EEKLY BULLETIN W Sunday, March 7, 2021 أَ َحــد َالدينونــة )والمعــروف بِأَ َح ْــد َمرفَــع اللَحــم( THE SUNDAY OF THE LAST JUDGMENT (MEATFARE)

The Weekly Bulletin is an official publication of George Antiochian Orthodox Church in Cicero, Illinois. A parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Antiochian Orthodox Church ﻛن�ســة القديــس ﺠاورﺠيــوس اﻻنطاﻛ�ــة اﻻرﺜوذكســ�ة The Most Reverend Metropolitan , Primate Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America The Right Reverend 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: 2021 ParISh cOuncIL: V. Rev. Fr. Fouad Saba, PASTOR V. Rev. Fr. Fouad Saba, PRESIDING OFFICER Adn. Saed Rihani Moukheiber, CHAIRMAN Sdn. Mazen Khalifeh Sdn. Steven Bynum Raed Sweiss, VICE-CHAIRMAN Sdn. Michael Khouri Rammy Zanayed, SECRETARY Sdn. Rayahin Mina Rantisi, TREASURER Sdn. Joseph Alfakhori Bryan Zarou, FINANCIAL SECRETARY CHANTER Protopsaltis Jameel Haddad, Elias Akkari, MEMBER Chadi Karam, CHANTER Adel Alfakhori, MEMBER Matthew Ablan, CHANTER Trevor Lenhart, CHOIR DIRECTOR Michael Barbari, MEMBER Adel Alfakhori, HEAD USHER Azzam Barhoumeh, MEMBER All Choir Members, Ushers, & Acolytes To Be Steve Bynum, MEMBER Announced Suhail Qumri, MEMBER church OFFIcE: Joseph Rihani, MEMBER Claire Orozco, OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR Mais Rihani, MEMBER Samar Rihani, OFFICE ASSISTANT Mariana Saba, MEMBER Holly Goljic, GRAPHIC DESIGNER Mazen Zanayed, MEMBER 1220 South 60th Court Cicero, Illinois 60804 EX-OFFIcIO MEMBErS: PHONE: (708) 656-2927 Reem Sweiss, ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN FAX: (708) 656-1166 Andrew Sweiss, YOUNG ADULT FELLOWSHIP (YAF) EMAIL: [email protected] Michael Nawas, TEEN SOYO WEBSITE: www.stgeorgechi.org OFFIcE hOurS: Darlene N. Haddad, ARCHDIOCESE TRUSTEE Monday–Friday: 8:30 am–5:00 pm Elie Haig, ARCHDIOCESE TRUSTEE Saturday: By Appointment Mansour Rayan, ARCHDIOCESE TRUSTEE / Sunday: Closed HONORARY COUNCIL MEMBER WEEKLy SErVIcES SchEduLE: EX-OFFIcIO nOn-VOTInG MEMBErS: Saturdays: Great Vespers as announced Sundays: 9:15am Orthros (Matins) and Karen Nawas, SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:20am Great Doxology and Divine Liturgy Dena H. Fasheh, THE ORDER OF SAINT IGNATIUS Confession by Appointment Sdn. Steven Bynum, ANTIOCHIAN MEN (A-MEN) 2 TODAY’S LITURGY INSERTS RESURRECTIONAL TROPARION (TONE 6) َّإن القو ِات الم ِالئكَّيِة ظهروا على قبِرك الموَّقِر، والحراس When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy ُّ َ َ َ َْ َ ْ َُ ُّ َ sacred body, angelic powers shone above Thy ِ ِ ِ ِ revered tomb; and the soldiers who were to keep صاروا كاألموات، َومْرَيَم َوَقَف ْت عْنَد َالقْبر طالَب ًة َج َسَد َك ِ ِ guard became as dead men. Thou led Hades الطاهَر، َف َسَبْي َت َالج َحيم َولْم تُ َجَّرْب مْنها، َوصادْف َت captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst البتول ِمانحاً الحياة. فيا من قام ِمن ِبين ِاألموات، يا meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world, O َ َ ْ َ ْ Thou, Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory ُّرب َالم ْجُد َل َك. .to Thee ENTRANCE HYMN OF THE GOSPEL BOOK هلموا ِلنسجد ونركع ِللمسيح، مِل ِكنا ِوإلهنا. خِلصنا يا ابن .Come, let us worship, and fall down before Christ َُّ َ ْ ُ ْ َْ َ ْ ْ َ ِ َ َّ ْ ْ َ Save us, O Son of God, Who art risen from the ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ هللا، يا َم ْن َقام م ْن َبْين األموات، لُنَرتّ َل َل َك. َهللوييا. .dead; who sing to Thee. Alleluia RESURRECTIONAL TROPARION (TONE 6) َّإن القو ِات الم ِالئكَّيِة ظهروا على قبِرك الموَّقِر، والحراس When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy ُّ َ َ َ َْ َ ْ َُ ُّ َ sacred body, angelic powers shone above Thy ِ ِ ِ ِ revered tomb; and the soldiers who were to keep صاروا كاألموات، َومْرَيَم َوَقَف ْت عْنَد َالقْبر طالَب ًة َج َسَد َك ِ ِ guard became as dead men. Thou led Hades الطاهَر، َف َسَبْي َت َالج َحيم َولْم تُ َجَّرْب مْنها، َوصادْف َت captive and wast not tempted thereby. Thou didst البتول ِمانحاً الحياة. فيا من قام ِمن ِبين ِاألموات، يا meet the Virgin and didst give life to the world, O َ َ ْ َ ْ Thou, Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory ُّرب َالم ْجُد َل َك. .to Thee TROPARION OF SAINT GEORGE THE GREAT MARTYR (TONE 4) بما َّأنك للمأسورين محرر وم ِعتق، وللفق ِراء والمس ِاكين ,Since thou art a liberator and deliverer of captives َ ُ َ ُ َ ٌ ُ ٌ َُ َ َ a help and support of the poor and needy, a ِ ِ ٍ ِ عاضٌد َوناصٌر َوللم َرضى ٌطبيب َوشاف ِوعن المؤم َنين healing physician of the sick, a contender and م ِكافح ومح ِارب أيها العظيم في الش ِهداء جاورجيوس fighter for kings, O great among Martyrs, the ُ ٌ ُ َ ٌ ُ ُ ُ victory clad George; intercede with Christ God for ِ َّ ِ الآلب ُس َالظَفر تَ َشفع إلى ِالمسيح اإلله في َخ ِالص ُنُف ِوسنا. .the salvation of our souls KONTAKION FOR SUNDAY OF LAST JUDGMENT (TONE 1) إذا أتيت يا هللا على األر ِض ِبمجٍد، فترتِعد ِمنك البرايا When Thou comest, O God, to earth with glory, and ْ َ ُ ْ َ ْ ََْ َ ُ ْ َ َ all creatures tremble before Thee, and the river of ِ ِ ِ ِ ب ْأسرها، َونْهُر النار َي ْجري َأمام َعْرش َك، ُوالص ُح ُف تُْفتَ ُح، fire floweth before the Altar, and the books are والخفايا تشَّهر، فن ِجني ِحين ٍئذ ِمن ِالنار التي ال تطفأ، opened and sins revealed, deliver me then from َ ُ َ ُ ََ ّ َ َ ُ َْ that unquenchable fire, and make me worthy ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ وأَ ّهْلني لْلوقوف َع ْن َيمين َك، ُّأيها َّالد ُيان العادل. .to stand at Thy right hand, O righteous Judge

3 KONTAKION FOR THE MIRACULOUS WEEPING ICON (TONE 8) Only at Saint George Church in Cicero ِ ِ ِ To thee the champion leader, * I thy city offer إني أنا ُعبدك يا والدةَ اإلله* اكتُ ُب لك رايات الغلبة يا ِ ٍ َّ thanks of victory. * O , thou who hast َّجندي ًة محامية* وأُقدم لك ُالش َكر َكمنقذة َمن الشدائد* delivered me from terror. * But as thou hast that ُ ِ ِ ُ ُ ِ لكن بما َّأن لك العَز ةَالتي ال تُ َح َارب* اعتقيني من power which is invincible, * From all dangers set ِ ِ ُصنوف الشدائد* حتى ُأصرَخ إليك إفرحي يا عروسا ًال :me free and deliver me. That I may cry unto thee َعروس لها. .Hail, O Bride without Bridegroom * EPISTLE READERS Linda Bynum, English Hanan Mseih, Arabic EPISTLE The Lord is my strength and my song. ُقَّوتي وتَسِبحتي َّالرُّب. ْ َ !With chastisement has the Lord chastened me َّ ِ ِ أََدباً أَدَبني َّالرُّب، َوِإلى َالمْوت ْلم ُيَسّل ْمني! The Reading from the First Epistle of ِ ِ ِ ِ َف ْص ٌــل م ْــن ِر َســالة القّد ِيــس ُبول َــس َّالرســول األولــى إلــى (Saint Paul to the Corinthians (8:8-9:2 Brethren, food will not bring us closer to God; أَ ْه ِــل ِكورْنُثــوس )8:8-9:2( for neither if we eat, are we the better, nor if we َّ ِ َّ يــا ْإخ َــوةُ، َّإن الط َعــام ال ُيَقّرُبنــا إلــى هللا، ألنــا ْإن do not eat, are we the worse. But take heed lest أَ ْكلنــا ال َن ُزيــد ْوإن َل ْــم َن ُــأك ْل ال َنْنُق ُــص. َول ْك ِــن ْان ُظــروا by any means this authority of yours become a ِ stumbling block to those who are weak. For if any أَ ْن ال يكــوَن س ْــل ُطان ُكم هــذا معثَــرةً ُّللضعَفــاء. َّألنــه ْإن َ ُ ْ َ ْ َ َ ُ ,one sees you, as someone who has knowledge ِ َِّ ِ ِ َر َآك َأح ٌــد يــا َم ْــن َل ُــه العْل ُــم ُمتكئــاً فــي بيــت األَْوثــان، reclining at a table in an idol’s temple, will ِ ِ not the conscience of the one who is weak be َأفــال َيتَ َّقــوى َضم ُيــرهُ، وهــو َض ٌعيــف، علــى أكل ِذبائــح ِ emboldened to eat of the things sacrificed to األَو ِثــان. َفي ِهلــك بســب ِب عْلِمــك األَ ُخ َّالضِعيــف الــذي ْ َ َ َ ُ idols, and through your knowledge the weak ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ َمــات َالمس ُــيح ألجلــه؟ َوهَكــذا ْإذ تُ ْخطئــوَن إلــى ْاإلخ َــوة brother perishes, for whom Christ died? And وتجرحــون ض ِمائرهــم، ِوهــي ضِعيفــة، َّإنمــا تخ ِطئــون thus, sinning against the brethren, and wounding َ َ ُ َ َ َ ُ ْ َ َ َ ٌ ُ ْ ُ َ their conscience when it is weak, you sin against إلــى ِالمســيح. َفِل ِذلــك إن كان َّالطعــام ي َش ِّــكك أخــي، َ ْ َ ُ ُ ُ Christ. Therefore, if food causes my brother to ِ َّ ِ َفــال ُآك ُل َلحمــا ًإلــى َاألبــد َلئــال أُ َش ّــك َك أخــي. َأل ْس ُــت أنــا stumble, I will not eat meat forever, lest I cause my brother to stumble. Am I not an apostle? Am َرســوالً؟ َأل ْس ُــت أنــا ُحَّاًــر؟ أَمــا رأَ ُيــت َيســوع ِالمســيح َرَّبَنــا؟ I not free? Have I not seen Jesus Christ our Lord? َألســتم أنتــم عملــي فــي َّالــرِب؟ وإن َلــم أك ــنرســوالً إلــى ْ ُْ ُْ ْ َ َ ّ ْ ْ ُ ْ Are not you my work in the Lord? If to others I am ِ ِ ِ َآخر َيــن، ّفإنــي َر ٌســول ُإليكــم. َّألن خاتَ َــم رَســالتي َهــو not an apostle, yet at least I am to you; for the أَْنتُــم فــي َّالــرِب. .seal of my apostleship are you in the Lord ْ ّ 4 GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to َفصــل َشــريف ِمــن ِب َش ِــارة ِالقد ِيــس متــى ْاإلن ِجيل ِــي ْ ٌ ٌ ْ ّ ّ (Saint Matthew (25:31-46 ِ ِ َالب ِشــير، ّالتْلميــذ ّالطاهــر )The Lord said, “When the Son of man comes )25:31-46 ِ ِِ in His glory, and all the angels with Him, then He َقــال َّالــرُّب: َمتــى َجــاء ْاب ُــن َالب َشــر فــي َم ْجــده ُوجميــع will sit on His glorious throne. Before Him will be الم ِالئكــة ِالقديســين معــه، ف ِح ِينئ ٍــذ ي ِجلــس علــى ع ِــرش َ ّ َ َ َ ُ َ َ ُ َ gathered all the nations, and He will separate them ِِ ِ ِ ِ َم ْجــده. وتُ َجم ُــع إليــه ُك ُّل األَُم ِــم، َفُيَمّي ُــز َب َعضُه ْــم م ْــن one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep ِ ِ from the goats, and He will place the sheep at His َب ٍعــض، كمــا ُيمِّي ُــز الراعــي الخ َــراف َمــن الجــداء. ُويقيــم َ ُ right hand, but the goats at the left. Then the King ِالخــراف عــن يِم ِين ِــه ِوالجــداء عــن ي ِِســاره. حينِئ ٍــذ يقــول َ َ ْ َ َ َ ْ َ َ َ ُ will say to those at His right hand, ‘Come, O blessed ِ ِ ِ َالمل ُك َللذين عن َيمينه: تَ َعالُوا يا ُمَب َاركي أبي ِرثوا ُالم َلك of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you ِ ِ from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry المعَّــد َل ُكــم مْن ُــذ ْإنشــاء الع َال ِــم. ّألنــي ج ُعــت ْفأَطعمتُمونــي، ُ َ ْ ُ َ ُ َ and you gave Me food, I was thirsty and you gave ِ َوعط ْش ُــت َفسَــقْيتُموني، ُوك ُنــت َغريبــاً َفآوْيتُمونــي. ُوعريانــاً Me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed Me, I َفك َس ْــوتُموني، َومريضــاً َفُعُدتُمونــي، َوم ْحبوســاً فأَتَْيتُ ْــم was naked and you clothed Me, I was sick and you إلــي. حينِئ ٍــذ ي ِجيبــه ِالصِديقــون قائليــن: يــا ُّرب متــى ’.visited Me, I was in prison and you came to Me َّ َ ُ ُ ُ ّ ّ َ َ َ Then the righteous will answer Him, ‘Lord, when ِ رأَ َينــاك جائعــاً َفأَطع ْمَن َــاك، أو َع َطشــان َف َسَــقْي َناك؟ َومتــى did we see Thee hungry and feed Thee, or thirsty and give Thee drink? And when did we see Thee a َأَرْي َنــاك َغريبــاً َفآوْي َنــاك، أو ُعْريانــاً َف َك َس ْــو َناك. َومتــى stranger and welcome Thee, or naked and clothe رأَينــاك مريضــا أَو محبوســا فأَتينــا إليــك؟ فيجيــب المِلــك َ َ ً ْ َ ْ ً َْ َ ُ ُ َ ُ Thee? And when did we see Thee sick or in prison ِ ِ ِ َوي ُقــول َلُه ْــم: َالح َّــق ُأقــول َل ُك ْــم، بمــا َّأن ُك ْــم َفَعلتُ ْــم َذل َــك َبأحــد ,and visit Thee?’ And the King will answer them ِ ِ ٍ Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least‘ ْإخَوتــي ُهــؤالء ّالص ِغــار َفبــي َفَعلتُمــوهُ. حينئــذ َي ُقــول أيضــاً ُ of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’ Then He will ِللذيــن عــن ي ِِســاره: اذهبــوا عنــي يــا م ِالعيــن إلــى ِالنــار ّ َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ّ َ ُ say to those at his left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you ِ ِ ِ ِ ِ األََب َّديــة ُالمَع َّــدة َإلبليــس ومالئ َكتــه. ألنــي ُجْع ُــت َفَل ْــم cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil ِ ِ and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave Me no تُ ْطعمونــي، وعط ْش ُــت َفَلــم تَس ُــقوني. ُوكْن ُــت َغريبــاً َفَلــم ُ َ ْ ْ ْ food, I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink, I was تُؤوونــي، ُوعْريانــاً َفَل ْــم تَ ْك ُســوني، َومريضــاً َوم ْحبوســاً َفَل ْــم a stranger and you did not welcome Me, naked and ٍ تَ ُزورونــي. حينئــذ ُي ُجيب َون ُــه ُه ْــم ْأيضــاً َقائليــن: يــا َرُّب، you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.’ Then they also will answer, ‘Lord, متــى أَرينــاك ِجائعــاً أو ع ْطشــاناً أو غريبــاً أو عريانــاً أو َ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ َ ْ ُْ ْ when did we see Thee hungry or thirsty or a stranger ِ ِ ٍ ِ ِ َمريضــاً ْأو َم ْحبوســاً َول ْــم َن ْخد ْم َــك؟ َحينئــذ ُيج ُيبُه ْــم قائــالً: or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to ِ ِ ِ ِ ,Thee?’ Then He will answer them, ‘Truly, I say to you َالح َّــق ُأقــول َل ُك ْــم، بمــا َّأن ُك ْــم َل ْــم تَ َفعلــوا َذل َــك َبأَحــد ُهــؤالء as you did it not to one of the least of these, you ِالص ِغــار، فبــي لــم تفعلــوه. فيْذهــب هــؤ ِالء إلــى الع ِــذاب ّ َ َ ْ َ َُ ُ ََ َ ُ ُ َ did it not to Me.’ And they will go away into eternal ِ ِ ِ ِ َاألب ِّــدي، ّوالصديقــوَن إلــى الحيــاة َاألب ّديــة. ”.punishment, but the righteous into eternal life 5 THE SYNAXARION On March 7th in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate the Hieromartyrs of Cherson: Basil, Ephraim, Eugene, Kapiton, Elpidios, Agathodoros and Aetherios; Venerable Laurence; and Venerable Paul the Simple, of Venerable . Today, we commemorate the Second and impartial Coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. When the Judge of all sitteth to judge the earth, Come now! Mayest Thou judge me worthy of Thy voice! It is the Sunday of the Last Judgment—known also as Meat Fare Sunday—the lesson of which occurs in today’s Holy Gospel. Jesus illustrates to us God’s ineffable goodness and His great love for mankind. And so lest some who are lazy should loiter and spend the time appropriate to their salvation in the pursuit of sin, and be suddenly overtaken by death, the divine Fathers decree that on this day the remembrance of the Second Appearance of Christ may be celebrated. The intention is to remind them that, as God is good and loving to mankind, He is also a very righteous Judge Who recompenses each according to his deeds. Our Lord teaches us that when we minister to our brother or sister, we really minister to Him. This brings us righteousness and life eternal. By Thine ineffable love for mankind, O Christ God, make us worthy of Thy devoted voice, number us among Thy righteous ones and have mercy on us. Amen.

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6 THE SYNAXARION CALENDAR OF EVENTS Today Orthros (Matins) followed by Great Doxology and Divine Liturgy 9:15 am (Meatfare/Judgment Sunday) Tue, Mar 9 Parish Council Meeting 7:00 pm Fri, Mar 12 Teen SOYO Virtual Game Night (see pg. 17) 7:30 pm Sun, Mar 14 • Orthros (Matins) followed by Great Doxology and Divine Liturgy 9:15 am (Cheesefare/Forgiveness Sunday) • Bookstore Committee Meeting 12:30 pm Mon, Mar 15 GREAT LENT BEGINS (see pg. 9) • Father Saba’s Weekly Lenten Reflection 8:30 am • Great Compline 7:00 pm Tue, Mar 16 “Marriage Talk” cohosted by AW and A-Men (see pg. 11) 8:00 pm Wed, Mar 17 Pre-Sanctified Liturgy 7:00 pm Thu, Mar 18 Adult Bible Study Part I: “The Book of Exodus” cohosted by Antiochian 8:00 pm Women and Antiochian Men (see pg. 18) Fri, Mar 19 • Akatist (Madayeh) Service 7:00 pm • YAF Lenten Mini-Retreat (see pg. 16) After Service Sat, Mar 20 • Great Vespers 6:00 pm • Antiochian Women “Ask Abouna” (see pg. 19) 7:00 pm Sun, Mar 21 Orthros (Matins) followed by Great Doxology and Divine Liturgy (1st 9:15 am Sunday of Great Lent – Sunday of Orthodoxy) Mon, Mar 22 Father Saba’s Weekly Lenten Reflection 8:30 am Thu, Mar 25 Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of Annunciation (see pg. 24) 7:00 pm Fri, Mar 26 Akathist (Madayeh) Service 7:00 pm Sat, Mar 27 • Great Vespers 6:00 pm • Teen SOYO “Ask Abouna” (see pg. 19) 7:00 pm Sun, Mar 28 Orthros (Matins) followed by Great Doxology and Divine Liturgy (2nd 9:15 am Sunday of Great Lent – Saint Gregory of Palamas) Mon, Mar 29 Father Saba’s Weekly Lenten Reflection 8:30 am Tue, Mar 30 Adult Bible Study Part II: “The Book of Exodus” cohosted by 8:00 pm Antiochian Women and Antiochian Men (see pg. 19) Thu, Apr 1 • Golf Outing Committee ZOOM Meeting 6:00 pm • Sunday School Parent Partnership ZOOM Meeting 8:00 pm Fri, Apr 2 Akathist (Madayeh) Service 7:00 pm Sat, Apr 3 • Great Vespers 6:00 pm • Antiochian Men “Ask Abouna” (see pg.19) 7:00 pm Sun, Apr 4 Orthros (Matins) followed by Great Doxology and Divine Liturgy (3rd 9:15 am Sunday of Great Lent – Adoration of the Holy Cross) 7 HOLY BREAD OFFERED BY • May Mansour Khoury •مي منصور خوري Today •عصام كريشة والعائلة Isam and Antoinet Kreisheh and Family • • Raja Moukheiber and family •رجى ُمخيبر والعائلة Mar 14 •عائلة بوشة The Bousheh Family • Etihad Rihani and Samar Rihani and their إتحاد ريحاني وسمر ريحاني وعائالتهم Mar 21 ِ families فهد وجيمي حداد Mar 28 Fahad and Jamie Haddad BAPTISMS جود، ابن الياس ورنا يعقوب. .Today Jude, son of Elias and Rana Yacoub نوح، ابن بيتر وجيسيكا سليم. .Mar 13, Sat , son of Peter and Jessica Selim CONDOLENCES كهنة وأبناء كنيسة القديس جاورجيوس سيسرو The clergy and parishioners of Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Cicero offer their يتقدمون بأحر التعازي إلى عائالت كل من: :sincerest condolences to أوديت )بقلة(، اليزابيث )عصفور(، †غطاس، ,Oudette (Baqleh), Elizabeth (Asfour), †Ghattas† ريما )امسيس(، مايكل، رندة )ضابيط(، ماهر، ,Rima (Imsais), Michael, Randa (Dabit), Maher and Raed Bousheh, and their families, and the ورائد بوشة وعائالتهم، والى عموم عائلتي بوشة entire Bousheh and Dabit families on the falling وضابيط على وفاة والدتهم المرحومة †غراسيال asleep of their beloved mother, the servant of بوشة، في االسبوع الماضي. .God †Grasella Bousheh, last week COMMEMORATIONS ذكرانية عن نفس المرحوم †جورج صفدي Today 2-Year Commemoration for †Georges Safadi Khoury, offered by his wife May خوري، مقدم من زوجته مي خوري والعائلة. .Mansour Khoury MEMORIALS جناز السنة عن نفس المرحوم †أَديب Today 1-Year Memorial Service for †Adeeb كريشة، مقدم من ابنه عصام وانطوانيت Kreisheh, offered by Isam and Antoinet كريشة والعائلة. .Kreisheh and family •جناز الثالث والتاسع عن نفس المرحومة 3/9-Day Memorial Service for †Grasella Mar 14 • †غراسيال بوشة، مقدم من عائلة بوشة. Bousheh, offered by The Bousheh Family. •جناز األربعين عن نفس المرحومة 40-Day Memorial Service for • †كارول ُمخيبر، ُمقدم من زوجها رجى Carol Moukheiber, offered by Raja† ُمخيبر وعائلته. .Moukheiber and family فليَ ُك ْن ِذ ْك ُرهم مؤبَّداً! !Memory Eternal 8 HOLY BREAD OFFERED BY Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL • May Mansour Khoury •مي منصور خوري Today ﯾﺑدأ اﻟﺻوم اﻟﻛﺑﯾر اﻟﻣﻘدس ﻓﻲ 15 آذار •عصام كريشة والعائلة Isam and Antoinet Kreisheh and Family • ُُ Raja Moukheiber and family • � •رجى ُمخيبر والعائلة Mar 14 َ ْ َ ﱠ ْ ُ � ُ َ ﱠ ُ ْ َ َ The Bousheh Family • ﻳ�ــﺪأ اﻟﺼــﻮم اﻟ� � ُﺒــ� اﻟﻤﻘــﺪس ﻳــﻮم اﻹﺛﻨ � �ــ� 15 آذار، •عائلة بوشة Etihad Rihani and Samar Rihani and their َ َ ْ َ ﱡ َ � ﱠ إتحاد ريحاني وسمر ريحاني وعائالتهم Mar 21 و�ﺴــﺘ ِﻤﺮ ِﻟﻐﺎ� ِــﺔ ِﻋ�ــﺪ ِاﻟﻔﺼــﺢ �� 2 أ�ــﺎر. ِ families َ َ َ ْ َ ُ َ َ ُ ْ َ �َ َ َ ﱠ ْ ُ فهد وجيمي حداد Mar 28 Fahad and Jamie Haddad ِﺧﻼل ﻫﺬا اﻟﻤﻮﺳ ِﻢ اﻟﻤ�ﺎرك، � ِﺠﺐ أن ﻳ�اﻓﻖ اﻟﺼﻮم َ َ � َ ﱠ ً ُ ْ ُ � َ ُ ﻣــﻊ اﻟﻔ ِﻀﺎﺋ ِــﻞ، وﺧﺎﺻــﺔ ِﻗــﺮاءة اﻹﻧﺠ�ــﻞ، واﻟﻤﻮاﻇ�ــﺔ ﱠ َ َ ُ َ َ َ ْ ُ � َ ْ � ﱠ ﻋ� اﻟﺼﻼة، وﻋﻤﻞ اﻟﺼﺪﻗ ِﺔ واﻹﺣﺴﺎن ﻟﻠﻐ��. و�ﻞ ُ ْ َ ٍﻋــﺎم وأﻧﺘــﻢ ِ�ﺨ �ــ�. ُ�ﻤﻜﻨ�ﻢ ﻣﺘﺎ�ﻌﺔ اﻟﺠﺪول اﻟ�ﺎﻣﻞ ﻟﺨﺪﻣﺎت اﻟﺼﻮم � � �� ﻫﺬە اﻟ��ة اﻷﺳﺒﻮﻋ�ﺔ.

GREAT LENT BEGINS MARCH 15TH Great Lent begins Monday, March 15, called “Clean Monday.” This Holy Season is a renewal for all believers to intensify their reading of Scripture, almsgiving, worship, prayer, and fasting. MEMORIALS Fasting begins on “Clean Monday” and continues until the َ nd جناز السنة عن نفس المرحوم †أديب Today 1-Year Memorial Service for †Adeeb . Feast of Great and Holy PASCHA on May 2 كريشة، مقدم من ابنه عصام وانطوانيت Kreisheh, offered by Isam and Antoinet ,Fasting during Great Lent includes abstaining from meats, fish كريشة والعائلة. .Kreisheh and family • 3/9-Day Memorial Service for †Grasella .dairy, oil, and wine •جناز الثالث والتاسع عن نفس المرحومة Mar 14 †غراسيال بوشة، مقدم من عائلة بوشة. Bousheh, offered by The Bousheh Family. The complete Schedule of Lenten Services may be found in •جناز األربعين عن نفس المرحومة 40-Day Memorial Service for • .this Weekly Bulletin †كارول ُمخيبر، ُمقدم من زوجها رجى Carol Moukheiber, offered by Raja† ُمخيبر وعائلته. .Moukheiber and family

9 Please pick up your Food For Hungry People Coin Box

and 2-page Calendar Guide at the Candle Stand. Return �illed Coin Boxes during Holy Week.

“He who is kind to the oor lends to the Lord,

and he will reward him for~ Proverbswhat he 19:17has done.”

Saint George Church Families and Parishioners Support the Lenten Humanitarian Drive! Please donate non-perishable foods, clothes, and toiletries between March 15 - May 2 in the Church Of�ice. G�� �������� ��� ���� ����� �� ����!

10 Blessed Lent! Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church Cicero, IL “Marriage Talk” �o-�osted �y An� ochian Women and An� ochian Men (A-Men) Tuesday, March 16, 2021 8:00 ��

Open to all Engaged Couples, Newlyweds, and Married Couples.

11 OUR JOURNEY TO PASCHA! 2021 SUNDAYS THEMES / GOSPEL READING HOW TO PARTICIPATE: TRIODION WEEKS Fast - Free Week Publican and the Pharisee Trust in God, not yourself! Ask for His help before every task this Reading: 2 Timothy 3: 10-15 FEBRUARY 21st week! Gospel: Luke 18: 10-14 The Prodigal Son Returns! Normal Fast Week Schedule a Confession. Reading: 1 Corinthians 6: 12-20 FEBRUARY 28th Use up/freeze meats this week. Gospel: Luke 15: 11-32

The Last Judgment (Meatfare) Pray facing East this week. The Last Judgment Christ is returning from the East and we Reading: 1 Corinthians 8: 8-9: 2 MARCH 7th wait for Him! Gospel: Matthew 25: 31-46 Use up/freeze dairy this week. Adam and Eve are cast from Paradise! Forgiveness Sunday FORGIVENESS SUNDAY (Cheesefare) Ask each other for forgiveness each MARCH 14th Reading: Romans 13: 11-14:4 evening this week before bed. Gospel: Matthew 6: 14-21 GREAT FAST BEGINS with FORGIVENESS VESPERS 1st Sunday of Lent SUNDAY of ORTHODOXY Bring an icon to church MARCH 21st Reading: Hebrews 11: 24-26, 32-12:2 for a procession. Gospel: John 1: 43-51 SAINT GREGORY PALAMAS Bring a prayer rope to be blessed 2nd Sunday of Lent today! Reading: Hebrews 1:10-2:3 MARCH 28th Use it and pray the Jesus Prayer each day Gospel: Mark 2: 1-12 this week.

VENERATION OF THE HOLY CROSS Kneel in front of the cross every 3rd Sunday of Lent HALFWAY TO PASCHA! day, and remember that there is no APRIL 4th Reading: Hebrews 4: 14-5: 6 resurrection without a cross! Gospel: Mark 8:34-9: 1 Every time you climb stairs this week 4th Sunday of Lent SAINT JOHN of the LADDER ask Saint John to help you reach APRIL 11th Reading: Hebrews: 6:13-20 Gospel: Mark 9: 17-31 Paradise with the sign of the cross!

Ask the Theotokos to offer you and 5th Sunday of Lent SAINT the world pure thoughts and ideas APRIL 18th Reading: Hebrews 9: 11-14 Gospel: Mark 10: 32-45 this week.

GREAT and HOLY WEEK PALM SUNDAY! ENTRY OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM Place your palm branches and APRIL 25th pussywillows behind an icon at home Reading: Philippians 4: 4-9 GREAT WEEK BEGINS and in your car! Gospel: John 12: 1-18 GREAT and HOLY FRIDAY GREAT AND HOLY FRIDAY JESUS DIES ON THE CROSS Refrain from TV, Internet, and Phones APRIL 30th CHECK WITH YOUR PARISH FOR ROYAL HOURS AND to honor Christ’s Death. VESPERS SCHEDULE BRIGHT WEEK Greet everyone with Feast of Feasts! HOLY PASCHA! (CHRIST IS RISEN!) “CHRIST IS RISEN!” MAY 2nd Epistle: Acts 1: 1-8 and say it before NO FASTING! Gospel: John 1: 1-17 good morning and goodnight!

12 طرﯾﻘﻧــﺎ إِﻟــﻰ اﻟﻔﺻﺢ! 2021 اﻷﺣد اﻟﻣوﺿوع / ِاﻹﻧﺟﯾل ﻛﯾﻔﯾﺔ ُاﻟﻣﺷﺎرﻛﺔ أﺳﺎﺑﯾﻊ اﻟﺗرﯾودي ﺛﻘوا ﺑﺎ�، ﻻ ﺑﺄَﻧﻔﺳﻛم! ﻻ ﺻﯾﺎم ھذا اﻷﺳــﺑوع اﻟﻔرﯾﺳﻲ واﻟﻌﺷﺎر ِ أَﺻرﺧوا ﻣﻊ اﻟﻌَ َﺷﺎر طﺎﻟﺑﯾن ِﻣن ﷲ 21 ﺷﺑﺎط اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: 2 ﺗﯾم 15-10:3 ِاﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﻟوﻗﺎ 10:18-14 اﻟرﺣﻣﺔ. َ ﺻﯾﺎم ﻋﺎدي ھذا اﻷﺳــﺑوع أﺣد ِاﻹﺑن اﻟﺷﺎطر! اذھﺑوا إِﻟﻰ اﻷﻋﺗراف. اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: 1 ﻛور 12:6-20 إِ ْﺳﺗَ ِﻧﻔذوااﻟﻠﺣم ﻣن ﺑﯾﺗﻛم ﺧﻼل ھذا 28 ﺷﺑﺎط ِاﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﻟوﻗﺎ 11:15-32 اﻷﺳﺑوع. ﺻﻠﻲ ﻣواﺟﮭﺔ اﻟﺷرق ھذا اﻷﺳﺑوع. ﯾوم اﻟدﯾﻧوﻧﺔ ﯾوم اﻟدﯾﻧوﻧﺔ (ﻣرﻓﻊ اﻟﻠﺣم) اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﯾﻌود ﻣن اﻟﻣﺷﺎرق وﺳوف ﻧﻧﺗظره! اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: 1 ﻛور 2:9-8:8 7 أَذار إِ ْﺳﺗَ ِﻧﻔذوااﻟﺑﯾﺎض ﻣن ﺑﯾﺗﻛم ﺧﻼل ھذا اﻹﻧﺟﯾل:ﻣﺗﻰ 31:25-46 اﻷﺳﺑوع. طرد آدم وﺣواء ِﻣن اﻟﻔردوس ﯾوم اﻟﻐﻔران ﯾوم اﻟﻐﻔران (ﻣرﻓﻊ اﻟﺟﺑن) أُطﻠوا َاﻟﻣ ِﻐﻔرة ِﻣن ﺑَﻌﺿﻛم اﻟﺑﻌض ھذا 14 أَذار اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: روﻣﯾﺔ 11:13-14، 1:14-4 اﻷَﺣد ﻗﺑل اﻟﺧﻠود إِﻟﻰ اﻟﻧوم. اﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﻣﺗﻰ 21-14:6 اﻷَﺣد اﻷَول ِﻣن اﻟﺻوم ﺻﻼة اﻟﻐروب اﻟﻐﻔران اﻷَﺣــد اﻷَول ِﻣن اﻟﺻوم أَﺣد اﻷرﺛوذﻛﺳﯾﺔ إِﺟﻠﺑوا أَﯾﻘوﻧﺔ إِﻟﻰ اﻟﻛﻧﯾﺳﺔ ُﻟﻠﻣﺷﺎرﻛﺔ 21 أَذار اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: ﻋب 24:11-26، 32-2:12 ﻓﻲ زﯾﺎح اﻷَﯾﻘوﻧﺎت. اﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﯾوﺣﻧﺎ 51-43:1 إِﺟﻠﺑوا ﻣﺳﺑﺣﺔ ﺻﻼة أَرﺛوذﻛﺳﯾﺔ اﻷﺣــد اﻟﺛﺎﻧﻲ ِﻣن اﻟﺻوم اﻟﻘدﯾس ﻏرﯾﻐورﯾوس ﺑﺎﻻﻣﺎس اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: ﻋب 10:1-3:2 ﻟﺗﺑرﯾﻛﮭﺎ ﻓﻲ اﻟﻛﻧﯾﺳﺔ! 28 أَذار إِﺳﺗﻌﻣﻠوھﺎ وﺻﻠوا ﺻﻼة ﯾﺳوع ﯾوﻣﯾﺎً ﻓﻲ اﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﻣرﻗس 1:2-12 ھذا اﻷﺳﺑوع. اﻟﺳﺟود ﻟﻠﺻﻠﯾب ُاﻟﻣ ﱠﻘدس اﻷﺣــد اﻟﺛﺎﻟث ِﻣن اﻟﺻوم ﻧﺻف اﻟطرﯾﻖ اﻟﻰ اﻟﻔﺻﺢ! أﺳﺟدوا ﻟﻠﺻﻠﯾب ﻛل ﯾوم ﻣﺗذﻛرﯾن أَن 4 ﻧﯾﺳﺎن اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: ﻋب 14:4-6:5 ﻻ ﻗﯾﺎﻣﺔ ﻣن دون ﺻﻠﯾب! اﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﻣرﻗس 1:9-34:8 ﻓﯾﻣﺎ ﺗَﺗَ َﺳﻠَﻘون ُﺳﻠَم اﻟﻔَﺿﺎﺋِل، أطﻠﺑوا اﻷﺣــد اﻟراﺑﻊ ِﻣن اﻟﺻوم اﻟﻘدﯾس ﯾوﺣﻧﺎ اﻟﺳﻠﻣﻲ ِﻣن اﻟﻘدﯾس ﯾوﺣﻧﺎ ُاﻟﻣﺳﺎﻋَدة ﻟﺑﻠوغ اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: ﻋب 20-13:6 َ ُ َ 11 ﻧﯾﺳﺎن اﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﻣرﻗس 17:9-31 اﻟﻔردوس، وأﻧﺗم ﺗرﺳﻣون إِﺷﺎرة اﻟﺻﻠﯾب! اﻷﺣــد اﻟﺧﺎﻣس ِﻣن اﻟﺻوم اﻟﻘدﯾﺳﺔ ﻣرﯾم اﻟﻣﺻرﯾﺔ أطﻠﺑوا ِﻣن اﻟﻌذراء ِواﻟدة ِاﻹﻟﮫ أن اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: ﻋب 14-11:9 َ 18 ﻧﯾﺳﺎن اﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﻣرﻗس 32:10-45 ﺗَﻣﻧَ َﺣﻛم وﺗَﻣﻧَﺢ اﻟﻌﺎﻟم أﻓﻛﺎراً طﺎھرة. أﺣد اﻟﺷــﻌﺎﻧﯾن ﺑدء اﻷﺳﺑوع اﻟﻌظﯾم ُاﻟﻣ ﱠﻘدس دﺧول اﻟﺳﯾد اﻟﻰ اوراﺷﻠﯾم َزﯾﻧوا اﻷَﯾﻘوﻧﺎت ﺑ ُﺳﻌف اﻟﻧﺧل ﻓﻲ 25 ﻧﯾﺳﺎن ِ اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: ﻓﻠﯾﺑﻲ 4:4-9 ﺑﯾﺗﻛم وﺳﯾّﺎراﺗﻛم! ﺑدء اﻷﺳــﺑوع اﻟﻌظﯾم اﻹﻧﺟﯾل: ﯾوﺣﻧﺎ 18-1:12 اﻟﺟﻣﻌﺔ اﻟﻌظﯾﻣﺔ اﻟﺟﻣﻌــﺔ اﻟﻌظﯾﻣﺔ ﻣوت اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺻﻠﯾب إِﻣﺗَﻧِﻌوا ﻋن اﻟﺗﻠﻔزﯾون ِواﻹﻧﺗرﻧت وﻋن 30 ﻧﯾﺳﺎن ﺗﺣﻘﻖ ﻣن اوﻗﺎت اﻟﺻﻠوات ﻓﻲ ھذه اﻷَﯾﺎم اﺳﺗﺧدام ھواﺗﻔﻛم. اﻟﻣﻘدﺳﺔ ﻋﯾد اﻷﻋﯾﺎد! ﺳﺑت اﻟﻧور اﻟﻘوا اﻟﺗﺣﯾﺔ ﻗﺎﺋﻠﯾن اﻟﻔﺻﺢ ُاﻟﻣ ﱠﻘدس! (اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﻗﺎم!) ”اﻟﻣﺳﯾﺢ ﻗﺎم“ 2 أﯾﱠﺎر اﻟرﺳﺎﻟﺔ: اﻋﻣﺎل 1:1-8 ﻋوﺿﺎً ﻋن ﻧﮭﺎﯾﺔ اﻟﺻــوم اﻟﻛﺑﯾر! اﻹﻧﺟﯾل:ﯾوﺣﻧﺎ 1:1-17 ﺻﺑﺎح اﻟﺧﯾر او ﻣﺳﺎء اﻟﺧﯾر!

13 14 15 Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL Young Adult Fellowship (YAF)

Akathist (Madayeh Service) followed by a YAF Lenten Mini-Retreat “A Lenten Meet and Greet” Connecting with fellow Orthodox Christian Young Adults

Friday, March 19th Registra�on 7:00 p.m. Required

INVITING ��� Y���� P������������, Y���� M������ C������, ��� C������ S������� (A��� 18+) 16 Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL Teen SOYO VIRTUAL

Join Teen SOYO for a Fun Night! Friday, March 12th at 7:30pm

link will be sent via email/social media A�� T���� (12-18) W������! 17 Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL Antiochian Men and Antiochian Women Adult Bible Study Part I: “The Book of Exodus” Chapters 1-20 : The Deliverer and Law-Giver From Egypt to Mount Sinai

Thursday, March 18th at 8:00pm

link will be sent via email/social media (Part II on March 30th) A�� L����� ��� M�� (18+) W������! 18 Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL Vespers and “Ask Abouna”

Anti ochian Women (All Ladies 18+ Welcome) Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 6:00 �� Teen SOYO (All Teens 12-18 Welcome) Saturday, March 27, 2021 at 6:00 �� Anti ochian Men (A-Men) (All Gentlemen 18+ Welcome) Saturday, April 3, 2021 at 6:00 ��

The Order and Parish Council Members Saturday, April 10, 2021 at 6:00 ��

Young Adult Fellowship (YAF) (All Young Professionals, Young Married Couples, and College Students Ages 18+) Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 6:00 ��

Sunday School Staff and Volunteers Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 6:00 ��

All Events Listed are In-Person and Require Registration. 19 March is ‘Antiochian Women Month’

20 21 22 23 Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, Cicero, IL Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of Annunciation ْ َ ُ ُ ﱠ � ﱢ َ ِﺧﺪﻣﺔ اﻟﻘﺪ �اس اﻹﻟ ِ �� ِﻟ ِﻌ�ﺪ ِاﻟ�ﺸﺎرة

Thursday, March 25th, 7 pm

 R����������� �� A�����  and  M����  are both Required

Will also be L��� S�������

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