The Dormition of our Most Holy Lady “This is none other than the House of God. the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary And this is the Gate of Heaven” Genesis 28:17 Concerning the Dormition of the Theotokos, this is what the Church has received from ancient times from the tradi-

tion of the Fathers. When the time drew nigh that our Sav-

ior was well-pleased to take His Mother to Himself, He declared unto her through an Angel that three days hence, He would translate her from this temporal life to eternity and bliss. On hearing this, she went up with haste to the Mount of Olives, where she prayed continuously. Giving thanks to God, she returned to her house and prepared

whatever was necessary for her burial. While these things

were taking place, clouds caught up the Apostles from the ends of the earth, where each one happened to be preach- ing, and brought them at once to the house of the Mother of God, who informed them of the cause of their sudden gathering. As a mother, she consoled them in their affliction as was meet, and then raised her hands to Heaven and prayed for the peace of the world. She blessed the Apostles, and, reclining upon her bed with seemliness, gave up her all-holy spirit into the hands of her Son and God. With reverence and many lights, and chanting burial hymns, the Apostles took up that God-receiving body and brought it to the sepulchre, while the Angels from Heaven chanted with them, and sent forth her who is higher than the Cherubim. But one Jew, moved by malice, audaciously stretched forth his hand upon the bed and immediately received from divine judgment the wages of his audacity. Those daring hands were sev- ered by an invisible blow. But when he repented and asked forgiveness, his hands were restored. When they had reached the place called Gethsemane, they buried there with honor the all-immaculate body of the Theotokos, which was the source of Life. But on the third day after the burial, when they were eating together, and raised up the artos (bread) in Jesus' Name, as was their custom, the Theotokos appeared in the air, saying "Rejoice" to them. From this they learned concerning the bodily translation of the The- otokos into the Heavens. St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral ﮐﺎﺘﺩﺭﺍﺌﻴﺔ ﺍلقديس جﺎوﺭجﻴوس ﺍألنطﺎكﻴَّﺔ ﺍألﺭثوذكسﻴَّﺔ 3754 Woodley Rd. Toledo, Ohio 43606-1159 Phone: 419-475-7054 Fax: 419-475-3502 www.saintgeorgetoledo.com August 18, 2019 Wishing all of you who were born in ﺍألﺏ مﺎيكل شﺎهﻴن Dean/Pastor Father Michael G. Shaheen the month of August A Very Happy Birthday! Phone: 419-260-1621 Alyssa Earhart 02 Cody Goldyn 03 [email protected] Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of

the Antiochian Orthodox Lauren Kallil 05 Erica Sommer 05 Office Administrator Archdiocese of North America Kh. Adma Shaheen 419-475-7054 [email protected] Bishop ANTHONY Michaels Claudia Ghammoh 07 Alayna Pedro 07

Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest St. George Choir Director Mackenzie Erin Payton (Interim Director) Jennifer Conrad 09 Joy Hosny 10 Father Michael G. Shaheen Chanters Dean/ St. George Cathedral Tony Khoury, Nadeem Khoury, Joseph Hosny 11 Luke Zogaib 11 Wafeek Khoury, William Swade Sunday August 18, 2019 Lori Skaff 14 Evangelina Nicholas 15 Sub Deacons Ninth Sunday after Pentecost & Ninth Sunday of Matthew After-feast of the Dormition of the Christopher Haddad; Michael Saba Theotokos Martyrs Floros and Lauros of Illyria;

Venerable Sophronios of St. Anne Skete on Carlos Ghammoh 16 Ayana Haddad 16 Altar Captains Athos Tone VIII Eothinon IX Tony Sommer, Mathew Ade, Christine Swade 17 Brayden Ansara 22 Tony Pedro, Christopher Hughes Troparion for the Resurrection VIII Concierge From the heights Thou didst descend, O Christina Joseph 23 Lydia Swade 23 Michael Goodman 419-324-4115 compassionate One, and Thou didst sub- mit to the threeday burial, that Thou Paula Haddad 24 Corrine Joseph 24 might deliver us from passion; Thou art St. George Parish Council our life and our Resurrection, O Lord, Chair: Nadia Swade glory to Thee. Randa Adamo 25 Gus Nicholas 25 Vice Chair: Tony Sommer بﺎللحن ﺍلثﺎمن Treasurer: John Ellis ا ّْذدر َث ٍِ اىع ّي٘ يا ٍخذْ ُِ، ٗق ْبيت َج افنت َِ ا اىتةت تت Secretary: Karyn Hajjar ِ ِ ّ ُ ِ ِ ْ John Yarad 25 Cheryl Vinciguerra 26 األيَّاً ىني حعخ َقْا ٍِ اآلالً . نيا دياحَْا ٗقياٍخْتا يتا ر ِ ِ ِ ِ َ ,Chancellor: Mitchell Howard اىَجدُ ىل. Keith Haddad, Sub Dn. Mike Saba, Cynthia Hairabedian 26 Joseph Zogaib 27 Andrea Bassett, David Joseph, Troparion of The Dormition I Brad Mc Arthur, Ryan Sommer, In thy birth-giving, O Theotokos, thou Sabah Mitri, Dr. Hassan Seaman. Jasmine Hajjar 30 Daniel Czerniak 30 didst keep and preserve virginity; and in

thy falling-asleep thou hast not forsaken Ayman Ghammoh 31 Fred Goldyn 31 the world; for thou wast translated into Compiled and edited by: life, being the Mother of Life. Where- Kh. Adma Shaheen fore, by thine intercessions, deliver our Beatrice Rooney 31

souls from death.

Troparion for St. George IV WE ENTER TO WORSHIP… As Deliverer of Captives and Defender of the Poor, Healer of the Infirm, Champion of WE DEPART TO SERVE... Kings, Victorious Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ our God, for our salvation.

Kontakion of The Dormition II

Verily, the Theotokos, who is ever watchful in intercessions, and whose prayers are PROPER ETIQUETTE WHILE IN CHURCH never rejected, neither tomb nor death could control. But since she is the Mother of Life,  Turn off cell phones before entering church. He Who dwelt in her ever-virgin womb did translate her to life  We DO NOT cross our legs in church. There should be no talking or chewing gum while in church.  TODAY’S INSPIRATION  No water or any other beverage should be consumed while in church. “Never confuse the person, formed in the image of God,  The only persons permitted behind the Holy Altar are the Clergy and Altar servers. with the evil that is in him:  No walking up or down the isle if the Epistle or Gospel is being read. because evil is but a chance misfortune, an illness, a devilish reverie. But the very essence of the person is the image of God,  The only persons that should be standing in the back are the ushers to keep order. and this remains in him despite every disfigurement.”  If you are planning to partake of Holy Communion, please prepare yourself prop- erly. St. John of Kronstadt  During Holy Communion, all parishioners are to remain standing until its com- pleted

The Epistle Make vows to the Lord thy God and perform them. In Judah God is known; His Name is great in Israel. The Reading from the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians. 3:9-17 THE PROPER WAY TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION Brethren, we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. Ac- cording to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foun-  Approach the chalice with reverence with arms crossed over your chest. dation, and another man is building upon it. Let each man take care how he builds State your name for the priest upon it. For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. Now if any one builds on the foundation with gold, silver, precious  Tilt your head STRAIGHT BACK (not left or right) and open your mouth to stones, wood, hay or straw, each man’s work will become manifest; for the Day will avoid touching the spoon with your mouth. disclose it, because it will be revealed with fire, and the fire will test what sort of  Following these three simple steps will ensure us that we are receiving Holy Com- work each one has done. If the work which any man has built on the foundation munion (NOT taking) in the correct order prescribed by the Orthodox Church and survives, he will receive a reward. If any man’s work is burned up, he will suffer at the same time gives consideration to our fellow parishioners. loss, though he himself will be saved, but only as through fire. Do you not know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in you? If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy him; for God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple. The Holy Gospel The Reading is from The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew 14:22-34 t that time, Jesus made the Disciples get into the boat and go before Him 74th Annual to the other side, while He dismissed the crowds. And after He had dis- missed the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. A When evening came, He was there alone, but the Disciples’ boat by this Lebanese Dinner time was many furlongs distant from the land, beaten by the waves; for the wind was against them. And in the fourth watch of the night He came to them, walking on the sea. But when the Disciples saw Jesus walking on the sea, they were terrified, October 20, 2019 saying, “It is a ghost!” And they cried out for fear. But immediately He spoke to them, saying, “Take heart, it is I; have no fear.” And Peter answered Him, “Lord, if it is Thee, bid me come to Thee on the water.” He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus; but when he saw the wind, he was afraid, and beginning to sink he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Jesus immedi- ately reached out His hand and caught him, saying to him, “O man of little faith, why did you doubt?” And when they got into the boat, the wind ceased. And those in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly, Thou art the Son of God.” And when they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret. ﺍألحد ﺍلﺘﺎسع من مﺘَّى أنجﻴل ﺍلﻴوم: مﺘَّى )ص 14: ع 22 – 34( ني ىل اىزٍاُ اضطز يس٘ع ح ٍيذٓ أُ يدخي٘ا اىسفيْت ٗيسبق٘ٓ إىٚ اىعبز دخَّٚ يصزف اىجَ٘ع. ٗى ََّا صزف اىجَ٘ع صعد ٗددٓ عيٚ اىجبو ىيص ِّيي. ٗى ََّا ماُ اىَساء ماُ ْٕاك ٗددٓ. ٗماّج اىسفيْت ني ٗسط اىبذز حندّٕا األٍ٘اج أل َُّ اىزيخ ماّج ٍضافّة ىٖا. ٗعْد اىٖجَت اىزابعت ٍِ اىييو ٍضٚ إىيٌٖ ٍاشيًا عيٚ اىبذز. ني ََّا رآٓ اىخ ٍيذ ٍاشيًا عيٚ اىبذز اضط زب٘ا ٗقاى٘ا إ َّّٔ خياه، ٍِٗ اىخ٘ف صزخ٘ا. نيي٘قج م ّيٌَٖ يس٘ع قائ ً: ق٘ا أّا ٕ٘، ال حخان٘ا، نأجابٔ بطزس قائ ً: يا ر إُ مْج أّج ٕ٘ نَزّي أُ آحي إىيل عيٚ اىَيآ. نقاه: حعاه؛ نْزه بطزس ٍِ اىسفيْت ٍٗشٚ عيٚ اىَيآ آحيًا عيٚ يس٘ع. ني ََّا رأٙ شدَّة اىزيخ خاف، ٗإ بدأ يغزق صاح قائ ً: يا ر ّ ِّجْي. ٗىي٘قج ٍد يس٘ع يدٓ ٗأٍسل بٔ ٗقاه ىٔ: يا قييو اإليَاُ ىَا ا شننج؟ ٗى ََّا فخ اىسفيْت سنْج اىزيخ. نجاء اىذيِ ماّ٘ا ني اىسفيْت ٗسجدٗا ىٔ قائييِ: باىذقيقت أّج ابِ هللا. ٗىَا عبزٗا جاءٗا إىٚ ارض جْيسارث.

St. George Orthodox Boutique The boutique is set with new merchandise such as icons, theology and litur- gical books and other great gift ideas. Merchandise is available for purchase during coffee hour. There are great gift ideas for you and your loved ones.

Stop by and check it out, we’re sure you'll find something to bring home with you. Managed by: The Cathedral Fellowship

Fellowship Pilgrimage

Please join the Cathedral Fellowship on September 25, 2019 to Dormition of the Mother of God Orthodox Monastery Rives Junction, Michigan "Lord, I have cried unto thee. Hear me O Lord; give ear to the voice of my supplication”... A day of fellowship is planned including The Vespers service, is the first service of the liturgical day and is meant to remind us of prayer, lunch and touring the monastery the Old Testament period, the creation of the world, the first human beings fall into sin,  2 vans will seat 24 people of their expulsion from Paradise, their repentance and prayer for salvation, the hope of mankind in accordance with the promise of God for a Saviour and ending with the fulfill-  Leaves church lot at 9:30 am & returns 2:30 pm ment of that promise.  Pack your lunch and come join us! The silent censing represents the beginning of the creation of the world. Without form and void, and the Spirit of God hovered over the original material earth, breathing upon it Seating is limited so please contact a life -creating power, but the creating word of God had not yet begun to resound. Kay Namay to reserve your seat. 419-461-2166 Christ is praised as the Light which illumines man's darkness, the Light of the world and of the Kingdom of God which shall have no evening.

Saturday’s at 6:00 pm; St. Juliana Chapel; Beginning September 21st