ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE The Vicariate For P/J Christian Orthodox Communities In America %<;:98 76 '$54,(! '$#$312+"! '$10/.-,(! '$+*)(! '&%$#"! St. George Orthodox Church/San Francisco .<1$15!:6 B%)/ A.$?,@%? >;=*"! '1$#0 Archiepiscopal Vicar Father George Jweinat Archimandrite of the Ecumenical Throne Damaskinos Alazrai The Very Rev. Father Issa Awwad Rev. Father Hanna Khoury Office Phone:# 415-334-2234 Fr. George’s Cell: 415-860-4447 Home Phone# 650-692-4519 Office Fax: # 415-334-2275 Sunday September 11th, 2016 The Beheading of the Glorios Prophet Forerunner & Baptist John 5 432.( 1(#/0/.( -,"+* )(' &%$ #"! Volume 23 Number 37 www.Stgeorgesf.org [email protected]

THIS SUNDAY IS The Beheading of the Holy Glorious Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John Is also a strict fast day because of the grief of Christians at the violent death of the . The Beheading of the Prophet, Forerunner of the Lord, : The Evangelists Matthew (Mt.14:1-12) and Mark (Mark 6:14-29) provide accounts about the martyric end of John the Baptist in the year 32 after the Birth of . Following the Baptism of the Lord, St John the Baptist was locked up in prison by , the Tetrarch (ruler of one fourth of the Holy Land) and governor of Galilee. (After the death of king , the Romans divided the territory of Palestine into four parts, and put a governor in charge of each part. Herod Antipas received Galilee from the emperor Augustus). The prophet of God John openly denounced Herod for having left his lawful wife, the daughter of the Arabian king Aretas, and then instead cohabiting with , the wife of his brother Philip (Luke 3:19-20). On his birthday, Herod made a feast for dignitaries, the elders and a thousand chief citizens. , the daughter of Herod, danced before the guests and charmed Herod. In gratitude to the girl, he swore to give her whatever she would ask, up to half his kingdom. The vile girl on the advice of her wicked mother Herodias asked that she be given the head of John the Baptist on a platter. Herod became apprehensive, for he feared the wrath of God for the murder of a prophet, whom earlier he had heeded. He also feared the people, who loved the holy Forerunner. But because of the guests and his careless oath, he gave orders to cut off the head of St John and to give it to Salome. According to Tradition, the mouth of the dead preacher of repentance once more opened and proclaimed: “Herod, you should not have the wife of your brother Philip.” Salome took the platter with the head of St John and gave it to her mother. The frenzied Herodias repeatedly stabbed the tongue of the prophet with a needle and buried his holy head in a unclean place. But the pious Joanna, wife of Herod’s steward Chuza, buried the head of John the Baptist in an earthen vessel on the Mount of Olives, where Herod had a parcel of land. (The Uncovering of Head is celebrated (February 24). The holy body of John the Baptist was taken that night by his disciples and buried at Sebastia, there where the wicked deed had been done. After the murder of St John the Baptist, Herod continued to govern for a certain time. , governor of Judea, later sent Christ to him, Whom he mocked (Luke 23:7-12). The judgment of God came upon Herod, Herodias and Salome, even during their earthly life. Salome, crossing the River Sikoris in winter, fell through the ice. The ice gave way in such a way that her body was in the water, but her head was trapped above the ice. It was similar to how she once had danced with her feet upon the ground, but now she flailed helplessly in the icy water. Thus she was trapped until that time when the sharp ice cut through her neck. Her corpse was not found, but they brought the head to Herod and Herodias, as once they had brought them the head of St John the Baptist. The Arab king Aretas, in revenge for the disrespect shown his daughter, made war against Herod. The defeated Herod suffered the wrath of the Roman emperor Caligua (37-41) and was exiled with Herodias first to Gaul, and then to Spain. The Beheading of St John the Baptist, a Feast day established by the Church, is also a strict fast day because of the grief of Christians at the violent death of the saint. In some Orthodox cultures pious people will not eat food from a flat plate, use a knife, or eat food that is round in shape on this day. Today the Church makes remembrance of Orthodox soldiers killed on the field of battle, as established in 1769 at the time of Russia’s war with the Turks and the Poles. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!""""""""""""""""""""""##"""""""""""""""" St. George Orthodox Church 399 San Fernando Way San Francisco, Ca 94127

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Bread Altar Offering: churches, and was with Paul in Jerusalem. St Titus was numbered among The Holy Bread Altar Offering (Corban St. Mark 7:11) will be specially offered for the Holy Sanctify of the Seventy Apostles and was made of by the Apostle Paul. the Divine Liturgy. Around the year 65, not long before his second imprisonment, the Apostle By The St. George Parish Family is deeply saddened by the Paul sent a pastoral to his son in the Faith (Tit. 1: 4). When the passing into eternal life our Brother in Christ FUAD Apostle Paul was taken like a criminal to Rome to stand trial before Caesar, KHALIL SHAMIEH. Our Deepest sympathies to His St Titus left his flock in Crete for a time and went to Rome to be of service to Beloved Wife MUNTAHA & ALL the SHAMIEH Families. his spiritual Father. After St Paul’s death by martyrdom, Titus returned to May His Blessed Memory Be Eternal. Gortyna, the chief city of Crete. St Titus peacefully guided his flock and toiled at enlightening the pagans with the light of faith in Christ. He was By JACKIE DABAI & Her Children SAM, STEVE, PETER granted the gift of wonder-working by the Lord. During one of the pagan & RITA , NICOLAS & JENNY, Grandchildren ALEXA, feasts in honor of the goddess Diana, Titus preached to a crowd of pagans. NATALIA, OLIVIA, THOMAS & CAROLINE DABAI in When he saw that they would not listen to him, he prayed to the Lord, so blessed 2 years memorial of Beloved Husband, Father & that the Lord Himself would show to the mistaken people the falseness of Grandfather SAMIR DABAI. May his blessed memory be idols. By the prayer of St Titus, the idol of Diana fell down and shattered eternal. before the eyes of all. Another time St Titus prayed that the Lord would not permit the completion of a temple of Zeus, and it collapsed. By such By the St. George Parish Family in Thanksgiving to God for miracles St Titus brought many to faith in Christ. After bringing the light of the continued good health of NICOLAS SHATARA. faith to the surrounding regions, St Titus died peacefully at the age of 97. At the time of his death, his face shone like the sun. By the St. George Parish Family in Thanksgiving to god for the continued good health of FAYEQ KHOURI. DINNER Sponsored By *********************** Head of Ushers: Maher Haddad, Basem & Elias Husary & The St. George Orthodox Club Milad Dalo Altar Boys: Batshon, Jason Arbeed, Adrian Husary, This Friday Sep. 9th, 2016 @ 7:00 pm Issa Kaleh & Omar Jweinat BRING A FRIEND WITH YOU !!

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O Ever-Virgin Theotokos, shelter of mankind, thou hast bestowed upon thy people a mighty investure, even thine immaculate body's raiment and sash, which by thy seedless childbirth have remained incorrupt; for in thee nature and time are made new. Wherefore, we implore thee to grant peace to the world, and great mercy to our souls.

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ST. GEORGE ORTHODOX CHURCH 19TH ANNUAL MIDDLE EASTERN JERUSALEM FESTIVAL

SATURDAY & SUNDAY - November 5th – 6th 2016

Preparations for our upcoming Festival are already underway with many dedicated volunteers working diligently to ensure that this Festival will be even more successful than in previous years. Volunteers of all ages are needed, but we also would like to ask our Parish members to help by donating money, food items, supplies, soft drinks and other beverages in order to help reduce the overall cost of our Festival. Following are some of the items needed: Quantity Description Donation Parishioner

7 Bags - 50 lbs. Charcoal $125 Nadia Mizirawi Coffee / Tea $125 Maher Haddad 6 Cases Juice for Youth Activities $125 Maha Sweiss Four – 5 Gallon Ground, Mixed and Spiced Hummus $250 Jawad & Violette Jaber 6 Cases - Misc. Snacks for Youth Activities $300 Nabeeh E. Shamieh!! Three – 5 Gallon Mixed and Spiced Falafel $300 Ziadeh & Abla Shamieh 40 Cases Water – 16 oz. $275 Afif & Najwa Baba

200 lbs. Skinless, Boneless Chicken $500 Rasmi & Bahjeh Zeidan 30 Cases Assorted Soda – 12 oz. $300 Samir & Norma Totah 1000 Pieces Paper Plates, Napkins, Forks etc. $450 100 Dozen Jumbo Tortilla/Lavash Bread $400 Rhonda Ammari

150 lbs. Hamburger - Ground Beef $500 Shehadeh & Julia Ganim 5 Cases – Each Lettuce, Onions, Lemon, Parsley, Cucumber $500

200 lbs. Shawarma Meat $700 Sami & Suad Khoury 400 Pieces Kubeh $500 Salem & Antoinette Mufarreh Grape Leaves $250.00 Alice Dudum

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