinner before the dance starts. ministry. Clothes Closet, Volunteers needed to sort donations on Mondays and Thursdays from 11:00-3:00. If you have any questions, please contact Steve Selin at 616-443-0970 or TJ Perry at 651- 895-9693 / [email protected]