Now sing the Apolytikion of St. George our Patron Saint. Pg. 26 Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church KONTAKION FOR THE INDICTION IN TONE FOUR chanters 1250 Oakdale Avenue, West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55118 O God of all, Thou Who hast made all the ages, O Sovereign Lord, truly transcendent in essence, Parish Website: http://www.saintgeorge-church.org bestow Thy grace and blessing on the year to come; and, O Most Compassionate, in Thine infinite Church Phone: 651-457-0854 mercy save all them that worship Thee, Who alone art our Master, and that with fear, O Savior, cry to Thee: Grant unto all men a fruitful and godly year. The Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York, Metropolitan of all North America EPISTLE: Right Reverend Bishop ANTHONY, Auxiliary Bishop, Great is our Lord, and great is His power. Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest Praise the Lord, for the Lord is good Right Reverend Archimandrite John Mangels, Pastor Reverend Father John Chagnon, attached Very Reverend Archpriest Paul Hodge, attached The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to Timothy. (2:1-7) Reverend Deacon John Mikhail, attached imothy, my son, first of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanks- Very Reverend Archpriest Thomas Begley, retired Rt. Reverend Archimandrite Duane Pederson, retired givings be made for all men, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a Reverend Father Daniel Simon, retired quiet and peaceable life, godly and respectful in every way. This is good, and it is acceptable Pastor’s email: [email protected] Pastor’s Cell: 303-520-0981 T in the sight of God our Savior, Who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of Sunday, September 1, 2019 the truth. For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, Who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony to which was borne at the proper time. Beginning of the Indiction: Ecclesiastical New Year For this I was appointed a preacher and apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of Tone 2 Eothinon 11 the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Commemorations: Righteous Simeon the Stylite; Synaxis of the Theotokos at Miasinae GOSPEL: THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke. (4:16-22) t that time, Jesus came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up; and He went to the The Divine Liturgy begins on pg. 14 of the new Divine Liturgy Book synagogue, as His custom was, on the Sabbath day. And He stood up to read; and there was RESURRECTIONAL APOLITIKION IN TONE TWO pg. 93 A given to Him the book of the prophet Isaiah. Jesus opened the book and found the place When Thou didst submit Thyself unto death, O Thou deathless and immortal One, then Thou didst where it was written, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, because He has anointed Me to preach destroy hell with Thy Godly power. And when Thou didst raise the dead from beneath the earth, good news to the poor and to heal the broken hearted. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the all the powers of Heaven did cry aloud unto Thee: O Christ, Thou giver of life, glory to Thee. captives and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty those who are oppressed, to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.” And Jesus closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant, and APOLYTIKION OF THE INDICTION IN TONE TWO chanters sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, O Maker of all creation, Who hast established the times and the seasons in Thine own power: Bless “Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.” And all spoke well of Him, and wondered the crown of this year with Thy goodness, O Lord, and keep our rulers and Thy flock in peace, by at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. the intercessions of the Theotokos, and save us. HOLY BREAD APOLYTIKION OF THE SYNAXIS IN TONE SEVEN chanters Holy Bread is offered for the health and welfare of Joan, Peter, Sara, Anastasia, Adam, Amalia, Rejoice, thou who art full of grace, O Virgin Theotokos, haven and protection of the race of man; Demetri, Alexia and William and all the parishioners of St. George. for the Redeemer of the world became incarnate of thee; for thou alone art both mother and virgin, ever blessed and glorified. Intercede with Christ God that peace be granted unto all the world. In loving memory of Bill and Connie and all departed parishioners of St. George.
COFFEE HOUR APOLYTIKION OF ST SIMEON THE STYLITE IN TONE ONE chanters Thou becamest a pillar of patience and didst emulate the Forefathers, O righteous one: Job in his Welcome to the St. George Annual Picnic! Please join us for this period of fellowship! sufferings, Joseph in temptations, and the life of the bodiless while in the body. O Simeon, our righteous Father, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved.
ELCOME to all our guests and visitors. We are delighted to have you visiting and • Re-scheduled TEACHER TRAINING WORKSHOP with Carole Buletza, Saturday, September worshipping with us this morning and hope that you return soon. We invite you to 21 from 8:30am-4:00pm W participate in the Divine Liturgy, but, sadly, due to the divisions in Christianity, • St. Maron’s Lebanese Festival, Sept. 21, 1-8pm and Sept. 22 11am-6pm. See Bulletin only baptized/chrismated members of the Orthodox Church who have made their Board Confession before an Orthodox priest and prepared themselves by fasting may re- • St. Geroge Annual Men’s Retreat, September 27-29 at the Karos Cabin ceive Holy Communion. Please come forward after Liturgy to venerate the Cross and • Annual Meeting of St. George Parish, Sunday, October 6 partake of the Antidoron-Holy Bread. Join us in the Parish Hall for Coffee Hour after the • Family Camp, October 11-13 Liturgy. Please turn off your cell phones and all electronic devices. • Diocese of Toledo Fall Assembly and Clergy Retreat, October 24-27 in Akron, OH
ANNOUNCEMENTS HOLY BREAD LIST COFFEE HOUR LIST PRAY FOR THE SICK Sept. 08, Joseph Family SAME Please pray for Peter Karos, Loretta Villareal, George & Ellie Saba, Landen Hoffman, Anna Wind- Sept. 13, Holy Cross (OPEN) N/A sor, Peter Hafiz, Mariah, Nicholas Peter Andrews, Fr. Duane, John and John Etoll, Wally & Maria, Sept. 15, LOMCP SAME Allen, Nick, Jackson & Hunter Golden, Yasmin Kakish, Carol Haddad, Camille Goll, Kh. Vergin Sept. 22, (OPEN) Khoury, Margaret Boalbey, Norm Holmes, Phyllis Hodge, Sarah Vanlerberghe, Joe Etoll, Lamese Sept. 29, Brikti (memorial) SAME McDowell, Edgard Siouffy, Magdalen Ng, Berhane Haliemichael, Rosa Neimy, Fr. Dan & Eileen Simon, Anna Simon, Joseph Kammeyer, Lauretta Kammeyer, Deb Korluka, Alexander Emmanou- To schedule Holy Bread and/or memorial, contact Joannie Alevizos. It is completely proper lakis, Marilyn Perry, Nancy Maker, Mike & Sandy Brown, Judy Wyllie, Rita Khoury, Natalie to have more than one memorial or Holy Bread on a Sunday. When signing up for Holy Bread, Mozey, Alan and Mary Poulsen. please indicate “yes” or “no” if you will also be providing coffee hour. Coffee hour does not need If you are ill or having surgery and wish to be remembered in the Liturgy and daily prayers to be an elaborate meal. If you have any questions, contact Sanaa Jubran. It is important to notify of the priest, please contact Fr. Mangels. Brigitte by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone with all your bulletin information by Wednesday the week before your coffee hour, in order to print the bulletin in a timely man- BULLETIN ANNOUNCEMENTS PROCEDURE ner. Thank you for your cooperation! If you would like to have ANY announcement published in the weekly bulletin or to submit the names for holy bread, you must submit the information to Brigitte @ [email protected] Next Council Meeting: September 17, 2019. All department heads should have their reports by Wednesday NOON before the Sunday you desire to have it in the bulletin. turned in to the council secretary (John Windsor) by the end of September.
Think about it: The unremitting remembrance of death is a powerful trainer of body and soul. St. THIS WEEK Hesychios the Priest
VESPERS CHURCH SCHOOL BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 8, 2019. We will serve Vespers on Saturday, September 7 at 5:00pm. Families, please register your students for Church School - a registration table will be set up outside of the hall. On Sunday September 8, students should gather in the church by 8:45am for a group ALTAR BOY TEAM 1 WILL SERVE SUNDAY, September 8, 2019. discussion with Father John. At 9am, students will meet their teachers and walk to their separate classes. Families can greet their students at 10am for Divine Liturgy. Please stay for the commis- UPCOMING EVENTS sioning of the Church School immediately following Liturgy. Father John will be presenting the summer 2019 Creative Festival awards, as well. MARK YOUR CALENDAR • Holy Family Maronite fall festival Sept. 6-8. See bulletin board CONSIDER BEING A CHURCH SCHOOL TEACHER, COME TO THE • St. Mary’s Taste of Greece, September 6-8 (https://mplsgreekfest.org) WORKSHOP ON SEPTEMBER 21 Our Church School is in need of more wonderful teachers to educate our precious students in the • First Day of Church School and Comissioning of the Church School, September 8 faith. To better achieve this goal, St. George and our Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese • Feast of the Holy Cross, Evening Divine Liturgy on Friday, September 13, 6:30pm are hosting an Orthodox Church School Teacher Development Workshop on Saturday, September • Arabic Divine Liturgy, Saturday, September 14 at 10:00am 21, 2019. We are honored to have Carole A. Buleza, Director of the Department of Christian Edu- • LOMCP Gala at Stillwater Library, Sunday Sept. 15, 2019 See Bulletin board cation for the Archdiocese, serve as our presenter. The workshop will take place in our Great Hall • September Council Meeting, September 17, 2019 at 6:00pm from 8:30am – 4:00pm. Please reach out to Christina Worrall for details (worrall.chris- [email protected])571-334-2306). SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE be willing to help. We are so sorry to lose Pat and want to thank her for her years of hard and It’s back-to-school time already, and this year our Church School is again sponsoring a school superior work in this area. supply drive for low-income children at a local area school. The next time you’re out shopping, consider throwing a few extra school supplies in your cart! New pens, pencils, markers, crayons, INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOXY CLASSES notebooks, glue, folders, rulers, colored pencils, etc. can help students feel ready to start the new The Fall 2019 INTRODUCTION TO ORTHODOXY Classes sponsored by the Minnesota Eastern Or- school year. NEW items only, please! Donations can be placed on cabinet in the hallway. Thank thodox Clergy Association (MEOCCA) will begin on Tuesday, September 3 at St. George Greek you in advance for your generosity. Questions contact Jennifer Buddensiek (651) 295-7335! Orthodox Church and run through November 19. Enclosed with this bulletin is a flyer. Registration
CHOIR ON BREAK FOR SEPTEMBER is on the MEOCCA website or: (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHPNmYOoP1GHEWgo- kJYgj1yZ9ja1gbKu_-bFqyjiW82gyyQ/viewform ) Beginning today and throughout the month of September, our Choir will be on break. During this The classes are open to non-Orthodox Inquirers as well as Orthodox Christians. There is time, we all will be singing the Divine Liturgy together! We will be using a new Service Book no charge for the Class. prepared by the Archdiocese containing the Byzantine melodies for the service parts. Our Chanters will lead us. In October, Father John will begin auditioning for a new permanent Choir Director. THIRD ANNUAL ST. GEORGE MEN’S RETREAT We want to thank the anonymous donor for the generous gift of the new Service Books. We are very excited to have our third annual St. George Men’s Retreat this September 27-29 at the Karos cabin! LOMCP The cost is $40. Make checks payable to St. George Men’s Club and give your check to Will hold its annual fundraiser at St. George on Sept. 15, 2019. The Gala event at the Stillwater George Khoury. Library rooftop will also be September 15.You can buy your tickets for the Gala beginning this It will be first come first serve, based on your check. Sunday with Deb Korluka or on the LOMCP website at WWW.LOMCP.COM. This year we are hopeful the weather will be warmer, allowing us to do more outside ac- tivities. Although, I must say hanging out indoors last year was nice as well. Wisdom from the Church Fathers: Pray to the mother of God. She will intercede for you in this We want to encourage Father/son combos with anyone over 18. All men of all ages are life and after death she will help you to pass through to reach the heavenly kingdom. St. welcome. Our age diversity is part of the beauty of the weekend. Barsanuphius of Optina (+1913) FAMILY CAMP ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL BE ON OCTOBER 6, 2019. It is time to share some details about Family Camp! Hopefully you have the dates on your calen- The council nominating committee (Fr. John Mangels, Sanaa Jubran, Kh. Jane Chagnon, Vicky dar: October 11-13, 2019 at our Family Camp headquarters, Camp Courage near Annandale, Michaels and Denise Ferraro) are looking for St. George members in good standing to run for the MN. This year our topic is Saving Relationships: How Marriage and Personhood Guide us Church Council. If interested in this very important calling and are willing to serve, please contact Toward the Kingdom. Our speaker is Fr. Evan Armatas from St. Spyridon in Loveland, Colorado, ONE of the nomination committee members and let them know before September 14, 2019. a Greek Orthodox parish that has grown from six families to hundreds of families under his ser- vice. Fr. Evan can be heard on Ancient Faith Radio at a live call in program called Orthodoxy PARISH COUNCIL Live. Father Evan his wife Presbytera Anastasia are the happy parents of four children. They live The current members of the Council are: Paul Ablan, Chair (term is up), Sanaa Jubran, Vice Chair, in beautiful Fort Collins, Colorado where they ski, fly-fishing, and hike. John Windsor, Secretary, Sarah Larson, Treasurer, (term is up), Denise Ferraro, Financial Secre- Family Camp is a wonderful program for young families in your church. We have pro- tary, Fadi Bchara, Kh. Jane Chagnon, Zossima Daugherty, Mary Rudquist (term is up). grams for children four years old and above. We are seeking six people to run for the Council this year to fill the three vacancies. In order to run for the Parish Council one must BE IN GOOD STANDING. This means regularly attending FALL GATHERING OF THE DIOCESE OF TOLEDO October 25-27 Sunday and Holy Day Divine Liturgy, having received the Sacraments of Holy Confession and His Grace, Bishop Anthony invites all to participate in the Fall Gathering of the Diocese of Toledo Holy Communion at least once during the past year, in Communion with the Church, current on from October 25-27 in Akron, OH. Meetings for SOYO, Antiochian Women and Christian Educa- financial commitment to the Parish, and a desire to be part of the lay leadership of the parish by tion will take place on Saturday. There will be a dinner event on Saturday night and Hierarchical working for the good of the parish and setting a good example for the faithful. Divine Liturgy on Sunday morning with a farewell brunch. There is more information on the bul- letin Board. Patristic Wisdom: I advise you to read the Gospel more often and longer, especially the Gospel of John. Read it whether you understand it or not. The grace-filled words of the Gospel will mightily drive away boredom and despondency and bring comfort. St. Ambrose of Optina (+1891)
NEWSLETTER COORDINATOR For some time now, Pat Percy has been the editor of our ST. GEORGE NEWS. She has done an excellent job. With increased demands upon her time, she has found it necessary to give up the responsibility for the Newsletter. We are looking for someone who has word processing skills and abilities who would be willing to take on this ministry. Please see Father John Mangels if you would