EPISTLE: George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church Make your vows to the Lord our God, and perform them. 1250 Oakdale Avenue, West Saint Paul, Minnesota 55118 God is known in Judah; His Name is great in Israel.

Parish Website: http://www.saintgeorge-church.org The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (9:11-14) Church Phone: 651-457-0854 rethren, when Christ appeared as a high priest of the good things that have come, then through the greater and more perfect tent (not made with hands, that is, not of this creation), He The Most Reverend Metropolitan , Archbishop of New York, B entered once for all into the Holy Place, taking not the blood of goats and calves but His own Metropolitan of all North America blood, thus securing an eternal redemption. For if the sprinkling of defiled persons with the blood Right Reverend ANTHONY, Auxiliary Bishop, of goats and bulls and with the ashes of a heifer sanctifies for the purification of the flesh, how Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest much more shall the blood of Christ, Who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blem- ish to God, purify your conscience from dead works to serve the living God? Right Reverend Archimandrite John Mangels, Pastor Reverend Father John Chagnon, attached Very Reverend Archpriest Paul Hodge, attached GOSPEL: Reverend Deacon John Mikhail, attached The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. (10:32-45) Very Reverend Archpriest Thomas Begley, retired Rt. Reverend Archimandrite Duane Pederson, retired t that time , Jesus took His twelve Disciples, and began to tell them what was to happen to Reverend Father Simon, retired Him, saying, “Behold, we are going up to Jerusalem. And the Son of man will be delivered Pastor’s email: [email protected] Pastor’s Cell: 303-520-0981 A to the chief priests and the scribes, and they will condemn Him to death, and deliver Him to the Gentiles. And they will mock Him, and scourge Him, and spit upon Him, and kill Him; and Sunday, April 5, 2020 after three days He will rise.” And James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to Him, and said to Him, “Teacher, Fifth Sunday of Great Lent we would that thou shouldest do for us whatsoever we shall desire” And Jesus said to them, “What Commemoration of Our Righteous Mother do you want Me to do for you?” And they said to Him, “Grant us to sit, one at Thy right hand and one at Thy left, in Thy glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are Tone 1 Eothinon 9 you able to drink the cup that I drink, or to be baptized with the baptism with which I am baptized?” Commemoration: Claudius, Diodore and their companions; New- George of New Ephesus; And they said to Him, “We are able.” And Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; Venerable Theodora and Didymus of and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized. But to sit at My right hand or at My left is not Mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” And when the THE DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. BASIL THE GREAT ten heard it, they began to be indignant at James and John. And Jesus called them to Him and said The Divine Liturgy begins on pg. 14 of the new Divine Liturgy Book. to them, “You know that those who are supposed to rule over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great men exercise authority over them. But it shall not be so among you; but whoever would RESURRECTIONAL APOLYTIKION IN TONE ONE Pg. 91 be great among you must be your servant, and whoever would be first among you must be servant While the stone was sealed by the Jews, and the soldiers were guarding Thy most pure body, Thou of all. For the Son of man also came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom didst arise on the third day, O Savior, granting life to the world. For which cause the heavenly for many.” powers cried aloud unto Thee, O giver of life. Glory to Thy Resurrection, O Christ, glory to Thy HOLY BREAD kingdom, glory to Thy providence, O Thou Who alone art the lover of mankind. Holy Bread is offered for the health and welfare of Kh. Vergin, her children, grand-children and great-grandchildren and their families and all parishioners of St. George. APOLYTIKION OF ST MARY OF EGYPT IN TONE EIGHT In loving memory of Archpriest John Khoury, Zuzu, Danny, Elias, Ibrahim and Mary and all de- Through thee, the divine likeness was securely preserved, O mother Mary; for thou didst carry the parted parishioners of St. George. cross and follow Christ. By example and precept thou didst teach us to ignore the body, because it is perishable, and to attend to the concerns of the undying soul. Therefore, doth thy soul rejoice COFFEE HOUR with the angels. Coffee hour has been temporarily canceled due to the COVID-19 virus. We will notify you when we can resume our periods of fellowship! Now sing the Apolytikion of St. George our Patron Saint ELCOME to all our guests and visitors. We are delighted to have you visiting and KONTAKION FOR SUNDAYS IN GREAT LENT IN TONE TWO worshipping with us this morning and hope that you return soon. We invite you to O protection of Christians that cannot be put to shame, mediation unto the Creator most constant, participate in the Divine Liturgy, but, sadly, due to the divisions in , O despise not the suppliant voices of those who have sinned; but be thou quick, O good one, to W come unto our aid, who in faith cry unto thee: Hasten to intercession, and speed thou to make only baptized/chrismated members of the Orthodox Church who have made their supplication, thou who dost ever protect, O , them that honor thee. Confession before an Orthodox priest and prepared themselves by fasting may re- ceive Holy Communion. Please come forward after Liturgy to venerate the Cross and partake of the Antidoron-Holy Bread. Join us in the Parish Hall for Coffee Hour after the Baker! This will allow you to follow the services at home. We know what a hardship this is for the Liturgy. Please turn off your cell phones and all electronic devices. faithful but it is an attempt to curb the spread of this highly contagious virus. Only 5 people will be allowed in the Church. Please stay home for the sake of others and do not allow yourselves to be ANNOUNCEMENTS exposed. All other meetings and events are cancelled for this period. Try to do everything by phone or email. This is being done out of obedience to our superiors. If you have any questions, PRAY FOR THE SICK concerns, or needs, please contact Father John Mangels at 303-520-0981 or [email protected]. Please pray for All of those suffering from COVID-19,Aurelia Peterson, Mary Rudquist, Robert Wyllie, Ellie Hafiz, Roseanne Athey, Spaar, Lauretta Villareal, Genevieve Lehnen, Jim UPDATES Etoll, Mike Etoll, Deanna Scharf , Dwight Johnson, George & Ellie Saba, Anna Windsor, Peter We are sending out updates from the Archdiocese at least on a weekly basis and sometimes even Hafiz, Mariah, Nicholas Peter Andrews, Fr. Duane, John and John Etoll, Wally & Maria, Allen, more. We have an application that sends them out to parish. If you are not getting these updates, Nick, Jackson & Hunter Golden, Yasmin Kakish, Carol Haddad, Camille Goll, Kh. Vergin Khoury, please contact Pat Percy ([email protected]) with your current email address and she will Margaret Boalbey, Norm Holmes, Phyllis Hodge, Sarah Vanlerberghe, Joe Etoll, Lamese McDow- make sure that you get on the list! We have a number of people who have changes, opted out, or ell, Edgard Siouffy, Magdalen Ng, Berhane Haliemichael, Fr. Dan & Eileen Simon, Anna Simon, have new email addresses that are not in the system. We want to make sure everyone is getting the Joseph Kammeyer, Deb Korluka, Alexander Emmanoulakis, Marilyn Perry, Nancy Maker, Mike UPDATES as they come out. & Sandy Brown, Natalie Mozey, Alan, Mary Poulsen, Brian Krause, Mervat and Abigail Lotfalla & Samira Shehata. CHURCH SUPPORT DURING THIS TIME If you are ill or having surgery and wish to be remembered in the Liturgy and daily prayers We are very much aware of what a hardship this crisis is putting on people throughout the country. of the priest, please contact Fr. Mangels. If you are able, please continue to financially support your Church during this time. Your weekly/monthly contribution can be mailed to the Church so that we can keep up with our commit- BULLETIN & NEWSLETTER ANNOUNCEMENT PROCEDURE ments. We are so grateful to those of you who have already started doing this. Many, many thanks!

ANY announcement in the weekly bulletin and Newsletter is subject to approval by Fr. Man- HELP FOR THOSE IN NEED gels/and Council. It is important to notify Brigitte by e-mail ([email protected]) or phone If anyone, particularly our older or shut-in parishioners needs help with anything, please call either with all your bulletin information by NOON Wednesday of the week before your coffee hour, in Fr. John or the Church. We have a number of parishioners who are willing to help with bringing order to print the bulletin in a timely manner. food or supplies to you. It is important that we follow the guidelines that have been given us and stay in but in an emergency or time of need, don’t hesitate to call! THIS WEEK ALTAR BOY TEAM 2 WILL SERVE SUNDAY, April 12, 2020 (tentatively) SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS • Food for Hungry Drive “Food for Hungry People” is an annual stewardship tradition during Great Lent. There are a couple of containers for coins in the back of the church. UPCOMING EVENTS Please ask Church School teachers for a container to take home and fill. There are extra MARK YOUR CALENDAR boxes in each classroom. Filled boxes are due back to Church School after Pascha. • Saturday, April 11, Lazarus Saturday 9am Service • Family Fun Outing Wait for further Information • Important March/April Dates • Wednesday, April 22, Service St. George Feast Day, 6:30pm (tentative) th -Saturday April 11 , Lazarus Saturday th HOLY BREAD LIST COFFEE HOUR LIST -Sunday April 12 , Palm Sunday -Sunday April 19th, Pascha - the Resurrection of our LORD April 11, Sue Perry Lazarus Saturday April 12, Jubran/Ferraro PALM SUNDAY THE CHURCH FATHERS SPEAK—Do you fast? Give me proof of it by your works. If you April 18, Kakish (am) see a poor man, take pity on him. If you see a friend being honored, do not envy him. Do not let April 19, Rudquist HOLY PASCHA only your mouth fast, but also the eye and the ear and the feet and the hands and all the members April 22, (OPEN) Feast of St. George of your body. Let the hands fast by being free of avarice (love of wealth). Let the feet fast by ceasing April 26, (OPEN) Thomas Sunday to run after sin. Let the eyes fast by disciplining them not to glare at that which is sinful. Let the To schedule Holy Bread and/or a memorial, contact Joannie Alevizos. It is completely proper to ear fast by not listening to evil talk and gossip. Let the mouth fast from foul words and unjust have more than one memorial or Holy Bread on a Sunday. When signing up for Holy Bread, please criticism. For what good is it if we abstain from birds and fishes but bite and devour our brothers indicate “yes” or “no” if you will also be providing coffee hour. Coffee hour does not need to be and sisters? May He who came to the world to save sinners and strengthen us to complete the fast an elaborate meal. If you have any questions, contact Sanaa Jubran. with humility, have mercy on us and save us. St. John Chrysostom

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING CHURCH SERVICES, ETC. FOCUS MN As we have announced previously, following the directives from the Federal Government, the For those who volunteer their time, we ask that you honor the governor's 'shelter-in-place' State and Municipal Governments as well as from Metropolitan Joseph, as of this printing, we will mandate and stay home. Every day brings new challenges as we strive to continue to support serve only the Friday Akathist Services, Sunday Matins & Divine Liturgy. These services are avail- those in need in our community. The clothes closet is closed until further notice except for extreme able via Livestreaming on YouTube thanks to the efforts of Heath Nelson, Mike Varian and James emergencies, taken by appointment only. We are not accepting donations of clothing for do this last part as a corporate endeavor through our “Food for Hungry People” drive in our Archdiocese. the foreseeable future. Please do not drop off any clothing donations process them. The offering boxes are in the Narthex. The food shelf is continuing. We are increasing the production of shelf-stable lunches and distrib- uting them among the homeless in downtown St. Paul, at shelters and in our neighborhood. TWELFTH ANNUAL PAN ORTHODOX TEA POSTPONED

Sunday meals continue on a to-go basis only. Hospitality teams are in place for the next few PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE 2020 CANCELED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS months. We are pre-packing bags of staples, purchasing eggs and bread, and distributing these at the door. • The following items are needed and can be delivered to FOCUS House (contact either ALL ANTIOCHIAN VILLAGE SUMMER CAMPS ARE CANCELLED Vera(651-324-2705) or Judy(612-490-8611) to schedule a drop off time) or ordered and delivered to FOCUS House: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR LENT -Vienna sausages in the little cans FASTING ~ fast every day during Great Lent; fast from sinful words and actions. Work on gaining mas- -tuna in pouches tery over the passions. -8 oz. bottles of water PRAYER ~ pray each day; say the Jesus Prayer throughout the day using a prayer rope; attend Lenten -applesauce in cups or pouches worship services each week: Pre-sanctified Liturgy on Wednesdays and Akathist on Fridays; seek op- -Mac n Cheese in cups portunities to serve and participate more in Divine Worship. (viewed on YouTube) -Chef Boyardee has pasta cups that are already cooked, these come in boxes of 12 ALMSGIVING ~ take time and money you would spend on yourself and give it away to serve the poor -individual servings in cups of breakfast cereal and needy—Food For Hungry People Drive. -single-serving bags of chips or crackers QUIET TIME ~ turn off TV, radio, computer, iPod; sit down to meals with family; do not participate in -granola or cereal bars entertaining/celebratory activity. There is nothing like a little “delayed gratification!” -ramen noodles in a cup -paper lunch bags READING ~ read one chapter per day from Scripture (start with Gospels); read lives and teachings of • Here is a list of what we tend to run out of....please bring regular sized items, large containers and Church Fathers; attend Retreats and the Pan-Orthodox Vespers (when possible). are difficult for people to carry. REPENTANCE ~ receive the Sacrament of Confession; forgive others; apologize and ask for forgiveness. Ketchup, mustard, bbq sauce, relish, salad dressing spaghetti sauce Think About It: Repentance is the beginning, middle and end of the Christian way of life. Thus, it is sought and required before, during and after Holy Baptism. St. Gregory Palamas (+1359) ready-to-go meals in a can like ravioli, spaghettios, etc. crackers jelly, jam, honey PRAYER IN TIME OF PANDEMIC pancake mix and syrup Lord, our God, Who are rich in mercy, and with your wise providence govern our life, hear our Granola bars or breakfast bars, cookies prayer, receive our repentance for our sins, stop the new epidemic, as You once ceased the punish- treats like chocolate chips ment of Your people in the time of King . other ingredients to bake with like flour, sugar, condensed milk You, Who are the Physician of our souls and bodies, grant recovery to the sick, raising them hastily shelf stable milk and other 'milks' like almond and coconut from the bed of suffering so that they may glorify You, our Merciful Saviour, and protect the juice healthy ones from any disease. tea bags and hot chocolate mix Bless, O Lord, strengthen and protect with Your grace all those who with philanthropy and sacrifice canned fruit jello (boxed) take care of the sick at their homes or in hospitals. Planning continues for our 10th anniversary celebration! God willing this will go forward on Remove all disease and suffering from among the people and teach us to value life and health as August 20th! Stay tuned for updates on this. A million thanks to each of you for your prayers and help Your gifts. in getting the word out about FOCUS. You are essential to our work to help the poor. Give us, o God, Your peace and fill our hearts with steadfast faith in Your protection, with hope in Your support and with love for You and our neighbour. THE WEBSITE CALENDAR For it is Yours to have mercy on us and save us, our God, and to You we give glory: to the Father This is a reminder to use the St. George website (http://saintgeorge-church.org/) to view kitchen and and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen social hall availability.

WISDOM FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS: It is not possible to correct yourself if you do not rec- NEIGHBORS, INC ognize the evil hidden in your heart and the calamities that proceed from it. An unrecognized dis- “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me to drink, I ease will remain untreated. The beginning of health is to know your disease, and the beginning of was a stranger and you invited me in” Matthew 25:35 Due to the Coronavirus only MONEY dona- blessedness is to know your misfortune and wretchedness. For who, having recognized his illness, tions are accepted. Please give your donation to George Droubie or Michelle Apman) for Neighbors. does not seek healing, and who knowing his misfortune does not seek deliverance from it? St. The smallest things can make the biggest difference! Tikhon of Zadonsk

FOOD FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE DRIVE Prayer, Fasting and ALMSGIVING are the three “legs” upon which the “table of Lent” stands. All three components are a necessary part of the Lenten Discipline; the Services of the Church during Lent, per- sonal prayer, Fasting, and the giving of money saved on more extravagant eating given to the poor. We