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The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to St. Titus. (3:8-15) Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Christian itus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so that those who have 1250 Oakdale Avenue, West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55118 believed in God may be careful to apply themselves to good deeds; these are excellent and T profitable to men. But avoid stupid controversies, genealogies, dissension, and quarrels over Parish Website: http://www.saintgeorge-church.org the law, for they are unprofitable and futile. As for man who is factious, after admonishing him Church Phone: 651-457-0854 once or twice, have nothing more to do with him, knowing that such a person is perverted and sinful; he is self-condemned. The Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH, Archbishop of New York, When I send or Tychicos to you, do your best to come to me at Nicopolis, for I have Metropolitan of all North America decided to spend the winter there. Do your best to speed Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their Right Reverend ANTHONY, Auxiliary way; see they lack nothing. And let our people learn to apply themselves to good deeds, so as to Bishop of the Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest help cases of urgent need, and not to be unfruitful. Right Reverend Archimandrite John Mangels, Pastor All who are with me send greetings to you. Greet those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all. Amen. Reverend Father John Chagnon, attached Very Reverend Archpriest Paul Hodge, attached

Reverend John Mikhail GOSPEL: Very Reverend Archpriest Thomas Begley, retired Rt. Reverend Archimandrite Duane Pederson, retired The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew. (5:14-19) Reverend Father Daniel Simon, retired he Lord said to His Disciples: “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be Reader Michael Begley, Music Director hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel, but on a stand, and it gives light to all Pastor’s email: [email protected] Pastor’s Cell: 303-520-0981 T in the house. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father Who is in heaven. Think not that I have come to abolish the law and the Sunday, July 18, 2021 prophets; I have come not to abolish them, but to fulfill them. For truly, I say to you, until heaven Sunday of the Holy Fathers of Fourth and earth pass away, not an iota, not a dot, will pass from the law until all is accomplished. Whoever then relaxes one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in TONE 3 EOTHINON 4 the kingdom of heaven; but he who does them and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.” Commemoration: Martyr Emilianos of Silistria in ; John, metropolitan of Chalcedon; Stephen, HOLY BREAD of Constantinople Holy bread is offered for the health and welfare of Tom, Sue, TJ, Francine, Marilyn, Barb, George, Paul, Kim, Laura, Dalton, Kayla, Andy, Faylene and all members of the Ziton, Skaff, Abrass fam- THE OF ST. ilies and St George Parish.

RESURRECTION IN TONE THREE In loving memory of the departed Herb, Bernice, Frances, Elias, Anna, George, Barbara Abrass Let the heavens rejoice and the earth be glad, for the Lord hath done a mighty act with His own and family members. Mose, Thelgy, Norman Ziton and family members. Mary Agnes, John, and arm. He hath trampled down death by death, and become the first-born from the dead. He hath Joe Perry, Margaret Simon, Damia, Kamal Jiryis, Mavis and John Aussey, Sarah, Joe and all de- delivered us from the depths of Hades, granting the world the Great Mercy. parted members of St George Parish.

MEMORIAL APOLYTIKION OF THE HOLY FATHERS IN TONE EIGHT Memorial service is for the repose of the soul of Kamal Jiryis. May his memory be Eternal! Thou, O Christ, art our God of exceeding praise Who didst establish our Holy Fathers as luminous stars upon earth, and through them didst guide us unto the true Faith, O most merciful One, glory to Thee. ELCOME to all our guests and visitors. We are delighted to have you visiting and wor- Sing the Apolytikion of Saint George shipping with us this morning and hope that you return soon. We invite you to participate W in the Divine Liturgy, but, sadly, due to the divisions in , only bap- IN TONE TWO tized/chrismated members of the Orthodox Church who have made their Confession O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the Creator most constant, before an Orthodox priest and prepared themselves by fasting may receive Holy O despise not the suppliant voices of those who have sinned; but be thou quick, O good one, to Communion. Please come forward after Liturgy to venerate the Cross and partake of the come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession, and speed thou to make Antidoron-Holy Bread. Please turn off your cell phones and all electronic devices. supplication, thou who dost ever protect, O , them that honor thee.

The Speak: It is the nature of a light to emit its rays whithersoever it is carried EPISTLE: about, and when brought into a house to dispel the darkness of that house. Thus the world, placed Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O you righteous. beyond the pale of the knowledge of God, was held in the darkness of ignorance, till the light of Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven! knowledge was brought to it by the Apostles, and thenceforward the knowledge of God shone bright, and from their small bodies, whithersoever they went about, light is ministered to the dark- social distancing protocols have ended. We will continue, for a time, to stream the Services into ness. St Hillary of Poiteirs the Parish Hall for those who are not comfortable with crowds in Church and who want to wear masks and social distance. Anyone who wants to wear a mask is perfectly free to do so at any time. ANNOUNCEMENTS But according to the letter from our Metropolitan which I sent out on Friday, May 14, we are re- turned to full and normal Parish Life! There is no longer any need to sign up for Services. PRAY FOR THE SICK Please pray for Al Kilgore, Deb Korluka, Lorraine Hartwig, Shawn Moore, Tatiana Cronk, Mikhail FATHER JOHN CHAGNON NAMED PASTOR IN MADISON & Nikolai Lehnen, Mark Bchara, Judy Mock, Niko Newell, Jeffrey Brown, Ibrahim, George As was announced last week, Metropolitan Joseph has appointed Fr. John Chagnon as the Pastor Droubie, Helen Katsampes, James Awada Sr., Lowell Colliander, Elizabeth Swanson, Ethen Leff, of St. Ignatius of Antiochian Orthodox Church in Madison, WI effective August 1st. We Elizabeth Henry, James and Emily, Corrie Fox, Lauretta Villareal, Genevieve Lehnen, Jim Etoll, are very happy for Father John and Khourieh Jane on this new appointment but are also very sad Michael Etoll, Dwight Johnson, George & Ellie Saba, Anna Windsor, Peter Hafiz, Fr. Duane, John that they will be leaving us. Father and Jane have served here very faithfully for many years and and John Etoll, Wally, Maria, Allen, Nick, Jackson & Hunter Golden, Yasmin Kakish, Carol Had- they will leave a great void. e celebration for them will be next Sunday, July 25th following dad, Camille Goll, Kh. Vergin Khoury, Margaret Boalbey, Norm Holmes, Phyllis Hodge, Lamese Divine Liturgy that Sunday. May God richly bless this new endeavour! New Address: McDowell, Edgard Siouffy, Berhane Haliemichael, Fr. Dan & Eileen Simon, Joseph Kammeyer, 5155 Aurora Ave. Apt. 428 Marilyn Perry, Nancy Maker, Dawn Tillbury, Joshua & Richard Lang, Eva Etoll, Alan & Mary Fitchburg, WI Poulsen, Natalie Mozey, Mervat & Abigail Lotfalla, Samira Shehata. 53711 If you are ill or having surgery and wish to be remembered in the Liturgy and daily prayers of the priest, please contact Fr. Mangels. SUNDAY SCHOOL Love to learn and grow in the Faith? Love kids? Then Teaching Church School is for you! BULLETIN & NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCEMENT PROCEDURE Preparations are underway for our 2021/2022 Church School year and while we have 100% of our ANY announcement in the weekly bulletin and Newsletter is subject to approval by Fr. Man- teaching team returning this year, we would like to recruit 4 to 5 more teachers so we can form gels/and the Council. It is important to notify Brigitte by e-mail ([email protected]) or teaching teams for each classroom. Teaching teams allow for more creativity, joint lesson plan- phone with all your bulletin information by NOON Wednesday of the week before you offer the ning, and weeks off. If you are interested, please see Christina Worrall. Thanks for considering Holy Bread in order to print the bulletin in a timely manner. For holy bread scheduling contact Joan it!!! Alevizos 651-453-1894. If you would like to host Coffee Hour, please let Sanaa Jubran know at ([email protected], 651-731-2988). PATRISTIC WISDOM—He instructs them what should be the boldness of their preaching, that as Apostles they should not be hidden through fear, like lamps under a corn-measure, but should stand HOLY BREAD LIST forth with all confidence, and what they have heard in the secret chambers, that declare upon the July 25, Kh Simon Memorial Margaret Simon Fr. Chagnon Farewell house tops. St Jerome Aug 1, Joe & Linda Hodge Aug 5, Alice Woog Transfiguration PRISON MINISTRY AWARENESS SUNDAY, July 25, 2021 Aug 8, Joan Alevizos Memorial Joan Alevizos OCPM introduces prisoners to the fullness of the Orthodox faith by helping Orthodox Christians Aug 15, Mary Rudquist Dormition who have been convicted of crimes to return to the Church to find healing and reconciliation. But Aug 22, Mona Etoll Memorial Sarah Vanlerberghe and Joe Woog we can’t do it without the support of our parishes. You can make your donations to St George Aug 29, Sanaa Jubran Church, ear mark it “Prison Ministry”. It is completely proper to offer more than one memorial or Holy Bread on the same Sunday. Coffee hour can now be resumed either in the Parish Hall or in the Pavilion. TEEN PRISON MINISTRY For several years now our teens have been involved in the “Prison Ministry” started by Fr. Duane THIS WEEK AT ST. GEORGE Pederson. These young people have learned about doing God’s work through this ministry program. Saturday, July 24, Vespers at 5:00pm Livestream Link: https://youtu.be/B170FMd6MLo They send a prepared mailing to prisoners and other people interested in . Please support Sunday, July 25, Matins & Divine Liturgy at 9:00am, Livestream Link: this worthy ministry. And “thank you” to our young people of St. George for their help and dedi- https://youtu.be/XsoS0L3zZas cation to this cause. Joannie Alevizos

LIVESTREAM LINKS From now on, the Live Stream Links for the following week will be printed in the Bulletin ONLY. There will be no special email sent out to the Parish notifying CHURCH PICNIC people of the Livestream from our Parish. We send the bulletin to our list every Sunday morning Save the date. Sunday, September 12, 2021! and it is also available on our Website so there are ample places to find the Live Stream Links. THE CHURCH FATHERS SPEAK— Or, in the illustration of the city, He signified His own THE LIFTING OF COVID RESTRICTIONS power, by the lamp He exhorts the Apostles to preach with boldness; as though He said, ‘I indeed Metropolitan Joseph, following the directives from the CDC and in consort with the Governor of have lighted the lamp, but that it continue to burn will be your care, not for your own sakes only, Minnesota has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions. Masks are no longer required in Church and the but both for others who shall receive its light and for God’s glory. St. John Chryostom SOYO BIBLE STUDY Every Sunday night at 6:15, SOYO meets for bible study on Zoom. It is a time for fellowship, spiritual nourishment, and connection among the youth at St. George. Right now, we are making our way through the Gospels, starting with Matthew. Anyone 8th Grade and up is welcome and encouraged to join… We would love to have you with us! We start each meeting with a prayer, then read/discuss together, and close with prayer. If you have any questions, call Sophie Haddad at 612-709-1148 if you are interested!

MEOCCA COOPERATIVE CATHECHISM FALL COURSE Our MEOCCA sponsored, 12-week, Fall 2021 cooperative catechism course will begin on Tues- day, September 14, from 7-9 pm. The class is open to all; people interested in learning more about Orthodox Christianity, inquirers, catechumens, and current Orthodox Christians as well! The course is an excellent opportunity to deepen our knowledge of the Faith. Classes will be held on Tuesday evenings in-person and via Zoom. Register online at https://forms.gle/zVV9mLbp7BJkU- bqL9. Feel free to join us for an individual session as well!

SUMMER CHURCH RESPONSIBILITIES The beautiful Minnesota Summer is here! While many might be taking summer vacations, remem- ber, we NEVER take a vacation from God. If you are going to be away on a Sunday, please let Fr. John know so that he can locate an Orthodox Church for you to attend in your destination.

MENS RETREAT We are excited to be back with our St. George Men’s Retreat this year on the weekend of August 27-29. It will be held at the Karos cabin as in past years. It is for all men at St. George over the age of 18. The cost is $40. Given the tight quarters at this retreat, and the Covid environment, this retreat will be for those of us who feel comfortable in that environment. For those of you who would like to wait until next year, God willing we will be back in 2022 as well. We will not be enforcing mask wearing, or asking vaccination status. Having said this, we are all familiar with Covid symptoms, so we would ask all of us to be extra vigilant for any symptoms prior to coming up for the retreat. With the blessing of Father John Mangels, our retreat leader will be Father Tim Sass, Pastor of Holy Apostles, Duluth Minnesota. Father Tim has a wonderful background in life and in his Priestly ministry. He has led many retreats at Orthodox parishes all over the U.S. He will also lead us Saturday morning in a Divine Liturgy. This can be a beautiful time of year up north. God willing, we will have the weather to fish, hike, play tennis/basketball/pickle ball, and have our annual large bonfire. Either way, we can hang out, read and simply fellowship with one another. Please RSVP to Paul Karos at [email protected] or George Khoury at [email protected] by July 31 so we can make plans. May the Lord bless our weekend….. Paul Karos, George Khoury, Father John Mangels. P.S. More details to come.

ST GEORGE BOOKSTORE is online! Our bookstore offers an array of quality Ortho- dox Christian books, , jewelry, music, and gifts. Visit our store online and discover the rich- ness and beauty of our Orthodox faith. Go to https://bit.ly/2UHrUno and start shopping! Contact Deb Korluka at 612-889-5868 for pricing and to place your order. Arrangements will be made for payment and pickup at St. George Church. Quantities are limited. Your support of our bookstore is greatly appreciated.

The Fourth Ecumenical Council The Fourth of the seven Ecumenical Councils dealt with the following: Christ's nature and person- hood and The visible organization of the Church. In AD 449, between the third and fourth Councils, another council was held in which St. Cyril's successor, Dioscorus of , "insisted that there is in Christ only one nature (physis)". It is a position commonly called Monophysite, and it states that the Savior "is from two natures, but after His Incarnation there is only 'one incarnate nature of God the Word'." St. Cyril himself had used those words, but Dioscorus omitted many of the balancing statements that St. Cyril had made. And so, only two years later, Emperor Marcian called a new gathering of to decide the matter. This gathering, in AD 451 is what is considered the fourth great Council. The definition, where the distinction between Christ's two natures and the unity of His person- hood are both emphasized, was aimed not only at the Monophysites, but also the followers of Nestorius. Concerning the visible organization of the Church, 28 confirmed Canon 3 of the Second Council and affirmed the assignment of Constantinople, or New , as equal in honor with the 'old' Rome. This was a blow to the Alexandrians and their desire to "rule supreme" in the east. Leo of Rome rejected this canon, but the east has always recognized its validity. The Council also freed from the jurisdiction of Caesarea and gave it the fifth place in honor, thus creating what is known by the Orthodox as the 'Pentarchy'. This Pentarchy settled the order of precedence. In order of rank:

Rome & Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, Jerusalem All five sees posses Apostolic foundation. The first four were the most important cities in the em- pire, and Jerusalem was added because it is where Christ suffered and rose from the dead. Also, it was during this council that the bishops in each city received the title "Patriarch." The then divided the whole of the known world into spheres of jurisdiction, except for , which had been granted independence by the third Council and remains self-governing to this day. There are two misunderstandings of this Pentarchy that must be avoided:

• the system of patriarchs and metropolitans is based on ecclesiastical structure • the Bishop of Rome () has supremacy over the other bishops Regarding the first misunderstanding, the Orthodox do not view the Church from the standpoint of ecclesiastical order, but from the perspective of divine right. They see all bishops as essentially equal, regardless of the prominence of the city which they oversee. They are all divinely appointed teachers of the faith, they all share in and they all have sacramental powers. If a dispute arises, it is not enough for any one bishop to express his opinion; all diocesan bishops have the right to attend a general council, express their opinion and cast a vote. The system of the Pentarchy ...while Christ is a single, undivided person, He is not only from two natures but in two natures. The does not impair the essential quality of each bishop nor does it strip the local community of the signif- bishops acclaimed the Tome of St. Leo the Great, Pope of Rome (died 461), in which the distinction icance Ignatius assigned it. between the two natures is clearly stated, although the unity of Christ's person is also emphasized. In Regarding the second misunderstanding, the Orthodox do not accept the doctrine of Papal au- their proclamation of faith they stated their belief in 'one and the same son, perfect in Godhead and thority as established in 1870 by the Vatican Council and taught in the Roman today. perfect in humanity, truly God and truly human... acknowledged in two natures unconfusedly, unchange- Where the Orthodox see Rome going wrong is when they turned the 'primacy in love' (as St. Ignatius ably, indivisibly, inseparably; the difference between the natures is in no way removed because of the called it) into a place of supremacy of external jurisdiction and power. 'Primacy in love' does not over- union, but rather the peculiar property of each nature is preserved, and both combine in one person throw the essential equality of all bishops. and in one hypostasis. Dogmatic Proclamation of the Council

Sunday, July 18, 2021 Sunday of the Holy Fathers of Fourth Ecumenical Council