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Weekly Bulletin Is an Official Publication of Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, Illinois EEKLY BULLETIN W SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2019 THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST AND THE TENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE The Weekly Bulletin is an official publication of Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, Illinois. A parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church كنيســة القديــس جاورجيــوس اﻻنطاكيــة اﻻرثوذكســية The Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH, Primate Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America The Right Reverend Bishop ANTHONY, Auxiliary Bishop Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest The Very Reverend Father Fouad Saba, Pastor “The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch.” Acts 11:26 BROTHERHOOD OF THE NOBLE JOSEPH: PARISH COUNCIL: V. Rev. Fr. Fouad Saba, PASTOR V. Rev. Fr. Fouad Saba, PRESIDING OFFICER V. Rev. Fr. Mark Sahady, ASST PASTOR Darlene N. Haddad, CHAIR Sdn. Mazen Khalifeh Rammy Zanayed, VICE-CHAIR Sdn. Steven Bynum Mina Rantisi, SECRETARY Sdn. David Rayahin Suhail Qumri, TREASURER Sdn. Michael Khouri Mazen Rihani, FINANCIAL SECRETARY Sdn. Joseph Alfakhori Adel Alfakhori, MEMBER CHANTER Protopsaltis Jameel Haddad, Michael Barbari, MEMBER Chadi Karam, CHANTER Steve Bynum, MEMBER Trevor Lenhart, CHOIR DIRECTOR Hania Kahoush, MEMBER Adel Alfakhori, HEAD USHER Michael Moukheiber, MEMBER All Choir Members, Ushers, & Acolytes Michael Mufarreh, MEMBER CHURCH OFFICE: Hani Rihani, MEMBER Samar Rihani, OFFICE SECRETARY Mais Rihani, MEMBER OFFICE ASSISTANT Holly Goljic, Mariana Saba, MEMBER Suhail Qumri, WEBMASTER Raed Sweiss, MEMBER Robert Sweiss, BOOKSTORE EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS: 1220 South 60th Court V. Rev. Fr. Mark Sahady, CLERGY Cicero, Illinois 60804 PHONE: (708) 656-2927 Karen Nawas, SUNDAY SCHOOL FAX: (708) 656-1166 Reem Sweiss, ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN EMAIL: [email protected] Lina Zabaneh, YOUNG ADULT FELLOWSHIP (YAF) WEBSITE: www.stgeorgechi.org Michelle Rihani, SOYO OFFICE HOURS: Donna Haddad Conopeotis, SOYO ADVISORY TEAM Tuesday–Friday: 10 am–4 pm Omar Rihani, THE ORDER OF SAINT IGNATIUS Saturday-Monday: Closed Johnny Araj, ANTIOCHIAN MEN (A-MEN) WEEKLY SERVICES SCHEDULE: Darlene N. Haddad, ARCHDIOCESE TRUSTEE Saturdays: Great Vespers as announced Elie Haig, ARCHDIOCESE TRUSTEE Sundays: 9:15am Orthros (Matins) and Mansour Rayan, ARCHDIOCESE TRUSTEE / 10:20am Great Doxology and Divine Liturgy HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER Confession by Appointment Eid Swais, HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER 2 TODAY’S LITURGY INSERTS RESURRECTIONAL TROPARIAN (TONE 8) From the heights Thou didst descend, O انحدرت ِمن الع ِلو يا متحِنن، وقِبلت َّالدفن ذا الثَّﻻثِة ْ َ َ ْ َ َ ُ ّ َُ َّ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to اﻷيام، ِلكي تعِتقنا ِمن ِاﻵﻻم، فيا حياتنا ِوقيامتنا، the three-day burial, that Thou might deliver ّ َ ْ ُْ َ َ َ َ َ َََ يا رب المجد لك. us from passion; Thou art our life and our َ ُّ َ ْ ُ .Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee ENTRANCE HYMN OF THE GOSPEL BOOK Come, let us worship, and fall down before هُلموا ِلنسجد ونرَكع ِلْلم ِسيح، مِل ِكنا ِوإلهنا. خِّلصنا َ ّ َ ْ ُ ْ َْ ْ َ َ ِ َ ْ Christ. Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen يا ابن هللا، يا م ْن قام ِم ْن بي ِن اﻷموات، ِلُنرتّل َلك. ِ ْ َ َ َ َْ َ َ َ .from the dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia َهللوييا. RESURRECTIONAL TROPARIAN (TONE 8) From the heights Thou didst descend, O انحدرت ِمن الع ِلو يا متحِنن، وقِبلت َّالدفن ذا الثَّﻻثِة ْ َ َ ْ َ َ ُ ّ َُ َّ َ ْ َ ْ َ َ compassionate One, and Thou didst submit to اﻷيام، ِلكي تعِتقنا ِمن ِاﻵﻻم، فيا حياتنا ِوقيامتنا، the three-day burial, that Thou might deliver ّ َ ْ ُْ َ َ َ َ َ َََ يا رب المجد لك. us from passion; Thou art our life and our َ ُّ َ ْ ُ .Resurrection, O Lord, glory to Thee TROPARION OF SAINT GEORGE THE GREAT MARTYR (TONE 4) Since thou art a liberator and deliverer of بما َّأنك للمأسورين محرر وم ِعتق، وللفق ِراء والمس ِاكين َ ُ َ ُ َ ٌ ُ ٌ َُ َ َ captives, a help and support of the poor ِعاضد ون ِاصر وللمرضى طبيب وش ٍاف ِوعن ٌ َ ٌ َ َ ٌ َ and needy, a healing physician of the sick, a ِ ِ ِ ِ المؤم َنين ُمكاف ٌح ُوم َحارٌب أيها ُالعظيم في ُالشهداء contender and fighter for kings, O great among ِ َّ ِ ُجاورجيوس الﻵب ُس َالظَفر تَ َشفع إلى ِالمسيح اﻹله Martyrs, the victory clad George; intercede في َخ ِﻻص ُنُف ِوسنا. .with Christ God for the salvation of our souls KONTAKION OF PREPARATION OF CHRIST’S NATIVITY (TONE 3) اليوم العذراء تْأتي إلى المغارِة ِلتِلد الكِلمة الذي On this day the Virgin cometh to the cave to َ َ ْ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ َ give birth to * God the Word ineffably, * Who ِ ِ َقْب َل ُّالد ُه ِور، ِو َﻻدةً ﻻ تَُف َّسُر وﻻ ُيْن َط ُق بها، َف ْافَرحي was before all the ages. * Dance for joy, O ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ * ;earth, on hearing * the gladsome tidings َّأيتُها َالم ْس َكون ُة إذا َسمْعت، َوم ّجدي َم َع َالمﻻئَكة ِ ِ ِِ ِ with the Angels and the shepherds now glorify ُّوالرعاة، الذي َسَي ْظَهُر بَم َشيئته طْفﻻً َجديداً ُوهو Him * Who is willing to be gazed on * as a ُإلهنا الذي َقْب َل ُّالد ُهور. .young Child Who * before the ages is God 3 KONTAKION FOR THE MIRACULOUS WEEPING ICON (TONE 8) GOSPEL FOR THE TENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE Only at Saint George Church in Cicero ِ ِ ِ To thee the champion leader, I thy city offer إني أنا ُعبدك يا والدةَ اﻹله* اكتُ ُب لك رايات الغلبة thanks of victory. * O Theotokos, thou who ِ ٍ يا َّجندي ًة ُمحامية* وأُ ُقدم لك ُالش َكر َكُمنقذة َمن hast delivered me from terror. * But as thou َّالشدائد* لكن بما َّأن ِلك ِالعَزة التي ﻻ تُحارب* hast that power which is invincible. * From َ َ َ all dangers set me free and deliver me, * That ِاعتقيني من ص ِنوف الشدائد* حتى أصرخ ِإليك ُ ُ َ I may cry unto thee: * Hail, O Bride without إفرحي يا عروساً ﻻ َعروس لها. .Bridegroom EPISTLE FOR THE TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST صُّلوا وأوفوا َّالرَّب إلهنا Make your vows to the Lord our God and َ ْ ُ َ perform them. God is known in Judah; His ِ هللاُ َمْع ٌروف في أَْرض َيهوذا. .Name is great in Israel ِ ِ ِ ِ َف ْص ٌــل م ْــن ِر َســالة القّد ِيــس ُبول َــس َّالرســول إلــى The Reading from the Epistle of Saint Paul to ِ (the Ephesians (4:1-7 أَ ْهــل أََف ُســس )4:1-7( ِ ِ ,Brethren, I, a prisoner for the Lord يــا ْإخَــوةُ، ُأطل ُــب ْإلي ُكــم أنــا اﻷس َــير فــي َّالــرب ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ beg you to lead a life worthy of the calling to ْأن تَ ْسُــل ُكوا َكَمــا َيح ُّــق لْلَد ْعَــوة التــي ُدعيتُْــم بَهــا* ب ُــك ّل ٍ ِ ٍ ِ which you have been called, with all lowliness تَ ُواض ٍــع َوَو َداعــة ِوبطــول أَنــاة، ُم ْحتَم َليــن َبْع ُضُك ْــم and meekness, with patience, forbearing one ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َبْعضــاً َبالم َحَّبــة* ُوم ْجتَه َديــن فــي حْفــظ وْحَــدة ِالــروح another in love, eager to maintain the unity of ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one بِربــاط َالســﻻم* فإَّن ُك ْــم َج َس ٌــد واح ٌــد َو ٌروح واح ٌــد، ِ ِ ِ ِ body and one Spirit, just as you were called َكمــا ُدعيتُ ْــم إلــى َرجــاء َد ْعَوت ُكــم الواحــد* َرٌّب واحٌــد، وإيمــان ِواحــد، ومع ِمودَّيــة ِواحــدة* وإلــه أب ِللج ِميــع to the one hope that belongs to your call, one ٌ ٌ َ ْ ٌ َ ٌ ٌ ٌ ْ َ Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and ِ ق ِ واح ٌــد، ُه َــو َف ْــو َ َالج ِميــع َوبالج ِميــع وفــي َجميعُك ْــم* Father of us all, Who is above all and through ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ ول ُــك ّل واحــد مّنــا أُ ْعطَيــت النْعَم ُــة علــى مْق ِــدار َمْوَهَبــة all and in all. But grace was given to each of us َالمســيح. .according to the measure of Christ’s gift EPISTLE READERS عزام برهومة Today • Azzam Barhoumeh, English • Hanan Sous, Arabic حنان صوص th رامي زنايد Dec 15 • Rammy Zanayed, English Dec 22nd • Donna Haddad, English دونا حداد th عمر ريحاني Dec 25 • Omar Rihani, English Dec 29th • Darlene Haddad, English دارلين حداد 4 GOSPEL FOR THE TENTH SUNDAY OF LUKE The Reading of the Holy Gospel according to فصــل شــريف ِمــن ِبشــارِة ِالقد ِيــس لوقــا اﻹن ِجيلــي َ ْ ٌ َ ٌ ْ َ ّ ْ ِّ (Saint Luke (13:10-17 ِ ِ ِ َالب ِشــير ّوالتْلميــذ َّالطاهــر )At that time, Jesus was teaching in one )13:10-17 فــي ذلــك ِالزمــان، كان يســوع ِّيعلــم فــي أح ِــد of the synagogues on the Sabbath. And there َ َ ُ ُ َ was a woman who had had a spirit of infirmity ِ ِ ِ ٍ ِ ٍ المجام ِــع َي ْــوَم الســبت* وإذا ب ْامــرأة بَهــا ُروح َم َــرض for eighteen years; she was bent over and could ِ not fully straighten herself. And when Jesus ُمْن ُــذ ثَمانــي َع ْشَــرةَ َسَــن ًة، َوكان ْــت ُمْن َحنَي ًــة ﻻ تَ ْســتَ ُطيع ِ َّ ,saw her, He called her and said to her, “Woman ْأن تَْنتَص َــب َالبت َــة* َفلَّمــا َرآهــا َيســوعُ، َدعاهــا َوقــال you are freed from your infirmity.” And He laid ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َلَهــا: َّإنــك ُم ْطَلَق ٌــة م ْــن َمَرضــك* َوَو َض َــع َيَدْيــه ْعليَهــا، His hands upon her, and immediately she was ِ ِ made straight, and she praised God.
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